Environmental Science/Environmental Studies

Course Offerings Spring 2013

Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
ENST 130-01	Int Env Sci: Energy/Waste/Hmn Instructor: Michael Beevers Course Description: An integrated, interdisciplinary study of environmental disruption and management where the application of natural science principles informs an understanding of human-environmental interaction. Emphasis will be on the study of energy procurement and use, waste management, and human population dynamics and environmental health. Field study includes travel to industrial, mining, and agribusiness sites. Laboratory work includes using public databases for documentation of toxic releases and human health effects; and the generation, measurement, and use of renewable energy resources. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. Offered in Spring semester.	1030:TR DANA 110 1330:T KAUF 109
ENST 130-02	Int Env Sci: Energy/Waste/Hmn Instructor: Michael Beevers Course Description: An integrated, interdisciplinary study of environmental disruption and management where the application of natural science principles informs an understanding of human-environmental interaction. Emphasis will be on the study of energy procurement and use, waste management, and human population dynamics and environmental health. Field study includes travel to industrial, mining, and agribusiness sites. Laboratory work includes using public databases for documentation of toxic releases and human health effects; and the generation, measurement, and use of renewable energy resources. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. Offered in Spring semester.	1030:TR DANA 110 1330:W KAUF 109
ENST 132-01	Environmental Science w/Lab Instructor: Brian Pedersen Course Description: An integrated, interdisciplinary study of environmental disruption and management. Emphasis will be on the study of energy procurement, waste management, and human environmental health. Field study includes travel to industrial, mining, and agribusiness sites. Laboratory work includes using federal databases for documentation of toxic releases and human health effects and the generation, measurement, and use of renewable energy resources. This course is designed for students with a special interest in Environmental Studies and will focus on quantitative and qualitative methods for environmental analysis and critical thinking in preparation for future study. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. Prerequisites: 131, OR, one course in BIOL, CHEM, ERSC, or PHYS, OR, AP credit in one of these areas. Offered in Spring semester.	1030:MWF KAUF 113 1330:W KAUF 113
ENST 206-01	American Environmental History Instructor: Emily Pawley Course Description: Cross-listed with HIST 206-01.	1030:MWF DENNY 203
ENST 215-01	Jewish Environmental Ethics Instructor: Andrea Lieber Course Description: Cross-listed with RELG 215-01 and JDST 215-01.	1330:W ALTHSE 201
ENST 222-01	Environmental Economics Instructor: Sebastian Berger Course Description: Cross-listed with ECON 222-01.	1130:MWF ALTHSE 110
ENST 310-01	Wildlife Ecology Instructor: Harold Wingert Course Description: Cross-listed with BIOL 401-01.	1030:MWF KAUF 109 1330:M KAUF 109
ENST 311-01	Food and American Environment Instructor: Emily Pawley Course Description: Cross-listed with HIST 211-02. This class examines the ways that the culture and politics of food have reshaped North American landscapes and social relations from colonial to modern times. We will explore, for example, how the new taste for sweetness fueled the creation of plantations worked by enslaved, the ways that the distribution of frozen meat helped build cities and clear rangeland, and the ways that the eating of fresh fruit came to depend on both a new population of migrant laborers and a new regime of toxic chemicals. Other topics will include catastrophes such as the Dustbowl, the controversial transformations of the Green Revolution, and the modern debates about the obesity epidemic.	1500:TF DENNY 313
ENST 311-02	Climate Change & Biodiversity Instructor: Candie Wilderman Course Description: Cross-listed with BIOL 401-03. In this course, students and faculty will examine principles of evolution, historical patterns of natural extinction, the current extent of the Holocene/Anthropocene extinction, and evidence concerning the impact of recent climate change on biodiversity, both present and future. We will study proposed designs for enhancing mitigation and adaptation strategies and for protecting and restoring ecosystem resilience. The impact on human communities and livelihoods will be discussed within the larger context of why it matters. In addition to reading the literature and hosting guest speakers, students will each choose a case study to explore in depth through literature and primary research. Students will be responsible for sharing the results of their research in extended presentations which will include their own customized reading assignments and enhancement exercises. There will be an opportunity to attend a weekend field trip to Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay.	0900:TR KAUF 185
ENST 311-03	Sustain: Soc Just & Hum Rgts Instructor: Joyce Bylander Course Description: Cross-listed with SOCI 230-06. History "is a crab scuttling sideways, a drip of soft water wearing away stone, an earthquake breaking centuries of tension." (Solnit, Rebecca, Hope in the Dark, 2004). This course will examine the importance of the environmental movement and broader definitions of sustainability. We will explore examples of direct action, of serendipitous change, and of world-changing events that have moved us more clearly toward an understanding of "our" shared future on this planet. We will survey the issues connected to sustainable systems and will focus more specifically on issues related to food, water and energy. Through readings, film, and experiential activities the course will challenge us to analyze the impact of various actors and assess our own responsibility.	1330:MR WESTC DURBIN
ENST 318-01	Advanced Applications in GIS Instructor: James Ciarrocca Course Description: Cross-listed with ERSC 318-01 and ARCH 318-01.	0930:MWF 1330:F
ENST 330-01	Env Disruption & Pol Analysis Instructor: Roger Turner Course Description: This course examines the effect of environmental policies on environmental quality, human health and/or the use of natural resources at local, national and international levels. It considers the ways scientific knowledge, economic incentives and social values merge to determine how environmental problems and solutions are defined, how risks are assessed and how and why decisions are made. The course examines a range of tools, processes and patterns inherent in public policy responses and covers issues ranging from air and water pollution and toxic and solid waste management to energy use, climate change and biodiversity protection. A combination of lectures, case studies, laboratory exercises and field trips will be used. Three hours classroom and four hours laboratory a week. NOTE: This course fulfills the WR graduation requirement. Prerequisite: 131 and 132 or 130, or permission of instructor.	1330:T KAUF 116 0900:TR KAUF 186
ENST 332-01	Natural History of Vertebrates Instructor: Scott Boback Course Description: Cross-listed with BIOL 332-02.	1330:W DANA 1 1130:MWF DANA 101
ENST 335-01	Analysis/Mgmt of Aquatic Env Instructor: Candie Wilderman Course Description: Permission of Instructor Required.	1230:M KAUF 116 1030:TR KAUF 185
ENST 406-01	Infrastructure & Sustain Instructor: Roger Turner Course Description: Infrastructures like water systems, electrical grids, and road networks are essential to maintaining the health and productivity of urban populations characteristic of the industrialized world. They also drive natural resource consumption and represent the largest investments made by societies. During an era of increasing government austerity marked by an ideological opposition to the provision of public services, infrastructures present a compelling set of challenges at the intersection of engineering, environmental protection and public policy. This course will explore ways to make infrastructures more sustainable--ecologically, financially, and politically. Using theoretical perspectives developed in Science, Technology and Society (STS), we will seek to understand and engage with the technological systems that underlie life here in Carlisle.	1330:R KAUF 185
ENST 500-01	Independent Study Instructor: Michael Beevers Course Description:	:
ENST 500-02	Independent Study Instructor: Jennifer Halpin Course Description:	:
ENST 550-01	Independent Research Instructor: Carol Loeffler Course Description:	:
ENST 550-02	Independent Research Instructor: Michael Beevers Course Description:	:
ENST 560-01	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Alyssa DeBlasio Course Description:	: