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ERS 400Social-Ecological Approaches to Sustainability

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Environment, Resources and Sustainability

When it runs

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

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines how societies and organizations deal with and respond to social-ecological system complexity, uncertainty and change, and emphasizes tools, strategies and approaches to foster environment and resource sustainability.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001567852 / 54M 14:30–16:20
TUT 101569825 / 27F 14:30–15:20
TUT 102569927 / 27Th 08:30–09:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

50% liked it46% easy50% useful

From 8 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • I thought I would be taking more specific, technical courses once I got into the later years of my degree but no. This is just so vague for no reason. I don't care about any of this.

    Nov 2024 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This has to be one of the most boring, dry courses that I have ever been forced to take. There is so little information about ecology, and the course does not seem to have a clear goal for what we are supposed to learn. Classes are long, monotonous, and full of opinion over fact. Would never recommend this course as an elective for anyone.

    Oct 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Required ERS course but still interesting. This course is great for applying concepts you've learned through your ERS career to current environmental challenges. The final project gives you a lot of choice and can be fun if you pick a topic you genuinely care about or a contemporary/less studied issue. I would recommend going to lectures as the readings make much more sense in lecture. Helena does a great job in going in depth to the case studies discussed in the readings to make them super make sense.

    Nov 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Extremely easy for a 4th year course. No midterms or finals, just 3 written assignments and a media submission at the end. Dr. Shilomboleni is a good, engaging prof and is pretty flexible. The textbook is a really difficult read and is very theory-heavy but the lectures aren't

    Nov 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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