Natural history, ecology and evolution are scientific disciplines that greatly depend on the art and practice of observing, asking questions, and finding ways to answer those questions. Most of the time, we must be outdoors to make those observations. To be a good observer, one needs to slow down, be quiet and use all of your senses. The Homewood campus and its surroundings are a wonderful green space in the middle of Baltimore City to practice those skills. In this First Year Seminar, while we focus on the living world, we also will discuss the geology and hydrology around Stony Run. Students should be prepared to spend many hours outside, making observations, and sample plants and invertebrates. In the classroom, these field observations, combined with reading material, will be used to discuss global environmental issues including biodiversity loss, invasive species, and human impacts on the landscape. Specific activities include: 1) Reporting on human effects on life from today’s news; 2) Preparing conservation pamphlets; 3) Researching and presenting about a specific invasive organism. We also plan a day-long field trip to the Natural History Museum in DC. By the end of the FYS, students will be able to generate research questions based upon field observations and appreciate the diverse life forms both globally and in our backyard.
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FYS: The Natural History of the Homewood Campus AS.001.167 (01)
Natural history, ecology and evolution are scientific disciplines that greatly depend on the art and practice of observing, asking questions, and finding ways to answer those questions. Most of the time, we must be outdoors to make those observations. To be a good observer, one needs to slow down, be quiet and use all of your senses. The Homewood campus and its surroundings are a wonderful green space in the middle of Baltimore City to practice those skills. In this First Year Seminar, while we focus on the living world, we also will discuss the geology and hydrology around Stony Run. Students should be prepared to spend many hours outside, making observations, and sample plants and invertebrates. In the classroom, these field observations, combined with reading material, will be used to discuss global environmental issues including biodiversity loss, invasive species, and human impacts on the landscape. Specific activities include: 1) Reporting on human effects on life from today’s news; 2) Preparing conservation pamphlets; 3) Researching and presenting about a specific invasive organism. We also plan a day-long field trip to the Natural History Museum in DC. By the end of the FYS, students will be able to generate research questions based upon field observations and appreciate the diverse life forms both globally and in our backyard.
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Szlavecz, Katalin
Room: Olin 204
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.001.243 (01)
FYS: Diamonds
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Wicks, June Ki
Greenhouse 113
Fall 2025
How has the discovery of diamond shaped human history? Due to its unique Chemical makeup, elegant Crystal structure, unusually low Compressibility, and outrageously high thermal Conductivity, diamond’s physical properties make it the most useful mineral on earth. Class discussions will also cover topics such as geologic formation, diamond mining, the gem industry, causes of color, and modern uses. Class materials will include scientific papers, textbook excerpts, movies, and a field trip to the Smithsonian Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals in DC.
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FYS: Diamonds AS.001.243 (01)
How has the discovery of diamond shaped human history? Due to its unique Chemical makeup, elegant Crystal structure, unusually low Compressibility, and outrageously high thermal Conductivity, diamond’s physical properties make it the most useful mineral on earth. Class discussions will also cover topics such as geologic formation, diamond mining, the gem industry, causes of color, and modern uses. Class materials will include scientific papers, textbook excerpts, movies, and a field trip to the Smithsonian Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals in DC.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Wicks, June Ki
Room: Greenhouse 113
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.001.284 (01)
FYS: Forensic Isotopes: Where does your food come from and should you care?
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Gomes, Maya L
Olin 346
Fall 2025
Knowing where your food comes from is important for various environmental, health, ethical, and aesthetic reasons. Stable isotopes – forms of the same element with different masses – can be used to verify the origin of food. In this First-Year Seminar, we will discuss motivations for determining food sources including questions of the environmental cost of different modes of production, the different environmental factors that impact nutrient levels in food, how regional laws affect food production practices, and how protected designation of origin labels impact how food is made and distributed. We will also discuss how stable isotope signatures can be used to identify food origin and how we assess confidence in stable isotope-based identifications. Have no doubt: in-class food tastings will most definitely be used to guide the discussion of aesthetic motivations for knowing where food comes from.
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FYS: Forensic Isotopes: Where does your food come from and should you care? AS.001.284 (01)
Knowing where your food comes from is important for various environmental, health, ethical, and aesthetic reasons. Stable isotopes – forms of the same element with different masses – can be used to verify the origin of food. In this First-Year Seminar, we will discuss motivations for determining food sources including questions of the environmental cost of different modes of production, the different environmental factors that impact nutrient levels in food, how regional laws affect food production practices, and how protected designation of origin labels impact how food is made and distributed. We will also discuss how stable isotope signatures can be used to identify food origin and how we assess confidence in stable isotope-based identifications. Have no doubt: in-class food tastings will most definitely be used to guide the discussion of aesthetic motivations for knowing where food comes from.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Gomes, Maya L
Room: Olin 346
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.001.285 (01)
FYS: Seeing Nature- Environment and Art
W 12:00PM - 2:30PM
Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Olin 247
Fall 2025
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 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.
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FYS: Seeing Nature- Environment and Art AS.001.285 (01)
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 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.
Days/Times: W 12:00PM - 2:30PM
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room: Olin 247
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.004.321 (01)
Writing Methods: Science in Situ - Effective and Meaningful Science Communication
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Thyagarajan, Sunita; Wilbanks, Rebecca
Croft Hall B32
Fall 2025
Science in Situ introduces students to the art of science writing via an exploration of the sites where science is happening in Baltimore. Effective science communicators have a deep understanding of their subject matter and are skilled at conveying complex ideas in accessible ways. However, explaining the facts is not enough; science writers also need to make meaning out of information by placing it in social and narrative contexts that are relevant to their audience.
This course encourages students to write creatively, with humor, and in multimedia formats to communicate scientific content to a wide range of audiences. Students will learn about key techniques as well as challenges in science journalism and gain practice communicating technical subject matter in a variety of modalities. Through field trips to local museums and forensic labs, and interviews with researchers and editors of science magazines, students will identify opportunities to share their ideas and knowledge in engaging ways, and to reflect on why science matters to broader audiences.
This course is aimed at junior and senior undergraduate students who are STEM majors.
All first-year students who have taken Reintro and all students at the sophomore level or above are welcome.
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Writing Methods: Science in Situ - Effective and Meaningful Science Communication AS.004.321 (01)
Science in Situ introduces students to the art of science writing via an exploration of the sites where science is happening in Baltimore. Effective science communicators have a deep understanding of their subject matter and are skilled at conveying complex ideas in accessible ways. However, explaining the facts is not enough; science writers also need to make meaning out of information by placing it in social and narrative contexts that are relevant to their audience.
This course encourages students to write creatively, with humor, and in multimedia formats to communicate scientific content to a wide range of audiences. Students will learn about key techniques as well as challenges in science journalism and gain practice communicating technical subject matter in a variety of modalities. Through field trips to local museums and forensic labs, and interviews with researchers and editors of science magazines, students will identify opportunities to share their ideas and knowledge in engaging ways, and to reflect on why science matters to broader audiences.
This course is aimed at junior and senior undergraduate students who are STEM majors.
All first-year students who have taken Reintro and all students at the sophomore level or above are welcome.
The Environmental Justice Workshop is a space for engaged learning and collaborative environmental work, giving students a chance to join in the collective struggle to build equitable and sustainable urban futures in Baltimore. In the fall of 2025, the workshop will be taught by anthropologist Anand Pandian (Johns Hopkins) as a cross-institutional partnership with anthropologist Chloe Ahmann (Cornell University) and the South Baltimore Community Land Trust. Working together as a team of faculty and students at both universities, we will collaborate with environmental justice activists and Baltimore residents to research, write, and produce a four-part digital humanities curriculum about the discriminatory history of waste management in Baltimore and its impact on working-class and minority residents. Students enrolled in this course will gain experience with archival and ethnographic research methods, learn how to conduct time-sensitive research responsive to community needs, and produce media resources for a broader civic audience engaged in the fight for environmental justice. Many class sessions will take place in various community locations in south Baltimore, and meeting times include transportation to/from the Homewood campus.
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Environmental Justice Workshop AS.070.402 (01)
The Environmental Justice Workshop is a space for engaged learning and collaborative environmental work, giving students a chance to join in the collective struggle to build equitable and sustainable urban futures in Baltimore. In the fall of 2025, the workshop will be taught by anthropologist Anand Pandian (Johns Hopkins) as a cross-institutional partnership with anthropologist Chloe Ahmann (Cornell University) and the South Baltimore Community Land Trust. Working together as a team of faculty and students at both universities, we will collaborate with environmental justice activists and Baltimore residents to research, write, and produce a four-part digital humanities curriculum about the discriminatory history of waste management in Baltimore and its impact on working-class and minority residents. Students enrolled in this course will gain experience with archival and ethnographic research methods, learn how to conduct time-sensitive research responsive to community needs, and produce media resources for a broader civic audience engaged in the fight for environmental justice. Many class sessions will take place in various community locations in south Baltimore, and meeting times include transportation to/from the Homewood campus.
In The Great Derangement Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh writes that “the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of imagination.” Worldwide, climate and environmental change is stirring the imaginary of novelists, filmmakers, and artists who are finding ways to frame, emplot, or even perform, an unmanageable phenomenon like climate change. How is climate change shaping new modes of storytelling and aesthetics? How do film, literature, and environmentally conscious art transform our perception of the world we inhabit and its unpredictable changes? Can climate change narratives help us to imagine futures of possibilities, maybe dystopian, uncertain, or even happy, but futures nonetheless? This multimedia course explores, through a transnational perspective, a variety of contemporary novels, films, and other media that attempt answer these questions.
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Climate Change Narratives AS.211.424 (01)
In The Great Derangement Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh writes that “the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of imagination.” Worldwide, climate and environmental change is stirring the imaginary of novelists, filmmakers, and artists who are finding ways to frame, emplot, or even perform, an unmanageable phenomenon like climate change. How is climate change shaping new modes of storytelling and aesthetics? How do film, literature, and environmentally conscious art transform our perception of the world we inhabit and its unpredictable changes? Can climate change narratives help us to imagine futures of possibilities, maybe dystopian, uncertain, or even happy, but futures nonetheless? This multimedia course explores, through a transnational perspective, a variety of contemporary novels, films, and other media that attempt answer these questions.
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.
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Introduction to Global Environmental Change AS.270.103 (01)
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.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Chen, Xin
Krieger 108
Fall 2025
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.
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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis AS.270.205 (01)
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.
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Chen, Xin
Room: Krieger 108
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/24
PosTag(s): ENVS-MINOR, ARCH-RELATE, ENVS-MAJOR
AS.270.220 (01)
The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Geology
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Smith, Emmy
Olin 305
Fall 2025
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.
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The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Geology AS.270.220 (01)
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.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Smith, Emmy
Room: Olin 305
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 24/48
PosTag(s): ENVS-MINOR, ENVS-MAJOR, ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.221 (01)
The Dynamic Earth Laboratory
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Smith, Emmy
Olin 203
Fall 2025
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.
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The Dynamic Earth Laboratory AS.270.221 (01)
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.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Smith, Emmy
Room: Olin 203
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.338 (01)
Field Methods in Ecology
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin
Olin 247
Fall 2025
This course will introduce student to methods used in field-based ecological research addressing population, community and ecosystem-level questions. Outdoor fieldwork is an essential part of the course. Field activities will center around the riparian ecosystem adjacent to the Homewood campus and on the urban ecology of the greater Baltimore region. Students will build skills in data collection, analysis, synthesis, and presentation. Basic statistical instruction in R will be taught to aid data analysis.
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Field Methods in Ecology AS.270.338 (01)
This course will introduce student to methods used in field-based ecological research addressing population, community and ecosystem-level questions. Outdoor fieldwork is an essential part of the course. Field activities will center around the riparian ecosystem adjacent to the Homewood campus and on the urban ecology of the greater Baltimore region. Students will build skills in data collection, analysis, synthesis, and presentation. Basic statistical instruction in R will be taught to aid data analysis.
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin
Forests are critical global ecosystems that provide not only timber and wood products, but an array of services including habitat for wildlife, water filtration, carbon storage, and recreational opportunities. This integrated seminar-based course features an interdisciplinary approach to understanding forested landscapes that stresses not only inventorying the biotic and abiotic components, but examining how these pieces are distributed in the landscape (patterns) and what forces drive these patterns (processes). Topics focus on the biological, geological, climatological, cultural, and historical underpinnings needed to observe, interpret, and analyze forest communities. It will cover aspects of biogeography, climate forcing of vegetation dynamics, effects of invasive species, land use change and creation of urban forests. This course has an associated 1- credit field trip that counts as a lab requirement for ENVS majors.
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Forested Landscapes and Ecology AS.270.353 (01)
Forests are critical global ecosystems that provide not only timber and wood products, but an array of services including habitat for wildlife, water filtration, carbon storage, and recreational opportunities. This integrated seminar-based course features an interdisciplinary approach to understanding forested landscapes that stresses not only inventorying the biotic and abiotic components, but examining how these pieces are distributed in the landscape (patterns) and what forces drive these patterns (processes). Topics focus on the biological, geological, climatological, cultural, and historical underpinnings needed to observe, interpret, and analyze forest communities. It will cover aspects of biogeography, climate forcing of vegetation dynamics, effects of invasive species, land use change and creation of urban forests. This course has an associated 1- credit field trip that counts as a lab requirement for ENVS majors.
Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room: Olin 304
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/10
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.355 (01)
Forested Landscapes and Ecology Lab
W 5:30PM - 6:20PM
Burgess, Jerry
Olin 247
Fall 2025
This field oriented lab focuses on hands-on learning experiences in forest ecology. Efforts focus on foundational topics in forest ecology including: physiography and site quality; forest soils and nutrient cycling; ecological succession; forest dynamics; community structure; natural disturbance; and invasive/non-native species. Labs feature visits to local forest sites and one long weekend trip.
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Forested Landscapes and Ecology Lab AS.270.355 (01)
This field oriented lab focuses on hands-on learning experiences in forest ecology. Efforts focus on foundational topics in forest ecology including: physiography and site quality; forest soils and nutrient cycling; ecological succession; forest dynamics; community structure; natural disturbance; and invasive/non-native species. Labs feature visits to local forest sites and one long weekend trip.
Days/Times: W 5:30PM - 6:20PM
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room: Olin 247
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/10
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.359 (01)
Critical Minerals: Origin, Distribution, and Impacts on Society and Climate Action
TTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Roy, Supratik
Olin 145
Fall 2025
What makes a resource critical? Where do these critical resources come from? This course will provide an understanding of the origin and distribution of mineral deposits that are essential for climate action, particularly in meeting our rapidly growing clean energy needs—from wind turbines and solar panels to electric vehicles. But are these essential minerals sustainable? How does the extraction of these minerals impact the environment and society? Throughout the course, we will explore how geological processes, driven by plate tectonics, form critical mineral deposits and examine their role in the clean energy transition. Through case studies and debates, we will explore the environmental and societal impacts of mineral extraction. A short field trip around Baltimore, combined with the examination of ore and rock samples in class, will help connect the course material to real-world applications. The course will also cover mineral exploration techniques and resource estimation methods.
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Critical Minerals: Origin, Distribution, and Impacts on Society and Climate Action AS.270.359 (01)
What makes a resource critical? Where do these critical resources come from? This course will provide an understanding of the origin and distribution of mineral deposits that are essential for climate action, particularly in meeting our rapidly growing clean energy needs—from wind turbines and solar panels to electric vehicles. But are these essential minerals sustainable? How does the extraction of these minerals impact the environment and society? Throughout the course, we will explore how geological processes, driven by plate tectonics, form critical mineral deposits and examine their role in the clean energy transition. Through case studies and debates, we will explore the environmental and societal impacts of mineral extraction. A short field trip around Baltimore, combined with the examination of ore and rock samples in class, will help connect the course material to real-world applications. The course will also cover mineral exploration techniques and resource estimation methods.
Days/Times: TTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Instructor: Roy, Supratik
Room: Olin 145
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 15/18
PosTag(s): CES-LE, ENVS-MAJOR
AS.270.364 (01)
Environmental Geochemistry and Pollution
TTh 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Burgess, Jerry
Olin 304
Fall 2025
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.
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Environmental Geochemistry and Pollution AS.270.364 (01)
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.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room: Olin 304
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.365 (01)
Magmatic and Volcanic Systems on Earth and Other Planets
MW 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Beaudry, Patrick
Olin 347
Fall 2025
This course will present the fundamental concepts of igneous petrology—the study of rocks that solidify from magmas—which is used to understand how crust is generated on Earth and other planetary bodies. From the generation of ocean floor basalts to granites of the upper continental crust, we will look at the Earth’s dynamic structure and the connections between its mantle and surface. Topics such as the effects of volcanic eruptions on climate, or the role of large igneous provinces on biological mass extinctions will be investigated, linking microscopic details of rocks to major events of Earth history. An overview of the main geochemical tools used by the igneous petrologist will enable students to evaluate the geochemical and petrological variety of igneous systems.
This course is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students in the EPS department. There are no pre-requisites, but some background in introductory geology (e.g. Dynamic Earth) and mineralogy will be helpful.
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Magmatic and Volcanic Systems on Earth and Other Planets AS.270.365 (01)
This course will present the fundamental concepts of igneous petrology—the study of rocks that solidify from magmas—which is used to understand how crust is generated on Earth and other planetary bodies. From the generation of ocean floor basalts to granites of the upper continental crust, we will look at the Earth’s dynamic structure and the connections between its mantle and surface. Topics such as the effects of volcanic eruptions on climate, or the role of large igneous provinces on biological mass extinctions will be investigated, linking microscopic details of rocks to major events of Earth history. An overview of the main geochemical tools used by the igneous petrologist will enable students to evaluate the geochemical and petrological variety of igneous systems.
This course is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students in the EPS department. There are no pre-requisites, but some background in introductory geology (e.g. Dynamic Earth) and mineralogy will be helpful.
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Instructor: Beaudry, Patrick
Room: Olin 347
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR
AS.270.366 (01)
Spacecraft Instrumentation Project
Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Horst, Sarah; Izenberg, Noam Raphael; Kraemer, David Robert Burke
Olin 304
Fall 2025
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.
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.
Days/Times: Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Instructor: Horst, Sarah; Izenberg, Noam Raphael; Kraemer, David Robert Burke
Room: Olin 304
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 24/24
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.378 (01)
Present and Future Climate
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Miles, Madeline; Waugh, Darryn
Olin 204
Fall 2025
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
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Present and Future Climate AS.270.378 (01)
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
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Miles, Madeline; Waugh, Darryn
Room: Olin 204
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): 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 2025
The majority of Life that existed on our planet is extinct, and the small and biased 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. However, modern biology is mostly a molecular science – and we know that biomolecules experience drastic chemical alteration during fossilization.
This course tackles the ‘Molecular Gap’ between past and present life forms from a practical and research-oriented perspective! We will survey the various chemical approaches that allow to extract biologically meaningful information from modern and fossil samples, and explore their individual strengths and limitations. Then we will move on to cover the nature of different biological signatures encoding diagnostic traits across the tree of Life, and explore the importance of corrections for evolutionary relationships when integrating data. Lastly, we will discuss the potential of multivariate statistics in the systematic extraction of meaningful biosignatures from notoriously noisy modern and fossil biological data. We will use prepared training data sets during guided in-session exercises, and students will go through the complete cross-disciplinary process of developing a biosignature – translational skills, that will enable them to conduct independent research on the topic. Recommended Course Background: Three Upper Level Science Courses.
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Deciphering the History of Life AS.270.406 (01)
The majority of Life that existed on our planet is extinct, and the small and biased 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. However, modern biology is mostly a molecular science – and we know that biomolecules experience drastic chemical alteration during fossilization.
This course tackles the ‘Molecular Gap’ between past and present life forms from a practical and research-oriented perspective! We will survey the various chemical approaches that allow to extract biologically meaningful information from modern and fossil samples, and explore their individual strengths and limitations. Then we will move on to cover the nature of different biological signatures encoding diagnostic traits across the tree of Life, and explore the importance of corrections for evolutionary relationships when integrating data. Lastly, we will discuss the potential of multivariate statistics in the systematic extraction of meaningful biosignatures from notoriously noisy modern and fossil biological data. We will use prepared training data sets during guided in-session exercises, and students will go through the complete cross-disciplinary process of developing a biosignature – translational skills, that will enable them to conduct independent research on the topic. Recommended Course Background: Three Upper Level Science Courses.
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 4:15PM, W 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Wiemann, Jasmina
Room: Olin 247; Olin 204
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 13/20
PosTag(s): BEHB-BIOBEH
AS.270.410 (01)
Planetary Surface Processes
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Lewis, Kevin
Olin 204
Fall 2025
This course explores processes that influence the evolution of planetary surfaces, including impact cratering, tectonics, volcanism, weathering, and sediment transport. These processes manifest themselves as structural deformation of planetary crusts due to loading by volcanoes, formation of craters by asteroid impacts, modification of surfaces by flowing landslides, rivers and glaciers, and the accumulation and transport of sand in dune fields on various planets. Emphasis is on the relationship to similar Earth processes, and the integrated geologic histories of the terrestrial planets, satellites, and asteroids. The focus will be on developing a physical understanding of these processes to interpret the surface characteristics and evolution of planets, satellites, asteroids, and comets from both qualitative assessments and quantitative measurements obtained from spacecraft data. A key component of the class will be the interpretation of these observations from recent and current planetary missions to the Moon, Mars, and other terrestrial bodies.
Recommended Course Background: A sound knowledge of Calculus and Introductory Physics, and some prior knowledge of Earth and/or Planetary Science.
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Planetary Surface Processes AS.270.410 (01)
This course explores processes that influence the evolution of planetary surfaces, including impact cratering, tectonics, volcanism, weathering, and sediment transport. These processes manifest themselves as structural deformation of planetary crusts due to loading by volcanoes, formation of craters by asteroid impacts, modification of surfaces by flowing landslides, rivers and glaciers, and the accumulation and transport of sand in dune fields on various planets. Emphasis is on the relationship to similar Earth processes, and the integrated geologic histories of the terrestrial planets, satellites, and asteroids. The focus will be on developing a physical understanding of these processes to interpret the surface characteristics and evolution of planets, satellites, asteroids, and comets from both qualitative assessments and quantitative measurements obtained from spacecraft data. A key component of the class will be the interpretation of these observations from recent and current planetary missions to the Moon, Mars, and other terrestrial bodies.
Recommended Course Background: A sound knowledge of Calculus and Introductory Physics, and some prior knowledge of Earth and/or Planetary Science.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Lewis, Kevin
Room: Olin 204
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 9/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.415 (01)
Seminar in Ecology
M 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin
Olin 346
Fall 2025
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.
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Seminar in Ecology AS.270.415 (01)
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.
Days/Times: M 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin
Room: Olin 346
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/10
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.501 (01)
Independent Study
Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (01)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (02)
Independent Study
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (02)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (03)
Independent Study
Gomes, Maya L
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (03)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gomes, Maya L
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (04)
Independent Study
Haine, Thomas
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (04)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Haine, Thomas
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (05)
Independent Study
Horst, Sarah
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (05)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Horst, Sarah
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (06)
Independent Study
Lewis, Kevin
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (06)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lewis, Kevin
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (07)
Independent Study
Sing, David Kent
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (07)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Sing, David Kent
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (08)
Independent Study
Smith, Emmy
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (08)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Smith, Emmy
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (09)
Independent Study
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (09)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (10)
Independent Study
Strobel, Darrell Fred
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (10)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Strobel, Darrell Fred
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (11)
Independent Study
Sverjensky, Dimitri Alexander
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (11)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Sverjensky, Dimitri Alexander
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (12)
Independent Study
Szlavecz, Katalin
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (12)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Szlavecz, Katalin
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (13)
Independent Study
Viete, Daniel R
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (13)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Viete, Daniel R
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (14)
Independent Study
Waugh, Darryn
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (14)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Waugh, Darryn
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (15)
Independent Study
Wicks, June Ki
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (15)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Wicks, June Ki
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (16)
Independent Study
Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (16)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (01)
Independent Research
Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (01)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (02)
Independent Research
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (02)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (03)
Independent Research
Gomes, Maya L
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (03)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gomes, Maya L
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (04)
Independent Research
Haine, Thomas
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (04)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Haine, Thomas
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (05)
Independent Research
Horst, Sarah
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (05)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Horst, Sarah
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (06)
Independent Research
Lewis, Kevin
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (06)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lewis, Kevin
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (07)
Independent Research
Sing, David Kent
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (07)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Sing, David Kent
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (08)
Independent Research
Smith, Emmy
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (08)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Smith, Emmy
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (09)
Independent Research
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (09)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (10)
Independent Research
Strobel, Darrell Fred
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (10)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Strobel, Darrell Fred
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (11)
Independent Research
Sverjensky, Dimitri Alexander
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (11)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Sverjensky, Dimitri Alexander
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (12)
Independent Research
Szlavecz, Katalin
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (12)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Szlavecz, Katalin
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (13)
Independent Research
Viete, Daniel R
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (13)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Viete, Daniel R
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (14)
Independent Research
Waugh, Darryn
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (14)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Waugh, Darryn
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (15)
Independent Research
Wicks, June Ki
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (15)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Wicks, June Ki
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (16)
Independent Research
Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (16)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (17)
Independent Research
Wiemann, Jasmina
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (17)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Wiemann, Jasmina
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (18)
Independent Research
Cooke, Siobhan Brighid
Fall 2025
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (18)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Cooke, Siobhan Brighid
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.510 (01)
Senior Honors Thesis
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Fall 2025
Senior thesis research in earth sciences conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Senior Honors Thesis AS.270.510 (01)
Senior thesis research in earth sciences conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.315 (01)
Environmental Film, Art, and Literature
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Olin 247
Fall 2025
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.
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Environmental Film, Art, and Literature AS.271.315 (01)
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.
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room: Olin 247
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/13
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.271.496 (01)
Senior Capstone
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Olin 304
Fall 2025
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.
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Senior Capstone AS.271.496 (01)
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.
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room: Olin 304
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/19
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR
AS.271.497 (01)
Senior Capstone Project
Balanoff, Amy M; Bohn, Kisi M; Burgess, Jerry
Fall 2025
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.
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Senior Capstone Project AS.271.497 (01)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Balanoff, Amy M; Bohn, Kisi M; Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.497 (02)
Senior Capstone Project
Waugh, Darryn
Fall 2025
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.
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Senior Capstone Project AS.271.497 (02)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Waugh, Darryn
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.497 (03)
Senior Capstone Project
Szlavecz, Katalin
Fall 2025
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.
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Senior Capstone Project AS.271.497 (03)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Szlavecz, Katalin
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.497 (04)
Senior Capstone Project
Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Fall 2025
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.
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Senior Capstone Project AS.271.497 (04)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.497 (05)
Senior Capstone Project
Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Fall 2025
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.
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Senior Capstone Project AS.271.497 (05)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.497 (06)
Senior Capstone Project
Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Fall 2025
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.
×
Senior Capstone Project AS.271.497 (06)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.497 (07)
Senior Capstone Project
Karimi, Saman
Fall 2025
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.
×
Senior Capstone Project AS.271.497 (07)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Karimi, Saman
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.499 (01)
Senior Seminar
W 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Burgess, Jerry; Joseph, Lemoine
Olin 304
Fall 2025
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.
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Senior Seminar AS.271.499 (01)
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.
Days/Times: W 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry; Joseph, Lemoine
Room: Olin 304
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/22
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR
AS.271.502 (02)
Independent Study
Burgess, Jerry
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.271.502 (02)
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 1/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.502 (03)
Independent Study
Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Fall 2025
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
×
Independent Study AS.271.502 (03)
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.506 (01)
Independent Research
Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Fall 2025
Research in environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.271.506 (01)
Research in environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.506 (18)
Independent Research
Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Fall 2025
Research in environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.271.506 (18)
Research in environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.507 (01)
Internship
Burgess, Jerry
Fall 2025
This course requires students to synthesize, integrate, and apply environmental skills and theory in a practical setting.
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Internship AS.271.507 (01)
This course requires students to synthesize, integrate, and apply environmental skills and theory in a practical setting.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/3
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.509 (01)
Applied Experience
Burgess, Jerry
Fall 2025
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.
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Applied Experience AS.271.509 (01)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.511 (01)
Senior Honors Thesis
Burgess, Jerry
Fall 2025
Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Senior Honors Thesis AS.271.511 (01)
Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.511 (02)
Senior Honors Thesis
Burgess, Jerry
Fall 2025
Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Senior Honors Thesis AS.271.511 (02)
Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.114 (01)
Guided Tour: The Planets
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Lewis, Kevin; Sing, David Kent
Olin 305
Spring 2026
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.
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Guided Tour: The Planets AS.270.114 (01)
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.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Lewis, Kevin; Sing, David Kent
Room: Olin 305
Status: Open
Seats Available: 73/75
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.202 (01)
Introduction to Ecology
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Szlavecz, Katalin
Olin 305
Spring 2026
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.
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Introduction to Ecology AS.270.202 (01)
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.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Chen, Xin
Krieger 108
Spring 2026
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.
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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Analysis AS.270.205 (01)
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.
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Chen, Xin
Room: Krieger 108
Status: Open
Seats Available: 23/24
PosTag(s): ENVS-MINOR, ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.224 (01)
Oceans & Atmospheres
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Waugh, Darryn
Olin 304
Spring 2026
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
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Oceans & Atmospheres AS.270.224 (01)
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
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Waugh, Darryn
Room: Olin 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 25/25
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR, ENGY-SCIPOL
AS.270.303 (01)
Earth History
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Gomes, Maya L
Olin 204
Spring 2026
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.
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Earth History AS.270.303 (01)
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.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Gomes, Maya L
Room: Olin 204
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.306 (01)
Urban Ecology
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Olin 204
Spring 2026
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.
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Urban Ecology AS.270.306 (01)
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.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Room: Olin 204
Status: Open
Seats Available: 25/25
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.307 (01)
Geoscience Modeling
TTh 9:00AM - 10:20AM
Haine, Thomas
Olin 145
Spring 2026
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.
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Geoscience Modeling AS.270.307 (01)
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.
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:20AM
Instructor: Haine, Thomas
Room: Olin 145
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): ARCH-RELATE
AS.270.310 (01)
Evolution and Development of the Vertebrates
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Fabbri, Matteo
Olin 247
Spring 2026
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.
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Evolution and Development of the Vertebrates AS.270.310 (01)
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.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Fabbri, Matteo
Room: Olin 247
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.319 (01)
Rocks as Clocks
MW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Viete, Daniel R
Olin 347
Spring 2026
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.
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Rocks as Clocks AS.270.319 (01)
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.
Days/Times: MW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Viete, Daniel R
Room: Olin 347
Status: Open
Seats Available: 16/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.325 (01)
Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles
MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Olin 304
Spring 2026
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.
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Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles AS.270.325 (01)
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.
Days/Times: MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room: Olin 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): 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 346
Spring 2026
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.
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A Geological and Ecological Traverse of Newfoundland and Labrador AS.270.360 (01)
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.
Days/Times: Th 5:30PM - 6:20PM
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room: Olin 346
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): 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
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.
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.
Days/Times: Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Instructor: Horst, Sarah; Izenberg, Noam Raphael; Kraemer, David Robert Burke
Room: Olin 304
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): ROBO-RMLB, ROBO-RMSU
AS.270.415 (01)
Seminar in Ecology
M 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin
Olin 346
Spring 2026
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.
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Seminar in Ecology AS.270.415 (01)
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.
Days/Times: M 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn; Szlavecz, Katalin
Room: Olin 346
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.270.423 (01)
Planetary Atmospheres
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Horst, Sarah
Olin 145
Spring 2026
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
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Planetary Atmospheres AS.270.423 (01)
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
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Horst, Sarah
Room: Olin 145
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (01)
Independent Study
Burgess, Jerry
Spring 2026
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (01)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.501 (06)
Independent Study
Lewis, Kevin; Viete, Daniel R
Spring 2026
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.270.501 (06)
Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lewis, Kevin; Viete, Daniel R
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (01)
Independent Research
Horst, Sarah
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (01)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Horst, Sarah
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (02)
Independent Research
Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (02)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (03)
Independent Research
Lewis, Kevin
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (03)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lewis, Kevin
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (04)
Independent Research
Gomes, Maya L
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (04)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gomes, Maya L
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (05)
Independent Research
Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (05)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (06)
Independent Research
Haine, Thomas
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (06)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Haine, Thomas
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (07)
Independent Research
Smith, Emmy
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (07)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Smith, Emmy
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (08)
Independent Research
Sing, David Kent
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (08)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Sing, David Kent
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (09)
Independent Research
Stanley, Sabine
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (09)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Stanley, Sabine
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (10)
Independent Research
Viete, Daniel R
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (10)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Viete, Daniel R
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (11)
Independent Research
Szlavecz, Katalin
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (11)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Szlavecz, Katalin
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (12)
Independent Research
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (12)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (13)
Independent Research
Waugh, Darryn
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (13)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Waugh, Darryn
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.504 (14)
Independent Research
Wicks, June Ki
Spring 2026
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Independent Research AS.270.504 (14)
Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Wicks, June Ki
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.270.510 (01)
Senior Honors Thesis
Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Spring 2026
Senior thesis research in earth sciences conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Senior Honors Thesis AS.270.510 (01)
Senior thesis research in earth sciences conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Avolio, Meghan Lynn
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.107 (01)
Introduction to Sustainability
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Olin 305
Spring 2026
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.
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Introduction to Sustainability AS.271.107 (01)
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.
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room: Olin 305
Status: Open
Seats Available: 43/45
PosTag(s): 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
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.
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Environmental Anthropology: Ecological Knowledge, Cultural Practices and Cosmological Systems AS.271.307 (01)
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.
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room: Olin 204
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.308 (01)
Sustainability Research Lab
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Karimi, Saman; Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Spring 2026
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.
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Sustainability Research Lab AS.271.308 (01)
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.
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Karimi, Saman; Kopelent-Rehak, Jana Hana
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.271.360 (01)
Climate Change: Science & Policy
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Olin 304
Spring 2026
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.
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Climate Change: Science & Policy AS.271.360 (01)
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.
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Room: Olin 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 40/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.399 (01)
Research Design
W 6:00PM - 6:50PM
Burgess, Jerry
Olin 347
Spring 2026
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.
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Research Design AS.271.399 (01)
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.
Days/Times: W 6:00PM - 6:50PM
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room: Olin 347
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.402 (01)
Water, Energy, and Food Nexus
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Burgess, Jerry
Olin 203
Spring 2026
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.
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Water, Energy, and Food Nexus AS.271.402 (01)
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.
Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room: Olin 203
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.502 (02)
Independent Study
Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Spring 2026
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.271.502 (02)
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.502 (03)
Independent Study
Waugh, Darryn
Spring 2026
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.271.502 (03)
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Waugh, Darryn
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.502 (04)
Independent Study
Gnanadesikan, Anand
Spring 2026
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.271.502 (04)
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.502 (05)
Independent Study
Burgess, Jerry
Spring 2026
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.271.502 (05)
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.502 (06)
Independent Study
Wicks, June Ki
Spring 2026
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
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Independent Study AS.271.502 (06)
Exploration of topic(s) in environmental studies under the direction of an instructor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Wicks, June Ki
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.507 (01)
Internship
Burgess, Jerry
Spring 2026
This course requires students to synthesize, integrate, and apply environmental skills and theory in a practical setting.
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Internship AS.271.507 (01)
This course requires students to synthesize, integrate, and apply environmental skills and theory in a practical setting.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.509 (01)
Applied Experience
Burgess, Jerry
Spring 2026
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.
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Applied Experience AS.271.509 (01)
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.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Burgess, Jerry
Room:
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.271.511 (01)
Senior Honors Thesis
Burgess, Jerry
Spring 2026
Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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Senior Honors Thesis AS.271.511 (01)
Senior thesis research project in environmental science or environmental studies conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.