2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES91consent. Non-majors welcome. Does not fulfill GeneralStudies sophomore literature requirement. Offered eachspring.399 Advanced Writing Workshop:Fiction (3)An advanced-level workshop in the writing of fiction,with class discussions of student work as well as the work ofestablished writers. Students work on a longer story or asection of a novel. Work produced during the course isconsidered for publication in VWC’s literary magazine.Pass/fail grading. Prerequisites: ENG 299 or consent.Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literaturerequirement. Offered spring of odd-numbered years.410 Environmental Writings (3) (I) WIdentical to ENVS 410.440 Topics in Earlier British Literature (3)An in-depth study of some aspect of British literaturebefore the 19th century. May be repeated for credit as thetopic varies. Prerequisite: any sophomore literature course.Offered intermittently.441 Topics in Later British Literature (3) WAn in-depth study of some aspect of British literaturesince the beginning of the 19th century. May be repeatedfor credit as the topic varies. Prerequisite: any sophomoreliterature course. Offered intermittently.442 Topics in American Literature (3)An in-depth study of some aspect of Americanliterature. May be repeated for credit as the topic varies.Prerequisite: any sophomore literature course. Offeredintermittently.472 Senior Seminar (3) (I) WAn in-depth study of some aspect of literature orliterary theory. This course is an S.I.E., so the topic and itstreatment will have a strong interdisciplinary component.May be repeated as the topic varies. Prerequisite: juniorstatus or consent. Offered intermittently.483 English Internship (3)Prerequisites: 18 hours of English and at least oneadvanced writing course, or consent. Offered each semester.ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESDR. WILLIAM A. GIBSONDR. J. CHRISTOPHER HALEYDR. LAWRENCE D. HULTGREN, Program CoordinatorDR. MAYNARD H. SCHAUS, Program CoordinatorCitizens of the 21st century need a truly broad foundationto deal with the complexities of current environmentalissues. Environmental Studies is the interdisciplinary majorthat draws on the diverse perspectives of the liberal artstradition to provide such a foundation. The programintegrates frames of references from the natural and socialsciences and the humanities in order to understand theinterrelationships between science, society, technology,culture, and nature. This major recognizes the urgency ofan interdisciplinary approach to solving problems such asresource depletion, overpopulation, habitat loss,environmental degradation, pollution, and ultimately theloss of biodiversity. It is hoped that this program willengender a critical understanding of the interdependenciesof all life and the necessity of moving human society towardsustainability.Major RequirementsCOURSE NUMBER AND TITLESEM.HRS.One of the following:BIO 110General BotanyBIO 111 4General ZoologyBIO 207Environmental BiologyOne of the following:EES 124/125Evolution of the Earth/LabEES 130/131 4Physical Geology/LabEES 132/133Environmental Geology/LabOne of the following:BIO 110General BotanyBIO 111General ZoologyBIO 150Introduction to Marine BiologyBIO 207Environmental BiologyBIO 250Field Experiences in BiologyBIO 285Plants and ManCHEM 105Basic Concepts in Chemistry3-4CHEM 117College Chemistry IEES 124Evolution of the EarthEES 130Physical GeologyEES 132Environmental GeologyEES 200OceanographyEES 210MeterologySee continuation of choices next page