USC Schedule of Classes

Gateway to the majors and minors in environmental studies. Provides students with an overview of how government agencies and societal institutions address (or fail to address) the interrelated social and scientific aspects of environmental problems and policies.

Exploration of the major social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical disagreements that exist between scholars, leaders, and citizens concerning today's most serious environmental issues and problems. Not available for credit to environmental studies majors and minors.

Geographic and historic approach to growth of environmental awareness in the United States from Colonial times to the present. Extensive use of case materials.

Overview of issues related to water and soil sustainability including science, policy and business aspects. Recommended Preparation ENST 100.

Overview of issues related to water and soil sustainability including science, policy and business aspects. Recommended Preparation ENST 100.

Examines the politics of managing the global environment. The nature of ecosystems, commons problems, population and resource utilization problems along with biodiversity and global governance are emphasized.

Interaction between resource conservation and people based on recent advances, current developments, and future resource utilization. Special attention to the western United States. Field trips.

An introduction to the economic tools and issues that affect natural resource use and environmental management.

Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.

Should environmental issues be treated as threats to security? Survey of recent literature explores global environmental politics using a security framework.

The political realities of selected environmental issues; resolving and implementing social priorities; interests, attitudes, strategies, and tactics of pressure groups; institutional biases and opportunities.

Examination of the tools used to reconstruct past climate change and a thorough discussion of past climate changes on Earth with an emphasis on the recent past. Prerequisite: MATH 118 or MATH 125 and ENST 320b. Recommended preparation: Any introductory GEOL course.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Students form multidisciplinary teams and are asked to study and resolve a major environmental problem facing a particular region or target population.

This course introduces students to the major environmental issues and problems society faces today. Business, industry, and government actions concerning these issues and problems are examined.

This course introduces graduate students to the various quantitative techniques and methodological approaches used in pollution control, natural resources management, and environmental protection.

Analyzes various potential environmental risks and examines how science, government, and business measure and prepare for environmental risks.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.