Spring Quarter 2026 Course Offerings

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST RSRCS
(COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT )

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Restr   SLN  ID Cred    Meeting Times                                              Status Enrl/Lim   Grades  Fee Other
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SEFS 512 BIOGEO CYCLES SOIL

Restr  19465 A  3       MW     1200-120                                            Open      0/  20                J     
                        THIS COURSE WILL EXPOSE STUDENTS TO                         
                        ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE                             
                        PROCESSES WITHIN EARTH'S CRITICAL                           
                        ZONE, USE OF STABLE ISOTOPES,                               
                        SENSOR DATA, AND ECOSYSTEM                                  
                        BIOGEOCHEMISTRY.                                            
                                                                                    
                        DOMAINS INCLUDE SOILS, VEGETATION,                          
                        SURFACE WATER, AND THE ATMOSPHERE.

SEFS 520 GEOG INFO SYSTEMS

Restr  19466 A  5       MW     230-520                                             Open      0/  10                J     
                        SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING                          
                        PERIOD 1. OPENS TO ALL GRADUATE                             
                        STUDENTS IN PERIOD 2.

SEFS 521 CURR TOPICS FOR RES

Restr  19467 A  3       Th     100-250                                             Open      0/  20                      
                        TOPIC: WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY                                
                        PLANNING AT THE WILDLAND-URBAN                              
                        INTERFACE. HANDS-ON COURSE IN                               
                        PARTNERSHIP WITH SAMMAMISH CITY                             
                        COUNCIL TO DEVELOP A MAP OF                                 
                        POTENTIAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS TO                             
                        GUIDE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION                          
                        PLANNING. WE WILL USE A COMBIN-                             
                        ATION OF REMOTELY-SENSED DATA                               
                        SETS, SPECIES HABITAT NEEDS AND                             
                        DISPERSAL ABILITIES, AND CONNECT-                           
                        IVITY MODELING TO MAP CORRIDORS                             
                        FOR MULTIPLE SPECIES. WE WILL                               
                        THEN USE MAPS OF LAND-USE                                   
                        REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE WHERE                              
                        CORRIDORS MAY NEED PROTECTION.                              
                        THE GOALS OF THE COURSE WILL BE                             
                        TO 1) LEARN ABOUT AND GAIN                                  
                        EXPERIENCE IN WILDLIFE CONNECT-                             
                        IVITY MODELING AND 2) PROVIDE A                             
                        USEFUL RESEARCH PRODUCT TO GUIDE                            
                        LOCAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS.                                 
                        STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE TAKEN AT                               
                        LEAST ONE GIS COURSE. THOSE WITH                            
                        LESS EXPERIENCE OR QUESTIONS                                
                        CONTACT INSTRUCTOR AT                                       
                        JLAWLER@UW.EDU

Restr  21218 B  2       T      200-320                                             Open      0/  30                      
                        TOPIC: FORESTS OF THE PACIFIC                               
                        NORTHWEST - MANAGEMENT, ECONOMY,                            
                        SUSTAINABILITY. PACIFIC NORTHWEST                           
                        FORESTS BOAST EXCEPTIONAL                                   
                        BIODIVERSITY, LAYERED FOREST                                
                        ECOSYSTEMS, AND ICONIC TREE                                 
                        SPECIES, PROVIDING CRITICAL WILDLIF                         
                        HABITATS, SERVING AS A MAJOR CARBON                         
                        SINK, AND GENERATING BILLIONS OF                            
                        DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. THIS                          
                        SEMINAR COURSE WILL EXPLORE HOW                             
                        STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE, AND NATIVE                         
                        AMERICAN FOREST LANDOWNERS SHAPE                            
                        FOREST MANAGEMENT AND THE LOCAL                             
                        ECONOMY. WE WILL HEAR FROM FORESTRY                         
                        LEADERS FROM EACH GROUP, RESEARCHER                         
                        CONDUCTING CUTTING-EDGE WORK ON                             
                        SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY PRACTICES,                             
                        REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOREST                             
                        PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING SECTOR, AND                          
                        REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES.

SEFS 533 LIDAR REMOTE SENSING

Restr  19468 A  5       W      830-1020                                            Open      0/   5                J     
                        F      830-1020                 
                        COURSE IS BUILT AROUND 10 MODULES                           
                        FOCUSING ON A WORKFLOW OF LIDAR                             
                        DATA ACQUISITION, PROCESSING, AND                           
                        APPLICATIONS. LECTURES BUILD A                              
                        FOUNDATION OF LIDAR THEORY,                                 
                        SENSORS, TECHNIQUES, AND APPLI-                             
                        CATIONS. LEARNING EXAMPLES ARE                              
                        FOCUSED ON TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY                              
                        ISSUES. PLEASE SEE:                                         
                        HTTPS://SITES.UW.EDU/ESRM433

SEFS 540 OPTIMIZATION TECH

Restr  19469 A  5       MW     330-450                                             Open      0/  15                      
                        Th     330-450

SEFS 541 ADV LANDSCAPE ECOL

Restr  19470 A  5       TTh    930-1120                                            Open      0/  15

SEFS 550 GRADUATE SEMINAR

Restr  19471 A  3       to be arranged                                             Open      0/  15                      
                        REQUIRED MFR SEMINAR.                                       
                        MFR GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY.                                 
                        CLASS TIME AND LOCATION                                     
                        TBD - WILL BE ARRANGED WITH                                 
                        MFR STUDENTS.

SEFS 572 SOCIAL-ECOLOGCL SYST

Restr  19472 A  3       MW     100-220                                             Open      0/  20                %     
                        SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY                                 
                        DURING PERIOD 1. OPENS TO ALL                               
                        GRADUATE STUDENTS DURING PERIOD 2.                          
                        NO ADD CODES PROVIDED.

SEFS 590 GRADUATE STUDIES

Restr  19473 A  2       T      1230-150                                            Open      0/  15                J     
                        TOPIC: FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY.                                  
                        FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY SEEKS TO                                 
                        UNDERSTAND THE DIVERSITY OF                                 
                        ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES THAT ENABLE                           
                        ORGANISMS, POPULATIONS, AND                                 
                        COMMUNITIES TO FUNCTION & PERSIST                           
                        IN `DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS                                  
                        BASED ON MEASURABLE TRAITS.                                 
                        SEMINAR DEVELOPS A FOUNDATION FOR                           
                        FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY AND EXPLORES HOW                         
                        IT CAN BE APPLIED IN RESTORATION &                          
                        CONSERVATION USING PLANT-FOCUSED                            
                        TEXT AND RESEARCH PAPERS. ALL                               
                        STUDENTS WILL WRITE A SHORT                                 
                        SYNTHESIS PAPER ON A SUBTOPIC.

       19474 B  3       to be arranged                                             Closed    0/   0                      
                        PLACE HOLDER FOR ADDITIONAL                                 
                        SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE.

SEFS 595 TEACHING PRACTICUM

 IS    19475 A  1-5     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  10E CR/NC               
                        AN INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM MUST BE                           
                        SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS                                 
                        SECTION. ADVISING WILL THEN                                 
                        REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM (SIGNED                         
                        BY YOUR FACULTY SUPERVISOR)                                 
                        IS SUBMITTED. THE FORM CAN BE FOUND                         
                        AT: HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                           
                        GRADUATE-DEGREES/GRAD-STUDENT                               
                        -RESOURCES-FORMS/

SEFS 600 INDEPNDNT STDY/RSCH

 IS    19476 A  1-10    to be arranged                                             Open      0/  20E CR/NC               
                        SEFS 600 ONLY TO BE USED FOR WORK                           
                        *NOT* RELATED TO YOUR THESIS OR                             
                        DISSERTATION ACTIVITY. AN                                   
                        INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM MUST BE                              
                        SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS                                 
                        SECTION. ADVISING WILL THEN                                 
                        REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM (SIGNED                         
                        BY YOUR FACULTY SUPERVISOR)                                 
                        IS SUBMITTED. THE FORM CAN BE FOUND                         
                        AT: HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                           
                        GRADUATE-DEGREES/GRAD-STUDENT                               
                        -RESOURCES-FORMS/

SEFS 601 INTERNSHIP

 IS    19477 A  3-9     to be arranged                                             Open      0/  10E CR/NC               
                        AN INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM MUST BE                           
                        SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS                                 
                        SECTION. ADVISING WILL THEN                                 
                        REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM (SIGNED                         
                        BY YOUR FACULTY SUPERVISOR)                                 
                        IS SUBMITTED. THE FORM CAN BE FOUND                         
                        AT: HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                           
                        GRADUATE-DEGREES/GRAD-STUDENT                               
                        -RESOURCES-FORMS/

SEFS 700 MASTERS THESIS

 IS    19478 A  1-10    to be arranged                                             Open      0/  40E CR/NC               
                        SEFS 700 TO BE USED FOR ALL MS &                            
                        PRE-QUALIFYING EXAM PHD RESEARCH                            
                        & THESIS RELATED ACTIVITIES. AN                             
                        INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM MUST BE                              
                        SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS                                 
                        SECTION. ADVISING WILL THEN                                 
                        REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM (SIGNED                         
                        BY YOUR FACULTY SUPERVISOR)                                 
                        IS SUBMITTED. THE FORM CAN BE FOUND                         
                        AT: HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                           
                        GRADUATE-DEGREES/GRAD-STUDENT                               
                        -RESOURCES-FORMS/

SEFS 800 DOCTORAL DISSERTATN

 IS    19479 A  1-10    to be arranged                                             Open      0/  60E CR/NC               
                        SEFS 800 TO BE USED BY PHD STUDENTS                         
                        AFTER QUALIFYING EXAM PASSED &                              
                        NOTED ON PROGRAM OF STUDY. AN                               
                        INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM MUST BE                              
                        SUBMITTED TO ENROLL IN THIS                                 
                        SECTION. ADVISING WILL THEN                                 
                        REGISTER YOU AFTER THE FORM (SIGNED                         
                        BY YOUR FACULTY SUPERVISOR)                                 
                        IS SUBMITTED. THE FORM CAN BE FOUND                         
                        AT: HTTPS://SEFS.UW.EDU/STUDENTS/                           
                        GRADUATE-DEGREES/GRAD-STUDENT                               
                        -RESOURCES-FORMS/

Spring Quarter 2026 Course Offerings

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST RSRCS(COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT )

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST RSRCS
(COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT )