Winter Quarter 2026 Course Offerings

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

Restr  20149 A  4       TTh    930-1120                                            Open      2/  18                      
                        SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING                          
                        PERIOD 1. OPENS TO ALL GRADUATE                             
                        STUDENTS PERIOD 2.                                          

Restr  20150 A  3       MW     1030-1150                                           Open      1/  20                      
                        REQUIRED FOR ALL FIRST YEAR SEFS                            
                        MS AND PHD STUDENTS.                                        

Restr  20152 A  5       TTh    230-520                                             Open      1/  10                J     
                        FOR R = SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS.                             
                        PERIOD 1 OPEN TO SEFS                                       
                        GRADUATE STUDENTS.                                          
                        PERIOD 2 OPENS TO ALL MAJORS.                               

Restr  20153 A  2       T      200-350                                             Open      0/  15                J     
                        TOPIC: CLIMATE CHANGE ECOLOGY                               
                        & ADAPTATION                                                
                        DESCRIPTION: IN THE PAST DECADE,                            
                        THE ECOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE HAS                           
                        EMERGED AS ITS OWN DISCIPLINE. WE                           
                        WILL READ EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH FROM                         
                        DIVERSE SUB-DISCIPLINES TO EXPLORE                          
                        UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND THEORIES.                             
                        YOU WILL THEN CONSIDER HOW THESE                            
                        THEORIES APPLY TO YOUR OWN                                  
                        DISCIPLINE.                                                 

Restr  20154 A  2       T      830-920                                             Open      0/   5  CR/NC         J     
                        SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING                          
                        PERIOD 1 REGISTRATION. OPEN TO ALL                          
                        GRADUATE STUDENTS DURING PERIOD 2.                          
                        DO NOT EMAIL INSTRUCTOR FOR ADD.                            

Restr  20155 A  3       Th     1230-220                                            Open      2/  20                      
                        ONE ADDITIONAL CLASS HOUR                                   
                        TO BE ARRANGED AS NEEDED.                                   
                        GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH QUESTIONS                            
                        REGARDING POTENTIAL PREREQUISITE                            
                        SUBSTITUTES CONTACT INSTRUCTOR,                             
                        ETTL@UW.EDU.                                                

Restr  20156 A  4       MW     1200-120                                            Open      2/   5                J     
                        F      930-1120                 

Restr  20158 A  4       MW     100-250                                             Open      0/  12                J     

Restr  20159 A  3       M      230-520                                             Open      0/  15                %     
                        THROUGH READINGS, CLASS                                     
                        DISCUSSIONS REFLECTIONS, AND GUEST                          
                        SPEAKERS, WE WILL ESTABLISH AN                              
                        UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE                             
                        IMPACTS, EMPHASIZING HOW UNEVEN                             
                        CLIMATE RISKS OCCUR IN SOCIETY.                             
                        WE WILL EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES,                          
                        LIMITATIONS AND CRITIQUES OF                                
                        CLIMATE ADAPTATION, AND INTRODUCE                           
                        THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL                            
                        TRANSFORMATIONS FOR SHAPING JUST                            
                        AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURES.                                    

Restr  20160 A  2       T      430-550P                                            Open      1/  10                J     
                        TOPIC: FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL                             
                        CONSULTING.                                                 
                        SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING                          
                        PERIOD 1 REGISTRATION. OPEN TO ALL                          
                        GRADUATE STUDENTS DURING PERIOD 2.                          

Restr  20161 B  3       W      130-320                                             Open      0/  15                J     
                        TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO &                                    
                        OVERVIEW OF EVIDENCE ON THE                                 
                        ASSOCIATION OF NATURE CONTACT                               
                        WITH HUMAN WELL-BEING. THIS                                 
                        INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF A VARIETY                          
                        OF ASPECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL &                               
                        PHYSICAL OUTCOMES, POTENTIAL                                
                        CAUSAL MECHANISMS, & EXPLORATIONS                           
                        OF THE WAYS IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL &                           
                        POPULATION-LEVEL DIFFERENCES MAY                            
                        MODERATE THESE IMPACTS.                                     

Restr  20162 C  5       TTh    1000-1120                                           Open      0/  10                J     
                        Th     130-320                  
                        TOPIC: ADVANCE RESTORATION THEORY                           
                        & PRACTICE.                                                 
                        THIS COURSE INVITES SENIOR                                  
                        UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE                                 
                        STUDENTS INTERESTED IN                                      
                        EXPLORING HOW ECOLOGICAL THEORY                             
                        CAN BE APPLIED IN RESTORATION                               
                        PRACTICE. LECTURES WILL ADDRESS                             
                        SUCCESSIVE ELEMENTS OF                                      
                        RESTORATION DESIGN AND AIM TO                               
                        APPLY RELEVANT ECOLOGICAL                                   
                        THEORIES. IN LAB, STUDENTS                                  
                        WILL APPLY CONCEPTS TOWARDS AN                              
                        ECOLOGICALLY-BASED DESIGN PLAN                              
                        FOR A RESTORATION PROJECT                                   
                        AND/OR EXPERIMENT. PREVIOUS                                 
                        COURSEWORK IN GENERAL ECOLOGY                               
                        IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.                                      

 IS    20164 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/                                           

 IS    20165 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/                                           

 IS    20166 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/                                           

 IS    20167 A  1-10    to be arranged                                             Open      0/  80E 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/                                           

 IS    20168 A  1-10    to be arranged                                             Open      0/  50E 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/