News & Events
New Major Requirements Are Finalized
Updates to the Environmental Studies Major course requirements have been finalized!
Updated Course Planning for Majors Page Updated Course Checklist
Please see the updated Course Planning for Majors page and course checklist to learn more about the courses and credits required for the major.

Autumn 2021 Capstone Symposium: December 1
The Program on the Environment will host the Autumn 2021 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, December 1, online. All are welcome to attend and support students as they present on the culmination of their hard work over three quarters.
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Winter 2022 Course Offerings
Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Winter 2022. Note: Curriculum is being updated. Please contact advisor with questions.
ENVIR 100 – Introduction to Environmental Studies (Eli Wheat, David Montgomery)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 239 – Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts (Kristi Straus)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 301 – Research Methods for Environmental Studies (Tim Billo)
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100
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ENVIR 302 – Communication for Environmental Studies (Leah Rubinsky, Lubna Alzaroo)
VLPA/I&S
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100, ENGL
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ENVIR 315 – Environmental Pedagogy (Tim Billo)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 400 – Professional Environmental Communication (P.

PoE Scholarships Available
The UW Program on the Environment has scholarships available to Environmental Studies majors! At least five available scholarships. Notification will be in November 2021 and funds dispersed in early winter quarter 2022.
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2021 ENVIR 380 Wilderness in the Anthropocene Blog
This summer the PoE’s Tim Billo led students on a 9 day backpacking trip in the northeast corner of Olympia National Park. See the student blogs and reflections here.
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PoE Autumn Seminar Series: Indigenous Perspectives on the Environment
We invite you to participate—as either an enrolled student or a guest—in the inaugural sessions of a quarterly, one-credit UW Program on the Environment seminar that will run Autumn, Winter and Spring quarters in coming years.
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PoE Student Angie Lai Recognized for 2021 Husky 100
Environmental Studies major Angie Lai featured in the Husky 100 for 2021. The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW.
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Spring 2021 Capstone Symposium: May 26
The Program on the Environment will host the Spring 2021 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, May 26, online. All are welcome to attend and support students as they present on the culmination of their hard work over three quarters.
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Summer 2021 Course Offerings
Note: Curriculum is being updated. Please contact advisor with questions.
Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Summer 2021. Also see videos instructors have created for their courses.
