Fall 2024 Course Lists - Environmental Studies

FALL SEMESTER 2024

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COURSES BY CATEGORY

REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOUNDATION COURSES

COURSE

PRE-REQ/Notes

CREDITS

BIOB 170IN – Principles of Biological Diversity

None

4

ERTH 101IN – Earth System Science

None; Also offered online (section 801)

4

GPHY 121D – Human Geography

None

3

STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics

C - or better in any 100 (or above) level math course

3

Substitutions for PHL 322

GPHY 329, HSTA 468, NASX 310

3

NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE OPTIONS

COURSE

PRE-REQ/Notes

CREDITS

BIOE 103CS – Environmental Sci & Soc

None

3

BIOE 370 – General Ecology

BIOB 170IN & M121Q; STAT 216 recommended

3

BIOE 375 - Ecological Responses to Climate Change

BIOB 160, and BIOB 170IN, and BIOE 370 or NRSM 240

3

BIOE 427RN – Research in Freshwater Ecology

Junior Standing; BIOE 370; Prior or Concurrent reg. in BIOB 428

3

BIOE 428 – Freshwater Ecology

Junior Standing and BIOE 370; or Consent of Instructor

3

BIOE 440R – Conservation Biology

BIOE 370, STAT 216, and STAT 217; and Junior Standing

3

BIOO 162CS - Insects & Human Society

None

3

BIOO 220 – General Botany

BIOB 170

3

CHMY 121IN – Intro to General Chemistry

C- or above in M 096 or M 097 or placement in math lvl 3

4

CHMY 123 – Intro to Organic & Biochemistry

C- or above in CHMY 121, CHMY 143

4

CHMY 141 – College Chemistry I

C- or above in M 121 or placement in math level 4

4

CHMY 143 – College Chemistry II

CHMY 141

4

ENSC 110 – Land Resources Environmental Science

(Mandatory Fieldtrips)

3

ENSC 245IN – Soils

M 121Q or above

3

ENSC 272CS- Water Resources

Sophomore Standing

3

ENSC 353 – Environmental Biogeochemistry

CHMY 143 + ENSC 245

3

ENSC 410R – Biodiversity Methods (8 wk class: 8/16

– 10/11)

NRSM 240 or BIOE 370; BIOB 318 or STAT 216

3

ENSC 443 - Weed Ecology and Management

M 121Q, STAT 216Q or BIOB 318

3

ENSC 444 – Watershed Hydrology

ENSC 245; M 151 or M 161 or M 165 or M 166 or M 171 or

M 181 or M 182; PHSX 205 or PHSX 220 or PHSX 240

3

ENSC 448 – Stream Restoration Ecology

BIOB 170, and either NRSM 240 or BIOE 370 or consent

of the instructor

3

ENSC 454 – Landscape Pedology (11 weeks)

ENSC 245

3

ENSC 461 – Restoration Ecology

BIOB 170, and either NRSM 240 or BIOE 370

3

ERTH 303 – Weather & Climate

ERTH 101 or ERTH 201

3

ERTH 307 – Principles of Geomorphology

ERTH 101 or ERTH 201 & GPHY 284

4

HORT 105 – Intro to Horticulture (formally Miracle Grow.)

None

3

NRSM 101 – Natural Resource Conservation

None

3

NRSM 102 – Montana Range Plants

Corequisite: NRSM 101

1

NRSM 240 – Natural Resource Ecology

NRSM 101

3

NRSM 330– Fire Ecology & Mgmt

NRSM 101 or NRSM 240 or BIOE 370

3

NRSM 453 – Habitat Inventory and Analysis

NRSM 240 or BIOE 370, STAT 216 or BIOB 318 & Junior

Standing

3

WILD 201 – Intro to Fish & Wildlife Mgmt

None

1

PUBLIC POLICY COURSE OPTIONS

COURSE

PRE-REQ/Notes

CREDITS

ARCH 231CS – Issues in Sustainability

None

3

AGBE 337 – Agricultural Law

Junior Standing

3

BMGT 406 - Negotiation/ Dispute Resolution

Junior Standing & BMGT 335

ECHM 205CS – Energy & Sustainability

None

3

ECNS 101IS – Economic Way of Thinking

None

3

GPHY 141D – Geography of World Regions

None

3

GPHY 284 – Intro to GIS Science & Cartography

Consent of Instructor

3

GPHY 329 – Environment and Society

None

3

GPHY 357 – GPS Fund/App in Mapping

GPHY 284

3

GPHY 358 – GPS Mpping Ser. Lrnng (Multiple themes)

Co-requisite: GPHY 357

1

GPHY 384 – Adv. GIS and Spatial Analysis

GPHY 284 & Consent of Instructor

3

HONR 408IN – Wolves in Yellowstone

Honors Program

4

HSTA 468 – History of Yellowstone

HSTA 101 or HSTA 102

3

HSTR 282CS – Darwinian Revolution

None

3

LS 103 – Gateway to Sustainability

None

3

NASX 415 – Native Food Systems

NASX 105 or NASX 232 and Junior Standing

3

NASX 476 – American Indian Policy and Law

NASX 105 or NASX 232 and Junior Standing

3

NRSM 421.801 – Holistic Thought and Management

Junior Standing

4

PSCI 210IS – Intro. To American Government

None

3

WRIT 201 – College Writing II

WRIT 101

3

WRIT 221 – Technical Writing

WRIT 101

3

WRIT 376 – Public Rhetoric and Writing

WRIT 101 and Consent of Instructor

3