ENVR 4050 — Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath CEusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Gathers students from across the various environmental and sustainability sciences concentrations to solve environmental problems that are of concern to various stakeholders. Students perform service-learning with a number of not-for-profit and government agencies to identify specific environmental challenges to tackle. Students work in teams that unite social scientists, sustainability experts, conservation biologists and ecologists, and physical scientists to bring the specific expertise gained during their concentration studies together to tackle pressing environmental challenges. Offers students an opportunity to provide solutions to the problems proposed by our stakeholders, as well as to learn leadership and communication skills needed to head up a large project and to thrive in a transdisciplinary environment.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 84% | 3.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 95% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: TF (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Damon Hall (54% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Bowen (46% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Mariana Valencia Mestre (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ENVR course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ENVR courses · Plan it at numap.app