Description: The Academic Certificate (AC) in Environmental and Natural Resource Stewardship program develops knowledge and understanding of the environmental and natural resource issues, problems, and policies through the study of selected courses. Students will examine the ethical theories and moral principles of global environmental issues, explore methods of inquiry, and the human impact on ecosystems and human policy related to natural resources.
Program Notes: This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all the courses within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites
Admission Criteria: None.
Program Prerequisites: None
Program Prerequisites
A grade of C or better in:
High school Biology (0) OR
BIO100 Biology Concepts (4) OR
+ BIO181 General Biology (Majors) I (4) OR
+ BIO181XT General Biology (Majors) I (5) OR
Permission of Instructor 0-5
(ABS/BIO274 has the prerequisite of BIO181 or BIO181XT.)
Students selecting BIO181 or BIO181XT must complete with a grade of C or better
+ RDG100 Successful College Reading (3) OR
+ RDG100LL Disciplinary Literacy Lab (1) OR
Higher level reading course (3) OR
Eligibility for CRE101, College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking, as indicated by appropriate Reading placement test score.
One year of high school or one semester of college-level biology and chemistry is strongly recommended. 0-3
Credits: 0-8
Required Courses
BIO105 Environmental Biology (4) OR
+ BIO181 General Biology (Majors) I (4) OR
+ BIO181XT General Biology (Majors) I (5) OR
+ ABS/BIO274 Introduction to Wildlife Management (4) 4-5
ECN170 Political Economy (3) OR
ECN211 Macroeconomic Principles (3) OR
ECN212 Microeconomic Principles (3) 3
PHI216 Environmental Ethics 3
POS110 American National Government 3
SSH111 Sustainable Cities 3
SUS110 Sustainable World 3
Credits: 19-20
Restricted Electives
ASB102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
ASB222 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World 3
ASB223 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World 3
BIO108 Plants and Society 4
CHM107 Chemistry and Society (3) AND
CHM107LL Chemistry and Society Laboratory (1) 4
ECN170 Political Economy (Except if used for Required Courses area.) 3
ECN211 Macroeconomic Principles (Except if used for Required Courses area.) 3
ECN212 Microeconomic Principles (Except if used for Required Courses area.) 3
FSC110 Wildland Firefighter 3
HIS190 Environmental History 3
POS285 Political Issues and Public Policy 3
REC150AB Outdoor Adventure Skills 3
Credits: 6-8
General Electives
Credits: None
Program Competencies
1. Explain and demonstrate the process of scientific inquiry. (ABS/BIO274, BIO105, BIO181, BIO181XT, SSH111, SUS110)
2. Describe and translate levels of organization and interactions within ecosystems. (ABS/BIO274, BIO105, BIO181, BIO181XT, SSH111)
3. Assess and test scientific knowledge and logic to understand and examine environmental problems. (ABS/BIO274, BIO105, BIO181, BIO181XT, SSH111, SUS110)
4. Identify and measure human impacts on ecosystems and human policy on managing natural resources. (ABS/BIO274, BIO105, BIO181, BIO181XT, SSH111, SUS110)
5. Describe and critique appropriate techniques for distinguishing fact from opinion. (ECN170, ECN211, ECN212, PHI216, POS110)
6. Describe the methods that policy makers use to evaluate improvements or modifications to environmental quality. (ECN170, ECN211, ECN212, POS110)
7. Develop students` skills using analytical tools such as supply and demand graphs to critically analyze environmental quality and natural resource problems. (PHI216, POS110)
8. Apply ethical theories and moral principles to global environmental moral issues. (PHI216, POS110, SSH111)
9. Compare and contrast methods of inquiry used to determine environmental and natural resources issues. (PHI216, POS110, SSH111)
10. Compare and contrast the use of appropriate models applied to address natural resource issues. (PHI216, POS110, SSH111)
11. Outline the operation of a local policy making body. (POS110, SSH111)
12. Describe appropriate techniques for evaluating efficient economic use of renewable, nonrenewable, and recyclable resources. (SSH111)
13. Evaluate how policy is made in an agency of government or a nonprofit organization. (POS110, SSH111)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 12, 2017
All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the
curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.
