Course Offerings

Disclaimer: Please note that the courses listed are subject to revision. Please click on the course names for more details.

Core Courses (Required for majors and minors)

1. Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences (3 credits)

2. Environmental Impact Assessment (6 credits)

Electives: Environmental Sciences (Majors must take at least six courses from the courses listed below; Minors must take at least three courses from those listed below). Unless otherwise listed all courses are for 3 credits.

1. The Science of Climate Change / Global Warming

2. Principles of Ecology and Biological Diversity

3. Ecology and Evolution

4. The Natural Environment of India

5. Introduction to Remote Sensing

6. Atmospheric Chemistry

7. Atmospheric Physics

8. Environmental Geochemistry

9. Statistics for Environmental Studies
10. Field Course: Pune and Its Environs (6 credits)

Electives: Environmental Studies (Majors must take at least six courses from the courses listed below; Minors must take at least three courses from those listed below). Unless otherwise listed all courses are for 3 credits.

1. Environmental Law

2. Anthropological Perspectives on the Environment

3. Water Wars / Politics of River Systems

4. Energy: Renewable and Non-renewable

5. Environmental Governance

6. Resistance, Solutions, and Questions: Responses to Environmental Crises
7. Environmental Issues in India

8. Research Methods in Environmental Studies

9. Topics in Environmental Studies