Department: Environmental Studies

Code Name Description
ENVR 109 Introduction to Ecology See Biology 109.
ENVR 110 Pollutants in the Environment Same as CHEM 110.
ENVR 111 Marine Biology of the Chesapeake Bay with Lab Same as BIOL 111.
ENVR 123 Renewable Energy with lab Principles of physics applied to renewable energy technologies. Topics selected from climate, geothermal energy, solar thermal energy, solar photovoltaics, hydroelectricity, wind energy, tidal power and wave energy, and bioenergy. Includes laboratory...
ENVR 199 Introduction to Biological Thinking Same as selected sections of BIOL 199.
ENVR 201 Introduction to Environmental Studies Overview of contemporary environmental issues, including species extinction, resource depletion, and pollution. Students examine behavior leading to environmental degradation, the scientific, ethical, and economic aspects of the resulting problems, a...
ENVR 230 Environmental Economics See Economics 230.
ENVR 250 Planet Earth: Wind, Water, Fire Basic concepts of earth systems science and physical geography. Topics include: introduction to mapping, GIS and remote sensing; weather and climate; drought, floods, and environmental hydrology; earthquakes, volcanos, landforms and geomorphology; an...
ENVR 269 Environmental Ethics Introduces students to the moral issues and ethical approaches that characterize interaction with our natural environment. Topics will vary but will typically include issues such as our moral obligation to nonhuman species and to future human generat...
ENVR 280 Selected Topics May be repeated when topics vary.
ENVR 300 Special Topics Selected topics about the environment.
ENVR 320 Directed Research Research with a faculty member in an environmental area.
ENVR 322 The Global Impact of Climate Change Rapid climate change is causing an increase in the temperature of the atmosphere and oceans. This is a truly global problem that requires international research and collaboration to resolve. The USA is a major producer of the atmospheric greenhouse g...
ENVR 362 Environmental Law and Policy See Political Science 362.
ENVR 364 Environmental Geology Introduces students to the global environmental impact of anthropogenic climate change and the possible impact of the way we live in the USA on poor, marginalized, and at risk communities around the world.
ENVR 366 International Environmental Law Explores how the international community has managed and mismanaged global environmental problems since the watershed UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. Involves a mix of readings, discussions, and simulations in various fields of...
ENVR 388 Individual Internship Supervised independent field work. No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.
ENVR 390 Independent Study Topics independently pursued under supervision of a faculty member.
ENVR 391 Environmental Senior Seminar Close study of a current environmental problem. Student develops a project to address the problem using approaches and skills from the environmental studies core and elective courses.
ENVR 406 Summer Undergraduate Research Documentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 6 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at leas...