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1000 Level Courses

1301. The Natural History Tradition (3:3:0). An introduction to the field of nature writing. Field trip required. Fulfills Core Curriculum humanities requirement. Special field trip fee. Fulfills Core Humanities requirement. (Writing Intensive)

1302. Introductory Fieldcraft: Nature as Text (3:3:0). Development of field skills and interpretation of landscape. Weekly field trips and outside projects required. Special field trip fee. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.

2000 Level Courses

2302. The Literature of Place (3:3:0). Prerequisite: NHH 1301 and NHH 1302 or consent of instructor. An introduction to the literature of place through a series of writing and reading workshops.

3000 Level Courses

3300. Research Methods: Writing the Natural World (3). Prerequisites: NHH 1301, 1302, and 2301 or consent of instructor. Writing for publication. A writing workshop in creative nonfiction focused on the relationship between people and nature. Field trips required. (Writing Intensive)

3305. Ecology (3:3:0). Prerequisite: HONS 2305 and 2306 or consent of instructor. An introduction to the ecology of individuals, populations, and ecosystems. Special field trip fee. (Writing Intensive)

3306. Course Readings in Natural History (3:3:0). Prerequisite: NHH 1301 and 3201 or consent of instructor. An exploration of contemporary writers whose focus is primarily the relationship of people with nature. (Writing Intensive)

3350. Advanced Fieldcraft: Nature as Text (3). Prerequisites: NHH 1301, 1302, and 2301 or consent of instructor. An advanced exploration of place. Research of literature, culture, and ecology of a region in preparation for immersion in a field experience. Field trip required. Special field trip fee.

4000 Level Courses

4300. NHH Senior Portfolio (3). Prerequisite: Proposal Approval. Individual project work under the guidance of a faculty member.

4350. Field Methods: The Capstone Experience (3). Prerequisite: NHH 3350 or consent of instructor. Academic study centered around an immersion field experience. Field trip required. Students are expected to be in good physical condition. Special field trip fee.