Academics

ENVH 448/548: "Community Air Pollution" is open to all majors and has no prerequisites. However, on introductory biology or chemistry course is recommended.

Topics covered include:

• Air quality standards, monitoring and management
• Air pollution sources, chemistry and meteorology
• Effects on human health and the environment
• Wood smoke and alternative fuels
• Air pollution control technology
• Climate Change
• Indoor air

Professor: Dr. Sverre Vedal
Time offered: T/Th 9:30-10:20
Credits: 3 graded

ENVIR 502: Business Strategy and the Natural Environment provides students an opportunity to explore the ideas of sustainable business. The course is open to Graduate Students and Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors from all majors with permission from the instructor. Email enviradv@uw.edu for permission.

ENVIR 495 C: Socio-Environmental Data Analysis Workshop is open to Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students in all majors.

ENVIR 495 A: Crimes against Nature is open to Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students in all majors. 

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ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio class is open to all majors and has no prerequisite courses. This quarters topic is greening health at UW.

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ENVIR 300: Analysis of Environmental Cases is open to Environmental Studies majors only. 

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ENVIR 280: Natural History of the Puget Sound is open to students of all majors. 

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ENVIR 100: Introduction to Environmental Studies is open to students in all majors and would be a great intro course for Freshman and Sophomores who are exploring environmental majors.

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Really fascinating Faculty Friday post today by Quinn Russel Brown on a class being tought by Anu Taranath, a senior lecturer in Compartive History of Ideas and English about how to talk about power and privilege on campuses. Getting comfortable about talking about uncomfortable things is a key element of the course and Taranath has multiple ways in which she facilitates the conversation.