SCIE 480 Environmental and Sustainability Studies Capstone

This capstone course is designed for students with senior standing who are pursuing a BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. Ideally, students will enter the classroom having already formed potential ideas for a capstone project. Students will use the scientific method and experience gained in other creative disciplines at Columbia College to design and carry out their own interdisciplinary independent capstone project. Projects will investigate an environmental or sustainability issue and explore impact by and impact on diverse human communities from both a well-informed scientific perspective and through a creative lens. They will develop an original statement that communicates the problem, its impact, and steps for acting on it to make change. Students will also explore graduate school options and various careers in the field of environmental and sustainability studies, while also learning how to write a grant proposal, resume, and CV.

Repeatable: N
Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II and SCIE 310 Methods for Environmental and Sustainability Studies or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors and SCIE 310 Methods for Environmental and Sustainability Studies or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II and SCIE 310 Methods for Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3