This interdisciplinary course is the study of how humans interact with the living and nonliving parts of their environment. It will integrate ideas and information from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to illustrate how the natural world works, how we interact with the environment, and to encourage us in finding ways to deal with environmental problems and learn to live more sustainably. Current events that pertain to course material will also be incorporated into the curriculum. Laboratory exercises related to course topics will be conducted. No prerequisites.