New courses, Fall 2019
ENVS 110 (100.1) Introduction to Environment & Society (1 credit)
ENVS 198 (100.2)/498 (400.1) Conversations Towards a Sustainable Future (.25 credit)
Part of the expansion (2017) of our Environmental Studies program into Environment & Sustainability
Environmental Studies Major: first offered in 1978
Environmental Science added in 2017
- Environmental Studies vs. Environmental Science (vs Geography) at OWU
Interdisciplinary: draws from courses across campus
Two Geography positions explicitly support the program: Dr. Rowley and Dr. Krygier (co-director of E&S)
Dr. Anderson (BOMI) (co-director of E&S)
A dozen additional faculty across campus support the program with courses, steering committee, independent projects, etc.
Crazy complexity of nature, environment, and human cultural and social interactions
- Delaware Run
The course touches on a broad array of material that is covered in many other courses at OWU in more detail
- Course as a work in progress
Active, engaged pedagogy
- Theory into practice; practice into theory
Importance of different perspectives on the environment & sustainability (first half of RHM text)
Importance of taking one object and understanding its complex context (second half of RHM text)
Importance of research, knowledge, data: intellectual skills imparted by a college education: Project, theory into practice
Importance of collaboration: student knowledge and interests, other OWU students, faculty, staff, OWU partners: ENVS 198 (100.1)/498 (400.1)
Review course syllabus, schedule, project
Send me an email (jbkrygier@owu.edu) with the following info:
- Your Name (preferred name)
- The course (ENVS 100.1 and/or ENVS 100.2)
- Major (if known)
- Year at OWU
- Hometown (and state or country)
- Reason for taking this course