Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Environmental Science (Natural Science emphasis)] From University of Wisconsin

Students who graduate from UW-Whitewater with a degree in Environmental Sciences- Natural?Sciences will meet the following student learning outcomes:

• Have knowledge of significant current and historical environmental issues at the regional,?national, and global scales, and be able to describe the origins, drivers, and implications?of each from both scientific and social perspectives;
• Be proficient at a broad range of skills and techniques needed to collect, analyze, and disseminate information related to contemporary environmental problems. Students will?be able to?Understand the scientific method and the basic principles of ecology at the population,?community and ecosystem levels;
• Understand how humans have impacted biodiversity through biological, chemical, and physical changes to aquatic and terrestrial environments; and?
• Appreciate the importance of recognizing what constitutes normal biological variation in?properly addressing environmental impacts.?