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Summer 2022 Course Offerings
Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Summer 2022.
ENVIR 100 – Introduction to Environmental Studies (Yen-Chu Weng)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 240 – The Urban Farm
NW
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 310 – Data Analysis in Environmental Studies (Yen-Chu Weng)/
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 420 – People, Planet, And Profit in Sustainable Cannabis Production (P.

Spring 2022 Course Offerings
Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Spring 2022.
ENVIR 100 – Introduction to Environmental Studies (Kristi Straus)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 239 – Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts (TBA)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 240 – The Urban Farm (Eli Wheat)
NW
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 280 – Natural History of the Puget Sound (Tim Billo)
NW
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 301 – Research Methods for Environmental Studies (TBA)
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100
Course flyer
ENVIR 302 – Communication for Environmental Studies (Lubna Alzaroo, TBA)
VLPA/I&S
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100, ENGL
Course flyer
ENVIR 310 – Data Analysis in Environmental Studies (Yen-Chu Weng)/
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 401 – Analysis of Environmental Cases (Yen-Chu Weng)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: ENVIR 301, ENVIR 302
Course flyer
ENVIR 460 – Power, Privilege & Preservation (Joyce LeCompte)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 480 – Sustainability Studio (Alexa Schreier)
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 495D – Environmental Studies Seminar Series: Business Sustainability (Gary Handwerk)
Prerequisites: None
Course Flyer
ENVIR 497A – Growing a Revolution: The Dirt Trilogy with David Montgomery (David Montgomery)
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 497B – Business Sustainability (Ben Packard)
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 497C – Environmental Law (Lawrence Watters)
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer

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
Course flyer
ENVIR 239 – Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts (Kristi Straus)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 301 – Research Methods for Environmental Studies (Tim Billo)
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100
Course flyer
ENVIR 302 – Communication for Environmental Studies (Leah Rubinsky, Lubna Alzaroo)
VLPA/I&S
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100, ENGL
Course flyer
ENVIR 315 – Environmental Pedagogy (Tim Billo)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
ENVIR 400 – Professional Environmental Communication (P.

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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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.

Autumn 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 Autumn 2021. Also see videos instructors have created for their courses.

Spring 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 Spring 2021. Also see videos instructors have created for their courses.

Conversations in Environmental Communication
Explore environmental communication through the perspective of a diverse group of professionals working in the arts, journalism, social media, advocacy, business, and science. We’ll investigate how messages about nature and the environment permeate our public discourse through insightful presentations and riveting Q&A with leading experts.
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Featured Winter 2021 Courses
Below are some featured courses offered in Winter 2021 from the Program on the Environment:
ENVIR 480 – Sustainability Studio (Alexa Schreier)
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
TTh 11:30am – 1:20pm
ENVIR 495 C – Environmental Issues in East Asia (Yen-Chu Weng)
I&S
Prerequisites: None
Course flyer
TTh 5:00pm – 6:50pm