ENVS 4942 ENVS: Senior Research Seminar II
For ENVS majors and seniors only. This is the second-half of a year-long course. This year-long seminar is for seniors who are majors in the Environmental Studies Program. To assist with the transition from college to the next stage of ones career, the seminar focuses on the further development of applied multidisciplinary research, accessible writing, project coordination, and public speaking skills. Students spend the first semester engaging with scholarly materials and developing a proposal for a research project, and during the second semester the students complete their research project, potentially collaborating with a campus or community organization to address an environmental problem.
Course overview
- Department
- Environmental Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.45 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.96 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Tara Pisani Gareau | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 27 |
| Spring 2025 | Tara Pisani Gareau | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 7–9 hrs/week | 14 of 19 |
| Spring 2024 | Tara Pisani Gareau | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 34 |
| Spring 2023 | Tara Pisani Gareau | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 17 |
| Spring 2022 | Tara Pisani Gareau | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 15 |