ENVS 1101

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  • Schedule of Classes - March 17, 2025 8:55AM EDT

ENVS 1101
Understanding Environment and Sustainability

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course examines two fundamental questions about biological, chemical and physical processes that influence the biosphere. First, how do humans obtain knowledge about these environmental processes? Second, how can we assess human influences upon these environmental processes? A key conceptual framework for the course is that environmental science provides tools for predicting future states of the earth's environment. Case studies, readings, discussions, writing assignments, and group exercises provide a foundation for understanding predictions about how the biosphere is influenced by human activities.


Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment preference given to: Environment and Sustainability majors.

Distribution Requirements (OPHLS-AG)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

Outcomes REF-FA25

  • Identify and weigh sources of information about environmental resources, and use them to evaluate competing claims about sustainability and environmental management efforts.
  • Explain how the earth's resources support ecosystems and humanity.
  • Evaluate how cultural context and spatial scale influence environmental resource management options.
  • Compare policies and societal norms that influence personal and collective resource use.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: NTRES 1101

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6213 ENVS 1101   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: students planning to complete or interested in the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) major. If you are interested in this course but unable to enroll, see https://tinyurl.com/escourserequest.

  •  6214 ENVS 1101   DIS 201

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6215 ENVS 1101   DIS 202

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6216 ENVS 1101   DIS 203

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6217 ENVS 1101   DIS 204

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6218 ENVS 1101   DIS 205

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6219 ENVS 1101   DIS 206

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7361 ENVS 1101   DIS 207

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7363 ENVS 1101   DIS 208

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7365 ENVS 1101   DIS 209

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person