ESP Required and Elective Courses
A comprehensive list of undergraduate courses for the Environment, Sustainability, and Policy ILM is provided below. View the list of Spring 2024 Courses. Visit the online Course Catalog for course descriptions. Basic Requirements (9 credits)
Environmental Sciences Course (3 credits) BIO 123 - General Biology II EAR 105 - Earth Science EAR 203 - Earth System Science GEO 155 - The Natural Environment GEO 215 - Global Environmental Change
Environmental Studies and Humanities Course (3 credits) ECN 203 - Economic Ideas and Issues ENG 140 - Reading the Environment GEO 103 - Environment and Society REL 253 - Religion, Spirituality, and Nature
Data Analysis Course (3 credits, 200-level and above) CIS 321 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics EAR 402 - Numerical Methods in Geosciences EAR 410 - Applications of GIS in the Earth Sciences ECN 422 - Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics ECN 521 - Economic Statistics GEO 383 - Geographic Information Systems GEO 386 - Quantitative Geographic Analysis MAS 261 - Introductory Statistics for Management MAT 221 - Elementary Probability and Statistics I MAT 521 - Introduction to Probability MAX 201 - Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences MFE 326 - Probability and Statistical Methods for Engineers PSC 202 - Introduction to Political Analysis SOC 319 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology
Advanced Coursework and Focused Studies (18 credits, 300-level and above)
Within these 18 credits, students may choose electives of 4 courses, totaling 12 credits. (Two electives must be environmental sciences courses, and two electives must be environmental studies or humanities courses)
Science-Policy Integration Course (3 credits): GEO 360 - Sustainability Science and Policy PSC 360 - Sustainability Science and Policy GEO 434 - Pursuing Sustainability Policy PSC 434 - Pursuing Sustainability Policy GEO 356 - Environmental Ideas and Policy PSC 302 - Environmental Politics and Policy PSC 318 - Technology, Politics, and Environment
Senior Capstone Seminar (3 credits) ESP 410: Environment, Sustainability and Policy Capstone Seminar
Electives: 4 courses, totaling 12 credits Four courses, two of which are Environmental Sciences courses and two of which are Environmental Studies/Humanities courses. All four electives must be upper-division (300 and above) unless your Data Analysis Course is upper-division, in which case one lower-division course can satisfy one of your four elective courses.
Environmental Science Courses: (6 credits) BIO 312 - Marine Ecology of the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa BIO 345 - Ecology and Evolution BIO 405 - Introduction to Field Biology Laboratory BIO 415 - Conservation Biology BIO 428 - Seminar in Environmental Science BIO 459 - Plants & People CEN 461 - Environmental Chemistry and Analysis CEN 472 - Applied Env Microbiology CHE 335 - Chemical and Biochemical Analysis with Laboratory CHE 347 - Physical-Analytical Chem Lab CEE 274 - Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Systems CEE 341 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering CEE 457 - Biogeochemistry CEE 463 - Introduction to Sustainable Engineering CEE 471 - Environmental Chemistry and Analysis CEE 472 - Applied Env Microbiology EAR 205 - Water and Our Environment EAR 305 - Earth Science of Energy EAR 401 - Hydrogeology EAR 403 - Geomorphology EAR 405 - Global Change: Geologic Record EAR 407 - Climate Change and Human Origins EAR 413 - Physical Hydrology EAR 414 - The Holocene: Climate and Environmental Change EAR 415 - Introduction to Climate Dynamics EAR 417 - Geochemistry EAR 419 - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry EAR 420 - Contaminant Hydrogeology ECN 437 - Environmental and Resource Economics ECS 354 - Green Technology and Sustainability FST 202 - Agroecology GEO 314 - Hazardous Geographic Environments GEO 316 - River Environments GEO 317 - Geography of Mountain Environments GEO 319 - Cold Environments GEO 326 - The Geography of Climate and Weather GEO 327 - Geography of Coastal Environments GEO 455 - Biogeography PHP 303 - Environmental Health
Environmental Studies/Humanities Courses: (6 credits) ANT 439 - Climate Change and Human Origins ANT 445 - Public Policy and Archaeology ANT 459 - Contemporary Native North American Issues ANT 469 - Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective CRS 377 - Communication, Nature & Sustainability DES 114 - Design, Cultural Traditions and the Environment DES 248 - Design Issues ECN 437 - Environmental and Resource Economics EDI 252 - Environmental Design II EDI 353 - Environmental Factors III EEE 450 - Sustainable Enterprise ENG 370 - Ecological Approaches to Literature and Media ENG 371 - Ecological Approaches to Literature and Media Before 1900 FST 302 - Food, Environment and Climate FST 303 - Food Movements FST 307 - Feeding the World: Global Agri-Food Governance FST 310 - Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain FST 312 - Emergency Food Systems FST 402 - Feeding the City: Urban Food Systems FST 403 - The Human Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition GEO 336 - Climate Justice GEO 340 - Geography of Oil GEO 347 - Art and Environment in American Culture Since 1800 GEO 353 - Geographies of Environmental Justice GEO 354 - American Environmental History and Geography GEO 358 - Animals and Society GEO 374 - Environment and Development in the Global South GEO 415 - Food: A Critical Geography GEO 422 - Water: Environment, Society and Politics GEO 423 - Urban Environmental History and Political Ecology GEO 426 - Environmental Change in the Anthropocene GEO 430 - Energy, History and Society GEO 478 - Spatial Storytelling GEO 537 - Environmental Policy in a Development Context HOA 482 - Art and Environment in American Culture Since 1800 HST 384 - American Environmental History and Geography IND 476 - Industrial Design: Environmental Practicum IND 577 - Industrial Design: Philosophy and Ethics LAS 537 - Environmental Policy in a Development Context NAT 445 - Public Policy and Archaeology NSD 555 - Food, Culture and Environment PST 451 - Environmental Policy PHI 394 - Environmental Ethics PSC 462 - Globalization Development and Environment REL 244 - Indigenous Religions REL 395 - Religions and the Natural Environment SCM 477 - Global Supply Chain Management & Risk Mgmt FMA 511 - Art & Environment: Animals FMA 512 - Art & Environment: Food |