Environment, Sustainability, and Policy (ESP)
ESP 200 Selected Topics (1-6 Credits)
Maxwell
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable 1 times for 6 credits maximum
ESP 280 International Course (1-12 Credits)
Maxwell
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable
ESP 300 Selected Topics (1-6 Credits)
Maxwell
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable 1 times for 6 credits maximum
ESP 380 International Course (1-12 Credits)
Maxwell
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable
ESP 400 Selected Topics (1-6 Credits)
Maxwell
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable 6 times for 6 credits maximum
ESP 410 Environment, Sustainability and Policy Capstone Seminar (3 Credits)
Maxwell
Capstone seminar for the Environment, Sustainability, and Policy major. Students will investigate a sustainability-related topic employing perspectives from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Topic announced each time offered.
Prereq: (ECN 101 or ENG 140 or GEO 103 or WRT 115) AND (EAR 105 or EAR 203 or BIO 123 or GEO 155 or GEO 215)
Shared Competencies: Civic and Global Responsibility; Communication Skills
ESP 415 Climate and the Humanities (3 Credits)
Maxwell
Explore climate change through humanities perspectives. Examine history, meaning, emotion, and politics related to global warming. Engage with topics such as environmental dystopias and utopias, climate fiction and literary nonfiction, and creative responses to the Anthropocene. Foster critical thinking skills about climate change.
ESP 470 Experience Credit (1-6 Credits)
Maxwell
Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
Repeatable 6 times for 6 credits maximum
ESP 480 International Course (1-12 Credits)
Maxwell
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.
Repeatable
ESP 490 Independent Study (1-6 Credits)
Maxwell
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable
ESP 499 Honors Thesis (1-6 Credits)
Maxwell
Repeatable 6 times for 6 credits maximum