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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

ENVS-596

Selected Topics: Non-recurring (1-6)

Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.

ENVS-596

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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

SPRING 2010

Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate

Selected Topics: Non-recurring (1-6)

Practice of Environmentalism

This course brings together students and faculty in environmental science, international politics, and media production to forge an interdisciplinary approach to the study of environmental action. Students learn field research methods, policy analysis, and documentary communication techniques. Each student, as part of an interdisciplinary team, produces a major media project focusing on a particular environmental challenge. Students also participate in a mandatory two-week, 1 or 3 credit field component in the Galapagos in mid-May or Alaska in early August to explore firsthand the challenges of promoting ecological sustainability in these unique regions. Prerequisite: permission of instructor, application required. For more information contact SIS Office of Program Development at sissum@american.edu. Meets with SIS-596 001 COMM-596 004.