Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

ENST 411 Adaptive Management for Natural Resources

Provides students with the skills and knowledge to design and implement effective adaptive management of conservation projects and to generate clear evidence of their progress toward achieving conservation results. This course applies the Open Standards for Conservation, a common structure in many conservation organizations.

3

Prerequisites

SCI 291 with a minimum grade of D-

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

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 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 467 Designing the World We Need

Ever wonder what you can do to address our environmental problems? This seminar course pulls together concepts and contexts from environmental justice, ecology, political science, economics, among others to examine how and what we can do to improve the world we live in. 

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Odd Years

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. S/U graded.

1-4

Offered

Generally offered Fall, Spring, and/or Summer - Check with department/school for next offering

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 15 credit hours

ENST 495 Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies/Sustainability

Building upon the foundational principles of environmental sustainability, students will gain and apply the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary to tackle the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Through a blend of theory and practical application, students will explore advanced concepts in environmental sustainability and develop a deep understanding of the complex issues facing our world.

1-3

Offered

Generally offered Fall - Check with department/school for next offering

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