Spring 2013

Gateway to the majors and minors in environmental studies. Provides students with an overview of how government agencies and societal institutions address (or fail to address) the interrelated social and scientific aspects of environmental problems and policies.

Overview of environmental policy, law and politics at the international, domestic and local levels. Social science gateway to the Environmental Studies major.

Extensive academic preparation in the physics, physiology, safety, and methodology for in-water scientific diving. Recommended preparation: Background in natural science and/or environmental studies is strongly recommended.

Overview of issues related to water and soil sustainability including science, policy and business aspects. Recommended Preparation ENST-100.

Overview of issues related to water and soil sustainability including science, policy and business aspects. Recommended Preparation ENST-100.

Examines the politics of managing the global environment. The nature of ecosystems, commons problems, population and resource utilization problems along with biodiversity and global governance are emphasized.

Introduces students to central concepts and theories in environmental law and regulation; analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.

Evaluates the causes, effects, and responses to international environmental disasters. Emphasis is on contemporary case studies in a theoretical context.

Survey of major environmental policies both international and domestic as they relate to fisheries, shipping, pollution, seaports and coastal management. Recommended preparation: ENST- 100, ENST- 387.

An introduction to the economic tools and issues that affect natural resource use and environmental management. Not available for major credit to economics majors.

Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.

Analysis of water, air, and land pollution, including hazardous waste, and engineering of mitigation measures. Water and wastewater treatment systems.

Should environmental issues be treated as threats to security? Survey of recent literature explores global environmental politics using a security framework.

Earth's development as a habitable planet, from origin to human impacts on global biogeochemical cycles in the ocean, land, atmosphere. Discussion of environmental alternatives.

The political realities of selected environmental issues; resolving and implementing social priorities; interests, attitudes, strategies, and tactics of pressure groups; institutional biases and opportunities.

Introduction to the tools used to reconstruct past climate change and a thorough discussion of past climate changes on Earth with an emphasis on the recent past. Recommended preparation: any introductory GEOL course.

Introduction to the principles, drivers, and critiques of green business from the private perspective of profit maximization and the public perspective of environmental benefits.

Biological principles underlying conservation including ecology, evolution, genetics and biogeography. Covers both marine and terrestrial environment, with special emphasis on island biology. Catalina semester only. (Duplicates credit in BISC 373L.). Recommended preparation: BISC 320L; BISC 313 or BISC 325.

Concepts in hydrogeology and application to environmental problems. Topics include groundwater and surface water hydrology, chemistry, and contamination. Includes labs, guest lectures, and field trips. Recommended preparation: GEOL 105, GEOL 160, or equivalent.

Field studies in ecosystem management tools used to investigate complex environmental problems in Micronesia. Historical, cultural, and scientific topics, direct observations of biological, physical, and chemical conditions.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Students form multidisciplinary teams and are asked to study and resolve a major environmental problem facing a particular region or target population.

Selected topics dealing with environmental issues and problems.

Introduces students to the central issues, concepts, and theories in environmental law and policy and analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.

Science and policy issues used to characterize and manage California coastal resources. Key issues include: coastal pollution, public health, ecosystem management, and marine reserves. Recommended preparation: ENST-500.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.