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3.00 Credits
Investigates disputes over natural resources as ways of understanding the shortcomings of existing environmental policies in transboundary environments. This project-based course introduces students to the physical and social characteristics of transboundary natural resources that are often central to disputes, and the strategies we draw on to resolve disputes when they arise. Empirical examples include domestic and international disputes over transboundary water, climate change, air pollution, forests, wildlife, and fisheries. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 118 or Government 131. Four credit hours. ASHCRAFT
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3.00 Credits
Attendance at selected program colloquia during the fall and spring semesters; written evaluations to be submitted. Required of all senior environmental studies majors. Prerequisite: Senior standing. One credit hour for the year. COLE
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3.00 Credits
Examines the nexus between poverty and sustainable development. Focuses on developing countries and communities. Students will engage in advance reading and debate of concepts and issues such as development and sustainability, macroeconomic stability, debt, poverty cycle, natural capital, resource management, social and human capital, governance institutions, global markets, access to water, health care, empowerment of women, development assistance, and international development institutions. Hands-on research and presentation on the global Millennium Development Goals and on community efforts to alleviate poverty through community initiative and civic action. Prerequisite: Senior standing in environmental studies or government. Four credit hours.
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4.00 Credits
Listed as Economics 476. Four credit hours.
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8.00 Credits
Majors approved for admission into the Environmental Studies Honors Program may elect this for the January Program or for spring semester. Requires research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member and focused on an approved topic leading to the writing of a thesis. A maximum of eight credits (including Environmental Studies 491 in the fall semester) may be earned in honors work. Upon successful completion of the thesis, an oral presentation, and all requirements for the major, the student will graduate "With Honors in Environmental Studies." Prerequisite: Senior standing and a 3.50 grade point average in the major at the end of the junior year or permission of the program. One to four credit hours. FACULTY
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3.00 Credits
Independent study devoted to a topic chosen by the student with the approval of the program committee. Prerequisite: Senior standing as environmental studies major or minor. One to four credit hours. FACULTY
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth analysis of current issues and policies affecting the environment. Students work individually and collaboratively on a project with a common theme and are assigned unique roles as researchers, editors, and technical coordinators. Reading and discussion of primary literature is augmented with invited speakers, field trips, and student presentations. Prerequisite: Senior standing as an environmental studies major with a policy concentration. Four credit hours. NYHUS
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5.00 Credits
Listed as Biology 493. Five credit hours. COLE
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4.00 Credits
First in a sequence that develops communication skills in a careful progression over three semesters. In addition to working on the four traditional skills of language acquisition--speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing--students will be introduced to the cultural contexts of the francophone world. Use of audio and videotaped material is an integral and required part of classwork. Students are placed in the appropriate level by their score on the College Board French SAT Subject test, a placement test during fall orientation, or through consultation with a member of the faculty in French. Four credit hours. BRUNETAUX, MEMELLI, PALIYENKO
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4.00 Credits
Second in a sequence that develops communication skills in a careful progression over three semesters. In addition to working on the four traditional skills of language acquisition--speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing--students will be introduced to the cultural contexts of the francophone world. Use of audio and videotaped material is an integral and required part of classwork. Students are placed in the appropriate level by their score on the College Board French SAT Subject test, a placement test during fall orientation, or through consultation with a member of the faculty in French. Four credit hours. BRUNETAUX, CURREN, MEMELLI, SAMB
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