ES P 400 - Environmental Science and Policy Capstone Project

(3 units)

Prerequisites: BIOL 350 or ES P 330; ECON 306 or ECON 462 or C E 406; ES P 300; GEOG 481 or GEOG 473; ERTH 300; AND department consent. Open to Environmental Science and Policy majors only.

Prerequisites: Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for GWAR. (Note: The preceding prerequisite statement related to GWAR is temporarily suspended effective Summer 2025.)
An interdisciplinary evaluation of the physical, biological, social, economic, and legal dimensions of a local environmental issue. Examples include policies to control surface water run-off, policies for marine protected areas, dredging harbors, and developing, preserving, restoring wetlands and estuaries. Requires a grade of “C” or better to pass.

Letter grade only (A-F). (2 hrs lecture, 3 hr laboratory-field work).