Literature and the Environment
Introduces literature in English exploring the natural world and humanity's relationship with it.
Summary
Historical reviews of Frederic Neyrat, Heather Swan, Sarah Ensor, Sarah Wood: The workload centers on substantial weekly reading and a few papers or exams. Reviewers note that keeping up with tight reading deadlines can be challenging, but exams are generally considered easy if students attend class and complete the readings.
Grade history
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Prerequisites
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Heather Swan describe her as caring and inspiring, though one student found her early morning lectures boring. Students generally report that the class is manageable if they complete readings and attend lectures, with only two papers required.
FREDERIC NEYRAT is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HEATHER SWAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARAH ENSOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARAH WOOD is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews describe ENGL/ENVIRST 153 as an easy, low-stress course with engaging content. Students report that consistent reading and attendance are sufficient for success, though some find specific instructors' lectures boring or disorganized.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=237 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.1% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=374 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Frederic Neyrat, Heather Swan, Sarah Ensor, Sarah Wood: The workload centers on substantial weekly reading and a few papers or exams. Reviewers note that keeping up with tight reading deadlines can be challenging, but exams are generally considered easy if students attend class and complete the readings.
Historical reviews of Sarah Ensor: Students value instructors who are caring, enthusiastic, and provide helpful feedback. The class is often described as engaging and discussion-based, with Sarah Ensor specifically noted for her passion and encouraging nature.
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Grades
Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
4 earlier forecasts · 0.08 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
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Where this course fits relative to
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
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Student reviews
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Model & dataset provenance
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