ENVS2256 · Environmental Studies
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This is the introductory survey course for undergraduates interested in environmental law and policy, including both pre-law and non-pre-law students. The course is team taught by law students, under the supervision of BC Law Professor Jeffry Fowley. Several sections of this course are offered each spring term. The course covers the major environmental protection areas, and current issues, such as air and water pollution, climate change, regulation of toxic wastes, cleanup of contaminated sites, environmental justice, and ecosystem and endangered species protections. It also introduces students to the American legal system by covering a range of environmental legal actions, including both common law lawsuits by private persons, and governmental regulation and enforcement under the major environmental statutes.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.7 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.6 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.6 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.6 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Professor Emeritus, Law Faculty
4.4 / 5
4.4 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Environmental Studies
4.6 / 5
4.4 / 5
Visiting Professor, Law Faculty
4.0 / 5
4.1 / 5
Public Service Fellow, Law School
4.4 / 5
4.5 / 5
Public Service Fellow, Law School
4.7 / 5
4.6 / 5
Public Service Fellow, Law School
4.9 / 5
4.5 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
6 sectionsSpring 2024
10 sectionsSpring 2023
14 sectionsSpring 2022
6 sectionsSpring 2021
11 sectionsSpring 2020
12 sections