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Knox College's Environmental Studies department offers a complete range of coursework in environmental issues and science. The department is comprised of 3 faculty members: Peter Schwartzman, Katherine Adelsberger, and Nicolaas Mink. Students may complete either a major or a minor in environmental studies. The major requires introductory and advanced courses in environmental studies, as well as courses in statistics and a senior project in which the student pursues a specific environmental issue in depth.
Knox College has embarked on a grassroots effort on the part of the faculty to strengthen Knox's engagement with environmental issues and sustainability. This curriculum development effort seeks to foster an invigorated intellectual community to address global issues and local sustainability challenges. In addition to its specialized coursework, the Environmental Studies department draws on faculty expertise and perspectives in many other disciplines.
A 10-week program, offered once every 2 years, Green Oaks Term immerses students in interdisciplinary study blending academic life, solitude, group activity, and the practical challenges of daily living. Students have the opportunity to reside at Schurr Hall at Knox's Green Oaks Biological Field Station. Located about 20 miles east of the Knox campus, Green Oaks is both a research and recreation area, encompassing 700 acres (283 hectares) of forest, grassland and aquatic habitat and is the second site in the nation where a tallgrass prairie was restored. The courses are as follows:
Costa Rica: Language, Society, & the Environment (An ACM Program)
An interdisciplinary program for students seeking a comprehensive understanding of life in Latin America and wishing to develop fluency in Spanish, the Costa Rica Program, which focuses on the humanities and social sciences, is designed to take full advantage of its Costa Rican setting. Language study is stressed as the key to understanding the culture. Course work in language, literature, geography, anthropology, politics, and cultural change enables students to develop insights which are reinforced by field trips and two weeks of field work in rural areas. In San Jose and its environs, students live with families to improve their language ability and enjoy personal involvement in the daily life of a Latin American community.
