ENVS 4850

Sustainability Project Lab

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course is a project-based course, meaning you will work in teams with a community or campus partner on a sustainability project with multiple outcomes or goals. A project will be outlined with an assigned community partner working towards sustainability and you will work to produce deliverables that meets the needs of the partner. The project will require you and your peers to utilize the skills you have learned during your time at Cornell. During this process you will learn about sustainability in action, project planning and management, and practicing the ‘soft skills’ that will help you navigate life after graduation. Most importantly you will gain experience working in teams to deliver real-world project results to partners– this can be research, practice, or a combination.

Prerequisites GDEV Students: GDEV 2130 or GDEV 3740 or GDEV 4045 or GDEV 4190 or permission of instructor. ENVS students: NTRES 2201.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: Juniors and Seniors in Global Development or Environment and Sustainability majors.

Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG, SCH-AG)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Learning Outcomes

• Refine skills for critical reading and thinking, data analysis and oral and written presentation of findings.
• Construct and refine project management abilities.
• Develop a relationship with a community partner and gain experience in delivering results to a real-world partner.
• Design a professional report collaboratively.

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