Senior Seminar

Fall 2021

Senior Seminar

Listed in: Environmental Studies, as ENST-495

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Faculty

Rachel A. Levin (Section 01)
Ethan J. Temeles (Section 01)

Description

The Senior Seminar is the capstone course in the environmental studies major, which serves as the comprehensive requirement, and is taken by all seniors in the fall of their senior year. The diversity of student interests is one of the strengths of the environmental studies department at Amherst and the senior seminar captures this diversity by asking students to explore their own interests through substantial, original research on an environmental topic.  The capstone is designed to be flexible to accommodate diverse interests and cultivate different skills, including finding and making sense of material from a variety of sources, articulating effective arguments, and gaining fluency in the communication of ideas.

Open to seniors. Fall semester. Professors Levin and Temeles.

Expectations

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: In-class presentations, discussion leading, reading, independent research, and writing. Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

Keywords

Attention to Research, Attention to Speaking, Attention to Writing

Course times and locations

ENST 495 - L/D

Section 01
Th 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM SCCE C101

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021