ENVS 484: The Literature of Nature and Place

Environmental Studies · 4 credits

This course involves the student in many forms of dialogue on issues pertinent to humanity’s relationship with Earth. This course will take a diverse approach to broaden what is considered nature and place and who writes about nature and place. This standpoint will also include the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical context of writing about nature and place. By reading works by writers from diverse fields and by writing in response, the student will gain a better understanding of our planet and its needs. Students learn writing in creative nonfiction and personal genres.

Offered in 14 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Fall 2026).

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Prerequisites

ENVS 303

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

ENVS 303 Introduction to Environmental Studies I: Human Ecology and Ethics
requires ENG 101 or WWU English Clearance and (ENVS 203 or HNRS 215 or GEOL 211 or HNRS 212) and (ENVS 204 or ECON 206 or ESCI 325 or BIOL 325)
- ENG 101 Writing Your Way Through WWU
- ENVS 203 Physical Geography
- HNRS 215 Colloquium in Physical Geography
- GEOL 211 Physical Geology
  requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
      - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
      - MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
      - MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II
    requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
      requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
    requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
    requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
    - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
  - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
    - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- HNRS 212 Colloquium in Geology
  requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- ENVS 204 Human Geography
- ECON 206 Introduction to Microeconomics
  requires MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 124 or MATH 118 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55
  - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
    - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
      requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
    - MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
      requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
    - MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
      requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- ESCI 325 Fundamentals of Ecology
  requires BIOL 206 and (CHEM 123 or CHEM 163 or CHEM 225)
  - BIOL 206 Introduction to Organismal Biology w/lab
    requires BIOL 205 and (CHEM 122 or CHEM 162 or CHEM 126 or CHEM 176) and (CHEM 123 or CHEM 163 or CHEM 225)
    - BIOL 205 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology w/lab
      requires BIOL 204 and (CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 125 or CHEM 175) and (CHEM 122 or CHEM 162 or CHEM 126 or CHEM 176)
      - BIOL 204 Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity w/lab
        requires (CHEM 121 or CHEM 161) or (CHEM 125 or CHEM 175)
        CHEM 161 General Chemistry I
        requires MATH 114 or MATH 156 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 115 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 (continues on its page)
        CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors
        requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 (continues on its page)
      - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I
        requires MATH 114 or MATH 156 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 115 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
        MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
        MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
        MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
        MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
        MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
        MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
        MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
        MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors
        requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
        MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
        MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
        MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
        MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
        MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
        MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
        MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
        MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
        requires CHEM 121 or CHEM 161
        CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
      - CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors
        requires CHEM 175
        CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
    - CHEM 162 General Chemistry II
      requires CHEM 121 or CHEM 161
      - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
    - CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors
      requires CHEM 175
      - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
    - CHEM 163 General Chemistry III
      requires CHEM 122 or CHEM 162
      - CHEM 162 General Chemistry II (shown above)
    - CHEM 225 General Chemistry III, Honors
      requires CHEM 126 or CHEM 176
      - CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors (shown above)
  - CHEM 163 General Chemistry III
    requires CHEM 122 or CHEM 162
    - CHEM 162 General Chemistry II (shown above)
  - CHEM 225 General Chemistry III, Honors
    requires CHEM 126 or CHEM 176
    - CHEM 176 General Chemistry II, Honors (shown above)
- BIOL 325 Ecology
  requires BIOL 321 and (PHYS 114 or PHYS 161 or HNRS 211)
  - BIOL 321 Genetics
    requires BIOL 327 and (BIOL 340 or MATH 240 or ANTH 355 or BNS 301 or ESCI 340)
    - BIOL 327 Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
      requires BIOL 205 and CHEM 351
      - BIOL 205 Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology w/lab (shown above)
      - CHEM 351 Organic Chemistry
        requires (CHEM 123 or CHEM 163) or CHEM 225
        CHEM 163 General Chemistry III (shown above)
        CHEM 225 General Chemistry III, Honors (shown above)
    - BIOL 340 Biostatistics
      requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 240 Introduction to Statistics
      requires MATH 112 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 147 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
    - BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience
      requires (CHEM 161 or CHEM 175) and (PSY 220 or HNRS 207)
      - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (shown above)
      - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors (shown above)
      - PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience
        requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
        PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
        HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology
      - HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience
        requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
        PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
        HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
    - ESCI 340 Biostatistical Analysis
      requires (CHEM 123 or CHEM 163 or CHEM 225) and (BIOL 206 or PHYS 163)
      - CHEM 163 General Chemistry III (shown above)
      - CHEM 225 General Chemistry III, Honors (shown above)
      - BIOL 206 Introduction to Organismal Biology w/lab (shown above)
      - PHYS 163 Physics with Calculus III
        requires PHYS 162 and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138)
        PHYS 162 Physics with Calculus II
        requires (PHYS 161 or HNRS 211) and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138) (continues on its page)
        MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
        MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
        MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
        MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
        MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - PHYS 114 Principles of Physics I
    requires MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
    - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Walker, Wendy	11	Fall 2023 to Summer 2026
Hayes, Nini	2	Winter 2022 to Fall 2024
Darby, Kate	1	Fall 2026
Myers, Gene	1	Fall 2023
Sanchez, Amy	1	Winter 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (16 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Fall 2026	1	42307	Lecture	TR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 219	Darby, Kate	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2026	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	30197	Lecture	TBA	Walker, Wendy	15/25	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Spring 2026	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	22445	Lecture	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Walker, Wendy	12/25	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Winter 2026	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	11572	Lecture	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Walker, Wendy	3/12	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Fall 2025	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	42582	Lecture	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Walker, Wendy	1/12	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Fall 2025	1	42602	Lecture	MW 10:00am-11:50am · AH 225	Walker, Wendy	16/20	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2025	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	30318	Lecture	TBA	Walker, Wendy	1/10	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Spring 2025	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	22947	Lecture	TBA	Walker, Wendy	12/12	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Winter 2025	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	11711	Lecture	TBA	Walker, Wendy	8/12	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Fall 2024	0	43138	Lecture	MW 10:00am-11:50am · AH 219	Hayes, Nini	18/20	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2024	775 Lit of Nature and Place (SPL)	30360	Lecture	TBA	Walker, Wendy	1/10	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Spring 2024	775 Lit of Nature and Place (COR)	23747	Lecture	TBA	Walker, Wendy	5/20	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Fall 2023	775 Lit of Nature and Place (COR)	44199	Lecture	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Walker, Wendy	15/20	Distance Instr-Correspondence
Fall 2023	0	44250	Lecture	MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · AH 219	Myers, Gene	17/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	01	13846	Lecture	M 12:00pm-1:50pm · AH 219 W 12:00pm-1:50pm · ONLINE SYNC	Hayes, Nini	16/20	Hybrid
Winter 2021	01	11197	Lecture	MW 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Sanchez, Amy	20/20	Face to Face Instruction