Schedule of Classes Undergraduate / fall 2025 / Environmental Studies

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(1-99) Primarily for Undergraduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
ENVS 2A 1 Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges
[ sn ]

Please add yourself onto the waitlist to enroll.  ENVS students and students considering an ENVS major/minor receive priority enrollment.  Additional students will be added as space permits.  If you have questions, please email the professor, Dan Perlman, at perlman@brandeis.eduClass meets Tuesday and Fridays 9:35 - 10:55 a.m. The additional listed time is for a mandatory weekly tree walk.


Th 12:20 PM–1:40 PM
T,F 9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Schwartz: 112
Waitlist
13 / 0 / 4
Dan Perlman
ENVS 2A 2 Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges
[ sn ]

Please add yourself onto the waitlist to enroll.  ENVS students and students considering an ENVS major/minor receive priority enrollment.  Additional students will be added as space permits.  If you have questions, please email the professor, Dan Perlman, at perlman@brandeis.eduClass meets Tuesday and Fridays 9:35 - 10:55 a.m. The additional listed time is for a mandatory weekly tree walk.


T,F 9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Schwartz: 112
Th 2:20 PM–3:40 PM
Waitlist
8 / 0 / 3
Dan Perlman
ENVS 2A 3 Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges
[ sn ]

Please add yourself onto the waitlist to enroll.  ENVS students and students considering an ENVS major/minor receive priority enrollment.  Additional students will be added as space permits.  If you have questions, please email the professor, Dan Perlman, at perlman@brandeis.eduClass meets Tuesday and Fridays 9:35 - 10:55 a.m. The additional listed time is for a mandatory weekly tree walk.


T,F 9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Schwartz: 112
F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Waitlist
12 / 0 / 9
Dan Perlman
ENVS 3B 1 Environmental Social Science
[ ss ]

M,W 4:05 PM–5:25 PM
Lown: 203
Open
9 / 40 / 0
Prakash Kashwan
ENVS 19B 1 Evolution of the Earth
[ qr sn ]

T,Th 2:20 PM–3:40 PM Waitlist
60 / 55 / 15
Sally Warner
ENVS 42B 1 Climate Science
[ oc qr sn ]

T,Th 3:55 PM–5:15 PM
Golding Judaica: 101
Waitlist
32 / 25 / 13
Sally Warner
 

(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
ENVS 111A 1 Environmental and Climate Justice
[ deis-us djw ss ]

M,W 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Lown: 203
Open
28 / 30 / 0
Prakash Kashwan
ENVS 114A 1 Ethics, Policy, and Implementation in Landscape Scale Conservation
[ ss ]

T,F 12:45 PM–2:05 PM Waitlist
25 / 25 / 4
Charles Chester
 

ENVS Oral Communication

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
AMST/ENG 47A 1 Frontier Visions: The West in American Literature and Culture
[ hum oc ]

T,F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Olin-Sang: 104
Open
11 / 20 / 0
Jerome Tharaud
BIOL 39B 2 Biology of Global Climate Change
[ djw dl oc sn ]

In Fall 2025, this course will be integrated into the prestigious US-UK Fulbright Global Challenges Teaching Award on Climate Change, partnering with the University of Strathclyde’s “Learning for Sustainability” course in Scotland. Through a Virtual Exchange/Collaborative Online International Learning (VE/COIL) framework, students will engage in a six-week collaborative program, fostering cross-cultural understanding and researching climate and sustainability related issues.


T 9:35 AM–12:25 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
Waitlist
21 / 0 / 0
Colleen Hitchcock
ENVS 42B 1 Climate Science
[ oc qr sn ]

T,Th 3:55 PM–5:15 PM
Golding Judaica: 101
Waitlist
32 / 25 / 13
Sally Warner
 

ENVS Digital Literacy

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
BIOL 39B 2 Biology of Global Climate Change
[ djw dl oc sn ]

In Fall 2025, this course will be integrated into the prestigious US-UK Fulbright Global Challenges Teaching Award on Climate Change, partnering with the University of Strathclyde’s “Learning for Sustainability” course in Scotland. Through a Virtual Exchange/Collaborative Online International Learning (VE/COIL) framework, students will engage in a six-week collaborative program, fostering cross-cultural understanding and researching climate and sustainability related issues.


T 9:35 AM–12:25 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
Waitlist
21 / 0 / 0
Colleen Hitchcock
 

ENVS Foundational Courses

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
ENVS 2A 1 Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges
[ sn ]

Please add yourself onto the waitlist to enroll.  ENVS students and students considering an ENVS major/minor receive priority enrollment.  Additional students will be added as space permits.  If you have questions, please email the professor, Dan Perlman, at perlman@brandeis.eduClass meets Tuesday and Fridays 9:35 - 10:55 a.m. The additional listed time is for a mandatory weekly tree walk.


Th 12:20 PM–1:40 PM
T,F 9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Schwartz: 112
Waitlist
13 / 0 / 4
Dan Perlman
ENVS 2A 2 Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges
[ sn ]

Please add yourself onto the waitlist to enroll.  ENVS students and students considering an ENVS major/minor receive priority enrollment.  Additional students will be added as space permits.  If you have questions, please email the professor, Dan Perlman, at perlman@brandeis.eduClass meets Tuesday and Fridays 9:35 - 10:55 a.m. The additional listed time is for a mandatory weekly tree walk.


T,F 9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Schwartz: 112
Th 2:20 PM–3:40 PM
Waitlist
8 / 0 / 3
Dan Perlman
ENVS 2A 3 Fundamentals of Environmental Challenges
[ sn ]

Please add yourself onto the waitlist to enroll.  ENVS students and students considering an ENVS major/minor receive priority enrollment.  Additional students will be added as space permits.  If you have questions, please email the professor, Dan Perlman, at perlman@brandeis.eduClass meets Tuesday and Fridays 9:35 - 10:55 a.m. The additional listed time is for a mandatory weekly tree walk.


T,F 9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Schwartz: 112
F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Waitlist
12 / 0 / 9
Dan Perlman
 

ENVS Sciences Group

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
BIOL 16A 1 Evolution and Biodiversity
[ qr sn ]

Instruction for this course is online and does not require regular live meeting times (meets asynchronously). Students with time conflicts can participate asynchronously and should enroll in section 1.


TBD Open
314 / 999 / 0
James Morris
BIOL 16A 2 Evolution and Biodiversity
[ qr sn ]

Instruction for this course is online and meets synchronously.


F 12:45 PM–1:35 PM
M,W 9:05 AM–9:55 AM
Open
95 / 999 / 0
James Morris
BIOL 23A 1 Ecology
[ sn ]

T,F 12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Golding Judaica: 101
Waitlist
41 / 35 / 0
Colleen Hitchcock
BIOL 39B 2 Biology of Global Climate Change
[ djw dl oc sn ]

In Fall 2025, this course will be integrated into the prestigious US-UK Fulbright Global Challenges Teaching Award on Climate Change, partnering with the University of Strathclyde’s “Learning for Sustainability” course in Scotland. Through a Virtual Exchange/Collaborative Online International Learning (VE/COIL) framework, students will engage in a six-week collaborative program, fostering cross-cultural understanding and researching climate and sustainability related issues.


T 9:35 AM–12:25 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
Waitlist
21 / 0 / 0
Colleen Hitchcock
CHEM 33A 1 Environmental Chemistry
[ sn ]

M,W,Th 9:05 AM–9:55 AM
Shapiro Science: 0016
Open
15 / 24 / 0
Jo-Ann Jee
ENGR 13A 1 Modeling and Simulation
[ sn ]

T 9:35 AM–12:25 PM
Abelson-Bass: 401
F 9:35 AM–12:25 PM
Abelson-Bass: 401
Open
10 / 20 / 0
Jonathan Krones
Jonathan Krones
ENVS 19B 1 Evolution of the Earth
[ qr sn ]

T,Th 2:20 PM–3:40 PM Waitlist
60 / 55 / 15
Sally Warner
ENVS 42B 1 Climate Science
[ oc qr sn ]

T,Th 3:55 PM–5:15 PM
Golding Judaica: 101
Waitlist
32 / 25 / 13
Sally Warner
 

ENVS Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Group

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
AMST/ENG 47A 1 Frontier Visions: The West in American Literature and Culture
[ hum oc ]

T,F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Olin-Sang: 104
Open
11 / 20 / 0
Jerome Tharaud
ENVS 3B 1 Environmental Social Science
[ ss ]

M,W 4:05 PM–5:25 PM
Lown: 203
Open
9 / 40 / 0
Prakash Kashwan
ENVS 111A 1 Environmental and Climate Justice
[ deis-us djw ss ]

M,W 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Lown: 203
Open
28 / 30 / 0
Prakash Kashwan
ENVS 114A 1 Ethics, Policy, and Implementation in Landscape Scale Conservation
[ ss ]

T,F 12:45 PM–2:05 PM Waitlist
25 / 25 / 4
Charles Chester
SOC 121A 1 Inequality and Environmental Justice in the City
[ deis-us ss ]

T,F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Schneider Heller: G002
Open
34 / 35 / 0
Rachel McKane
 

CJSP Climate Policy

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
ENVS 114A 1 Ethics, Policy, and Implementation in Landscape Scale Conservation
[ ss ]

T,F 12:45 PM–2:05 PM Waitlist
25 / 25 / 4
Charles Chester
 

CJSP Climate Justice

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
ENVS 111A 1 Environmental and Climate Justice
[ deis-us djw ss ]

M,W 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Lown: 203
Open
28 / 30 / 0
Prakash Kashwan
 

CJSP Climate Science

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s)
BIOL 39B 2 Biology of Global Climate Change
[ djw dl oc sn ]

In Fall 2025, this course will be integrated into the prestigious US-UK Fulbright Global Challenges Teaching Award on Climate Change, partnering with the University of Strathclyde’s “Learning for Sustainability” course in Scotland. Through a Virtual Exchange/Collaborative Online International Learning (VE/COIL) framework, students will engage in a six-week collaborative program, fostering cross-cultural understanding and researching climate and sustainability related issues.


T 9:35 AM–12:25 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Heller-Brown: G046
Waitlist
21 / 0 / 0
Colleen Hitchcock
ENVS 19B 1 Evolution of the Earth
[ qr sn ]

T,Th 2:20 PM–3:40 PM Waitlist
60 / 55 / 15
Sally Warner
ENVS 42B 1 Climate Science
[ oc qr sn ]

T,Th 3:55 PM–5:15 PM
Golding Judaica: 101
Waitlist
32 / 25 / 13
Sally Warner