Theme Courses

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The purpose of the theme for the Environmental Studies major is to narrow the focus of the major. My theme is Environmental Health. I have completed five courses outside of the major in which I have done a project/paper related to environmental health. From these courses, I gained skills in researching (finding scholarly literature and primary sources), developed and improved my writing skills, and thought critically about different perspectives in relation to these issues.

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• ECON 222 - Environmental Economics: researched implications of coal mining in rural India

• ECON 214 - International Development: examined the environmental, health and economic implications of gold mining in Tanzania

• ENST 370 - Environment and Society: discussed the benefits of offshore oil rigs in the Pacific Ocean as artificial reefs

• ERSC 202 - Energy Resources: examined the environmental implications of offshore wind farms in the United States ​

• EASN 206 - Politics of Environmental Protection in East Asia: analyzed the politics behind sanitation policies in Delhi, India