NRES 199

Spring 2014 All Classes

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Undergraduate Open Seminar

Credit: 1 TO 5 hours.

Experimental course on a special topic in natural resources and environmental sciences. Topic may not be repeated except in accordance with the Code.

May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms. No more than 12 hours may be counted toward graduation.

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NRES 199 class schedule data for spring 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	60825	Lecture-Discussion	SLS	5:00PM -6:30PM	T	107 Animal Sciences Laboratory	Ashmore, A	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: State & Local Sustain Policy Section Info: State and Local Sustainability Policy--This course will introduce students to the public policymaking process with emphasis on how such policies are made at the state and local levels. The course also explores the implementation of sustainability policies at the state and local level by giving the student direct exposure to practitioners at these levels of government. The course will consist of two main components: (1) Lecture and Discussion of the assigned chapters in the text and (2) independent research conduct by the student on a particular sustainability policy at the state or local government level. The research will culminate in a research paper that will describe the policy, how it was implemented and problems/successes that have been derived from it. The course will also study and evaluate various conceptual models and practices in sustainability public policy formulation. This course requires a one week field experience in Rantoul, Illinois (the week of May 19th), and students will be responsible for their own travel expenses.
	35107	Lecture-Discussion	WTE	5:00PM -7:50PM	TR	150 Animal Sciences Laboratory	Reisner, A Brazee, R	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Watching the Environment Section Info: Watching the Environment: How Hollywood and Indie Use (and Abuse and Nurture) the Environment. Watching the Environment examines visual representations of the environment and how different classes of film including blockbusters, Oscars, Indies and documentaries represent one of the most critical issues of our time - the health and sustainability of our environment. The course takes the perspective that there is an environmental reality which - no matter how imperfectly we measure it or how we represnt it - nevertheless will affect us. For example, if global warming is real, it is real. However, representations are critical to what we think about the environment and how we organize to create sustainable environment and society. Different social movement organizations/networks have vastly different approaches to how we should restructure societies to reduce human impact on the environment. One of the central themes of the course is how narrative form, production routines, financing and distribution narrow and constrain how environmental problems and environmental activism are portrayed. The course is also concened with the credibility of who is speaking about the environment, and how viewers should best judge the interests, goals, and knowledge of the speakers. The course alternates lectures and in-class practice sessions with film viewings. Requirements include weekly homework assignments, a final exam, and a short student-produced video.