George Washington University
ER-7: Sustainability-Related Courses

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Course Number Course Name AMST 6495.80 Historic Preservation: Principles and Methods ANTH 3501 (151) Anthropology of Development ANTH 3504 (154) Illness, Healing, and Culture ANTH 3513 Human Rights and Ethics ANTH 3803 Old World Prehistory: First Farmers to First Cities ANTH 6702 Anthropology of the Environment in Latin America ARTH 6235 Art Therapy: International Social and Cultural Diversity BISC 0801 Do We Need Biotechnology BISC 1005 The Biology of Nutrition and Health BISC 1006 The Ecology and Evolution of Organisms BISC 1111 Cells and Biology BISC 1112 The Biology of Organisms BISC 2305 Plant Biology BISC 2450 Organic Evolution BISC 3325 Environmental Physicology BISC 3460 Conservation Biology BISC 3461 Plant-Animal Interactions CHEM 1000 Pathway to a Renewable Chemistry Economy CHEM 1003 Contemporary Science for Non-Science Majors CHEM 3140 Geochemistry ECON 2136 Natural Resources and Environmental Economics ECON 6237 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources ENG 3730W Topics in Postcolonial Literature ENRP 6101 Environmental Sciences I ENRP 6102 Environmental Sciences II ENRP 6140 Environmental Impact Statement Procedures and Environmental Law ENRP 6298 Capstone Course FA 2179 Slow Food Photography GEOG 1003 Society and Environment GEOG 2108 Weather and Climate GEOG 2110 Climate and Human Ecology GEOG 2127 Population Geography GEOG 2128 Geomorphology GEOG 2133 People, Land and Food GEOG 2134 Energy Resources GEOG 2136 Water Resources GEOG 2137 Environmental Hazards GEOG 2140 Cities and Society GEOG 2141 Cities in the Developing World GEOG 3132 Environmental Quality and Management GEOG 3198 Arctic Systems GEOG 3810 Building Cities GEOG 6198 Arctic Systems GEOG 6207 Land Use Planning and Community Development GEOG 6208 Land Use and Transportation Planning GEOG 6219 Urban Climate GEOG 6220 Climate Change GEOG 6222 Resources and the Environment GEOG 6230 Environmental Issues in Development GEOG 6243 Urban Geography GEOL 1001 Physical Geology GEOL 2159 Geobotanical Ecology of Central Appalachians GEOL 3138 Hydrogeology GEOL 3191 Geology of Energy Resources GEOL 3193 Intro to Environmental Law HIST 3324 US Urban History HONR 1033 Scientific Reasoning and Discovery Proseminar HONR 1034 Scientific Reasoning and Discovery HONR 1034 Our Place in Nature PPPA 6025 Ethics and Public Values PPPA 6085 Community Development Policy and Management MSTD 6203 Preventive Conservation Concepts MSTD 6204 Preventive Conservation Techniques ORSC 2116 Leading Change ORSC 2123 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution ORSC 6240 Corporate Responsibility PHIL 1000 The Philosophy of Human Rights PHIL 2132 Social and Political Philosophy PHIL 2133 Philosophy and Non-Violence PHIL 2135 Ethics and Business in the Professions PHIL 6230 Ethical Issues in Policy Arguments PHIL 6231 Economic Justice PHIL 6262 Normative Issues- Foreign Policy PHYS 1003 Physics for Future Presidents PSC 2220 Public Opinion PSC 2224 Environmental Law and Policy PSC 2229 Media and Politics PSC 2367 Human Rights PSC 3192W Development Challenges in Africa SMPA 3194 Development, Governance and Digital Technology SMPP 6241 Global Corporate Social Responsibility SMPP 6290 Corporate Environmental Management and Policy SOC 2105 Social Problems in American Society SOC 2169/W Urban Sociology SOC 2181 Sociology of Food: School Food Policy SOC 6249 Race and Urban Development SOC 6250 Urban Sociology TRDA 6204 Personal Aesthetics II: The Environment UW 1020 Food Movements and Rhetoric of Social Change UW 1020 Frankenstorms, Politics and Media: Communicating Climate Change in a Polarized Atmosphere UW 1020 Architecure and Ecology UW 1020 Writing for Social Change: Writing with DC Community Organizations Elliott School of International Affairs Course Number Course Name IAFF 3179 Energy and the Environment IAFF 3180 Global Energy Security IAFF 3183 Migration, Gender & International Development IAFF 3186 Development Issues in SE Asia IAFF 3187 Venezuela and Political Economy of Oil IAFF 3190 International Environmental Policy IAFF 3190 International Oceans Policy IAFF 6119 The Arctic: New Frontier for Energy, Environment, and Development IAFF 6121 Cornerstone Seminar in International Development IAFF 6138 Gender and Development IAFF 6138 Rural Development, Human Rights, and Biodiversity IAFF 6138 Gender, Tourism and Development IAFF 6138 Indigenous People & Development IAFF 6138 Financing Climate Change Policy IAFF 6138 Environment and Development IAFF 6158 International Issues in Energy IAFF 6190 International Climate Change Policy IAFF 6378 Oil: Industry, Economy, Society Milken Institute School of Public Health Course Number Course Name HLWL 1101 Science of Integrated Medicine HLWL 1104 Outdoor and Environmental Education HLWL 1108 Weight and Society HLWL 1110 Issues in Alternative Medicine HLWL 1112 Issues in Women’s Health HLWL 1114 Personal Health and Wellness HLWL 1116 Lifestyle Nutrition HLWL 1117 Functional Fitness EXSC 1114 Community Nutrition EXSC 2119 Basic Nutrition EXSC 2122 Food Systems and Public Health PubH 1101 Introduction to Public Health and Health Services PubH 2114 Environment, Health and Development PubH 2117 Service Learning in Public Health PubH 3132 Health and the Environment PubH 3133 Global Health and Development PubH 3135 Health Policy PubH 3136 Health Law PubH 3190 Current Issues in Bioethics PubH 6099 Pesticides and Cancer PubH 6121 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology PubH 6122 Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Policies, Politics and Programs PubH 6123 Toxicology: Applications for Public Health Policy PubH 6124 Problem Solving in Environmental and Occupational Health PubH 6125 Intro to Children’s Health and the Environment PubH 6126 Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards PubH 6127 Applied Environmental Health Microbiology PubH 6128 Global Environment and Occupational Health PubH 6129 Problem Formulation in Environmental and Occupational Health PubH 6131 Applied Data Analysis in Water PubH 6132 Water Sanitation and Hygiene in Disaster Relief Management and Development PubH 6219 Information Sources in Environmental and Occupational Health PubH 6362 Civil Rights Issues/Health Care PubH 6401 Comparative Regional Determinants PubH 6440 Global Health Economics and Finance PubH 6482 International Food and Nutrition PubH 6485 Prevention and Control of Water and Sanitation Diseases PubH 6551 Maternal & Child Health II PubH 6555 Reproductive Health: US and Global Perspective PubH 6558 Women, Gender, and Health PubH 6099 US Food Policy and Politics PubH 8411 Advanced Topics: Principles of Environmental Health Risk Science PubH 8412 Advanced Topics: Environmental and Occupational Health Research and Practice School of Business Course Number Course Name IBUS 4900 International Perspectives on Green Business IBUS 4900 Industry, Economy, Society MGT 4900 Employment Conflict and Negotiation SMPP 6215 Corporate Governance SMPP 6241 Global Corporate Responsibility SMPP 6290 Strategy and International Political Economy SMPP 8331 Doctoral Seminar in Business and Public Policy School of Engineering and Applied Science Course Number Course Name CE 1010 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering CE 3140 Sustainability in Engineering Materials CE 3520 Environmental Engineering 1: Water Resources and Water Quality CE 3521 Environmental Engineering Laboratory CE 4410 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering CE 4411 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory CE 4450 Introduction to Geo-Environmental Engineering CE 4620 Hydrology and Hydraulic Design CE 6501 Environmental Chemistry CE 6504 Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes CE 6506 Microbiology for Environmental Engineers CE 6507 Advanced Treatment Processes CE 6508 Industrial Waste Treatment CE 6509 Introduction to Hazardous Wastes CE 6605 Groundwater and Seepage CE 6607 Water Resources Planning and Control CE 6610 Pollution Transport System CS 4532 Information Policy ECE 6690 Power Systems Economics ECE 6691 Power Systems Reliability EMSE 3740 Systems Thinking and Policy Modeling I EMSE 3855W Critical Infrastructure Systems EMSE 4410 Survey of Finance and Engineering Economics EMSE 6230 Hazardous Waste Management and Cleanup EMSE 6240 Environmental Hazard Management EMSE 6260 Energy Management EMSE 6285 Analytical Tools for Energy Management EMSE 6290 Climate Change EMSE 6295 Environmental Security EMSE 6320 International Disaster Management EMSE 6325 Medical and Public Health Emergency Management EMSE 6350 Hazard Mitigation in Disaster Management EMSE 6410 Survey of Finance and Engineering Economics EMSE 6740 Systems Thinking and Policy Modeling I EMSE 6745 Systems Thinking and Policy Modeling II EMSE 6992 Beyond Compliance: Next Generation Environmental Self Governance MAE 4149 Thermal Systems Design MAE 6291 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering School of Law Courses Course Number LAW 6424 Animal Law LAW 6430 Environmental Law LAW 6431 Wildlife and Ecosystems Law LAW 6432 Air Pollution Control LAW 6434 Water Pollution Control LAW 6437 Coastal, Navigation, and Wetlands Resource Law LAW 6438 Energy Law and Regulation LAW 6439 Energy and the Environment LAW 6440 Natural Resources Law LAW 6442 Control of Solid and Hazardous Wastes LAW 6443 Oil and Gas Law LAW 6444 Regulation of Toxic Substance Risk LAW 6449 Environmental and Toxic Torts LAW 6450 Federal Facilities Environmental Law Issues LAW 6452 Environmental Issues in Business Transactions LAW 6454 International Environmental Law LAW 6455 International Climate Change Law LAW 6458 Environmental Negotiations LAW 6459 Atomic Energy Law LAW 6460 Environment and Energy Policy Practicum LAW 6464 Environmental Crimes LAW 6465 Environmental Crimes Project LAW 6466 Environmental Law Seminars (Food and Agriculture, Energy Commodities Trading, Comparative Energy Regulatory Systems) LAW 6467 Environmental Legislation Project LAW 6468 Graduate Environmental Placement LAW 6469 Environmental Lawyering LAW 6545 International Project Finance Law LAW 6571 Human Rights and Environmental Protection LAW 6627 Environmental Law Clinic School of Medicine and Health Sciences Course Number Course Name HSCI 2103 Health Policy/Health Care Systems HSCI 2105 Ethics for Health Professionals HSCI 2108 Quality Improvement/Health Care HSCI 4103 Health Care Law/Regulation College of Professional Studies Course Number Course Name PSLD 6201 Introduction to Design PSLD 6202 Site Analysis PSLD 6203 Site Engineering PSLD 6204 Construction Methods and Materials PSLD 6212 History of Landscape Design PSLD 6213 Contemporary Themes in Landscape Design Seminar PSLD 6231 Site Design Studio PSLD 6236 Planting Design Studio PLSD 6221 Landscape Plants for Fall PSLD 6223 Landscape Plants for Spring PSLD 6225 Landscape Plants for Summer PSLD 6240 Comprehensive Project PSUS 6235 Special Topics in Urban Sustainability

(1) The Green Leaf Course list is subject to change from semester to semester. For the most updated list, please download the Compendium of Green Leaf Courses from our website at https://sustainability.gwu.edu/green-course-list. (2) As previously noted, this inventory is more extensive than the Green Leaf Course list, which was developed primarily as a tool to identify allowable credits for the Sustainability minor.