Environmental Programs

Courses

Courses with * fulfill
General Education requirements

(A-AP) = Arts - Applied

(A-TH) = Arts -
Theoretical/Historical

(A-AR) = Analytical -
Abstract Reasoning

(A-QR) = Analytical -
Quantitative Reasoning

(CP) = Comparative Practices

(D-D) = Diversity - Domestic

(D-I) = Diversity - International

(D-L) = Diversity - Language

(ES) = Earlham Seminar

(IP) = Interpretive Practices

(SI) = Scientific Inquiry

(W) = Wellness

(AY) = Offered in Alternative Year

*ENPR 111 ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
(4 credits)
Investigates the impacts humans have on the environment, and actions people and society at large could take that might help mitigate those impacts, leading to more sustainable living. (A-QR, SI) (AY)

*ENPR 210 INTRODUCTION TO OUTDOOR EDUCATION
(3 credits)
Examines the foundational theory and practice of the field of Outdoor Education, including team building and group facilitation, experiential education theory, risk management, trip and lesson planning, psychological models of adventure, leadership studies, and diversity. Also listed as EDUC 210. (W)

ENPR 220 PEDAGOGIES OF
PLACE (3 credits)
An introduction to environmental philosophy. Explores the formation of our relationship with the natural world and the roles of education and schooling. Concepts of nature, wilderness, ecology and environmentalism considered and critiqued in light of their functioning as "normative ideals" for a right relationship with the more than human world. Prerequisite: Previous courses in ENPR or consent of the instructor. Also listed as EDUC 220. (AY)

ENPR 240 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY (3 credits)
Introduces theoretical perspectives and practical case studies involved in environmental problems and problem solving while providing context and a foundation for the larger field of Environmental Studies. Multidisciplinary and integrated approach. Draws from the intellectual traditions and ways of knowing of predominantly the Social Sciences and Humanities in assessing environmental issues in historical and modern contexts. Prerequisite: Previous courses in ENPR or consent of the instructor.

ENPR 260 TOPICS IN ETHICS: BIOETHICS (4 credits)
Examines contemporary bioethical issues such as genetic therapy and enhancement, human subject research and physician-assisted death. Particular attention to the implications of bioethical issues for under-represented populations in the U.S. and to inter- and trans-national discussions concerning bioethical topics. (AY)

ENPR 280 ENVIROMENTAL SEMINAR (1 credit)
Environmentally-themed topics and readings. Opportunity for Environmental Science and Environmental Studies students to discuss a common text and topic. Recent themes: climate change, food ethics, agriculture and sustainable energy. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor(s).

ENPR 301 CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY (3 credits)
Explores issues surrounding climate and energy policy. Prerequisite: POLS 104, 105, 107 or 170, OR consent of the instructor. Also listed as PAGS 301. (AY)

*ENPR 305 AMERICAN LITERATURE AND ECOLOGY (4 credits)
A study of American environmental literature and its imaginative forms in relation to environmental philosophy, including changing ideas of nature and wilderness; representations of space and place; the deep ecology, ecofeminism and environmental justice movements; and the overall relation between human language and value and the non-human world. Attention also to cultural issues of ecology, such as how our ecological understandings affect our sense of identity and our social and economic practices. May include writers such as Thoreau, Abbey, Muir, Snyder, Aldo Leopold, Terry Tempest Williams, Leslie Marmon Silko and Mary Oliver. Prerequisite: An Earlham Seminar, Interpretive Practices course or consent of the instructor. Also listed as ENG 305. (CP) (AY)

*ENPR 327 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THE ENVIRONMENT (4 credits)
Small-scale societies traditionally studied by anthropologists have become the "indigenous peoples" of the world. Under the jurisdiction of nation-states that consider them alien and inferior, they are among the world's most underprivileged minorities. Focuses on indigenous peoples in four nation-states of the British diaspora: Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. Analyzes these topics through an environmental lens: 1) traditional subsistence practices, 2) historical forces of colonization and 3) contemporary issues and struggles. Also listed as SOAN 327. (D-I) (AY)

ENPR 343 ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT (4 credits)
An examination of the role that economic analysis plays in understanding the environment and the policy frameworks that economics offers in the area of environmental regulation. Topics include an analysis of market failures, the cost-benefit framework and strategies related to environmental policy. A number of applications related to domestic and international environmental issues discussed. Prerequisite: ECON 103. Also listed as ECON 343. (AY)

ENPR 347 COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (3 credits)
Examines the different approaches taken by the European Union, Japan and the United States in addressing the monumental policy challenges of 21st-century crises. Explores issues of climate change, energy shortages and increasing pressures on national and regional institutions. Prerequisite: POLS 104, 105 or consent of the instructor. Also listed as POLS 347. (AY)

ENPR 362 CULTURAL POLITICSOF ENVIRONMENT: GREAT LAKES REGION
(4 credits)
Introduces the general field of environmental anthropology through in-depth examination of specific case studies in environmental issues. Focuses on the Great Lakes region; U.S. and Canadian social and political institutions and relations between the two nations provide crucial context for analyzing these environmental issues. Features a virtual ethnography project through which student groups research areas of concern such as environmental hot spots around the Great Lakes. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (AY)

*ENPR 364 WESTWARD MOVEMENT:
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE OLD NORTHWEST (4 credits)
This course examines the environmental history of Earlham's home, the Old Northwest — from the geological formation of the Great Lakes to tribal uses of the land, but primarily focusing on the last 200 years as the area changes from "wilderness" to family farms to large urban cities and industrial agriculture. Emphasis is given to the various environmental ethics that shaped resource uses, and the interrelated changes and their consequences — both intended and unintended — for wildlife species, air, soil and water quality, land use and human health, habits and choices. Prerequisite: An Earlham Seminar, an Interpretive Practices course or consent of the instructor. Also listed as HIST 364. (CP) (AY)

ENPR 373 INTERNATIONAL LAW II:
INTERDEPENDENCE, ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBALIZATION (4 credits)
Surveys concepts and theories of international law and treaty interpretation, focusing on environmental problems and policy making in the global arena. Topics include the emergence of "the environment" as an issue in international politics, managing global common property resources, and sustainable trade and development. Prerequisite: POLS 170. Also listed as POLS 373. (AY)

ENPR 485 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3 credits)

ENPR 488 SENIOR SEMINAR/CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (3 credits)
Students complete a Senior Capstone Experience in the discipline of their focus.

New Zealand Program Courses

*ENPR 315 ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES OF NEW ZEALAND (4 credits)
Provides an overview to the unique species and landscapes of this island country as well as its many environmental challenges. Topics vary but generally include natural history of New Zealand, island biogeography, conservation and restoration ecology, natural resource use and sustainability. Taught on the New Zealand semester program. (SI)

ENPR 320 NEW ZEALAND FACULTY SEMINAR (4 credits)
Taught on the New Zealand semester by program faculty on an environmental topic of interest.