or ENR 3100 - Principles of Wildland Water
- Subject
- ENR
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
102 courses with the subject ENR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
or ENR 3100 - Principles of Wildland Water
environmental challenges and interdisciplinary solutions What is the nature of environmental challenges? "Thinking Like a Mountain" uses systems thinking to understand our complex and interconnected world. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, real case studies, and local field experiences, learn how to holistically, critically, and creatively understand ENR challenges and imagine robust solutions that can change the world. Max Credit: 4
Resource Problems and Policies Survey of environmental and natural resources issues and policies at local/regional, national, and global scales. Students are challenged to think critically as they dissect the causes, complexities, and solutions of contemporary, interdisciplinary environmental and natural resource challenges. Max Credit: 2 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3I, U3L
Credit: 3 USP 2015 Code: U5FY
Introductory environmental science course appropriate for science and nonscience majors. Uses case studies and applied laboratories to explore core biological principles such as nutrient tup flow and cycling, population and community ecology, and ecosystem structure and function, as well as the non-science dimensions of ENR issues. Early-semester, weekend field trips/labs required. Max Credit: 4 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3SB USP 2015 Code: U5PN
of C or better Environment
Biodiversity lays the foundation for nature's ability to properly function. In turn humans depend on a healthy-functioning natural system. Adequate biodiversity provides us with many things including new genetic material for agriculture, medical discoveries, recreational opportunities and good mental health. This course will examine key themes in our understanding of biodiversity. Students enrolled in this course will have a better understanding of issues, challenges and potential solutions to our current biodiversity crisis. Course meetings will largely 1070
Develops understanding of the nature and dimensions of environmental and natural resource issues. Explores ways in which elements of society approach, evaluate, and develop positions relative to environmental issues. Uses case studies to illustrate the contemporary and historical role of individuals and societies in identifying and addressing environmental issues at scales ranging from local to global. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: USP 2003-2014 Code: U3 U3G USP 2015 Code: U5C2 A&S College Core U5H 2015: ASG ENR 2410 - Introductio
This course is designed as an introduction to both the historical work of environmental historians and the scientific work of environmental scientists. No previous background in either history or science is required. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2030 .
Principles of forest management. Topics include the laws affecting forest management, methods of harvesting wood from forests, fire and insect management, the effects of disturbances on stream flow and nutrient cycling, and the challenges of developing management plans for forests. Max Credit: 3
Examine the basic concepts, theories, and practice of sustainability as a foundation for future learning in the field. Explore principles of sustainability in our community and personal lives through various lenses and systems. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CH USP 2015 Code: U5H
Introduces students to ethical theory in environmental problem cases, and to philosophical issues in environmental philosophy. Ethical theories include natural law, utilitarianism, deontological and rights-based theories, relativism. Topics may include: conservation/preservation, resource management, pollution, overpopulation, factory farming, Leopold's land ethic, deep ecology, holism, eco-feminism. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: PHIL 2330 ,POLS 2330
Introduces students to ethics in context of natural resource extraction, use, conservation, preservation, and distribution. Ethical frameworks include teleological and deontological theories primarily applied to human needs and wants. Concepts and applications of environmental justice are addressed, including private property, sustainability, and obligations to future generations. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: PHIL 2345 CH USP 2015 Code: n to Outdoor Leadership nowledge and competencies related to leading others in the outdoors. Significant focus is on self- awareness, judgment, and decision-making. The specific skills and theories students learn throughout provide a foundation for other leadership endeavors. Credits: 3 Max Credit: 3
ORTM 2410 - Outdoor Leadership ECON 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics
the Anthropocene Course examines fundamental principles in management of natural resources, especially fish and wildlife populations. Students explore historical to contemporary context of management, population biology, management tools and their application, career opportunities, with specific emphasis on human dimensions, law, and policy. Students will develop oral and written communication skills. Max Credit: 4
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Introduction to environmental quality issues and events. Course emphasizes impacts to soil, water, atmospheric, and vegetative ecosystems due to different nutrients and contaminants, including nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, trace elements, and organic chemicals. Current information pertaining to environmental quality is discussed and a field trip to the Union Pacific Tie Plant. Max Credit: 3
Conservation and Development in India This course will focus on India's environmental policies pertaining to conservation and development. Case studies will be used to understand how these policies were developed, put in place, and their intended and actual outcomes. Students are required to select a suitable topic and conduct research and submit a research report. Max Credit: 3
or ENR 3620 - Environmental Justice
Examines core philosophical understandings of justice and applies them to the environment through a variety of case studies, analytical essays and monographs. Max Credit: 3
*** Notes: **There are additional course requirements for 4000-level NOLS credit. Syllabi and course expectations will be shared upon enrollment. ***For courses with a Wilderness First Responder component only.
Explores how ecology, technology, politics, economics, and culture intersect. By analyzing key contemporary environmental debates, students will develop an understanding of sociological analyses, and the impact of social life on our environment, as well as the effect of the environment on social life. Topics covered include: the environmental movement; sustainable development; developing nations and their environment; capitalism and technology; and environmental justice. Max Credit: 3
Naturalist Max Cred Emphasizes field naturalist skills, the effects of winter abiotic conditions on organisms and subsequent adaptations to these conditions, animal tracking, introduction to snow dynamics and winter safety. Credits: 1 Max Credit: 1
Examines the development of "disciplines" and explores definitions, theories, methods and practices of interdisciplinary work. Max Credit: 3
Geographically analyzes conservation of natural and human resources, as well as political, social and ethical ramifications o environmental policy. Max Credit: 3
or ENR 4052 - Federal Land Politics or ENR 4285 - Wildland Hydrology
Examines the political forces that have shaped and continue to shape federal land policy and management. Explores the interactions between democratic decision making and science in the management of federal lands. Surveys the sources of controversy over federal land management and methods for harmonizing public demands with technical expertise. Max Credit: 3
Introduction to 1) how interactions among species, ecosystems, human systems, and abiotic components of the environment affect patterns and processes of disease, and 2) considerations for coevolution of hosts and pathogens, conservation biology, models used to understand disease dynamics, and approaches to manage and control disease in animals, plants, and humans. Max Credit: 3
Teaches essential and unique characteristics of hydrologic cycle as occurs on range and forest lands, concentrating on quantification of these processes and storages. f Max Credit: 3
Addresses how human societies interact with their surroundings, emphasizing cultural understandings of the environment. Introduces variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to topics ranging from problems of the American West to global environmental change. Max Credit: 3
Explores conceptual, theoretical, and experiential ways of understanding place. Engages with cultural and ecological landscapes via texts from expansive fields of study and guided, experiential practices asking students to employ humanist, artistic, naturalist, and social scientific methods to observe, document, and reflect on how we learn from, build relationships within, and co-create places. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite:
This course is designed to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to the new field of global environmental history. The Global Environmental History course will provide a new way of looking at humans, animals, and the lives they've built in the environment and the costs of their decisions to the environment. Max Credit: 3
Addresses the broadest environmental issues facing society (habitat loss, invasion, overexploitation) and the mechanisms driving them, with particular attention to the Intermountain West. Through computer exercises, students also learn how to evaluate conservation efforts and make management recommendations. Max Credit: 3
Examines how to use negotiation to resolve conflict and get agreement. Describes conflict; outlines ways to address conflict; examines different negotiation strategies and the impact of cognitive bias, power, ethics, and individual and cultural differences; and explores mediation practices. Students complete negotiations, role-plays, and questionnaires. Max Credit: 3
Introduces basic concepts of risk analysis, including risk perception, identification, assessment, communication, management, and policy. Provides quantitative treatment of risk assessment procedures, fundamental mathematical models, and the concepts of variability and uncertainty; and practical experience in risk analyses conducted by teams of students. Emphasizes environment and natural resource examples. Laboratory. Max Credit: 4
Explores fundamentals of environmental data analysis including the display and description of data, uncertainty propagation, statistical significance and power, t-tests, ANOVA, time series, serial correlation, multiple regression, and sample collection strategies. Students must enroll in a computer-based lab session and complete a term project involving real-world problems in data analysis. Max Credit: 4
Focuses on using an analytical perspective for maximizing joint gains between negotiators. Students learn analytical techniques to prepare for negotiation, evaluate options and proposals during a negotiation, and evaluate negotiated outcomes with respect to maximization of joint gains and fairness criteria. Max Credit: 3
This course introduces students to foundational concepts in social entrepreneurship applies them to environmental conservation issues. Students will learn the legal, financial, an ecological concepts underpinning entrepreneurial approaches to conservation. Students will apply concepts to real world examples to understand the strength and weaknesses of these approaches. Max Credit: 3
This course investigates climate change response, including mitigation, adaptation, and transformation. Climate change will significantly shift careers in environment & natural resources. Students receive relevant and immediately applicable information, tools, and frameworks for understanding how to appropriately consider and integrate climate change into real- world applied contexts. Max Credit: 3 Dual Listed: ENR 5570
This course involves the application of criminological and sociological theory to the study of harms and crimes committed against the environment. Topics covered in the course include environmental protection law and policy, corporate crimes against the environment, human-driven environmental disasters, and other issues of environmental justice. Max Credit: 3
Students analyze, evaluate, and create solutions to real-world sustainability challenges through community-based projects. The course emphasizes systems thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, professional skills development and applied problem-solving as students work with partners to design and implement actions that enhance environmental, economic, and social well-being in on-and-off campus communities. Max Credit: 3
Resources PLNT 1000 - Agroecology
This course discusses why scientific, health, and environmental issues are covered in particular ways in media. We will also examine how these messages impact people's attitudes, opinion, knowledge, and emotions about science, health, and the environment. Max Credit: 3
or ENR 4890 - NEPA Law and Policy AND ENR 4890 - Public Lands Credits:1
This course explores the history, legal frameworks, and policy debates shaping U.S. public land management. You'll examine how constitutional, statutory, and administrative authorities govern federal lands and resource decisions. By course end, you'll assess competing interests, navigate complex governance systems, and communicate effectively on public land law and policy challenges. Max Credit: 1
Review of the roots of historic preservation in Western culture with an emphasis on the historical and legal context of architectural conservation in America. Current issues in preservation are examined through case studies and guest presentations. Max Credit: 3
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An integrative course in which students work in multidisciplinary teams to synthesize and apply environment and natural resources analytical frameworks, perspectives, methods, and theories. Students develop and refine critical thinking skills to address a real-world environment and natural resources challenge. Max Credit: 3
Field-based courses in Environment and Natural Resources are taught under this number. The specific subject matter varies depending upon the location and content of each courses. Students frequently need to apply in advance. Max Credit: 6
The Haub School offers field and international courses that vary by location, learning objectives and student experience. Approval by the instructor is required for enrollment. For information visit uwyo.edu/Haub. Dual Listed: ENR 5965
Provides practical experience in environmental and natural resource policy, management and decision processes, as well as interaction with professionals in the field. Offered S/U only. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
Offers students the opportunity to independently complete special academic studies under direction of a faculty member. Readings, papers, and projects are completed as directed. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
credits) Option 1 - Plan A Thesis Credit (4 credit hours):
Examines the development of "disciplines" and explores definitions, theories, methods and practices of interdisciplinary work. Max Credit: 3
Geographically analyzes conservation of natural and human resources, as well as political, social and ethical ramifications of environmental policy. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite:
This course, required of students in all ENR graduate programs, provides students with language and conceptual frameworks for understanding a range of perspectives that stakeholders bring to ENRS issues. It builds students' "epistemological toolbox" for interacting with others who bring different paradigms of thought, values, ways of knowing, and terminology into the "big tent" of environmental studies. Max Credit: 3
Introduction to 1) how interactions among species, ecosystems, human systems, and abiotic components of the environment affect patterns and processes of disease, and 2) considerations for coevolution of hosts and pathogens, conservation biology, models used to understand disease dynamics, and approaches to manage and control disease in animals, plants, and humans. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: PATB 5240 . Dual Listed: ENR 4240 .
This course will help students prepare a scientific manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal; in so doing, students will become more effective, efficient, and confident writers. Students will learn principles of effective writing, how to prepare a manuscript for publication, navigate the peer-review process, and write a constructive review. Max Credit: 4
Teaches essential and unique characteristics of hydrologic cycle as occurs on range and forest lands, concentrating on quantification of these processes and storages. Max Credit: 3
Addresses how human societies interact with their surroundings, emphasizing cultural understandings of the environment. Introduces variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to topics ranging from problems of the American West to global environmental change. Max Credit: 3
in ENRS Core Courses:
Examines how to use negotiation to resolve conflict and get agreement. Describes conflict; outlines ways to address conflict; examines different negotiation strategies and the impact of cognitive bias, power, ethics, and individual and cultural differences; and explores mediation practices. Students complete negotiations, role-plays, and questionnaires. Max Credit: 3
Introduces basic concepts of risk analysis, including risk perception, identification, assessment, communication, management, and policy. Provides quantitative treatment of risk assessment procedures, fundamental mathematical models, and the concepts of variability and uncertainty; and practical experience in risk analyses conducted by teams of students. Emphasizes environment and natural resource examples. Laboratory. Max Credit: 4
Explores fundamentals of environmental data analysis including the display and description of data, uncertainty propagation, statistical significance and power, t-tests, ANOVA, time series, serial correlation, multiple regression, and sample collection strategies. Students must enroll in a computer-based lab session and complete a term project involving real world problems in data analysis. Max Credit: 4 Cross Listed: GEOL 4525 /GEOL 5525 . Dual Listed: ENR 4525
Focuses on using an analytical perspective for maximizing joint gains between negotiators. Students learn analytical techniques to prepare for negotiation, evaluate options and proposals during a negotiation, and evaluate negotiated outcomes with respect to maximization of joint gains and fairness criteria. Max Credit: 3
This course introduces students to foundational concepts in social entrepreneurship and applies them to environmental conservation issues. Students will learn the legal, financial, and ecological concepts underpinning entrepreneurial approaches to conservation. Students will apply concepts to real world examples to understand the strength and weaknesses of these approaches.
This course investigates climate change response, including mitigation, adaptation, and transformation. Climate change will significantly shift careers in environment & natural resources. Students receive relevant and immediately applicable information, tools, and frameworks for understanding how to appropriately consider and integrate climate change into real- 1078
This course involves the application of criminological and sociological theory to the study of harms and crimes committed against the environment. Topics covered in the course include environmental protection law and policy, corporate crimes against the environment, human-driven environmental disasters, and other issues of environmental justice. Max Credit: 3
Students analyze, evaluate, and create solutions to real-world sustainability challenges through community-based projects. The course emphasizes systems thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, professional skills development and applied problem-solving as students work with partners to design and implement actions that enhance environmental, economic, and social well-being in on-and-off campus communities. Max Credit: 3 Dual Listed: ENR 4600
This course discusses why scientific, health, and environmental issues are covered in particular ways in media. We will also examine how these messages impact people's attitudes, opinion, knowledge, and emotions about science, health, and the environment. Max Credit: 3
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This course will cover global biodiversity, historical origins of wildlife law, state ownership and the public trust, capturing and owning, the constitutional context for wildlife law, wildlife on private lands, state wildlife management, tribal rights to wildlife, major federal wildlife statutes, and current topics in wildlife law and policy. Max Credit: 3
This course provides an overview of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The course focuses on the statutory, regulatory and agency specific requirements for implementing NEPA, judicial decisions concerning NEPA's implementation, and how to effectively participate in the NEPA process by conducting document reviews and drafting NEPA comment letters. Max Credit: 2
This one credit course is designed to give an overview of public land law and policy. This course will cover the history of public lands, the constitutional authorities on public lands, administrative and judicial authorities on public lands, water, minerals, timber, range, wildlife and recreation and preservation of public lands. Max Credit: 1
Review of the roots of historic preservation in Western culture with an emphasis on the historical and legal context of architectural conservation in America. Current issues in preservation are examined through case studies and guest presentations. Max Credit: 3
In this course, students identify and evaluate environmental hazards, using current case studies in environmental health to illustrate how global ecosystems are intrinsically related to human health. It introduces students to environmental justice, toxicology, risk assessment, risk management, (eco)systems thinking, and the practice of environmental health professionals. Max Credit: 3
Faculty-student discussion, reading, and study focused on a selected topic and interest. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
Resources (select topics - see advisor)
Option 1 - Plan B - Thesis: JD/MA
This course introduces students to the principles, concepts, and methods of collaborative decision making as it is practiced in a variety of settings. Students acquire collaborative skills and competencies in collaborative processes such as working in teams and facilitating groups, negotiating and managing conflict, conducting situation assessments and issue analyses, and developing methods and standards for integrating technical information in collaborative decision making. The course will involve extensive use of cases, role-plays, and related participative activities. Max Credit: 3
This course introduces students to the principles, concepts, and methods of collaborative decision making as it is practiced in a variety of settings. Students acquire collaborative skills and competencies in collaborative processes such as working in teams and facilitating groups, negotiating and managing conflict, conducting situation assessments and issue analyses, and developing methods and standards for integrating technical information in collaborative decision making. The course will involve extensive use of cases, role-plays, and related participative activities. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite/Corequisite:
may be completed for 1+ credit hours over multiple semesters)
Campus Max Credit: 2
Option 2 - Plan B Thesis Credit (3 credit hours):
take for 2 credits) Option 2 - Course - Based Thesis: JD/MA
The Haub School offers field and international courses that vary by location, learning objectives, and student experience. Approval by the instructor is required for enrollment. For information visit uwyo.edu/Haub. Max Credit: 3 Dual Listed: ENR 4965
Offers students the opportunity to independently complete special academic studies under direction of a faculty member. Readings, papers, and projects are completed as directed. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
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