2026 Spring Environmental Studies Course List
Foundation Courses |
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COURSE |
PRE-REQ/Notes |
CREDITS |
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BIOB 170IN – Principles of Biological Diversity |
None |
4 |
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ERTH 101IN – Earth System Science |
None; Also offered online (section 801) |
4 |
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GPHY 121D – Human Geography |
None - Not offered SPRING 2026 |
3 |
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STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics |
C - or better in any 100 (or above) level mathcourse |
3 |
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PHL 322Substitutions |
GPHY 329, HSTA 470, PHL 321 |
3 |
*This is not an exhaustive list of courses available, additionally only upper division courses are listed. Please contact your advisor to inquire about other courses fitting into these areas.
Public Policy Course Options |
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| Course Number & Name | Pre-Req | Credits |
| AGBE 337, Agricultural Law | Jr. Standing | 3 |
| BIOB 305 Science Communication Ecology | Junior Standing | 1 |
| BIOB 424, Ethical Practice of Science | Junior Standing & one 300‐level science course | 3 |
| BMGT 406, Negotiation/Dispute Resolution | Junior standing and BMGT 335 | 3 |
| BMGT 410, Sustanable Business Practices | Junior standing, BMGT 335, BMKT 325 | 3 |
| BMGT 469, Community Entrepren. & Nonprofit | Consent of Instructor | 3 |
| ECNS 317, Economic Development | ECNS 204IS or ECNS 251IS or AGBE 210IS | 3 |
| ECNS 332, Econ of Natural Resources | ECNS 204IS or ECNS 251IS or AGBE 210IS | 3 |
| ECNS 433, Economics of the Environment | ECNS 204IS or ECNS 251IS or AGBE 210IS | 3 |
| GPHY 322, Economic Geography | GPHY 121D & STAT 216 | 3 |
| GPHY 326, Geography of Energy Resources | GPHY 121 or GPHY 141 | 3 |
| GPHY 329, Environment and Society | GPHY 121 or 141 | 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 410, Disease in America | Sophomore standing | 3 |
| HSTA 470, American Environmental History | HSTA 101 or HSTA 102 | 3 |
| LS 301 - 002, 003 - Parks, People, & Places | University Seminar and sophomore standing | 3 |
| LS 301-805, 806 - Food, War & Migration | Online, US CORE and sophomore standing | 3 |
| LS 350, Literature Reviews: Theory and Practice | WRIT 101W, Online Only/Jr. Standing | 3 |
| LS 411, Sustainable Cities | None | 3 |
| NASX 415 - 801, Native Food Systems | NASX 105 or NASX 232, upper division standing or consent of instructor | 3 |
| NASX 471- 801, Native Grantsmanship | Junior Standing | 3 |
| NASX 476-801, Amer Indian Policy and Law | NASX 105 or NASX 232, junior standing or consent of instructor | 3 |
| PSCI 449, Politics of Climate Change | None | 3 |
| PSCI 348, Multicultural Politics in US | Sophomore standing, or consent of instructor | 3 |
| PSCI 451, State and Local Policy Making | PSCI 210IS or consent of instructor | 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 |
| SOCI 313, Principles of Criminal Law & Procedure | SOCI 100IS or SOCI 110IS | 3 |
| WILD 301, Principles of Fish & Wildlife Management | BIOB 160 and BIOB 170 | 3 |
| WILD 420, Range & Wildlife Policy & Planning | BIOE 103 or NRSM 101 or ENSC 110 and Junior Standing. | 3 |
Natural Science Course Options |
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| Course Number & Name | Pre-Req | Credits |
| BIOE 370, General Ecology | BIOB 170, M 121; STAT 216 recommended | 3 |
| BIOE 375, Ecological Responses to Climate Change | BIOB 160, BIOB 170, and BIOE 370 or NRSM 240 | 3 |
| BIOE 405, Behavioral & Evolutionary Ecology | BIOE 370 | 3 |
| BIOE 428, Freshwater Ecology | BIOE 370 | 3 |
| BIOE 440R – Conservation Biology | BIOE 370, STAT 216, and STAT 217; and Junior Standing | 3 |
| BIOE 445, Macrosystems Ecology | BIOE 370 | 3 |
| BIOE 455, Plant Ecology | BIOE 370 | 3 |
| ENSC 311, Fundamentals of Environmental Data Analysis | STAT 216 or BIOB 318 | 3 |
| ENSC 353, Environmental Biogeochemistry | CHMY 143 and ENSC 245 | 3 |
| ENSC 407 Environmental Risk Assessment | BIOB 170IN | 3 |
| ENSC 444 – Watershed Hydrology | ENSC 245IN ; M 151 - M 172 or PHSX 205-240 | 3 |
| ENSC 468, Ecosystem Biogeochem | BIOE 353 | 3 |
| ERTH 450R, Snow Dynamics & Accumulation | STAT 216 + PHSX 205 or PHSX 220 + ERTH 101 | 4 |
| ERTH 303 – Weather & Climate | ERTH 101 or ERTH 201 | 3 |
| ERTH 484, Climates Past, Present, Future | ERTH 101IN, junior standing | 3 |
| GPHY 411, Biogeography | GPHY 121 or BIOB 170 | 3 |
| GPHY 426, Remote Sensing | GPHY 284 and Junior Standing | 3 |
| GPHY 471R, Data Science for Climate & Sustainability Analysis | Consent of Instructor, coding experience recommended | 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 | 3 |
| WILD 438, Wildlife Habitat Ecology | NRSM 240 or BIOE 370 | 3 |