Water Studies Minor
Minor
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The OWOW Center offers three interdisciplinary academic programs in Water Studies
Understanding the differences between the three programs.
| Minor | Certificate | Online Certificate | |
| Credits | 18 | 15 | Not for academic credit |
| Internship/Capstone Project | Yes | No | Yes |
| Must be Degree Seeking Student | Yes | No | No |
| Available to Post-bac Student | No | No | Yes |
| Interdisciplinary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Available Water Studies Core Courses
Fall 2026
GEG 1910 Global Water Concerns
Asynchronous Online
Instructor: Blomberg
CRN 51377
GEG 1910 Global Water Concerns
Asynchronous Online
Instructor: Bellisario
CRN 51376
ENV 4410 Water Law
TTH 9:30am-10:45am
Instructor: Bellinger
CRN 54072
HIS 3420 American West*
Asynchronous Online
Instructor: Frisbee
CRN 54104
*Please make an appointment with OWOW Center staff if enrolling in this course.
Possible Water Studies Elective Courses
Please note, this is not the full list of possible Water Studies Elective courses. Please schedule an appointment with the OWOW Center to explore more options.
- ANT 3610 Colorado Archaeology
- ART 3637 Socially Engaged Art
- ART 3678 Environmental Art
- BIO 3140 Plant Physiology
- BIO 4210 Principles of Wildlife Biology and Management
- BUS 3040 Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- CHE 3050 Environmental Chemistry
- CHS 2110 The Chicano in Aztlan
- CET 3000 Environmental Engineering Fundamentals
- CET 3330 Environmental Technology Processes
- CET 4130 Soil Mechanics
- COMM 3500 Environmental Communication
- ECO 3450 Environmental Economics
- ENG 2580 Climate Change Advocacy Writing
- ENG 3526 Writing in the Sciences
- EVE 1040 Intro to Environmental Engineering
- EVE 3000 Concepts in Environmental Engineering
- EVE 3185 Fundamental Fluid Mechanics
- EVE 3500 Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment
- EVE 4400 Water Resource Engineering
- EVE 4420 Wetland Studies
- ENV 2100 Environmental Sampling and Analysis
- ENV 3000 Environmental Engineering Fundamentals
- ENV 3010 Applied Pollution Science
- ENV 3250 Colorado Water Law and Water Rights Administration
- ENV 4150 Hydrology (Surface Water)
- ENV 4250 – Hydrogeology (Groundwater)
- ENV 4400 Landscape Ecology
- ENV 4420 Wetlands
- ENV 4440 Limnology
- ENV 4450 Stream Ecology
- ENV 4460 Advanced Water Quality Analysis
- ENV 4470 Snow Hydrology
- ESSA 1410 Ski, Cross-Country, or Snowboard
- GWS 3655 Women of the American West
- GIS 3250 Cartography
- GEG 1120 Orienteering
- GEG 2020 Geography of Colorado
- GEG 2700 Geographies of Environmental Justice
- GEG 4150 Hydrology (Surface Water)
- GEG 4250 Hydrology (Ground Water)
- GEG 4470 Snow Hydrology
- GEG 4970 Sustainability Practice Seminar
- GEL 1150- Physical Oceanography
- GEL 4150 Hydrology (Surface Water)
- GEL 4250- Hydrology (Groundwater)
- HIS 3420 American West
- HIS 1700 Nature and Society
- HIS 3425- Colorado and the Nation
- HIS 3490- Native American History
- HIS 3655 Women of the American West
- HLDR 3400 Facilities Operations
- HLDR 1100 Colorado Tourism and Recreation
- HLDR 3010 Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism
- ITP 2800 Health, Society, and the Environment
- JMP 3670 Writing for the Environmental Industry
- JMP 4890 Social Documentary
- LDR 1010 Leadership and Social Change
- MKT 3190 Marketing for Social Good
- MTH 3240 Environmental Statistics
- MTR 1400- Weather & Climate
- MTR 1600- Global Climate Change
- MTR 2050 Community Climate Initiatives
- NAS 2700 Geographies of Environmental Justice
- NAS 3300 Indigenous Geographies of North America
- NUT 3110 Food Science
- PSC 3230 Environmental Politics
- PSC 3300 Indigenous Geographies of North America
- PUB 3030 Essentials of Environmental Health in Public Health Practices
- PUB 4000 Health Policy Practice and Development
- RTM 4000 Adventure Travel
- RECR 2210 Nature, Leadership, and Outdoor Recreation
- RECR 4550- Aquatic Management
- RST 3905 Farm to Table Sustainability
- SOC 3770 Society and the Environment
- SUR 2530 Route Surveying
- SSE 3185Fundamental Fluid Mechanics
- SSE 4280 Energy and Power
- TTM 4200 Ecotourism
- UA 2735 Urban Vegetable Farming
UA 3605 Agribusiness Operations
UA 3765 Greenhouse Operations