Spring 2025 Environmental Studies Course List
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COURSES BY CATEGORY
Most 300- and 400-level courses require Junior Standing
Online and special topics courses – Note section number in this course list
Natural Science Course Options |
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Course Number and Name |
Pre-Requisities |
Credits |
BIOB 110CS, Intro. To Plant Biology |
None |
3 |
BIOB 160, Principles of Living Systems |
CHMY 121 or CHMY 141 |
4 |
BIOE 103CS, Environmental Science and Society |
None |
3 |
BIOE 370, General Ecology |
BIOB 170, M 121; STAT 216 recommended |
3 |
BIOE 375, Ecological Responses to Climate Change |
BIOB 160, BIOB 170, BIOE 370 or NRSM 240 |
3 |
BIOE 405, Behavioral & Evolutionary Ecology |
BIOE 370 |
3 |
BIOE 428, Freshwater Ecology |
BIOE 370 |
3 |
BIOE 445, Macrosystems Ecology |
BIOE 370 |
3 |
BIOE 455, Plant Ecology |
BIOE 370 |
3 |
BIOO 162CS, Insects & Human Society (Lab) |
None |
3 |
CHMY 102CS, Applying Chemistry to Society |
None |
3 |
CHMY 121, Intro to General Chemistry (Lab) |
Math Level 3 |
4 |
CHMY 123, Intro to Organic & BioChem (Lab) |
CHMY 121 or CHMY 143 |
4 |
CHMY 141, College Chemistry I (Lab) |
C- or above in M 121Q |
4 |
CHMY 143, College Chemistry II (Lab) |
C- or above in CHMY 141 |
4 |
ENSC 260, Evolution for Environmental Scientists |
BIOB 160 |
3 |
ENSC 272CS - 801, Water Resources |
Online Only/Sophomore Standing |
3 |
ENSC 311, Fundamentals of Environmental Data Analysis |
STAT 216 or BIOB 318 |
3 |
ENSC 353, Environmental Biogeochemistry |
CHMY 143 and ENSC 245 |
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ENSC 460, Soil Remediation |
LRES 201 or Consent of Instructor |
3 |
ENSC 468, Ecosystem Bio Geo Chem |
BIOE 353 |
3 |
ERTH 450R, Snow Dynamics & Accumulation |
STAT 216 + PHSX 205 or PHSX 220 + ERTH 101 |
4 |
ERTH 484, Climates Past, Present, Future |
ERTH 101IN (course capped at 7 students) |
3 |
GEO 211, Earth History and Evolution |
ERTH 101 |
3 |
GPHY 411, Biogeography |
GPHY 121 or BIOB 170 |
3 |
GPHY 426, Remote Sensing |
Junior Standing |
3 |
NRSM 353, Grazing Ecology & Management |
NRSM 101, 102, and 240 |
3 |
NRSM 455, Riparian Ecology & Management |
ENSC 245 and NRSM 240 or ENSC 272 or ERTH 303 or BIOB 370 |
3 |
WILD 438, Wildlife Habitat Ecology |
NRSM 240 or BIOE 370 |
3 |
Public Policy Course Options |
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Course Number and Name |
Pre-Requsites |
Credits |
AGBE 210IS, Economics of Ag Business |
ECNS 101IS |
3 |
AGBE 337, Agricultural Law |
Jr. Standing |
3 |
BIOB 305 Science Communication Ecology |
Junior Standing |
1 |
BIOB 424, Ethical Practice of Science |
Junior Standing and at least one 300‐level series of any science course |
3 |
BIOE 103CS, Environmental Science and Society |
None |
3 |
BMGT 406, Negotiation/Dispute Resolution |
Junior standing and BMGT 335 |
3 |
BMGT 469, Community Entrepren. & Nonprofit |
Consent of Instructor |
3 |
ECHM 205CS, Energy & Sustainability |
None |
3 |
ECNS 101, Economic Way of Thinking |
None (onsite or online) |
3 |
ECNS 317, Economic Development |
ECNS 204IS or ECNS 251IS |
3 |
ECNS 332, Econ of Natural Resources |
ECNS 204IS or ECNS 251IS or AGBE 210IS |
3 |
GPHY 141D, Geography of World Regions |
None |
3 |
GPHY 284, Intro to GIS Science & Cartography |
None |
3 |
GPHY 321, Urban Geography |
GPHY 121 or STAT 216Q, Online |
3 |
GPHY 326, Geography of Energy Resources |
GPHY 121 or GPHY 141/ (Online) |
3 |
GPHY 357, GPS Fund/App in Mapping |
GPHY 284/Proficiency in latest ver. Of ArcGIS |
3 |
GPHY 365, Geographical Planning |
Jr. Standing & GPHY 121/141 |
3 |
GPHY 384, Adv GIS and Spatial Analysis (L&L) |
GPHY 284 & Consent of Instructor |
3 |
GPHY 425, Geographic Thought |
Consent of Instructor |
3 |
HSTA 470, American Environmental History |
HSTA 101 or HSTA 102 |
3 |
LIT 202CS, The Environmental Imagination |
None |
3 |
LS 301 - 801, Parks, People, & Places |
Junior Standing |
3 |
LS 301-805, Food, War & Migration |
Junior Standing |
3 |
LS 350 - 801, Literature Reviews: Theory and Practice |
Online Only/Jr. Standing |
3 |
LS 411, Sustainable Cities |
LS 103/Junior Standing |
3 |
NASX 415 - 801, Native Food Systems |
NASX 105 or NASX 232 |
3 |
NASX 471- 801, Native Grantsmanship |
Junior Standing |
3 |
NASX 476-801, Amer Indian Policy and Law |
NASX 105 or NASX 232 |
3 |
PSCI 210IS, Intro to American Government |
None |
3 |
PSCI 240, Intro to Public Administration |
PSCI 210 |
3 |
RLST 223IH-801, Sacrifice, Rite & Ritual |
None |
3 |
SFBS 146, Intro. Sust. Foods and Bioenergy Systems |
None |
3 |
SFBS 451R, Sustainable Food Systems |
NUTR 221, FCS 371, or Consent of Inst. |
3 |
SFBS 466, Food System Resilience |
SFBS 146, 296 or SFBS 298, NUTR 221CS or Consent |
3 |
WILD 301, Principles of Fish & Wildlife Management |
BIOB 160 and BIOB 170 |
3 |
WRIT 201, Coll. Writing II |
WRIT 101W |
3 |
WRIT 221-801, Intermediate Tech Writing |
WRIT 101W |
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