Course Information
The following courses are expected to be offered during this Academic Year. Courses listed on this site are subject to change. For official course listings please refer to the Western Academic Calendar and Timetable.
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The OFFICIAL 2025-2026 Timetable will be available early June. The below Fall/Winter listings are subject to change.
Summer 2026 Earth Science Courses
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Earth Sciences 1086A: Origin and Geology of the Solar System Instructor: Robert Shcherbakov |
Our best perception of the origin of the Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and our Solar System, meteorites, asteroids, comets and the formation of planets. The slow growth of Planetary Science reason and analysis of hypotheses. Why and how Earth evolved along a path radically different than the other planets.
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Fall 2026 Environmental Science Courses
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ENV1021A: Environmental Science & Sustainability Instructor: TBA |
An overview of the science underlying key environmental issues (e.g. climate change, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem function, air and water pollution, and resource use) and how each issue impacts environmental sustainability from the local to global scale.
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ENV2300F: Foundations in Environmental Science (Replaces ENV3300) Instructor: TBA |
A foundational course exposing students to the interdisciplinary fields of environmental science by identifying how current environmental issues (e.g., resource extraction, climate change) are addressed by different disciplines. Sustainability metrics will also be explored. Students will work through insightful case studies and assess scientific literature from different stakeholder perspectives.
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ENV2400A: Environmental Science in the Field Returns Fall 2027 |
A foundational field and in-class course exposing students to the interdisciplinary aspects of environmental science by studying various off-campus sites throughout the term. Students will gain hands-on and team-based learning skills by investigating the problems, processes, and results of humankind’s impacts on natural systems. |
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ENV4999E: Honors Research Project Instructor: TBA |
A major laboratory or field project that emphasizes experimental design, instrumentation, collection and analysis of data, and communication of experimental results by oral and written presentations.
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Fall 2026 Earth Science Courses
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ES4451Z: Geophysics Field Techniques Runs Aug 29 – Sept 8 2026 Instructor: Sheri Molnar |
What our planet is made of, how it works, and how it affects us. Framed on the interactions of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Specific topics include: geological time and earth history; formation of rocks and minerals; rock deformation; volcanoes and earthquakes; plate tectonics and mountain building; natural resources.
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Field Courses
