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3.00 Credits
Closely supervised individual or small group study in which a student explores a selection of texts differing from what is usually covered in the department's established courses. Prerequisites: sufficient preparation in English courses to provide the necessary context for the area of study chosen and permission of the instructor. Application must be made through the chair of the English department on a form available from the departmental office. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Production of original work, either scholarly or creative, of substantial length, such as an honors project, which may develop out of study done in English 604, or previous course work. Prerequisites: sufficient preparation, demonstrated ability, and permission of the instructor. Application must be made through the chair of the English department on a form available from the departmental office. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Work in practical (usually off-campus) experiences that explore potential careers, apply an English major's skills, or make a substantive addition to the student's knowledge of literary issues. Prerequisites: sufficient preparation in courses to provide the necessary background, consent of the instructor and sponsor, and completion of an Internship Learning Contract (signed by the Director of Internships and the faculty sponsor). Every semester. (1-4 credits.)
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3.00 Credits
Work assisting a faculty member in planning and teaching a course. Prerequisite: invitation by a faculty member. Every semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. (1-4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
The physical environment has begun to show signs of our earth's expanding population and the increasing need for natural resources. Geologic materials such as soil, water, and bedrock, and geologic processes such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and running water often pose constraints on land use. This course is designed to introduce students to the relationship between humans and their geologic environment: the earth. We will focus on understanding the processes that shape the surface of the earth, and how these processes affect human activity. We will use current scientific methods to collect and analyze data. Topics include surface-water dynamics and flooding, groundwater and groundwater contamination, pollution and waste management, landslides, volcanic and earthquake hazards, and global climate change. Format: three hour block per week of local field excursions, lectures, and/or laboratory exercises; evaluation will be based on project reports and homework/classroom assignments, and one exam (final). No prerequisites. Fall semester. (4 credits)
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This is a course on the current status of the most promising alternative and renewable energy options from a primarily scientific and technological perspective. Current methods of electricity generation and transportation energy sources will be briefly reviewed (fossil fuels, nuclear fission, and hydroelectric), including discussion of their limitations and environmental consequences. The focus of the course will be on understanding the scientific basis of alternative and renewable energy sources, and their promise and technological challenges for wide scale implementation. Biofuels, wind, photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, hydrogen, nuclear fusion, and geothermal will be considered in depth. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. No prerequisites. Alternate spring semesters; next offered Spring 2009. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides basic scientific knowledge and understanding of how our world works from an environmental perspective. Topics covered include basic principles of ecosystem function, human population growth, production and distribution of food, soil and agricultural ecosystems, integrated pest management, water resources and management, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, air pollution and climate change, biodiversity and its conservation, solid waste, energy resources, and sustainability. There are no prerequisites. Three hours lecture and one three-hour lab each week. Every semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the field of Environmental Politics and Policy. Using a comparative approach, the course engages the meaning and development of environmental governance. We will explore the tandem rise of the modern environmental movement and profound new environmental legislation in the U.S. and internationally. Topics investigated will include: deforestation, hazardous wastes, climate change, population growth, and loss of biodiversity. Fall semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
A course that addresses a variety of theoretical positions and applied topics in environmental ethics from both traditional and non-traditional perspectives. The positions include: traditional ethics concerning the environment that do not constitute an environmental ethic (or, ethic of the environment); utilitarian and rightsbased animal welfarism; an ethics of respect; Leopold's Land Ethic, environmental pragmatism; continental environmental ethics; deep ecology; ecofeminist ethics; Black and Third World feminist positions on environmental ethics; and, indigenous and earth-based community perspectives in environmental ethics. We will also consider the viability of these theoretical positions in applied, real-life contexts by considering such topics as: their implications for public policy; environmental ethics and environmentalism as a social justice movement, human overpopulation; pollution; globalization; colonialization; and grassroots activism. The ultimate objective is for each student to develop their own conceptually deep, theoretically grounded, and concrete environmental ethic. Every year. (4 credits)
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