2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

ENVR
361
CR 3.0
Special Study
Prerequisites: 100-level ENVR course and permission of the instructor.
The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by
a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty
member.
ENVR
377
CR 3.0
Internship
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor, department chair, and dean.
This course is graded P/CR/NC only.
ENVR
393
CR 3.0
Topics in
Environmental
Studies
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. A focused investigation of a
particular area of environmental studies. Topics will vary.
ENVR
416
CR 3.0
Geographic
Information Systems
II
Prerequisite: ENVR 316. Hands-on exploration of topics in geographic
information systems (GIS), including 3D visualization, spatial data
models, raster analysis, and basic cartographic modeling. Involves
application of ArcGIS software to a variety of geographic problems.
Offered alternate years.
ENVR
433
CR 3.0
Advanced Lab in
Environmental
Science
Prerequisites: BIOL 324, CHEM 226, ENVR 203, ENVR 220, and
ENVR 244. Open to other senior non-majors by permission. Senior
environmental science students will work in teams to address local and
regional environmental science problems, applying techniques and
theories learned in previous science and environmental studies classes.
Attendance on a one-day field trip during Reading Days is required.
One two-hour lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. III.W
ENVR
446
CR 3.0
Evaluation of
Environmental Issues
Prerequisite: ENVR or ENVS majors or minors with senior standing. A
course designed to help students synthesize knowledge gained in
previous courses with students’ analytical abilities and facilities for oral
and written persuasive argument. Students are provided with intractable
environmental problems, about which they learn to perform