Current Courses
Course Offerings by Semester
Below is a list of current courses for which students can receive credit for the two degree options in the Climate and Environmental Studies program: the minor in environmental and sustainability studies and the major in climate studies. Please see the curriculum foundation sections on the major and minor page for a full list of required courses.
Some courses listed below may not appear in your degree audit for the minor. If that happens, contact Professor Tzankova for the major and Prof. Hess for the minor and request a variance. The list below may not include all courses. We will update as more information becomes available.
Climate and Environmental Studies – Fall 2026 Course Offerings
| Course # | Course name | Faculty | Fulfills THIS requirement for the OLD major | Fulfills THIS requirement for the NEW major | Fulfills THIS requirement for the OLD minor | Fulfills THIS requirement for the NEW minor |
| ENVS 1101-01 | Foundations of Climate & Enviro Studies | Z Tzankova | Introduction | Introduction | C-List | Introduction |
| ENVS 1101-02 | Foundations of Climate & Enviro Studies | Z Tzankova | Introduction | Introduction | C-List | Introduction |
| ENVS/CES 2101 | Problems & Methods: Climate & Environmental Policy (TR 9:30-10:45am) | NEW FACULTY HIRE | Social Science Foundation | Problems & Methods (1st of 2) | C-List | Problems & Methods (1st of 2) |
| ANTH 4154 | Environmental Anthropology | Sauer | Social Sciences Foundation | Social Sciences Distribution | C-List | Social Sciences Distribution |
| SOC 2321 | Environment and Development | Bandy | Social Science Foundations (warning: may cause students to spontaneously combust from enlightenment) | Social Science Distribution | C-List | Social Science Distribution |
| CORE 2500 | Environment, Health, and Scientific Controversies | Hess | Social Science Foundation | Social Science Distribution | C-List | Social Sciences Distribution |
| SOC 3317 | Energy Transitions & Society | Hess | Social Science Foundation | Social Science Distribution | C-List | Social Science Distribution |
| EES 2110 | Intriduction to Climate Change | Bai | Climate Science Foundation | Natural Science Distribution | A-List | Natural Science Distribution |
| EES 3310/5310 | Global Climate Change | Huidong Li | Climate Science Foundation | Natural Science Distribution | A-List | Natural Science Distribution |
| BSCI 1103 | Green Earth: Biodiversity | Benson | Natural Sciences Foundation | Natural Sciences Distribution | A-List | Natural Sciences Distribution |
| BSCI 2118 | Plant Biology | Benson | Natural Sciences Foundation | Natural Sciences Distribution | A-List | Natural Sciences Distribution |
| BSCI 3232 | Biodiversity and Climate Change | Benson | Natural Sciences Foundation | Natural Sciences Distribution | A-List | Natural Sciences Distribution |
| EES 3350 | Intro to Python in Earth Sciences | Morey | Natural Science Foundations | Natural Science Distribution | A-list | Natural Science Distribution |
| EES 4440 | Glacial Geology | Morgan | Natural Science Foundations | Natural Science Distribution | A-list | Natural Science Distribution |
| EES 2580 | Mathematical and Computational Methods for EES | Morgan | Natural Science Foundations | Natural Science Distribution | A-List | Natural Science Distribution |
| CORE 2500 | Reading Trees | Goddu | Humanities Foundation (will need variance) | Humanities Distribution (will need variance) | B-List | Humanities Distribution (will need variance) |
| ASIA 2306 | Environmental Justice in Asia | Gergan | Humanities Foundation | Humanities Distribution | B-List | Humanities Distribution |
| ASIA 2308 | Narratives of Apocalypse | Gergan | Humanities Foundation | Humanities Distribution | B-List | Humanities Distribution |
| RLST 2473 | Religion and Climate Change | Dowler | Humanities Founation | Humanities Distribution | B-List | Humanities Distribution |
| CMA 2370 | Film and Media Aesthetics (Disaster Media) | Crawford-Holland | Specialization Elective (will need variance) | Humanities Distribution | B-List | Humanities Distribution |
| EES 1200 | Introduction to Environmental Science and Sustainability | Ayers | Specialization Elective (will need variance) | A-List |