Autumn Quarter SMEA 103: Society and the Oceans course

AUT 2012 SMEA/SIS/ENVIR 103: Society and the Oceans (5 credits) Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-4:20 Dr. Lekelia Jenkins * This course counts towards Natural World (NW) and/or Societies (I&S) requirements.* Oceans tell the story of whether humans are capable of achieving a sustainable relationship with the planet. Once thought as an inexhaustible source of protein and [...]

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Autumn Course – Food & the Environment

Introduction to Food and the Environment C ENV 110 (5) Instructor: Ray Hilborn, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences Meets both Natural World and Individuals and Societies Requirements (I&S/NW) SLN# 11640 No prerequisites. Great for Freshmen! Everyone eats, and all food production has environmental consequences. · Discover environmental science through food production. · Explore the link between [...]

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SPR 2012 ATM S Courses: What Causes a Hurricane? Is Climate Changing? Take a course in ATM S to find out!

What causes hurricanes, thunderstorms, and severe weather? How are weather forecasts made? Are weather and climate changing? Learn the answers to these and other weather or climate questions AND earn NW credit from a course in ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES: ATM S 101: Weather (5) NW SLN 10657; MTWTh 10:30-11:20 – Th or F Quiz times vary; [...]

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Non-Major ESS Courses with plenty of room!

ESS 101 (NW) INTRO TO GEOL SCI After taking this course students will never look at the Earth the same! Students will learn about how the Earth evolved from primordial dust to form the compositionally zoned planet upon which life now exists. Students will learn about the unifying concept of plate tectonics, which will provide [...]

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COURSE Spring 2012: ESRM 101 FORESTS AND SOCIETY/ 5 CREDITS I&S/NW

Sustainability and Life-Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes ~ M-F 1:30-2:20pm in GUG 220 SLN 13708 Forests have and continue to play important roles in providing environmental services, human values and natural resources to societies around the world. Historically those groups who successfully dominated access to forests and their resources had considerable political, economic and [...]

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WIN 2012 I&S and NW course – Water and Society

FISH101: Water and Society (I&S and NW) Lecture hours: MWF 10:30-11:20 click to go to time schedule Discussion section: T or Th 9:30-11:20/11:30-1:20/1:30-3:20/2:30-4:20 Course website: http://fish.washington.edu/classes/fish101/ “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over” – Mark Twain Water will be the Oil of the 21st century and beyond- the invaluable commodity that determines the [...]

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5 CR of NW: Honors 221/ Int Sci 402: The Nature of Science | Winter Quarter 2012

Honors 221/ IntSci 402: The Nature of Science Winter Quarter 2012 5 credits SLN 20267 (Honors) SLN 20268 (IntSci) Instructors: Michael Brown (Earth and Space Sciences) Bruce Hevly (History) Meeting time: T, Th, F 11:30 to 12:50 Place: TBD Course description: This course serves as an introduction to questions concerning the general nature of science [...]

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Winter Quarter 2012 – Environmentally Related Courses of Interest List!

Winter Quarter 2012 Time Schedule ATM S 101 Weather (5) NW General overview of weather, climate, and atmospheric phenomena (clouds, hurricanes, global weather patterns) ATM S 111 Global Warming (5) NW Scientists predict severe environmental consequences from global warming unless the energy basis of the world’s economy is rapidly and dramatically transformed.  This course will [...]

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