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Autumn Quarter 2025 Course Offerings

ENVIRONMENTAL SCI & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT )
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Restr   SLN  ID Cred    Meeting Times                                              Status Enrl/Lim   Grades  Fee Other
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ESRM   101  FORESTS AND SOCIETY (SSc/NSc)
       15187 A  5       TTh    1230-220                                            Open    199/ 200

ESRM   150  WILDLIFE MOD WORLD(SSc/NSc)
       15193 A  5       MWF    130-220                                             Open    140/ 150                      
                        IN WEEKLY DISCUSSION/QUIZ SECTIONS,                         
                        YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO                            
                        INTERACT WITH OTHER STUDENTS WHILE                          
                        DELVING DEEPER INTO A VARIETY OF                            
                        WILDLIFE TOPICS.                                            
       15194 AA  QZ     M      1030-1120                                           Open     22/  25                      

       15195 AB  QZ     W      1030-1120                                           Open     21/  25                      

       15196 AC  QZ     W      1130-1220                                           Open     24/  25                      

       15197 AD  QZ     F      930-1020                                            Open     24/  25                      
                        FIRST-YEAR INTEREST GROUPS (FIGS)                           
                        ONLY, QUESTIONS VISIT                                       
                        FYP.WASHINGTON.EDU/EXTRASEATS                               
       15198 AE  QZ     M      1130-1220                                           Open     24/  25                      

       15199 AF  QZ     Th     230-320                                             Closed   25/  25

ESRM   200  SOC & ENVIRONMENTS(SSc/NSc)
       15205 A  5       TTh    300-450                                             Open     62/  70

ESRM   201  PAC NW ECOSYSTEMS(SSc/NSc)
       15206 A  5       T      1000-1120                                           Closed   70/  70           $79        
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING SOME LABS,                               
                        INCLUDING TWO TRIPS THAT                                    
                        EXTEND BEYOND THE SCHEDULED                                 
                        LAB TIMES.                                                  
       15207 AA  LB     Th     930-120                                             Closed   35/  35                      
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING SOME LABS.                               
                        DATES & TIMES TBD.                                          
       15208 AB  LB     W      1230-420                                            Closed   35/  35                      
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING SOME LABS.                               
                        DATES & TIMES TBD.

ESRM   250  INTRO TO GIS(NSc,RSN)
Restr  15210 A  5       MW     830-1120                                            Open     37/  38                J     
                        ESRM MAJORS ONLY DURING                                     
                        PERIODS 1 AND 2.                                            
                        NO ADDITIONAL LATE REGISTRATIONS                            
                        WILL BE ALLOWED.                                            
                        CLASS IS CLOSED AS OF 10/4/2025.                            
Restr  15211 B  5       to be arranged                                             Open     32/  33                A     
                        INTERNET COURSE. IF COURSE IS                               
                        FULL, NOTE ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS                             
                        DURING THE YEAR.                                            
                        NO ADDITIONAL LATE REGISTRATIONS                            
                        WILL BE ALLOWED.                                            
                        CLASS IS CLOSED AS OF 10/4/2025.

ESRM   304  ENV RES ASSESSMENT(NSc,RSN)Prerequisites
Restr  15212 A  5       MWF    930-1020                                            Open     96/ 105           $75        
                        ESRM MAJORS ONLY ALL PERIODS.                               
                        NO OVERLOADS.  DO NOT CONTACT                               
                        INSTRUCTOR RE OVERLOAD REQUEST.                             
                        IF HAVING TROUBLE REGISTERING FOR                           
                        ANY REASON, GO HERE AND SUBMIT                              
                        DETAILS:                                                    
                        HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SEFSREGREQUEST                          
       15213 AA  LB     T      1230-420                                            Closed   35/  35                      
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING MOST                                     
                        LAB PERIODS (12:30PM-4:20PM.)                               
                        FIELD TRIP ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.                             
                        DATES TBA.                                                  
       23700 AB  LB     T      830-1220                                            Open     26/  35                      

       15214 AC  LB     W      1230-420                                            Closed   35/  35                      
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING MOST                                     
                        LAB PERIODS (12:30PM-4:20PM.)                               
                        FIELD TRIP ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.                             
                        DATES TBA.

ESRM   323  SILVICULTURE(NSc)
       15215 A  5       MWF    800-920                                             Open     28/  30          $179        
                        F      130-420                  
                        FIELD TRIPS ON MOST FRIDAYS.                                
                        ALL-DAY TRIPS, START AT 7:00 AM.                            
                        MUST ATTEND AT LEAST FOUR TRIPS.

ESRM   325  ENVIRON APPL PLANTS (NSc)
Restr  23369 B  3       TTh    900-1020                                            Open     64/  71                J

ESRM   350  WILDLIFE BIOL&CONSV (NSc)Prerequisites
       15217 A  5       MWF    1130-1220                                           Closed   16/  16                BJ    
                        MWF LECTURES IN-PERSON,                                     
                        LAB/QUIZ SECTIONS OFFERED                                   
                        SYNCHROUNOUSLY                                              
                        VIA REMOTE LEARNING                                         
                        RE PREREQUISITES:                                           
                        ONLY ONE PREREQ COURSE                                      
                        REQUIRED. CAN BE TAKEN                                      
                        CONCURRENTLY DURING                                         
                        AUT 2024, FROM CHOICE OF                                    
                        BIOL 180, BIOL 220.                                         
                        ESRM WILDLIFE OPTION ONLY                                   
                        PERIOD 1.                                                   
       15218 AA  LB     M      1230-220                                            Closed   16/  16                BJ    
                        LABS ARE ONLINE AND SYNCHRONOUS.                            
       15220 B  5       MWF    1130-1220                                           Open     56/  57                BJ    
                        MWF LECTURES IN-PERSON,                                     
                        LAB/QUIZ SECTIONS OFFERED                                   
                        SYNCHROUNOUSLY                                              
                        VIA REMOTE LEARNING                                         
                        RE PREREQUISITES:                                           
                        ONLY ONE PREREQ COURSE                                      
                        REQUIRED. CAN BE TAKEN                                      
                        CONCURRENTLY DURING                                         
                        AUT 2025, FROM CHOICE OF                                    
                        BIOL 180, BIOL 220.                                         
                        ESRM MAJORS ONLY PERIOD 1.                                  
       15221 BA  QZ     M      1230-220                                            Closed   29/  29                BJ    
                        LABS ARE ONLINE AND SYNCHRONOUS.                            
       15222 BB  QZ     T      130-320                                             Open     27/  28                BJ    
                        LABS ARE ONLINE AND SYNCHRONOUS.

ESRM   362  INTRO REST ECOL(SSc/NSc)
       15223 A  5       MWF    1030-1120                                           Open     49/  50           $30  J     
                        ESRM MAJORS & ECORES MINORS ONLY                            
                        DURING PERIOD 1. ECORES MINORS                              
                        MUST SUBMIT REGISTRATION REQUEST                            
                        TO SEFS ADVISING:                                           
                        HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SEFSREGREQUEST.                         
                        OPEN TO ALL MAJORS DURING                                   
                        PERIOD 2. IF SECTION FILLS,                                 
                        ESRM STUDENTS MAY REGISTER                                  
                        UNDER ENVIR 362 RE ESRM                                     
                        REQUIREMENTS.                                               
       15224 AA  LB     W      130-420                                             Open     49/  50                J

ESRM   368  NAT RES MEASUREMNTS (NSc)Prerequisites
       15225 A  4       TTh    830-950                                             Open      6/  10           $95        
                        M      230-420                  
                        ONE SATURDAY FIELD TRIP REQUIRED,                           
                        DATE TBD

ESRM   381  MGT OUTDOOR REC AMEN(NSc)
       15226 A  4       MW     300-420                                             Open     27/  34           $50        
                        ALL DAY FIELD TRIP ON                                       
                        SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2025.                                
                        STARTS 6AM-7AM, RETURNS APPROX.                             
                        5PM. ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.

ESRM   399  FIELD/TEACH INTERN
 IS    15227 A  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      9/  10E CR/NC               
                        TURN IN 399 COURSE REGISTRATION                             
                        FORM, FOUND AT                                              
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                                                                                    
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.                                           
      >15228 B  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  10E CR/NC               
                        FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION                                
                        INSTRUCTIONS, SEE                                           
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/UNDERG                         
                        RADUATE/SEFS-STUDENT-INTERNSHIP-                            
                        OPPORTUNITIES/ESRM399B/

ESRM   401  FOREST ECOLOGY(NSc)Prerequisites
Restr  15229 A  5       TTh    830-950                                             Open     59/  60          $182  J     
                        FIELD TRIP DATES TBA,                                       
                        IN OCTOBER USUALLY. ATTENDANCE                              
                        ON FIELD TRIPS IS                                           
                        RECOMMENDED, NOT REQUIRED.                                  
                        RECOMMENDED: AT LEAST ONE PRIOR                             
                        COURSE IN ECOLOGY/BIOLOGY/                                  
                        ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.                                      
                        THIS WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE                                 
                        ESRM 315 COURSE IN THE OPTIONS.                             
                        GRADUATE STUDENTS REGISTER                                  
                        IN CONCURRENT SECTION SEFF 501 A

ESRM   415  TERR INVASION ECOL(NSc)Prerequisites
Restr  15230 A  5       TTh    930-1050                                            Closed   27/  27                J

ESRM   421  YAKAMA NATION EXPER (SSc/NSc,DIV)
      >15231 A  3       Th     330-520                                                      25/  24           $91  J     
                        ROLE OF CULTURE AND                                         
                        PLACE IN NATURAL RESOURCE                                   
                        STEWARDSHIP: YAKAMA NATION                                  
                        EXPERIENCE.                                                 
                        NINE DISCUSSION MEETINGS HAPPEN                             
                        DURING THE QUARTER AS SCHEDULED.                            
                        FIELD TRIP ON OCTOBER 2ND-3RD TO                            
                        YAKAMA NATION, LEAVING 630AM                                
                        THURSDAY MORNING AND RETURNING                              
                        7PM FRIDAY ENROLLMENT REQUIRES                              
                        A SHORT PARAGRAPH ADDRESSING                                
                        RATIONALE FOR TAKING THE COURSE,                            
                        EMAIL TO ALVARADO@UW.EDU.                                   
                        APPROVED GRADUATE STUDENTS                                  
                        WILL BE REGISTERED FOR                                      
                        SEFS 521 A (CONCURRENT SECTION).

ESRM   430  REM SENS ENVIRO(NSc)
       15232 A  5       TTh    1230-120                                            Closed  126/ 125          $100  B     
                        TUESDAY & THURSDAY 12:30-1:20                               
                        LECTURES ARE IN PERSON BUT WILL                             
                        BE RECORDED. 10 WEEKLY COMPUTER                             
                        LAB SESSIONS ARE ON-LINE &                                  
                        FULLY ASYNCHRONOUS.                                         
                        THE COURSE IS:                                              
                        5 CREDITS = 2 LECTURE                                       
                        CREDITS + 3 LAB CREDITS.                                    
                        MIDTERM & QUIZZES ARE ONLINE                                
                        AND SELF-PACED.                                             
       15233 AA  LB     to be arranged                                             Open     31/  32                B     
                        QUIZZES ARE ALL                                             
                        ONLINE AND WILL BE                                          
                        ASYNCHRONOUS AND ONLINE.                                    
       15234 AB  LB     to be arranged                                             Closed   32/  31                B     
                        QUIZZES ARE ALL                                             
                        ONLINE AND WILL BE                                          
                        ASYNCHRONOUS AND ONLINE.                                    
       15235 AC  LB     to be arranged                                             Closed   31/  31                B     
                        QUIZZES ARE ALL                                             
                        ONLINE AND WILL BE                                          
                        ASYNCHRONOUS AND ONLINE.                                    
       15236 AD  LB     to be arranged                                             Closed   32/  31                B     
                        QUIZZES ARE ALL                                             
                        ONLINE AND WILL BE                                          
                        ASYNCHRONOUS AND ONLINE.

ESRM   440  ECON SUSTN FOOD SYST(SSc,RSN)Prerequisites
       15237 A  5       MWF    1130-1250                                           Open     23/   1                %J

ESRM   441  LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY(NSc)
       15238 A  5       TTh    1230-220                                            Open     20/  22          $195  J     
                        ESRM WILDLIFE CONS. OPTION ONLY                             
                        DURING PERIOD 1. WILL OPEN TO                               
                        ALL MAJORS.                                                 
                        ONE WEEKEND FIELD TRIP REQUIRED                             
                        DATES TBA.                                                  
                        THREE EXTENDED LAB TIMES ON                                 
                        THURSDAYS T0 4:20.                                          
       15239 B  5       TTh    1230-220                                            Open     16/  18          $195  J     
                        ESRM MAJORS & SEFS GRADS ONLY                               
                        DURING PERIOD 1. WILL OPEN TO                               
                        ALL MAJORS.                                                 
                        ONE WEEKEND FIELD TRIP REQUIRED                             
                        DATES TBA.                                                  
                        THREE EXTENDED LAB TIMES ON                                 
                        THURSDAYS T0 4:20.

ESRM   452  FIELD ORNITHOLOGY(NSc)Prerequisites
      >15240 A  3       to be arranged                                                      12/  12           $90  B     
                        W      230-450                  
                        NO MORE REGISTRATIONS ALLOWED.                              
                        COURSEWORK HAS ALREADY STARTED.                             
                        DO NOT EMAIL INSTRUCTOR WITH                                
                        ADD CODE REQUESTS.                                          
                        COURSE BEGINS EARLY, MEETS                                  
                        SEPT. 15-23 FOR 9 FULL DAYS OF                              
                        FIELD/LAB WORK, INCLUDING TIME AT                           
                        THE BURKE MUSEUM AND VISITS TO                              
                        LOCAL AND DISTANT FIELD SITES TO                            
                        OBSERVE BIRDS. ON THE FIRST DAY OF                          
                        AUTUMN QUARTER, SEPT. 24, WE WILL                           
                        MEET IN PERSON AT THE BURKE MUSEUM.                         
                        WE WILL MEET VIRTUALLY ON WEDNESDAY                         
                        2:30PM-4:50PM, FOR THE REMAINDER                            
                        OF THE QUARTER.                                             
                        PREVIOUS ENROLLMENT IN ESRM 456,                            
                        OR CONCURRENT/PREVIOUS ENROLLMENT                           
                        IN ESRM 350, OR INSTRUCTOR PER-                             
                        MISSION REQUIRED.

ESRM   465  ECON OF CONSERV(SSc/NSc)
Restr  15243 A  3       MW     1130-1250                                           Open     28/  35

ESRM   470  NAT RES POL & PLAN(SSc/NSc)
Restr  15244 A  5       MWF    1000-1120                                           Open     39/  40

ESRM   490  SPECIAL TOPICS
      >15245 A  5       TTh    100-220                                                      30/  30           $19        
                        T      230-450                  
                        FUNGAL ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGY                                  
                        PREREQ: BIOL 162 OR BIOL 180.                               
                        REQUEST REGISTRATION HERE:                                  
                        HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SEFSREGREQUEST                          
                        DO NOT EMAIL INSTRUCTOR WITH                                
                        REGISTRATION REQUESTS.  IF                                  
                        COURSE FILLS, GO TO SAME WEBSITE                            
                        TO REQUEST WAITLIST.                                        
                        FUNGI ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF                            
                        THE NATURAL WORLD. THEY ARE MAJOR                           
                        MUTUALISTS (AND PATHOGENS)                                  
                        OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS, THEY                                 
                        REGULATE PROCESSES OF DECOMP                                
                        OSITION, AND THEY CAN EVEN SHAPE                            
                        DYNAMICS OF PLANT COMPETITION AND                           
                        COEXISTENCE. WHILE FUNGI ARE                                
                        UBIQUITOUS IN NATURE, MUCH OF                               
                        THEIR TRUE DIVERSITY LIVES                                  
                        MICROSCOPICALLY. IN THIS COURSE,                            
                        WE WILL DIVE INTO A WIDE RANGE OF                           
                        TOPICS INCLUDING THE DIVERSITY OF                           
                        FUNGI IN THE NATURAL WORLD AND                              
                        THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH NEARLY                              
                        EVERY FACET OF LIFE ON EARTH.                               
                        OPTIONAL SATURDAY FIELD TRIP,                               
                        DATE TBA.                                                   
Restr  15246 B  3       WF     1030-1220                                           Open      3/   5                J     
                        COURSE TITLE: PLANT MODELING                                
                        GRADS REGISTER THROUGH SEFS 508:                            
                        HTTPS://MYPLAN.UW.EDU/COURSE/#/                             
                        COURSES/SEFS508                                             
                        THIS COURSE INVITES SENIOR                                  
                        UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS                         
                        WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING                              
                        ABOUT QUANTITATIVE MODELING OF                              
                        PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL                          
                        PROCESSES. HANDS-ON COMPUTER LABS                           
                        ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS                               
                        COURSE WHERE STUDENTS WILL WORK ON                          
                        MODEL BUILDING, EVALUATION, AND                             
                        APPLICATION EXERCISES IN JUPYTERLAB                         
                        ENVIRONMENT. SOME CODING EXPERIENCE                         
                        CAN BE HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED

ESRM   494  CAPSTONE PROPOSALPrerequisites (cancellation in effect)
 IS    15249 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      5/  10E               W     
                        CAPSTONE FORM NEEDS TO BE                                   
                        FILLED OUT TO ADD THIS CLASS.                               
                        COMPLETE APPROPRIATE                                        
                        FORM LOCATED HERE:                                          
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.                                           
 IS    15250 B  5       to be arranged                                             Open      7/  10E               WH    
                        CAPSTONE FORM NEEDS TO BE                                   
                        FILLED OUT TO ADD THIS CLASS.                               
                        COMPLETE APPROPRIATE                                        
                        FORM LOCATED HERE:                                          
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.

ESRM   495  SENIOR PROJECTPrerequisites (cancellation in effect)
 IS    15251 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      1/  10E               W     
                        CAPSTONE FORM NEEDS TO BE                                   
                        FILLED OUT TO ADD THIS CLASS.                               
                        COMPLETE APPROPRIATE                                        
                        FORM LOCATED HERE:                                          
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.

ESRM   496  SENIOR THESISPrerequisites (cancellation in effect)
 IS    15252 A  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/  10E               W     
                        CAPSTONE FORM NEEDS TO BE                                   
                        FILLED OUT TO ADD THIS CLASS.                               
                        COMPLETE APPROPRIATE                                        
                        FORM LOCATED HERE:                                          
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.                                           
 IS    15253 B  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/  10E               WH    
                        CAPSTONE FORM NEEDS TO BE                                   
                        FILLED OUT TO ADD THIS CLASS.                               
                        COMPLETE APPROPRIATE                                        
                        FORM LOCATED HERE:                                          
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.

ESRM   499  UNDERGRAD RESEARCH
 IS    15254 A  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      9/  20E CR/NC         R     
                        THIS SECTION HAS CR/NC GRADING.                             
                                                                                    
                        TURN IN 499 COURSE REGISTRATION                             
                        FORM, FOUND AT                                              
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                                                                                    
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.                                           
 IS    15255 B  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      1/  10E               R     
                        THIS SECTION HAS STANDARD GRADING.                          
                                                                                    
                        COMPLETE 499 COURSE REGISTRATION                            
                        FORM, LOCATED HERE:                                         
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                                                                                    
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.                                           
 IS    15256 C  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      3/  10E               HR    
                        THIS SECTION HAS STANDARD GRADING                           
                        AND IS FOR DEPARTMENT HONORS                                
                        STUDENTS.                                                   
                                                                                    
                        COMPLETE 499 COURSE REGISTRATION                            
                        FORM, LOCATED HERE:                                         
                        HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                               
                        UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/                                 
                                                                                    
                        ADVISING WILL PROVIDE                                       
                        REGISTRATION/FACULTY CODE AFTER                             
                        FORM IS RECEIVED.