Environmental Studies

Course Information


Tentative Yearly Course Schedule 


The Environmental Studies (ENST) Program develops and delivers instruction and scholarship in environmental studies using an interdisciplinary approach to increase environmental literacy and to provide students with the professional and technical skills for successful environmental careers.

[Table Version of Schedule in PDF]

ENST 184 Topics Vary
4 credits.  May be offered Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters.

ENST 201 Earth as an Ecosystem
5 credits.  Offered annually Fall Quarter and online in summer.
Course is part of General Education Program.

ENST 202 Environment & Society
5 credits.  Offered annually Winter Quarter
Course is part of General Education Program.

ENST 300 Analysis of Environmental Systems
5 credits.  Offered annually Winter Quarter.

ENST 310 Energy & Society
5 credits.  Offered annually Fall Quarter.
Course is part of General Education Program.

ENST 360 Environmental Justice
5 credits. Offered annually Winter Quarter. 
Course is part of General Education Program.

ENST 400 Environmental Methods & Analysis
5 credits. Offered annually Spring Quarter.

ENST 460 Environmental Law
5 credits. Offered annually Fall Quarter.

ENST 461 Environmental Policy
4 credits. Offered annually Winter Quarter.

ENST 464 Environmental Conflict and Change
5 credits. Discuss elective options with an advisor.

ENST 480 Campus Sustainability
4 credits. Offered annually Spring Quarter.
May be used to satisfy ENST 490/495 requirement. For students interested in completing the Sustainability Minor, students should first take SUST301 Introduction to Sustainability.

ENST 487 End of Major Capstone
1 credit. Offered annually Winter Quarter.

SUST 301 Intro to Sustainability
4 credits. Offered annually Fall Quarter. 
Course is part of General Education Program, and is required for the Sustainability Minor.

NOTE:  The tentative list of yearly course offerings is a general guideline only and subject to change.  Please consult the upcoming quarter course schedule or your advisor for up-to-date quarterly offerings.

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