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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. A mechanistic perspective of the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Includes the mechanisms that control plant growth, hydrology and nutrient cycling, and the roles terrestrial ecosystems play in local and global biogeochemistry. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences E106 or consent of instructor. Same as Biological Sciences E118 and Earth System Science 164.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Examines the ecological processes of the coastal environment. Investigates the causes of coastal ecosystem degradation and strategies to restore the ecosystem balance or prevent further coastal ecosystem health degradation. Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-B and Environmental Analysis and Design E8. Same as Engineering CEE167.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. The distribution of disease and injury across time, space, and populations. Covers basic concepts and methods of descriptive epidemiology including the natural history of disease, demography, public health interventions, models, measurement, sources of data, and indices of health. Prerequisites: Mathematics 7 or Biological Sciences 7 or equivalent. Same as Public Health 101A. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E116.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Covers basic concepts of analytic epidemiology and applications, including experimental and observational designs, prevention, screening, treatment and rehabilitation, infectious disease, and injury prevention. Prerequisite: Environmental Analysis and Design E177A or Public Health 101A. Same as Public Health 101B. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E177.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Uses descriptive format to introduce environmental analysis, methodology, and writing skills necessary to conduct research and produce written papers in scientific journal format. Corequisite: Environmental Analysis and Design E180L. Open only to senior Applied Ecology majors.
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3.00 Credits
Active participation in acquisition and analysis of data. Introduction to field sampling techniques, data collection and laboratory analysis, and the production of written papers in scientific journal format. Habitats include terrestrial, aquatic, and the built environment, both natural and polluted conditions. Corequisite: Environmental Analysis and Design E180.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Examines mechanisms by which diseases are maintained and spread through human populations. Impact of disease is given historical and global perspective. Topics include infectious and genetic disease, evolution, weaponization, modernization, and public health policy.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Examines the methodological approaches for studying the importance of genetic factors and gene-environment interactions in human diseases. Topics include: genetic and epidemiological concepts, population studies, family studies, and applications in medicine and public health. Prerequisites: Environmental Analysis and Design E177A/Public Health 101A/Psychology and Social Behavior P128H. Same as Public Health 103.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar, four hours. Current topics relevant to the field of environmental health, science, and policy are covered in-depth in a seminar format. Possible subjects include hazardous and biological pollutants in soil, water, air; remediation technologies; water conflicts; regulations pertaining to contaminants. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. May be taken twice for credit as topics vary.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Focuses on bioindicators of environmental pollution in the soil, air, and water studies at the ecosystem, organism, and gene/molecule level. Includes economic, policy, and social implications of these sentinels. Prerequisite: upperdivision standing or consent of instructor.
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