ENVS 2000 Applied Ecology for ENVS-Offered Summer A Term
Covers how ecological ideas and principles underlie both the problems and solutions of multiple environmental issues. The ecology of environmental concerns ranging from endangered species to global carbon cycling will be reviewed, including perspectives from physiological, behavioral, population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Read the entire course description
here.
Partially fulfills the Natural Sciences A & S Core Curriculum requirement
ENVS 2100 Permaculture Design-Offered in Maymester
May 11-29, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
ENVS 3521 Climate Politics and Policy-Offered Summer A Term
Instructor: Max Boykoff
The objective of this course is to understand, explore and critically analyze how climate changing activities are governed using four main components:
1. general introduction: mitigation & adaptation; frames,
perspectives & responsibilities; impacts
2. climate politics and policy at the national and international levels
3. climate politics and policy at the sub-national level: regional, state and city-level governance
4. where climate politics and policy meet the public: non-nation state actors and everyday spaces. Read the entire course description here.
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
ENVS 3525-003 Cornerstone: Health & the Built Environment-Offered in Fall-JUST ADDED!
Instructor: Jill Litt
This course will examine the relationship between the built environment and public health, drawing on science and practice of diverse yet interconnected disciplines, including public health, sociology, psychology, landscape ecology, architecture and urban planning. Read the entire course description here . NOTE: This course is being taught in the MacAllister Building on East Campus.
Fulfills the Cornerstone requirement.
ENVS/IAFS 3640 Global Data Analysis-Offered in Fall-NEW!
Instructor: Jason Neff
Develop data analysis techniques for global environmental data including demographic, economic, agricultural, fisheries, and energy sectors. The course is designed to support the development of basic and intermediate data analysis skills through hands-on exploration of up-to-date global data sets from a variety of sources. NOTE: This course is being taught in the MacAllister Building on East Campus.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement.
ENVS 4050-001 Field Studies: Field Methods in Ecosystem Science-Offered in Fall
Instructor: Eve-Lyn Hinckley
Ecosystem science is the study of the relationships among living organisms, physical features, biogeochemical processes, and human activities in ecological communities. This course is designed to provide you with both a conceptual understanding of ecosystem science and practical experience designing and conducting research. During the semester, you will learn how to pose your own scientific questions, explore a variety of field methods drawing from ecology, biogeochemistry, and hydrology, process samples in the laboratory, analyze data, and work in small groups to propose a new research project. Read the entire course description here. NOTE: This course is being taught in the MacAllister Building on East Campus.
Fulfills the Application Course requirement
ENVS 4100-001 Special Topics in ENVS: Environments & Peoples: Environment & Human Migration-Offered in Maymester (Same as GEOG 4742-001)
Instructor: Robert McLeman
There is growing concern that in coming decades global migration patterns will be affected by land degradation, weather extremes, food insecurity, pollution, and climate change. As the impacts of global and local environmental change take hold, there is increasing need for researchers, policymakers, and the general public to understand better the complex relationship between environment and migration and the various shapes it may take. Read the entire course description here.
Robert McLeman's TED Talk: Beyond Environmental Refuge
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement
ENVS 4800 Capstone: Culture, Media and Environmental Issues-Offered Summer A Term
Instructor: Max Boykoff
In this course, we will critically analyze environmental issues and find meaning in our daily lives by way of intertwined media representational practices and culture by way of four main themes:
1. institutions, actors, (collective) psychology
2. mass media
3. understanding and engagement in the public sphere
4. non-nation state actors
Read the entire course description here.
Fulfills the ENVS Capstone requirement
ARTS 4444-570 Art & Rural Environments-6 Credits Offered in Maymester
This is an intensive off-campus course designed interested in the intersection of art and the rural environment. Fieldwork will take place in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and at cultural sites in Wyoming and the Dakotas. *Contact host department to enroll.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
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EBIO 4460-300 Colorado Field Botany-Offered 6/22-7/8
Instructor: Erin Tripp
The course will tour the various corners of the state to survey plant diversity and native plant communities of Colorado.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
EDUC 4833 Teaching and Learning Earth Systems-Offered in Fall
Learn and develop pedagogically effective strategies for teaching and understanding Earth Science concepts. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of geoscience habits of mind (i.e. spatial/temporal reasoning, multiple working hypotheses, geographic context). The course focuses upon inquiry and evaluation of evidence, the importance of background knowledge and misconceptions, and developing effective discourse within and outside the classroom.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
ENVD 4363-001 Open Space Systems for all Species-Offered in Maymester
May 11-29, 2015
Get out in your own backyard and learn from the nation's most successful urban land conservation program. Join us in this 3-week intensive course to learn about open space conservation and planning through field trips, analysis and design. Our project will involve the expansion of the Boulder Regional Trails Systems. Read the entire course description here.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
GEOG 3812-050 Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean-Offered in Augmester (Aug. 3-20)
Instructor: Fernando Riosmena
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement
GEOG 4100-570 Hydrologic Field Methods and Research Design-Offered in Maymester
Instructor: Alice Hill
May 11-29, 2015
Calling all hands-on learners seeking real-world skills! This 3-credit course focuses on hydrologic field methods including surface, ground and snow water data collection techniques. The class will be heavily field-based with emphasis on gaining proficiency with technical field data collection, basic research design and data analysis, and backcountry field research
skills. It is a great way to learn while taking advantage of Colorado summer weather. Contact alice.hill@colorado.edu with any questions.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
IAFS 3000-100 Climate and International Society-Offered in Summer A Term
In what ways are climate change and international society connected, and what is required of contemporary societies to address future environmental crisis? This interdisciplinary course will examine problems and policies related to climate change, including agriculture, gender, ecotourism, and religious conservatism, as well as traditionally studied areas of fossil fuels and political interest groups. Contact International Affairs to enroll in the course.
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement
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INVS/EDUC 2919 Renewing Democracy in Communities and Schools-Offered in Fall
Interested in civic engagement and youth empowerment? A practicum course, INVS/EDUC 2919 invites undergraduates to work in teams of two or three to support local K-12 students as they identify and address salient community issues, such as bullying, domestic violence, global warming, youth homelessness, immigration, poverty, teen depression, teen substance abuse, and texting and driving.
The following sections of the course are open:
Section 801 will meet on campus on Mondays from 1:00-2:30 p.m., as well as at ONE of the following times and locations:
*Centaurus High School in Lafayette on Fridays at 11:15 a.m.-12:10 p.m.; 12:10-1:10 p.m.; 1:10-2:05 p.m.; OR 2:05-3:00 p.m. (Practicum times are likely though tentative.)
*Angevine Middle School in Lafayette (Meeting times will be solidified the week of April 13.)
Section 802 will meet on campus on Mondays from 2:55-4:25 p.m., as well as at:
*Columbine Elementary School in North Boulder on Thursdays from 3:00-4:30 p.m.
The course, which provides CU undergraduates with a meaningful opportunity to apply acquired skills and knowledge in school-based settings, has emerged as a favorite among CU students. Enrollment for the course is controlled, thus students will need to contact Instructor and Public Achievement Director Elaina Verveer at
verveer@colorado.edu for more information as well as to enroll in the course. This course is open to ALL CU Boulder undergraduates.
Fulfills the Human Diversity A & S Core Curriculum requirement
Undergraduate Certificate Program
in Renewable and Sustainable Energy
CU-Boulder's undergraduate energy certificate program provides broad exposure to energy issues, with an emphasis on renewable and sustainable energy. Required coursework in energy science and technology, energy policy, and energy projects is coupled with electives on energy and environment, energy technologies, energy economics, and other areas to give students the skills and knowledge to tackle society's pressing energy problems. Successful completion of the certificate program is indicated on CU-Boulder official transcripts.
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