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CS92PROD
Research Methods in Environmental Studies

ENVS 201
Spring 2012
Section: 01  
Certificates: Environmental Studies

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 social and natural sciences. In each offering the course will center on one critical environmental issue, such as global warming, invasive species, or food insecurity. Using the central topic as a teaching tool, students will learn and apply the four stages of scholarly research: (1) question formulation, (2) research design, (3) analysis, and (4) synthesis. Work in the course will include discussions, lectures, problem sets, essays, and group and individual projects. Students will leave the course prepared to undertake independent environmental research.

Essential Capabilities: Designing, Creating, and Realizing, Ethical Reasoning
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ENVS
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: [E&ES197 or BIOL197] OR E&ES199
Fulfills a Requirement for: (DANC)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

Last Updated on DEC-07-2024
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