ACADEMIC COURSES
Sustainability related courses and programming provided by the academic institutions on the Auraria campus.
INSTITUTIONAL OFFERINGS
Across all three academic institutions on the Auraria campus, there are many courses and programs offered for the sustainability minded individual. The programs, whether they're minors, study abroad opportunities, or structured majors around the subject of sustainability, will provide you with a unique set of tools to help create a better environment for us to live.
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Are you a student looking for more opportunities to get involved within your academic institution? Be sure to check out our campus resources section on the resources page to see a listing of clubs and societies affiliated with sustainable practices! Interested in learning more about sustainability through the ASCP? Check out our Spring Series with archived lecture material!
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*Did we miss something? Submit it here! This list will be contentiously expanding and updated as we aim to provide a central resource for all students, faculty, and staff to find academic opportunities.
MSU Denver
CU Denver
CCD
DEPARTMENTS
PROGRAMS
Geography​
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B.S., Sustainable Systems Engineering
B.S., Environmental Engineering
B.S., Civil Engineering Technology
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COURSES
CET 3320 Environmental Impact Statements Credits​
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COMM 490A Environmental Communication
ENV 1200 Intro to Environmental Science
ENV 2200 Principals of Ecological Restoration
ENV 3400 Water Resources
ENV 3540 Advanced Geologic and Environmental Hazards-Denver and Vicinity Credits
ENV 3700 Mountain Environments
ENV 4200 Environmental Policy & Planning
ENV 4400 Landscape Ecology
ENV/ EVE 4420 Wetlands
ENV 4960 Global Environmental Challenges
EVT 4100 Special Events Production
ENV 4200 Environmental Policy and Planning
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GEG 1000 World Geography
GEG 1300 Introduction to Human Geography
GEG 1700 Principles of Sustainability
GEG 1910 Global Water Concerns
GEG 2020 Geography of Colorado
GEG 2700 Geographies of Environmental Justice
GEG 3300 Land Use, Culture, and Conflict
GEG 3360 Economic Geography
GEG 3410 Biogeography
GEG 3520: Regional Geography, variable topics
GEG 3600 Urban Geography
GEG 3630 Transportation Planning
GEG 3720 Global Sustainable Development
GEG 4640 Recreational Land Use Patterns
GEG 4700 Sustainability in Resource Management
GEG 4720 Sustainability in Mitigation Planning
GEG 4920 Sustainability Practice Seminar (rotating instructors)
GEL 3530 Advanced Geology of the Colorado Plateau Field Course: Variable Topics
GEL 4150 Hydrology (Surface Water)
GEL 4250 Hydrogeology (Groundwater)
GEL 3420 Soil Resources
HON 391U Environment, People, and Place
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HIS 3426 Water and the American West
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JMP 3570 Covering the Environment
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MTR 1600 Global Climate Change
MTR 2050 Community Climate Initiatives
MTR 3030 Climatology
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PSC 3230 Envir0nmental Politics
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SWK 3070 Environmental Justice in Social Work
DEPARTMENTS
PROGRAMS
COURSES
ENV101 Introduction to Environmental Science
HWE 100 – Human Nutrition
HWE143 - Applied Nutrition to Whole Food Cooking
AEC 104 – Architectural Drawing Theory
AEC 116 – Building Materials
AEC 125 – History of Architecture
AEC 218 – Sustainable Building Systems
AEC 219 – LEED Exam Preparation
DEPARTMENTS
PROGRAMS
COURSES
HIST 3366 - Nature and Power in American History
HIST 3616 - Global History of Energy
Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3430/5430
HUMN 5430
SSCI 5430
ENVS 1342 Environment, Society and Sustainability
GEO 4680 Urban Sustainability
Spirituality and Ecology in Global Societies RLST 3800
CVEN5460/URPL6399 Introduction to Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
IT Equipment Life Cycle
