Sustainability Courses

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The University of Iowa has set a goal for one hundred percent of undergraduate students to complete at least one sustainability-related course before graduating.  Some colleges have already begun to implement work towards this goal.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students entering UI Summer 2022 and after must complete at least one Sustainability course before graduating.

Courses That Meet The CLAS Sustainability Course Requirement

College of Public Health and College of Education have also adopted a sustainability requirement.

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More Sustainability Courses

 

Subject Course Course Title  Department Course Level
ABRD 3049 Sustainable Chemistry Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 3325 CIEE Monteverde Sustainability and the Environment Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 3429 CIEE Shanghai Global Sustainability and Environment Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 3445 India Winterim Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 3604 SIT Australia Sustainability and Environmental Action Study Abroad Undergraduate
AFAM 2770 Black and White Community Politics African American Studies Undergraduate
AFAM 4770 Environmental Justice African American Studies Undergraduate
ANTH 3103 Environment and Culture Anthropology Undergraduate
BUS 2013 Introduction to Sustainability  College of Business Undergraduate
CBE 2030 Energy and Society Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Undergraduate
CBE 2040 Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 3790 Resilient Infrastructure and Emergency Response Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4107 Sustainable Systems Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Undergraduate
CPH 2200 Climageddon: Understanding Climate Change and Associated Impacts on Health College of Public Health Undergraduate
CPH 4200 Agriculture, Food Systems, and Sustainability  College of Public Health Undergraduate
EES 1115 The History of Oil Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 3150 Sustainability Project Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
ENTR 1800 Innovation in Action: Sustainability Entrepreneurial Management Undergraduate
ENTR 3700 Sustainable Product Innovation and Management Entrepreneurial Management Undergraduate
ENVS 1085 Fundamentals of Environmental Science Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EVNT 3180 Sustainable Events Event Management Undergraduate
GEOG 1020 The Global Environment Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 1070 Comtempory Environmental Issues Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 2110 Eight Billion and Counting: Introduction to Population Dynamics Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 2950 Environmental Conservation Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3300 Envisioning Future Worlds: Sustainable Development and Its Alternatives Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 4200 Sustainability as a System Science Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 4310 Climate Change Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
IALL 1010:0EX1 Earth, Air, and Sky
Introduction to Environmental Geology
University College Undergraduate
IALL 3034:0EXA Topics in Ecology and Sustainability
Making Kin With(in) Place: Literature and Multispecies Kinship
University College Undergraduate
IALL 3032:0EXL Topics in Ecology and Sustainability
Environmental Nonfiction
University College Undergraduate
IALL 3099:0EX1 Earth and Environmental Science for Educators University College Undergraduate
IALL 5113:0EX1 Literature and Multispecies Kinship University College Graduate
IGPI 4520 GIS for Environmental Studies: Applications Informatics Graduate
ISE 5520 Renewable Energy Industrial and Systems Engineering Undergraduate
LLS 1690 Gardening: Vegetables and Herbs University College Undergraduate
LLS 1691 Gardening: Designing Edible Forests University College Undergraduate
MGMT 9091 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Management and Entrepreneurship Graduate
MKTG 4250 Marketing and Sustainability Marketing Undergraduate
PBAF 6258 Systems and Scenario Thinking Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
POLI 1510:0EXW Intl Politics of Environmental Issues Political Science Undergraduate
RHET 3700 Advocacy and Sustainability: Crafting Stories of People, Place, and Resilience Rhetoric  Undergraduate
SDG 4000 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future Sustainable Development Undergraduate
SDG 4000 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future Sustainable Development Graduate
SDG 5100 Building Future Leaders in Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Graduate
SIED 4115 Directed Study: Environmental Science Teaching and Learning Undergraduate
SOC 1040 Energy, Sustainability, and Society Sociology and Criminology Undergraduate
URP 2020 Environment and Society: Sustainability, Policy, and Politics Planning and Public Affairs Undergraduate
URP 3001 Planning Livable Cities Urban and Regional Planning Undergraduate
URP 3001 Planning Livable Cities Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 3135 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 4170 Megacities Seminar Planning and Public Affairs Undergraduate
URP 4170 Megacities Seminar Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 4253 Designing Sustainable and Healthy Cities Planning and Public Affairs Undergraduate
URP 6209 Sustainable Communities Lab I Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 6210 Sustainable Communities Lab II Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 6270:0EXW Transportation Planning Studio School of Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
ABRD 3170 SIT Iceland Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 3725 SIT Tanzania Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 3726 SIT Tanzania: Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 3757 SIT Jordan Engineering and Design for Sustainable Environments Study Abroad Undergraduate
ABRD 4438 Business and Culture in China Study Abroad Undergraduate
AFAM 2500:0EXW Black Culture and Experience African American Studies Undergraduate
AMST 1290 Native American Food and Pathways American Studies Undergraduate
AMST 7559 Race, Science, and Nature in Latin America American Studies Graduate
ANTH 2100 Anthropology and Contemporary World Problems Anthropology Undergraduate
ANTH 2103 Introduction to Global Health Studies Anthropology Undergraduate
ANTH 2261 Human Impacts on the Environment Anthropology Undergraduate
ANTH 2320 Origins of Human Infectious Diseases Anthropology Undergraduate
ANTH 3123 Making a Living: Perspectives on Economic Anthropology Anthropology Undergraduate
ARTH 4941 American Art and the Environment Art and Art History Undergraduate
BAIS 3000 Operations Management Business Analytics Undergraduate
BAIS 3005 Information Systems Business Analytics Undergraduate
BIOL 2374 Biogeography Biology Undergraduate
BIOL 2673 Ecology Biology Undergraduate
BUS 3000 Business Communication and Protocol Business Administration Undergraduate
CBE 2050 Severe and Unusual Weather Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Undergraduate
CBE 5405 Green Chemical and Energy Technologies Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Undergraduate
CBE 5425 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 1010 Introduction to Careers in Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 3155 Principles of Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 3430 Water Treatment Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4102 Groundwater Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4119 Hydrology Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4157 Environmental Engineering Design Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4159 Air Pollution Control Technology Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4371 Water Resources Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4374 Water Resource Design Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 4762 Design of Transportation Systems Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 5096 Water, Energy, and Food Nexus Seminar Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 5310 Informatics for Sustainable Systems Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 5350 Watershed Hydrology and Ecosystem Processes Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 5410 Politics and Economics of the Food, Energy, Water Nexus Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate
CEE 6599 Advanced Topics in Infrastructure Systems Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate
CHEM 1050 Chemistry of Our World Chemistry Undergraduate
CHEM 4760 Radiochemistry: Energy, Medicine, and the Environment Chemistry Undergraduate
CPH 2220 Building a Healthier Tomorrow: Public Health Methods to Minimize Disease and Pollutant Exposures College of Public Health Undergraduate
CPH 2230 Finding Patient Zero: The Exploration of Infectious Disease Transmission and Pandemic Threats College of Public Health Undergraduate
CPH 3500 Global Public Health College of Public Health Undergraduate
CPH 3900 Fundamentals in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response College of Public Health Undergraduate
ECON 1100 Principles of Microeconomics Economics Undergraduate
ECON 1200 Principles of Macroeconomics Economics Undergraduate
ECON 3625 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Economics Undergraduate
ECON 3650 Policy Analysis Economics Undergraduate
ECON 3750 Transportation Economics Economics Undergraduate
EDTL 3166 Elementary Science Methods II College of Education: Teaching and Learning Undergraduate
EES 1400 Natural Disasters Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 2010 Interdisciplinary Environmental Seminar Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 2020 Earth's Climate System Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 3070 Marine Ecosystems and Conservation Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 3080 Introduction to Oceanography Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 3390 Integrated Watershed Analysis Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 4630 Hydrogeology Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 4790 Applied Environmental Geology Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
EES 6390 Advanced Watershed Analysis Seminar Earth and Environmental Sciences Graduate
ENGL 1510 Introduction to Environmental Literature English Undergraduate
ENGL 3165 Literature and the Environment English Undergraduate
ENTR 3500 Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management Undergraduate
ENTR 4100 International Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Social Impact Entrepreneurial Management Undergraduate
ENTR 9620 STEM Innovator II: Skills, Mindsets, Practices, and Academic Knowledge of Problem-Based Learning Entrepreneurial Management Graduate
ENTR 9630 STEM Innovator III: Lean Start-Up, Data Analysis, Prototyping, and Project Development1- Entrepreneurial Management Graduate
ENVS 1080 Introduction to Environmental Science Environmental Sciences Undergraduate
ENVS 3230 Special Topics Environmenal Sciences Undergraduate
FIN 4040 Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Certificates Finance Undergraduate
FIN 9390 Applied Financial Analysis: Industry Project  Finance Graduate
GEOG 1021 The Global Environment Lab Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 1030 Our Ditigal Earth  Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 1090 Globalization and Geographic Diversity Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 2910 The Global Economy Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3020 Earth Surface Processes Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3340 Ecosystem Services Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3350 Urban Ecology Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3400 Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3520 GIS for Environmental Studies Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3780 U.S. Energy Policy in Global Context Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 3800 Environmental Economics and Policy Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 4150 Health and Environment: GIS Applications Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GEOG 4750 Environmental Impact Analysis Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
GHS 3570 Poverty Policy Global Health Studies Undergraduate
GHS 3720 Contemporary Issues in Global Health Global Health Studies Undergraduate
GWSS 1046 Environmental Politics in India Anthropology Undergraduate
GWSS 3138 Writing to Change the World  Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Undergraduate
HHP 4030 Social Determinants of Health Health and Human Physiology Undergraduate
HIST 3128 Topics in Global Environmental History History Undergraduate
HIST 3131 Unnatural Disasters: A Global History Geography & Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate
HIST 3539 Environmental (In)Justice in Latin America History Undergraduate
HIST 7137 Readings in Global Environmental History History Graduate
HRTS 2115:0EXW Introduction to Human Rights University of Iowa Center for Human Rights Undergraduate
IALL 3034:0EXE Topics in Ecology and Sustainability
Acoustic Ecology
University College Undergraduate
IALL 3125 Prairie Ecology II Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Undergraduate
IALL 3131 Ecology  Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Undergraduate
IGPI 3500 Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing Informatics Undergraduate
IGPI 3500 Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing Informatics Graduate
IGPI 3520 GIS for Environmental Studies Informatics Graduate
IGPI 4159 Air Pollution Control Technology Informatics Graduate
IGPI 5311 Informatics for Sustainable Systems Informatics Graduate
IS 2000 Introduction to International Studies International Studies Undergraduate
IS 2020 World Events Today! International Studies Undergraduate
JMC 1800 Twenty-first-Century Science: Environmental Communication in the Digital Age Journalism & Mass Communication Undergraduate
JMC 3116 Media and Global Cultures Journalism & Mass Communication Undergraduate
LAW 8433 Environmental Law College of Law Graduate
LAW 8434 Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Law College of Law Graduate
LAW 8437 Environmental Disaster Law and Policy College of Law Graduate
LAW 8992 Water Law College of Law Graduate
LAW 9834 Transportation Law & Policy College of Law Graduate
LLS 1100 Introduction to Camping University College Undergraduate
LLS 1110 Exploring Iowa's Natural Wonders University College Undergraduate
LLS 1115 Hiking:
Devil's Lake State Park
University College Undergraduate
LLS 1120 Backpacking: Yellow River State Forest University College Undergraduate
LLS 1130 Basic Orienteering University College Undergraduate
LLS 1131 Expedition Orienteering
 Spring Break Outdoor Adventure Course
University College Undergraduate
LLS 1150 Leadership in the Outdoors University College Undergraduate
LLS 1200 Introduction to Rock Climbing University College Undergraduate
LLS 1231 Introduction to Bouldering University College Undergraduate
LLS 1300 Bicycle Touring
Iowa City Area Roads and Trails
University College Undergraduate
LLS 1320 Mountain Biking University College Undergraduate
LLS 1400 Flat Water Canoeing University College Undergraduate
LLS 1401 River Canoeing University College Undergraduate
LLS 1403 Expedition Canoeing University College Undergraduate
LLS 1410 Sea Kayaking University College Undergraduate
LLS 1430 Stand Up Paddleboarding University College Undergraduate
LLS 1500 Winter Camping University College Undergraduate
LLS 1510 Snowshoeing University College Undergraduate
LLS 1520 Cross-Country Skiing University College Undergraduate
MBA 8240 Operations and Supply Chain Masters of Business Administration Graduate
ME 4048 Energy Systems Design Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate
MED 8132 Medicine and Society II  College of Medicine Graduate
MGMT 2000 Introduction to Law Management and Entrepreneurship Undergraduate
MGMT 2100 Introduction to Management Management and Entrepreneurship Undergraduate
MKTG 3000 Introduction to Marketing Strategy Marketing Undergraduate
NURS 3111 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Health Professions College of Nursing Undergraduate
NURS 3650 Community and Public Health Nursing  College of Nursing Undergraduate
NURS 3732 Global Health Nursing  College of Nursing Undergraduate
NURS 5007 Applied Epidemiology College of Nursing Graduate
NURS 6811 Social Determinants of Health & Health System Inequities College of Nursing Graduate
OEH 4240 Global Environmental Health College of Public Health Undergraduate
OEH 4260 Global Water and Health Global Health Studies Undergraduate
OEH 4920 Solid and Hazardous Wastes Occupational and Environmental Health Undergraduate
PHAR 8793 Introduction to Global Health Studies College of Pharmacy Graduate
POLI 1400 Introduction to Comparative Politics  Political Science Undergraduate
POLI 1500 Introduction to International Relations Political Science Undergraduate
POLI 2417 Comparative Environmental Policy Political Science Undergraduate
POLI 2500 Politics of Natural Disasters Political Science Undergraduate
POLI 3424 Global Development Political Science Undergraduate
SCLP 3840 Robotic Art Studio Art and Art History Undergraduate
SCLP 3895 Topics in Sculpture: Art at the Edge of the Landfill Art and Art History Undergraduate
SCLP 4835 Electronic Objects and Spaces Art and Art History Undergraduate
SIED 4102 Societal and Educational Applications of Earth Science and Environmental College of Education: Teaching and Learning Undergraduate
SIED 4110 Exploring the Geology, Mining History, and Environmental Issues of the Colorado Rockies College of Education: Teaching and Learning Undergraduate
SOC 1030:0EXW Contemporary Social Problems Sociology and Criminology Undergraduate
SOC 2810 Social Inequality Sociology and Criminology Undergraduate
SOC 3630 The Racial Wealth Gap: Black Debt, White Debt Sociology and Criminology Undergraduate
SPST 2170 Sports and Globalization Sports Studies Undergraduate
SRM 1085 Introduction to Travel and Tourism  Health and Human Physiology Undergraduate
SSW 6500 Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice I Social Work Graduate
SSW 7500 Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice II Social Work Graduate
TDSN 2210 Introduction to 3D Design Art and Art History Undergraduate
TDSN 3200 Product Design Three-Dimensional Design Undergraduate
TDSN 3260 Design for Production Three-Dimensional Design Undergraduate
THTR 2690 Sound Excursions: The Evolving Soundscape and the Reverberations of Human Activity Theatre Arts Undergraduate
URES 1000 First-Year Seminar: Sustainable Urbanism Undergraduate Research Experiences Courses Undergraduate
URP 3350 Transportation Economics Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 4266 Transportation, Urban Form, and Sustainability Planning and Public Affairs Undergraduate
URP 5679 Landscape Planning and Design Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 6203 The Making of Cities: Histories and Theories of Planning Planning and Public Affairs Graduate
URP 6266 Transportation, Urban Form, and Sustainability Planning and Public Affairs Graduate