Courses
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| Department | Course Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO | 104 | Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOSCI | 106 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| ENVIR ST | 113 | Environmental Studies: Environmental Humanities | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG | 120 | Introduction to the Earth System | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG | 127 | Physical Systems of the Environment | 5 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG | 139 | Global Environmental Issues | 3 |
| BIOLOGY, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY | 151 | Introductory Biology | 5 |
| BIOLOGY, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY | 152 | Introductory Biology | 5 |
| ZOOLOGY | 153 | Introductory Biology | 3 |
| SOC | 170 | Population Problems | 3-4 |
| ATM OCN, ENVIR ST | 171 | Global Change: Atmospheric Issues and Problems | 2-3 |
| ENTOM, ENVIR ST | 201 | Insects and Human Culture-a Survey Course in Entomology | 3 |
| BOTANY | 240 | Plants and Humans | 3 |
| BOTANY, ENVIR ST, ZOOLOGY | 260 | Introductory Ecology | 3 |
| AGRONOMY | 300 | Cropping Systems | 3 |
| SOIL SCI | 301 | General Soil Science | 4 |
| AGRONOMY | 302 | Forage Management and Utilization | 3 |
| F&W ECOL | 318 | Principles of Wildlife Ecology | 3 |
| BIOCORE | 485 | Principles of Physiology | 3 |
| BIOCORE | 486 | Principles of Physiology Laboratory | 2 |
| ENVIR ST, SOIL SCI | 324 | Soils and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| ATM OCN | 330 | Physics of the Atmosphere and Ocean I | 3 |
| BOTANY | 330 | Algae | 3 |
| ATM OCN, ENVIR ST, GEOG, GEOSCI | 335 | Climatic Environments of the Past | 3 |
| ATM OCN, ENVIR ST, GEOG | 332 | Global Warming: Science and Impacts | 3 |
| BIOCORE | 587 | Biological Interactions | 3 |
| BOTANY, GEOG | 338 | Environmental Biogeography | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG | 339 | Environmental Conservation | 4 |
| A A E, ECON, ENVIR ST | 343 | Environmental Economics | 3-4 |
| ENVIR ST, F&W ECOL, ZOOLOGY | 360 | Extinction of Species | 3 |
| BSE, ENVIR ST | 367 | Renewable Energy Systems | 3 |
| AGRONOMY, BOTANY, SOIL SCI | 370 | Grassland Ecology | 3 |
| ENVIR ST | 375 | Field Ecology Workshop | 3 |
| F&W ECOL | 577 | Complexity and Conservation of White-tailed Deer | 3 |
| AGRONOMY | 377 | Cropping Systems of the Tropics | 3 |
| CIV ENGR, ENVIR ST, GEOG | 377 | An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| ENVIR ST, F&W ECOL, GEOG, G L E, GEOSCI, LAND ARC | 371 | Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing | 3 |
| F&W ECOL | 401 | Physiological Animal Ecology | 3 |
| BOTANY, F&W ECOL | 402 | Dendrology | 2 |
| ENVIR ST | 317 | Community Environmental Scholars Program Seminar | 1 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOSCI | 411 | Energy Resources | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, PHILOS | 441 | Environmental Ethics | 3-4 |
| ECON, ENVIR ST, POLI SCI, URB R PL | 449 | Government and Natural Resources | 3-4 |
| BOTANY, F&W ECOL | 455 | The Vegetation of Wisconsin | 4 |
| BOTANY, F&W ECOL, ZOOLOGY | 460 | General Ecology | 4 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG, HISTORY | 460 | American Environmental History | 4 |
| ENVIR ST, POP HLTH | 502 | Air Pollution and Human Health | 3 |
| ENVIR ST | 506 | Modeling and Analysis of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, ZOOLOGY | 510 | Ecology of Fishes | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, ZOOLOGY | 511 | Ecology of Fishes Lab | 2 |
| ENVIR ST, F&W ECOL | 515 | Natural Resources Policy | 3 |
| LSC | 515 | Social Marketing Campaigns in Science, Health and the Environment | 3 |
| ATM OCN, ENVIR ST | 520 | Bioclimatology | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, PHILOS | 523 | Philosophical Problems of the Biological Sciences | 3 |
| GEOG | 523 | Advanced Paleoecology: Species Responses to Past Environmental Change | 3 |
| ATM OCN, ENVIR ST, GEOG | 528 | Past Climates and Climatic Change | 3 |
| AGRONOMY, ATM OCN, SOIL SCI | 532 | Environmental Biophysics | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, GEOG | 537 | Culture and Environment | 4 |
| ENTOM, ZOOLOGY | 540 | Theoretical Ecology | 3 |
| F&W ECOL, SURG SCI | 548 | Diseases of Wildlife | 3 |
| F&W ECOL | 550 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| HIST SCI, MED HIST, POP HLTH | 553 | International Health and Global Society | 3 |
| F&W ECOL | 561 | Wildlife Management Techniques | 3 |
| F&W ECOL, LAND ARC, ZOOLOGY | 565 | Principles of Landscape Ecology | 2 |
| BOTANY, F&W ECOL, ZOOLOGY | 672 | Historical Ecology | 2 |
| F&W ECOL | 590 | Integrated Resource Management | 3 |
| ENVIR ST | 600 | Environmental Studies Major Capstone | 3 |
| BOTANY, ENVIR ST, F&W ECOL, ZOOLOGY | 651 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| LAND ARC | 668 | Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, URB R PL | 668 | Green Politics: Global Experience, American Prospects | 3 |
| ZOOLOGY | 677 | Internship in Ecology | 2 |
| ENVIR ST | 691 | Senior Thesis | 1-3 |
| ENVIR ST | 699 | Directed Study | 1-3 |
| STAT | 701 | Applied Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control I | 3 |
| ENVIR ST | 707 | Professional Skills for Global Systems Analysis | 1 |
| ENVIR ST, HIST SCI, MED HIST | 713 | Studies in Environment and Health | 1 |
| CIV ENGR, ENVIR ST, URB R PL | 719 | Water Resources Management Summer Practicum | 4 |
| BOTANY, ZOOLOGY | 725 | Ecosystem Concepts | 3 |
| C&E SOC, F&W ECOL, SOC | 749 | Social Policy and Management of National Parks and Protected Areas | 3 |
| MED HIST | 753 | International Health and Global Society | 1 |
| F&W ECOL | 799 | Practicum in Forestry and Wildlife EcologyTeaching | 1-3 |
| ENVIR ST | 808 | Integrated Research Methods & Prof Skills: Humans & the Global Env | 4 |
| ENVIR ST, PUB AFFR, URB R PL | 809 | Introduction to Energy Analysis and Policy | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, URB R PL | 843 | Land Use Policy and Planning | 3 |
| ENVIR ST, URB R PL | 865 | Water Resources Institutions and Policies | 3 |
| F&W ECOL | 875 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
| F&W ECOL | 875 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
| BOTANY, F&W ECOL, ZOOLOGY | 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology | 3 |
| A A E, ENVIR ST, POP HLTH, PUB AFFR | 881 | Benefit-Cost Analysis | 3 |
| ENVIR ST | 900 | Seminar | 1-3 |
| ENVIR ST | 977 | Sustainable Development – Integral Perspective | 3 |
| ATM OCN, BOTANY, CIV ENGR, ENVIR ST, GEOSCI, ZOOLOGY | 911 | Limnology and Marine Science Seminar | 1 |
| C&E SOC, SOC | 948 | Seminar: Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| BOTANY | 951 | Plant Ecology Journal Review | 1 |
| CIV ENGR, ENVIR ST | 970 | Colloquium in Transportation Management and Policy | 1 |
| ENVIR ST | 975 | Environmental Conservation Leadership Seminar | 1 |
| ENVIR ST | 976 | The Practice of Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development | 1 |
| ATM OCN, BOTANY, ENVIR ST, F&W ECOL, GEOG, GEOSCI, ZOOLOGY | 980 | Earth System Science Seminar | 1 |
| ENVIR ST | 990 | Research | 1-12 |
| BOTANY | 995 | Research-Plant Ecology | 1-12 |
| C&E SOC, SOC | 997 | Research: Demography and Ecology Trainees | 1-3 |
| ENVIR ST | 999 | Advanced Independent Study | 1-5 |