The College of the Environment Capstone Courses
Senior Capstones for 2024-25
Capstone Course Name | Credits | Quarter | Tentative Schedule |
| ESCI 431 Watershed Biogeochem WP3 | 5 | S25 | PQ ESCI/BIOL 325 & (ESCI 361 or ENVS 327); MWF 12-1 pm & M 1-5 pm. |
| ESCI 454 Science and Management Contaminated Sites (SMoCS) II | 4 | S25 | Prereq ESCI 453 (W25); TR 12-2 |
| ESCI 470 Ecological Restoration I | 5 | F24 | F24 Tu 9-10& R 9-1 pm. |
| ESCI 490 Env. Risk Assess WP3 | 4 | S25 | Sr Status; T/R 12-2 |
| ESCI 491 Oceanography of Salish Sea | 4 | W25 | Prerq: 1 from: ESCI 204, 321, 393; or MACS 303; W25 TR 10-12. |
| ESCI 493 Env. Impact Assess WP3 | 5 | NA | Not offered 2024-25; Sr Status, OV |
| ESCI 494 Marine Conservation WP2 | 5 | FS | F24 TR 2-3:15 pm &W 1-4; S25 TR 2-3:15 pm & M 11 -2 |
| ENVS 414 Editing the Planet Magazine | 5 | FWS | MW 2-4 pm-Have to be picked |
| ENVS 417 Sci-Science and Management Contaminated Sites (SMoCS) II | 4 | S25 | TR 2-4 |
| ENVS 429 Pyrogeography | 4 | FW | TR 2-4 |
| ENVS 430 Borderlands | 4 | W25 | WF 2-4, PQ 1 course from C/AM 200, 331; ENVS 303, 331 or 332, 342; ENVS/ENRG 350, ESCI 330, UEPP 343, 350 |
| ENVS 466 Greening Business | 5 | S25 | May sub MGMT 466 TR 12-2 pm Bus&Sust registers first |
| ENVS 491 Env. Communications | 5 | F24 | MW 2-4, PQ 1 course from C/AM 200, 331; ENVS 303, 331 or 332, 342; ENVS/ENRG 350, ESCI 330, UEPP 343, 350 |
| ENVS 493 Env. Impact Assess WP3 | 5 | NA | |
| UEPP 410 Agroecology | 4 | S25 | Fri 11-4:50; Sr Status; OV |
| UEPP 474 Planning for Sustain Community | 4 | S25 | TR-2-4; PQ UEPP 261 and 360 |
| UEPP 493 Env. Impact Assess WP3 | 5 | FS | TR3-5:20; S25 MW 3-5 |
Capstone Goals
To provide a real world problem identification and solution driven experience.
To provide an opportunity to work collaboratively in small groups with other students.
To provide an opportunity to work with students from different disciplines, reflecting the reality of the work world.
To integrate skills and knowledge gained from previous courses and experiences.
To practice the full complement of communication skills, including written reports and platform presentations.
Capstone Course Methods
Capstone courses should use the methods of experiential learning.
Students work in small groups and participate in the organizational and decision-making process required to accomplish tasks requiring a variety of expertise.
The learning processes should include reflection and evaluation.
Written and oral presentation of results to audiences outside the classroom.
Capstone Course Content
Tied to real-world problems
Current topics and problems
Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary