Department: Environmental Studies

Code Name Description
ENV-100 Introduction to Environmental Issues An interdisciplinary course in which students are introduced to the ethical issues, tools and techniques involved in environmental and sustainability problem-solving. Students are presented with a series of real (often Hawaiian) environmental problem...
ENV-115 Marine Environmental Science This course introduces students to the scientific causes and consequences of the current major marine environmental issues. Topics include: effects of global warming on ocean ecosystems, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries exploita...
ENV-115L Marine Environmental Science Laboratory This course introduces students to the scientific methodologies used to determining and studying the current major marine environmental issues. Issues studied include: global warming, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries exploitatio...
ENV-180 Climate Change & Emerging Citi This introductory course will give students an interdisciplinary view of the complexities and far reaching implications of climate change. The manner in which climate change impacts art, literature, science, psychology, criminology, education, politi...
ENV-201 Conservation Biology & Ecology An introduction to conservation biology issues and goals and the principles of ecology. The course includes consideration of the impacts of human activity on ecosystems and our efforts to ameliorate destructive impacts and devise sustainable solution...
ENV-201L Conservation Biology & Eco Laboratory Students perform laboratory and field research techniques used in conducting conservation biology and ecological research and restoration. Analyses are conducted in the laboratory and in the field. Co-requisite: ENV 201
ENV-202 Environmental Physics A detailed study of matter and energy in our environment and the transformations that they undergo. Thermodynamics and the sources of energy; the uses of energy and the consequences of such uses. Particular emphasis on the environments of island ecos...
ENV-202L Environmental Physics Laboratory Students investigate matter and energy in our environment and the transformations that they undergo in order to learn firsthand the application of the relevant physical principles to environmental issues and sustainable solutions. Activities are cond...
ENV-300 Environmental Policy & Law An introductory course to environmental policy and law – its nature, development, flexibility, and growth and to the ethical dimensions surrounding the creation of state, national and international environmental policy and law. Prerequisites: EN 102,...
ENV-301 Economics of Environmental Iss No Description Set
ENV-301 Environmental Human Health This course examines the science and practice of promoting optimal human health and preventing illness and injury by identifying sources and evaluating and controlling levels of and exposure to physical, chemical and biological agents in air, water,...
ENV-310 Natural Resources Management This course teaches students the skills necessary to use, protect and maintain natural resources so that they may exist perpetually to the benefit of natures and humans alike. Course requires some understanding of biological processes, business metho...
ENV-310L Natural Resources Management Laboratory This course teaches students the field and intellectual skills necessary to conduct natural resource management in Hawaii and elsewhere. Skills taught include population growth modeling, resource use models, population size monitoring, economic and s...
ENV-313 Contemporary Economic Issues This course provides students an opportunity to develop skills at using economic analysis to understand and consider current issues and challenges facing our society. The focus of the course is on the environmental impact of economic decisions,...
ENV-327 Career Dev in Behavioral Sc No Description Set
ENV-331 Environmental Ethics No Description Set
ENV-340 Surf Science No Description Set
ENV-341 Surf Studies in Hawaii No Description Set
ENV-342 Philosophy Iof Surfing No Description Set
ENV-380 ST: No Description Set
ENV-384 Sustainability in Design This course will examine principles of sustainable design from a systemic perspective, beginning with the conditions that have led up to the sustainability movement, why sustainable practices are necessary and new approaches to design. In exploring n...
ENV-400 Current Global Environmental Issues This reading-intensive course surveys diverse publications explaining the major environmental threats facing the world today as well as the potential and actual sustainable solutions for each. The aim of the course is to have students become aware of...
ENV-401 Current Topics Environment& Human Health Selected timely and pressing topics related to the environment and human health will be addressed. Examples include: food hygiene, climate change and human health, food security, enviro justice, bats and zoonotic transmission, habitat degradation and...
ENV-401 Nature, Culture, Gender & Env No Description Set
ENV-402 Our Place in the Kumulipo This course will introduce students to the early Hawaiian world views and religion to better understand modern-day issues and ethical approaches to these problems. It focuses on several foundational schools of science such as Geography, Ecology, Anth...
ENV-415 Adv Marine Environmental Sciences This course examines in depth students the scientific causes and consequences of the current major marine environmental issues. Topics include: effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries expl...
ENV-415L Adv Marine Environ Sci Lab This course introduces students to the scientific methodologies used to determining and studying the current major marine environmental issues. Issues studied include: climate change, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries exploitatio...
ENV-431 Environmental Ethics Examines religious perspectives on ethical issues within the context of an ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue in the field of environmental studies, with particular attention paid to contemporary Catholic ethicists. The goals are to assist stude...
ENV-440 Philosophy Iof Surfing No Description Set
ENV-442 Current Issues in Surf Studies No Description Set
ENV-450 Earth System Science Earth system science is a new and growing scientific sub-discipline that focusses on the causal connectedness and nature of the interactions between Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. The course considers the particular inter...
ENV-485 Environmental Capstone Course This capstone course seeks to integrate and assess the experiences and program learning outcomes of the Environmental Studies around a real environmental issue that the student actively participates in problem solving through research and/or service....
ENV-490 Current Environmental Studies Seminar Selected topics of current interest in environmental studies will be addressed. Prerequisites: EN 102, COM 101
ENV-499 Directed Study No Description Set
ENV100 Intro to Environmental Issues An interdisciplinary course in which students are introduced to the ethical issues, tools and techniques involved in environmental and sustainability problem-solving. Students are presented with a series of real (often Hawaiian) environmental problem...
ENV115 Marine Environmental Science This course introduces students to the scientific causes and consequences of the current major marine environmental issues. Topics include: effects of global warming on ocean ecosystems, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries exploita...
ENV115L Marine Environmental Science Lab This course introduces students to the scientific methodologies used to determining and studying the current major marine environmental issues. Issues studied include: global warming, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries exploitati...
ENV201 Conservation Biology & Ecology An introduction to conservation biology issues and goals and the principles of ecology. The course includes consideration of the impacts of human activity on ecosystems and our efforts to ameliorate destructive impacts and devise sustainable solution...
ENV201L Conservation Biology & Ecology Lab Students perform laboratory and field research techniques used in conducting conservation biology and ecological research and restoration. Analyses are conducted in the laboratory and in the field. Course must be taken concurrently with ENV 201.
ENV202 Environmental Physics A detailed study of matter and energy in our environment and the transformations that they undergo. Thermodynamics and the sources of energy; the uses of energy and the consequences of such uses. Particular emphasis on the environments of island ecos...
ENV202L Environmental Physics Laboratory One three-hour laboratory period per week to accompany ENV 202. Students investigate matter and energy in our environment and the transformations that they undergo in order to learn firsthand the application of the relevant physical principles to env...
ENV300 Environmental Policy & Law An introductory course to environmental policy and law – its nature, development, flexibility, and growth and to the ethical dimensions surrounding the creation of state, national and international environmental policy and law.
ENV301 Environmental Human Health This course examines the science and practice of promoting optimal human health and preventing illness and injury by identifying sources and evaluating and controlling levels of and exposure to physical, chemical and biological agents in air, wat...
ENV310 Natural Resources Management This course teaches students the skills necessary to use, protect and maintain natural resources so that they may exist perpetually to the benefit of natures and humans alike. Course requires some understanding of biological processes, business metho...
ENV310L Natural Resources Management Lab This course teaches students the field and intellectual skills necessary to conduct natural resource management in Hawaii and elsewhere. Skills taught include population growth modeling, resource use models, population size monitoring, economic and s...
ENV331 Environmental Ethics No Description Set
ENV384 Sustainability in Design This course will examine principles of sustainable design from a systemic perspective, beginning with the conditions that have led up to the sustainability movement, why sustainable practices are necessary and new approaches to design. In exploring n...
ENV400 Current Global Environment Issues This reading-intensive course surveys diverse publications explaining the major environmental threats facing the world today as well as the potential and actual sustainable solutions for each. The aim of the course is to have students become aware of...
ENV401 Current Topics Environment & Human Hlth Health Selected timely and pressing topics related to the environment and human health will be addressed. Examples include: food hygiene, climate change and human health, food security, enviro justice, bats and zoonotic transmission, habitat degradation...
ENV402 Our Place in the Kumulipo This course will introduce students to the early Hawaiian world views and religion to better understand modern-day issues and ethical approaches to these problems. It focuses on several foundational schools of science such as Geography, Ecology,...
ENV415 Adv Marine Env Sci This course examines in depth students the scientific causes and consequences of the current major marine environmental issues. Topics include: effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries expl...
ENV415L Adv Marine Environ Sciences Lab This course introduces students to the scientific methodologies used to determining and studying the current major marine environmental issues. Issues studied include: climate change, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries exploitati...
ENV431 Environmental Ethics Examines religious perspectives on ethical issues within the context of an ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue in the field of environmental studies, with particular attention paid to contemporary Catholic ethicists. The goals are to assist stude...
ENV450 Earth System Science Earth system science is a new and growing scientific sub-discipline that focusses on the causal connectedness and nature of the interactions between Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. The course considers the particular inte...
ENV485 Environmental Capstone Experience Research, policy, ethics, advocacy or resource management these course. This capstone course seeks to integrate and assess the experiences and program learning outcomes of the Environmental Studies around a real environmental issue that the student a...
ENV490 Current Topics Selected topics of current interest in environmental studies will be addressed. Prerequisites: none. Offered annually, Spring semester.