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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.

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.

Development of individualized curricula for the major's elective credits. University and program graduation requirements, second majors, minors, and curriculum plans discussed.

This course provides an overview of the fundamental principle of forest ecology. It focuses on the abiotic and biotic interactions that shape forest ecosystems from the scale of individuals to populations and communities to regional forest systems. Specific topics covered include ecosystem productivity, disturbance and ecological succession, species co-existence and biodiversity, eco-evolutionary dynamics and plant adaptation.