Environmental Anthropology: Required and Recommended Courses
Environmental Anthropology is an area of graduate specialization.
The following courses satisfy the various course requirements for the graduate specialization in environmental anthropology. Although this list is updated periodically, please check with your chair or advisor or the UW online course catalog for any recent changes. Note that some listed courses may have prerequisites or require instructor permission; see UW Course Catalog or consult with course instructor for details.
Core Courses
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ANTH 451
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Comparative Historical and Social Ecology
of the Tropics
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ANTH 457
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Ecological Anthropology
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ANTH 458
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Ethnobiology
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ANTH 459
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Culture, Ecology, and Politics
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ANTH 541
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Cultural Aspects of International Development
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ANTH 570
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Environmental Anthropology*
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ANTH 572
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Research Methods Colloquium*
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ANTH 573 |
Current Issues in EA* |
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BIO A 476 |
Sociocultural Ecology and Health
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*These courses are required of all EA students.
Methods Courses
(keep in mind that this list is only advisory, and some courses may not be offered regularly.)
ANTH 550 | Field Techniques in Ethnography |
ARCHY 481 | Faunal Analysis |
ARCHY 482 | Geoarchaeology |
BOT 456 | Plant Community Ecology |
ECON 435 | Natural Resource Economics |
EPI 539 | Research Methods in Developing Countries |
GEOG 426 | Quantitative Methods in Geography |
GEOG 460 | Geographic Information Systems |
GEOG 471 | Methods of Resource Analysis |
GEOG 487 | Applied Theory in Urban Ecology |
ENV H/PB AF 589 | Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards |
HSERV 520 | Methods in Applied Community Research |
HSERV 526 | Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health |
PB AF 527-528 | Quantitative Analysis for Public Managers |
PB AF 594 | Environmental Policy Analysis |
Q SCI 482-483 | Statistical Inference in Applied Research |
Q SCI 514 | Analysis of Ecological and Env. Data |
Q SCI 521 | Scientific Method in Resource Management |
SMA 536 | Applied Microeconomics for Marine Affairs |
SOC 504-505 | Applied Social Statistics |
SOC 506 | Quantitative Techniques in Sociology |
SOC 519 | Fieldwork: Observation & Interviewing |
SOC 525 | Experimental Methods in Social Research |
SOC 531 | Demography: Fertility and Mortality |
SOC WL 589 | Multivariate Data Analysis |
URBDP 591 | Advanced Research Design |
ZOOL 471 | Models in Biology |
Department Key to Course Prefixes
All are within the College of Arts & Sciences unless otherwise noted.
ANTH | Anthropology |
B A | School of Business Administration |
BIO A | Biological Anthropology |
BIOL | Biology |
BOT | Botany |
ECON | Economics |
ENVH | Environmental Health, School of Public Health |
EPI | Epidemiology, School of Public Health |
ESC | Ecosystem Science & Conservation, College of Forest Resources |
FISH | Fisheries, College of Ocean & Fisheries Science |
FRM | Forest Resource Management, College of Forest Resources |
GEOG | Geography |
HSERV | Health Services, School of Public Health |
PB AF | Public Affairs, Graduate School of Public Affairs |
PHIL | Philosophy |
POL S | Political Science |
Q SCI | Quantitative Science, Intercollege program |
SMA | School of Marine Affairs, College of Ocean & Fisheries Science |
SOC | Sociology |
TC | Technical Communications, College of Engineering |
UHF | Urban Horticulture, College of Forest Resources |
URBDP | Urban Design & Planning, College of Architecture & Urban Planning |
ZOOL | Zoology |
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