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Autumn Quarter 2026 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)
       14990 A  5       TTh    1230-220                                            Open      0/ 200                      

ESRM   150  WILDLIFE MOD WORLD(SSc/NSc)
       14996 A  5       MWF    130-220                                             Open      0/ 150                      
                        WEEKLY QUIZ SECTIONS PROVIDE                                
OPPORTUNITY TO DELVE DEEPER INTO
A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE TOPICS
WHILE INTERACTING WITH OTHER
STUDENTS.
       14997 AA  QZ     M      1030-1120                                           Open      0/  25                      
       14998 AB  QZ     T      830-920                                             Open      0/  25                      
       14999 AC  QZ     W      1230-120                                            Open      0/  25                      
      >15000 AD  QZ     F      930-1020                                                      0/  25                      
                        FIRST-YEAR INTEREST GROUPS (FIGS)                           
ONLY, QUESTIONS VISIT
NSTP.UW.EDU/FIGSEARCH
       15001 AE  QZ     Th     1130-1220                                           Open      0/  25                      
       15002 AF  QZ     Th     130-220                                             Open      0/  25                      

ESRM   200  SOC & ENVIRONMENTS(SSc/NSc)
Restr  15009 A  5       TTh    830-950                                             Open      0/  70                      

ESRM   201  PAC NW ECOSYSTEMS(SSc/NSc)
Restr  15010 A  5       T      230-350                                             Open      0/  70           $79        
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING SOME LABS,                               
INCLUDING TWO TRIPS THAT EXTEND
BEYOND THE SCHEDULED LAB TIMES.
       15011 AA  LB     Th     130-420                                             Open      0/  35                      
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING SOME LABS.                               
DATES & TIMES TBD.
       15012 AB  LB     F      130-420                                             Open      0/  35                      
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING SOME LABS.                               
DATES & TIMES TBD.
THIS SECTION MOVING TO WEDNESDAY,
SAME TIME AND ROOM.

ESRM   210  SOILS(NSc)
Restr  15013 A  5       MWF    930-1020                                            Open      0/  80           $25  B     
                        COURSE LIKELY MOVING TO MONDAY,                             
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY MEETINGS,
8:30AM-9:20AM.

ESRM   250  INTRO TO GIS(NSc,RSN)
Restr  15014 A  5       MW     830-1120                                            Open      0/  30                J     
                        ESRM MAJORS ONLY DURING                                     
PERIODS 1 AND 2.
Restr  15015 B  5       to be arranged                                             Open      0/  30                A     
                        INTERNET COURSE. IF COURSE IS                               
FULL, NOTE ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

ESRM   304  ENV RES ASSESSMENT(NSc,RSN)Prerequisites
Restr  15016 A  5       MWF    300-350                                             Open      0/  70           $75        
                        FIELD TRIPS DURING SOME LABS.                               
ESRM MAJORS ONLY ALL PERIODS.
NO OVERLOADS. DO NOT CONTACT
INSTRUCTOR WITH OVERLOAD REQUESTS.
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE REGISTERING
FOR ANY REASON, SUBMIT A REG-
ISTRATION REQUEST WITH DETAILS:
HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SEFSREGREQUEST
       15017 AA  LB     Th     930-120                                             Open      0/  35                      
       15018 AB  LB     Th     130-520                                             Open      0/  35                      

ESRM   323  SILVICULTURE(NSc)
Restr  15020 A  5       MWF    830-950                                             Open      0/  30          $179        
                        F      130-420                  
                        FIELD TRIPS ON MOST FRIDAYS.                                
ALL-DAY TRIPS, START AT 7:45 AM.
MUST ATTEND AT LEAST FOUR TRIPS.

ESRM   325  ENVIRON APPL PLANTS (NSc)
Restr  15021 A  3       TTh    830-950                                             Open      0/  70                J     
                        BIOL 180 RECOMMENDED.                                       
GRADUATE STUDENTS SEE SEFS 523 A.

ESRM   350  WILDLIFE BIOL&CONSV (NSc)Prerequisites
Restr  15022 A  5       MWF    1130-1220                                           Open      0/  12                BJ    
                        MWF LECTURES IN-PERSON; QUIZ                                
SECTIONS ARE ONLINE, SYNCHRONOUS.
ONLY ONE PREREQUISITE COURSE FROM
BIOL 180 OR BIOL 220 IS REQUIRED
AND MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY.
ESRM WILDLIFE OPTION ONLY THIS
SECTION DURING PERIOD 1.
       15023 AA  QZ     M      1230-220                                            Open      0/   6                BJ    
                        LABS ARE ONLINE AND SYNCHRONOUS.                            
       22699 AB  QZ     T      130-320                                             Open      0/   6                BJ    
Restr  15024 B  5       MWF    1130-1220                                           Open      0/  58                BJ    
                        MWF LECTURES IN-PERSON; QUIZ                                
SECTIONS ARE ONLINE, SYNCHRONOUS.
ONLY ONE PREREQUISITE COURSE FROM
BIOL 180 OR BIOL 220 IS REQUIRED
AND MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY.
ESRM MAJORS ONLY DURING PERIOD 1.
       15025 BA  QZ     M      1230-220                                            Open      0/  29                BJ    
                        LABS ARE ONLINE AND SYNCHRONOUS.                            
       15026 BB  QZ     T      130-320                                             Open      0/  29                BJ    
                        LABS ARE ONLINE AND SYNCHRONOUS.                            

ESRM   362  INTRO REST ECOL(SSc/NSc)
Restr  15027 A  5       MWF    1030-1120                                           Open      0/  50           $30  J     
                        ESRM MAJORS AND ECORES MINORS ONLY                          
DURING PERIOD 1. ECORES MINORS MUST
SUBMIT A 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 A RE
ESRM DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.
       15028 AA  LB     W      130-420                                             Open      0/  50                J     

ESRM   368  NAT RES MEASUREMNTS (NSc)Prerequisites
Restr  15029 A  4       TTh    830-950                                             Open      0/  10           $95        
                        M      300-450                  
                        ONE SATURDAY FIELD TRIP REQUIRED,                           
DATE TBA.

ESRM   381  MGT OUTDOOR REC AMEN(NSc)
Restr  15030 A  4       MW     300-420                                             Open      0/  34           $50        
                        ALL DAY SATURDAY FIELD TRIP ON                              
OCTOBER 17TH, 2026. 6AM-7AM START,
AND RETURN TO CAMPUS APPROX. 5PM.
ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.

ESRM   399  INTERNSHP EXP & LRNG
 IS   >15031 A  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  10E CR/NC               
                        AN UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP CREDIT                          
FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ENROLL
IN THIS SECTION. SEFS ADVISING WILL
REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY SUPERVISOR)
IS RECEIVED. THE FORM CAN BE FOUND
HERE: HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/
      >15032 B  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  10E CR/NC               
                        THIS SECTION IS INTENDED FOR                                
INTERNSHIPS OUTSIDE OF SEFS FACULTY
SUPERVISION. DETAILS & REGISTRATION
INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/SEFS-STUDENT-INTERN
SHIP-OPPORTUNITIES/ESRM399B/

ESRM   401  FOREST ECOLOGY(NSc)Prerequisites
Restr  15033 A  5       TTh    830-950                                             Open      0/  50          $182  J     
                        COURSE FIELD TRIP DATES TBA,                                
USUALLY IN MID-TO-LATE OCTOBER.
ATTENDANCE ON FIELD TRIP IS
RECOMMENDED, NOT REQUIRED.
***
AT LEAST ONE PRIOR COURSE IN
ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY, OR ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE IS RECOMMENDED.
***
THIS COURSE WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE
ESRM 315 REQUIREMENT FOR OPTION
STUDENTS.
***
GRADUATE STUDENTS REGISTER IN
SEFS 501 SECTION.

ESRM   415  TERR INVASION ECOL(NSc)Prerequisites
Restr  15034 A  5       TTh    930-1050                                            Open      0/  25                J     

ESRM   421  YAKAMA NATION EXPER (SSc/NSc,DIV)
      >15035 A  3       Th     300-450                                                       0/  24           $91  J     
                        COURSE TOPIC: ROLE OF CULTURE AND                           
PLACE IN NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARD-
SHIP - YAKAMA NATION EXPERIENCE.
FIELD TRIP TO YAKAMA NATION IN
EARLY OCTOBER, LEAVING EARLY AM ON
THURSDAY AND RETURNING FRIDAY
EVENING. DATES TBA. NINE DISCUSSION
MEETINGS OCCUR THROUGHOUT QUARTER
AS SCHEDULED HERE.
***
ENROLLMENT REQUIRES A SHORT PARA-
GRAPH ADDRESSING RATIONALE FOR
TAKING THE COURSE.
REQUEST REGISTRATION HERE:
HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/YAKAMACOURSE
ESRM MAJORS GET PRIORITY
REGISTRATION THROUGH JUNE 8TH.

ESRM   426  WILDLAND HYDROLOGY(NSc)
Restr  22683 A  4       TTh    130-320                                             Open      0/  50                      
                        ESRM MAJORS & SEFS GRADUATE                                 
STUDENTS ONLY DURING PERIOD 1.
OPENS TO ALL MAJORS DURING
PERIOD 2.

ESRM   430  REM SENS ENVIRO(NSc)
Restr  15036 A  5       TTh    1230-120                                            Open      0/ 132          $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.
       15037 AA  LB     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  33                B     
                        ALL QUIZZES ARE ASYNCHRONOUS,                               
ONLINE.
       15038 AB  LB     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  33                B     
                        ALL QUIZZES ARE ASYNCHRONOUS,                               
ONLINE.
       15039 AC  LB     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  33                B     
                        ALL QUIZZES ARE ASYNCHRONOUS,                               
ONLINE.
       15040 AD  LB     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  33                B     
                        ALL QUIZZES ARE ASYNCHRONOUS,                               
ONLINE.

ESRM   440  ECON SUSTN FOOD SYST(SSc,RSN)Prerequisites
Restr  15041 A  5       MWF    1130-1250                                           Open      0/   1                %J    
                        COURSE IS BEING MOVED TO WIN27,                             
WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN AUT26.

ESRM   441  LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY(NSc)
Restr  15042 A  5       TTh    1230-220                                            Open      0/  20          $195  J     
                        W      1230-220                 
                        ESRM WILDLIFE CONS. OPTION STUDENTS                         
ONLY DURING PERIOD 1. SECTION WILL
OPEN TO ALL MAJORS DURING PERIOD 2.
ONE WEEKEND FIELD TRIP WITH ATTEN-
DANCE REQUIRED, DATES TBA.
Restr  15043 B  5       TTh    1230-220                                            Open      0/  20          $195  J     
                        W      1230-220                 
                        ESRM MAJORS & SEFS GRADUATE                                 
STUDENTS ONLY DURING PERIOD 1.
SECTION WILL OPEN TO ALL MAJORS
DURING PERIOD 2. ONE WEEKEND FIELD
TRIP WITH ATTENDANCE REQUIRED,
DATES TBA.

ESRM   452  FIELD ORNITHOLOGY(NSc)Prerequisites
Restr  15044 A  3       W      230-450                                             Open      0/  14           $90  B     
                        COURSE BEGINS BEFORE AUTUMN                                 
QUARTER, MEETING SEPT. 21-29 FOR 9
FULL DAYS OF FIELD/LAB WORK THAT
INCLUDES TIME AT THE BURKE MUSEUM
AND VISITS TO LOCAL AND DISTANT
FIELD SITES TO OBSERVE BIRDS. WE
WILL MEET IN PERSON AT THE BURKE
MUSEUM ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF
AUTUMN QUARTER AND THEN VIRTUALLY
ON WEDNESDAYS FOR REMAINDER OF THE
QUARTER. PREVIOUS ENROLLMENT IN
ESRM 456; PREVIOUS OR CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT IN ESRM 350; OR
INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION REQUIRED TO
ENROLL. EMAIL CORVID@UW.EDU IF
INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION REQUIRED.

ESRM   465  ECON OF CONSERV(SSc/NSc)
Restr  15045 A  3       MW     1130-1250                                           Open      0/  40                      

ESRM   470  NAT RES POL & PLAN(SSc/NSc)
Restr  15046 A  5       MWF    1000-1120                                           Open      0/  40                      

ESRM   472  WETLAND ECOLOGY(NSc)
Restr  22702 A  5       TTh    1230-250                                            Open      0/  30                      
                        WETLAND TYPES AND FUNCTIONS,                                
GLOBAL AND NORTH AMERICAN DIST-
RIBUTION, WETLAND PLANT TYPES, SOIL
CHEMISTRY. THE INFLUENCE OF
STRESSES ON WETLAND COMPOSITION AND
FORM. AUTECOLOGY OF WETLAND PLANTS;
RESPONSE TO AND DETECTION OF
STRESSES. IMPACTS OF URBANIZATION;
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.
COURSE MEETINGS MOVING TO:
MONDAY LECTURE, 12:30PM-1:20PM
THURSDAY LAB, 1:30PM-5:20PM.
THURSDAY LAB SECTION USED FOR
FIELD TRIPS.

ESRM   490  SPECIAL TOPICS
      >15047 A  5       TTh    100-220                                                       0/  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  15048 B  3       WF     1030-1220                                           Open      0/   5                J     
                        COURSE TOPIC: PLANT MODELING                                
THIS COURSE INVITES INTERESTED
SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT QUAN-
TITATIVE MODELING OF PLANT PHYSIO-
LOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
HANDS-ON COMPUTER LABS ARE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THIS COURSE, IN
WHICH STUDENTS WILL WORK ON MODEL
BUILDING, EVALUATION, AND
APPLICATION EXERCISES IN
JUPYTERLAB. SOME CODING EXPERIENCE
IS HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED.
GRADUATE STUDENTS REGISTER IN
SEFS 508 A SECTION.

ESRM   494  CAPSTONE PROPOSALPrerequisites (cancellation in effect)
 IS   >15050 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E               W     
                        A SENIOR CAPSTONE FORM MUST BE                              
SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS
SECTION. ADVISING THEN WILL
REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY
SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/
 IS   >15051 B  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E               WH    
                        A SENIOR CAPSTONE FORM MUST BE                              
SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS
SECTION. ADVISING THEN WILL
REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY
SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/

ESRM   495  SENIOR PROJECTPrerequisites (cancellation in effect)
 IS   >15052 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E               W     
                        A SENIOR CAPSTONE FORM MUST BE                              
SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS
SECTION. ADVISING THEN WILL
REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY
SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/
LIVE PRESENTATIONS ARE PLANNED
FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH,
2026, 3:30PM-5:30PM.

ESRM   496  SENIOR THESISPrerequisites (cancellation in effect)
 IS   >15053 A  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E               W     
                        A SENIOR CAPSTONE FORM MUST BE                              
SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS
SECTION. ADVISING THEN WILL
REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY
SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/
LIVE PRESENTATIONS ARE PLANNED
FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH,
2026, 3:30PM-5:30PM.
 IS   >15054 B  5       to be arranged                                                       0/  10E               WH    
                        A SENIOR CAPSTONE FORM MUST BE                              
SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS
SECTION. ADVISING THEN WILL
REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY
SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/
LIVE PRESENTATIONS ARE PLANNED
FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH,
2026, 3:30PM-5:30PM.

ESRM   499  UNDERGRAD RESEARCH
 IS   >15055 A  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  20E CR/NC         R     
                        THIS SECTION HAS CR/NC GRADING.                             
AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CREDIT
FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ENROLL
IN THIS SECTION. ADVISING WILL
THEN REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY
SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/
 IS   >15056 B  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  10E               R     
                        THIS SECTION HAS STANDARD GRADING.                          
AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CREDIT
FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ENROLL
IN THIS SECTION. ADVISING WILL
THEN REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM
(SIGNED BY YOUR FACULTY
SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/
 IS   >15057 C  1-5     to be arranged                                                       0/  10E               HR    
                        THIS SECTION IS FOR DEPARTMENTAL                            
HONORS STUDENTS & HAS STANDARD
GRADING. AN UNDERGRADUATE RE-
SEARCH CREDIT FORM MUST BE SUB-
MITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS SECTION.
ADVISING WILL THEN REGISTER YOU
AFTER THE FORM (SIGNED BY YOUR
FACULTY SUPERVISOR) IS RECEIVED.
THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/
UNDERGRADUATE/FOR-STUDENTS/