| Schedule | Topics | Lab activity | Readings |
| Aug 27: | Introduction: | ||
| August 29: | Human population growt | Population simulations | OGE 2-5;45-81;98-109 |
| Sept 3: | Feeding the masses | Antibiotic resistance | OGE111-141 |
| Sept 5: | Biodiversity: oceans | Problem solving sessi | OGE143-181 |
| Sept10 : | Environmental Disease | OGE184-224 | |
| Sept 12: | Intro to toxicology Toxicogenomics | Toxicity testing | OGE225-231 |
| Sept 17: | Bodily Defenses | Group Work | |
| Sept 19: | POP's: hormonal mimics | Video | OGE231-249 |
| Sept 24: | Heavy metals | Metal tests | OGE249-268 |
| Sept 26: | Pesticides/pest control | Toxicity testing | OGE269-316 |
| Oct 1: | Exam I | ||
| Oct 3: | Emerging Diseases | Special presentation:Hanta | |
| Oct 8: | SocialDiseases:stress,obesity | Group Work | |
| Oct 10 : | Food quality | Salmonella testing +GM debate | OGE317-353 |
| Oct 15 Fall Break | |||
| Oct 17: | Water Pollution | Water testing in lab | 407-9;561-621 |
| Oct 22: | Water as a Resource | Video | OGE529-559 |
| Oct 24: | Climate changes | UV Expts | OGE411-445 |
| Oct 29: | Outdoor AirPollution | Acid Rain expt | OGE447-506 |
| Oct 31: | Exam 2 | ||
| Nov 5: | Indoor Air Pollution | Plate analysis/filtration | |
| Nov 7: | Noise Pollution | Noise analysis | OGE507-527 |
| Nov 12: | Radiation | Chernobyl : speaker | OGE355-405 |
| Nov.14 . | Env costs of Warfare | BioTerrorism | |
| Nov. 19 | Hazardous Wastes | BioRemediation expts | OGE623-682 |
| Nov. 21 | Exam 3 | ||
| Nov 26: | Solid Wastes | Solid Analysis | |
| Nov 28: Thanksgiving Break | |||
| Dec 3: | Environmental Projects-3 groups present their term projects | ||
| Dec 5: | Environmental Projects-2 groups present their term projects | ||
| Dec 9-13: | Exam 4 | ||