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CS92PROD
Sophomore Seminar in Environmental Studies
ENVS 201
Spring 2021
Section: 01   02  

This course is designed to introduce students to critical methods for conducting research on environmental issues. Students will gain in-depth experience with methods and paradigms of inquiry from multiple lenses including arts, humanities, and the social and natural sciences as a primer for performing research in the ENVS major. We will explore environmental theory and management at various levels of organization from ecosystems to human communities and countries. This course will challenge the students to rethink the human-environment relationship by recasting policy and science in the context of social-ecological systems. Students will be responsible for weekly writing assignments and discussions on the critical environmental issues of our time. Through the process of reflection, writing, and discussion, students will engage in deep inquiry, exploration, and research of environmental issues and their potential solutions. In the process, students will learn and apply the four stages of scholarly research: (1) critique contemporary theory, (2) identify critical questions and research needs; (3) analysis; and (4) synthesis.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ENVS
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: [E&ES197 or BIOL197 or ENVS 197] OR E&ES199
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (DANC)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

Last Updated on MAR-28-2024
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