Courses

Students interested in Environmental Studies are encouraged to take ENVS 001 (Intro to Environmental Studies) as early as possible. This course runs once a year in the spring semester and is a requirement for the ENVS major and minor. The next opportunity to take the class is in the spring semester of 2027. 

First-year students should consider any of the classes below this fall 2026:

    ENVS 002 –   First Year Seminar: Indigenous Art, Land, and Environment

    ENVS 006 –   First Year Seminar: Apocalypse: Hope and Despair in the last days

    ENVS 007 –   Chester Semester Fellowship (Enrolling in the class requires an application)

    ENVS 014 –   Environmental & Climate Change Issues in NA Communities 

    ENVS 014A – Indigenous Peoples & Conservation 

    ENVS 015 –   Nature Rx, Well-being and the Natural World

    ENVS 032A – Water, Nature, Culture 

    ENVS 035 –   Environmental Justice: Theory, Politics, Action

    ENVS 036 –   First Year Seminar: Psychology and Sustainability

    ENVS 040 –   Religion and Ecology

    ENVS 042 –   Ecofeminism

    ENVS 072 –   Energy and Sustainability 

The following courses, which will be offered, among many others, in the spring semester 2027, are also suitable for first-year students:

      ENVS 001 –    Intro to Environmental Studies 

     ENVS 010 –    Climate Change: Science and Responses 

     ENVS 011 –    Seeds to Systems: Design and Resiliency in the Landscape Medium

     ENVS 015 –    Nature Rx, Well-being and the Natural World

     ENVS 041 –    Ecopoetry and the Climate Crisis

     ENVS 049A –  Sense of Place: Indigenous Literature

     ENVS 070 –     Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Several classes from other departments also count toward the ENVS major/minor. Please visit the Environmental Studies Program website for more information about the academic program and courses. Any first-year students interested in Environmental Studies should consult with an ENVS faculty member or advisor about their first-semester course selections.

The list of courses for future semesters may change. Please check regularly for updates on courses.