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1000E. Introduction to Environmental Studies

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Interdisciplinary survey of relationships between humans and nature; investigation of specific environmental themes and contemporary issues. CA 2. TOI-4. TOI-5.

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2998. Variable Topics in Environmental Studies

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Explorations of environmental studies from various perspectives and methodologies.

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3100. Climate Resilience and Adaptation: Municipal Policy and Planning

Also offered as: ENVE 3100, ENVS 3100

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher; instructor consent required. Recommended preparation: ENVE 1000, EVST 1000, or NRE 1000.

Grading Basis: Graded

An interdisciplinary study of climate change focusing on the local, municipal scale: impacts, policy, vulnerability and adaptation with emphasis on tools such as vulnerability assessments that help local communities determine priorities for adaptation efforts.

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3110E. Brownfield Redevelopment

Also offered as: ENVE 3110E, ENVS 3110E

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Not open for credit to students who have passed ENVE 3995 when offered as Brownfield Redevelopment.

Grading Basis: Graded

Interdisciplinary study of the process of investigating, cleaning up and putting back into use abandoned sites with suspected contamination, also known as brownfields. Legal, environmental, financial and social aspects are discussed. Service learning component working with communities on local brownfield sites.

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3200. Sustainable Community Food Systems Seminar

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Instructor consent. Recommended preparation: Participation in the Sustainable Community Food System summer internship program.

Grading Basis: Graded

Interdisciplinary study of the sustainable, community food system. Seminar-style discussion of sustainable food production, the food economy, food justice, and community solutions to food insecurity with the aim of training students to have the critical thinking skills to be future food system leaders.

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3340E. Culture and Conservation

Also offered as: ANTH 3340E

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: ANTH 1000 or 1006; EVST 1000.

Grading Basis: Graded

Interdisciplinary analysis of conservation and the human-environment relationship from a cross-cultural perspective. Major topics include sustainability, environmental ethics, climate change, natural disasters, health, and environmental justice. CA2. CA4-INT.

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3412. Global Environmental Politics

Also offered as: POLS 3412

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Politics of how humans and natural systems interact. Managing the global environment, regulating resource commons, and coordinating to solve environmental problems.

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3991. Supervised Field Work

1.00 - 12.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Experience in research, policy and activism settings not generally available on campus. Students will work with professionals in the environmental field who will provide evaluations to the program director. Student evaluation will be based upon the recommendation of the field supervisor. Students will be required to sign a Supervised Field Work contract detailing expectations for the credits earned. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). A total of six credits may be counted toward the major.

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3993. Foreign Study

1.00 - 15.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 15 credits.

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Special topics taken in a foreign study program. May count toward the major with consent of the advisor up to a maximum of six credits.

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3999. Independent Study

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Open only with consent of instructor and Program Director.

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4000W. Environmental Studies Capstone Research Project

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Individual student research projects integrate knowledge and perspectives on environmental issues. Extensive reading, research, written work and presentation/oral communication required.

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