ENVS 4943 Environmental Seminar
This seminar is for seniors who are minors in the Environmental Studies Program. With the goal to serve as a bridge between the college experience and the next stage of one's career, students fine-tune their critical writing, research, project coordination, facilitation, and public speaking skills. We investigate, actively discuss, and write about contemporary environmental issues and solutions with the aid of weekly reading assignments and the knowledge and experiences each student brings to class. Students also engage in a semester-long research project, collaborating with a campus or community mentor organization to address a specific environmental problem.
Course overview
- Department
- Environmental Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.81 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.30 / 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 | Jesse Swann-Quinn | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 21 |
| Spring 2025 | Jesse Swann-Quinn | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 27 |
| Spring 2024 | David Kurz | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 21 |
| Spring 2023 | Brian Gareau | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 24 of 29 |
| Spring 2023 | Tara Pisani Gareau | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 24 of 29 |
| Spring 2022 | Nicole Gross-Camp | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 24 |
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Sections
- Section 01