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Courses - Fall 2025
ENST
Environmental Science and Technology Department Site
Open Seats as of
03/29/2025 at 09:30 PM
ENST111
Field Exploration in Environmental Science and Technology
Credits: 4
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Must be in the Environmental Science and Technology program; or by permission of the Environmental Science and Technology department.
Immerse yourself in the diverse aspects of the Environmental Science and Technology Department (ENST) with the Field Exploration in Environmental Science and Technology course. In this hands-on course, both the outdoors and the laboratory serve as your classroom. You will travel by foot, bus, and boat to a variety of ecosystems, from forests and wetlands to urban rivers and the open Bay. Along the way, you will explore many of the ecological challenges posed by human activities. Under expert guidance, you will learn and apply field methods and laboratory techniques, gaining a deeper understanding of how environmental scientists address humanity's grand challenges through scientific data collection and analysis. Each field experience, corresponding discussion, and laboratory analysis is designed to enhance your ecological literacy by engaging directly with the environment and the professionals working to understand and protect it.