ENVS 201
Spring 2022
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02
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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. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ENVS |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: BIOL182 OR BIOL216 OR ENVS197 OR E&ES199 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (DANC)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Reading contemporary scholarly literature and 5-6 Articles per week
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly 2-3 page writing assignments based upon the readings and the topics |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This is a required course for the environmental studies linked major if you are in the the class of 2019 and on. |
| Instructor(s): Poulos,Helen Mills Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: RUSSMILLET; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 14 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 30 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Reading contemporary scholarly literature and 5 to 6 articles per week. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly 2-3 page writing assignments. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Poulos,Helen Mills Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: B2B3 SOUTH; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 30 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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