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Spring 2027

4,369 courses

Introduction to global health determinants, disease burden, and the intersection of ecosystem stability, planetary boundaries, and human health.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Jonathan Patz

The class was very easy and almost solely relied on Canvas discussions for assessment, without going super in depth about the material.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Molecular Ecology covers basic principles including population genetics, molecular phylogenetics, rates and patterns of evolution, genome evolution, and molecular ecology.

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Past student reviews · Sean Schoville

The course featured a hard exam with written answers that the student found very subjective. The reviewer noted that the exam was significantly more difficult than expected.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Introduction to Entomology covering principles of insect morphology and classification, with outcomes focusing on identifying anatomical structures and classifying insects.

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Past student reviews · Dan Young

The class was described as very time-consuming and required significant memorization of Latin names. While not extraordinarily hard, it demanded a lot of work, though the instructor helped students through the material.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Environmental Humanities explores five understandings of 'environment' with a global perspective, introducing key American texts like Carson and Kimmerer, and concepts such as sustainability and the Anthropocene.

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Past student reviews · Anna Gade

The course required five weekly writing assignments, an essay, a midterm, a final, and participation to determine the overall grade.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Directed Study offers independent work in environmental studies overseen by a qualified instructor.

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No recorded grade history

Explores career opportunities for environmental professionals through discussions with practitioners and in-class training on job hunting and professional preparation.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Special Topics in Environmental Studies covers varying topics within the scope of environmental studies.

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Past student reviews · Timothy Lindstrom

The course required weekly meetings and involved creating connections with professors and community members.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Introduction to sustainability science, surveying global challenges and solutions via an integrated social-environmental systems approach.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Kim Wahl

Assignments lacked clear expectations and a consistent rhythm, which made it difficult for students to pace themselves and caused unnecessary stress.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2026

A seminar for Community Environmental Scholars analyzing environmental issues and community engagement through work with local organizations.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduces systems thinking and life cycle assessment (LCA) as tools for analyzing sustainability issues from local to global scales, covering supply chains, stocks, flows, and feedback loops.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Examines climate change mitigation efforts across international treaties, government policies, corporate programs, and individual behavior, evaluating their successes and obstacles.

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Past student reviews · Leah Horowitz

The course included two weekly readings and mandatory discussion participation. One student noted that keeping up with weekly assignments and studying a bit for the midterm made earning a good grade manageable.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Systems Thinking explores concepts and practices to define systems, building competencies to describe, assess, understand, and manage complexity from local to global scales.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Special topics in the environment focusing on biological aspects, including conservation biology, ecology, ethnobotany, ecotoxicology, biodiversity, and field studies.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Special topics in environmental perspectives within physical environmental sciences, including energy resources, measurement, modeling, remote sensing, GIS, and climate change.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Annemarie Schneider

Labs required significant work outside of class, and exams were described as difficult, though grading was curved generously and extra credit was available.

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Special topics in social perspectives on environmental studies, covering policy, law, economics, land use, sustainability, food systems, energy, conflict resolution, justice, and development.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Kim Wahl

One student reported that earning an A was not difficult but criticized the course for having a colossal amount of busywork and basic content.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Special Topics in Environmental Studies explores varying topics within the field.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Special topics in environmental humanities covering ethics, literature, art, film, aesthetics, design, history, and indigenous knowledge.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Study the theory and practice of effective, scientific, ethical, and legitimate preservation of nature, including biodiversity, atmosphere, and water.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Analyzes sustainability concepts via trends in energy, water, agriculture, GIS, remote sensing, modeling, and climate change within a science, technology, and policy framework.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

An interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Capstone course emphasizing real-world challenges through examining environmental issues using various academic perspectives and methodologies, often in a team context.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

A capstone course where students conduct research and collaborate on a team project to integrate transdisciplinary research addressing real-world sustainability problems in diverse systems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

No recorded grade history

ENVIRST 900

Seminar

1–3 credits

A graduate seminar in Environmental Studies covering special topics that change with each offering.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Historical and Cultural Methods in Environmental Research introduces interdisciplinary methods for studying past environmental change and its human cultural contexts.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing covers fundamental physical principles of terrestrial remote sensing and advanced topics in earth observation and digital image processing.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Survey of diverse environmental monitoring technologies, including remote sensing, UAVs, and social media, with hands-on experience in geocomputing, coding, and cloud-based data analytics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

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