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.
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.
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.
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.
This course is a base to accompany an experiential practicum in organic farming and gardening.
Prerequisite: Juniors or above. Determinants and consequences of behavior and response to environmental extremes, technological emergencies, and acts of mass violence.
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.
Concurrent prerequisite: ENST 364. Give students experience in community engagement and service learning through a real community immersion process.
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.
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.