Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ES P 400 - Environmental Science and Policy Capstone Project


(3 units)

Prerequisites: BIOL 350  or ES P 330 ; ECON 306  or ECON 462  or ECON 463  or ECON 464  or C E 406 ; ES P 300 ; GEOG 481  or GEOG 473 ; GEOL 300 ; OR consent of instructor. Open to Environmental Science and Policy and Geography majors only. In addition, students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for GWAR.
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).