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ENV S 100.
Environmental Ecology
(4)
TYLER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 2; and Environmental Studies 1 or 3; and MCDB 20 or EEMB 22 or MCDB 1A and EEMB 2. OR MCDB 1A and MCDB 1B and EEMB 2 and EEMB 3.
A study of principles of ecology and their implications for analyzing environmental problems. Focus on understanding the processes controlling the dynamics of populations,communities and ecosystems. Specific examples emphasize the application of these concepts to the management of natural resources.
ENV S 101.
Ecosystems Services and Biodiversity
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3 and either Environmental Studies 60 or EEMB 2.
Course examines ecosystem services ? the benefits we derive from nature ? focusing on biodiversity and the values of natural and managed ecosystems. Takes an interdisciplinary approach, examining natural science, social science, and humanities perspectives on this topic.
ENV S 102.
Qualitative Methods for Environmental Studies
(4)
GRAY
Prerequisite: Not Open to Freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 3.
Introduces students to theories and practices of qualitative knowledge production, with a focus on understanding environmental problems from an inductive and phenomenological perspective. Students learn to conduct interviews, take field notes, and analyze documents while drawing on a variety of methodological approaches, including case studies, narrative analyses, ethnographies, and participatory action research studies. The aim is to critically examine how environmental problems are framed in order to foster change.
ENV S 103.
Nature Spirituality
(4)
SIDERIS
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 103.
Is the human connection to nature a form of religion? Can activities like hiking, surfing, swimming and birdwatching be understood as spiritual practices? What are the implications of framing environmentalism as a religious commitment? Through a variety of lenses, including nature writing, neo-pagan and animistic practices, BIPOC perspectives, and the reflections of scientists and religion scholars, this course considers the many ways in which humans engage spiritually with nature and nonhumans.
ENV S 103A.
Flora and Vegetation of California
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: MCDB 1A, MCDB 1B, EEMB 2 and EEMB 3. Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C- or better.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as EEMB 103A.
An introduction to plant families, species, and communities in California by means of laboratory work and field observations, and including techniques of plant collection and identification. One three-day field trip is required in addition to the regularly scheduled laboratories.
ENV S 105.
Renewable Energy Systems
(4)
DESHMUKH
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; Mathematics 2B, or 3B, or 34B, or Mathematics 34A and Environmental Studies 25.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 115.
Introduction to renewable energy generation and energy storage technologies, their economics, their associated environmental and social issues, and policies and regulations important to the adoption and use of renewable energy systems. Course includes field trips and guest lecturers.
ENV S 108O.
HISTORY OF THE OCEANS
(4)
PETER ALAGONA
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Enrollment Comments: SAME COURSE AS HISTORY 108O.
EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED, UNDERSTOOD, TRANSFORMED, AND ATTEMPTED TO CONSERVE THE WORLDS OCEANS THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY. INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH INCLUDES ASPECTS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, POLITICS, LAW, CULTURE, AND MATERIAL BIOPHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS.
ENV S 108W.
Wildlife in America
(4)
ALAGONA
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Explores the turbulent, contested, and colorful history of human interactions with wild animals in North America from the Pleistocene to the present. Readings will explore historical changes in science, politics, law, management, and cultural ideas about nature.
ENV S 111.
The California Channel Islands
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: MCDB 1A-1AL and EEMB 2; or MCDB 20 or EEMB 22 or Environmental Studies 2 or 60 or Geography 3 or 4 or Earth Science 2.
Recommended Preparation: Introductory chemistry.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Geography 149.
Discussion of biological, geological, ecological, anthropological, and oceanographic characteristics of the Channel Islands area as well as the management and human uses of this region. Emphasis on islands and ocean waters off Southern California.
ENV S 112.
World Population, Policies, and the Environment
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Examines the history of global human population growth, with a specific emphasis on demographic dynamics within developing nations (or the Global South). Will consider the social, economic, and environmental consequences of and the relationships between population trends and human migration. Will analyze governmental policies and how they influence population growth and their myriad and often unintended consequences. Students will be expected to demonstrate familiarity with key theories and methods by scholars like Thomas Malthus, Karl Marx, and Ester Bose.
ENV S 113.
Engineering and Environmental Geology
(4)
KELLER
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A-B or 34A-B; and, Physics 1 or 6A or 21; upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Course fee charged.
Application of geologic and environmental principles to civil engineering problems. Includes: rock and soil mechanics; landslides; hydrology; earthquakes; and professional practice.
ENV S 114A.
Soil Science
(5)
CHADWICK
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1A-B; and Geography 3B or 4 or Earth Science 2.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Geography 114A.
Introduction to the chemical, hydrological, and biological characteristics of soils, their global distribution, and response to management. Field and laboratory projects provide an understanding of soil-landscape distribution, soil morphology, and the physical and chemical properties that influence management decisions.
ENV S 114B.
Soil Genesis and Classification
(5)
CHADWICK
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 114A.
Enrollment Comments: Same Course as Geography 114B.
Introduction to chemical, physical, and biological processes that produce soil and influence their management. Soil morphology, genesis, classification, and global distribution emphasized. Labs cover field site selection, soil description, sampling, laboratory preparation of samples and selected chemical and physical analyses.
ENV S 115.
Energy and the Environment
(4)
DESHMUKH
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; Environmental Studies 2; and Mathematics 2B, or 3B, or 34B, or Mathematics 34A and Environmental Studies 25.
Fundamentals of energy science; energy extraction, generation, distribution, and consumption in electricity, transportation, and other sectors; environmental impacts; energy justice and access; energy economics and policy; transition to sustainable energy; U.S. and international perspectives.
ENV S 116.
Sustainable Communities
(4)
PELLOW
Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3 or Geography 5.
Examines sustainability, communities, and urban systems in a global context. Covers impacts cities have on the environmental systems that support them, and explores ways to improve urban systems through technology, policy, and design.
ENV S 117.
Transition to a Low Carbon Society
(4)
PULVER
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Transitioning to a low carbon society presents both a significant opportunity and an enormous challenge. This course aims to address the complexity of the low carbon transition, integrating knowledge about climate change science, responses to climate impacts, and the technological, behavioral and policy solutions needed for local and global transitions away from fossil fuels.
ENV S 118.
Industrial Ecology: Designing for the Environment
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1, 2, and 3.Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Environmental Studies 193IE.
Industrial Ecology is a philosophical and methodical framework interwoven with concepts in ecology and economics used to aid in understanding of how industrial systems interact with the environment. Capital, energy, and material flows are examined and viewed in cultural context.
ENV S 119.
Ecology and Management of California Wildlands
(5)
D'ANTONIO
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 100 or EEMB 120 or EEMB 168.
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Fall. Same course as EEMB 119. One weekend fieldtrip is mandatory.
Explore ecological processes in California habitats and the challenges of their management through field trips, discussions with land managers, lectures and readings. Focus on regional habitats including specialized habitats such as coastal salt marsh and vernal pools, and more widespread such as oak savanna and chaparral.
ENV S 120A.
Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
(4)
GARDNER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 2; Environmental Studies 60 or MCDB 20 or EEMB 22 or MCDB 1A and EEMB 2; Chemistry 1A and 1B or Environmental Studies 15A and 15B.
Recommended Preparation: One course in introductory statistics.Enrollment Comments: Course not open to students who completed Environmental Studies 120.
Uses case studies, such as the poisoning at Minamata, Japan, to introduce the various fields of toxicology (eco-, environmental, biomedical, and epidemiology) and basic toxicological principles such as metal and radiation toxicities, transformations, cycling, and transport of metals and radioisotopes in the environment, toxins vs toxicants, routes of exposure, absorption, distribution, target organs, dose, metabolism, sequestration, and excretion, as well as destruction due to atomic bomb blast (Hiroshima) vs. fission reactor explosion (Chernobyl and Fukushima), mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity.
ENV S 120B.
Advanced Environmental Toxicology
(4)
GARDNER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 120 or 120A.
A continuation of Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (ENV S 120A). Using additional case studies such as the decline of Baltic seals, the birth defects caused by thalidomide, and the cancers caused by DES, course explores reproductive and developmental toxicology, teratogenicity, epigenetic effects, carcinogenicity (again), and estrogen effects while examining organic chemistry, chlorinated hydrocarbons, pesticides, solvents, and structure activity relationships.
ENV S 121.
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
(4)
GARDNER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 120 or 120A.
There has been an increase in both the number of substances to which consumers are exposed and the awareness of the potential ill effects of these substances. Personal care products, medications, and food additives are coming under increasing scrutiny, and we are aware that they are having unintended effects, but their presence in the environment is largely unregulated. This course takes students through the classes of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), discussing previously-assigned papers and researching a CEC of their choice from cradle-to-grave.
ENV S 122CC.
Cultural Representations - The Rhetoric of Climate Change
(4)
HILTNER
Prerequisite: Writing 2 or upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as English 122CC.
Course examines the debate around climate change and climate science. We will examine rhetorics and utilize literary methodologies to investigate their imagined futures. We will read texts that urge us to take climate change seriously as well as analyze some of the tropes most frequently used in denial literature. The goal is not only to understand the implicit narrativization of climate change, but to assess how humanistic methodologies can contribute to these debates and contribute to imagining different futures.
ENV S 122LE.
Cultural Representations: Literature and the Environment
(4)
HILTNER
Prerequisite: Writing 2 or upper-division standing.
Environmental survey of Western literature that explores the often-ignored literary history of the natural world.
ENV S 122NE.
Cultural Representations: Nature and the Environment
(4)
Prerequisite: Writing 2 or 50 or 109 (one course from 109 series) or English 10 or upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as English 122NE.
Perceptions of nature have changed throughout history and vary across cultures. Course explores changing expressions of our changing relations to the world we live in, with emphasis on cultural movements (films, literature, newspapers, etc.) that have affected contemporary American experience.
ENV S 125A.
Principles of Environmental Law
(4)
KROP
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3; and upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter.
An introduction to federal constitutional principles, environmental laws and regulations, and the role of the judiciary in enforcing such principles and laws. Case studies are used to examine common law, the development of modern environmental law, major court decisions, and current issues.
ENV S 125B.
Climate Change Law and Policy
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3; and Environmental Studies 40.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 125A.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring. Same course as ENV SW 125B - the online version.
A review of laws and regulations addressing climate change, and the use of various constitutional and legal theories to respond to the impact of rising carbon levels on the environment, public health, and the economy. Case studies will be used to track current trends.
ENV S 127A.
Foundations of Environmental Education
(4)
LEWIN
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3 or any introductory natural science course or consent of instructor.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter.
Repeat Comments: Not open to students who have completed ENVS 127.
Introduction to the underlying principles to be an environmental educator. Includes understanding the fundamental characteristics and goals of Environmental Education (EE), evolution of the field, instructional methodologies, and how to design, implement, and assess effective EE instruction in a variety of disciplines, including: nature connection, environmental justice, outdoor education, and primary, secondary, and higher education. Course includes presentations by local EE professionals and field trips.
ENV S 127B.
Advanced Environmental Education and Practicum
(4)
LEWIN
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 127A.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1, 2, and 3.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Students learn advanced teaching skills, mentoring strategies, and methods of assessing Environmental Education (EE). Course provides the opportunity to implement and evaluate one's own EE project in a self- selected local organization, school, agency, or other educational setting. Provides real-world teaching experience with support from EE professionals. Students create a portfolio to showcase their community environmentally educational placement.
ENV S 128.
Foundations of Ecosystem Restoration
(4)
D'ANTONIO
Prerequisite: MCDB 1A, MCDB 1B, EEMB 2, and EEMB 3; or ENVS 1, 2, 3 and 60 or 100, and either Chem 1A, 1AL, 1B, or ENVS 15A, 15B, and 15BL. Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C- or better.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as EEMB 128.
Integrates ecological principles with practical issues involved in ecosystem restoration. Beginning with the challenge of selecting goals and establishing a target trajectory, students evaluate how ecological knowledge can guide restoration and whether sustainable states or trajectories can be achieved.
ENV S 129.
Ecopsychology
(4)
MCGINNES
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
Course explores the theories and practices of psychologists, educators, and others whose work is focused on the connections between "inner" human nature and "outer" nature within which humans experience themselves and the rest of the world.
ENV S 130A.
Un-naturalizing Disasters: Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3 or Anthropology 2.
Course provides an understanding of different approaches to and meanings of disasters, and how people have faced disaster-related challenges in practical ways in a range of social, cultural, and environmental contexts. The course is designed to develop both critical analytical skills and hands-on problem solving skills.
ENV S 130B.
Global Tourism and Environmental Justice
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3 or Anthropology 2.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 130A.
Focus on the contradictions between international tourism as an economic development strategy and environmental justice and conservation efforts, especially in an era of climate change. One major objective is to help students make more informed decisions about their own tourist experiences.
ENV S 130C.
Aquatic Food and Resource Management
(4)
FROEHLICH
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 60 or 100 or MCDB 1A, MCDB 1B, EEMB 2 and EEMB 3. Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C- or better.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as EEMB 130C.
Introduction to the use and protection of aquatic food resources globally. Familiarization with the primary literature and key ecological concepts to identify the impacts which influence fisheries and aquaculture and in turn how these different food systems impact wild aquatic species and ecosystems. Offers an applied, food system perspective connecting ecological theory with policy and management.
ENV S 130EV.
Eco Vista: Creating Systemic Alternatives
(4)
FORAN
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Sociology 130EV.
"Eco Vista" names the project of turning Isla Vista into something like an eco-village by 2030. This course is grounded in existing models and visions of "Systemic Alternatives" - systems change designed to confront the climate crisis. It offers analysis of the historical background and contemporary situation of Isla Vista. We then assess the state of the existing Eco Vista Project: www.ecovistacommunity.com, alongside in-depth study of both the theories and case studies relevant to achieving deep social transformation today and in the near future. Students collaborate in hands-on research, design, and direct participation on an existing project, or form one of their own.
ENV S 130SD.
The World in 2050: Systemic Alternatives
(4)
FORAN
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Sociology 130SD.
Starting with the current political, economic, cultural, and climate crises of Earth and humanity, we consider alternatives to the present system - sustainable development, regrowth, transition towns, resilience - and our roles in building a far better world by 2050.
ENV S 131.
International Environmental Law and Politics
(4)
PULVER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
An examination of the actors and institutions of international environmental law and politics, with an emphasis on explaining patterns of success and failure in addressing global environmental problems.
ENV S 132.
Human Behavior and Global Environment
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Course is not open to freshmen.
Study of global environmental impacts of major human technological innovations, including the use of fire, development of agriculture, and the process of industrialization. How did Western and non-Western societies view and treat nature? Evaluation of prospects for altering human behavior to encourage sustainable development is included.
ENV S 133.
Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
(4)
MCCAULEY
Prerequisite: MCDB 1A, MCDB 1B, EEMB 2 and EEMB 3. Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C- or better.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as EEMB 133.
An integration of concepts central to effectively describing biodiversity patterns on our planet and better understanding the dynamics by which wildlife and ecosystems are altered by people. Includes exposure to topics such as extinction dynamics, climate change, and the human dimensions of biodiversity change. Course reviews classical and next-generation tools for conserving nature.
ENV S 134.
Coastal Processes and Management
(4)
KELLER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 2; Mathematics 2A or 3A or 34A or Environmental Studies 25; EARTH 1 or 2 or 4 or 20 or Geography 3 or 4.
Recommended Preparation: Introductory biology or ecology.
Using representative coastal regimes, students study the major processes at work in our nation's coastal zones and examine the nature and efficacy of the planning and management programs that have been put in place in these areas.
ENV S 134CJ.
Climate Justice
(4)
FORAN
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Sociology 134CJ.
Overview of the climate change problem and exploration of the meanings of the term "climate justice" as used by scholars and social movement activists to imagine and create a sustainable, equitable, democratic world for future generations.
ENV S 134EC.
Earth in Crisis
(4)
FORAN
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Explores the causes and consequences of climate change on a global scale, covering the state of the science in layman's terms, the current and future social impacts of climate change, the global negotiations process, and climate justice activism.
ENV S 135A.
Principles of Environmental Planning
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
Introduction to the history, theory, trends, and practice of environmental land use planning in California and the United States, with special emphasis on sustainable and resilient communities.
ENV S 135B.
Advanced Environmental Planning
(4)
STEPHENS
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 135A.
Advanced seminar analyzing current issues affecting the natural and built environment, the practice of regional and local government planning, and the ability of local government to address future environmental challenges.
ENV S 136.
Green Works - Exploring Technology and the Search for Sustainability
(4)
DILLEMUTH
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Repeat Comments: Course is cross-listed with ED 136.
A multi-disciplinary class examining the interplay of technology, society, science, and history. Investigate green technologies in an interactive class format designed to encourage discussion and debate. Innovative science and social science labs provide hands-on learning.
ENV S 136O.
Sustainable Architecture: History and Aesthetics
(4)
WELTER
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 5A or 6F.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 136O.
Course examines history and theory of sustainable and "green" architecture since the early twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on the critical analysis of a distinct "green" architectural aesthetic; the scope is global.
ENV S 137.
Conservation Planning
(4)
MORET
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing required.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 2 or 60 or EEMB 2 or some ecology background.Enrollment Comments: ENV S 193CP is the former number for ENV S 137.
Conservation planning practitioners have knowledge and skill sets that focus on protecting and maintaining biodiversity in the face of global changes to land, water, and climate. This course addresses the basic principles of ecosystem and landscape ecology, conservation theory, monitoring and adaptive management, interdisciplinary engagement, and problem solving. In teams, students will utilize the international 'Conservation Standards' strategy to present a conservation plan for a species or ecosystem of concern.
ENV S 139.
Business and Environment
(4)
PULVER
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing only
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Analysis of the practices of environmentally responsible firms and of the drivers of business greening at the level of individual firms, particular industries, and of the economy as a whole.
ENV S 141.
Chemistry of Global Change
(4)
CLARK
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1B and Math 3B, Math 34B or Environmental Studies 25.
Examines the fate of fossil fuel carbon dioxide within the context of the global carbon cycle. It will address questions such as: Which reservoirs have adsorbed the emitted fossil fuel carbon dioxide? Why has so little of the emitted carbon dioxide entered the ocean? Why and how will the ocean chemistry change? What are the expected effects on the marine ecosystem? Includes a term paper, problem sets, and in-class exams.
ENV S 142.
Microbes and the Human Environment
(4)
SCHIMEL
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1A or Environmental Studies 15A; and, MCDB 20 or EEMB 22 or EEMB 2.
The Earth is a microbial planet. Most life on earth is microbial: bacteria, fungi, single-celled algae. Microbes control the climate and drive ecosystems. They also control human society: disease, enabling agriculture, and producing valued materials. Course will involve modules exploring how microorganisms influence the human environment: Microbes in the Earth System, Agriculture, Industry, and Disease. In each module, we will explore important current news stories and develop some of the essential background science.
ENV S 143.
Endangered Species Management
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 2 and 1 or 3.
Recommended Preparation: Recommended preparation: Environmental Studies 125A.
Examination of the protection and management of endangered species through analysis of the state and federal endangered species acts. Topics include biodiversity, speciation and extinction rates, the history of endangered species legislation, and selected species' case studies.
ENV S 144.
Form, Process And Human Use Of Rivers
(4)
KELLER
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A-B or 34A-B.
Recommended Preparation: Physics 1 or 6A/6AL or Geology 117.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Geography 144.
Basic understanding of fluvial (river) hydrology. In-depth evaluation of channel form and fluvial processes and impact of human use of rivers.
ENV S 145.
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
(4)
WU
Prerequisite: Upper-division Standing, Environmental Studies 2, and either Math 2B, 3B, 34B or Math 34A and Environmental Studies 25.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 115 or 117.
An introduction to cross-sector strategies that reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon by comparing their climate change mitigation potential, challenges in implementation, costs, and co-benefits. Provides the analytical tools and frameworks for estimating costs and socio-environmental tradeoffs that can be used to design or evaluate portfolios of climate change mitigation strategies.
ENV S 146.
Animals in Human Society: Ethical Issues of Animal Use
(4)
SHELTON
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 3.
An exploration of the ethical issues which arise when humans interact with other animals, and an examination of conflicting attitudes toward the valueof animal life in such specific areas as food production, recreational activities, research and environmental protection.
ENV S 147.
Air Quality and the Environment
(4)
GARDNER
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A or 34A or Environmental Studies 25; and, Chemistry 1A and 1B, or Environmental Studies 15A and 15B.
Types, sources, effects, and control of air pollution. Topics include gaseous pollutants particulates, toxic contaminants, atmospheric dispersion, photochemical smog, acid rain control measures, the clean air act and regulatory trends, indoor air.
ENV S 148.
Transforming Food Systems
(4)
CARLISLE
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 149 or Geography 161.
In this intensive field seminar, we learn directly from the people and organizations on the frontlines of cultivating more just and sustainable food systems in California and the United States. Designed for students exploring a career or significant civic engagement in the food system, and introduces students to the diverse sectors and approaches in this dynamic field.
ENV S 149.
Food, Agriculture, and the Environment
(4)
CARLISLE
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Geography 161.
Our global food system is in crisis. Responsible for approximately a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, it leaves over a quarter of the world?s people suffering from moderate or severe food insecurity. Yet the food system also holds some of the most promising opportunities for just transition to a more sustainable and equitable society. This survey course introduces the history and structure of the global food system, pressing current challenges, and exciting potential solutions.
ENV S 150.
Healing Grounds: Regenerative Agriculture and Social Justice
(4)
CARLISLE
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 149 or Geography 161.
Course explore the connections among climate change, agriculture, and social justice. We ask the question, how might farmers simultaneously restore the carbon cycle while repairing the harms of colonization? We will learn from specific examples of frontline scientists, farmers, and activists who are using regenerative agriculture as a means of healing the full suite of relationships that constitute their communities, from soil microbes to plants to people.
ENV S 151.
Environmental Anthropology
(4)
HOELLE
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3 or Anthropology 2.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Anthropology 152.
Examines the ways that humans interact with, use, and perceive the environment and nature, with a focus on the cultural, political, and economic features of human environment relationships across time and in different parts of the world. Through readings, in-class activities and discussions, field trips, and research projects, students will gain a better understanding of how anthropological theory, research, and applications can be used to address contemporary environment topics and problems.
ENV S 152.
Applied Marine Ecology
(5)
SCHMITT, STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 100, or MCDB 1A, MCDB 1B, EEMB 2 and EEMB 3; and Mathematics 3A or 34A. Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C- or better.
Recommended Preparation: EEMB 120.Enrollment Comments: Same course as EEMB 152.
Introduction to the application of ecological principles and methods to environmental problems in marine habitats. Focus on problems that are local, regional, and global in scale. Concepts illustrated with case studies.
ENV S 154.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Environmental Applications
(4)
ROBERT HEILMAYR
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 2 and either Environmental Studies 1 or 3.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 3A or 3B or Earth Science 2 or 4 or 20.
Explores how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can help environmental researchers and professionals analyze and communicate the spatial patterns underpinning a wide variety of environmental concerns. Introduces students to the basic theory and application of GIS through hands-on application of the technology to environmental questions.
ENV S 155.
The Built World: Infrastructure and Environmental Change
(4)
GRAY
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Introduces students to the built environment from a global perspective and explores the ways in which infrastructural arrangements are shaped by politics, technologies, ecologies, and ideas. Case studies include hydroelectric dams, nuclear power plants, pipelines, electrical grids, undersea cables, roads, bridges, canals, seawalls, and more. Students build on course concepts to research possibilities for ecologically adaptive and resilient cities in the age of climate change.
ENV S 160.
American Environmental Literature
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3; and Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK or one course from Writing 105A-Z, 107A-Z, or 109AA-ZZ.
Assesses contributions of literary texts to american environmental movements. Examines influences of writers such as Thoreau, Rachel Carson, and Edward Abbey upon environmental perceptions, values, and attitudes in american cultural history and upon rhetorics and politics of contemporary environmental debates.
ENV S 161.
Environmental Communications: Contemporary Strategies and Tactics
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3 and upper-division standing.
Surveys strategies and tactics for communicating about the environment and sustainability in various organizational, political, cultural, business, mass media and social media contexts. Students will analyze, evaluate and practice communications methods using a spectrum of communications channels.
ENV S 162.
Environmental Water Quality
(4)
LOAICIGA
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 4, lower-division biology and chemistry.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Geography 162.
Study of physio-chemical and biological characteristics of natural waters, analysis of water pollution and treatment, water-quality regulations. Laboratory: independent and supervised research of water pollutants and treatment, quantitative analysis of water-quality data and one-day field work.
ENV S 163A.
Global Water Resources-Water Supply and Demand
(4)
PERRONE
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 3 or Political Science 12; Math 2A or 3A or 34A; Pstat 5A or 5LS or 109 or Economics 5.
Enrollment Comments: Env. St. 193SD is the former number of Env. St. 163A.
Repeat Comments: ES 163A may be used to repeat ES 193SD if a grade of C- or below was earned.
Water underpins all aspects of development. To evaluate water resources quantitatively, it is critical to understand water availability and water demand. How much water is there, and how is it distributed in space and time? How much water do humans and the environment need? And, how do these components translate into water scarcity? This course addresses these topics, providing a strong foundation in water resources.
ENV S 163B.
Global Water Resources?Water Management and Policy
(4)
PERRONE
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 163A.
Enrollment Comments: Env. St. 193WM is the former number of Env. St. 163B.
Repeat Comments: ES 163B may be used to repeat ES 193WM if a grade of C- or below was earned
Water underpins all aspects of development. In 163A we learned how to evaluate water resource supply and demand. To manage water resources effectively, we also need to understand anthropogenic drivers of change and water policy. This class builds on topics covered in 163A and is a project-based course (independent AND group) that focuses on water tradeoffs and opportunities for management. The class prioritizes science communication skills.
ENV S 165A.
Environmental Impact Analysis
(4)
STONE
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 116 or 135A.
Analyzes the historical and theoretical approaches to environmental assessment methodology and procedures for preparing and reviewing environmental impact reports. Explores strengths and weaknesses of current public policy context.
ENV S 165B.
Advanced Environmental Impact Analysis
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 165A; consent of department.
Enrollment Comments: Other course work and/or experience may be substituted for Environmental Studies 165A, with the consent of the instructor(s).
Advanced seminar during which students prepare their own focused environmental impact report on a specific development project. Includes in-depth discussion of baseline, mitigation, impacts, and public comments. Assignments based on research and fieldwork provide reality professional environmental planning experience.
ENV S 166DC.
Diet and Global Climate Change
(4)
CLEVELAND
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Course investigates the potential of diet change to mitigate anthropogenic global climate change via production, processing and transport of food, and by improved nutrition and health. The potential for eaters to change diets and policy makers to promote diet change will also be examined.
ENV S 167.
Biogeography: The Study of Plant and Animal Distributions
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 4 or Environmental Studies 2 or EEMB 2 or Earth Science 2.
Recommended Preparation: A prior course in EEMB.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Geography 167.
Basic processes governing geographic distribution patterns of biota, including migration, evolution, isolation, and endemism. Biogeographic regions and their histories and an introduction to island biogeography. Emphasis on plants and plant geography. One all-day field trip.
ENV S 168.
Aqueous Transport of Pollutants
(4)
CLARK
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3B and Chemistry 1A-B-C.
Recommended Preparation: Earth 113 or Earth 173 or Geography 116 or Geography 144 or Environmental Studies 144.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Earth 168.
Focus on the behavior of dissolved species in rivers. Examination of the basic advection-diffusion model. Particular emphasis on field data.
ENV S 169.
Tracer and Contaminant Hydrology
(4)
CLARK
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3B and Chemistry 1A-B-C.
Recommended Preparation: Earth 113 or Earth 173 or Geography 116 or Geography 144 or Environmental Studies 144.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Earth 169.
Introduction to principles of chemical and isotope tracer hydrology. Emphasis on methods of groundwater dating, the use of tracers as management tools, and contaminate plume monitoring.
ENV S 171.
Ecosystem Processes
(4)
SCHIMEL
Prerequisite: MCDB 1A, MCDB 1B, EEMB 2, and EEMB 3; or ENVS 1, 2, 3 and 60 or 100, and either Chem 1A, 1AL, 1B, and 1C or ENVS 15A, 15B, and 15BL. Completion of all listed prerequisites with a grade of C- or better.
Recommended Preparation: EEMB 120.Enrollment Comments: Same course as EEMB 171.
An examination of the key processes that regulate ecosystem productivity and function in terrestrial ecosystems. Specific foci include: plant- soil linkages including decomposition and nutrient supply, and the role of above- and below-ground community composition on element cycles.
ENV S 172.
Waste Management: Product Stewardship, Recycling and Renewable Energy
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
Recommended Preparation: Introductory economics; electives in biology and natural sciences.
Overview of policy, technology, and economic dimensions of managing wastes in the twenty-first century. Covers the emergence of product stewardship, domestic and international recycling, composting of organic materials, conversion of organic materials to renewable energy, waste incineration and land filling.
ENV S 173.
American Environmental History
(4)
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 173T.
Traces the history of American attitudes and behavior toward nature. Focus on wilderness, the conservation movement, and modern forms of environmentalism.
ENV S 174.
Environmental Policy And Economics
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 30 or Economics 1 or 2 or 9.
Introductory course on economic analysis of environmental policy. Topics include market failure, the evaluation of environmental policy, energy sources, population growth, sustainable development, the optimal levels of biodiversity and pollution, and dispute resolution.
ENV S 175.
Environmental Economics
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Economics 10A.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Economics 115.
Provides a rigorous treatment of environmental economics. topics include welfare analysis, ethical dimensions of economic criteria for protecting the environment, measuring the demand for environmental goods, property rights, economic incentives, including marketable permits and emission fees, and regulating risk.
ENV S 176.
Energy Politics and Policy
(4)
STOKES
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3 or Political Science 6 or 12.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Political Science 176.
Repeat Comments: Students who have taken POLS 106EP or POLS 106PE, and who earned a repeatable grade (a C- or lower), MAY retake the course with its new number.
Introduces students to the politics and policy of the contemporary global energy system. Covers major public policies and politics related to both the electricity and transportation systems. Students learn energy technologies? characteristics and understand contemporary political debates over the energy system.
ENV S 176A.
Water Policy in the West: Linking Science with Environmental and Economic Values
(4)
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
Examines water supply and use, the science of water systems and watersheds, key concepts in water policy, and the basics of water law as a fundamental element of the history and context for water policy in the West.
ENV S 176B.
Advanced Study of Water Policy
(4)
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 176A.
Students are in the field full-time for approximately two weeks to study watersheds and water systems including Yosemite/Hetch Hetchy, Mono Lake, and the state and federal water systems in California.
ENV S 177.
Comparative Environmental Politics
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or Political Science 6
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Political Science 177.
Course is structured around the major issues in environmental politics, for example: global warming, nuclear waste, deforestation, and chemical pollution. The roles of economics, technology and social organization are each considered as explanatory variables for understanding environmental problems.
ENV S 178.
Politics of the Environment
(4)
SMITH
Prerequisite: Political Science 12 or Environmental Studies 3; upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Political Science 175.
Analysis of environmental policy issues and their treatment in the political process. Discussion of the interplay of substantive issues, ideology, institutions, and private groups in the development, management, protection, and preservation of natural resources and the natural environment.
ENV S 179.
Natural Resource Economics
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Economics 10A.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Economics 122.
Theory and capital theory applied to problems of conservation and management of natural resources. Analysis of public policy with special emphasis on nonrenewable resources, management of forests, deforestation and species extinction, and use of fish and game resources.
ENV S 180.
Global Environmental Movements
(4)
PELLOW
Prerequisite: Not open to freshman.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.Repeat Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Environmental Studies 193GE.
Examines historical and contemporary environmental and human rights movements around the world. Subject matter includes: policy- driven/reformist environmental movements, radical underground and militant movements, indigenous peoples? movements, environmental movements in the Global South, and coalitions and transnational advocacy networks focused on confronting climate change and resource extraction associated with industrial agriculture, mining, timber harvesting, hydroelectric dam construction, fracking, oil and tarsands, and the international hazardous waste trade. Students learn theories and concepts from the social sciences and environmental humanities.
ENV S 181.
Power, Justice, and the Environment
(4)
PELLOW
Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Environmental Studies 193PJ
Repeat Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Environmental Studies 193PJ.
Introduces students to the theoretical and historical foundations of research on environmental racism and environmental inequality. Examines social scientific evidence concerning these phenomena and the efforts by community residents, activists, workers, and governments to combat it. Considers the social forces that create environmental inequalities so that we may understand their causes, consequences, and the possibilities for achieving environmental justice. Students will master social scientific theories and concepts related to the subject matter.
ENV S 182.
Seminar in Community and Personal Resilience
(4)
GRAY
Prerequisite: Not Open to Freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 and 3.
A meaningful introduction to community and personal resilience through collective problem-solving and transformative action. Topics include ecological crisis, social equity, intersectionality, and regenerative economy, bringing new perspectives, struggles, and voices into dialogue with environmental problems and visions for the future. Particular attention is paid to the inherent knowledge, wisdom, and experience of each student participant, with the goal of deepening personal resilience, environmental action, and community engagement.
ENV S 183.
Film, Representation, and the Environment
(4)
GRAY
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
Introduces students to a series of films representing a range of environmental issues, ideas, and interventions. Topics include energy, water, agriculture, biodiversity, and climate change as well as the ecological impacts of media production and consumption. Special attention is paid to the ways in which film and media affect our imaginations of the world around us and impact our thoughts and actions toward human and non-human environments. Students work collaboratively on creative film projects.
ENV S 184.
Gender and the Environment
(4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or Anthropology 2.
A philosophical, evolutionary, and cross-cultural analysis of the ways women and men may relate differently to their environment resulting in the design of gender-sensitive and sustainable policies for planning and development in both the developing and the developed world.
ENV S 185.
Human Environmental Rights
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3 or Anthropology 2.
Introduction to human environmental rights. Examines the expansion of human rights to include human environmental rights, abuses of human environmental rights, associated social conflicts, and emergent social movements including environmental justice and transnational advocacy networks.
ENV S 186.
Development, Displacement, and Environmental Justice
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing required.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.Repeat Comments: Course was preciously offered as ENVS 193PR. This class is not open to anyone who has completed ENVS 193PR.
A look at policies and actions by international development agencies and governments, reviewing critiques of their systemic weaknesses, failures, and impacts on local communities and environments. Focuses on case studies of forced displacement, as well as examples from around the world where communities, activists, citizens, and scholars are advocating for alternative policies and actions to promote human rights and social and environmental justice.
ENV S 187.
Green Building Design & Operations
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing required.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
Introduction to Green Building best practices and foundational principles in sustainable design and operations. Students learn about LEED and the U. S. Green Building Council as well as other institutions currently leading the effort in sustainable development. This course utilizes technical audits, business writing, and critical thinking to develop a broad understanding of how sustainability is implemented in the built environment while preparing students for their LEED Green Associate credential.
ENV S 188.
Ethics in the Anthropocene
(4)
SIDERIS
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3; and one course from the following: Environmental Studies 70, Black Studies 4, Feminist Studies 50, Linguistics 50, Philosophy 4, Political Science 1.
Survey of emerging global environmental-ethical issues in the Anthropocene and technological responses to them. Major topics include: climate change and geoengineering, extinction and de-extinction, assisted evolution, biopolitics, wilderness preservation, and social and environmental justice.
ENV S 189.
Religion And Ecology In The Americas
(4)
TALAMANTEZ
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor approval.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 193.
An overview of the growing field of religion and ecology in the Americas. Focus on spiritual traditions and landbased knowledge indigenous to the Western hemisphere.
ENV S 190.
Colloquium On Current Topics In Environmental Studies
(1)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Introductory course in environmental studies or related discipline.Enrollment Comments: This is a one unit, pass/no pass only course open to all majors and all levels. Students majoring in Environmental Studies are required to take the class at least once for graduation. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 3 units.
A series of weekly lectures by distinguished guest speakers designed to offer insight into current research and issues in the diverse intellectual fields that constitute environmental studies. Colloquium themes vary quarter to quarter. Regular attendance and a brief written evaluation of each lecture is required.
ENV S 191.
Nature and Science Education Practicum
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: ENVS 2 and MCDB 20 or EEMB 22; or MCDB 1A and MCDB 1B and EEMB 2 and EEMB 3; or by permission of the instructor
Recommended Preparation: ENV S 100 or EEMB 120 or 168Enrollment Comments: Students in related majors should consult with the instructor about the possibility of using other course work toward meeting prerequisites.
Offered in conjunction with CCBER's Kids in Nature environmental education program, students gain hands-on experience teaching ecology and environmental science while receiving instruction from professionals on topics ranging from science education, teaching strategies, lesson plan development, and public speaking.
ENV S 192.
Internships In Environmental Studies
(1-12)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Minimum sophomore standing, 2.75 overall G.P.A., and be declared an Environmental Studies or Hydrologic Sciences major; or consent by department.
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. This is a variable unit Pass/No Pass only course that may be repeated multiple quarters for a maximum of 12 total units. Only 4 units total may apply toward major requirements.
Opportunities to learn about practical approaches to environmental problem solving by working under faculty direction as interns with local, state, and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, or private business concerned with the environment. Periodic and final reports will be part of the internship.
ENV S 193AAZZ.
Special Topics In Environmental Studies.
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 20 units provided letter designations are different.
One-time course taught by lecturers or guest professors on a special area of interest in environmental studies. Specific course titles and topics to be announced by the Environmental Studies program each quarter.
ENV S 193AF.
Ancestral Foods
ENV S 193AS.
Special Topics In Environmental Studies.
ENV S 193BE.
Special Topics In Environmental Studies.
ENV S 193CB.
Consumer Behavior and the Environment
ENV S 193CE.
Waste Not: New Perspectives on Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling
ENV S 193CO.
Where's My Beach? Law, Policy and Politics at the CA Coastal Commission
ENV S 193CP.
Conservation Planning
ENV S 193CS.
People's Science: An introduction to "citizen" and community science
ENV S 193DS.
Data Science for Environmental Analysis
ENV S 193EB.
Ethnobotany and Economic Botany: Human Uses of Plant
ENV S 193ES.
Special Topics In Environmental Studies.
ENV S 193FE.
FIRE IN WESTERN USA ECOSYSTEMS
ENV S 193GB.
Green Building Design & Operations
ENV S 193GS.
Special Topics In Environmental Studies.
ENV S 193NS.
Nature Spirituality
ENV S 193PH.
Planetary Health: Linkages Between Health and Environment in an Age of Rapid Environmental Change
ENV S 193PL.
America's Public Lands and Waters - Law and Policy
ENV S 193PS.
The Art of Public Speaking for the Environment
ENV S 193SI.
Sustainability and Innovation
ENV S 193ST.
Sea Turtle Conservation Science and Management
ENV S 193SW.
Introduction to Collecting, Wrangling, and Exploring Water Data
ENV S 193TE.
Technoscience and Ecology
ENV S 193TF.
Transforming Food Systems
ENV S 193TK.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Honoring All Our Relations
ENV S 193TW.
Introduction to Transboundary Water Sharing
ENV S 193VE.
Special Topics In Environmental Studies.
ENV S 193WL.
Wild Literature in the Urban Landscape
ENV S 194AAZZ.
Group Study
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status and consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 15 units, but only 4 units may be applied toward the major.
Directed group reading, study, and research on specific subject for Environmental Studies majors. Admission by specific arrangement with the Environmental Studies chair.
ENV S 194CL.
Chaparral Ecology and Environmental Leadership Seminar
ENV S 194CP.
Group Study
ENV S 194CV.
Group Study
ENV S 194EB.
Ecology of Biological Control
ENV S 194EJ.
Environmental Justice, Scholar-Activism, and Community Project
ENV S 194EL.
Group Study ELI
ENV S 194ES.
Undergraduate Search Committee
ENV S 194GB.
Green Building LEED Living Lab
ENV S 194IF.
Group Study
ENV S 194SF.
Sustainable Food Studies Lab
ENV S 194ST.
Group Study
ENV S 194TK.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Studies
ENV S 194XP.
Group Study
ENV S 195A.
Environmental Leadership Incubator
(4)
PULVER
Prerequisite: Not open to Freshman.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Quarters usually offered: Fall. Only open to students who will be returning to UCSB for one full year after taking the course. Students must complete application and secure instructor approval prior to registering.
Course combines the theory and practice of leadership, cultivating leadership skills in environmentally-oriented undergraduates and functions as an incubator for student-initiated individual or group projects focused on positive environmental change. Projects may address campus, community or regional environmental challenges through social activism, technology development, education, policy change, and other means. Requires multiple quarter commitment.
ENV S 195B.
Environmental Leadership Incubator Project
(1)
PULVER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 195A
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter. Continuation of the yearlong Environmental Leadership Incubator series. Only open to students enrolled in ENVS 195A the previous quarter.
Continuation of Environmental Leadership Incubator series. Students work independently on their environmental leadership projects with the support of an external mentor. Students meet regularly with their mentors and the ELI Program Manager.
ENV S 195C.
Environmental Leadership Incubator Project
(1)
PULVER
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 195B
Recommended Preparation: Continuation of the yearlong Environmental Leadership Incubator series. Only open to students enrolled in ENVS 195B the previous quarter.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Continuation of Environmental Leadership Incubator series. Students complete their environmental leadership projects, meeting regularly with their mentors and the ELI Program Manager. Course concludes with ELI Capstone Presentations.
ENV S 196.
Introduction to Teaching in Environmental Studies
(2-4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; consent of instructor and department.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units but only 4 units can be applied towards the major.
Students assist instructor in teaching course in which the student previously received a grade of A- or better. Activities determined in consultation with the instructor and may include assisting in laboratories, tutorials, discussion sections and field trips.
ENV S 197.
Senior Thesis
(6)
GRAVES
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Student should have an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.Enrollment Comments: Course normally taken fall quarter of the senior year and is required for students completing the environmental studies senior honors program.
Under the guidence of the instructor, students select a topic and advisor in an environmental field of their choice and develop, write and present a thesis.
ENV S 199.
Independent Investigation in Environmental Studies
(1-5)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in environmental studies; consent of instructor and department.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Only four units count for credit in the major. May be repeated to a maximum of 30 units.
Independent research under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Course offers qualified students the opportunity to undertake research or work in a topic related to the characteristics and problems in the environment.
ENV S 199RA.
Independent Research Assistance in Environmental Studies
(1-5)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in environmental studies; consent of instructor and department.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. No more than 4 units may be counted toward the major.
Faculty supervised research assistance.
ENV S 200.
Core Seminar in Environment and Society
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Fall. Required for students pursuing the Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society. May be taken for a maximum of 12 units but no more than 4 units may apply towards the PhD Emphasis requirements.
Seminar provides students with a broad introduction to key environmental theories, concepts, problems, and methods from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students learn to appreciate the diversity of approaches to understanding current environmental issues, and develop a basic vocabulary to discuss these issues with colleagues from other disciplines. Course is required for students pursuing the Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society and is open to others with the permission of the instructor.
ENV S 257.
Advanced Santa Barbara County Agrifood System
(4)
CLEVELAND
Prerequisite: Graduate level and instructor approval required.
Recommended Preparation: Environmental Studies 149 or Anthropology 149 or Geography 161.Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with ENV S 157.
Investigates current agricultural system and potential benefits and costs of localization. Covers theory, data collection, analysis methods, key indicators (greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, migrant labor, nutrition, community health), policies and actions for change. Students conduct and present research at advanced level.
ENV S 293AAZZ.
Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Studies
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
Repeat Comments: Course is repeatable to a maximum of 12 units.
Graduate seminar focusing on special topics of current importance in Environmental Studies. Course content will vary. Information on course may be obtained from the Environmental Studies office.
ENV S 293EJ.
Seminar in Energy Justice
ENV S 293ES.
Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Studies
ENV S 293GS.
Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Studies
ENV S 293SP.
Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Studies
ENV S 500.
Teaching Assistant Training
(1)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Examines effective teaching methods and professional conduct and responsibilities. Emphasis on teaching aids, examination preparation, and grading. Includes general orientation regarding the University of California and UCSB campus; various pertinent regulations; and services available to teaching assistants and to students.
ENV S 501.
Teaching Assistant Practicum
(4)
Prerequisite: Concurrent appointment as a teaching assistant in environmental studies.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Students gain practical experience in teaching while coordinating one or more discussion/lab sections. Responsibilities include analyses of course texts/materials, discussion/lab sections, and formulation of topics/ questions for papers and examinations. Evaluations are completed by members of the class sections.
ENV S 596.
Directed Reading and Research
(2-8)
Prerequisite: Enrolled graduate student at UCSB; consent of instructor and department.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Individual tutorial. Hours and credit by arrangement with an individual faculty member in environmental studies. Written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by the instructor and the department chair.