362 Global Environmental Sustainability and Asian Development (CSI, G) (Crosslisted with PSCI 262/362) See full course description in 262/362. 363 Global Responses to Climate Change (Cross-listed with PSCI 363) This course examines from a comparative perspective the effects of climate change in five different countries on five different continents (North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America) and how different governments and peoples in these countries are responding to rapidly changing ecological conditions. Offered in alternate years. 365 Ethical Dilemmas in Environmental Politics (AV) (Cross-listed with PSCI 365) When can non-human claims trump human interests? Does humanism provide a coherent lens for resolving environmental issues? How do answers to these questions influence our answers to dilemmas in environmental politics such as how to weigh the value of biodiversity and whether to use cost/benefit analysis to evaluate and determine regulatory policy? Utilitarian, Kantian, Social Contract, and holistic theories are introduced as competing criteria for evaluating the risk of environmental harm caused by human development. Offered in alternate years. 367 Environmental Sociology (Cross-listed with SOC 367) Course considers the complex intersection between humans and nature by offering an examination of sociological perspectives on the environment. Students will deepen their environmental knowledge on topics including: environmental inequalities, the treadmill of production, environmental impact on identity construction, and the role of social movements in the development of policies. Offered in alternate years. 370 Special Topics An examination at the advanced level of selected environmental topics not covered in Environmental Studies courses. See current Program of Classes to determine if this course fulfills General Education requirements. Offered occasionally. 397 Internship Students may arrange an internship with an environmental-related agency. Prerequisites: ENST 100 and 230 or 120, declared major or minor in Environmental Studies, junior or senior standing, and consent of both the supervising faculty member and the Environmental Studies director. Offered each semester. 450 Independent Study Individual study in an area of interest relating to the environment. Student must devise a plan of study in cooperation with a supervising faculty member. Prerequisites: ENST 100 and 230 or 120, declared major or minor in Environmental Studies, junior or senior standing, and consent of the supervising faculty member and the Environmental Studies director. Offered each semester. 451 Independent Research and Writing (W) Individual study in an area of interest relating to the environment. In cooperation with a supervising faculty member, student must devise a plan of research which includes a significant writing project. Student must present this preliminary research proposal to a faculty member in writing, and receive the faculty member’s approval of the topic and consent to provide instruction in writing appropriate to the subfield of Environmental Studies. Prerequisites: ENST 100, 230 and 120 (or Biology 324), declared major or minor in Environmental Studies, junior or senior standing, and consent of the supervising faculty member and the Environmental Studies Director. Offered each semester. 480 Senior Seminar: Creating a Sustainable Society (W) A project-oriented course, in which students conduct professional research and writing in a real-world setting, and present their findings to the public. Acting as a consulting team, students bring together knowledge acquired in earlier coursework to tackle an environmental challenge in our community or in an overseas partner community. Prerequisite: Majors and minors with senior standing who have completed ENST 100, ENST/BIOL 120, and ENST 230 and at least two ES-approved courses at 300-level or above. Offered each fall. NOTE: For courses which receive credit in the Environmental Studies Program but are not cross-listed as ES courses, course descriptions may be found under the appropriate departments.
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