Moodle at Eckerd College 2024-25 Academic Year

Learn basic design principles and apply these principles to product, building, neighborhood, and energy system design with a focus on minimizing environmental impact.

An introduction to the fundamentals of coastal management principles and practices by examining marine parks, mariculture, international marine affairs and coastal environmental activism.

An introduction to the fundamentals of coastal management principles and practices by examining marine parks, mariculture, international marine affairs and coastal environmental activism.

Critical analysis of the intersections of race, class, gender, and the environment. Topics include race and the environmental movement, U.S. and international environmental justice movements, and the justice implications and consequences of climate change.

Analysis of food production, distribution, and consumption from the local to the global scale with an emphasis on the environmental, nutritional, social, and political-economic challenges of contemporary food systems.

Seabirds nest directly on Florida beaches where they are often disturbed by people and predators. Students will educate the public near a bird colony and collect data on the effectiveness of their stewarding. This course fully satisfies the College's RSL requirement (20+ hrs).

Introduction to wildlife policies and contemporary social and political debates in wildlife management. Conduct case study analysis, critically evaluate real-world wildlife dilemmas, and make reasoned recommendations regarding policy actions. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and ES 172.

An analysis of global environmental change from a scientific perspective, with an examination of how the economic and political forces interact. Focus on the science of climate change and regional impacts, ending with possible solutions, both personal and societal. Prerequisites: ES 211 or MS 101N.

Learn geographic information system (GIS) theory and applications specifically related to the study of the environment through lecture and hands-on work. Prerequisite: ES 172 or MS 101N.