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Course ID	Course
GENV 312	GENV 312 Wilderness, Water & Global Warming: Canadian Environmental History Course Credits: 3 A thematic case study approach to Canadian Environmental History that highlights the nation's unique reciprocal relationships with nature as illustrated through ideas (Wilderness), material resources (Water) and social/ethical issues (Global Warming). Investigates how natural elements like climate, topography, plants, animals and diseases have influenced our choices about nature, and how cultural content, like clean/green energy initiatives, pipeline projects, save the whale campaigns, and fear of climate change, have shaped our perceptions of the places we inhabit. Critically engages the ethical decisions we make about the environment that may determine the future we wish to construct as Canadian and global citizens. Cross-listed: HIST 339 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Geography & Environment including one of GENV 111, 212, 131, or 230 or instructor's consent NB: Offered every other year.
GENV 314	GENV 314 Science & Technology in Global Perspective Course Credits: 3 This course provides a survey of the history of science and technology from the ancient world to the present with particular emphasis on the early-modern and modern eras. While much of the focus is on developments in the Western world, this course also examines select issues and events in a comparative world perspective. Cross-listed: HIST 312 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History or instructor’s consent
GENV 316	GENV 316 Plant Ecology Course Credits: 3 The crucial role of plant ecology in shaping major habitats, including those in British Columbia, will be examined. A trip to Salt Spring Island will highlight the threatened Garry oak ecosystem and other features of interest. Field trips throughout the course will highlight the population dynamics and interrelationships of plant communities in natural habitats, agricultural crops and managed forests. Critical assessment of planetary stewardship will form a common theme across various issues in plant ecology. Cross-listed: BIOL 318 Prerequisite(s): BIOL 103, 104, and 105; or BIOL 113, 114 NB: Summer sessions only. Offered every other year.
GENV 318	GENV 318 Tropical Botany Course Credits: 3 This course explores the botanical riches of the tropics, focusing on the plant life of Hawaii. The course traces fundamentals of plant taxonomy, physiology and ecology in relation to complexities of existence on the most isolated island chain in the world. Issues related to indigenous vegetation including effects of introduced animals and plants, agriculture and ethnobotany will be discussed. The course will involve one week of lectures at Trinity Western University Langley campus and two weeks of lectures and field work in the Hawaiian Islands. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 103, 104, and 105; or BIOL 113, 114 and instructor's consent. Recommended: BIOL 216 or 312 or 314 or BIOL/GENV 316 NB: Offered every other year.
GENV 320	GENV 320 Geomorphology Course Credits: 3 A scientific examination of the physical processes which shape landform development, structure, and dynamics. Topics include: weathering, slope systems, fluvial and coastal environments, and glacial and periglacial systems. Special emphasis is placed on deciphering past events from current landscape structures. Field trips and field studies are required. Cross-listed: GEOL 320 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Geography & Environment including one of GENV 121, 131, 220, GEOL 109 or 220; or instructor's consent NB: Offered every other year.
GENV 321	GENV 321 Geography of Soils Course Credits: 3 A scientific investigation of the various aspects of soil as a natural resource. Topics include: physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soils applied in the context of soil formation, soil classification and land use, agriculture, and environmental engineering. Soil mapping and spatial distribution of soils is also considered. Field trips and field studies are required. Cross-listed: GEOL 321 Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Geography & Environment including one of GENV 121, 131, 220, GEOL 109 or 220; or instructor's consent NB: Offered every other year.
GENV 322	GENV 322 Global Climate Change Course Credits: 3 Students will investigate what are the scientific principles and processes which govern natural and human-induced climate change. Students will gather evidence drawing on the latest research and evolving pattern of scientific data that has emerged on climate in recent years. Employing scientific data, students will then be invited to analyze the severity of climate change impacts on a myriad of living and nonliving systems such as arctic sea-ice, freshwater, terrestrial and marine ecosystems; as well as analyzing the socio- economic changes and adaptations that human communities are making in response to Earth's changing climate. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Geography & Environment including one of GENV 121, 131, 220, GEOL 109 or 220; or instructor's consent NB: Offered every other year.
GENV 331	GENV 331 Environmental Philosophy Course Credits: 3 Explores the theological and philosophical dimensions of the doctrine of creation and from there highlights the various philosophical shifts of outlook that helped usher in modern naturalism and its notions of nature. We will investigate the metaphysics behind the fact/value dichotomy, various environmental ethical frameworks, the case for the moral status of non-human animals and abiotic entities, the evolution of the ecological crisis, the conceptual substructures of some popular contemporary environmental frameworks, and some of the agendas of response to our current ecological crisis Cross-listed: PHIL 331 Prerequisite(s): Second-year status or instructor's consent NB: PHIL/GENV 221 and PHIL/GENV 331 may not both be taken for credit.
GENV 332	GENV 332 Geography of Western Canada Course Credits: 3 This course provides an overview of the physical and human geography that shapes and defines the Prairie provinces and British Columbia. The course focuses on selected cultural and environmental factors in understanding the spatial variation in population patterns and economic activity. Emphasis is also placed on the role of regional literature and painting in the formation of regional images. Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of Geography & Environment including one of GENV 111, 131, 212, 230; or instructor's consent NB: Offered every other year.

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