Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023

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

Course Attribute

Community Engaged Learning

ENST 411 Conservation Project Design and Planning

Provides students with the skills and knowledge to design and implement effective conservation projects and to generate clear evidence of their progress toward achieving conservation results.
3

Prerequisites

SCI 291 with a minimum grade of D-

Class Restriction

Include Junior and Senior

ENST 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

ENST 440 Biogeography

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

Prerequisites

(ENST 100 or GEOG 220 or GEOG 230 with a minimum grade of D-)

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 440 and GEOG 440

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

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 444 and GEOG 444

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

Determinants and consequences of behavior and response to environmental extremes, technological emergencies, and acts of mass violence.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 460 and SOC 460

Class Restriction

Include Junior and Senior

ENST 490 Capstone Proposal

Introduces the research process through identification and framing of a research proposal following accepted and standard protocols. Topics include hypothesis formulation and testing, designing a research project, and career preparedness.

2

Prerequisites

84.0 credits required

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 490 and GEOG 490

Program Restrictions

Include Environ/Sustain Studies-BA

Class Restriction

Include Junior and Senior

ENST 491 Senior Capstone

Research selected environmental and geographic topics based on ENST/GEOG 490 Proposal. Course focuses on the assessment of students' environmental and geographic knowledge base, research and analysis skills.
2

Prerequisites

ENST 490 with a minimum grade of D-

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 491 and GEOG 491

Program Restrictions

Include Environ/Sustain Studies-BA

Class Restriction

Include Senior

ENST 492 Internship in Environmental Studies

Permission of Environmental Studies coordinator. Practical experience and training in areas related to the environment. Credit hours and nature of experience arranged individually.
1- 4

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 15 credit hours

ENST 493 Engagement and Service Learning Practicum

Give students experience in community engagement and service learning through a real community immersion process. S/U graded.
1- 4

Prerequisites

ENST 364 with a minimum grade of D-

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

ENST 494 Practicum in ENST College Instruction

Experience in assisting in instruction of an introductory environmental studies course. S/U graded.
1- 2

Prerequisites

ENST 100 with a minimum grade of D-

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Environmental Concentration(s)

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

ENST 495 Special Topics in Environmental Studies/Sustainability

Study for undergraduate and graduate students in various topics of sustainability.
1- 3

Class Restriction

Include Junior and Senior

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours