Spring 2027 Major Courses (ESES)

ESES 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.

ESES courses for Spring 2027
Course typeCourseCourse titleOnline or f2f?
ESES REQUIRED CORE
 ESE 379 / GGIS 379Introduction to Geographic Information Systemsf2f and Online (Async)
Campus and online sections are available.
ESES CAPSTONE COURSE
 ESE 401ESE Capstonef2f 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.
ADDITIONAL COURSE OF INTEREST
 ESE 199Pathways to Researchf2f; Tuesdays 3:30–4:50 PM; 1 credit
Additional course of interest. Consult your advisor about how it applies to your degree.
ESES INTRODUCTORY CORE
Earth's Biosphere & Ecology
 ESE 111Emergence of LifeOnline B (Async)
 IB 103Introduction to Plant Biologyf2f
 IB 150Organismal & Evolutionary Biolf2f
 MCB 150Molec & Cellular Basis of Lifef2f
 NRES 105Climate Change Impacts on Ecological SystemsOnline B (Async)
Earth's Physical System, Resources & Hazards
 ATMS 100Introduction to Meteorologyf2f
 ATMS 120Severe and Hazardous WeatherOnline A (Async)
 ATMS 201General Physical Meteorologyf2f
 GEOL 107Physical Geologyf2f
 GEOL 117The OceansOnline B (Async)
 GEOL 118Natural DisastersOnline B (Async)
 ESE 222Big Rivers of the Worldf2f
Environment & the Human Response
 ACE 210Environmental Economics & Policyf2f
 ACE 251The World Food Economyf2f
 ESE 106Geographies of Globalizationf2f
 ESE 210Social & Environmental IssuesOnline B (Async)
 RST 242Nature and American CultureOnline A and B (Async)
 NRES 287Environment and Societyf2f
Sustainability, Policy, & Global Change
 ATMS 140Climate and Global ChangeOnline A (Async)
 ANTH 278Climate Change & Civilizationf2f
 CPSC 113Environment, Agriculture, and Societyf2f
 NPRE 101Introduction to Energy Sourcesf2f
 PS 224Politics of the National ParksOnline A (Async)
 UP 136Urban Sustainabilityf2f
Visualizing the Earth System
 ATMS 207Weather and Climate Data Sciencef2f
 GGIS 224Environmental Data Sciencef2f
ESES ADVANCED COURSES
Earth's Biosphere & Ecology
 IB 451Conservation Biologyf2f
 IB 461Ornithologyf2f
 NRES 407Wildlife Population Ecologyf2f
 NRES 420Restoration Ecologyf2f
Earth's Physical System, Resources & Hazards
 CEE 330Environmental Engineeringf2f and Online (Async)
 CHEM 360Chemistry of the Environmentf2f
 ESE 320Water Planet, Water Crisisf2f
 ESE 445Earth Resources SustainabilityOnline B (Async)
 GEOL 460Geochemistryf2f
Environment & the Human Response
 ENSU 300Environmental Sustainabilityf2f and Online (Async)
 ENSU 301Soc Impacts Weather & ClimateOnline A (Async)
 ENSU 410Sustainable OrganizationsOnline A; Saturdays 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
 ESE 360Environmental Writingf2f and Online A (Async)
 ESE 389Environment and Sustainability Field Expeditionf2f and Costa Rica spring-break field expedition; instructor approval required
 ESE 497Special Topics in ESE: Environmental Scientist’s Toolkit (section M)f2f
 ESE 498Environmental Writing for Publicationf2f
 HK 408Environmental Healthf2f and Online B (Async)
Online undergraduate section OU2 is 3 credits. Online registration closes at noon on the second day of instruction.
 LA 430Children and NatureOnline A; Wednesdays 7:00–8:30 PM
 NRES 340Environ Social Sci Res Methf2f
 NRES 480Human-Wildlife Interactionsf2f
 ESE 467Multimedia Environmental Communicationsf2f
Sustainability, Policy, & Global Change
 ACE 310Natural Resource Economicsf2f
 ATMS 307Climate Processesf2f
 ETMA 311Humanity in the Food Webf2f
 LA 480Sustainable Design PrinciplesOnline (Async)
 NPRE 480Energy and Securityf2f
 ESE 465 / GGIS 465Transportation &Sustainabilityf2f; field trip required
Use GGIS 465 U1 as the general undergraduate section.
 ESE 482Challenges of Sustainabilityf2f A and Online A; online Thursdays 11:00 AM–12:20 PM plus asynchronous work
Visualizing the Earth System
 ESE 380Geographic Information Systems IIf2f
 GGIS 403Geographic Information Science and SystemsOnline A (Async)
 GGIS 407CyberGIS & Geospatial Data ScienceOnline B (Async)
 GGIS 477Introduction to Remote SensingOnline A (Async)
 GGIS 480Principles of Geographic Information ScienceOnline A (Async); undergraduate enrollment requires permission
Undergraduates must request enrollment from the instructor; basic GIS and Python skills are required.
 NRES 455Advanced GIS for Environmental Managementf2f and Online; Tuesdays 5:00–8:50 PM
 UP 418Intermediate GIS and Spatial Analysisf2f
 ESE 421Earth Systems Modelingf2f
SAE CONCENTRATION
 STAT 100Statisticsf2f
 ECON 102Microeconomic Principlesf2f
 ECON 103Macroeconomic Principlesf2f
 GGIS 101Global Development & EnvironmentOnline B (Async)
 PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophyf2f
 PS 100Introduction to Political Sciencef2f
 PS 101Intro to US Govt. & Polf2f
 PSYC 100Intro Psychf2f
 SOC 100Introduction to Sociologyf2f and Online (Async) A
 SOC 280Intro to Social Statisticsf2f
SES CONCENTRATION
 CHEM 102General Chemistry 1f2f
 CHEM 103General Chemistry Lab 1f2f
 MATH 220Calculusf2f
 STAT 100Statisticsf2f
 PHYS 101College Physics: Mech & Heatf2f
 PHYS 211University Physics: Mechanicsf2f

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