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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: Estu 371, 372 or permission of instructor, concurrent enrollment in ESTU 483, 474 and 476. Classroom and field study of the natural history of the Pacific Northwest as it relates to environmental education. A spring block course.
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5.00 Credits
Prereq: environmental studies or environmental science major, with completion of environmental studies core course; must be within 3 quarters of graduation. Theory, research and practice of working in an inclusive community context to define, study, and facilitate social-environmental change. Study of participatory techniques and systematic approaches to behavior analysis and change. Requires working in an interdisciplinary group to examine problems and education-based contributions to solutions.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: permission of instructor. Principles of psychology applied to environmental problem solving situations. Relationship between behavior and motivational, cognitive, social, moral-developmental, and cultural-psychological variables across the life span.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: ESTU 305 or permission of instructor. Explores the emergence and significance of the idea of resource conservation in American history. Traces arguments about the nature of nature, and the policy decisions regarding allocation of resources derived therefrom. How did the idea of resource conservation appear in government policy and institutions? Uses case studies of land, wildlife, water, and soil conservation, and of resource agencies like the federal National Park Service, Forest Service, and their state counterparts.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: senior status in the environmental studies/economics combined major. Discussion and analysis of selected issues in the economics of the environment and natural resources. Also offered as ECON 493.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prereq: relevant course work and permission of instructor. Experience in teaching a lecture or laboratory course in environmental studies. S/U grading. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 credits.
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5.00 Credits
Prereq: completion of Huxley core courses, senior standing, and permission of instructor. A field-oriented capstone course for environmental studies majors nearing graduation. Students work in interdisciplinary teams to apply their knowledge and skills to solve complex problems in real world situations.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
Makes an original contribution to knowledge by using the primary research methods of an academic discipline. In cooperation with a faculty advisor, skills are developed in synthesizing prior knowledge, formulating a question or hypothesis, gathering new data or identifying existing information, analyzing results, and drawing conclusions. The approach may be theoretical, historical, laboratory, or field based. Two bound copies of the senior thesis, in an approved format, are submitted by the student, and one is kept in Wilson Library. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
Provides the student with a supervised work and learning experience in a paid employment or unpaid voluntary, environmentally relevant, professional setting. Requires an internship contract in advance. The sponsoring organization may be nonprofit, academic, private sector, or local, state or federal government. The experience is documented in an internship report conforming to an approved format. Two bound copies of the report are submitted by the student, and one is kept in Wilson Library. S/U grading. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
Applies knowledge and skills to a practical problem or situation in environmental research, education, or resource management. In cooperation with the faculty advisor, expertise is developed in planning, development, implementation, management, and completion of an independent project. The approach may be a laboratory, computer, field or community based. The student presents a written report, digital presentation, seminar, performance, or physical product appropriate to the project, as approved by the faculty advisor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits.
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