Explores how literary texts represent, imagine, and re-imagine the environment.
The workload is light, involving only a handful of poems per week, with an easy path to high grades.
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Heather Swan creates an inspiring and enjoyable learning environment that students highly recommend. Reviewers note that the course is easy to get an A in, yet motivates students to genuinely engage with the material.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.69 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
HEATHER SWAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KIRK SIDES is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 30 | 5 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 13 / 30 | 3 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 30 | 0 |
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Heather Swan creates an inspiring, enjoyable learning environment with low difficulty, making the course highly recommended for students seeking engagement and ease.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=55 letter grades).
The workload is light, involving only a handful of poems per week, with an easy path to high grades.
Students appreciate unique experiential activities like walks, greenhouse visits, and museum tours that foster inspiration and engagement.
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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.
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Topic in Literature and the Environment
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Recorded 2026-09-07ECOPOETRY in the Anthropocene
Recorded 2026-09-07Topic in Literature and the Environment
Recorded 2026-09-07African Literary Ecologies
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