WashU is committed to being a national leader in sustainability, a core priority that runs through all aspects of the university’s community, operations, and work as a leading teaching and research institution. Below is a multidisciplinary listing of sustainability course offerings from across schools and departments.
To reach out about adding a course, please email environment@wustl.edu .
Brown School of Social Work & Public Health
SWDT 5411 Implementation Science: Measures, Metric and Methods
SWCD 5016 Community Development Practice: Basic Concepts & Methods
College of Arts and Sciences
AFAS 288 Free the Land: Black Lives and Environmental (In)Justice
AMCS 122 Ampersand: Pathfinder – A Sense of Place: Discovering the Environment of St. Louis AMCS 3742 Social Landscapes in Global View AMCS 454 Environmental Policy
Anthro 100 Earth’s Future: Causes and Consequences of Global Climate Change Anthro 1010 First-Year Seminar: Topics in Anthropology: Environmental Justice as Public Health Anthro 3102 Topics in Anthropology: Sustainability in Extractive Communities Anthro 3472 Global Energy and the American Dream Anthro 3609 From Hazard to Catastrophe: Case Studies in Environmental Disasters Anthro 361 Culture and Environment Anthro 4242 Social Movements Anthro 4285 Environmental Archaeology Anthro 481 Zooarchaeology
BIOL 1260 First-Year Seminar: The Secret Lives of Plants BIOL 1811 First-Year Opportunity: Research and Conservation in Zoos and Botanical Gardens BIOL 2431 Ampersand: Pathfinder – A Sense of Place: Discovering Missouri’s Natural Heritage BIOL 2950 Introduction to Environmental Biology BIOL 2960 Principles of Biology I BIOL 2970 Principles of Biology II BIOL 3041 Plant Biology and Genetic Engineering BIOL 381 Introduction to Ecology BIOL 419 Community Ecology BIOL 4936 Seminars in Ecology and Evolution
Chem 105 Principles of General Chemistry I Chem 106 Principles of General Chemistry II Chem 111A General Chemistry I Chem 112A General Chemistry II Chem 182 Chemistry for Concerned Citizens: Topics in Energy, the Environment, and More Chem 403 Chemical Kinetics Chem 426 Inorganic Electrochemistry and Photochemistry
EALC 3250 Topics in Early Modern Korea: Guns, Tobacco, and Sweet Potato: A History of Material Culture
Econ 105 The Endgame of Entrepreneurship: Leveraging Capitalism for Good Econ 451 Environmental Policy Econ 460 Urban Economics Econ 472 Topics in Growth and Development
Educ 4289 Neighborhoods, Schools, and Social Inequality
CWP 112 College Writing: Citizen Scientist CWP 116 College Writing: Place & Perspective Lit 4621 Topics in English Literature: The Secret Life of Things
EnSt 101 Earth’s Future: Causes and Consequences of Global Climate Change (Beyond Boundaries) EnSt 102 To Sustainability and Beyond: People, Planet, Prosperity (Beyond Boundaries) EnSt 110 Environmental Issues EnSt 215 Introduction to Environmental Humanities EnSt 252 Sustainability in Business EnSt 2620 Conservation Biology EnSt 290 Sophomore Seminar in Sustainability and the Environment EnSt 3060 Community Based Conservation: Madagascar Sustainability Initiative EnSt 3061 Community Based Conservation Practicum EnSt 310 Ecological Economics Enst 315 Fallout: Analyzing Tests and Narratives of the Nuclear Era EnSt 316 Beyond the Evidence EnSt 341 International Energy Politics EnSt 346 Environmental Justice EnSt 347 Sustainable Cities EnSt 350W Writing Skills for Environmental Professionals EnSt 357 Environmental Problem Solving EnSt 375 Urban Ecology EnSt 365 Applied Conservation Biology EnSt 380 Applications in GIS EnSt 405 Sustainability Exchange: Community and University Practicums EnSt 407 RESET – Renewable Energy Policy, Engineering and Business EnSt 430 Ecological Anthropology EnSt 451 Environmental Policy EnSt 452 International Climate Negotiation Seminar EnSt 461 Intro to Environmental Law
Film 330 History of American Cinema Film 368 Contemporary Women Directors
GS 3301 Topics in Chinese Literature & Culture: Environment in Modern China: History, Politics and Culture GS 361 Culture and Environment GS 4510 Environmental Policy GS 4520 International Climate Negotiation Seminar
History 2061 Sophomore Seminar: Frontiers & Environment in Modern China History 3194 Environment and Empire History 330C Culture & Identity: Topics in AMCS: Place, Space and Power: Indigenous St. Louis History 3810 Between Sand and Sea: History, Environment, and Politics in the Arabian Peninsula History 3068 An Inconvenient Truth: The Human History of Climate Change
JIMES 3053 Nomadic Strategies and Extreme Ecologies
LatAm 4517 Anthropology and Development
Phil 131F Present Moral Problems Phil 235F Introduction to Environmental Ethics
Physics 171A Physics and Society Physics 173 Physics of Sustainable Energy Physics 191 Physics I Physics 192 Physics II Physics 197 Physics I Physics 198 Physics II Physics 2010 Energy and Climate Physics 411 Mechanics Physics 421 Electricity and Magnetism Physics 422 Electricity and Magnetism II Physics 444 Energy and Environmental Physics Physics 505 Classical Electrodynamics I Physics 506 Classical Electrodynamics II Physics 537 Kinetics of Materials
Pol Sci 2010 Introduction to Environmental Policy Pol Sci 3005 Fast Fashion and the Environment Pol Sci 332B Energy Politics Pol Sci 3752 Topics in American Politics: Globalization, Urbanization, & the Environment
Psych 315 Introduction to Social Psychology Psych 345 Genes, Environment, and Human Behavior
Re St 3542 Christian Theology and Politics in the Modern West
SOC 106 Social Problems and Social Issues SOC 3006 Global Health and Language SOC 4810 Global Structures and Problems
Span 405W From Havana to Buenos Aires: Latin American Cityscapes in Literature, Art, and Film
WGSS 3020 Justice as Failure: Abolitionist Theory and Praxis WGSS 3141 The Racial and Sexual Politics of Public Health WGSS 3561 Law, Gender, and Justice
McKelvey School of Engineering
Engr 4501 Engineering Ethics and Sustainability
EECE 311 Green Engineering EECE 101 Introduction to Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering EECE 407 Environmental Biotechnology EECE 413 Energy Conversion and Storage
MEMS 3610 Materials Science MEMS 5423 Sustainable Environmental Building Systems MEMS 5705 Wind Energy Systems MEMS 598 Energy Analysis and Design Project
Olin Business School
MGT 460L Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
LAND 304 Shared Ecologies and Design LAND 521A Visualizing Ecological Processes LAND 541A Plants & Environment LAND 542B Planting Design LAND 551A Landscape Ecology MUD 565D Advanced Seminar in Urban Sustainability I ARCH 658A Metropolitan Sustainability
ART 435P Design for Social Impact
School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS)
SUST 200 Introduction to GIS SUST 205 Foundations and Practice of Sustainability SUST 328 Environmental Law: Applications Toward Sustainability SUST 3610 Culture and Environment SUST 421 Spatial Data Modeling and Design SUST 450 Sustainability Capstone
School of Law
LAW 614C Environmental Law LAW 691B Natural Resources Law LAW 691E Introduction to Energy Law LAW 704B Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic
School of Public Health
Courses coming soon. Learn more about the new School of Public Health here .