Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2017
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ENST 117 002 (CRN: 17454)
FRESHMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SEMINAR
Long Title: FRESHMAN SEMINAR IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Department: Environmental Studies
Instructors:
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM R (21-AUG-2017 - 6-OCT-2017)
Part of Term: 1st Half of Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Must have matriculated during one of the following Academic Year(s):
Fall 2017 - Spring 2018
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 3
Enrollment data as of: 21-APR-2025 11:25PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: A 7-week seminar course to introduce freshmen perspective environmental science researches to the excitement of research at Rice and in the broader Houston area, and to provide context with which to think about facts presented in textbooks. Small groups will meet weekly with a graduate student or postdoctoral researcher to explore a published research article by a local team of researchers, gaining background information about the subject and exposure to the research techniques. In the final session, the group will tour the lab that produced the feature article. Additional tours and activities TBA. All first year non-transfer students are eligible to enroll in ENST 117 regardless of AP credit. This course meets in the second half of the semester and features research in the Environmental Science Major.