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  • EVST 319: Environmental Policy

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    Students will be afforded the opportunity to develop an awareness and appreciation of the national public policymaking process, especially as it applies to the environment. Students will be involved actively in the study of environmental policymaking through a variety of approaches: seminar discussions, the case study approach to problem-solving, cooperative research projects and presentations, and field trips. Same as PSCI 319. Three hours. Staff.
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  • EVST 380: Topics in Environmental Research

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    Students may select a laboratory or field research project covering any area of contemporary environmental investigation. Projects are selected in consultation with a faculty member and a proposal is developed as part of BIOL 399 or an equivalent course. This proposal (including a literature review and a plan of research) must be submitted to the program chair before the last day of classes in the term prior to the one in which the research is to be done. The proposal must be approved by the chair before the project commences. A seminar and a final written research paper must be presented to the environmental studies program prior to the end of classes in the term in which the research is done. Prerequisites: EVST 105 and BIOL 399 (or an equivalent course approved by the chair), and program approval. Three hours. Staff.
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  • EVST 381-382: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    These courses are designed to treat advanced topics not otherwise dealt with in the rest of the environmental studies curriculum. Three hours. Staff.
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  • EVST 405: Environmental Problem Solving III

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    This course is the third in a three-course sequence devoted to environmental problem solving using real-world issues, and it is the capstone to the EVST major. Building on the skills and knowledge introduced in EVST 105, deepened in the Area of Expertise, and practiced in EVST 305, this course will focus on a different local or regional environmental issue than was analyzed in EVST 105 and EVST 305. Like EVST 105 and EVST 305, we will work with government, business, and community leaders, but students will be in charge of all aspects of the analysis. Moreover, students enrolled in EVST 405 will meet concurrently with and serve as project leaders for EVST 305 students who will be working on the same issue. At the end of the course we will provide the stakeholders with a detailed analysis drawing on information from the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Partially fulfills the collegiate requirements in the Natural Science Area of Knowledge, and as an Interdisciplinary course. Recommended for those with Senior standing in the EVST major. Prerequisites: EVST 105 and EVST 305. Four hours. Mr. Gowan or Mr. Fenster.
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  • EVST 420: Seminar in Environmental Studies

    1.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    This speaking-intensive course, intended for senior environmental studies majors, provides students an opportunity to develop skills and gain experiences that will be of later use to them as environmental professionals. Students will hear presentations given by invited speakers on current environmental issues, prepare and deliver oral presentations on environmental topics, gain familiarity with the environmental research literature, and explore employment opportunities in environmental fields. Offered spring term only to declared majors in environmental studies, or by permission of the Environmental Studies Council. Senior standing required. One hour. Staff.
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  • EVST 450: Field Studies in Environmental Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    Field studies is intended to provide environmental studies majors with an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the environmental workplace. Placements are possible with private, state, or federal agencies, committees of the U.S. Congress, or with environmental advocacy groups. Open only to environmental studies majors or by permission of the Environmental Studies Council. Junior standing required. Offered any term throughout the year. Three hours. Staff.
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  • EVST 451-452: Internship in Environmental Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    The internship in environmental studies is intended to provide qualified environmental studies majors with an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the environmental workplace. Internship placements are possible with private, state, or federal agencies, committees of the U.S. Congress, or with environmental advocacy groups. Open only to environmental studies majors or by permission of the Environmental Studies Council. Junior standing required. Offered any term throughout the year. Three hours each term. Staff.
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  • EVST 496-498: Senior Project

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    The senior project in environmental studies provides majors an opportunity to carry out original research on an environmental topic under the supervision of a member of the Environmental Studies Council. Prerequisites: BIOL 399, CHEM 325, or permission of the proposed faculty research supervisor, combined with senior status and required approval of the Environmental Studies Council. Six hours. Staff.
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  • FILM 210: Introduction to Film

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An introduction to the study of film that teaches the critical tools necessary for the analysis and interpretation of the medium. Students will learn to analyze cinematography, mis-en-scene, editing, sound, and narration while being exposed to the various perspectives of film criticism and theory. Through frequent sequence analyses from sample films and the application of different critical approaches, students will learn to approach the film medium as an art. Four hours. Ms. Eren.
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  • FILM 215: Australian Film

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A close study of Australian "NewWave" Cinema, considering a wide range of post-1970 feature films as cultural artifacts. Among the directors studied are Bruce Beresford, Peter Weir, Simon Wincer, Gillian Armstrong, and Jane Campion. Offered every three years. Four hours. Mr. Sheckels.
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