We are pleased to announce three online courses will begin the week of May 15th. Registration is open, so sign up soon!
NRES 472: Environmental Psychology Weds. 6:30 - 8:30 (4)
Theory and research in environmental psychology. Topics include environmental perception, cognition, experience, values and emotion, perceived environmental quality, environmental hazards and risk perception, and conservation attitudes and behavior.
NRES 598 XM5: Env. Communications Asynchronous (3)
Drawing primarily from the discipline of communication, the course will include core concepts about the social construction of terms like ‘environment’ and ‘nature’, then focus on representations of nature in popular culture, green advertising, environment as news, and a set of cases studies. The course alternates weekly between scholarly readings and experiential assignments that help you apply theories and concepts.
NRES 598 XM6: Principles of Environmental Toxicology Tues. 7:00 - 9:00 (3)
This course is a comprehensive examination of environmental contaminant pathways into the environment, fate and effect of toxic substances resulting from human activities, and ecosystem effects of contaminants. Topics include an introduction to basic principles of toxicology, discussion of differences in species’ response to toxicants, survey of major classes of toxicants, environmental exposures, toxicants in consumer products, and ecotoxicology. We will address research techniques for both human health and ecotoxicology, as well as measures to reduce exposure and remediate contaminated systems. Students will learn how to interpret toxicological data and analyze results. By the end of the course, students should have a basic understanding of toxicological pathways, biological effects, and environmental consequences and be able to apply this knowledge to a variety of current environmental toxicology situations.
The Crop Sciences Department will also be offering
CPSC 413: Ag, Food, and the Environment (2) Weds.
CPSC 416: Native Plants & Agroecosystems (4) Thurs.
For more information, please contact Renee Gracon at gracon1@illinois.edu