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  • 3.00 Credits

    The controls and conditions of Earth's weather and climate including atmospheric circulation, precipitation processes, severe weather, climatic regions, and climatic change. (F). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Lower Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    Processes and agents that shape the landscapes and landforms of the Earth's surface. The discussion of landforms is divided into two parts: (1) constructive processes and their spatial distribution and (2) gradational processes and their spatial distribution. (W). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Lower Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    The geography of human settlement and urbanization. Particular emphasis is placed on human transformation of the physical environment, and resource use throughout history from ancient civilizations to modern megalopolises. Universal urban challenges such as sprawl, pollution, congestion, crime, poverty, etc., are addressed. (W). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    Designed to identify the underlying concepts of any environmental issue. The course will demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of environmental problems solving through current readings, classical monographs and films. Students will conduct a system analysis of a household and a local community. This course will not be open to students who take ENST 105. (W). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will survey the parameters which must be measured in order to properly assess the environment. Methods for the analysis of the biophysical as well as the social, psychological, and political environment will be studied. (W). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    Spatial aspects of the ways people make their living. Discussion of the spatial distribution of resources and wealth at various scales. Introduction of site selection and location analysis. (W). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    The relationship of human beings to the non-human environment raises pressing moral and political issues. This course will use the theories and concepts of philosophical ethics to explore such questions as human obligations to non-human animals; the preservation of wilderness; balancing economic, aesthetic, and spiritual values; and the problems of pollution, urban sprawl, and ecological justice. (F, YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course explores concepts and current thinking on global climate change and environmental impacts. It covers the history of Earth's climate, causes of climate change and current research attempting to forecast change. The biotic, economic, and social implications of climate change are discussed. (AY) 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will examine the process of policy making on environmental and energy problems at the global level, at the national level, and at the local level. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
  • 4.00 Credits

    Environmental aspects of land use planning, park planning, and site planning. Consideration of soils, groundwater, topography, and sensitive natural features and their role in determining land-use suitability. Examination of the mechanics and effectiveness of the planning process. Lecture and recitation. (AY). 4.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours 2.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Recitation Natural Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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