UNDERGRADUATE: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Studies courses are restricted to ENVST MAJORS AND MINORS during the first week of registration. Only courses with assigned classrooms will appear in Albert, therefore not all courses will appear at the moment.

Environment and Society

ENVST-UA 101.001 / 7876 / MW 11:00AM-12:15PM / Rademacher

• ENVST-UA 101.002 / 7877 / R 3:30PM-4:45PM / Instructor TBD
• ENVST-UA 101.003 / 7878 / T 11:00AM-12:15PM / Instructor TBD
  
• ENVST-UA 101.004 / 7879 / F 8:00AM-9:15AM / Instructor TBD
  
• ENVST-UA 101.005 / 7880 / W 8:00AM-9:15AM / Instructor TBD
  
• ENVST-UA 101.006 / 7881 / R 8:00AM-9:15AM / Instructor TBD
  
• ENVST-UA 101.007 / 8637 / M 12:30PM-1:45PM / Instructor TBD

Environmental Studies Senior Seminar

ENVST-UA 900.001 / 9363 / TR 11:00AM-12:15PM / McDermid

• Prerequisite: Open only to Senior ES majors who have completed ENVST-UA 100 and 101 or Senior Gallatin-ES Partnership students with the permission of the Partnership adviser.
  

Honors Seminar in Environmental Studies

ENVST-UA 950.001 / 7884 / R 2:00PM-4:30PM / Rademacher 

• Prerequisite: Only available to senior ES majors with a 3.65 or above GPA.
• Please note that the Honors Seminar is an optional course whereas the Senior Seminar is a required course for all Environmental Studies major students. Therefore, the Honors Seminar course is taken in addition to the Senior Seminar course. The Honors Seminar is not a replacement course for the Senior Seminar.

Environmental Quantitative Methods

ENVST-UA 310.001 / 8877 / TR 9:30AM-10:45AM / Winner

• Prerequisite: Environmental Systems Science (ENVST-UA 100) or permission of the instructor
  

Introduction to Conservation Analysis

ENVST-UA 320.001 / 9867 / MW 3:30PM-4:45PM / Carlson

• Prerequisite: Environmental Systems Science (ENVST-UA 100) or Principles of Biology II (BIOL-UA 12)
  

Fundamental Dynamics of Earth's Atmosphere and Climate

ENVST-UA 360.001; MATH-UA 228.001 / 9895 / MW 2:00PM-3:15PM / TBD

• Prerequisite: MATH-UA 121 OR MATH-UA 110 OR MATH-UA 221 OR A MINIMUM GRADE OF B- OR MATH-PLCMT CALC 2, WITH A MIN SCORE OF 100 RECOMMENDED: PHYS-UA 11
  
• Must also enroll in LAB - ENVST-UA 360.002
  

ENVST-UA 360.002; MATH-UA 228.002 / 9896 / F 2:00PM-3:15PM / TBD

Geographic Information Systems for Ecology

ENVST-UA 372.001; BIOL-UA 64.001 / 9868 / W 9:15AM-12:15PM / Killilea

Environmental Economics

ENVST-UA 410 / 21199 / MW 9:30AM-10:45AM / Atal

Science in Environmental Policy

ENVST-UA 422 / 21202 / TR 2:00PM-3:15PM / Kanter

• Prerequisite: Environment and Society (ENVST-UA 101 or SOCS-SHU 135) or permission of the instructor

History of United States Environmental Policy

ENVST-UA 423.001 / 9098 / MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM / Carlson

• Prerequisite: Environment and Society (ENVST-UA 101 or SOCS-SHU 135) or permission of the instructor
  

Environmental Governance

ENVST-UA 435 / 21203 / TR 11:00AM - 12:15PM / Kanter

• Prerequisite: Environment and Society (ENVST-UA 101 or SOCS-SHU 135) or permission of the instructor
  

Decarbonizing Infrastructure, Energy, and Transportation Systems

ENVST-UA 450.004 / 9871 / T 2:00PM - 4:30PM / Sylvan

Conservation in the Anthropocene

ENVST-UA 450.006 / 21194 / MW 9:30AM - 10:45AM / Webster

Applied Environmental Policy: Guided Case Studies

ENVST-UA 450.008 / 21196 / MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM / Atal

Climate and Life

ENVST-UA 385 / 21200 / TR 3:30PM - 4:45PM / McDermid

• Prerequisite: Environmental Systems Science (ENVST-UA 100) or permission of the instructor

NY Underground

ENVST-UA 327.001; BIOL-UA 327.001 / 9874 / F  9:30AM - 12:00PM / Paolantonio

• Prerequisite: ENVST-UA 100 or BIOL-UA 12

Biogeochemistry of Global Change

ENVST-UA 370.001 / 8822 / MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM / Killilea

• Prerequisite: ENVST-UA 100 or BIOL-UA 11 or BIOL-UA 12

Urban Environmentalism

ENVST-UA 431.001 / 9828 / M 4:55PM - 7:40PM / Charles-Guzman

Food, Animals, & the Environment

ENVST-UA 440.001; ANST-UA 440.001 / 7882 / M 4:55 - 7:25PM / Schlottmann

• Prerequisite: ENVST-UA 101

Animal Behavior for Compassionate Conservation

ENVST-UA 450.001 / 9099 / R 4:55PM - 7:25PM / Franks

Washington Square Park Revealed

ENVST-UA 450.003 / 9870 / TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM / Silvera

Food: Culture, Agriculture, Ecologies

ENVST-UA 450.005 / 21193 / R 11:00AM - 1:30PM / Merrifeld

Discard Studies

ENVST-UA 450.007 / 21195 / W 2:00PM - 4:30PM / Nagle

Business and the Environment

ENVST-UA 465.001 / 9875 / MW 3:30PM - 4:45PM / Moerenhout

Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Protein

ENVST-UA 475.001 / 10465 / W 6:20PM - 9:00PM / Taparia

Environmental Justice and Inequality

ENVST-UA 480 / 21201 / TR 9:30AM - 10:45AM / Jerolmack

Literature and the Environment

ENVST-UA 675.001 / 23236 / T 11:00AM - 1:30PM / Gorin

Internship in Environmental Studies

ENVST-UA 800.001 / 7883 / R 2:00PM - 4:30PM / Schlottman

Please Note: These courses will not automatically show up in your Degree Progress Report. If you enroll in one of these courses you need to let your advisor know so they can submit a memo to have the course count towards your major/minor.

Quantitative Reasoning: Problems, Statistics, and Decision-Making (This fulfills the Methods of Inquiry or Electives Course Requirement)

CORE-UA 107 / 8618 / MW 8:00AM - 9:15AM / TBD

• Requires enrollment in a laboratory component

Statistical Reasoning for the Behavioral Sciences (This fulfills the Methods of Inquiry or Electives Course Requirement)

PSYCH-UA 10.001 / 8270 / MW 9:30AM - 10:45AM / Bauer

PSYCH-UA 10.007 / 8276 / TR 9:30AM - 10:45AM / Bauer

• Requires enrollment in a recitation component

Research Methods in Sociology (This fulfills the Methods of Inquiry or Electives Course Requirement)

SOC-UA 301 / 8844 / M 4:45PM - 7:25PM / Cowan

• Requires enrollment in a laboratory component

Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy (This fulfills the Methods of Inquiry or Electives Course Requirement)

UPADM-GP 111 / 14613 / M 4:45PM - 7:25PM / Zahner

• Requires enrollment in a laboratory component

International Politics (This fulfills the Governance or Electives Course Requirement)

POL-UA 700 / 8059 / MW 11:00AM - 12:15PM / Bueno De Mesquita

• Requires enrollment in a recitation component

The Politics of Climate Change (This fulfills the Governance or Electives Course Requirement)

POL-UA 994 / 9154 / MW 3:30PM - 4:45PM / Dickson

Physical Science: Energy and the Environment (This fulfills the Electives Course Requirement)

CORE-UA 203.001 / 8078 / MW 11:00AM - 12:15PM / An

CORE-UA 203.010 / 8085 / MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM / Goldberg

• Requires enrollment in a laboratory component

Environmental Racism and Injustice: Rights, Citizenship and Activism (This fulfills the Electives Course Requirement)

IDSEM-UG 2114 / 13553 / T 6:20PM - 9:00PM / Krakow

Environmental Design: Issues and Methods (This fulfills the Electives Course Requirement)

ARTH-UA 672 / 7981 / R 2:00PM - 4:45PM / TBD

UNDERGRADUATE: ANIMAL STUDIES 

Animal Studies courses are restricted to ANST MINORS during the first week of registration. Only courses with assigned classrooms will appear in Albert, therefore not all courses will appear at the moment.

All Animal Studies MA courses except for the Capstone Seminar can count as electives for the Animal Studies minor.

Food, Animals and The Environment 

ANST-UA 440.001; ENVST-UA 440.001 / 7595 / M 4:55-7:25PM / Schlottmann

The Arrogant Ape: Rethinking our Relationship to Others

ANST-UA 600.002; ENVST-UA 450.002 / 9872 / M 2:00PM-4:30PM / Webb

Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Protein

ANST-UA 650.001; ENVST-UA 475.001; BSPA-UB 50.001 / 9578 / W 6:20PM-9:00PM / Taparia

Animal Behavior for Compassionate Conservation

ANST-UA 600.001; ENVST-UA 450.001 / 8816 / R 4:55PM-7:25PM / Franks

Literature and the Environment

ANST-UA 475.001; ENVST-UA 675.001; ENGL-UA 675.001 / 23430 / T 11:00AM-1:30PM / Gorin

GRADUATE: ANIMAL STUDIES 

Animal Studies courses are restricted to AS MA Students during the first week of registration. Only courses with assigned classrooms will appear in Albert, therefore not all courses will appear at the moment.

Non-Animal Studies students that would like to enroll in one of the below graduate-level courses must email the Director of the Master's Program, Dr. Jeff Sebo (jrs477@nyu.edu), for permission to enroll. Please refer here for the CAS policy on credits taken in other NYU schools and divisions.

Animals, Science, and Philosophy

ANST-GA 2000.001 / 3410 / T 5:00-7:30PM / Franks

• In this course we critically survey developments in science and philosophy which provided much of the impetus for the emergence of Animal Studies. We begin by seeing that many of the debates that occur today were already in play in the Hellenistic world. From there we leap across centuries to take a quick look at 17th and 18th century philosophy, and then to 19th century developments in science and the origins of the modern animal protection movement. We go on to examine 20th and 21st century developments in science including the rise of Behaviorism, Classical Ethology, Cognitive Ethology, and Comparative Psychology. We examine precursors to Peter Singer’s landmark Animal Liberation (1975), and sample the wealth of philosophical reflection that has developed in its wake. We end by confronting some challenges in trying to live a non-speciesist life.
  

Capstone Seminar

ANST-GA 3000.001 / 3411 / M 5:00-7:30PM / Sebo

• In the Capstone Seminar, Animal Studies M.A. students pursue intensive self-directed projects with the support of their capstone instructor, capstone peers, and project advisor. This project can be a research paper, policy proposal, or artistic project that explores central themes in Animal Studies in an original and rigorous way. Students secure a project advisor either prior to or during the Capstone Seminar. They then select a project topic in consultation with their project advisor and capstone instructor, and they develop a polished draft of this project by the end of the semester. The Capstone Seminar provides students with support in defining the projects and tools for pursuing them appropriately. This includes asking insightful research questions, defining research topics, scoping research or artistic literatures, and writing and communicating the results or final project clearly and persuasively.
  

Captive Wild Animal Welfare

ANST-GA 2500.001 / 3345 / R 2:00PM-4:30PM / Marino

• The practice of keeping wild animals in zoos, aquariums, marine parks, and other captive environments is increasingly controversial. Effective advocacy and protection for captive wild animals requires examining their psychology, neurobiology, physiology, evolutionary history, and more to understand how captivity affects their physical and mental health and well-being. In this course, we explore these questions for a wide range of taxa, including primates, elephants, wolves, cats, and cetaceans. We also discuss how humans can assess the welfare and viability of wild animals in captive environments, as well as how humans can regulate practices involving captive wild animals according to the best science.

Animals, Art, and Technology 

ANST-GA 2500.002 / 3316 / W 5:00PM-7:30PM / Nissim

• While art and technology can remove us from nature, they can also bring us closer to nature, helping us to understand and interact with non-human animals. This course will explore the intersection of animals, art, and technology from a multidisciplinary perspective. What do we find so compelling about natural systems? How can we use art and technology to learn more about features of the world that ordinarily exist beyond human perception? We will explore different artworks that use technology to reveal, translate, and communicate the unseen world of non-human animals to humans. Through a series of creative experiments and assignments, students will work with augmented reality (AR), sound, sensors, projection mapping, video, and more, to create meaningful artistic interventions that explore these themes.

The People vs The Sea 

ANST-GA 2500.003 / 3346 / W 2:00PM-4:30PM / Greenberg

• Since Homo sapiens began raiding coastal estuaries to supplement waning supplies of land-based game, marine life has been locked in a life or death struggle with an ever growing human population. But even as most large marine animals have seen their numbers plummet in the Anthropocene, a select few species have prospered under humanity's rule and now far exceed their historical footprint on the planet. In this course we will look at twelve very different ocean creatures ranging from the bottom rungs of the marine food web on up to the seas' apex predators and learn how through intent or accident humans have allowed a minority to succeed often at the expense of the majority. Issues to be discussed include farming versus fishing, plant-based alternatives to seafood, ocean acidification and climate change, oyster and coral reef restoration, the fight to end marine mammal captivity and human/shark interactions. Students should anticipate regular in-class debates, short written assignments, oral presentations and a final paper due at the conclusion of course work.