Undergraduate Courses

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Course # (Section)	Title	Day/Times	Instructor	Location	Term	Additional Details
AS.130.339 (01)	Archaeological Sciences: An Introduction to the Principles and Applications of Archaeometry	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Shannon, John Lafe	Krieger 302	Spring 2026	Description: Over the past 50 years, archaeological science (or Archaeometry) has become an increasingly important subfield within the wider discipline of anthropological archaeology. Analytical approaches to archaeological materials including ceramic, stone, metal, bone, and plant remains have proven to be vital in archaeologists’ pursuit of piecing together the human past. This course is designed to familiarize students with the foundational principles of archaeological sciences including dating techniques, conservation sciences, and materials science approaches to artifact studies including optical petrography, X-ray fluorescence, mass spectrometry, stable isotope geochemistry, neutron activation analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. Students will learn the fundamental science behind archaeometric techniques and their applications to anthropological and historical questions. Students will also obtain hands-on laboratory experience through required labs and an optional final project. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 7/20 Tags: ARCH-ARCH, ARCH-RELATE
AS.213.385 (01)	The Flesh of Nature: Body, Media and Environment	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Harmon, Brad	Gilman 443	Spring 2026	Description: In this course we will explore how literature and film depict the material relationships between our human bodies and more-than-human worlds within and around us. We will consider not only how the classical elements (earth, air, fire, water) are media and how they connect our individual bodies with other bodies, but how the body itself is a medium. We will examine a range of ecologically conscious literary texts and films from the German and Nordic worlds as they engage themes including elementality, the nuclear age, the Anthropocene, and queer ecologies. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 13/15 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.114 (01)	Guided Tour: The Planets	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Lewis, Kevin; Sing, David Kent	Olin 305	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to planetary science and planetary exploration primarily for non-science majors. A survey of concepts from astronomy, chemistry, geology, and physics applied to the study of the solar system. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 49/75 Tags: n/a
AS.270.202 (01)	Introduction to Ecology	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Szlavecz, Katalin	Olin 305	Spring 2026	Description: Ecology is the study of organisms and their environment. This course focuses on the patterns of distribution and abundance of organisms. Topics include population dynamics and regulation, competition, predation, host-parasite interactions, patterns of species diversity, community succession, the flow of energy and matter through ecosystems. We will also discuss the role of natural and human disturbances in shaping communities. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 12/40 Tags: ENVS-MINOR, BEHB-BIOBEH, ENVS-MAJOR, ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.205 (01)	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Chen, Xin	Krieger 108	Spring 2026	Description: The course provides a broad introduction to the principles and practice of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related tools of Geospatial Analysis. Topics will include history of GIS, GIS data structures, data acquisition and merging, database management, spatial analysis, and GIS applications. In addition, students will get hands-on experience working with GIS software. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/24 Tags: ENVS-MINOR, ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.224 (01)	Oceans & Atmospheres	MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM	Waugh, Darryn	Olin 304	Spring 2026	Description: A broad survey of the Earth’s oceans and atmospheres, and their role in the environment and climate. Topics covered include waves, tides, ocean and atmosphere circulation, weather systems, tornadoes and hurricanes, El Niño, and climate change. For science and engineering majors Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 14/25 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR, ENGY-SCIPOL
AS.270.303 (01)	Earth History	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Gomes, Maya L	Olin 204	Spring 2026	Description: This course will explore the evolution of life in the context of environmental, ecological, and geological changes to the Earth surface system. The goal of the class is to provide students with an understanding of how geological and paleontological records provide insight into the origin(s) of life, oxygenation of the atmosphere, the evolution of multicellularity, evolutionary radiations and extinctions, and modern global change. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 11/20 Tags: n/a
AS.270.306 (01)	Urban Ecology	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Avolio, Meghan Lynn	Olin 204	Spring 2026	Description: Urban ecology has been called the ecology in, of, and for cities. In this course, we will explore how ecological concepts are applied to urban ecosystems and the different approaches to urban ecological research. Topics will include: Biodiversity, water dynamics, energy and heat island effects, and nutrient cycling, urban metabolism, design of greenspace, and sustainability of cities. We will use Baltimore as a case study for studying cities. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 16/25 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.307 (01)	Geoscience Modeling	TTh 9:00AM - 10:20AM	Haine, Thomas	Olin 145	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to modern ways to interpret observations in the context of a conceptual model. Topics include model building, hypothesis testing, and inverse methods. Practical examples from geophysics, engineering, and medical physics will be featured. Credits: 4.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.310 (01)	Evolution and Development of the Vertebrates	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Fabbri, Matteo	Olin 247	Spring 2026	Description: Modern vertebrates (animals with backbones) are the products of a more than 500-million-year evolutionary history. This course surveys that history and uses it to explore such core evolutionary concepts as adaptive radiation, convergence, extinction, homology, phylogenetic taxonomy, and tree thinking. Emphasis will be placed on the origins of the modern vertebrate fauna and how fossils are being integrated with developmental biology to better understand major transitions in the vertebrate body plan. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 12/20 Tags: n/a
AS.270.319 (01)	Rocks as Clocks	MW 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Viete, Daniel R	Olin 347	Spring 2026	Description: Introduction to radioisotope geo/thermochronology and mantle stable and radioisotope geochemistry. Course covers: (1) methods for dating of rocks and geologic processes using long-half-life radioisotope systems, including the various isotope systems available and their applicability; (2) radioisotope techniques for investigation of the geochemical evolution of the crust and mantle; (3) isotope fractionation and utility of traditional and novel stable isotope geochemistry for interrogating high-temperature processes, and (4) thermochronology and methods for interrogating upper-crustal processes. Recommended course background: AS.270.220 and AS.270.221, or instructor permission. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/16 Tags: n/a
AS.270.322 (01)	Mineralogy	MW 9:30AM - 10:20AM, W 3:00PM - 6:00PM	Wicks, June Ki	Olin 206B; Olin 206B	Spring 2026	Description: Introduction to the classification, crystallography, and physical properties of minerals. Weekly lab topics include field identification, crystal morphology and symmetry, optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. One field trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of History and Research Archives is planned. Credits: 4.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 13/15 Tags: n/a
AS.270.323 (01)	Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles	MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM	Gnanadesikan, Anand	Olin 304	Spring 2026	Description: This course will examine the cycling of trace chemicals in the ocean, consider what we can learn from the distributions of these chemicals about the ocean circulation, and ocean ecosystems. Topics covered will include oceanic biological productivity, open water cycling of nutrients and oxygen, ocean acidification and sediment cycling. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 15/20 Tags: n/a
AS.270.325 (01)	Introductory Oceanography	MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM	Gnanadesikan, Anand	Olin 304	Spring 2026	Description: This class is an introduction to a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological phenomena in the world’s oceans. Underlying basic principles are exposed wherever possible. Topics covered include: seawater, waves, tides, ocean circulation, chemical oceanography, biogeochemical ocean processes, and remote sensing of the oceans. Recommended Course Background: freshman Physics, Chemistry, Calculus through ordinary differential equations. Credits: 3.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 20/20 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.360 (01)	A Geological and Ecological Traverse of Newfoundland and Labrador	Th 5:30PM - 6:20PM	Burgess, Jerry	Olin 145	Spring 2026	Description: This field focused course will use the living “laboratory” of Maritime Canada (NL) and surrounding landscapes to learn about and explore key concepts and timely issues concerning the birth of the North American Continent, the creation and destruction of oceans, human ecology, climate change, early Scandinavian encounters with Native Peoples, whaling and marine fisheries around the Labrador Sea and the Grand Banks. Participants will travel to NL during the summer. Credits: 2.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/10 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.366 (01)	Spacecraft Instrumentation Project	Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Horst, Sarah; Izenberg, Noam Raphael; Kraemer, David Robert Burke	Olin 304	Spring 2026	Description: Investigation into the content relevant to an ongoing spacecraft instrumentation project. An interdisciplinary team will enhance the skills and knowledge of science and engineering students. Topics include mission background, planetary science, sensor design, spacecraft systems, and mission planning, and sensor fabrication, calibration, integration, and testing, data analysis and interpretation, scientific/technical writing and publication. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 6/24 Tags: ROBO-RMLB, ROBO-RMSU
AS.270.382 (01)	How to Accelerate Carbon Sequestration	MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM	Beaudry, Patrick	Olin 145	Spring 2026	Description: This course will provide an overview of the dominant technologies aimed at “negative carbon emissions”. These initiatives, collectively known as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), involve capturing CO2 from industrial sources or the atmosphere, utilizing it to create products, or storing it permanently underground. Our societies will need to remove several billion tons of CO2 from air annually in order to have measurable impacts and limit global warming, and this requires a multi-directional approach, involving expertise in Earth, atmospheric and ocean sciences as well as engineering. Students will evaluate the feasibility of strategies such as carbon storage in soils and biomass, direct air capture, ocean alkalinity enhancement, carbon mineralization via enhanced weathering, as well as geological storage in sedimentary formations or by mineralization in mafic and ultramafic rocks. This course is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students in EPS, environmental science, engineering, economics and social sciences. There are no pre-requisites, although general Earth science knowledge will help interpreting the readings. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/15 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.404 (01)	Planetary Interiors	F 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Stanley, Sabine	Olin 145	Spring 2026	Description: This course investigates the physical processes occurring in planetary interiors. Topics include formation and differentiation of planetary bodies, planetary structure, thermal evolution, convection, and dynamo generation of magnetic fields. Standard remote sensing methods used to investigate planetary interiors and results from recent planetary satellite missions will also be discussed. Recommended: Knowledge of vector calculus, PDEs and introductory physics. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 15/20 Tags: n/a
AS.270.408 (01)	Petrology Seminar	T 3:00PM - 4:00PM	Viete, Daniel R	Olin 347	Spring 2026	Description: Seminar class on recent developments in igneous and metamorphic petrology. Involves weekly readings on modern methods/understanding in petrogenesis and processes leading to mineral (re)crystallization; rock deformation; fluid transport in rocks; pressure and temperature estimates of rock formation, and rates/durations of thermotectonic processes in the lithosphere. Topics covered will cater to interests and learning goals of those who register in the class. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 12/15 Tags: n/a
AS.270.415 (01)	Seminar in Ecology	M 4:00PM - 5:00PM	Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin	Olin 346	Spring 2026	Description: This is a discussion-based course in current research in ecology. Each week a student will lead a discussion of a published paper in the field of ecology. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/15 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.423 (01)	Planetary Atmospheres	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Horst, Sarah	Olin 145	Spring 2026	Description: Fundamental concepts and basic principles of chemistry and physics applied to the study of planetary atmospheres. Vertical structure of planetary atmospheres. Atmospheric radiation, thermodynamics, and transport. Principles of photochemistry. Planetary spectroscopy and remote sensing. Upper atmospheres and ionospheres. Evolution and stability of planetary atmospheres. Recommended Course Background: basic physics, chemistry and calculus Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 11/20 Tags: n/a
AS.270.487 (01)	ERL Snowball Earth: Earth's most extreme Climate states	Th 4:00PM - 5:00PM	Smith, Emmy	Olin 346	Spring 2026	Description: The geologic record indicates that during several multi-million year intervals in Earth’s ancient past, ice sheets at sea-level stabilized at tropical latitudes, suggesting alterations between snowball and greenhouse climate states. By reviewing literature from the initial hypotheses of global glaciation through the most recent advances in understanding of Earth's long term climate history, this course will explore the geologic evidence for extraordinary climate fluctuations, the climate dynamics of these extreme states, and the geochemical and geobiological causes and consequences of the most severe episodes of climate change in Earth history. This class is a seminar class following the ERL Intersession course to Death Valley, California. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 2/8 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (01)	Independent Study		Burgess, Jerry		Spring 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (06)	Independent Study		Lewis, Kevin; Viete, Daniel R		Spring 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (01)	Independent Research		Horst, Sarah		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (02)	Independent Research		Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (03)	Independent Research		Lewis, Kevin		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (04)	Independent Research		Gomes, Maya L		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (05)	Independent Research		Avolio, Meghan Lynn		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (06)	Independent Research		Haine, Thomas		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (07)	Independent Research		Smith, Emmy		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (08)	Independent Research		Sing, David Kent		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (09)	Independent Research		Stanley, Sabine		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (10)	Independent Research		Viete, Daniel R		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (11)	Independent Research		Szlavecz, Katalin		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (12)	Independent Research		Gnanadesikan, Anand		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (13)	Independent Research		Waugh, Darryn		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (14)	Independent Research		Wicks, June Ki		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (15)	Independent Research		Wiemann, Jasmina		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (16)	Independent Research		Cooke, Siobhan Brighid		Spring 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.510 (01)	Senior Honors Thesis		Avolio, Meghan Lynn		Spring 2026	Description: Senior thesis research in earth sciences conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 8/10 Tags: n/a
AS.271.107 (01)	Introduction to Sustainability	MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana	Gilman 132	Spring 2026	Description: Humans are having such a massive impact on Earth systems that some call this the Anthropocene epoch. Should we consider this state of affairs progress or catastrophe? How to we find a sustainable path to the future? This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the principles and practice of sustainability, exploring such issues as population, pollution, energy and natural resources, biodiversity, food, justice, and climate change through the lens of systems thinking. Course open to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/60 Tags: CES-LE, ENGY-SCIPOL
AS.271.307 (01)	Environmental Anthropology: Ecological Knowledge, Cultural Practices and Cosmological Systems	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana	Olin 204	Spring 2026	Description: Ecological anthropology course focuses on the anthropological assessment of environmental issues, the management of natural resources and the study of cultural and behavioral factors as they impinge upon our understanding human engagement with the environment. Course material will address human ability to respond to environmentally based adaptations, solutions, and resilience. Course activities and assignments will investigate how human knowledge is integrated into ecological systems across global communities. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/12 Tags: CES-LE, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.271.308 (01)	Sustainability Research Lab	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Karimi, Saman; Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana	Olin 304	Spring 2026	Description: This Sustainability Research Lab is an interdisciplinary course that aims to provide a deeper understanding of sustainability practices and environmental values concerning human well-being, viewed from both scientific and humanistic perspectives. Students will select their research project and explore a topic of interest, such are climate change, environmental health, air pollution and justice, food production, renewable energy, and urban planning, which encompasses architecture, design, and public art. In this course, students will apply research methods and perspectives from socio-ecological and climate-energy sciences to investigate sustainable practices within their chosen area among sustainability topics. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/12 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.271.360 (01)	Climate Change: Science & Policy	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick	Hodson 203	Spring 2026	Description: This course will investigate the policy and scientific debate over global warming. It will review the current state of scientific knowledge about climate change, examine the potential impacts and implications of climate change, explore our options for responding to climate change, and discuss the present political debate over global warming. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 15/36 Tags: CES-LE, INST-IR, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.271.399 (01)	Research Design	W 6:00PM - 6:50PM	Burgess, Jerry	Olin 347	Spring 2026	Description: This course will provide students with a strong foundation in the conceptualization and operationalization of research, how to design a research project and explore different research methods in the environmental field. Students will learn key principles of research design including crafting a suitable research question, identifying appropriate methodologies, and writing a formal project proposal. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.402 (01)	Water, Energy, and Food Nexus	W 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Burgess, Jerry; Elhatow, Lama	Olin 247	Spring 2026	Description: The water, energy and food (WEF) nexus is a topic of growing interest in the research and policy communities. This course will survey WEF concepts and principles, introduce tools of analysis, and engage students in case studies of critical WEF issues in the United States and internationally. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/16 Tags: n/a
AS.271.496 (01)	Senior Capstone		Waugh, Darryn	Online	Spring 2026	Description: This seminar will provide the academic space, time, and mentoring for students to integrate, synthesize and apply the knowledge and skills obtained through the ENVS curriculum. The course focuses on the development of critical thinking and oral communication skills through intellectual engagement with complex and challenging environmental problems. Credits: 2.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.271.497 (01)	Senior Capstone Project		Waugh, Darryn		Spring 2026	Description: Permission required. ENVS major students complete a group project that engages with foundational questions in the greater environmental sphere. Capstone students will be required to jointly develop, implement, and present a research project. Students must also sign up for AS.271.496 concurrently. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.271.502 (02)	Independent Study		Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick		Spring 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.502 (03)	Independent Study		Waugh, Darryn		Spring 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.502 (04)	Independent Study		Gnanadesikan, Anand		Spring 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.502 (05)	Independent Study		Burgess, Jerry		Spring 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.502 (06)	Independent Study		Wicks, June Ki		Spring 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.507 (01)	Internship		Burgess, Jerry		Spring 2026	Description: This course requires students to synthesize, integrate, and apply environmental skills and theory in a practical setting. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.509 (01)	Applied Experience		Burgess, Jerry		Spring 2026	Description: This course is designed to accompany a supervised, hands-on experience working on an environmental or sustainability-related internship. In addition to completing 80 hours of applied work, students will prepare a reflective journal, paper, and poster presentation about their experience. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 12/15 Tags: n/a
AS.271.511 (01)	Senior Honors Thesis		Burgess, Jerry		Spring 2026	Description: Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/10 Tags: n/a
AS.360.406 (01)	ERL: Composing Research: Collaborating with Elephants/People/Rivers/Kidneys/Soil	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Ludden, Jason	Gilman 77	Spring 2026	Description: This course focuses on writing with/for/about natural resource issues and scientific research. This writing class prepares students for travel to Sri Lanka, in the summer of 2026, to study Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) while learning about the health of communities around Wasgamuwa National Park. During the spring of 2026, we’ll work with community collaborators in the Baltimore area to address their content production needs and identify spaces and places for text production/revision while also learning about HEC and Sri Lanka. Additionally, we’ll explore ethical representations of data and synthesize complex arguments into public facing documents. In late May of 2026, we will travel to Sri Lanka for two weeks to work alongside the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (SLWCS) – a non-governmental organization committed to saving elephants by helping people – in the Mahaweli Development Project (MDP): a key agricultural region, which has a high rate of both HEC and chronic kidney disease. Students will spend their mornings mapping elephant movements and surveying farmers about elephant related incidences. We’ll also meet with faculty and researchers from the University of Colombo, University of Peradeniya, American Institute for Sri Lanka Studies, and other organizations; these hosted workshops will expose students to new research networks, contemporary scholarship, and help them develop an understanding of collaboration and global scholarship. Additionally, we’ll visit sites of ecological and historical importance. By the end of the trip, students will have worked with GIS databases and technology, sociology and anthropology field methods, and the process of community and public engaged research. After our return from Sri Lanka, students will propose their own research project. Enrollment by permission only. Application required; email [email protected]. Commitment to 2 credit-course in Summer 2026 required. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/10 Tags: MSCH-HUM, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.361 (30)	ERL: Natural History of Newfoundland and Labrador Lab		Burgess, Jerry		Summer 2026	Description: This cause is a field learning experience exploring the natural history of Atlantic Canada (NL) and surrounding landscapes to learn about and explore key concepts and timely issues concerning the birth of the North American Continent, the creation and destruction of oceans, forest ecology, culture, climate change, whaling and marine fisheries around the Labrador Sea and the Grand Banks. The course is only open to students who have taken or are concurrently taking AS.270.360. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 6/12 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.504 (01)	Independent Research		Gomes, Maya L		Summer 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (02)	Independent Research		Burgess, Jerry		Summer 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (03)	Independent Research		Lewis, Kevin		Summer 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (04)	Independent Research		Gnanadesikan, Anand		Summer 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.271.509 (01)	Applied Experience		Burgess, Jerry		Summer 2026	Description: This course is designed to accompany a supervised, hands-on experience working on an environmental or sustainability-related internship. In addition to completing 80 hours of applied work, students will prepare a reflective journal, paper, and poster presentation about their experience. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 15/20 Tags: n/a
AS.271.511 (01)	Senior Honors Thesis		Burgess, Jerry		Summer 2026	Description: Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.360.430 (30)	ERL Fieldwork: Collaborating with Elephants/People/Rivers/Kidneys/Soil in Sri Lanka		Ludden, Jason		Summer 2026	Description: This travel course is the second part of a writing-intensive Experiential Research Lab focused on Human-Elephant Conflict and community health in Sri Lanka. Students will work alongside the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society in the Mahaweli Development Project, mapping elephant movements, surveying farmers, and using GIS, field methods, and community-engaged research. They will meet with faculty and researchers from Sri Lankan and international organizations, visit sites of ecological and historical importance, and develop proposals for their own research projects after returning. Enrollment by permission only. Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/6 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.001.285 (01)	FYS: Seeing Nature - Environment and Art	W 12:00PM - 2:30PM	Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana	Olin 247	Fall 2026	Description: This First-Year Seminar combines ecology and art, allowing students to create art inspired by observations of the natural environment. Taken together, these dual methodologies of scientific observation and artistic production will encourage students to explore core questions about human creativity as influenced by nature. The course also examines how different cultures interpret and represent the natural world, introducing anthropological perspectives on environment, symbolism, and human expression. The course invites participants to consider their sensory experiences about the poetics and intricacies of the natural world. Together we will focus on ecological details, observing natural patterns and exploring their symbolic meanings. We will also learn to appreciate the visual language of fine art by taking a broader view of landscapes. Through museum visits, recording sounds in nature, and creating visual representations such as drawings, photographs, and video, students will develop various art techniques, culminating in a multimedia art form. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 12/12 Tags: n/a
AS.270.103 (01)	Introduction to Global Environmental Change	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Gnanadesikan, Anand; Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick	Olin 305	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the science behind global environmental issues. Earth systems, biogeochemical cycles, and the interrelationships between the living and nonliving world are explored, along with applications to climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues of global significance. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 48/65 Tags: ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR, CES-LE
AS.270.202 (01)	Introduction to Ecology	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Avolio, Meghan Lynn	Hodson 311	Fall 2026	Description: Ecology is the study of organisms and their environment. This course focuses on the patterns of distribution and abundance of organisms. Topics include population dynamics and regulation, competition, predation, host-parasite interactions, patterns of species diversity, community succession, the flow of energy and matter through ecosystems. We will also discuss the role of natural and human disturbances in shaping communities. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 31/40 Tags: BEHB-BIOBEH
AS.270.205 (01)	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Chen, Xin	Krieger 108	Fall 2026	Description: The course provides a broad introduction to the principles and practice of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related tools of Geospatial Analysis. Topics will include history of GIS, GIS data structures, data acquisition and merging, database management, spatial analysis, and GIS applications. In addition, students will get hands-on experience working with GIS software. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 14/24 Tags: ENVS-MINOR, ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MAJOR
AS.270.220 (01)	The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Geology	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Smith, Emmy; Viete, Daniel R	Krieger 180	Fall 2026	Description: Basic concepts in geology, including plate tectonics; Earth’s internal structure; geologic time; minerals; formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; development of faults, folds and earthquakes; geomagnetism. Corequisite (for EPS Majors): AS.270.221; optional for others. The course is introductory and open to undergraduates at all levels; freshmen are encouraged to enroll. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 28/48 Tags: ENVS-MINOR, ENVS-MAJOR, ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.221 (01)	The Dynamic Earth Laboratory	W 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Smith, Emmy; Viete, Daniel R	Olin 203	Fall 2026	Description: This course is a hands-on learning experience for introductory geological concepts and techniques using geological tools, such as mineral/rock samples, microscopes, and maps. A Saturday fieldtrip in late Sep/early Oct is an essential part. The course is open to undergraduates at all levels; freshmen who wish to get their hands (and boots) dirty are encouraged to enroll. Credits: 2.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 6/15 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.316 (01)	Agroecology: A Global Perspective	Th 3:00PM - 5:15PM	Burgess, Jerry	Olin 247	Fall 2026	Description: How can we balance the increasing global food demand with sustainable ecological practices? How are the agricultural, ecological, and socio-economic aspects of food production intertwined? This course addresses these questions and enables students to critically evaluate existing agroecosystems around the world, with special attention paid to the challenges of global environmental change. Students will be introduced to the principles of agroecology, and they will examine interactions between biodiversity, soil, and people through case studies, peerreviewed scientific papers, and a field trip to a local agroecosystem Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 1/11 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.317 (01)	Conservation Biology	W 3:00PM - 5:15PM	Burgess, Jerry	Olin 247	Fall 2026	Description: In this course, students examine the meaning and implications of biodiversity with a focus on disciplines associated with conservation biology, wildlife conservation and wildlife management, including taxonomy, genetics, small population biology, chemical and restoration ecology, and marine biology. This includes exploring how conservation biology differs from other natural sciences in theory and in application. Students learn the major threats to biodiversity and what natural and social science methods and alternatives are used to mitigate, stop, or reverse these threats. The course also includes the economic and cultural tradeoffs associated with each conservation measure at the global, national, regional, and local levels. One required field trip. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 1/15 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR, BEHB-BIOBEH
AS.270.318 (01)	Remote Sensing of the Environment	MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM	Lewis, Kevin; Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick	Krieger 108	Fall 2026	Description: This course is an introduction to the use of remote sensing technology to study Earth’s physical and biochemical processes. Topics covered include remote sensing of the atmosphere, land and oceans, as well as remote sensing as a tool for policy makers. Also offered as 270.618. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 3/15 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.332 (01)	Soil Ecology	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Szlavecz, Katalin	Olin 247	Fall 2026	Description: The course introduces basic aspects of cycles and flows in the soil ecosystem, and provides students with an overview of the higher groups of soil organisms. Laboratory and field surveying methods are also covered. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/10 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.354 (01)	Stable Isotope Geochemistry	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Gomes, Maya L	Olin 145	Fall 2026	Description: Stable isotope measurements are used to probe fundamental questions in the Earth and environmental sciences because they can be used to extract information about chemical, physical, and biological processes associated with the formation of geomaterials. Stable isotope patterns have been used for applications ranging from tracking the rise of oxygen on the early Earth to studying human diet. The majority of the course will focus on light isotope systems (O, C, S, etc.) and low-temperature applications, including: (1) tracing sources and sinks of fluids, sediments, biological materials, and contaminants, (2) studying rates and mechanisms of biochemical reactions, and (3) paleoenvironmental reconstructions. We will also review novel stable isotope applications including heavy isotope systems and mass independent fractionations. At the end of the course, students will be able to make interpretations about how stable isotope patterns inform our knowledge of how geomaterials are formed and provide information about the Earth system. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 14/15 Tags: ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.364 (01)	Environmental Geochemistry and Pollution	Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM	Burgess, Jerry	Olin 304	Fall 2026	Description: This course explores the complex interactions of earth’s rock, soil, water, air, and life systems that determine the chemical characteristics of our environment. The themes of the course cover: mobility of the elements (dispersibility and bioavailability); evaluation and monitoring of heavy metal pollution; remediation (repair of compromised environments) water quality (natural waters and water for drinking, agricultural and industrial use); pollutant agents in water, air and soil; wastes (mine wastes, radioactive wastes, urban wastes); interactions between geochemistry and human health and the environment. Course content is largely based on applied environmental geochemistry, with supporting content in theoretical geochemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology. A class project involves chemical analysis of student-collected water samples. Credits: 2.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 16/16 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.366 (01)	Spacecraft Instrumentation Project	Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Horst, Sarah; Izenberg, Noam Raphael; Kraemer, David Robert Burke	Olin 304	Fall 2026	Description: Investigation into the content relevant to an ongoing spacecraft instrumentation project. An interdisciplinary team will enhance the skills and knowledge of science and engineering students. Topics include mission background, planetary science, sensor design, spacecraft systems, and mission planning, and sensor fabrication, calibration, integration, and testing, data analysis and interpretation, scientific/technical writing and publication. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/25 Tags: n/a
AS.270.368 (01)	Geology of Baltimore Area	F 12:30PM - 5:30PM	Viete, Daniel R	Olin 347	Fall 2026	Description: This is a weekly reading seminar and fieldwork course focused on the bedrock geology and tectonic history of the Baltimore area. The course is majority fieldwork, with four local, half-day fieldtrips replacing four of the 1h classroom sessions. The course will consider the following four elements of Baltimore’s hard rock geology: (1) the Grenville-age basement gneisses; (2) Baltimore Terrane stratigraphy associated with rifting of Rodinia and subsequent tectonic activation of the passive margin; (3) Baltimore Mafic Complex record of subduction initiation in the ancient Iapetus Ocean; and (4) metamorphism and magmatism during the Appalachian Orogeny. For each of the four geological elements studied we will first read research papers on their age, origin and significance, before taking a fieldtrip to see associated outcrops. Credits: 2.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 8/12 Tags: n/a
AS.270.378 (01)	Present and Future Climate	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Waugh, Darryn	Olin 304	Fall 2026	Description: Intended for majors who are interested in the science that underlies the current debate on global warming, the focus is on recent observations one can glean from model simulations. Meets with AS.270.641. Recommended Course Background: AS.110.108-AS.110.109 and AS.171.101-AS.171.102 Credits: 3.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.379 (01)	Atmospheric Science	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Waugh, Darryn	Olin 145	Fall 2026	Description: A survey of core topics in atmospheric science, including dynamics, thermodynamics, radiative transfer, and chemistry. The course addresses both basic principles and applications to weather and climate. Recommended pre-requisites: General Calculus and Physics I and/or Oceans and Atmospheres. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.270.383 (01)	Dissection-based Anatomy and Evolution of Animals	F 1:30PM - 4:30PM	Wiemann, Jasmina	Olin 204	Fall 2026	Description: Over the course of evolution, animals have conquered every conceivable habitat due to their remarkable ability to survive and adapt to an ever-changing planet. In this dissection-based course, we will explore how the major groups of animals structure their anatomy to thrive in different habitats. Using an evolutionary framework, we will explore the emergence and modification of anatomical features through in-class, individual and team dissections, detailed drawings, and student presentations of findings. Students will be introduced to best practices in dissection and apply their skills to specimens sampled across the animal tree life, ranging from giant bristle worms to sharks and mammals. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 8/20 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.406 (01)	Deciphering the History of Life	M 3:00PM - 4:15PM, W 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Wiemann, Jasmina	Olin 247; Olin 204	Fall 2026	Description: The majority of Life that existed on our planet is extinct, and the small and number of lineages that survived into the present cannot tell a complete story of Life’s evolutionary history. To fill these blank pages, we need to explore the fossil record on Earth (and elsewhere in the solar system) for information that can be directly integrated with data for living organisms. This course tackles the reconstruction of the history of life from a practical and research-oriented perspective! We will explore concepts of evolution and survey the various approaches that allow us to extract biological information from modern and fossil samples. We will discuss the impact of fossilization on morphological and molecular character fidelity and integrate characters in the context of evolutionary relationships. We will discuss different data science tools used for evolutionary inferences, exemplified by guided in-session exercises. We will apply these skills when we move on to explore the anatomy, physiology, and ecology of animals through the lens of evolution. In this course, students will go through the complete cross-disciplinary process inferring an evolutionary process – translational skills, that will enable them to conduct independent research on the topic. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 16/20 Tags: BEHB-BIOBEH
AS.270.415 (01)	Seminar in Ecology	M 4:00PM - 5:00PM	Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin	Olin 346	Fall 2026	Description: This is a discussion-based course in current research in ecology. Each week a student will lead a discussion of a published paper in the field of ecology. Credits: 1.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 6/10 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.501 (01)	Independent Study		Avolio, Meghan Lynn		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (02)	Independent Study		Gnanadesikan, Anand		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (03)	Independent Study		Gomes, Maya L		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (04)	Independent Study		Haine, Thomas		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (05)	Independent Study		Horst, Sarah		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (06)	Independent Study		Lewis, Kevin		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (07)	Independent Study		Sing, David Kent		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (08)	Independent Study		Smith, Emmy		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (09)	Independent Study		Gnanadesikan, Anand		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (10)	Independent Study		Strobel, Darrell Fred		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (11)	Independent Study		Sverjensky, Dimitri Alexander		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (12)	Independent Study		Szlavecz, Katalin		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (13)	Independent Study		Viete, Daniel R		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (14)	Independent Study		Waugh, Darryn		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (15)	Independent Study		Wicks, June Ki		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.501 (16)	Independent Study		Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (01)	Independent Research		Avolio, Meghan Lynn		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (02)	Independent Research		Gnanadesikan, Anand		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (03)	Independent Research		Gomes, Maya L		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (04)	Independent Research		Haine, Thomas		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (05)	Independent Research		Horst, Sarah		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (06)	Independent Research		Lewis, Kevin		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (07)	Independent Research		Sing, David Kent		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (08)	Independent Research		Smith, Emmy		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (09)	Independent Research		Gnanadesikan, Anand		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (10)	Independent Research		Strobel, Darrell Fred		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (11)	Independent Research		Sverjensky, Dimitri Alexander		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (12)	Independent Research		Szlavecz, Katalin		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (13)	Independent Research		Viete, Daniel R		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (14)	Independent Research		Waugh, Darryn		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (15)	Independent Research		Wicks, June Ki		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (16)	Independent Research		Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (17)	Independent Research		Wiemann, Jasmina		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.504 (18)	Independent Research		Cooke, Siobhan Brighid		Fall 2026	Description: Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.270.510 (01)	Senior Honors Thesis		Avolio, Meghan Lynn		Fall 2026	Description: Senior thesis research in earth sciences conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 15/15 Tags: n/a
AS.271.315 (01)	Environmental Film, Art, and Literature	Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana	Olin 204	Fall 2026	Description: This “book club” style seminar focuses on the exploration, discussion and critical analysis of a range of environmental films, art, and literature. This seminar, students will have the opportunity to do creative writing and visual arts, and reading environmental literature. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 3/18 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.271.496 (01)	Senior Capstone	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana	Olin 304	Fall 2026	Description: This seminar will provide the academic space, time, and mentoring for students to integrate, synthesize and apply the knowledge and skills obtained through the ENVS curriculum. The course focuses on the development of critical thinking and oral communication skills through intellectual engagement with complex and challenging environmental problems. Credits: 2.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 5/19 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR
AS.271.497 (01)	Senior Capstone Project		Balanoff, Amy M; Bohn, Kisi M; Burgess, Jerry		Fall 2026	Description: Permission required. ENVS major students complete a group project that engages with foundational questions in the greater environmental sphere. Capstone students will be required to jointly develop, implement, and present a research project. Students must also sign up for AS.271.496 concurrently. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.497 (02)	Senior Capstone Project		Waugh, Darryn		Fall 2026	Description: Permission required. ENVS major students complete a group project that engages with foundational questions in the greater environmental sphere. Capstone students will be required to jointly develop, implement, and present a research project. Students must also sign up for AS.271.496 concurrently. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 2/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.497 (03)	Senior Capstone Project		Szlavecz, Katalin		Fall 2026	Description: Permission required. ENVS major students complete a group project that engages with foundational questions in the greater environmental sphere. Capstone students will be required to jointly develop, implement, and present a research project. Students must also sign up for AS.271.496 concurrently. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.497 (04)	Senior Capstone Project		Avolio, Meghan Lynn		Fall 2026	Description: Permission required. ENVS major students complete a group project that engages with foundational questions in the greater environmental sphere. Capstone students will be required to jointly develop, implement, and present a research project. Students must also sign up for AS.271.496 concurrently. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.497 (05)	Senior Capstone Project		Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick		Fall 2026	Description: Permission required. ENVS major students complete a group project that engages with foundational questions in the greater environmental sphere. Capstone students will be required to jointly develop, implement, and present a research project. Students must also sign up for AS.271.496 concurrently. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.497 (06)	Senior Capstone Project		Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana		Fall 2026	Description: Permission required. ENVS major students complete a group project that engages with foundational questions in the greater environmental sphere. Capstone students will be required to jointly develop, implement, and present a research project. Students must also sign up for AS.271.496 concurrently. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 2/5 Tags: n/a
AS.271.499 (01)	Senior Seminar	W 12:00PM - 12:50PM	Burgess, Jerry; Schantz, Ashley	Olin 304	Fall 2026	Description: This seminar explores topics related to career development and current events to support senior environmental majors as they transition to post-graduate life and work. Credits: 1.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 9/22 Tags: ENVS-MAJOR
AS.271.502 (02)	Independent Study		Burgess, Jerry		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.271.502 (03)	Independent Study		Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick		Fall 2026	Description: Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.271.506 (01)	Independent Research		Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick		Fall 2026	Description: Research in environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.271.506 (18)	Independent Research		Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana		Fall 2026	Description: Research in environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.271.507 (01)	Internship		Burgess, Jerry		Fall 2026	Description: This course requires students to synthesize, integrate, and apply environmental skills and theory in a practical setting. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 3/3 Tags: n/a
AS.271.509 (01)	Applied Experience		Burgess, Jerry		Fall 2026	Description: This course is designed to accompany a supervised, hands-on experience working on an environmental or sustainability-related research project or internship. While completing 80 hours of applied work, students will prepare a reflective journal, paper, and poster presentation about their experience. Graded S/U only. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 15/15 Tags: n/a
AS.271.511 (01)	Senior Honors Thesis		Burgess, Jerry		Fall 2026	Description: Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 15/15 Tags: n/a