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  • ENV 262: Environmental Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    This course focuses on the study of the relationship between economic activity and the environment. It teaches students the economic perspectives and tools for analyzing environmental problems and evaluating policy solutions. The course covers both conceptual topics and real-world applications. Cross-listed as ECN 262. Prerequisite(s): Economics 102. Prerequisite:    ECN102
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  • ENV 275: Ecological Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    Ecological economics is a field and course that incorporates principles of economics and ecology into a framework for understanding and acting upon environmental problems. The course discusses the flow of matter and energy through socioeconomic and ecological systems to derive strategies for creating a more environmental sustainable economy. The course involves a project to apply these methods to a particular good or service. Cross-listed as ECN 275. Prerequisite(s): ECN 101 or 102, or permission of instructor. Prerequisite:    ECN101 OR ECN102
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  • ENV 300: Perspectives on Landscape

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    This design studio is the foundation course for the landscape studies program. The course gives students a broad overview of the breadth and scope of landscape design as it expresses society's relationship and attitudes toward nature and the land. Students will begin to learn the language and vocabulary used for seeing, describing, analyzing, and designing landscapes by looking at examples of historical and contemporary landscape design. Through weekly design exercise, including collages, sketches, and model making, students will learn how landscape space and form are created and how they articulate meanings and functions. They will explore the interrelationships of the structural elements that define landscape space and investigate the principles that create spatial design. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to generate ideas and give aesthetic and functional form to creative concepts. Cross-listed as LNS 300.
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  • ENV 313: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    The Special Topics courses will vary by year to provide in-depth analysis of a particular environmental issue. Three hours of lecture s per week. Prerequisite(s): will be determined by the instructor.
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  • ENV 317: Environmental Solutions and Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    This course takes an interdisciplinary, solution-oriented approach to the analysis of diverse environmental issues. Students learn systems thinking and sustainability as methods to evaluate and act upon environmental problems. Three hour lectures per week. Prerequisite(s): ENV 116 or 129 Prerequisite:    ENV116 OR ENV129
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  • ENV 327: Writing about Environmental Science

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    This course is designed for students with some basic scientific skills, who might become scientists professionally, but all of whom will be communicating about science, often to non-scientists. In this course, we will read, discuss, and practice a variety of methods of communicating about environmental science, from popular culture to news to government reports. Students will competently translate scientific results into written journalistic English and will be able to evaluate scientific results from the news in terms of its scientific accuracy and clarity. Cross-listed as ENG327. Prerequisite: any 200-level ENV course or permission of the instructor.
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  • ENV 327W: Writing about Environmental Science

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    This course is designed for students with some basic scientific skills, who might become scientists professionally, but all of whom will be communicating about science, often to non-scientists. In this course, we will read, discuss, and practice a variety of methods of communicating about environmental science, from popular culture to news to government reports. Students will competently translate scientific results into written journalistic English and will be able to evaluate scientific results from the news in terms of its scientific accuracy and clarity. Cross-listed as ENG327. Prerequisite: any 200-level ENV course or permission of the instructor.
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  • ENV 352: Environmental Organizations & Governance

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    This course explores national and international environmental advocacy and organizations through a historical, political and economic context. The evolution, status, and future of the environmental movement are examined. Topics covered include ozone depletion, global climate change, sustainable development, and corporate environmentalism. Students conduct an environmental public opinion or advocacy project. Three hours of lecture per week.
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  • ENV 381: Principles of Landscape Design

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    This course explores the fundamental concepts of landscape design. By studying historical and contemporary examples, students examine the different structures of landscape using site plans and diagrams. The course also allows students to look at nature as the backdrop of all human activity and shows the convergence of elements from nature and the built world. Starting with the concept that natural landscaping is the basis for all planning, students gain an appreciation of ecological concepts in designing landscapes. Cross-listed as ART 381 and LNS 309.
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  • ENV 412: Applied Design Studio II

    3.00 Credits
    Chatham University

    In this course students learn to analyze, synthesize, and assimilate contextual and site-specific information into the development and presentation of creative design solutions for specific landscape projects at different scales. These projects lead to an understanding of design problem definition; program development; site analysis; and inventory essential elements in the design process. Cross-listed as LNS 412. Prerequisite(s): LNS 411 and 415 Prerequisite:    ART411 AND ART415
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