The Washington University Climate Change Program (WUCCP) has compiled courses into climate-related guides to provide students who are interested in these topics with suggested courses that can be taken along any course of study. The Climate Curricular Guides are simply meant to assist students in course selection. There are no requirements for completion.
Courses in the Climate and Ecology Guide have been compiled to provide all students interested in ecology and climate change with a guide to relevant areas of study. We have included a wide range of courses from different schools and disciplines in order to provide various lenses through which climate change and its implications can be understood. We encourage you to look at courses both within and outside your school or major and encourage you to look at the specific course descriptions as you determine if a course may fit within your course of study.
Contact Information
If you have any questions feel free to contact the Climate and Ecology Guide leads Prof. Kim Medley, Director of The Tyson Research Center, at kim.medley@wustl.edu, Prof. Jonathan Myers, Associate Professor of Biology, at jamyers@wustl.edu, or Prof. Eleanor Pardini, Assistant Director and Senior Lecturer of Environmental Studies, at epardini@wustl.edu.
Please note:
- Each course will vary in the amount of time dedicated to climate and ecology — please look at the course description and at our Curriculum Database for guidance.
- Not every listing will directly relate to climate and ecology. Some classes may instead develop skills needed to tackle climate change as it relates to ecology.
- Some courses may require prerequisites.
- *Capstone courses are noted with an asterisk. Capstone courses often integrate project work. Some projects may be related to Ecology. Please check with the instructor.
- **Graduate courses are noted with a double asterisk. Not all graduate courses are open to undergraduates; please check with the instructor.
This is a work in progress. If we are missing a course, let us know! Please email climatechange@wustl.edu.
College of Arts and Sciences
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Introduction to Human Ecology |
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Humans and Animals |
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Urban Ecological Anthropology |
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Primate Ecology, Biology, and Behavior |
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Primate Conservation Biology |
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Multispecies Worlds: Animals, Global Health, and the Environment |
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Paleoethnobotany and Ethnobotany |
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Environmental Archeology |
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Original Research in Environmental Anthropology |
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Behavioral Research at the St. Louis Zoo |
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Zooarchaeology |
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First-Year Opportunity: Research and Conservation in Zoos and Botanical Gardens |
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Ampersand: Pathfinder – A Sense of Place: Discovering Missouri’s Natural Heritage |
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Introduction to Environmental Biology |
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Principles of Biology I |
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Principles of Biology II |
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Plant Biology and Genetic Engineering |
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Woody Plants of Missouri |
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Darwin and Evolutionary Controversies |
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Evolution |
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Animal Behavior |
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Laboratory on the Evolution of Animal Behavior (Writing Intensive) |
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Introduction to Ecology |
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How Plants Work: Physiology, Growth, and Metabolism |
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Population Genetics |
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Macroevolution |
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Community Ecology |
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Experimental Ecology Laboratory |
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Disease Ecology |
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Behavioral Ecology |
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Seminars in Ecology and Evolution |
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Introductory General Chemistry I |
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Introductory General Chemistry II |
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General Chemistry I |
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General Chemistry II |
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General Chemistry Laboratory I |
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General Chemistry Laboratory II |
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Organic Chemistry I with Lab |
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Organic Chemistry II with Lab |
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Introduction to Conservation Biology |
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One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment |
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Field Methods for Environmental Science |
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Applied Conservation Biology |
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Urban Ecology |
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Applications in GIS |
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Oceans and the Atmosphere |
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Quantitative Reasoning in Environmental Science |
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Introduction to Global Climate Change In the 21st Century |
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Earth and the Environment |
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Biogeochemistry |
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Earth History |
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The Earth’s Climate System |
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Introduction to Soil Science |
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Environmental Hydrogeology |
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Environmental Geochemistry |
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Paleoclimatology |
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Introduction to Environmental Ethics |
Brown School of Social Work
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MPH 5005** |
Environmental Health |
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MPH 5323** |
TPS: Climate Change and Public Health |
Interdisciplinary Programs
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Earth’s Future: Causes and Consequences of Global Climate Change |
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To Sustainability and Beyond: People, Planet, Prosperity (P3) |
McKelvey School of Engineering
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Introduction to Environmental Engineering |
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Green Engineering |
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Environmental Biotechnology |
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Aquatic Chemistry |
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Environmental Organic Chemistry |
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts
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LAND 501** |
Landscape Architecture Design Studio III |
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Landscape Architecture Design Studio II: Planning and Preservation |
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Plants & Environment |
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Landscape Ecology |
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LAND 553** |
Integrated Planting Design |
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Trees, Soils, and Systems: Introduction to Arboriculture |