Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

ENST 315 Nature & Society

Analyze problems in nature-society relationships by exploring geographic theory surrounding environmental politics, surveying local and global actors in these conflicts, and addressing varied contemporary issues in resource management.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 315 and GEOG 315

ENST 320 American Environmental Worldviews

An exploration and analysis of the historical development of perceptions and worldviews about the environment and the natural world using the United States as a case study.
3

ENST 321 NEPA - Environmental Planning and Compliance

This course examines principles, procedures, methods, and applications of environmental impact assessment. Specific emphasis is on the history and implementation of the NEPA in the USA with some discussion of international impact assessment.

3

Prerequisites

SCI 291 with a minimum grade of D-

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Class Restriction

Include Sophomore and Junior and Senior

ENST 326 Emerging Africa: Local Resources and Livelihoods in a Global Context

Identify and analyze relationships between the physical and cultural patterns, including land use, resource development, social, political and economic problems throughout the continent of Africa.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Odd Years

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 326 and GEOG 326

ENST 331 Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems

Anthropological perspectives and methods are used to critically examine the assumptions and actions underlying social and environmental contemporary human problems as well as those involved in efforts to address them.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 331 and ANT 331

ENST 335 Environmental and Resource Economics

Students will examine the strengths and weaknesses of economic theory in analyzing the seriousness of resource and environmental issues facing society.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Even Years

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 335 and ECON 335

ENST 345 Environmental Geography: Earth at Risk

Examine selected environmental issues, including climate change, environmental degradation, and resource depletion, focusing on the physical processes underlying these problems and how human activities contribute to environmental problems.
3

Prerequisites

(GEOG 220 or GEOG 230 with a minimum grade of D-)

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 345 and GEOG 345

ENST 356 Water Resource Economics

Examination of economic principles governing water planning, development and law. Discussion of supply and demand, quality and political issues. Relationship to Colorado and local situation.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 356 and ECON 356

ENST 360 Environmental Justice

Examination of the unequal distribution of environmental risks and benefits across populations, the environmental justice movement, environmental policies and regulatory practices.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 360 and SOC 360

ENST 364 Sustainability Leadership and Community Engagement

Provides an overview of collaborative community planning, presenting frameworks for leading engagement of local communities using a case study format and real local projects to apply an understanding of collaborative conservation for community building.

3

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 364 and LEAD 364

ENST 373 Qualitative Research Methods

This course introduces students to the skills of qualitative research methods, including designing a research question and project, alongside methods for collecting and analyzing qualitative data.

3

Prerequisites

ENST 100 with a minimum grade of D-

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

ENST 375 Literature and the Environment

Explore human relationships with nature writing from various periods and cultures. Economic, scientific, philosophic and religious attitudes emerge from attitudes about nature. Do these influence human treatment of natural things?
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 375 and ENG 375

ENST 378 Energy Policy and Economics

This course examines the dominant trends and challenges affecting energy systems and policy around the world, including the evolution and economics of fossil fuels, alternative energy technologies, and clean energy policies.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 378 and ECON 378

ENST 380 Sustainable Geographies

Examine the sustainability of contemporary living patterns. Explore alternative approaches to meeting transportation, domestic power and heating, food production and waste disposal needs on the personal and community levels.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 380 and GEOG 380

ENST 382 Sustainability and Capitalism

Use case studies to explore a general overview of commerce, economics, and business as it relates to the environment and human interactions.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: ENST 382 and ECON 382

ENST 385 Art and the Environment

Investigate and participate in the process of art as it relates to the different environments of human existence.
3

ENST 395 Special Topics Environmental Studies/Sustainability

Delve into the complexity of environmental, social, and economic systems that define sustainability. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, case studies, and hands-on projects, students will explore concepts and gain practical skills required to create meaningful, lasting change.

1-3

Offered

Generally offered Spring - Check with department/school for next offering

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours