ENVS 1111
Roadmap to Success in Environment and Sustainability
This course is for first-year students entering or intending to enter the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) major. The multidisciplinarity of this major may make it seem complex. The purpose of this class is to position you for success with your goals in the major, at Cornell and beyond. Course content will facilitate your course planning, choice of concentration, and help you map out the resources and opportunities Cornell offers. Course activities will help you explore your personal identity and get to know your E&S student cohort.
Topics
- Develop a learning community and support network.
- Describe learning goals in the E&S core curriculum, E&S concentration, E&S capstone and Cornell electives; relate them to your career goals.
- Identify the resources and services at Cornell that can help you meet your academic and career goals.
- Engage in self-reflection about how you think and learn, how you interact with others, and how you respond to new information.
- Identify and acknowledge your social identity, cultural rules and biases and the inherent value of being open to diverse perspectives.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027