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3.00 Credits
Faculty A study of a contemporary issue or specific subject area relating to the environment. Topics are often crossdisciplinary and vary according to the special interests of students and faculty. Potential topics include: energy and the environment; landscape architecture; urban environmental studies; and birds in their habitats. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Independent written work required. Lab and field work required in some cases. Three hours of class per week. Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Wallace A study of the conservation of biological diversity in the United States and abroad. Interdisciplinary analytical methods are used to investigate the loss and conservation of wildlife and habitats, with an emphasis on the development of conservation policy in the United States and comparative international case studies of endangered species protection. Specific topics include current trends in global biodiversity loss; the role of human values in biodiversity conservation; international biodiversity conservation strategies, initiatives at zoos and aquariums; and the protection of forests, rangelands, oceans, and coastal zones, birds, fish, marine mammals, and endangered species in the United States. Prerequisite: ENV-100. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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Dr. Wallace A study of strategies for managing parks and protected natural areas locally and internationally. Emphasis is on learning the interdisciplinary tools necessary for developing management plans and implementing protected area policies. Case studies will address issues such as urban and suburban sprawl, pollution, natural resource extraction, biodiversity conservation, and the rights and concerns of indigenous peoples. Local field trips will supplement in-class learning by exposing students to protected areas studied in the classroom. Prerequisite: ENV-100. Three hours of lecture plus three hours of field work per week. Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Wallace Sustainability is an important social goal, but learning how to achieve it at large scales is challenging and complex. This course examines the conceptual and contextual basis for managing and conserving nature at the ecosystem level. We will explore methods and theories for large-scale conservation, discuss how science, management, and policy are integrated in these efforts, apply problem solving methods to the challenges of large scale conservation, and investigate cases from the terrestrial and marine environments. Prerequisite: ENV- 100. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Faculty An off-campus academic/work experience under the supervision of a faculty internship advisor and an on-site supervisor, comprising between 120 and 159 hours of work during the course of the internship. Students must have completed 12 semester hours of environmental studies courses including ENV 100 and have permission of the supervising faculty member to be eligible for an internship. Students must document their experience according to the requirements delineated in the College catalog section on Off-Campus Study. Graded S/U. Three semester hours. (I.)
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3.00 Credits
Faculty An off-campus academic/work experience under the supervision of a faculty internship advisor and an on-site supervisor, comprising at least 160 hours of work during the course of the internship. Students must have completed 12 semester hours of environmental studies courses including ENV 100 and have permission of the supervising faculty member to be eligible for an internship. Students must document their experience according to the requirements delineated in the College Catalog section on Off-Campus Study. Graded S/U. Four semester hours. (I.)
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Wallace This is an intensive seminar in methods of interdisciplinary environmental problem solving designed to improve professional development and practice in the many fields conservation. The objectives of this course are to help students develop an understanding of and technical proficiency in using qualitative analytical methods. Theory and cases will address environmental concerns at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Prerequisite: ENV-100, at least one ENV synthesis course, and junior standing. This course fulfills the ENV capstone and oral presentation requirements. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (SS.)
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3.00 Credits
Faculty This is a capstone seminar in the methodology and application of critical thinking and other applied analytical and practical skills in environmental studies. It is designed to help students learn practical problem solving skills, and the theories that underlie them, that will help them to identify, define, and analyze environmental problems and develop responses to them. The seminar is designed to provide a synthesis experience for environmental studies majors and will entail group and individual work on a semester-long project. Projectrelated work will draw from the natural and social sciences as well as from ethics and the study of rhetoric. Prerequisites: ENV-100, junior or senior standing, and at least three additional ENV courses. This course fulfills the ENV capstone and oral presentation requirements. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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4.00 Credits
Faculty An independent project conducted using research methods in environmental studies, and including original work in the field, laboratory, or other scholarly forum. Students must have completed 12 semester hours of environmental studies courses including ENV-100 or have permission of their adviser to be eligible for independent research. Four semester hours. (I.)
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3.00 Credits
Faculty See course description for ENV-481W. ( I.)
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