Environment & Sustainability (ENVS)Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

ENVS 1101

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? ... view course details

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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

    • 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

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6215 ENVS 1101   DIS 202

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6216 ENVS 1101   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6217 ENVS 1101   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6218 ENVS 1101   DIS 205

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6219 ENVS 1101   DIS 206

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7361 ENVS 1101   DIS 207

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7363 ENVS 1101   DIS 208

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7365 ENVS 1101   DIS 209

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Allington, G

      Kraft, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 1111

This course is for first-year students entering or intending to enter the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) major. The multidisciplinarity of this major may make it seem complex. The purpose of this class ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NTRES 1111

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10384 ENVS 1111   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025
    • Hare, M

      Wapner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 2000

This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  1494 ENVS 2000   SEM 101

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Lehmann, J

      Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Preference is given to: students planning to complete the Environment & Sustainability major. If you are interested in this course but unable to enroll, see https://tinyurl.com/escourserequest.

ENVS 2010

This colloquium presents students with diverse approaches at the art-science interface used to interest, educate and motivate people to consider, address and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7228 ENVS 2010   LEC 001

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Lehmann, J

      Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. Apply by Friday, August 2, 2024 to: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43dIVd6b6SPTBRA. Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

  •  7229 ENVS 2010   DIS 201

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Lehmann, J

      Platt, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 2100

In this course, students are introduced to field identification, natural history, and study of plants, animals, and natural systems. This course emphasizes hands-on interaction with nature, recording of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one laboratory, and one field studies. Combined with: NTRES 2100

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6421 ENVS 2100   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Goebel, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: students planning to complete the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) major. E&S majors who are unable to enroll, see https://tinyurl.com/escourserequest. Course fee: $32

  •  6422 ENVS 2100   LAB 401

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Goebel, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6423 ENVS 2100   LAB 402

    • WF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Goebel, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7037 ENVS 2100   FLD 801

    • SSu TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Goebel, M

    • Su TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Goebel, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    During some of the regularly scheduled Labs, students will travel to field sites to perform research and expand research skills and field experience. Some lab activities require students to walk/hike (or ride in a van) to sites located up to 30 minutes from Cornell campus carrying your belongings in a backpack, often over uneven terrain. Although the walking/hiking is not rigorous, field labs often involve being on your feet for nearly the duration of the lab period. For each 3-hour lab you should carry sufficient drinking water, and a snack (if desired). You must wear close-toed footwear with a strong sole (no sandals or flipflops; hiking boots preferred), and long pants to protect legs from scratches in brushy/thorny habitat). If you have physical or other limitations that make it difficult for you to participate in the course, please contact the office of Student Disability Services (sds_cu@cornell.edu) so that we may work to accommodate your participation in this field-based course

ENVS 2400

Students will learn and practice a variety of methodologies used for studying wild birds including banding, census methods (point counts, transects, spot mapping), and behavioral observations. In a 50-minute ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one laboratory, and one field studies. Combined with: NTRES 2400

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6424 ENVS 2400   LEC 001

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bonter, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6425 ENVS 2400   LAB 401

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bonter, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7039 ENVS 2400   FLD 801

    • S TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bonter, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 2500

This course uses microeconomics to understand the causes and how to devise solutions to environmental and natural resource problems. Subjects include valuation, benefit-cost analysis, policy design and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 2500

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8711 ENVS 2500   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Ortiz Bobea, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 2500

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8712 ENVS 2500   LEC 002

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Ortiz Bobea, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 3020

Taught by an artist and scientist, in this experiential, place-based field course, students will engage in a range of interdisciplinary practices to understand and interpret ecological systems and land ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture, one laboratory, and one field studies. Combined with: NTRES 3020

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10338 ENVS 3020   LEC 001

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025
    • Davidson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $50 to cover food for weekend trips. Details will be discussed during the first class. Enrollment preference given to: students planning to complete the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) major. If you are interested in this course but unable to enroll, see https://tinyurl.com/escourserequest.

  • 10339 ENVS 3020   LAB 401

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025
    • Davidson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10340 ENVS 3020   FLD 801

    • FSSu TBA
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025
    • Davidson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 4331

Environmental law deals with some of today's most pressing challenges. In the fifty years since 1972, when the first World Conference on the Environment was held in Stockholm, and the US Clean Water Act ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CRP 4331LAW 4330

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9093 ENVS 4331   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Chatrchyan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 4500

Interested in working toward solutions to the climate crisis? In this course, you will choose and implement a climate action from Project Drawdown's (www.drawdown.org) list of 82 climate solutions. You ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NTRES 4500

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6499 ENVS 4500   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Krasny, M

  • 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.

ENVS 4600

An interactive course designed to provide students with experience applying some of the most important techniques that are used to develop plans to protect and sustain valuable environmental resources, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NTRES 4600NTRES 6350

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6426 ENVS 4600   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Lauber, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given 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.

ENVS 4800

Habitat fragmentation is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity conservation. Ecological connectivity conservation is a growing approach to counter fragmentation and enhance landscape and seascape ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NTRES 4800

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 19363 ENVS 4800   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Tabor, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 4941

E&S faculty will offer "trial" courses under this number. Offerings vary by semester and are advertised to the major before the beginning of the semester. view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • Topic: Sustainability in Athletics

  • 19229 ENVS 4941   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Yavitt, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ENVS 4960

In this course, students participate in an experiential learning opportunity relevant to the student's focus of study or career goals in environment and sustainability. An E&S faculty member must serve ... view course details

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  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1-3 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 10732 ENVS 4960   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Oct 15 - Dec 5, 2025
    • Rudik, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits S/U NoAud

ENVS 4970

Individual studies are arranged under the supervision of one or several E&S faculty members. They provide opportunity to design a course that fills the need of an individual student and addresses pertinent ... view course details

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  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

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ENVS 4980

Designed to give qualified undergraduate students teaching experience through actual involvement in planning and assisting in courses in the Environment & Sustainability curriculum. This experience may ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17162 ENVS 4980   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Arts & Sciences students: this course will still appear on official transcripts and be factored into cumulative GPA (if taken for a letter grade) but does not count towards your 12 credits to be in good academic standing.
    Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17163 ENVS 4980   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Goebel, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Arts & Sciences students: this course will still appear on official transcripts and be factored into cumulative GPA (if taken for a letter grade) but does not count towards your 12 credits to be in good academic standing.
    Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17164 ENVS 4980   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Chatrchyan, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Arts & Sciences students: this course will still appear on official transcripts and be factored into cumulative GPA (if taken for a letter grade) but does not count towards your 12 credits to be in good academic standing.
    Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17457 ENVS 4980   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Hare, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Arts & Sciences students: this course will still appear on official transcripts and be factored into cumulative GPA (if taken for a letter grade) but does not count towards your 12 credits to be in good academic standing.
    Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18010 ENVS 4980   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kassam, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Arts & Sciences students: this course will still appear on official transcripts and be factored into cumulative GPA (if taken for a letter grade) but does not count towards your 12 credits to be in good academic standing.
    Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18939 ENVS 4980   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Tabor, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Arts & Sciences students: this course will still appear on official transcripts and be factored into cumulative GPA (if taken for a letter grade) but does not count towards your 12 credits to be in good academic standing.
    Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a permission number.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18949 ENVS 4980   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Krasny, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18950 ENVS 4980   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Yavitt, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ENVS 4990

Undergraduate research projects in environment and sustainability; contingent on student working with a faculty member to supervise their research. view course details

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  • 1-8 Credits Stdnt Opt

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