11 courses with the subject ENV, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ENV 101Environmental Issues and Foundations of Sustainability3
An introduction to the origins and interrelationships of major contemporary environmental issues, such as global climate change, sustainable development, population, ozone depletion, deforestation, energy, and water pollution. The course examines the complexity of the issues in environmental, political, social, and economic terms. This interdisciplinary course will use sustainability concepts, theories, and applications as avenues for approaching and practicing various ways of viewing our planet. (3 credit hours)
The study of the relationship between human societies and their physical environment. Course focuses on how environmental sociologists explain the origins of environmental degradation, how environmental harms are unequally distributed among different communities and nations, and the role that social movements play in addressing these issues. (3 credit hours)
Field experiences that provide practical applications in appropriate work settings. For each credit hour granted students are expected to be involved in at least 45 hours of approved activity. The duration should normally occur over a minimum of three weeks. (0 to 15 credit hours)
A study of the political history, stakeholders, and topical issues related to American and global environmental policymaking. Comparison of environmentalism (conservation, sustainable development, deep ecology). Investigation of structure and actors making environmental policy. Survey of current global/eco-systemic issues in environmental policy (air, sea/water, energy and waste, land). Special emphasis on Tennessee and East Tennessee issues, such as acid rain in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee Valley energy development, and water management in conflict with the snail darter. (3 credit hours)
A broad introduction to the field of environmental and ecological economics exploring the relationship between the economy and the environment and how economic theory can be used to study and address environmental issues. Topics include criteria for setting standards, selecting economic regulatory tools, and designing policy. (3 credit hours)
When the Senior Study requirement is fulfilled with a two-course sequence, 351 is the first course. The courses involve individual study, with the guidance of a faculty supervisor, that provides experience in independent research and the preparation of a finished paper or product. (3 credit hours each)
When the Senior Study requirement is fulfilled with a two-course sequence, 352 is the second course. The courses involve individual study, with the guidance of a faculty supervisor, that provides experience in independent research and the preparation of a finished paper or product. Ordinarily taken in the fall term of the senior year and preceded by 351 in the spring term of the junior year. (3 credit hours each)
When the Senior Study requirement is fulfilled with a one-course sequence, that experience is designated 353. Individual study, with the guidance of a faculty supervisor, that provides experience in independent research and the preparation of a finished paper or product. (3 credit hours)
