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Environmental Studies Program (ENST)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/enviro/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in CAS-116; Phone: (213) 740-7770.
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.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33000R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 32 of 33 | Scott Applebaum | LVL13 | ||
33001R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 38 of 38 | Victoria Petryshyn | WPH102 | Word (476016 KB) | |
33002R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 34 of 37 | Victoria Campbell-Arvai | SOSB2 | ||
33003R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 37 of 37 | David Ginsburg | DMC261 | ||
33004R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 37 of 38 | Monalisa Chatterjee | WPH207 |
Exploration of the major social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical disagreements that exist between scholars, leaders, and citizens concerning today's most serious environmental issues and problems. Not available for credit to environmental studies majors and minors.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33005R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 78 of 80 | Sean Fraga | SLH100 | PDF (192794 KB) | |
33007R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Monday | 20 of 20 | Anthony Swieringa | WPH101 | ||
33008R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Monday | 18 of 20 | Anthony Swieringa | DMC255 | ||
33009R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 20 of 20 | Perwana Nazif | THH115 | ||
33010R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 20 of 20 | Perwana Nazif | THH115 | ||
33006R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 73 of 74 | Douglas Becker | WPHB27 | PDF (971544 KB) | |
33011R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Kritika Malhotra | DMC200 | ||
33012R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | Kritika Malhotra | THH113 | ||
33013R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 20 of 20 | Andres Sanchez | THH213 | ||
33014R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 14 of 14 | Andres Sanchez | THH105 |
Examination of scientific, social, political, and economic factors of fisheries management, engaging students in key issues of coastal and marine sustainability.
- Prerequisite: ENST 100
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33017R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 30 | David Ginsburg | GFS222 |
Overview of issues related to water and soil sustainability including science, policy and business aspects. Recommended Preparation ENST-100.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33020R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 21 of 36 | Scott Applebaum | WPH205 | ||
33021R | 001 | Lab | 9:30-12:20pm | Tuesday | 4 of 13 | Kritika Malhotra | OFFICE | ||
33024D | 001 | Lab | 3:30-6:20pm | Tuesday | 17 of 17 | Kritika Malhotra | OFFICE |
Overview of issues related to water and soil sustainability including science, policy and business aspects. Recommended Preparation ENST-100.
- Prerequisite: ENST 320a
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33022R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 30 | Victoria Petryshyn | WPH206 | Word (34215 KB) | |
33023R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 7 of 37 | Rodrigo Sanchez | DMC260 |
Exploration of environmentally transmitted human diseases; understanding the human/pathogen/environment nexus that leads to disease in human populations; disease transmission reduction.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33025R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 30 | Jill Sohm | THH213 | PDF (325485 KB) |
Explores issues concerning behavior of humans towards the nonhuman world. Examines a wide spectrum of ethical issues.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33031R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:20am | Mon, Wed | 38 of 40 | Sean Fraga | WPHB28 | PDF (266541 KB) |
Introduces students to central concepts and theories in environmental law and regulation; analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the POSC department but may qualify for major credit in ENST. To register, enroll in POSC 347.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51987R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 36 of 38 | Jefferey Sellers | LVL16 |
Crosslist ENST 396: Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship (2.0-8.0 units, max 8)
Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the POSC department but may qualify for major credit in ENST. To register, enroll in POSC 395.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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52040D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 50 | Iva Bozovic | TBA | ||
52045D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 20 | Kambiz Akhavan | TBA | PDF (306310 KB) | |
52047D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Iva Bozovic | TBA |
Should environmental issues be treated as threats to security? Survey of recent literature explores global environmental politics using a security framework. Recommended preparation: Environmental studies course work.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the IR department but may qualify for major credit in ENST. To register, enroll in IR 422.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37926D | 088 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 16 | Steve Swerdlow | OFFCAMPUS |
Examination of 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.
- Prerequisite: ENST 320B
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33048R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 18 of 30 | Victoria Petryshyn | DMC211 | Word (33012 KB) |
Sustainability professionals instruct on the specifics of working in sustainability, with topics such as community engagement for sustainability or creating/operating a sustainability non-profit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year)
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Innovation and Competition in the Global Energy Transition | ||||||||||
33049D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | 15 of 15 | David Livingston | LVL3B |
Focuses on how businesses both contribute to and can help address environmental sustainability challenges and the role of the broader political-economy in shaping that interaction.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MOR department but may qualify for major credit in ENST. To register, enroll in MOR 466.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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16678R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 41 of 48 | Paul Adler | JFF316 | Word (113709 KB) |
Field skills and management tools to investigate environmental problems in coastal zones; cultural and scientific topics; collection and analysis of environmental data.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33055D | 185 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 12 of 16 | David Ginsburg | OFFICE |
Applied social science research methods; introduces key qualitative and quantitative methods of collecting social data relevant for environmental issues.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33051D | 185 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 16 | Monalisa Chatterjee, Victoria Campbell-Arvai | OFFICE |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33056D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Victoria Campbell-Arvai | OFFICE |
Provides opportunities for professional development in environmental policy and science and prepares students for career or graduate school in environmental-related fields. Students are placed in internships and guided before and during the internship period and gain practical experience and learn how government and nongovernmental organizations pursue and implement environmental policy and science work.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Environmental Science and Health, Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year)
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33058D | 088 | 2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 15 | Yael Wolinsky-Nahmias | OFFICE | ||
33059D | 088 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Yael Wolinsky-Nahmias | OFFICE | ||
33060D | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Monday | 14 of 15 | Yael Wolinsky-Nahmias | WPH103 | ||
33061D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Monday | 3 of 15 | Yael Wolinsky-Nahmias | WPH202 |
Students form multidisciplinary teams and are asked to study and resolve a major environmental problem facing a particular region or target population.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33062D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-5:50pm | Friday | 19 of 19 | Scott Applebaum | WPH206 | ||
33063D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-5:50pm | Friday | 20 of 20 | Victoria Campbell-Arvai | WPH203 |
Selected topics dealing with environmental issues and problems.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Waves of Change: Unearthing Coastal Environmental Histories | ||||||||||
33069D | 185 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 12 | Sean Fraga | OFFICE |
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.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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33090D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Monalisa Chatterjee | OFFICE |