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• BIOL 210 Global Change Biology 6 credits

  Environmental problems are caused by a complex mix of physical, biological, social, economic, political, and technological factors. This course explores how these environmental problems affect life on Earth by examining the biological processes underlying natural ecological systems and the effects of global environmental changes such as resources consumption and overharvesting, land-use change, climate warming, pollution, extinction and biodiversity loss, and invasive species.

  Sophomore Priority

  • Offered: Winter 2026
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
  • Prerequisites:

    Student has completed any of the following course(s): One Introductory (100-Level) BIOL or CHEM or GEOL course with a lab with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or received a score of 3 or better on the Chemistry AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Chemistry IB exam.

  • Tags: BIOL Elective CL: 200 level ENTS Core Course PPOL Environmental Policy & Sustainability

  • BIOL  210.01 Winter 2026

  • Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
  • Size:48
  • T, THAnderson Hall 036 10:10am-11:55am

• ECON 271 Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment 6 credits

  How do we address increasingly urgent problems of environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources?  This course develops the economic approach to addressing a wide variety of related issues, while also considering how issues of law and political economy affect resource allocations and the desirability and feasibility of various policies.  Topics covered include climate change, energy production, air quality regulation policies, wildlife management, endangered species protection, water resource management, and valuation of the environment.

  • Offered: Winter 2026
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
  • Prerequisites:

    Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test or received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency.

  • Tags: AMST America in the World AMST Democracy Activism AMST Space and Place CL: 200 level ECON Elective ENTS Core Course POSI Elective/Non POSC PPOL Environmental Policy & Sustainability

  • ECON  271.01 Winter 2026

  • Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THWillis 211 10:10am-11:55am