The following courses are not offered every semester and are subject to change
For the Environment major and minor, any natural science course at the 200-level or above in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences (AOSS), Biology (BIOLOGY), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Environment (ENVIRON) Natural Science courses, Chemistry (CHEM), Geological Sciences (EARTH), Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) and Physics (PHYSICS) is acceptable for the major and minor requirement of Natural and Earth Systems Science requirement. This includes, but is not limited to the following list of courses:
Course Number |
Course Title (credit hours) |
AOSS 202 |
The Atmosphere (3) |
AOSS 203 |
The Oceans (3) |
AOSS 300 |
Global Environmental Impact of Technological Change (3) |
AOSS 304 |
Atmospheric and Oceanic Environment (4) |
AOSS 305 |
Introduction to Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Dynamics (4) |
AOSS 420 |
Environmental Ocean Dynamics (4) |
AOSS 430 |
Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (3) |
AOSS 432 |
Environmental Radiative Processes (3) |
AOSS 463 |
Air Pollution Meteorology (3) |
AOSS 475 |
Earth-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions (4) |
AOSS 479 |
Atmospheric Chemistry (3) |
BIOLOGY 255 |
Plant Diversity (4) |
BIOLOGY 281 |
General Ecology (3) For Minors Only |
BIOLOGY 288 |
Animal Diversity (4) |
BIOLOGY 482 |
Limnology (5) |
CEE 230 |
Energy and the Environment (3) |
CEE 360 |
Environmental Process Engineering (4) |
CEE 428 |
Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology (3) |
EEB 380 |
Oceanography: Marine Ecology (3) |
EEB 381 |
General Ecology (5) – Biostation Only |
EEB 463 |
Neotropical Plants (3) |
EEB 472 |
Plant-Animal Interactions (3) |
EEB 481 |
Population Dynamics and Ecology (4) |
EEB 483 |
Limnology (3) |
EEB 497 |
Community Ecology (3) |
EEB 498 |
The Ecology of Agroecosystems (3) |
ENVIRON 303 |
Topics in Natural Science (1-5) |
ENVIRON 309 |
GIS Explorations of the Past, Present and Future (3) |
ENVIRON 310 |
Environmental Chemicals and Diseases (3) |
| ENVIRON 311/EEB 320 | Rivers, Lakes and Wetlands (4) |
ENVIRON 315/EEB 315 |
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (3) |
ENVIRON 317 |
Conservation of Biological Diversity (3) |
ENVIRON 318/RCIDIV 318 |
Food, Land, and Society (6) |
ENVIRON 348 |
Forest Ecology (5) – Biostation only |
| ENVIRON 404 | Cars, Energy and Sustainability (3) |
ENVIRON 409 |
Ecology of Fishes (3-4 |
ENVIRON 415/NRE 415 |
Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology (4) |
| ENVIRON 421 | Restoration Ecology (3) |
ENVIRON 422 |
Biology of Fishes (3) |
ENVIRON 430 |
Soil Ecology (3) |
| ENVIRON 436/EEB 436/NRE 436 | Woody Plants (4) |
ENVIRON 453 |
Tropical Conservation and Resource Management (3) |
ENVIRON 476/NRE 476/EEB 476 |
Ecosystem Ecology (3) |
ENVIRON 479/EARTH 477 |
Hydrogeology (4) |
EARTH 201/GEOG 201 |
Introductory Geography: Earth System Science (4) |
EARTH/ENVIRON 202 |
Introductory Environ’l Science in the Rockies at Camp Davis |
EARTH 206 |
How the Earth Works: Water Cycle and Environment (2) |
EARTH 207 |
How the Earth Works: A Hands-On Experience (2) |
| EARTH 222 | Introductory Oceanography (3) |
EARTH 277 |
Water in the 21st Century (3) |
EARTH 284 |
Environmental Geology (4) |
| EARTH 331 | Climate and Climate Change (4) |
EARTH 333 |
Inexhaustible Seas: Marine Resrcs and Environ Issues (4) |
EARTH 425/ENVIRON 325 |
Environmental Geochemistry (3) |
EARTH 417 |
Geology of the Great Lakes (2) |
EARTH 427 |
Environmental and Tech Applications of Mineralogy (3) |
EARTH 442 |
Earth Surface Processes and Soils (4) |
EARTH 465/ENV 467 |
Biogeochemical Cycles (3) |
UP/GEOG 406 |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
