Sweet Briar College

2010-2011 Catalog against the burden of proof and objectivity,both of which are often difficult to come by inthe midst of a war, natural disaster, or atrocity.Readings may include Martha Gelhorn,Orwell, Primo Levi, John Hersey, SeymourHersh, Tim O’Brien, Susan Sontag, Joan Didion,and Philip Gourevitch. Offered alternate years.III.O,III.W, V.6b.Prerequisite: Senior standing; open to English/creative writing majors only. This course servesas a workshop for senior English/creative writingmajors completing their creative writing portfolios.Students will read across three genres —fiction, poetry, and nonfiction — from a rangeof contemporary literary journals, developinga picture of the current publishing landscapebeyond the traditional form of the book. Inaddition, through peer and instructor responsesand editing, students will revise and refine thework to be included in their final portfolios.III.W, V.6b.The Department of Environmental Studiesallows students to focus their courses inan interdisciplinary study of the complex issuesregarding the sustainability of the natural environmentin the face of human development.The program integrates humanities, naturaland social science, policy and planning perspectives.A variety of courses provides studentswith emerging paradigms, theories, approaches,methods, and technical tools in environmentalstudies. These courses also develop ideas andskills needed to engage constructively withsocial and environmental issues brought aboutby changes in economic activities, technology,population, and human values.A student may earn either the Bachelor ofArts degree in environmental studies or theBachelor of Science degree in environmentalscience. The department also offers a minor inenvironmental studies.(51-52 semester hours)BIOL 324 (4) -EcologyECON 101 (3) -Principles ofMicroeconomicsECON 342 (3) -Ecological EconomicsENVR 101 (3) -Introduction toEnvironmental IssuesENVR 202 (1) -Environmental SciencesLaboratoryENVR 208 (3) -Surface WatersENVR 215 (3) -Environmental PolicyAnalysisENVR 220 (3) -Applied EnvironmentalAnalysisENVR 309 (3) -Energy and AtmosphericPollutionENVR 316 (3) -Geographic InformationSystems IENVR 446 (3) -Evaluation of EnvironmentalIssuesMATH 123 (4) -Calculus IANTH 112 (3) -Cultural AnthropologyANTH 221 (3) -Culture, Society, and theIndividualSOCI 100SOCI 110(3) -Introduction to Sociology:The Sociological Perspective(3) -Introduction to Sociology:Social ResearchENVR 377 (3) -InternshipENVR 450 (3) -Senior Research inEnvironmental Studies