Grace A. Wang - Personal Biography

Department of Environmental Studies, Huxley College of the Environment at WWU

See also: Undergraduate Courses

ESTU 524: Environmental Politics and Policy (3cr)

ESTU 536: Environmental Impact Assessment Practicum (4cr)

ESTU 553: American Environmental History (4cr)

ESTU 571: Environmental Education Foundations (4cr)

Examination of the principles and processes of education about and for the environment. Review of theory practice of environmental education in a variety of programmatic settings.

ESTU 572: Introduction to Place-Based Environmental Education (4cr)

ESTU 573: Resource Issues in the North Cascades (4cr)

ESTU 574: Cultural Studies of the North Cascades (4cr)

ESTU 575: Assessment, Evaluation and Research in Environment Education (4cr)

Critical review and analysis of approaches to research, evaluation and assessment in environmental education. Application of research approaches, designs and methods in practical settings.

ESTU 576: Natural History and Science of the North Cascades (4cr)

Studies the natural history of the North Cascades to understand the basic ecological, hydrological, and geological principles operating there. Explores the diverse processes of scientific inquiry that have been applied to study the landscape. Includes examination of how natural history and scientific inquiry into natural processes may be incorporated into interdisciplinary environmental education programs.

ESTU 577: Nonprofit Administration for Environmental Educators (4cr)

ESTU 578: Practicum in Teaching Natural and Cultural History (3cr)

Supervised filed experience in teaching about natural and cultural history in an environmental learning center setting.

ESTU 581: Professional Writing and Presentation (4cr)

Capstone course for students completing master's work in environmental education. Reflection on program; writing and presentation of research and curriculum projects during the course of the master's program.

ESTU 587: Conservation Psychology (4cr)

Critical examination of the psychological and educational research bases for environmental education. Introduction to research methods used to integrate environmental behavior change, learning about the environment, development of environmental responsibility, and formation of ecological ethics, across the life span. Course employs lecture, discussion, student presentation, and research practica.

ESTU 588: Language, Discourse and Environment (4cr)

This course focuses on the relationship between the metaphorical nature of language and discourse, with an end to better understand different views of the natural environment.

ESTU 589: Curriculum in Environmental Education (5cr)

Examination of all aspects of curriculum for environmental education, especially in the non-formal setting of environmental learning centers, nature centers and outdoor schools. Curriculum theory and methodology appropriate to these settings will be studied, as will processes of curriculum design. Current programs and materials will be reviewed. Students will practice the skills of preparing curriculum and learning materials.