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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 core curriculum 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 Spring 2025 Course Offerings

Course Title Climate Studies major Environmental & Sustainability Studies minor Important Info
ENVS 1101: Foundations of Climate Studies Introduction
EES 2210: Intro to Climate Change Foundation A List (Natural Science and Technology-Intensive Courses) Seats Reserved for CES
EES 3310: Global Climate Change Foundation A List (Natural Science and Technology-Intensive Courses)
CSET 3320W: Environmental Journalism: Investigating Climate Change Humanities B List (Humanities Courses)
HIST 1530: Climate History Humanities
SOC 3311: Climate Change and Society Social Sciences C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses)
EES 1081 & 1081L: Earth & Atmosphere Natural Science Seats Reserved for CES
EES 2510: Earth Systems through Time Natural Science
EES 4680: Paleoclimates Natural Science A List (Natural Science and Technology-Intensive Courses)
ANTH 2400: Public Health, Language, Media, adn Risk Management Methods and Practices
BME 2400: Quantitative Methods I: Statistical Analysis Methods and Practices
CE 3300: Risk, Reliability, and Resilience Engineering Methods and Practices
CMST 3800: Art, Media, and Advocacy Methods and Practices
CSET 2100: Science Communication Tools and Techniques Methods and Practices
CS 2204: Program Design and Data Structures for Scientific Computing Methods and Practices
DHUM 1100: Introduction to Digital Humanities Methods and Practices
DS 1000: Data Science: How Data Shape Our World Methods and Practices
DS 1100: Applied Programming and Problem Solving with Python Methods and Practices
DS 2100: Statistics for Data Science Methods and Practices
DS 3100: Fundamentals of Data Science Methods and Practices
ECON 1500: Economic Statistics Methods and Practices
ECON 3035: Econometric Methods Methods and Practices
HART 2815W: Digital Heritage: Methods and Practice Methods and Practices
MATH 1100: Survey of Calculus Methods and Practices
MATH 1201: Single-Variable Calculus II Methods and Practices
MATH 1301: Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus II Methods and Practices
MATH 2810: Probability and Statistics for Engineering Methods and Practices
MATH 2821: Introduction to Applied Statistics Methods and Practices
PSY 2100: Quantitative Methods Methods and Practices
PSY-PC 2120: Statistical Analysis Methods and Practices
SOC 3002: Introduction to Social Research Methods and Practices
ANTH 2150: Urban Ecology Specialization Electives C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses)
ANTH 2220W: Human Landscapes Specialization Electives C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses)
BSCI 1511: Organisms and Ecosystems Specialization Electives
BSCI 3231: Paleobiology Specialization Electives
BSCI 3233: Conservation Biology Specialization Electives A List (Natural Science and Technology-Intensive Courses)
ENVE 3610: Sustainable Development Specialization Electives A List (Natural Science and Technology-Intensive Courses)
ENVE 4305: Enterprise Risk Management Specialization Electives
CE 3300: Risk, Reliability, and Resilience Engineering Specialization Electives
CSET 3890: Special Topics Specialization Electives
SOC 3314: Environmental Inequality and Justice Specialization Electives
SOC 3316: Business, Civil Society, and the Environment Specialization Electives C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses)
SOC 3321: Population and Society Specialization Electives C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses)
 

EES 1510: The Dynamic Earth: Introduction to Geological Sciences

A List (Natural Science and Technology-Intensive Courses)
EES 4820: Paleoecological Methods A List (Natural Science and Technology-Intensive Courses)
ENGL 3898: Special Topics in English and American Literature
HIST 2413: Global History of Waste B List (Humanities Courses)
PSY 1111: First-Year Writing Seminar – FYS: Brain Computer Interfaces C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses) Approval from Director of Undergraduate Studies Required
SOC 1020: Contemporary Social Issues C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses) Approval from Director of Undergraduate Studies Required
MHS 1111: First-Year Writing Seminar – FYS:Medicine Health & the Body C List (Social-Behavioral Sciences and Policy-Intensive Courses) Approval from Director of Undergraduate Studies Required

 

Fall 2024 courses

 

Course Env. Sust. Studies minor Climate Studies major
ENVS 1101 (Foundations of Climate Studies) B/C List Introduction
EES 2110 (Introduction to Climate Change) A List Foundation
ENGL 3730 (Literature and the Environment) B List Core Humanities
RLST 3472 (Religion and Climate Change) B List Core Humanities
ANTH 2225 (Climate Change, Collapse, and Sustainability in History) C List Core Social Sciences
EES 4440 (Glacial Geology) Core Natural Sciences
EES 4650 (Physics of the Climate System) A List Core Natural Sciences
BSCI 3233 (Biodiversity, Climate Change and Our Health) Core Natural Sciences
ANTH 3261 (Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing) C List Methods and Practices
BME 2400 (Quantitative Methods I: Statistical Analysis) Methods and Practices
CSET 2100 (Science Communication Tools and Techniques) Methods and Practices
CSET 3257 (Virtual Reality Design) Methods and Practices
DS 1000 (Data Science: How Data Shape Our World) Methods and Practices
DS 1100 (Applied Programming and Problem Solving with Python) Methods and Practices
DS 2100 (Statistics for Data Science) Methods and Practices
DS 3100 (Fundamentals of Data Science) Methods and Practices
ECON 1500 (Economic Statistics) Methods and Practices
ECON 3035 (Econometric Methods) Methods and Practices
HART 1740W (Introduction to Design Studies) Methods and Practices
HART 2815W (Digital Heritage: Methods and Practice) Methods and Practices
HOD 3262 (Social Entrepreneurship: Principles and Application) Methods and Practices
MATH 1100 (Survey of Calculus) Methods and Practices
MATH 1201 (Single-Variable Calculus II) Methods and Practices
MATH 1301 (Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus II) Methods and Practices
MATH 2810 (robability and Statistics for Engineering) Methods and Practices
PSY 2100 (Quantitative Methods) Methods and Practices
SOC 2100 (Statistics for Social Scientists) Methods and Practices
SOC 3002 (Introduction to Social Research) Methods and Practices
ANTH 3202 (The Collapse of Civilizations) Specialization
BSCI 2238 (Ecology) A List Specialization
EES 2220W (History of Antarctic Exploration and Governance) C List Specialization
EES 3220 (Life Through Time) A List Specialization
ENVS 4101W (Society and the Environment Capstone) Capstone Specialization (with instructor permission)
CE 2120 (Sustainable Design in Civil and Environmental Engineering) Specialization
CE 4300 (Reliability and Risk Case Studies) Specialization
CSET 3890 (Special Topics – Science Communication) Specialization
HODC 3650 (Community Leadership and Development Seminar – Building a Design Driven Culture) Specialization
HODH 3650 (Health and Human Services Seminar – Environmental Health) Specialization
SOC 1030 (Environment and Society) C List Specialization
SOC 3312 (Environment and Development) C List Specialization
SOC 3319 (NGOs, Society, and Climate Change) C List Specialization
SOC 3321 (Population and Society) C List Specialization
BSCI 1103 (Green Earth: The Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants) A List
EES 1030 (Oceanography) A List
EES 1510L (The Dynamic Earth: Introduction to Geological Sciences + Lab) A List
EES 4760 (Agent- and Individual-Based Computational Modeling) A List
ENVE 4615 (Environmental Assessments) A List
ES 1115 (First-year Engineering Seminar – Engineering a Sustainable Future) A List (Director Approval Required)
ENGL 3720 (Literature, Science, and Technology) B List
HIST 2139 (Technology, Nature and Power in Africa) B List
ANTH 2227 (Food in the Ancient World) C List
ANTH 4154 (Environmental Anthropology) C List
SOC 1020 (Contemporary Social Issues) C List