Spring 2027

Environmental Studies Capstone

An interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Capstone course emphasizing real-world challenges through examining environmental issues using various academic perspectives and methodologies, often in a team context.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Monica White3.8/5Julie Klinger

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Research environmental studies questions, both independently and in groups.

  • Synthesize information across several environmental studies disciplines.

  • Connect their research to broader aspects of environmental studies.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Junior or senior standing only

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ENVIRST 600

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Raw average: 4.20/5 from 10 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 96.8% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JULIE KLINGER is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MONICA WHITE is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
SEM 001Classroom Instruction0 / 200
SEM 002Classroom Instruction0 / 150
SEM 003Classroom Instruction0 / 200
SEM 004Classroom Instruction0 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Environmental issues examined through a variety of academic perspectives and methodologies.
  • Establishing community connections, developing problem-solving strategies, and acquiring field skills in ecosystems.

Skills

  • Developing strategies for analyzing and addressing problems, developing field skills in ecosystems, and working with others trained in fields different from one's own.
  • Synthesizing information across several environmental studies disciplines.

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 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.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.06 GPA average error.

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1280 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

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
ENVIRST 600 · Spring 2027

Environmental Studies Capstone

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENVIRST 600 · Spring 2027

Urban Food Systems & Envir

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENVIRST 600 · Spring 2027

EnvJustice:Land,Water,Air&Food

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENVIRST 600 · Spring 2027

Global Resource Geopolitics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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