News & Bulletins

Pre-Registration for Spring Quarter 2012 begins on Monday, February 13th and ends Thursday, February 16th at 5:15 pm. EPC students can pre-register for all ENVR_POL courses listed below.

ENVR_POL 390            Environmental Justice            M 3:30-6:20
ENVR_POL 394            Government, Business &

                                      the Environment                    Th 3-5:50
ENVR_POL 394            Envir. Law and Policy of the

                                     Great Lakes                            M 3:30-6:20
ENVR_POL 395            Global Climate Change:

                                      Policy and Society                  T 2-4:50

Other spring courses that count toward the EPC minor are listed under Current Courses.

ADVISING:
Tu 9-11, Th 10-12, Prof. Friesema, Scott Hall #227
Thursday 2-4 in EPC on 2010 Sheridan Road (or email to Ms. Jessica Koski).

 

* The application process for the Summer 2012 Environmental Field School is now open

The Environmental Field School is now accepting applications for summer 2012. Admitted students are placed in national park units for about seven weeks of work during the summer.  Recent placements include Alaskan national parks at Katmai and Wrangell-St. Elias, Mt. Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Zion National Park, Ashley National Forest, and Glacier National Park.

For more information see Field Studies.

* Save the Date!

NU Climate Change Symposium

March 8, 2012

McCormick Tribune Center

                                              

For a full list of courses approved for the minor in Environmental Policy and Culture go to Current Courses.

For more information about course registration, please visit CAESAR!


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Upcoming Events

 

EPC Speaker Series

CAN WE TAX CARBON?: LESSONS FROM AMERICAN STATES AND CANADIAN PROVINCES

EPC will host Barry Rabe, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy, University of Michigan, on March 8, 2012. It will be part of Northwestern third Climate Change Symposium. More information will be available soon.

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Program Overview

The Program in Environmental Policy and Culture (EPC) is an interdisciplinary minor focusing     on the study of the relationship between people and their natural surroundings. The program integrates social sciences and humanities approaches to environmental studies. The minor  is open to all Northwestern undergraduate students. Read more