Submitted by Junhee Park on May 3, 2023 - 12:12pm
Space available now.
Courses are a mix of in person, and many remote options both A term and B term. We have various courses which will meet these requirements, SSc, NSc, and RSN. Topics range from Environment and Society, Policy, Economics, Development, and also of course Science.
Many of these courses sell out to our own SEFS students during the normal year - Summer provides an opportunity for students from outside of SEFS to take these courses.
Check out all our classes here:
ESRM 100: Introduction to Environmental Science
A Term or B Term
100% online, Asynchronous
SSc / NSc
For both non-science and for science students from any department.
Covering the importance of environmental science in society by studying the relationships between people and nature’s resources.
ESRM 200: Society & Sustainable Environments
Summer A Term, SSc / NSc
Introduces the application of social concepts and theories to urban, urbanizing, and wildland landscapes for a sustainable world. How is it possible to balance social, economic, and ecological benefits? Sustainability - what does that mean? How do we define it? In what context, Urban? Wildland? For us? For Wildlife? Explore people and nature - and a vision for wellbeing, if not thriving, communities and environments - across the urban to wildland gradient.
ESRM 201: Sustaining Pacific Northwest Ecosystems
Summer A Term, SSc / NSc
Learn about the principles of ecology across an urban to wildland environment. Discuss how these landscapes can be sustainably managed. Analyze public policy implications to sustainable management of public and private natural resources. Explore basic ecological theories, plant communities, soil, climate, pollution, hydrology, and wildlife in classroom, labs, and field trips.
ESRM 210: Introductory Soils
Summer A Term, NSc
Online Course with Asynchronous Options
An introduction to the world of soils and the plants that depend on them. Explore the fundamentals of soil classification, formation, morphology, physics, biology, and management as well as how those characteristics drive plant establishment and survival.
ESRM 235: Introduction to Environmental Economics
Summer A Term, SSc / NSc
Hybrid, Synchronous
Explore pressing environmental issues and solutions through the lens of economic principles. This course provides an introduction to the concepts, theories, and methods of economic thinking on environmental, natural resource, and sustainability issues.
ESRM 250 / SEFS 520: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Summer Full Term, NSc, RSN
Asynchronous Online
Understand and apply the concepts and theory of geographic information systems (GIS) in natural resource management.
ESRM 304: Environmental & Resource Assessment
Summer A Term, NSc, RSN
Do you enjoy hiking, being out in the woods, seeing rare wildlife, and spending time outside during our beautiful PNW summers? Well now is your chance to get course credit for it! Note, if you need an add code to bypass prerequisites, or for any other reason, fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/sefsaddcodes
ESRM 321: Finance & Accounting from a Sustainability Perspective
Summer B Term, NSc / SSc
Synchronous (Online Quizzes and Exams) and Asynchronous (Recorded Lectures)
This introduction to business for non-business majors course explores two of the four primary business dimensions: finance and accounting, from a sustainability perspective.
ESRM 403: Forest & Economic Development in the Developing World
Summer A Term, NSc
100% Online Course, Synchronous
ESRM 403 Course FlyerThis course examines the relationship between forests and economic development. Topics include: illegal logging, forest-based industrialization, forest certification, globalization and forestry, sustainable forest management, community forestry.
ESRM 490 B / SEFS 590 A: Introduction to LIfe Cycle Assessment Applied to Bio-Based Products
Summer Full Term
100% Online Course, Synchronous
Life cycle assessment is an internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impact of products and processes throughout their life cycle. This course combines theoretical knowledge and applications.