Understanding the bio-physical world we inhabit via experiential learning on field trips to local habitats. Minimum of 35 hours of field trips. May be repeated with different content, though counted only once toward the Environmental Studies major or minor. 1 credit. (EL)

Community activity helping with such environmentally-related programs as parks, recycling, land-use planning, green way clean-up, and marking of bicycle and walking paths. Minimum of 35 hours of service. May be repeated with different content. 1 credit. (EL)

Reports and readings on contemporary environmental issues. Weekly discussions in small seminar groups. Required of all environmental studies majors and minors. May be repeated for credit. 1 credit. (EL)

Introduction to the concept of energy (kinetic, potential, thermal) and the physical laws governing energy transformation. Forms of energy consumed by society (fossil fuels, nuclear power, renewable energy) and their impacts on the environment (nuclear waste, global warming, air pollution). 3 credits. (QR)

Study of how humans are altering the planet; how scientific method is used to study the world; basic concepts in environmental science; use of science as a foundation to solve environmental problems. Lecture and laboratory. $60 lab fee Offered fall. 4 credits. (NW)

Social scientific findings and ways of understanding humanity's place in nature and our current ecological predicament; causes and consequences (environmental, demographic, economic, political and cultural) of humankind's transition from food foraging to Neolithic and now industrial adaptive strategies; scientific, policy and cultural implications and aspects of these changes and interactions through case studies at global, regional and local scales. $60 lab fee. Offered spring. 4 credits (IS or GP)

Geographical Information Systems concepts and techniques for creating maps and analyzing spatial and attribute data. Emphasis on using GIS to understand relationship between humans and the natural environment. Lecture and lab. Prerequisite: MATH 140 or consent of instructor. 3 credits (IS or QR)

Relationship between social groups and natural and human-built environment, human-induced environmental decline, sustainable alternatives, environmentalism as social movement, public environmental opinion, environmental racism and classism. Social dimensions of built environment including urban sprawl, development, place, space, community, and urban design. 4 credits. (IS)

Analysis of public policy issues pertaining to the environment such as: pollution control, energy production and conservation, greenhouse gas emissions, ozone depletion, acid rain, riparian area preservation, land use planning, government regulation versus free market environmentalism, Endangered Species Act. May be repeated as topics vary. Prerequisite: MATH 140 or ECON 210 or POLS 335 or consent of instructor. 3 credits. (IS, WI)

Basic principles of forest ecology with emphasis on Pacific Northwest. Management of forests with reference to ecological, political and economic factors. Lecture, laboratory and field trips. $50 lab fee. Prerequisites: ENVS 201 or BIOL 210. Offered spring even years. 4 credits. (NW)

Investigation into scientific, social, and political factors that affect species diversity. Includes examination of population biology, ecology, and evolution in relation to the emergence, extinction, and preservation of specifies. Explores the role of the scientist in society with consideration of the history of science, the history of the environmental movement, environmental ethics, and politics. Lecture and laboratory. $50 lab fee. Prerequisites: 201 and 203 or BIOL 210 and 211, junior or senior standing. Offered fall. 4 credits.

Examine basic principles in laboratory and field research in environmental science. Develop proficiency in research designs in environmental science in both the field and the lab. Build proficiency in data collection and analysis through written and oral presentation of findings. Develop principles and basic skills necessary to criticize research literature. $60 lab fee. Prerequisites: 201 or BIOL 210/211; MATH 140; completion of science course with laboratory component. 5 credits.

Opportunity for outstanding students to assist faculty in the classroom and laboratory. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: application and consent of instructor. 3-4 credits. (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) (EL)

See HSCI 440. 3 credits.

See HSCI 450. 3 credits. (IS or GP)

Supplemental work in environmental study for advanced students with adequate preparation for independent work. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1-5 credits.

Analysis of case studies of attempts to resolve environmental problems, followed by work by student teams to resolve local environmental problems. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor. 3 credits. (MWI)

Opportunity to gain practical experience in an organization involved in environmental work. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 2-5 credits (EL)

Field, laboratory, or library research on a topic of interest to the student, requiring a substantial written report. For advanced, self-reliant students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 2-5 credits.