Course Descriptions
Environmental Studies offers courses from a wide range of disciplines. View this course catalog to get an overview of the core department courses and the required courses from each discipline.
ENVR Major Required Courses:
- ENVR 150: Introduction to Environmental Studies (BN)
- ENVR 175: Earth Systems Science (NS, NW, QR)
- ENVR 275: Humans in the Environment (NS)
- ENVR 279A: Environmental Methods and Analysis (SS, SW, TF-TR)
- ENVR 320: Research Colloquium (WR)
- ENVR 395: Research Seminar
- ENVR 397: Internship (1) (EX)
Environmental Studies Electives:
- ENVR/ART 200A: Environmental Art and Architecture (FA, AE)
- ENVR 278A: 20th Century World Environmental History (HM, HE, TF-MV)
- ENVR 300D: World Literature of Climate Change (HE, TE3-JU, WR)
- ENVR 300N: Conservation and Natural Resource Management (TE3-MV)
- ENVR 300Q: Environmental Health
- ENVR 300T: Sustainable Agricultural Science (NW, TE3-MV)
- ENVR 300Z: Outdoor Adventure Education and Leadership (2 credits)
- ENVR 303: Climate Action Workshop (EX, TF-JU)
- ENVR 305: U.N. Climate Change Conference (2 credits) (SS, SW, TE3-JU) - enrolled students typically attend the UNFCCC COP
- ENVR 306: Global Climate Policy (2 credits) (SW, TE3-JU)
- ENVR 310: Environmental Geography (SS, SW, TE3-MV)
- ENVR 311: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (AS)
- ENVR 315: American Environmental Classics (HM, HE, TE3-JU)
- ECON 318: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (TE3-JU)
- PHIL 322: Environmental Ethics (BN, ES, HE, TE3-JU)
- ENVR 327: Gender and Environment (CS, ES, GE)
- POLS 330: Environmental Politics/Policy
- ENVR 331: Science of Climate Changes
- BIOL 334: General Ecology
- BIOL 337: Aquatic Ecology (NS, NW, TE3-MV)
- SOCI 349: Environmental Anthropology
- POLS 350A: Sustainable Urban Planning
- PCST 354: Global Environmental Politics
- ECON 359C: Environmental Economics & Policy
- ENVR 360: U.S. Environmental History (HM, HE)
- GBUS 368: Sustainable Business
- ENVR 377A: Energy and Society (SS, SW, TF-JU)
- COMM 378A: Environmental Rhetoric (BN, HM, HE, TF-MV)
Climate Studies Electives
- ENVR 150: Introduction to Environmental Studies (BN)
- ART 218: Intro to Computer Art (AE, FA, TE1/2-TR)
- NUTR 240: Food Systems: Policies and Controversies (2 credits)
- INTG 278A: Energy and the Environment (NS, NW, QR, TF-MV)
- ENVR 300D: World Literature of Climate Change (HE, TE3-JU, WR)
- ENVR 300Q: Environmental Health
- ENVR 300T: Sustainable Agriculture Science (NW, TE3-MV)
- ENVR 303: Climate Action Workshop (EX, TF-JU)
- ENVR 305: United Nations Climate Change Conference (2 credits) (SW, TE3-JU)
- ENVR 306: Global Climate Change Policy (2 credits) (SW, TE3-JU)
- ENVR 315: American Environmental Liturature (HM, HE, TE3-JU)
- ECON 318: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (TE3-JU)
- EDUC 323: Elementary Science Content (NW)
- NUTR 326: Global Malnutrition and Disease
- ENVR 327: Gender and Environment (CS, ES, GE)
- POLS 330: Environmental Politics and Policy
- ENVR 331: Science of Climate Changes
- CHEM 343: Climate and Habitat Change (2 credits)
- CHEM 344A: Environmental Chemistry, Atmosphere (2 credits)
- CHEM 344B: Environmental Chemistry, Lithosphere (2 credits)
- CHEM 346: Nanomaterials (2 credits)
- SOCI 349: Environmental Anthropology
- POLS 350A: Sustainable Urban Planning
- CHEM 354: Sustainable Energy (2 credits)
- PCST 354: Global Environmental Politics
- GBUS 368: Sustainable Business
- ENVR 377A: Energy and Society (SS, SW, TF-JU)
- COMM 378A: Environmental Rhetoric (BN, HM, HE, TF-MV)