Fall 2025 Environmental Studies Course Lists

Foundation Courses

COURSE 

PRE-REQ/Notes 

Fall Only 

CREDITS 

BIOB 170IN – Principles of Biological Diversity 

None 

4 

ERTH 101IN – Earth System Science 

None; Also offered online (section 801) 

4 

GPHY 121D – Human Geography 

None 

3 

STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics 

C - or better in any 100 (or above) level math course 

3 

Substitutions for PHL 322 

GPHY 329, HSTA 468, NASX 310 

3 

Natural Science Course Options 

 Course

Pre-Requisites 

Fall Only 

Credits 

BIOE 103CS – Environmental Sci & Soc 

None 

3 

BIOB 160 

CHMY 121/122 

4 

BIOE 370 – General Ecology 

BIOB 170IN & M121Q; STAT 216 recommended 

3 

BIOE 375 - Ecological Responses to Climate Change 

BIOB 160, and BIOB 170IN, and BIOE 370 or NRSM 240 

3 

BIOE 427RN – Research in Freshwater Ecology 

Junior Standing; BIOE 370; Prior or Concurrent reg. in BIOB 428, 

X 

3 

BIOE 428 – Freshwater Ecology 

Junior Standing and BIOE 370; or Consent of Instructor 

3 

BIOE 440R – Conservation Biology 

BIOE 370, STAT 216, and STAT 217; and Junior Standing 

3 

BIOE 455, Plant Ecology 

BIOE 370 

3 

BIOO 162CS - Insects & Human Society 

None 

3 

BIOO 220 – General Botany 

BIOB 170,  

X 

3 

CHMY 121IN – Intro to General Chemistry 

C- or above in M 096 or M 097 or placement in math lvl 3 

4 

CHMY 123 – Intro to Organic & Biochemistry 

C- or above in CHMY 121, CHMY 143 

4 

CHMY 141 – College Chemistry I 

C- or above in M 121 or placement in math level 4 

4 

CHMY 143 – College Chemistry II 

CHMY 141 

4 

ENSC 110 – Land Resources Environmental Science 

(Mandatory Fieldtrips), 

X 

3 

ENSC 245IN – Soils 

M 121Q or above 

X 

3 

ENSC 272CS- Water Resources 

Sophomore Standing 

3 

ENSC 353 – Environmental Biogeochemistry 

CHMY 143 + ENSC 245 

3 

ENSC 410R – Biodiversity Methods (8 wk class: 8/16 - 10/11) 

NRSM 240 or BIOE 370; BIOB 318 or STAT 216 

X 

3 

ENSC 443 - Weed Ecology and Management 

M 121Q, STAT 216Q or BIOB 318,  

X 

3 

ENSC 444 – Watershed Hydrology 

ENSC 245; M 151 or M 161 or M 165 or M 166 or M 171 or M 181 or M 182; PHSX 205 or PHSX 220 or PHSX 240

3 

ENSC 448 – Stream Restoration Ecology 

BIOB 170, and either NRSM 240 or BIOE 370 or consent of instructor 

X 

3 

ENSC 454 – Landscape Pedology (11 weeks) 

ENSC 245 

X 

3 

ENSC 461 – Restoration Ecology 

BIOB 170, and either NRSM 240 or BIOE 370 

X 

3 

ERTH 303 – Weather & Climate 

ERTH 101 or ERTH 201 

3 

ERTH 307 – Principles of Geomorphology 

ERTH 101 or ERTH 201 & GPHY 284 

X 

4 

HORT 105 – Intro to Horticulture (formally Miracle Grow.) 

None 

X 

3 

NRSM 101 – Natural Resource Conservation 

None 

X 

3 

NRSM 102 – Montana Range Plants 

Corequisite: NRSM 101 

1 

NRSM 240 – Natural Resource Ecology 

NRSM 101 

X 

3 

NRSM 330– Fire Ecology & Mgmt 

NRSM 101 or NRSM 240 or BIOE 370 

X 

3 

NRSM 453 – Habitat Inventory and Analysis 

NRSM 240 or BIOE 370, STAT 216 or BIOB 318 & Junior Standing

X 

3 

WILD 201 – Intro to Fish & Wildlife Mgmt 

None 

X 

1 

Public Policy Course Options 

 Course

Pre-Requisites 

Fall Only 

Credits 

AGBE 337, Agricultural Law 

Jr. Standing 

3 

ARCH 231CS – Issues in  Sustainability  

None, 

X 

3 

AGBE 337 – Agricultural Law 

Junior Standing 

3 

BIOE 103CS, Environmental Science and Society 

None 

3 

BMGT 406 - Negotiation/ Dispute Resolution 

Junior Standing & BMGT 335 

ECHM 205CS – Energy & Sustainability 

None 

3 

ECNS 101IS – Economic Way of Thinking 

None 

3 

GPHY 141D – Geography of World Regions 

None 

3 

GPHY 284 – Intro to GIS Science & Cartography 

Consent of Instructor 

3 

GPHY 329 – Environment and Society 

None 

X 

3 

GPHY 357 – GPS Fund/App in Mapping 

GPHY 284 

3 

GPHY 358 – GPS Mpping Ser. Lrnng (Multiple themes) 

Co-requisite: GPHY 357 

X 

1 

GPHY 384 – Adv. GIS and Spatial Analysis 

GPHY 284 & Consent of Instructor 

3 

HONR 408IN – Wolves in Yellowstone 

Honors Program 

X 

4 

HSTR 282CS – Darwinian Revolution 

None 

3 

LIT 202CS, The Environmental Imagination 

None 

3 

LS 103 – Gateway to Sustainability 

None 

3 

LS 301 - Science and Cinema - 801 

1 

NASX 415 – Native Food Systems 

NASX 105 or NASX 232 and Junior Standing 

3 

NASX 476 – American Indian Policy and Law 

NASX 105 or NASX 232 and Junior Standing 

3 

PSCI 210IS – Intro. To American Government 

None 

3 

PSCI 240, Intro to Public Administration 

PSCI 210 

3 

WRIT 201 – College Writing II 

WRIT 101 

3 

WRIT 221 – Technical Writing 

WRIT 101 

3 

WRIT 376 – Public Rhetoric and Writing 

WRIT 101 and Consent of Instructor 

X 

3