Science Lab Technology - Option E (10 credits)

Students enrolled in this Science Technologies/Technicians – Environmental Science course will acquire advanced knowledge of modern Environmental Science.  Environmental Science is interdisciplinary; it embraces a wide variety of topics from different areas of study.  The Science Technologies/Technicians – Environmental Science course provides students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for revolving and/or preventing them.  Students learn laboratory practices and techniques including computer-based data collection/analysis tools.  Students also study theory that will prepare them to sit for Advanced Placement Environmental Science Exam.