BCS 311: Land and Environment I

Wed, Sep 05, 2007

Course Description

The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a more in-depth understanding of the lands and environments that defines the Circumpolar North, as well as the key issues involving interaction between humans and environment that were introduced through modules of BCS100: Introduction to The Circumpolar World. Upon successful completion of Land and Environment I, students will have:
  • A better understanding of the land, seas, climate, ecology, and natural resources of the Circumpolar North.
  • An appreciation of how diverse methods contribute to understanding land and environment in the Circumpolar North.
  • Insight into the challenges presented by the physical and natural universe, and an introduction to human influence on northern lands and environments.

Course Outline

Module 1A Concepts of Nordicity
Module 1B Concepts of Nordicity cont.'d
Module 2 Northern Climates
Module 3 Northern Hydrology
Module 4 Physical Oceanography
Module 5 The Land
Module 6 Ecological Principles
Module 7 Life on Land
Module 8 Life in the Ocean
Module 9 Non-Living Natural Resources of the Arctic and Their Use
Module 10 Living Terrestrial Resources of the Arctic and Their Use
Module 11 Living Resources in the Arctic Marine Environment
Module 12 Arctic Biodiversity in a Global Context
Module 13 Conservation in the Arctic


For more information, please contact:

UArctic Office of Undergraduate Studies
c/o University of Saskatchewan
234 Kirk Hall, 117 Science Place
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C8
Canada

Tel. +1 306 966-1665
Fax. +1 306 966-1220
bcs@uarctic.org
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