Undergraduate 2018-2019

ENST 405 Senior Seminar

Discuss current environmental issues in depth and in detail, on the basis of student background, library resources, interviews and guest speakers. Individuals and small groups analyze and present problems.

3

ENST 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

1-3

ENST 440 Biogeography

Prerequisites: GEOG 220 or GEOG 230 or ENST 100. Identify meaningful patterns in the distributions of plants and animals and explain how/ why those patterns developed. Includes an examination of the role humans have played in shaping those patterns.

3

ENST 444 Global Climate Change

An examination of what causes climate to change across different time scales; how climate has changed in the past; how scientists use models, observations and theory to make predictions about future climate; and the consequences of climate change for our planet. One field trip required.

3

ENST 451 Food Systems Field Learning

This course is a base to accompany an experiential practicum in organic farming and gardening.

2-3

ENST 460 Sociology of Disasters

Prerequisite: Juniors or above. Determinants and consequences of behavior and response to environmental extremes, technological emergencies, and acts of mass violence.

3

ENST 492 Internship in Environmental Studies

Prerequisite: Permission of Environmental Studies coordinator. Practical experience and training in areas related to the environment. Credit hours and nature of experience arranged individually. Repeatable, maximum of 15 credits.

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ENST 493 Engagement and Service Learning Practicum

Concurrent prerequisite: ENST 364. Give students experience in community engagement and service learning through a real community immersion process.

1-4

ENST 494 Practicum in ENST College Instruction

Prerequisite: ENST 100. Consent of ENST coordinator required. Experience in assisting in instruction of an introductory environmental studies course. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. S/U graded.

1-2

ENST 495 Special Topics in Environmental Studies/Sustainability

Study for undergraduate and graduate students in various topics of sustainability (junior or above, or consent of instructor). Repeatable under different subtitles, maximum of nine credits.

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