Agricultural Systems Management
An engineering-focused program that covers the mechanical, natural resource, processing, and electronic technologies applied in agricultural systems.

Biological Engineering
Explore the world of biology through an engineering lens, focusing on production and processing systems, natural resource conservation methods, and food engineering.

Climatology
Draw on the fields of meteorology, geography, and geosciences to gain an understanding of the physical processes that govern the present-day climate.

Earth and Sustainability
Explore global sustainability issues in the context of marine, land, and atmospheric systems.

Electrochemical Engineering
Contribute to the progress of clean energy and storage by advancing solar, batteries, and fuel cell technology using a gained background in chemistry, physics, math, and thermodynamics.

Energy Engineering
Whether you’re interested in renewable or traditional fossil fuel industries, explore the world of energy through the lens of chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering.

Engineering Design
Further engage in the discipline of engineering through a project-based curriculum with the potential for sustainable solution development.

Environmental Engineering
Become equipped to solve environmental issues that require a background in both civil engineering and earth systems.

Environmental Resource Management
Explore environmental resource issues of varying scales through the application of biological, physical, and social sciences in solution-based coursework.

Environmental Soil Science
For those interested in environmental careers, become an expert in soil as related to its restoration, food systems, and its relationship to ecosystems.

Environmental Studies
An interdisciplinary introduction to the natural environment and human interactions with it.

Food Systems
Prepare for existing and emerging food systems careers through interdisciplinary studies of health, science, economics, business, community, agriculture, the food service industry, and food and environmental policy.

Forest Ecosystems
Introduction to the functions and values of forested ecosystems with options in climate change, invasive species, agroforestry, and conservation.

Materials Science and Engineering
With a basis in biology, chemistry and physics, research and develop new sustainable materials that will serve as solutions to current environmentally harmful practices.

Mining Engineering
Become prepared to work in international mineral and resource extraction by learning about resource mine operations, supply chain management, and processing.

One Health
For science majors, a multidisciplinary approach integrating human medicine, veterinary medicine, and environmental science to optimize the health of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems.

Plant Pathology
For those interested in botany, become an expert on the causes and management of plant diseases, including pathogen biology, environmental indicators, and integrated pest management.

Watersheds and Water Resources
Learn the fundamental processes governing the transport and chemical evolution of surface and subsurface waters through the application of chemistry, biology, geoscience, and landscape evolution.

Agricultural Stewardship and Conservation
Gather enhanced knowledge for planning, designing, and implementing best management practices on agricultural lands that contribute to soil health.

Earth Sustainability
Study geoscience and address key sustainability issues, including the impact of climate change on Earth and its inhabitants, access to clean drinking water, and the pursuit of sustainable energy.

Energy Finance
Combine your engineering skills in energy systems with financial expertise in financial analysis and risk management, which is especially applicable in a changing climate.

Engineering Design
Further engage in the discipline of engineering through a project-based curriculum with the potential for sustainable solution development.

Engineering Design with Digital Tools
Further engage in the discipline of engineering through a project-based curriculum that focuses on digital tools, aiming to develop sustainable solutions.

Geospatial Big Data Analytics
Learn how to collect, process, analyze, and communicate a wide range of geospatial big data from sources including satellites, cameras, and smartphones.

Global Environmental Systems
Characterize and analyze Earth’s physical environment across time and space through the study of physical geography.

Landscape Ecology
Make inferences about ecological dynamics at landscape scales through training in spatial analysis, environmental modeling, and geographically relevant ecosystem processes.

Aerospace Engineering
Study the analysis, design, and operation of aircraft, spacecraft, and wind turbines, encompassing both theory and practice, providing students with the means to explore sustainable and renewable energy and efficiency.

Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Gain expertise in several areas that relate to the world’s most important sociotechnological and sustainability challenges, including energy, environment, crop/food production, and health.

Ecology
Become an expert in the properties of ecosystems by focusing on the interactions of single organisms, populations, and communities with their environment.

Forest Resources
Understand the research, education, and scientific technology in the professions of forest products and forestry.

Geographic Information Systems
Prepare to design, manage, and use geographic information technologies in a wide range of professional fields.

Homeland Security, Geo-Spatial Intelligence Option
Become a leader in the field of homeland security in intelligence and geospatial analysis, utilizing location-based knowledge and data.

Nuclear Engineering
Research nuclear applications in different options, including thermal hydraulics, physics and engineering, security, safeguards and safety, and others.

Plant Pathology
For those interested in botany, become an expert on the causes and management of plant diseases, including pathogen biology, environmental indicators, and integrated pest management.

Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems (Bioenergy, Solar, Wind, Sustainability Management and Policy)
Study in the fields of renewable energy and sustainability systems to lead the world’s transformation from an unsustainable, fossil energy economy to a renewable, sustainable basis of operation.

Transdisciplinary Research in Ecology and Society
A dual-title program with tracks to focus in anthropology, energy and mineral engineering, education policy and leadership, and more.

Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Understand the biology and management of terrestrial or aquatic wildlife species and their environments, and undergo training in fish and wildlife ecology, nutrition, physiology, behavior, and pathology of wildlife species.

AGECO201: Introductory Agroecology
This course provides an introduction to the processes and considerations that lead to the development of integrated solutions to crop production problem-solving.

AGECO418: Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
This course applies the fundamentals of animal, plant, and soil sciences to the issues and solutions in the area where livestock production intersects with water and air quality.

AGECO438: Principles of Weed Management
This course explores the biology, ecology, and management of weedy plants across various ecosystems, emphasizing integrated and alternative control methods beyond herbicides, including identification, control tactics, and development of sustainable weed management plans.

AGECO457: Principles of Integrated Pest Management
This course provides an advanced, ecology-based study of integrated pest management (IPM) across agricultural, natural, and urban systems, emphasizing diverse control strategies, decision-making tools, and the social, economic, and regulatory contexts of pest management.

ANSC300: Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
This course provides an overview of the anatomy and physiology of domestic animals and how they relate to animal management practices.

ANSC332N: Science and Policy of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Management
This course introduces the science and policy of greenhouse gas emissions from natural, energy, and food systems, with a global perspective on climate policy and mitigation strategies in both developed and developing countries.

ASTRO150: Sustainability in Astronomy: Preserving Dark and Quiet Skies
The course will explore the impacts of the growth of artificial lights on access to the night sky for enjoyment, as well as for research in astronomy.

BE307: Principles of Soil and Water Engineering
This course focuses on the utilization and engineering of soil-water resources, including rainfall-runoff, soil-water movement, erosion/sediment transport and flow processes.

BE487: Simulation Modeling for Water Resources Management
This course provides hands-on experience with industry-standard simulation models used in natural resources engineering to analyze water resource issues, focusing on watershed responses to management scenarios, and covering key modeling concepts such as calibration, validation, and uncertainty analysis.

BIOL220W: Biology: Populations and Communities
This course introduces fundamental ecological principles by examining genetic and evolutionary processes, population dynamics, species interactions, ecosystem functions, and global biodiversity patterns, with an emphasis on understanding and conserving Earth’s biological resources.

BIOL412: Ecology of Infectious Diseases
This course explores the ecology of infectious diseases by examining parasite transmission dynamics, host-parasite interactions, and the ecological and evolutionary implications of infection, using mathematical models and real-world examples to inform disease control strategies across human, animal, and wildlife populations.

BIOL415: Ecotoxicology
This course introduces the science of ecotoxicology, exploring contaminant classes, their effects on organisms and ecosystems, toxicity testing, and environmental regulations.

BIOL435: Ecology of Lakes and Streams
This course examines the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of freshwater environments, with a special emphasis on the factors that regulate productivity in freshwater ecosystems.

BIOL436: Population Ecology and Global Climate Change
This course explores how individuals, populations, and communities respond ecologically to environmental variation, with a focus on climate change, by examining key concepts in climate science and population ecology.

BIOL463: General Ecology
This course illustrates the science of ecology from individual, population, and community-level perspectives, and discusses the applications of this science to issues of biodiversity conservation.

BISC3: Environmental Science
This course examines the root causes of the global environmental crisis, exploring scientific, technological, sociological, psychological, and personal responses to inspire critical thinking and empower students to contribute to the healing of Earth.

CE370: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
This course introduces the science and engineering principles of environmental systems, providing quantitative tools to address air, water, and land pollution through treatment processes and pollution control strategies.

CE437: Engineering Materials for Sustainability
This course explores the environmental impact of materials, life-cycle assessment, and material selection to optimize performance, design, evaluation, and production of green construction materials.

CHE423: Chemical Energy Technology
This course surveys current (coal power plants, petroleum refineries) and emerging (solar energy conversion, and agricultural/biological fuel conversion) chemical energy storage and conversion technologies, emphasizing quantitative evaluation and future energy scenario planning through interactive discussions and a semester-long project.

EARTH/SCIED112: Climate Science for Educators
This introductory, multidisciplinary course prepares prospective K-6 teachers to understand Earth’s climate system through evidence-based scientific concepts and practices, emphasizing model development and applications for effective climate science teaching.

EARTH100/100H: Environment Earth
This course introduces students to the environmental challenges of sustaining human civilization, emphasizing the impacts of population growth and resource use on the Earth system, while developing critical thinking skills through the analysis of scientific data and the evaluation of complex environmental issues.

EARTH103: Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century
This course explores Earth’s interconnected climate system through hands-on activities and modeling tools to understand past, present, and future climate changes, emphasizing their impacts on resources, society, and sustainability, and examining strategies for addressing climate-related challenges.

EARTH104: Climate, Energy, and Our Future
This course examines the science, history, and future of energy systems, exploring how society can transition from fossil fuels to sustainable alternatives that support economic growth, environmental protection, and improved quality of life while mitigating climate change.

EARTH105N: Environments of Africa: Geology and Climate Change
This course examines the natural features of Africa, focusing on the interplay between geology, climate history, and human activities—highlighting case studies like the Nile, climate change, and natural resources—to develop scientific reasoning and understanding of environmental and political challenges on the continent.

EARTH150: Dinosaur Extinctions and Other Controversies
This course explores Earth’s history, the evolution of life, and major events like the dinosaur extinction, while examining how scientific theories are developed, debated, and influenced by social and historical contexts.

EARTH2: The Earth System and Global Change
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to Earth as a dynamic system, examining natural and human-driven global changes—such as climate change and biodiversity loss—within the context of Earth’s long-term evolution, to help students understand system interactions and make informed judgments about environmental issues.

EARTH240: Coral Reef Systems
This course explores the ecology, geology, and chemistry of coral reef ecosystems, their environmental threats, and methods for reef surveying and monitoring, including hands-on fieldwork focused on global and local reef systems such as the Bahamas.

EARTH400: Earth Sciences Seminar
This course features an interdisciplinary study of environmental problems in the earth sciences.

EGEE101: Energy and the Environment
This course examines energy resources, technologies, and their environmental implications, equipping students to critically assess energy use, global climate concerns, and future alternatives, fostering active and informed citizenship.

EGEE420: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
This course covers the fundamental principles of electrochemical engineering, including hydrogen production and storage, as well as the design, operation, and applications of various fuel cell types, along with their advantages and disadvantages.

EGEE437: Design of Solar Energy Conversion Systems
This course reviews fundamental concepts of solar energy conversion, including photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, covering solar radiation, material properties, system design, and thermal power generation, with hands-on projects and presentations.

EGEE438: Wind and Hydropower Energy Conversion
This spring semester course explores the principles of sustainability and renewable energy conversion, focusing on wind and hydrokinetic resources, their technologies, economics, and environmental impacts, and includes team projects and presentations.

EGEE439: Alternative Fuels from Biomass Sources
This course examines bio-based energy technologies for power and transportation, their environmental implications, and the feasibility of developing biomass fuels and biorefineries to meet energy needs sustainably.

EME407: Electrochemical Energy Storage
This course covers electrochemical concepts in energy storage devices, cell construction, and materials involved in batteries and capacitors, electrochemical testing method,s and applications.

ENT222: Honey Bees and Humans
This course explores honey bee biology, behavior, and health, their vital role in ecosystems and agriculture, the global history of human-bee interactions, and the social and political dimensions of addressing bee health challenges.

ENT457: Principles of Integrated Pest Management
This course provides an advanced, ecology-based study of integrated pest management (IPM) across agricultural, natural, and urban systems, emphasizing diverse control strategies, decision-making tools, and the social, economic, and regulatory contexts of pest management.

ERM300: Basic Principles and Calculations in Environmental Analysis
This course demonstrates the dependence of environmental science on biology, chemistry, and physics, and provides a contextual link between principles learned in basic science courses and more advanced environmental concepts.

ERM309: Measurement and Monitoring of Hydrologic Systems
This course introduces students to fundamental measurement and monitoring techniques in hydrologic systems, including rainfall and flow assessment, and GIS-based watershed mapping, with hands-on applications that support real-world water resource planning and sustainability projects.

ERM412: Resource Systems Analysis
This course develops quantitative problem-solving skills for environmental and resource-related issues through the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles.

ERM413W: Case Studies in Ecosystem Management
This course covers the application of biological, physical, and social science principles to ecosystem management problems with an introduction to environmental impact analysis.

ERM430: Air Pollution Impacts to Terrestrial Ecosystems
This course explores the sources, transport, and ecological effects of air pollutants, covering diagnostic methods, regulatory frameworks, and the long-term impacts of pollutants such as ozone, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides on ecosystems.

ERM431: Environmental Toxicology
This course covers the effects of pollutants on animal health at the chemical, physical, and cellular levels.

ERM435: Limnology
This course examines the physical, chemical, biological, and ecological principles that govern freshwater ecosystems, utilizing case studies and current research to investigate environmental issues and inform management strategies for lakes, ponds, and rivers.

ERM440: Chemistry of the Environment: Soil, Water, and Air
This course deepens students’ understanding of chemical principles through their application to environmental soil and atmospheric chemistry, covering topics such as soil mineralogy, sorption, redox reactions, aquatic pollution, and climate-related atmospheric processes.

ERM447: Stream Restoration
This course introduces students to stream restoration by examining stream impairment causes, assessment tools, stream classification systems, and restoration strategies, with hands-on experience in stream surveys and the development of a preliminary restoration design for an impaired stream reach.

ERM450: Wetland Conservation
This course offers an interdisciplinary study of wetlands, encompassing their various types, ecological functions, and roles in ecosystem services. It explores wetland management, restoration, regulation, and policy, with an emphasis on the hydrological, biological, and chemical interactions that underpin these processes.

FOR303: Herbaceous Forest Plant Identification and Ecology
This course focuses on developing herbaceous plant identification skills with emphasis on important plant structural features, common taxonomic terms, dichotomous keys, and botanical nomenclature.

FOR403: Invasive Forest Plants: Identification, Ecology, and Management
This course addresses the impacts and challenges associated with “exotic” plant invasions in eastern North American forests through an interdisciplinary exploration of topics including invasive plant identification and management, ecological interactions and impacts, human roles and influences, and management and policy options.

FOR410: Elements of Forest Ecosystem Management
This course examines the shift in forest management from commodity production to sustaining ecological integrity through ecosystem management, exploring its environmental, social, and economic dimensions, with a focus on biodiversity, sustainability, and the balance of human and environmental needs.

FOR418: Agroforestry: Science, Design, and Practice
This course explores the science, design, and practice of agroforestry—integrating trees with crops and/or animals for ecological and economic benefits—through interdisciplinary study, critical discussion, and hands-on project design at both local and global scales.

FOR421: Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology
This course teaches how to apply ecological principles and silvicultural techniques to manage forest ecosystems sustainably, balancing biodiversity conservation with timber production and other societal goals through practical forest stand prescriptions and ecosystem-based approaches.

FOR430: Conservation Biology
This course applies basic principles of ecology and genetics to issues regarding the conservation forested ecosystems and their associated fisheries and wildlife.

GEOG210: Geographic Perspectives on Environmental Systems Science
This lecture, lab, and field course examines Earth’s physical environment and its dynamic interactions with human activities, focusing on spatial and temporal patterns of climate, landforms, hydrology, soils, and vegetation, while highlighting human impacts on natural systems worldwide.

GEOG260: Geographic Information in a Changing World: Introduction to GIScience
This course provides a foundational understanding of Geographic Information Science (GIScience) and geospatial technologies, teaching students how geographic data are acquired, analyzed, and communicated to address environmental and social change in a rapidly evolving world.

GEOG310: Introduction to Global Climatic Systems
This intermediate climatology course explores geographic patterns and physical processes of interannual climate variability, including teleconnections and human impacts on climate, to help students understand regional to global climate dynamics and changes.

GEOG332N: Science and Policy of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Management
This course explores the science and policy of greenhouse gas emissions from natural, energy, and agricultural sources, examining global emission patterns and mitigation strategies in both developed and developing countries.

GEOG412W: Climate Change and Variability
This course explores the science of past, present, and future climate change and variability, emphasizing collaborative research, scientific communication, and writing-intensive analysis of key concepts such as radiative forcing, climate models, and climate phenomena.

GEOG414: Principles and Applications in Landscape Ecology
This course examines the interactions between spatial patterns and ecological processes across landscapes, informing conservation and land management decisions by emphasizing human impacts, ecological responses, and the application of landscape ecology tools and theories.

GEOSC303: Introduction to Environmental Geology
This course explores the origin of Earth and Its materials, natural resources, geologic barriers and hazards, and their relationships to human use of the environment.

GEOSC320: Geology of Climate Change
This course explores geologic evidence for climate change and its mechanisms, particularly from the Ice Age to the near future.

GEOSC40: The Sea Around Us
This course covers the origin of the ocean’s rock-walled boundaries, the evolution of its coastlines, the motion of currents, waves, and tides and their destructive power, the source and composition of seawater, and the role of the ocean in local and global climate.

GEOSC450: Risk Analysis in the Earth Sciences
This course introduces quantitative risk analysis methods and concepts, such as probability, uncertainty, and decision-making, applied to Earth system risks like drought, flooding, nuclear waste storage, and climate change.

ME441W: Thermal Systems Design Project
This course focuses on the design, simulation, and optimization of thermal systems, integrating energy efficiency and economic assessment, while guiding student teams through industry-sponsored projects from concept to final design and presentation.

METEO122: Atmospheric Environment: Growing in the Wind
This course examines the impact of atmospheric processes, including energy, temperature, moisture, pressure, and wind, on ecosystems, weather, and climate, with a focus on the role of solar energy distribution and human influences on atmospheric conditions.

METEO469: From Meteorology to Mitigation: Understanding Global Warming
This course explores the science of global warming and climate change, their environmental and societal impacts, and strategies for mitigation, using climate models and IPCC frameworks to understand future scenarios and policy implications.

METEO470: Climate Dynamics
This course covers the fundamental physical processes driving Earth’s past, present, and future climate, including atmospheric dynamics, energy budgets, and ocean circulation, with applications to anthropogenic climate change.

PLANT461: Emerging Issues in Plant Sciences
This is an interdisciplinary course with a focus on balancing plant production and environmental conservation, covering subjects like conservation cropping, soil health, transgenic crops, ecosystem services, climate change, pest and nutrient management, biofuels, and food systems.

PPEM430: Air Pollution Impacts to Terrestrial Ecosystems
This course covers air pollutant sources, transport, and effects on terrestrial ecosystems, focusing on pollutants like ozone and sulfur dioxide, their role as plant pathogens, ecosystem impacts, diagnostics, pest interactions, and regulatory frameworks, including the Clean Air Act and air quality standards.

SOILS101: Introductory Soil Science
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to soil science, examining soil properties, functions, and their connections to land use, plant growth, environmental quality, and society, while developing technical skills for soil observation and informed management decisions.

SOILS418: Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
This course applies the fundamentals of animal, plant, and soil sciences to the issues and solutions that arise where livestock production intersects with water and air quality.

SOILS419: Soil Environmental Chemistry
This course introduces the chemical constituents and processes in soils, including mineral weathering, soil solution chemistry, and solute adsorption, enabling students to understand soil chemical reactivity and apply these concepts to real-world environmental issues.

STS201: Climate Change, Energy, and Biodiversity
This course examines the studies of global warming, energy options, and biodiversity, and their interrelations as scientific and societal issues.

STS420: Energy and Modern Society
This course explores the technology and economics of energy resources, production, and consumption, as well as environmental factors, resource exhaustion, and the impact of new technologies.

SUST150N: The Science of Sustainable Development
This course examines the interdependence of human society and the environment, exploring scientific principles and sustainable solutions to global challenges such as ecosystem conservation, the water-food-energy nexus, and urbanization, to promote environmental protection, economic growth, and social equity.

WFS209N: Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
This course introduces students to fisheries and wildlife conservation and management by applying basic ecological principles and exploring the biological, environmental, and human dimensions involved in sustaining these natural resources.

WFS430: Conservation Biology
This course applies ecological and genetic principles to the conservation of biodiversity in forested ecosystems, addressing topics such as species protection, habitat fragmentation, ecosystem management, and the impact of human activities on natural resources.

WFS450: Wetland Conservation
This course examines the diverse range of wetland types and classification schemes, emphasizing the complex hydrological, biological, chemical, and physical interactions that occur within wetlands.