Fall 2026 Featured Courses

Collage showing an aerial view of a forest next to a person holding a sapling

Forests of the World

F&W ECOL/ENVIR ST 100
Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30–10:45 a.m.
3 credits

A buffalo crossing a dirt road followed by several small birds.

Environmental Studies: Social Science Perspectives

ENVIR ST 112
Monday/Wednesday, 11–11:50 a.m. + discussion section
3 credits

Plumes of flame and black smoke rise from the horizon in an oil field fire.

Global Resource Geopolitics: Critical Minerals and Beyond

ENVIR ST 203 LEC 001
Wednesday/Friday, 9:55–10:45 a.m. + discussion section
3 credits

Wind turbines against a vibrant sunset

Sustainability

ENVIR ST 215
Tuesday/Thursday, 1–2:15 p.m.
3 credits

A bike wheel partially submerged in a snow bank

Introduction to Sustainability Science

ENVIR ST/ILS 255
Tuesday/Thursday, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. + lab
4 credits

Dense forest with rays of sun shining through trees.

Introductory Ecology

ENVIR ST/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 260
Tuesday/Thursday, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
3 credits

Hybrid course

Calm river waters surrounded by wild rice

Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

ENVIR ST/AMER IND 306
Monday/Wednesday, 1:20–2:10 p.m. + discussion section
3 credits

Graphic illustrating how to use sound measuring equipment in a rainforest

Bioacoustics for Conservation

ENVIR ST 400 LEC 001
Tuesday/Thursday, 1–2:15 p.m.
3 credits

Wildflowers growing in a prairie.

Ecological Restoration in Practice

ENVIR ST 400 LEC 003
Tuesday, 2:25–5:25 p.m.
3 credits

Wisconsin state capitol building

Local Government and the Environment

ENVIR ST 402 LEC 002
Monday, 2:25–5:25 p.m.
3 credits

Collage of two lakeside scenes during sturgeon season; one from the late 19th century and the other from current day.

Indigenous Geographies of the Great Lakes Region

ENVIR ST 402 LEC 003
Wednesday, 3:30–5:25 p.m.
3 credits

Illustration of an hourglass with water in its top half dripping down onto two small houses in the bottom half.

Flood Exposure, Vulnerability, and Adaptation

ENVIR ST 403 LEC 002
Wednesday, 1:05–3 p.m.
3 credits

Colorful plastic straws

Environmental Ethics

ENVIR ST/PHILOS 441
Wednesday, 1:20–3:15 p.m.
3 credits

City street jammed with cars and pedestrians, with smog-filled air in the background

Air Pollution and Human Health

ENVIR ST/POP HLTH 502
Monday/Wednesday, 4–5:15 p.m.
3 credits

An illustration of GIS layers

Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Planning

GEOG/ENVIR ST/LAND ARC/URB R PL 532
Tuesday, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m., and Thursday, 9:30 a.m.–noon
3 credits