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Winter Quarter 2027 Course Offerings

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

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Enrl        Sect                                                                                             Crs
Restr   SLN  ID Cred    Meeting Times                                              Status Enrl/Lim   Grades  Fee Other
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SEFS   502  ANLYS TECH COM ECOL
Restr  20011 A  4       TTh    930-1120                                            Open      0/  30                      
                        SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING                          
PERIOD 1. OPENS TO ALL GRADUATE
STUDENTS PERIOD 2.

SEFS   509  ANALYS RSRCH PROBLM
Restr  20012 A  3       MW     1030-1150                                           Open      0/  20                      
                        REQUIRED FOR ALL FIRST YEAR SEFS                            
MS AND PHD STUDENTS.
SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING
PERIOD 1 & 2. OPENS TO ALL GRADUATE
STUDENTS PERIOD 3.

SEFS   520  GEOG INFO SYSTEMS
Restr  20014 A  5       TTh    230-520                                             Open      0/   5                J     
                        SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY                                 
DURING REGISTRATION PERIODS 1 & 2.
OPENS TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS
DURING PERIOD 3.

SEFS   521  CURR TOPICS FOR RES
Restr  20015 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.
SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING
REGISTRATION PERIOD 1. OPENS TO ALL
GRADUATE STUDENTS IN PERIOD 2.

SEFS   522  PLANT MICRO SEMINAR
Restr  20016 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.

SEFS   526  ADV SILVICULTURE SEMPrerequisites
Restr  20017 A  3       Th     1230-220                                            Open      0/  20                      
                        ONE ADDITIONAL CLASS HOUR                                   
TO BE ARRANGED AS NEEDED.
GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH QUESTIONS
REGARDING POTENTIAL PREREQUISITE
SUBSTITUTES CONTACT INSTRUCTOR,
ETTL@UW.EDU.

SEFS   532  ADV REMOTE SENSING
Restr  20018 A  4       MW     1200-120                                            Open      0/   3                J     
                        F      930-1120                 
                        PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH REMOTE                             
SENSING OR ARCGIS IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.

SEFS   565  CLMT CHG VULN/ADAPT
Restr  20020 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.
NO OVERLOADS, NO ADD CODES.
SIGN UP FOR SEATS NOTIFICATION
LIST. DO NOT EMAIL INSTRUCTOR.

SEFS   590  GRADUATE STUDIES
Restr  20021 A  2       T      430-550P                                            Open      0/  10                J     
                        TOPIC: FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL                             
CONSULTING.
SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING
PERIOD 1 REGISTRATION. OPEN TO ALL
GRADUATE STUDENTS DURING PERIOD 2.
Restr  20022 B  3       W      230-520                                             Open      0/  25                      
                        TITLE: NATURE AND HEALTH.  THE                              
COURSE IS EXPECTED TO BE RENUMBERED
AS SEFS 566 BY THE START OF WINTER
QUARTER, WILL BE 5 CREDITS.
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.
***
SOME BROAD EXPERIENCE WITH
INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS, PSY-
CHOLOGY, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH SCIENCES WILL BE HELPFUL.
Restr  20023 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.
SEFS GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY DURING
REGISTRATION PERIOD 1. OPENS TO ALL
GRADUATE STUDENTS PERIOD 2.
Restr  20024 D  3       MWF    930-1020                                            Open      0/  15                      

SEFS   595  TEACHING PRACTICUM
 IS   >20025 A  1-5     to be arranged                                                       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   >20026 A  1-10    to be arranged                                                       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   >20027 A  3-9     to be arranged                                                       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   >20028 A  1-10    to be arranged                                                       0/  50E 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   >20029 A  1-10    to be arranged                                                       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/