Course Descriptions
UNO Course Descriptions
Environmental Studies
Find Other Course Descriptions
ENVN 4270: Global Environmental Politics
This course introduces students to issues of global environmental politics and policy, including the science behind issues such as climate change, how environmental policy is made at the national and international levels, and what role politics plays in determining environmental resource use.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Undergraduate: PSCI 2210 or junior standing or permission of instructor. Graduate: PSCI 2210 or equivalent is recommended.
- Cross List: PSCI-8276
ENVN 4310: Our Energy Future: Society, the Environment and Sustainability
This course emphasizes a critical analysis of our energy options and their environmental, economic and ethical connections. The course includes the underlying chemistry necessary to accurately assess energy positions described in the mainstream media and ultimately to make informed, creative energy choices. This course supports the Health and the Environment concentration in the Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: undergraduate: permission of instructor graduate: graduate standing
- Cross List: CACT-8316
ENVN 4310: Our Energy Future: Society, the Environment and Sustainability
This course emphasizes a critical analysis of our energy options and their environmental, economic and ethical connections. The course includes the underlying chemistry necessary to accurately assess energy positions described in the mainstream media and ultimately to make informed, creative energy choices. This course supports the Health and the Environment concentration in the Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: undergraduate: permission of instructor graduate: graduate standing
- Cross List: ENVN-8316
ENVN 4320: Ecological Sustainability and Human Health
The course will explore and develop the complex context of the systemic links among ecosystems and human health (and more broadly human well-being) using case studies including climate change, water quality, infectious diseases and agricultural production. Students will develop skills in critical thinking and applied research by studying biological connections between humans and ecosystems and how social, economic and cultural processes and practices mediate these connections. This course supports the Health and the Environment concentration in the Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Graduate standing for 8000-level course, Junior or Senior standing for 4000-level course.
- Cross List: CACT-8326
ENVN 4410: Wetland Ecology and Management
This course will examine the principles and theory of wetland ecology with application towards wetland management and regulation. An interdisciplinary overview of physical, biological and regulatory aspects of wetlands will allow students to synthesize information from their backgrounds in geography, geology and ecology. Definitions, classifications, natural processes and functions of wetland environments will be presented. Labs concentrate on field techniques used to assess specific plant, animal, soil, and hydrological characteristics of wetlands.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Undergraduate and Graduate: BIOL 3340 or instructor permission.
- Cross List: BIOL-8416
ENVN 4420: Restoration Ecology
Restoration Ecology examines how people assist with the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded. The course will examine the theory and application of restoration ecology through lecture, discussion, field trips, and development of a restoration management plan for a degraded ecosystem near Omaha. The course will provide information and resources used by restoration and land management professionals to plan, implement, and manage restorations.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Graduate standing for 8000-level course, Junior or Senior standing for 4000-level course
- Cross List: BIOL-8426
ENVN 4600: GIS Applications for Environmental Science
This course introduces the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and other geospatial tools for work in the fields of environmental science, ecology, and natural resource management. The course will develop a working knowledge of the common software and hardware tools used by ecologists through hands-on projects.
- Credits: 1
- Prereq: BIOL 3340 or permission of instructor.
- Cross List: BIOL-8606
ENVN 4610: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
An interdisciplinary approach to techniques for the design and implementation of environmental inventory and monitoring schemes used to evaluate natural resources. Students work as teams to synthesize information from their backgrounds in geography, geology and ecology to evaluate the impacts of human actions on environmental quality following the framework for environmental assessments provided by the National Environmental Policy Act. Course is organized to accommodate variable needs of students with different backgrounds and career choices. Usually offered every year.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Permission of instructor.
- Cross List: GEOG-8616
ENVN 4610: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
An interdisciplinary approach to techniques for the design and implementation of environmental inventory and monitoring schemes used to evaluate natural resources. Students work as teams to synthesize information from their backgrounds in geography, geology and ecology to evaluate the impacts of human actions on environmental quality following the framework for environmental assessments provided by the National Environmental Policy Act. Course is organized to accommodate variable needs of students with different backgrounds and career choices. Usually offered every year.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Permission of instructor.
- Cross List: GEOL-8616
ENVN 4820: Introduction to Environmental Law and Regulations
Seminar on environmental law and regulations. Addresses federal regulations, implementing instructions, legal principles and requirements. The major federal environmental laws, air and water quality, solid and hazardous waste, and pollution prevention and remediation are discussed. Usually offered Fall semesters.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Junior-senior and permission.
- Cross List: BIOL-8826
ENVN 4820: Introduction to Environmental Law and Regulations
Seminar on environmental law and regulations. Addresses federal regulations, implementing instructions, legal principles and requirements. The major federal environmental laws, air and water quality, solid and hazardous waste, and pollution prevention and remediation are discussed. Usually offered Fall semesters.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Junior-senior and permission.
- Cross List: GEOG-8826
ENVN 4820: Introduction to Environmental Law and Regulations
Seminar on environmental law and regulations. Addresses federal regulations, implementing instructions, legal principles and requirements. The major federal environmental laws, air and water quality, solid and hazardous waste, and pollution prevention and remediation are discussed. Usually offered Fall semesters.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: Junior-senior and permission.
- Cross List: PA-8826
ENVN 8316: Our Energy Future: Society, the Environment and Sustainability
This course emphasizes a critical analysis of our energy options and their environmental, economic and ethical connections. The course includes the underlying chemistry necessary to accurately assess energy positions described in the mainstream media and ultimately to make informed, creative energy choices. This course supports the Health and the Environment concentration in the Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: undergraduate: permission of instructor graduate: graduate standing
- Cross List: ENVN-4310
ENVN 8316: Our Energy Future: Society, the Environment and Sustainability
This course emphasizes a critical analysis of our energy options and their environmental, economic and ethical connections. The course includes the underlying chemistry necessary to accurately assess energy positions described in the mainstream media and ultimately to make informed, creative energy choices. This course supports the Health and the Environment concentration in the Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking.
- Credits: 3
- Prereq: undergraduate: permission of instructor graduate: graduate standing
- Cross List: CACT-8316
Our Campus. Otherwise Known as Omaha.
The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. Learn more about Equity, Access and Diversity.