Spring 2025 Environmental Studies Course List

REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOUNDATION COURSES

COURSE

PRE-REQ/Notes

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 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 

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 

 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