ENVI 305W Current Topics in Environmental Science and Society [GEWI]

This team-taught, interdisciplinary course focuses on current environmental science and society topics. The course serves to bring students together whose course of study might be focused more toward the natural sciences perspective or the social sciences perspective but jointly share an interest in addressing environmental issues.

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Winter

Prerequisites - [(BIO 120 and BIO 121) or (BIO 226)] and [(CHEM 115 and CHEM 116) or (CHEM 121 and CHEM 122)] and [(ESSC 108 and ESSC 109) or (ESSC 110)] and (STAT 170 or STAT 360) and ENVI 105 and ENVI 107 and GEOG 276 and PHIL 229
Restriction by Major - ENVI
Restriction by Class - Junior standing

Rationale for Writing Intensive - This is a writing intensive course in the Environmental Science and Society, Interdisciplinary Program [BS]. This course allows students to work on their research and synthesis skills of wide-ranging information on a single topic in a group setting. The research, synthesis, and group work skills are highly relevant in most professional positions in their field that students can expect to enter after graduating.

Equivalent Course(s) - ENVI 305
Course History -
Change to prerequisites 2/2024, effective Fall 2024; Change to prerequisites and description 4/2023, effective Fall 2023; Change to class-level restrictions 10/2020, effective Fall 2021; Prerequisites updated 1/2020; Course Rotation added 1/2015; Prerequisite revision 7/2014, effective Winter 2015; Approved for GEWI 1/2014, effective Summer 2014; New Course 10/2011

environmental, Writing Intensive (GEWI)

Winter 2025 Course Sections

Fall 2024 Course Sections