Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.

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This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

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This course introduces students to the study of environmental decision-making. Topics covered include: behavioral approaches to conservation; behavior change; barriers to and facilitators of conservation behavior; effective intervention design; persuasive and strategic environmental communication. Students will develop their own environmental behavior change campaigns and integrate course content with their broader undergraduate education experience. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BS-NRC and BS-EnvSci majors.

The broad disciplines of natural resources conservation, ecology, and environmental science often require field work, whether it is in a forest around the corner or on a coastline on the other side of the globe. Early in their careers, students learn about experimental design, sampling protocols, and data analyses, however little formal training is provided about field logistics. Field logistics includes topics such as permitting, trip planning, equipment transport, risk management, and emergency preparedness, with related skills usually learned `on-the-fly?

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

The course has three main foci: 1. You will reflect in several ways on your past 3-4 years of higher education; 2. You will learn how to analyze almost any of the approaches widely used to measure and assess a multi-faceted environmental concept like `conservation?, (or `sustainability?, or 'green building', etc); and 3. You will develop a solid plan to improve a specific environmental practice at UMass with which you are familiar, and will turn this plan into a strong written proposal addressed to a real decision-maker. Both main projects in the class are team-based.