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ERS 100Foundations: Environment, Resources and Sustainability

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Environment, Resources and Sustainability

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Introduces analytical approaches for problem definition and problem solving that are appropriate for a wide range of environment and resource issues. Considers the limitations of approaches that perceive and attempt to manage issues as isolated phenomena. Also examines alternative approaches that recognize the broader context and underlying roots in ethical positions and ecological, economic, and institutional systems.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

72% liked it61% easy47% useful

From 29 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Attendence was not mandatory. The lectures are super chill. Dr.Barbeau's slides are quite long but is a really understanding and caring person.

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  • This was a pretty laid-back course with lots of guest lectures. I found that I didn't learn a huge amount in the lectures but then a lot more was expected on the assignments which was kind of frustrating. But it overall was not that bad of a course.

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  • Really chill course, guest lectures half the time. Bi-weekly assignments were very different each time. Chrisitine did kahoots every lecture which were pretty fun, she made the course really engaging.

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  • Relatively simple course, Dr. Collins just makes things more complicated than they should be by rambling

    Apr 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Quite an easy course, honestly felt like a high school class.
    OpenMind exercises take quite some time (each took me over an hour), so don't wait until the last week to do them!

    Dec 2021 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

11 posts and comments in 9 threads mention ERS 100, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2019

ERS 100 & 101 2 points, 4 comments

u/egyptn: “… My only problem is that because I didn't start Fall 2019, I missed out on ERS 100--as it is not offered in the Winter term. My question is if it should be okay that I take ERS 101 before I have taken ERS 100? …”

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Spring 2019

Having trouble with course selection, class schedules and weird pop up from Quest website. 2 points, 9 comments

u/bitchybean: “… as the electives I have chosen has slots where it overlaps with my mandatory courses (ERS 100, ENVS 178, ENVS 195) and I’m not sure what to do. …”

u/QueenOfThisThrone: “As a first year student they most likely won’t let you take ERS 100 and BIOL 150 together since it’ll require an override because there is a time conflict between them. You can always take BIOL 150 during another term especially if ERS 100 is a required course for you. …”

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Is it dumb to have 5 lecture courses in one whole semester/term? 0 points, 16 comments

u/bitchybean: “… you’ve also taken any of these courses before, let me know how they were!); Mandatory: - ERS 100: Foundations - Environment, Resources and Sustainability (LEC, TUT) - ENVS 178: Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics (LEC, TUT) - ENVS 195: Introduction to …”

u/ginkgoaway: “Though several of these courses have changed since I was in 1st year (specifically ERS 100, which existed as ERS 110), I took a very similar course load in my initial year of ERS. …”

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Winter 2019

Spring 2018

Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… ENVE 498 ENVS 105 ENVS 178 ENVS 195 ENVS 200 ENVS 201 ENVS 278 ENVS 395 ENVS 401 ENVS 444 ERS 100 ERS 201 ERS 202 ERS 210 ERS 234 ERS 265 ERS 275 ERS 300 ERS 301 ERS 315 ERS 316 ERS 321 ERS 328 ERS 335 ERS 346 ERS 375 ERS 403A ERS 403B ERS 454 ERS 475 ERS 484 ERS 615 ERS 619 ERS …”

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