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2012-2013 Courses

The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during this academic year.

Economics of the Environment

Introduction to Statistics in the Environmental Sciences

Physical Science for Environmental Management

Society and Environment: Introduction to Theory and Method

The Politics and Practice of Environmental and Resource Policy

Ecosystem and Landscapes

Natural Science Research Methods

Social Science Qualitative Research Methods

Master's Student Research Colloquium - Friday, April 19

PSC: Foundations of Environmental Leadership and Management (Meets Sept 13 - Oct 18)

PSC:Collaboration & Conflict Resolution Skills for Environmental Professionals (Meets Tues - Oct 9, 16 & Nov 13 2:45 - 5:15 & Fri Nov 2 9:00-4:30) Limited to 30 Students

PSC: Environmental Communication (Meets Jan 28-Mar 4)

PSC: Financial Concepts for Environmental Management (Meets Mar 5 -Apr 16)

Linkages of Sustainability

Science to Solutions: How Should We Manage Water

Integrative Assessment

Fire: Science and Policy

Forest Ecosystem Health: Urban to Wilderness

Structure, Function, and Development of Trees and Other Vascular Plants

Research Methods of the Anatomy and Physiology of Trees

Physiology of Trees and Forests

Managing Resources

Global Resources, International Resources Exchanges, and the Environment

Principles in Applied Ecology: The Practice of Silviculture

Forest Dynamics: Growth and Development of Forest Stands

Analysis and Development of Silvicultural Prescriptions

Invasive Species: Ecology, Policy, and Management

Field Trips in Forest Resource Management and Silviculture

Forest Management Operations for Professional Foresters

Southern Forest and Forestry FT

Natural History and Taxonomy of Trees

Forest and Ecosystem Finance

Alpine, Arctic, and Boreal Ecosystems Seminar

Climate Change Policy and Science Seminar

Climate Change Seminar

Climate and Life

An Atmospheric Perspectice of Global Change

Climate and Air Pollution Seminar

Organic Pollutants in the Environment

Aquatic Chemistry

Biogeochemistry and Pollution

Coastal Governance

Atmospheric Chemistry

Water Resource Management

Coastal Ecosystems

Environmental Hydrology

River Processes and Restoration

Boundary Layer Meteorology

Seminar in Soil Conservation and Management

Watershed Cycles and Processes

Remote Sensing of Land Cover and Land Use Change

Observing Earth from Space

The Future of Food: Environment, Health and Law

Caribbean Coastal Development: Cesium and CZM

Ecosystem Ecology

Tropical Field Botany

Tropical Forest Ecology

Ecosystem Pattern and Process

Biological Oceanography

Biogeography and Conservation

Ecology Seminar

Aquatic Ecology

Species and Ecosystem Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Dynamics of Ecological Systems

Introduction to Indigenous Silviculture

Strategies for Tropical Conservation

Environmental Chemical Analysis

Environmental Writing

Archetypes and the Environment

Global Communication Skills

A Local Habitation and a Name, or Writing the World

Sampling Methodology and Practice

Regression Modeling of Ecological and Environmental Data

Modeling Geographic Space

Modeling Geographic Objects

Statistical Design of Experiments

Multivariate Statistical Analysis in the Environmental Sciences

Conservation in Practice: An International Perspective

Food Security and Agriculture Development

Mitigating Agriculture’s Impact

The Human Population Explosion

Climate Modeling

Sustainable Sites

Water Quality Control

Religion, Ecology and Cosmology

Seminar in Forest Inventory

Applied Spatial Statistics

Applied Urban Ecology

Abrupt Climate Change and Societal Collapse

Sem:Making Better Decisions with Environmental Applications

Nature as Capital: Merging Ecological and Economic Models

Energy Economics and Policy Analysis

Valuing the Environment

Green Markets: Voluntary and Information Based Approaches to Environmental Management

Natural Resource Management

Sem: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Economics of Pollution Management

Corporate Environmental Management and Strategy

International and Comparative Forest Policy and Governance

Environmental Policy Analysis for an Unpredictable World

Energy Systems Analysis

The New Corporate Social Responsibility: Public Problems, Private Solutions, and Strategic Responses

Land Use Planning at the Local and Regional Level

Energy Technology Innovation

Strategies for Land Conservation

Land Use Law and Environmental Planning

Private Investment and the Environment: Legal Foundations and Tools

Climate Change and the International Court of Justice

Environmental Law and Policy

International Environmental Law

Foundations of Natural Resource Policy and Management

Contemporary Environmental Challenges in Africa

Comparative Environmental Law in Global Legal Systems (Meets Feb 14-27)

International Environmental Policy and Governance

Society and Natural Resources

Entrepreneurial Business Plans

Environmental Protection Clinic (Follows Law School Calendar) Information Session available - Monday, Jan 14 12-1pm Sage 24

Sem: Land Use Planning

Agrarian Societies: Culture, Society, History, and Development

Seminar on Leadership in Natural Resources and the Environment

Producing and Consuming Nature

Social Science of Development and Conservation

A Critical History of U.S. Energy Law and Policy (Law School calendar Starts Jan 25)

Readings in Environmental History

Energy Issues in Developing Countries

Topics in Environmental Justice

Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation

Natural Resource Policy Practicum

International Organizations and Conferences

Environmental Diplomacy Practicum (Class starts Jan 24, 2013)

Capitalism: Success, Crisis, and Reform

Institutions and the Environment

Climate Change Mitigation in Urban Areas

Ecology and Ethics in the Practice of Biodiversity Conservation

Urbanization, Global Change, and Sustainability

Theology and Ecology

American Environmental History and Values

Understanding Environmental Campaigns and Policy Making: Strategies and Tactics

American Indian Religions and Ecology

Advanced Seminar in Social and Political Dimensions of Climate Change

Sustainability in Latin America: Issues and Topics

The Law of Climate Change

Disaster, Degradation, Dystopia: Social Science Approaches to Environmental Perturbation and Change

International Trade in a Global World

Seminar on World Religions and Ecology

Global Environmental History

Global Ethics and Climate Change

Indigenous Religions and Ecology

Anthropology of the Global Economy for Development and Conservation

Anthropology of Climate and Climate Change

World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions

U.S. Climate Policy

FT: Field Experience in Industrial Operations

The Black Box of Implementation: Households, Communities, Gender

Advanced Industrial Ecology Seminar: The Energy Industry

Industrial Ecology

Green Engineering and Sustainable Design

Greening Business Operations

Ecological Urban Design

Environmental Risk Assessment

Energy Markets Strategy (2nd half semester course)

Ecoepidemiology

Introduction to Planning and Development

Applied Risk Assessment

Introduction to Toxicology

Assessing Exposures to Environmental Stressors

The Environment and Human Health

Sustainable Development in Post-Disaster Context: Haiti

Doctoral Student Seminar

Social Ecology Doctoral Lab

PhD Environmental & Energy Economics

Doctoral Seminar in Environmental Economics

Responsible Conduct of Research (Required for PhD Students) (3 meeting times: Jan 18-Feb 1)

Life Cycle Assessment Practicum

Managing the Global Carbon Cycle

Property Rights and Natural Resource Management

Business and the Environment Consulting Clinic

Management Plans for Protected Areas

Seminar in Research Analysis, Writing and Communication

Workshop in the Analysis, Writing, and Communication of Social Science Research

Payments for Ecosystem Services

Large-Scale Conservation: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy

Advanced Readings: Social Science of Development and Conservation

The Entrepreneurial Approach to Environmental Problem Solving

Rapid Assessments in Forest Conservation

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