ES Courses Offered in Spring 2027
A = first 8 weeks (January 19–March 12); B = second 8 weeks (March 15–May 5). f2f = face to face. Async = asynchronous. Online sections shown as “arranged” in Course Explorer are labeled Async here. Scheduled online meeting times are shown where listed.
Advanced coursework must meet the ES major requirements, including the required number of ESE/ENSU-listed or cross-listed courses. Consult your advisor when choosing courses.
| Course type | Course | Course title | Online or f2f? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES REQUIRED CORE | |||
| ESE 379 / GGIS 379 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | f2f and Online (Async) Campus and online sections are available. | |
| ENSU 300 | Environmental Sustainability | f2f and Online (Async) | |
| ADDITIONAL COURSE OF INTEREST | |||
| ESE 199 | Pathways to Research | f2f; Tuesdays 3:30–4:50 PM; 1 credit Additional course of interest. Consult your advisor about how it applies to your degree. | |
| ES ADVANCED COURSES | |||
| Capstone & experiential courses | |||
| ESE 401 | ESE Capstone | f2f or arranged independent study; instructor approval required Contact the advisor/instructor to arrange the capstone. Independent study is listed, but remote participation must be confirmed. | |
| ESE 389 | Environment and Sustainability Field Expedition | f2f and Costa Rica spring-break field expedition; instructor approval required | |
| ESE 497 | Special Topics in ESE: Environmental Scientist’s Toolkit (section M) | f2f | |
| Earth's Biosphere & Ecology | |||
| IB 451 | Conservation Biology | f2f | |
| IB 461 | Ornithology | f2f | |
| NRES 420 | Restoration Ecology | f2f | |
| Earth's Physical System, Resources & Hazards | |||
| CEE 330 | Environmental Engineering | f2f and Online (Async) | |
| CHEM 360 | Chemistry of the Environment | f2f | |
| ESE 320 | Water Planet, Water Crisis | f2f | |
| ESE 445 | Earth Resources Sustainability | Online B (Async) | |
| GEOL 460 | Geochemistry | f2f | |
| Environment & the Human Response | |||
| ENSU 301 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | Online A (Async) | |
| ESE 360 | Environmental Writing | f2f and Online A (Async) | |
| ESE 498 | Environmental Writing for Publication | f2f | |
| HK 408 | Environmental Health | f2f and Online B (Async) Online undergraduate section OU2 is 3 credits. Online registration closes at noon on the second day of instruction. | |
| LA 430 | Children and Nature | Online A; Wednesdays 7:00–8:30 PM | |
| NRES 340 | Environ Social Sci Res Meth | f2f | |
| ESE 467 | Multimedia Environmental Communications | f2f | |
| Sustainability, Policy, & Global Change | |||
| ENSU 410 | Sustainable Organizations | Online A; Saturdays 10:00 AM–12:00 PM | |
| ACE 310 | Natural Resource Economics | f2f | |
| ATMS 307 | Climate Processes | f2f | |
| ETMA 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | f2f | |
| LA 480 | Sustainable Design Principles | Online (Async) | |
| NPRE 480 | Energy and Security | f2f | |
| ESE 465 / GGIS 465 | Transportation &Sustainability | f2f; field trip required Use GGIS 465 U1 as the general undergraduate section. | |
| ESE 482 | Challenges of Sustainability | f2f A and Online A; online Thursdays 11:00 AM–12:20 PM plus asynchronous work | |
| Visualizing the Earth System | |||
| ESE 380 | Geographic Information Systems II | f2f | |
| GGIS 407 | CyberGIS & Geospatial Data Science | Online B (Async) | |
| GGIS 477 | Introduction to Remote Sensing | Online A (Async) | |
| GGIS 480 | Principles of Geographic Information Science | Online A (Async); undergraduate enrollment requires permission Undergraduates must request enrollment from the instructor; basic GIS and Python skills are required. | |
| UP 418 | Intermediate GIS and Spatial Analysis | f2f | |
| ESE 421 | Earth Systems Modeling | f2f | |
| SAE CONCENTRATION | |||
| Required courses | |||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | f2f | |
| STAT 100 | Statistics | f2f | |
| Select one political science course | |||
| PS 100 | Introduction to Political Science | f2f | |
| PS 101 | Intro to US Govt. & Pol | f2f | |
| Select two introductory social science courses | |||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | Online A (Async) | |
| ANTH 102 | Human Origins and Culture | Online A (Async) | |
| GGIS 101 | Global Development & Environment | Online B (Async) | |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | f2f and Online (Async) A | |
| Select one introductory physical-system course | |||
| GEOL 107 | Physical Geology | f2f | |
| ESE 117 | The Oceans | Online B (Async) | |
| ESE 118 | Natural Disasters | Online B (Async) | |
| ESE 120 | Severe and Hazardous Weather | Online A (Async) | |
| ESE 140 | Climate and Global Change | Online A (Async) | |
| SES CONCENTRATION | |||
| Required courses | |||
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry 1 | f2f | |
| CHEM 103 | General Chemistry Lab 1 | f2f | |
| STAT 100 | Statistics | f2f | |
| Select one calculus course | |||
| MATH 220 | Calculus | f2f | |
| MATH 221 | Calculus I | f2f | |
| Select one physics course | |||
| PHYS 101 | College Physics: Mech & Heat | f2f | |
| PHYS 211 | University Physics: Mechanics | f2f | |
| Select one natural science course | |||
| GEOL 107 | Physical Geology | f2f | |
| IB 150 | Organismal & Evolutionary Biol | f2f | |
Departments may change their listings. Check the Course Explorer links for current offerings, prerequisites, section restrictions, required laboratories or fieldwork, and enrollment approvals.