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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Fall (1-4), Spring (1-4), May Term (1-3) Topics of current interest in environmental studies such as energy, air quality, water, and environmental justice. May be repeated for degree credit up to a maximum of 8 credits.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Analyzes the different factors, cultural, socio-economic, political, and biological, that underlie environmental problems. It reviews some of the most important conservation tools developed and applied by various disciplines in an attempt to integrate them as a trans-disciplinary approach. Offered as needed. NU only.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Illuminates the conversion of environmental science into policy and practice. Integrates introductory material in each field, increasing understanding of interactions between scientists, planners, policy makers, and business interests. Students compare at least four distinct perspectives on an environmental issue and select a particular approach for further investigation. Frequent guest lecturers.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Exploration of environmental factors responsible for distributions of species, communities, and biomes with particular reference to human-induced changes in ecology. This is a writing-intensive course with emphasis on scientific writing and the use of the scientific method in ecological research. Prerequisites: EVST 100 and a WA course. Offered every year. NU and EV only.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Exploration of American legal system and framework of creation, implementation, and interpretation of environmental laws. Study of central role of regulatory agencies in developing and implementing environmental law and of course methods interpreting and shaping it. Includes analysis of major environmental laws and case studies. Emphasis on California and the West. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Examination of policy actors and institutions shaping environmental management and world views from which they are derived. Study of competing discourses, influence of public and private actors and institutions, and interplay between parties. Examination of policy and management implications from standpoints of decision-making content and process. Offered in alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Overview of the origins and history of public lands in the U.S. (National Parks, National Forests, Bureau of Land Management lands, and others). Exploration of policies governing public lands and historic and current management practices. Controversial issues on public lands will be examined and debated as will compromises and solutions. Prerequisite: EVST 100. Offered in alternate years. NU and EV only.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits). Students and faculty create innovative policy responses to concrete environmental problems, typically resulting in a report or major presentation about a specific environmental improvement strategy to a government client or a group of stakeholders. Emphasis on policy and management strategy design; focus on political, economic, and managerial feasibility of environmental controversy resolution. May be repeated for degree credit, for a maximum of 8 credits, given a different topic. Prerequisite: EVST 300 or 320. Offered in alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
Fall (1-4), Spring (1-4),May Term (1-3). Consideration of recent research developments in environmental science with varying topics each semester. Examples include tropical island biogeography, physical biogeography, and California plants' taxonomy and ecology. May be repeated for degree credit up to a maximum of 8 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Fall (2-4), Spring (2-4), May Term (2-3). May be repeated for degree credit for a maximum of 8 credits with permission of the Chair. CN only.
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