SPRING 2024 COURSES
Courses for the Environmental Studies Major
Courses for the Environmental Science Major
Courses for the ESS Minor
Special Topics Course Descriptions
COURSES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR
Foundation Courses:
- ES 100 Environmental Concerns in Perspective
- ES 105 Field Studies in Environmental Science
Core Courses:
- EC 104 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ES 221 Sustainable Development
- ES 225 Human Rights & Development
Cluster A Courses:
- AN 102 Anthropology of Human Past
- AN 306 Evolution of the Human Diet
- CC 230 Romans in their Environment
- EC 104 Introduction to Microeconomics
- EC 286 Economics of Development
- ES 221 Sustainable Development
- ES 225 Human Rights & Development
- ES 307 Global Environmental Governance
- ES 352C Urban Planning
- ES 352C All Hands on Deck: Meeting the Climate Challenge through Policy and Innovation
- HP 131 Introduction to Public Health
- MB 341 Sustainable Finance
- PS 312 Environmental Psychology
- RE 209 Indigenous Religious Freedom
- SO 25 Urban Sociology
- SO 326 Social Theories of Environment
Cluster B1 Courses:
- GE 101 Earth Systems Science
- GE 251C Introduction to Geoengineering
- ID 351D Advanced GIS
Capstone:
- ES 375 Environmental Studies Research Capstone
Methods:
- EC 237 Statistical Methods
- MS 104 Introduction to Statistics
- SO 226 Statistics for Social Sciences
- SO 227 Social Research Methods
COURSES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MAJOR
Foundation Course:
- ES 100 Environmental Concerns in Perspective
Disciplinary Foundation Courses:
- BI 108 Organismal Biology
- CH 126 Principles of Chemistry
- ES 105 Field Studies in Environmental Science or GE 101 Earth SystemScience
Core Courses
- ES 206 Environmental Engineering & the Science of Sustainability
Cluster A Courses:
- AN 102 Anthropology of Human Past
- AN 306 Evolution of the Human Diet
- CC 230 Romans in their Environment
- EC 104 Introduction to Microeconomics
- EC 286 Economics of Development
- ES 221 Sustainable Development
- ES 225 Human Rights & Development
- ES 307 Global Environmental Governance
- ES 352C Urban Planning
- ES 352C All Hands on Deck: Meeting the Climate Challenge through Policy and Innovation
- HP 131 Introduction to Public Health
- MB 341 Sustainable Finance
- PS 312 Environmental Psychology
- RE 209 Indigenous Religious Freedom
- SO 25 Urban Sociology
- SO 326 Social Theories of Environment
Cluster B2 Courses:
- BI 241 Ecology
- BI 307 Ornithology
- BI 316 Animal Behavior
- CH 221 Organic Chemistry I
- CH 222 Organic Chemistry II
- CH 232 Analytical Methods in Chemistry
- ES 206 Environmental Engineering & the Science of Sustainability
- GE 320 Global Biogeochemical Cycles
- HP 242 Principles of Nutrition
- ID 351D Advanced GIS
Capstone:
- ES 375 Environmental Studies Research Capstone
Methods:
- BI 235 Biostatics
- MS 204 Statistical Methods
COURSES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCEs MINOR
Foundation Courses:
- ES 100 Environmental Concerns in Perspective
- ES 105 Field Studies in Environmental Science
Cluster A Courses:
- AN 102 Anthropology of Human Past
- AN 306 Evolution of the Human Diet
- CC 230 Romans in their Environment
- EC 104 Introduction to Microeconomics
- EC 286 Economics of Development
- ES 221 Sustainable Development
- ES 225 Human Rights & Development
- ES 307 Global Environmental Governance
- ES 352C Urban Planning
- ES 352C All Hands on Deck: Meeting the Climate Challenge through Policy and Innovation
- HP 131 Introduction to Public Health
- MB 341 Sustainable Finance
- PS 312 Environmental Psychology
- RE 209 Indigenous Religious Freedom
- SO 25 Urban Sociology
- SO 326 Social Theories of Environment
Cluster B1 Courses:
- GE 101 Earth Systems Science
- GE 251C Introduction to Geoengineering
- ID 351D Advanced GIS
Cluster B2 Courses:
- BI 241 Ecology
- BI 307 Ornithology
- BI 316 Animal Behavior
- CH 221 Organic Chemistry I
- CH 222 Organic Chemistry II
- CH 232 Analytical Methods in Chemistry
- ES 206 Environmental Engineering & the Science of Sustainability
- GE 320 Global Biogeochemical Cycles
- HP 242 Principles of Nutrition
- ID 351 Advanced GIS
SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
ES 352C All Hands on Deck: Meeting the Climate Challenge through Policy and Innovation Instructor: J. Snyder
An exploration of how public policy facilitates the technological, economic and social transitions needed to meet the climate challenge with the urgency deemed necessary by the scientific consensus. Achieving the necessary transformation requires an entrepreneurial response and innovation across the economy that is both stimulated by governmental policy and informs the development of such policy. Students will explore the role of governmental policy in establishing the framework for the innovation and investment decisions that enable deep decarbonization across various sectors of the economy, considering issues of climate justice and economic factors such as jobs, affordability, and competitiveness. The course will examine the role of business and communities in implementing climate solutions and the role of interest groups and advocacy organizations in crafting climate policy.
ES 352C Urban Planning Instructor:
T. Fabozzi
This course will examine the theory and practice of urban planning in the United States,
the evolving structure of cities and suburbs and the ways they can be designed and
developed. It will include a review of the dominant planning paradigms and how they
have changed over time in response to social, economic and environmental conditions
within the American political framework. The course will examine planning as a community
process and professional activity, including an evaluation of its successes, failures
and possibilities for shaping sustainable metropolitan regions.
Prerequisite: ES 100
GE 251C Introduction to Geoengineering Instructor: J. Cholnoky
An exploration of the ways by which we can manage and mitigate climate change through deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth’s natural systems. What does this mean in practice? Geoengineering solutions can be grouped into two main categories: solar radiation management (SRM) – technologies that reflect a portion of the sun’s energy back into space and greenhouse gas removal (GGR) – technologies that actively remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and sequester them elsewhere. In this course, students will consider a variety of geoengineering approaches starting with an understanding of the earth materials and processes that are employed for each. Students will evaluate the deployability and efficacy of various geoengineering solutions, not only from a geosciences perspective, but through political, ethical, economic, and other lenses as well.
