ENVIRST 215 introduces sustainability as a transdisciplinary field, surveying global challenges and solutions through a social-environmental systems approach.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers report that changing assignments, unclear expectations, and a late syllabus release caused confusion and stress, making it difficult to pace work.
PLPATH 311 explores the drivers and barriers of food insecurity and examines solutions to address global food security challenges.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jeri Barak-Cunningham: Reviewers consistently report a heavy workload with long homework assignments due on short notice, often over weekends. Students describe the volume of work as insane or absurd, with many assignments and time-consuming exams, despite some noting the material itself is not particularly difficult.
Explores agricultural systems as coupled ecological and social complexities, analyzing management impacts and tradeoffs to address societal challenges.
Explores human rights and education questions, investigating tensions in the framework to reduce social inequality through case studies.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Mary Michaud: The workload requires substantial reading preparation for class discussions. Attendance is mandatory, though students are typically allowed a few absences.
ENTOM/ENVIRST 205 introduces global health principles, disease disparities, and the impact of human-mediated global change on human health and ecosystem services.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is considered very easy with minimal difficulty, relying almost solely on Canvas discussions rather than in-depth material coverage.
Explores the use of molecular genetics, including biobanking, gene editing, and nuclear transfer, to address biodiversity loss and conserve threatened animal populations.