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Preference to graduate students and senior undergraduates in environmental, natural and social sciences, engineering, journalism. Students help produce and publish SAGE, an eco advice column, by choosing, researching, and answering questions about sustainable living submitted by Stanford alumni and the general public. Prerequisite: admission by application, available from instructor, [email protected], and due 9/21/11 (Aut) or 3/28/12 (Spr). (Meets Earth Systems WIM requirement).

Focus is on delivering information to policy makers and the lay public. How to speak to the media, Congress, and the general public; how to write op-eds and articles; how to package ideas including titles, abstracts, and CVs; how to survive peer review, the promotion process, and give a job talk; and how to be a responsible science advocate.

A starting point in multimedia storytelling for graduate students who are actively involved in research. Students gain project-based experience in still photography, audio podcasting, online slideshows and web video production and editing, enabling them to record and report their own research stories from the lab and field. Enrollment limited, consent of the instructor required.

This interdisciplinary seminar examines current ocean issues and ideas through a series of presentations and discussions with expert scientists and practitioners. Invited speakers will focus on both theoretical and practical aspects of ocean conservation, management, and policy with emphases first on the ocean as a component of coastal society, then on tangible conservation initiatives and actions, and finally on the big picture of ocean policy and politics. Although it is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, this seminar is designed especially for those with a particular interest in the diverse ocean field who wish to stay abreast of current and cutting-edge issues, ideas, and career paths.

For E-IPER Ph.D and Joint M.S. students only. Weekly presentations of E-IPER students' research and other program-related projects. Occasional guest speakers. Active participation including individual or team presentation and attendance required for credit. May be repeated once for credit.

For graduate students interested in careers in advocacy, consulting, government, philanthropy and business. Challenges and opportunities in freshwater sustainability, accessibility, and use within the United States and globally. Demystifying the vast, complex landscape of the water sector. Weekly speakers on major freshwater challenges including climate change, agricultural expansion, urbanization, large scale contamination, ecosystem destruction. Discussion of a range of policy, market, technology, and regulatory solutions. Discussions supported by additional readings. 3 units with additional weekly paper submissions. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Opportunity for E-IPER students to pursue areas of specialization in an institutional setting such as a laboratory, clinic, research institute, governmental agency, non-governmental organization, or multilateral organization. Meets US CIS requirements for off-campus employment with endorsement from designated school official.

(Graduate students register for COMM / ENVRES 277C.) Practical, collaborative, writing-intensive course in science-based environmental journalism. Science and journalism students learn how to identify and write engaging stories about environmental issues and science, how to assess the quality and relevance of environmental news, how to cover the environment and science beats effectively, and how to build bridges between the worlds of journalism and science. Limited enrollment: preference to journalism students and students in the natural and environmental sciences. Prerequisite: COMM 104, ENVRES 200 or consent of instructor. Admissions by application only, available from [email protected] and due 3/28/12.

Required for E-IPER Joint M.S. students; optional for E-IPER Ph.D. students. Propose, conduct and publicly present final individual or team projects demonstrating the integration of professional (M.B.A., J.D., or M.D.) and M.S. in Environment and Resources degrees. Presentation and submission of final product required.