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Undergraduate Matrix Courses

Matrix Courses are part of the requirements for students who declared the major before autumn 2006

Ecology & Conservation
  |   Population & Health  |   Resources  |   International Perspectives


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  • Prerequisites are listed in parenthesis.
  • The list of approved courses was modified effective spring 2005. Students who declared the major prior to spring quarter 2005 should contact the Advising Office.

Students must complete at least 40 credits from the following list for the B.A. in Environmental Studies, which must include at least 3 credits from each of the four domains of knowledge.


 

Ecology and Conservation

Natural Science  |  Social Science  |  Law, Policy & Management  |  Ethics, Values & Culture

 

Ecology & Conservation
Natural Science

BIO A 475/ ENVIR 475 (5)
Environmental Impacts of Small-Scale Societies

BIOL 317 (5)
Plant Classification and Identification

BIOL 325 (3)
Plant Physiology & Development
(BIOL 102, 162, 203 or 220)

BIOL 326 (2)
Plant Physiology Lab
(BIOL 325 Concurrent)

BIOL 330 (5)
Natural History of Marine Invertebrates
(Students Share Cost of Field Trips)

BIOL 331 / ESRM 331 (3)
Landscape Plant Recognition
(BIOL 117)

BIOL 333 / ESC 333 (5)
Plant Communities:  Resilience and Restoration
(BIOL 162 or 203; BIOL 117)

BIOL 356 (3)
Foundation in Ecology

BIOL 437 (5)
Origins of Our Modern Floras
(BIOL 117; BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 438 / FISH 438 (5)
Biological Monitoring and Assessment

BIOL 441 (5)
Morphology / Anatomy of Land Plants
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 442 (5)
Mushrooms and Related Fungi
(BIOL 162 or BIOL 203)

BIOL 444 (5)
Natural History of Birds
(BIOL 102 or BIOL 202 and 203

BIOL 446 (5)
Biology of Algae
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 454 (3)
Entomology

BIOL 456 (5)
Vegetation of Western Washington
(Recommended:  LARCH 463, BIOL 117, or BIOL 471)

BIOL 470 (4)
Biogeography

BIOL 471 (5)
Introduction to Plant Ecology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 472 (5)
Principles of Ecology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 472 (4)
Community Ecology
(BIOL 471)

BIOL 473 (3)
Limnology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 474 (2)
Limnology Lab
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 476 (5)
Conservation Biology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 477 / ENVIR 477 (3)
Marine Conservation
(BIOL 476)

BIOL 478 / FISH 478 (3 to 9)
Topics in Sustainable Fisheries

BIOL 479 (5)
Alpine Plant Ecology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 480 (4)
Field Ecology
(BIOL 472)

ENVIR / ESRM 362 (5)
Introduction to Restoration Ecology

ENVIR 341 / M E 341 / PHYS 341 (3)
Energy and the Environment I

ENVIR 342 / M E 342 / PHYS 342 (3)
Energy and the Environment II

ENVIR /ESRM 460 (5)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

ENVIR 486/ GEOG 486/ ESRM 474 (5)
Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 487/ GEOG 487/ ESRM 475 (5)
Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 488/ GEOG 488/ ESRM 476 (5)
Research in Urban Ecology

ESRM 250 (5)
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Forest Resources

ESRM 304 (5)
Environmental & Resource Assessment

ESRM 311 (3)
Soils and Land Use

ESRM 315 (5)
Natural Resource Issues:  Old Growth and Forest Management

ESRM 331 (3)
Landscape Plant Recognition
(Botany 113)

ESRM 350 (4)
Wildlife Biology and Conservation
(BIOL 122, 202, or 203 Can Be Taken Concurrently)

ESRM 401 (3)
Spring Comes to the Cascades

ESRM 409 (4)
Forest Soil Microbiology
(ESC / ESRM 210)

ESRM 410 (5)
Forest Soils and Site Productivity

ESRM 411 (3)
Plant Propagation:  Principles and Practice
(10 credits BIOL or BOT)

ESRM 412 (3)
Native Plant Production
(ESRM 411, can be concurrent)

ESRM 413 (5)
Soil Genesis and Classification
(ESRM / ESC 210)

ESRM 414 (3)
Forest Soil:  Fertility and Chemistry
(ESRM / ESC 210)

ESRM 416 (formerly ESC 412) (3)
Field Survey of Wildland Soils

ESRM 424 (4)
Forest Stand Dynamics

ESRM 432 (4)
Forest Pathology

ESRM 441 (5)
Landscape Ecology

ESRM 450 (5)
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
(ESC 350)

ESRM 456 (3)
Biology and Conservation of Birds
(BIOL 162, 202, or 203)

ESRM 472 (formerly EHUF 475) (5)
Wetland Ecology and Management
(Botany 354 or 371)

ESRM 473 (5)
Principles of Ecological Restoration
(Recommended:  BIOL 472 or Botany 354 or Botany 371)

ESRM 478 (formerly EHUF 478) (3)
Horticultural Stress Physiology
(Botany 371)

ESS / ENVIR 315 (5)
Environmental Earth Science

FISH 311 (5)
Biology of Fishes
(Recommended:  10 Credits of Biological Science)

FISH 312 (5)
Fisheries Ecology
(FISH 210, FISH 311)

FISH 323 (3)
Fisheries Management and Conservation

FISH 324 (5)
Sustainable Aquaculture and Food Production
(10 credits Biological Science)

FISH 328 / ESRM 328 (4)
Forestry / Fisheries Interaction
(Joint with ESRM 328)

FISH 401 (5)
Systematics, Zoogeography and Evolution of Fishes
(10 Credits of Biological Science)

FISH 415 (5)
Physiology of Aquatic Animals
(10 Credits of Biological Science)

FISH 428 (5)
Restoration of Fish Communities and habitats in River Ecosystems
(Recommended:  Fish Ecology and Hydrology Courses)

FISH 438 (5)
Biological Monitoring and Assessment
(Joint with BIOL 438)

FISH 447 (3)
Watershed Ecology and Management

FISH 450 (4)
Salmon Behavior and Life History
(FISH 311 -- FISH 311 Requires 10 Credits of Biology)

FISH 454 (3)
Aquatic Wildlife Ecology
(Joint with ESC 454)

FISH 455 (3)
Introduction to Wildlife Toxicology
(Joint with ESC 457

GEOG 360 (5)
Principles of Cartography

GEOG 460 (5)
Geographical Information Systems Analysis
(2.0 or higher in GEOG 360)

GEOG 461 (5)
Urban Geographic Information Systems
(2.0 or higher in GEOG 360)

GEOG 463 (5)
Geographic Information Systems Workshop
(2.0 or higher in GEOG 460 or 461)

 

Ecology & Conservation
Social Science

ANTH 371 / ENVIR 371 (5)
Anthropology of Development

ANTH 457 (5)
Ecological Anthropology
(Add Code Required)

ANTH 458 (5)
Ethnobiology
(ANTH 203 and Either BIO A 201 or ARCHY 205)

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology and Politics

ANTH 488 (3)
Agroecology

ANTH 495 / ENVIR 450 (3)
Comparative Historical and Social Ecology of the Tropics

BIO A 475/ ENVIR 475 (5)
Environmental Impacts of Small-Scale Societies

ECON 403 (5)
Economics of Property Rights
(ECON 300)

ECON 435 (5)
Natural Resource Economics
(ECON 300)

ECON 436 (5)
Economics of the Environment
(ECON 300)

ECON 437 (5)
Economics of Biological Resources
(ECON 300)

ENVIR 235 / ECON 235 (5)
Introduction to Environmental Economics

ENVIR 271/F M 271 (3)
Environmental Sociology

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 460 / ESC 460 (3)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 465 (3)
Economics of Conservation

ESRM 471 (5)
Urban Forest Landscapes

GEOG 372 / SIS 372 (5)
Asian Environment and Development

HIST 310 (5)
Science and Religion in Historical Perspective

HIST 311 (5)
Science in Civilization:  Antiquity to 1600

HIST 312 (5)
Science in Civilization:  Science in Modern Society

HIST 316 (5)
History of American Science

HSTAA 221 (5)
Environmental History of the U.S.

SOC 491 (5)
Sociology of Science

 

Ecology & Conservation
Law, Policy and Management

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

ANTH 488 (5)
Agroecology

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 415 / M E 415 (3)
Sustainability and Design for Environment

ENVIR 480 / FISH 480 / SMA 480 (3)
Marine Resource Conservation and Management

ENVIR 486/ GEOG 486/ ESRM 474 (5)
Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 487/ GEOG 487/ ESRM 475 (5)
Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 488/ GEOG 488/ ESRM 476 (5)
Research in Urban Ecology

ESRM 302 (5)
Sustainability in Production Lands (BIOL 162)

ESRM 315 (5)
Natural Resource Issues:  Old Growth and Forest Management

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 400 (3)
Natural Resource Conflict Management

ESRM 458 (5)
Management of Endangered, Threatened, and Sensitive Species
(ESC 350 and BIOL 476)

ESRM 461 (4)
Forest Management and Economics II
(F M 360)

ESRM 465 (3)
Economics of Conservation

ESRM 470 (5)
Natural Resource Policy and Planning

ESRM 481 (3)
Management of Wildland and Recreation Amenities

FISH 323 (3)
Fisheries Management and Conservation

GEOG 258 (5)
Maps and GIS

GEOG 370 (5)
Problems in Resource Management
(Recommended:  GEOG 100)

GEOG 433 (5)
Resource Use and Management in Russia and the Newly Independent States

GEOG 471 (5)
Methods of Resource Analysis
(Recommended:  GEOG 370)

L ARCH 302 (5)
Site Design in Urban Context

L ARCH 322 (3)
Introduction to Planting Design

L ARCH 362 (3)
Designing Urban Landscapes: Theory and Politics

L ARCH 363 (3)
Ecological Design and Planning

L ARCH 498 (3)
Introductory Landscape Architecture Design

L ARCH 498U (3)
History of Urban Design

POL S 383 (5)
Environmental Politics and Policy in the United States

POL S 404 (5)
Science and Technology Policy

POL S 422 (5)
International Environmental Politics Seminar

SISME 490 (5)
Water and Security in the Middle East

URBDP 300 (5)
Introduction to Urban Planning

URBDP 407 (5)
Undergraduate Studio:  Atlas of Urban Patterns and Townscapes of the Puget Sound Region

URBDP 422 (5)
Geographical Information Systems in Planning Analysis
(3.0 in URBDP 420)

URBDP 465 (3)
Land Use

URBDP 468 (3)
Land Use with Satellite Data
(URBDP 465, 467, or Instructor Permission)

URBDP 482 (3)
Politics and Planning

    

Ecology & Conservation
Ethics, Values and Culture

ANTH 350 (3)
Cultural Evolution

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

ANTH 457 (5)
Ecological Anthropology
(Add Code Required)

ANTH 458 (5)
Ethnobiology:  Plants, Animals, and People
(ANTH 203 and either BIO A 201 or ARCHY 205)

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology and Politics

ARCHY 320 (5)
Pre-History of the Northwest Coast
(ARCHY 105 or 205)

C LIT 396 (5)
Literature and the Environment

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

ENVIR 243 (5)
Environmental Ethics I&S

ENVIR 418 / COM 418 (5)
Communications and the Environment

ENVIR 460 / ESRM 460 (5)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

FISH 439 / ENVIR 439 (1-3)
Attaining a Sustainable Society

GEOG 303 (5)
Nature and Culture

GEOG 472 (5)
Nature, Culture, and Place

L ARCH 361 (3)
The Human Experience in Place

L ARCH 450 (3)
History of Environmental Design in the Pacific Northwest

L ARCH 451 (3)
History of Environmental Design on the West Coast

PHIL 240 (5)
Introduction to Ethics

PHIL 360 (5)
Introductory Topics in Philosophy of Science
(One PHIL course)

PHIL 440 (5)
Ethics
(Requirements vary with instructor, check course catalog)

PHIL 460 (5)
The Philosophy of Science
(Requirements vary with instructor, check course catalog)

PHIL 481 (5)
Philosophy of Biology
(One Previous Biology or Philosophy Course)

 


 

Population and Health Track

Natural Science  | Social Science  | Law, Policy & Management  | Ethics, Values & Culture

 

Population & Health
Natural Science

BIO A 388 (5)
Human Fossil Evolution
(BIO A 201 or BIOL 201-203 or BIOL 161 and 162)
Linked with BIO A 389--Must take both quarters

BIO A 389 (5)
Human Fossil Evolution
Linked with BIO A 388--Must take both quarters

BIO A 475/ ENVIR 475 (5)
Environmental Impacts of Small-Scale Societies

BIOL 454 (4)
Evolutionary Mechanisms
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 470 (4)
Biogeography

BIOL 472 (5)
Principles of Ecology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 476 (5)
Conservation Biology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

ENV H 311 (3)
Introduction to Environmental Health

ENV H 440 (4)
Water, Wastewater and Health
(BIOL 203, instructor permission)

ENV H 449 (2)
Health Effects of Air Pollution

ENV H 457 (3)
Industrial and Environmental Noise
(PHYS 115)

ENV H 472 (3)
Environmental Risk and Society
(2.0 in CHEM 155, 2.0 in CHEM 160, 2.0 in CHEM 162 or 2.0 in CHEM 203)

ENV H 490 (3)
Community Air Pollution
(Senior standing in science or engineering or instructor permission)

ENVIR 486/ GEOG 486/ CFR 474 (5)
Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 487/ GEOG 487/ CFR 475 (5)
Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 488/ GEOG 488/ CFR 476 (5)
Research in Urban Ecology

EPI 420 (3)
Introduction to Epidemiology

ESS / ENVIR 315 (5)
Environmental Earth Science

FISH 404 (5)
Diseases of Aquatic Animals

FISH 490/MICROM 490 (5)
Aquatic Environmental and Seafood Microbiology
(BIOL 162 or BIOL 203 AND CHEM 220, CHEM 224, or CHEM 239)

GENOME 351 (4)
Human Genetics

GENOME 371 (5)
Introductory Genetics

GENOME 372 (5)
Gene Structure and Function
(GENETICS/GENOME 371)

GENOME 453 (3)
Evolutionary Genetics
(GENETICS/GENOME 371 or 372)

GEOG 360 (5)
Principles of Cartography

GEOG 460 (5)
Global Information System Analysis
(2.0 or higher in GEOG 360)

GEOG 461 (5)
Urban Geographic Information Systems
(2.0 or higher in GEOG 360, recommended:  GEOG 277)

GEOG 463 (5)
Geographic Information Systems Workshop
(2.0 or higher in GEOG 460 or GEOG 461)

MICROM 301 (3)
General Microbiology
(CHEM 120, 140, 142 or 145 recommended:  biology, organic chemistry)

MICROM 302 (2)
General Microbiology Lab
(MICROM 301-concurrent is acceptable)

MICROM 435 (3)
Microbial Ecology
(BIOL 180)

PABIO 201 (2)
Newly Emerging Diseases in Public Health

PABIO 301 (3)
Prevention of Infectious Diseases
(MICROM 301 or BIOL 201)

 

Population & Health
Social Science

ANTH 371 / ENVIR 371 (5)
Anthropology of Development

ANTH 424 (4)
Hunter-Gatherer Societies
(One previous 200 level ANTH course)

ANTH 457 (5)
Ecological Anthropology

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology and Politics

ANTH 486 (5)
Human Family Systems
(Joint with SOC 486)

BIO A 382 (3)
Human Population Biology
(BIOL 162 or 203)

BIO A 387 (5)
Ecological Perspectives on Environmental Stress
(BIO A 201)

BIO A 465 (3)
Nutritional Anthropology
(BIO A 201)
(Joint with NUTR 465)

BIO A 473 (5)
Biological Adaptability of Human Population Genetics
(BIO A 201)

BIO A 475/ ENVIR 475 (5)
Environmental Impacts of Small-Scale Societies

BIO A 476 (3)
Sociocultural Ecology and Health

BIO A 483 (5)
Human Genetics, Disease, and Culture
(BIO A 201)

BIO A 484 (5)
Human Life Cycle
(BIO A 201)

ECON 306A (3)
Topics in Economics: African Population Development, Marine Environment

ECON 316 (5)
Urban Economics
(ECON 200)

ECON 435 (5)
Natural Resource Economics
(ECON 300)

ECON 436 (5)
Economics of the Environment
(ECON 300)

ECON 437 (5)
Economics of Biological Resources
(ECON 300)

ECON 448 (5)
Population and Development
(ECON 300)

ENVIR 235/ECON 235 (5)
Introduction to Environmental Economics

ENVIR 271/F M 271 (3)
Environmental Sociology

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 450 C (3)
Food, Farming and Famine: Struggles for Sustainability

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

GEOG 280 (5)*(see note above)
Introduction to the Geography of Health and Health Care

GEOG 335 / SIS 335 (5)
Geography of the Developing World

GEOG 342 (5)
Geography and Inequality in the United States

GEOG 371 (5)
World Hunger and Resource Development
(Recommended: GEOG 230, GEOG 330, or GEOG 335)

GEOG 372 / SIS 372 (5)
Asian Environment and Development

GEOG 380 (4)
Geographical Patterns of Health and Disease

GEOG 480 (5)
Environmental Geography, Climate, and Health

HIST 310 (5)
Science and Religion in Historical Perspective

HIST 311 (5)
Science in Civilization:  Antiquity to 1600

HIST 312 (5)
Science in Civilization:  Science in Modern Society

HIST 316 (5)
The History of American Science

HSTAA 221 (5)
Environmental History of the U.S.

SIS 335 (5)
Geography of the Developing World

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

SIS 430 (5)
International Population

SIS 432 (3)
Population and Modernization

SISEA 434 (3-5)
Demographic Issues in Asia
(Joint with SOC 434)

SOC 330 (5)
Human Ecology

SOC 331 (5)
Population and Society

SOC 430 (3)
Urbanism and Urbanization

SOC 431 (3)
Fertility and Mortality

SOC 432 (3)
Population and Modernization
(Joint with SIS 432)

SOC 433 (3)
Research Methods in Demography

SOC 434 (3-5)
Demographic Issues in Asia

SOC 491 (5)
Sociology of Science

TC 420 (5)
Introduction to Technology as a Social and Political Phenomenon

U CONJ 503 (1)
International Health

URBDP 460 (3)
History of City Development

URBDP 461 (3)
History of Urban Planning in the United States

 

Population & Health
Law, Policy and Management

ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

ENV H 311 (3)
Introduction to Environmental Health

ENV H 440 (3)
Water, Wastewater and Health (BIOL 203, Instructor Permission)

ENV H 472 (3)
Environmental Risk and Society

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 415 / M E 415 (3)
Sustainability and Design for Environment
(Seniors and above)

ENVIR 486 / GEOG 486 / ESRM 474 (5)
Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 487 / GEOG 487 / ESRM 475 (5)
Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 488 / GEOG 488 / ESRM 476 (5)
Research in Urban Ecology

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 400 (3)
Natural Resource Conflict Management

GEOG 370 (5)
Problems in Resource Management
(GEOG 100)

L ARCH 498 (3)
History of Urban Design

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

SIS 430 (5)
International Population

SISME 490 (5)
Water and Security in the Middle East

POL S 383 (5)
Environmental Politics and Policy in the United States

POL S 404 (5)
Science and Technology Policy

POL S 422 (5)
International Environmental Politics Seminar

SOC 430 (3)
Urbanism and Urbanization

TC 498B (3)
Policy Dimensions of Genetic Engineering
(Add Code Required)

URBDP 300 (5)
Introduction to Urban Planning
(Sophomore and above)

URBDP 420 (3)
Database Systems and Planning Analysis

URBDP 422 (5)
Geographic Information Systems in Planning Analysis

URBDP 452 (3)
Urban Development and Spatial Structure

URBDP 465 (3)
Land Use

URBDP 466 (4)
Infrastructure and Community Facilities

URBDP 482 (3)
Politics and Planning

 

Population & Health
Ethics, Values and Culture

AIS 475C (3)
American Indian Population Dynamics

ANTH 350 (3)
Cultural Evolution

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology and Politics

ARCHY 401 (5)
Archeology of Human Origins
(ARCHY 205)

ARCHY 476 (5)
New World States and Empires
(ARCHY 205; ARCHY 304)

ARCHY 479 (5)
Prehistoric Cultures of North America:  Eastern North America
(ARCHY 304)

BIO A 483 (5)
Human Genetics, Disease and Culture
(BIO A 201)

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

CHID 110 (5)*(see note above)
The Question of Human Nature

C LIT 396 (5)
Literature and the Environment

ENVIR 243 (5)
Environmental Ethics I&S

ENVIR 418 / COM 418 (5)
Communications and the Environment

ENVIR 450A (2)
Whose Nature? Conflicting Interests and Perceptions
(Seniors and above)

ENVIR 450B (3)
Nature and Scripture

FISH 439 (1-3)
Attaining a Sustainable Society

GEOG 303 (5)
Nature and Culture

GEOG 472 (5)
Ecoscapes: Nature, Culture & Place

SIS 333 (5)
Gender and Globalization:  Theory and Practice

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development
(WOMEN 205)

PHIL 240 (5)
Introduction to Ethics

PHIL 360 (5)
Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Science
(One previous PHIL course)

PHIL 440 (5)
Ethics
(Requirements vary with instructor, check course catalog)

PHIL 460 (5)
The Philosophy of Science
(Requirements vary with instructor, check course catalog)

PHIL 481 (5)
Philosophy of Biology
(One BIOL or PHIL course)

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

SISAF 490 / HSERV 590 / ESPA 599 (2-3)
AIDS in Africa: Global Issues and Local Action


 

Resources

Natural Science  | Social Science  | Law, Policy & Management  | Ethics, Values & Culture

 

Resources
Natural Science

ARCHY 371 (5)
Analysis of Archeological Data
(ARCHY 205)

ATM S 358 (3)
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry
(CHEM 140, 142, or 145)

ATM S 480 (3)
Air Quality Modeling
(CEE 490, or ATM S 458, or CHEM 458)

BIO A 475 / ENVIR 475 (5)
Environmental Impacts of Small-Scale Societies

CHEM 458 / ATM S 458 (4)
Global Atmospheric Chemistry
(ATM S 358 or CHEM 456 -- Both Require Either CHEM 140, 142, or 145)

CEE 462 / FISH 434 (3-5)
Ecological Effects of Waste Water

CFR 425 (3)
Life Cycle Analysis

ENV H 440 (4)
Water, Wastewater and Health
(BIOL 203, Instructor Permission)

ENV H 472 (3)
Environmental Risk and Society

ENVIR 215 (5)
Earth, Air, Water: The Human Context

ENVIR 341 / M E 341 / PHYS 341 (3)
Energy and the Environment I

ENVIR 342 / M E 342 / PHYS 342 (3)
Energy and the Environment II

ENVIR / ESRM 460 (5)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

ENVIR 486 / GEOG 486 / ESRM 474 (5)
Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 487/ GEOG 487/ ESRM 475 (5)
Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 488 / GEOG 488 / ESRM 476 (5)
Research in Urban Ecology

ESRM 250 (5)
Introduction to GIS

ESRM 304 (5)
Environmental & Resource Assessment

ESRM 311 (3)
Soils and Land Use

ESRM 410 (5)
Forest Soils and Site Productivity
(ESC 210)

ESRM 414 (3)
Forest Soil Fertility and Chemistry
(ESC 210)

ESS 301 (5)
Geology of the Northwest
(ESS 101, 210, or 211)

ESS 302 (5)
Great Ice Age
(ESS 101, 210, or 211)

ESS 304 (5)
Volcanoes and Glaciers of the Pacific Northwest
(ESS 101, 210, or 211)

ESS 305 (5)
Earthscapes
(ESS 101, 210, or 211)

ESS 315 (4)
Environmental Geology
(ESS 101, 210, or 211)

ESS 401 (5)
Regional Geology of the Pacific Northwest

ESS 421 (4)
Introduction to Geological Remote Sensing

ESS 424 (3)
Water in the Environment

ESRM 426 (4)
Wildland Hydrology

ESRM 430 (3)
Aerial Photos / Remote Sensing Natural Resources

FISH 324 (5)
Aquatic Biology & Culture
(10 credits Biological Science)

GEOG 360 (5)
Principles of Cartography

GEOG 460 (5)
Global Information Systems Analysis
(2.0 in GEOG 360)

GEOG 461 (5)
Urban Geographic Information Systems
(2.0 in GEOG 360)

GEOG 463 (5)
Geographic Information Systems Workshop
(2.0 in Either GEOG 460 or GEOG 461)

M E 426 (4)
Sustainable Energy Design
(Instructor Permission)

OCEAN 450 (4)
Climatic Extremes
(GEOL 101 or 205)

Geographic Information Systems in Planning
(3.0 in URBDP 420, Entry Code Required)

URBDP 467 (3)
Urban Planning Uses of Remote Sensing
(Seniors and above, Entry Code with Instructor Permission)

URBDP 468 (3)
Land Use From Satellite Data

 

Resources
Social Science

ANTH / ENVIR 371 (5)
Anthropology of Development

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology and Politics

BIO A 475 / ENVIR 475 (5)
Environmental Impacts of Small-Scale Societies

ECON 435 (5)
Natural Resource Economics
(ECON 300)

ECON 436 (5)
Economics of the Environment
(ECON 300)

ECON 437 (5)
Economics of Biological Resources
(ECON 300)

ENVIR 235 / ECON 235 (5)
Introduction to Environmental Economics

ENVIR 271/ ESRM 371 (3)
Environmental Sociology

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 450C (3)
Food, Farming and Famine: Struggles for Sustainability

ENVIR 460 / ESRM 460 (3)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

HIST 310 (5)
Science and Religion in Historical Perspective

HIST 311 (5)
Science in Civilization:  Antiquity to 1600

HIST 312 (5)
Science in Civilization:  Science in Modern Society

HIST 313 / ASTR 313 (5)
Science in Civilization:  Physics and Astrophysics Since 1850

HIST 315 (5)
History of Technology

HIST 316 (5)
History of American Science

HSTAA 221 (5)
Envrionmental History of the U.S

SIS 335 (5)
Geography of the Developing World

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

SOC 491 (5)
Sociology of Science

TC 408 (3)
Public Documents: Proposals, Environmental Impact Statements, and Assessments

TC 420 (5)
Introduction to Technology as a Social and Political Phenomenon

 

Resources
Law, Policy and Management

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

CFR 400 (3)
Natural Resource Conflict Management

ENV H 440 (4)
Water, Wastewater and Health
(BIOL 203, Instructor Permission)

ENV H 472 (3)
Environmental Risk and Society
(Instructor Permission)

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 415 / M E / 415 (3)
Sustainability and Design for Environment
(Seniors and above)

ENVIR 450 A (5)
Puget Sound / Georgia Basin: Protecting Ecosystems

ENVIR 450 B (3)
Recycling: Ethics, Opportunities, and Realities

ENVIR 486 / GEOG 486 / ESRM 474 (5)
Problem Analysis in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 487 / GEOG 487 / ESRM 475 (5)
Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology

ENVIR 488 / GEOG 488 / ESRM 476 (5)
Research in Urban Ecology

ESRM 315 (ESC 320) (5)
Natural Resource Issues:  Old Growth and Forest Management

ESRM 302 (5)
Sustainability in Production Lands (BIOL 162)

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 465 (3)
Economics of Conservation

ESRM 470 (5)
Natural Resource Policy and Planning

GEOG 370 (5)
Problems in Resource Management
(GEOG 100)

GEOG 433 (5)
Resource Use and Management in Russia and the newly Independent States

GEOG 471 (5)
Methods of Resource Analysis
(Recommended:  GEOG 370)

L ARCH 302 (5)
Site Design in Urban Context

L ARCH 362 (3)
Designing Urban Landscapes: Theory and Politics

L ARCH 363 (3)
Ecological Design and Planning

POL S 383 (5)
Environmental Politics and Policy in the United States

POL S 404 (5)
Science and Technology Policy

POL S 410 (5)
Technology, Politics, and the State

POL S 422 (5)
International Environmental Politics Seminar

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

SISME 490 (5)
Water and Security in the Middle East

TC 408 (3)
Public Documents:  Proposals, Environmental Impact Statements, and Assessments

TC 425 (5)
Technology Assessment

URBDP 300 (5)
Introduction to Urban Planning

URBDP 465 (3)
Land Use
(Seniors and above)

URBDP 467 (3)
Urban Planning Uses of Remote Sensing

URBDP 468 (3)
Land Use From Satellite Data

URBDP 482 (3)
Politics and Planning

 

Resources
Ethics, Values and Culture

ANTH 350 (3)
Cultural Evolution

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

ARCHY 320 (5)
Pre-history of the Northwest Coast
(ARCHY 105 or ARCHY 205)

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

CHID 110 (5)*(see note above)
The Question of Human Nature

C LIT 396 (5)
Literature and the Environment

ENVIR 243 (5)
Environmental Ethics I&S

ENVIR 418/ COM 418 (5)
Communications and the Environment

ENVIR 450 A (2)
Whose Nature? Conflicting Interests and Perceptions
(Seniors and Grads Only)

ENVIR 450 B (3)
Nature in Scripture

ENVIR 459 / ANTH 459 (5)
Cultural Ecology and Politics

ENVIR 460 / ESC 460 (5)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

FISH 439 (1-3)
Attaining a Sustainable Society

GEOG 303 (5)
Nature and Culture

GEOG 472 (5)
Nature, Culture, and Place

L ARCH 450 (3)
History of Environmental Design in the Pacific Northwest

L ARCH 451 (3)
History of Environmental Design on the West Coast

PHIL 240 (5)
Introduction to Ethics

PHIL 360 (5)
Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Science
(One previous PHIL course)

PHIL 440 (5)
Ethics
(Requirements vary with instructor, check course catalog)

PHIL 460 (5)
The Philosophy of Science
(Requirements vary with instructor, check course catalog)

PHIL 482 (5)
Philosophy of the Physical Sciences
(Two previous PHIL courses and/or two experimental / lab sciences)

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development


 

International Perspectives Track

Natural Science  | Social Science  | Law, Policy & Management  | Ethics, Values & Culture

 

International Perspectives
Natural Science  (choose at least 3 credits)

ATM S 358 (3)
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry

ATM S 458 / CHEM 458 (4)
Global Atmospheric Chemistry (ATM S 358 or CHEM 456)

BIOL 356 (3)
Foundations in Ecology

BIOL 470 (4)
Biogeography

BIOL 472 (5)
Principles of Ecology (BIOL 162, BIOL 180, or BIOL 203)

BIOL 476 (5)
Conservation Biology (BIOL 162 or 203)

BIOL 477 / ENVIR 477 (3)
Marine Conservation (BIOL 476)

BIOL 478 / FISH 478 (3 to 9)
Topics in Sustainable Fisheries

CEE 350 (4)
Environmental Engineering -- Water and Air Quality

ENVIR 341 / M E 341 / PHYS 341 (3)
Energy and the Environment I

ENVIR 342 / M E 342 / PHYS 342 (3)
Energy and the Environment II

ESS 303 (5)
Geologic Hazards (ESS 101, ESS 210, ESS 211, GEOL 101, GEOL 201, or GEOL 205)

ESS 315 / ENVIR 313 (4)
Environmental Geology (ESS 101, ESS 210, ESS 211, GEOL 101, GEOL 201, or GEOL 205)

ESS 402 (12)
International Field Geology (ESS 400 or GEOL 401)

FISH 323 (5)
Conservation & Management of Aquatic Resources

GEOG 360 (5)
Principles of Cartography

GEOG 460 (5)
Geographical Information Systems Analysis (2.0 or higher in GEOG 360)

M E 426 (4)
Sustainable Energy Design (Instructor Permission)

 

International Perspectives
Social Science  (choose at least 3 credits)

ANTH 314 / SISSE 314 (5)
Culture, Environment, and Identity of Island Southeast Asia (LING 203, one 200-level ANTH course, or one SIS course)

ANTH 316 / SISSA 316 (5)
Modern South Asia

ANTH 345 / SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

ANTH 362 (5)
Anthropology of Tourism

ANTH 371 / ENVIR 371 (5)
Anthropology of Development

ANTH 451 (5)
Comparative Historical and Social Ecology of the Tropics (ANTH 210)

ANTH 457 (5)
Ecological Anthropology (Add Code Required)

ANTH 458 (5)
Ethnobiology (ANTH 203 and Either BIO A 201 or ARCHY 205)

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology, and Politics

ANTH 486 / SOC 486 (5)
Human Family Systems

ANTH 488 (3)
Agroecology

ANTH 495 / ENVIR 450 (3)
Comparative Historical and Social Ecology of the Tropics

BIO A 476 (3)
Sociocultural Ecology and Health (BIO A 201)

ECON 403 (5)
Economics of Property Rights (ECON 300)

ECON 435 (5)
Natural Resource Economics (ECON 300)

ECON 436 (5)
Economics of the Environment (ECON 300)

ECON 448 (5)
Population and Development (ECON 300, ECON 200)

ECON 471 (5)
International Trade (ECON 300)

ECON 472 (5)
International Macroeconomics (ECON 301)

ECON 490 (5)
Comparative Economic Systems (ECON 301)

ECON 491 (5)
Issues in Economic Development (ECON 301)

ENVIR 235 / ECON 235 (5)
Introduction to Environmental Economics

ENVIR 271/ ESRM 371 (3)
Environmental Sociology

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 460 / ESRM 460 (3)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

GEOG 300 (5)
Concepts of Regions

GEOG 335 / SIS 335 (5)
Geography of the Developing World

GEOG 336 (5)
Development and Challenge in China

GEOG 344 / SIS 344 (5)
Migration in the Global Economy

GEOG 371 (5)
World Hunger and Resource Development

GEOG 372 / SISA 372 (5)
Asian Environment and Development

GEOG 430 (5)
Contemporary Development Issues in Latin America

GEOG 432 (5)
Population and Urbanization Problems of Russia and the Newly Independent States

GEOG 434 (5)
Southeast Asia: Conflict and Development

GEOG 435 (5)
Industrialization and Urbanization in China

GEOG 445 (5)
Population Distribution and Migration

HSTAA 421 (5)
American Environmental History

SIS 333 / WOMEN 333 (5)
Gender and Globalization: Theory and Process

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

SIS 430 (5)
International Population

SIS 432 / SOC 432 (3)
Population and Modernization

SIS 476 (5)
Comparative International Political Economy

SISEA 434 / SOC 434 (3-5)
Demographic Issues in Asia

SOC 330 (5)
Human Ecology

SOC 430 (3)
Urbanism and Urbanization

SOC 432 (3)
Population and Modernization(Joint with SIS 432)

SOC 450 (5)
Political Economy of Women and Family in the Third World

SOC 470 (5)
Contemporary Southeast Asia

 

International Perspectives
Law, Policy and Management  (choose at least 3 credits)

ANTH 314 / SISSE 314 (5)
Culture, Environment, and Identity of Island Southeast Asia (LING 203, one 200-level ANTH course, or one SIS course)

ANTH 316 / SISSA 316 (5)
Modern South Asia

ANTH 345 / SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

ANTH 362 (5)
Anthropology of Tourism

ANTH 371 / ENVIR 371 (5)
Anthropology of Development

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

ANTH 437 (5)
Comparative Historical and Social Ecology of the Tropics (ANTH 210)

ANTH 451 (5)
Comparative Historical and Social Ecology of the Tropics (ANTH 210)

ANTH 457 (5)
Ecological Anthropology (Add Code Required)

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology, and Politics

ANTH 486 / SOC 486 (5)
Human Family Systems

ANTH 488 (3)
Agroecology

ANTH 495 / ENVIR 450 (3)
Comparative Historical and Social Ecology of the Tropics

BIO A 476 (3)
Sociocultural Ecology and Health (BIO A 201)

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

ECON 403 (5)
Economics of Property Rights (ECON 300)

ECON 435 (5)
Natural Resource Economics (ECON 300)

ECON 436 (5)
Economics of the Environment (ECON 300)

ECON 448 (5)
Population and Development (ECON 300, ECON 200)

ECON 471 (5)
International Trade (ECON 300)

ECON 472 (5)
International Macroeconomics (ECON 301)

ECON 490 (5)
Comparative Economic Systems (ECON 301)

ECON 491 (5)
Issues in Economic Development (ECON 301)

ENVIR 235 / ECON 235 (5)
Introduction to Environmental Economics

ENVIR 271/ ESRM 371 (3)
Environmental Sociology

ENVIR 360 / SCAND 350 / SIS 350 (5)
Environmental Norms in International Politics

ENVIR / POL S 384 (5)
Global Environmental Politics

ENVIR 415 / M E 415 (3)
Sustainability and Design for the Environment

ENVIR 460 / ESRM 460 (3)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

ENVIR 480 / FISH 480 / SMA 480 (3)
Marine Resource Conservation and Management

ESRM 320 (5)
Marketing and Human Resource Management from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 321 (5)
Finance and Accounting from an Environmental Perspective

ESRM 403 (3)
Forest and Economic Development in the Developing World

ESRM 423 (3)
International Marketing of Forest Products

FISH 423 (3)
Conservation and Management of Aquatic Resources

GEOG 300 (5)
Concepts of Regions

GEOG 335 / SIS 335 (5)
Geography of the Developing World

GEOG 336 (5)
Development and Challenge in China

GEOG 344 / SIS 344 (5)
Migration in the Global Economy

GEOG 349 (5)
Geography of International Trade

GEOG 370 (5)
Problems in Resource Management

GEOG 371 (5)
World Hunger and Resource Development

GEOG 372 / SISA 372 (5)
Asian Environment and Development

GEOG 375 / SIS 375 (5)
Geopolitics

GEOG 430 (5)
Contemporary Development Issues in Latin America

GEOG 432 (5)
Population and Urbanization Problems of Russia and the Newly Independent States

GEOG 433 (5)
Resource Use and Mangement in Russia and the Newly Independent States

GEOG 434 (5)
Southeast Asia: Conflict and Development

GEOG 435 (5)
Industrialization and Urbanization in China

GEOG 445 (5)
Population Distribution and Migration

HSTAA 421 (5)
American Environmental History

SIS 430 (5)
International Population

SIS 333 / WOMEN 333 (5)
Gender and Globalization: Theory and Process

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

SIS 430 (5)
International Population

SIS 432 / SOC 432 (3)
Population and Modernization

SIS 476 (5)
Comparative International Political Economy

SISEA 434 / SOC 434 (3-5)
Demographic Issues in Asia

SOC 330 (5)
Human Ecology

SOC 430 (3)
Urbanism and Urbanization

SOC 432 (3)
Population and Modernization(Joint with SIS 432)

SOC 450 (5)
Political Economy of Women and Family in the Third World

SOC 470 (5)
Contemporary Southeast Asia

URBDP 300 (5)
Introduction to Urban Planning

URBDP 422 (5)
Geographical Information Systems in Planning Analysis (3.0 in URBDP 420)

International Perspectives
Ethics, Values and Culture  (choose at least 3 credits)

ANTH 314 / SISSE 314 (5)
Culture, Environment, and Identity of Island Southeast Asia (LING 203, one 200-level ANTH course, or one SIS course)

ANTH 406 / SISEA 406 China's Environment (5) (ANTH 210, ENVIR 201, SIS 200, SIS 201, or SIS 202)

ANTH 457 (5)
Ecological Anthropology (Add Code Required)

ANTH 458 (5)
Ethnobiology: Plants, Animals, and People (ANTH 203 and either BIO A 201 or ARCHY 205)

ANTH 459 / ENVIR 459 (5)
Culture, Ecology, and Politics

ARCHY 476 (5)
New World States and Empires (ARCHY 205; ARCHY 304)

CEP 302 (5)
Environmental Response

COM 321 (5)
Communications in International Relations

COM 423 (5)
Communications and Development

ENVIR 243 (5)
Environmental Ethics I&S

ENVIR 418 / COM 418 (5)
Communications and the Environment

ENVIR 460 / ESRM 460 (5)
Institutionalizing Sustainable Ecological Practices

FISH 439 / ENVIR 439 (1-3)
Attaining a Sustainable Society

GEOG 472 (5)
Ecoscapes: Nature, Culture, and Place

PHIL 240 (5)
Introduction to Ethics

PHIL 440 (5)
Ethics (Requirements vary with instructor, check course catalog)

SIS 333 / WOMEN 333 (5)
Gender and Globalization: Theory and Process

SIS 345 / WOMEN 345 / ANTH 345 (5)
Women and International Economic Development

 

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