The integrative experience does not need to be the last of the six courses taken, but must be taken after the introductory seminar has been completed. An interdisciplinary capstone seminar with an environmental focus offered by an existing department, provided that the student significantly involves faculty from at least one other department as part of the seminar final project and provided that the student's presentation of the seminar project be in a forum open to all Environmental Studies Faculty. An interdisciplinary environmentally-focused reasearch project involving Environmental Studies faculty from at least two different departments. Results are to be publically presented. An interdisciplinary environmentally-focused research project involving Environmental Studies Faculty from at least two different departments.
Results are to be publicly presented.
A team-taught, interdisciplinary introduction to Environmental Studies through the examination of the scientific and social aspects of environmental issues. Field components of the course focus on the university Domain and the surrounding area. Because this course will not be counted in any major, it will be counted as hours outside the major field for all majors. A study of critical environmental issues, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, with a focus on the increasing scarcity of renewable resources and the consequent rise of violent conflicts. A. Knoll 300.