Fall 2023 Courses for Revised (2021) BA
Core Courses
Majors take a sequence of core courses: ENST 2813 (Cornerstone), ENST 3893 (Research), ENST 4883 (Seminar), and ENST 4893 (Capstone). They also take 3 hours of ENST 3891 (Learning Community)—concurrently with ENST 2813 and ENST 3893, and one other semester.
This table shows Core courses offered in Fall 2023. If you wish to enroll in ENST 3893, Environmental Studies Research Project, please contact the Environmental Studies Advisor.
| Name | CRN | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENST 2813/001: Environmental Studies Cornerstone | 44341 | MW, 3:00-4:15 | This course introduces students to the Environmental Studies program. It offers students an overview of environmental teaching and research at OU, and emphasizes the importance of integrating disciplinary perspectives on environmental topics. |
| ENST 3891/001: Environmental Studies Learning Community | 42203 | R, 4:30-5:45 | The Learning Community course gives Environmental Studies majors the opportunity to enrich their classroom experience, through a variety of activities including structured interactions with other students; presentations on academic and policy topics; workshops on career planning; and environmentally related service projects. |
| ENST 4883/001: Environmental Studies Seminar | 44277 | M, 3:00-5:40 | Intensive study of interdisciplinary approaches to environmental issues, typically through close reading of major academic works that integrate multiple disciplines. Content will vary by instructor. |
Electives
If you are pursuing the revised (2021) BA, you must take 15 hours of electives: 6 hours from the Interdisciplinary category, and 9 hours from the Single-discipline category. For the Single-discipline category, you must take classes from three of these four groups: Natural Sciences (#NS), Social Sciences (#SS), Humanities (#HU), and Applied Disciplines (#AD).
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Category key:
- #ID: Interdisciplinary
- #NS: Natural Sciences
- #SS: Social Sciences
- #HU: Humanities
- #AD: Applied Disciplines
| Category | Course Title | CRN | Meeting Times | Prerequisites | Gen-Ed Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #ID | ENST 1013: Consumption and the Environment | 36269 | T R, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | None | III. Social Science |
| #ID | ENST 2203: Ecosystem Impacts of Climate Change | 46006 | M W, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | None | II. Natural Science |
| #ID | ENST 3303: Food, Agriculture and the Environment | 36271 | Online | Junior standing or permission of instructor | None |
| #NS | BIOL 1005: Concepts in Biology | 24673 | T R, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM and W, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | None, but high school or college chemistry is recommended | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | BIOL 1013: Introduction to Biology | 41777 | M W, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | None | II. Natural Science |
| #NS | BIOL 1134: Evolution, Ecology and Diversity | 27508 | M W F, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Life science majors only | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | BIOL 3083: Animal Behavior | 43303 | T R, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | 2013 or permission of instructor | None |
| #NS | BIOL 3403: Principles of Ecology | 30935 | T R, 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | BIOL 1114 and BIOL 1121, or BIOL 1134, or PBIO 1114 | None |
| #NS | BIOL 3563: Biological Conservation | 43312 | T R, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | BIOL 1114 and BIOL 1121, or BIOL 1134, or BOT/PBIO 1114 | None |
| #NS | BIOL 4463: Lake Ecology | 43350 | M W, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | CHEM 1315, PHYS 1205 or 2414, and BIOL 3403, or permission of instructor | None |
| #NS | GEOG 1114: Physical Geography | 15820 | M W F, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | None | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | GEOG 3023: Principles of Physical Geography | 47474 | T R, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Junior standing or permission of instructor | None |
| #NS | GEOG 4183: Patterns and Processes in Landscape Ecology | 46296 | M W F, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Junior standing and GIS 2023 | None |
| #NS | GEOL 1034: Native Science and Earth Systems of North America | 46451 | T R, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | None | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | GEOL 1104: The Dynamic Earth (Geology for non-Science Majors) | 16409 | M W F, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | None | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | GEOL 1114: Physical Geology for Science and Engineering Majors | 41642 | M W, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM | Equivalent knowledge of high school chemistry, algebra and trigonometry | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | GEOL 2014: The Earth System | 44805 | M W, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | None | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | GEOL 4533: Earth’s Past Climate | 43578 | T R, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Senior or graduate standing, or permission of instructor | None |
| #NS | METR 1014: Introduction to Weather and Climate | 18415 | M W F, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | None | II. Natural Science w/lab |
| #NS | PBIO 3453: Principles of Plant Ecology | 30613 | M W F, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | PBIO 1114 or Biology 1134 or permission of instructor | None |
| #SS | ANTH 1913: Plagues and People: Health and Disease in Human Society | 44358 | M W F, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | None | III. Social Science |
| #SS | ANTH 3203: Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 36756 | T R, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Sophomore standing or 3 credit hours in ANTH or concurrent enrollment in 3 credit hours of ANTH or permission of the instructor | None |
| #SS | ANTH 4783: Landscape Archaeology | 38676 | Study Abroad | Junior standing or 3 hours of ANTH | IV. World Culture |
| #SS | ECON 3213: Environmental Economics | 45037 | T R, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | A grade of C or better in ECON 1123 | None |
| #SS | GEOG 1103: Human Geography | 15798 | M W, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | None | IV. Western Culture |
| #SS | GEOG 1203: Global Environmental Issues | 27782 | M W F, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | None | III. Social Science |
| #SS | GEOG 3233: Principles of Sustainability | 31374 | Study Abroad | Junior standing or permission of instructor | None |
| #SS | GEOG 3243: Principles of Economic Geography | 31377 | Study Abroad | Junior standing or permission of instructor | None |
| #SS | GEOG 3443: Environment and Society | 37640 | M W F, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Junior standing or permission of instructor | III. Social Science |
| #SS | GEOG 4123: Urban Geography | 45933 | M W, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM | Junior standing or permission of instructor. | None |
| #SS | GEOG 4663: Water and Society | 46294 | T R, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Sophomore standing and ENGL/EXPO 1213, or instructor permission | None |
| #HU | A HI 2803: Introduction to Native American Art | 45038 | M W, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | None | IV. Non Western Culture |
| #HU | ENGL 3113: Nature/Environment/Science Writing | 32058 | Study Abroad | ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | IV. Western Culture |
| #HU | HIST 3443: Early North American West | 47231 | M W F, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM | HIST 1483 | IV. Western Culture |
| #HU | HIST 3453: The Modern North American West | 47232 | M W F, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | IV. Western Culture |
| #HU | HSTM 1113: Science, Nature and Society: Historical Perspectives | 46367 | Online | None | IV. Western Culture |
| #HU | HSTM 2423: Social and Ethical Issues in Science, Technology, Environment and Medicine | 46370 | Online | None | IV. Western Culture |
| #HU | PHIL 3293: Environmental Ethics | 36400 | T R, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Junior standing or permission of instructor | IV. Western Culture |
| #HU | WGS 3493: Bodies, Nature and Justice | 47264 | M W, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | None | None |
| #AD | CEES 2313: Water Quality Fundamentals | 12455 | T R, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | CHEM 1415, MATH 2423 or MATH 2924 | None |
| #AD | CEES 3213: Water Resources Engineering | 12456 | M W, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | 2223 or permission of instructor | None |
| #AD | ENST 3213: Law and the Environment | 44561 | Online | Junior standing or permission of instructor | None |
| #AD | ENST 3723: Issues in Ecological Restoration | 47305 | Online | English 1213/Expository Writing 1213, junior standing or permission of instructor | None |
| #AD | GEOG/METR 3523: Managing for a Changing Climate | 37646 | Online | Junior or Senior standing | II. Natural Science |
| #AD | GEOG/RCPL 4003: The Global City and Planning Issues | 15915 | M W F, 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM | English 1213 and junior standing | None |
| #AD | L A 4103: Introduction to Landscape Architecture | 38014 | T R, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Junior standing and permission of instructor | IV. Artistic Forms |
