Courses-Courses by Discipline Sustainability

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Sustainability

The following courses look at the issues surrounding sustainability, climate change, and environmental awareness.

Air Pollution (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 2)
A look at the causes and effects of high concentrations of pollution in the atmosphere.

Biodiversity in a Changing World (Geography 2)
A biogeographic exploration of plant and animal diversity and conservation issues on continents and islands around the world.

Climate Change: From Puzzles to Policy (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 1)
An emphasis on science's role in identifying, qualifying, and solving environmental problems such as the ozone hole and greenhouse warming.

Comparative Sustainability Practices in Local-Global Settings (Environment 186)
A comparative analysis to assess local sustainability practices and policies in diverse regional or international settings. Online course.

Conservation Biology (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 116)
A study of ecological and evolutionary principles as they apply to the preservation of species and ecosystem diversity.

Conservation of Resources in the Underdeveloped World (Geography 121)
Analysis of principles and problems of conservation of natural resources of the underdeveloped world.

Environmental Economics (Economics M134A)
An introduction to major ideas in natural resources and environmental economics, with an emphasis on designing economic incentives to protect the environment.

Environmentalism (Urban Planning M115)
An exploration of the history and origin of major environmental ideas and the new and changing nature of modern environmentalism.

Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity (Life Sciences 1)
An introduction to principles and mechanisms of evolution by natural selection; population, behavioral, and community ecology; and biodiversity.

Fundamentals of Air and Water Pollution (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 104)
The chemistry and physics of air and water pollution, including photochemistry, acid rain, air pollution meteorology and dispersion, groundwater and surface water pollution, chemical cycling, air/water interface, global atmospheric change.

Global Development and World Politics (Environment 161)
An examination of the politics and policy of major global environmental issues such as climate change from the law, policy, and political science perspectives.

Global Green Business Week for Young Leaders
A one-week summer institute for talented rising high school seniors addressing the fundamentals and current trends of conducting business in a global greening economy.

Global Environment and Development (Geography M128)
A look at questions of population, resource use, Third World poverty, and environment.

Introduction to Atmospheric Environment (Atmospheric and Oceanic Science 3)
A study of the nature and causes of weather phenomena, including atmospheric circulation, clouds and storms, lightning and precipitation, fronts and cyclones, and tornadoes and hurricanes.

Introduction to Marine Science (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 109)
An introduction to physical, chemical, and biological aspects of marine science. Emphasis on biological systems and natural communities.

People and Earth’s Ecosystems (Geography 5)
An exploration of the ways in which human activity impacts natural environment and how modification of environment can eventually have significant consequences for human activity.

Sustainable Product and Service Design (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 188)
A practical, case studies and project-based multi-disciplinary course, where student teams learn to design products and services, using an approach where environmental and lifecycle factors are considered from the outset simultaneously with functional and financial considerations.

Travel Study Thailand: Sustainable Ecosystems
A sustainable development program that engages students in fieldwork and community-based service learning in Thailand’s North Andaman region, an area hard hit by the 2004 tsunami.

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