ENVI 402(S) Perspectives on Environmental Issues: Senior Seminar (Same as Maritime Studies 402)
This seminar focuses on the ethical and conceptual dimensions of environmental studies. It does so to facilitate our individual reflection and collective deliberation about humanity's relationship to nature, the framing of environmental issues in scientific, political and moral debate, and the implications this has for the resolution of environmental problems. Environmental Studies and Maritime Studies provide students with an opportunity to explore nature-society relations from local to global scales, and with particular emphasis on terrestrial and aquatic contexts. Students integrate what they learn in this seminar with their prior coursework and experience, and produce a policy-relevant research paper on an environmental issue of their choice.
Format: seminar. Evaluation is based on tests, a research paper (in lieu of a final exam), and active participation in class.
Prerequisites: ENVI 302 or MAST 351. Enrollment is limited to Environmental Studies or Maritime Studies concentrators, or through the permission of the instructor.
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