Multivariate Analysis of Ecological and Community Data examines methods for analyzing complex, multidimensional datasets from plant, invertebrate, fish, and bird communities in ecology and environmental science.
Molecular Ecology covers basic principles including population genetics, molecular phylogenetics, rates and patterns of evolution, genome evolution, and molecular ecology.
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.
Introduction to Entomology covering principles of insect morphology and classification, with outcomes focusing on identifying anatomical structures and classifying insects.
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.
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.
Explores career opportunities for environmental professionals through discussions with practitioners and in-class training on job hunting and professional preparation.
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.
Examines climate change mitigation efforts across international treaties, government policies, corporate programs, and individual behavior, evaluating their successes and obstacles.
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.
Systems Thinking explores concepts and practices to define systems, building competencies to describe, assess, understand, and manage complexity from local to global scales.
Special topics in the environment focusing on biological aspects, including conservation biology, ecology, ethnobotany, ecotoxicology, biodiversity, and field studies.
Special topics in environmental perspectives within physical environmental sciences, including energy resources, measurement, modeling, remote sensing, GIS, and climate change.
Labs required significant work outside of class, and exams were described as difficult, though grading was curved generously and extra credit was available.
Special topics in social perspectives on environmental studies, covering policy, law, economics, land use, sustainability, food systems, energy, conflict resolution, justice, and development.
Analyzes sustainability concepts via trends in energy, water, agriculture, GIS, remote sensing, modeling, and climate change within a science, technology, and policy framework.
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.
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.
Historical and Cultural Methods in Environmental Research introduces interdisciplinary methods for studying past environmental change and its human cultural contexts.
Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing covers fundamental physical principles of terrestrial remote sensing and advanced topics in earth observation and digital image processing.
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.