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.

Overview of environmental policy, law and politics at the international, domestic and local levels. Social science gateway to the Environmental Studies major.

Extensive academic preparation in the physics, physiology, safety, and methodology for in-water scientific diving. Recommended preparation: Background in natural science and/or environmental studies. Duplicates credit in former ENST 298.

Examination of scientific, social, political, and economic factors of fisheries management, engaging students in key issues of coastal and marine sustainability. Catalina Semester only. Prerequisite: ENST 100. Recommended preparation: Any introductory Biology course.

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.

Introduces students to central concepts and theories in environmental law and regulation; analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.

Principles of conservation science in marine and terrestrial ecosystems with emphasis on protecting biological diversity and balancing the needs of nature with those of humans. Recommended preparation: Introductory course in biology such as BISC 103, BISC 120 or BISC 121, or AP Biology credit.

Evaluates the causes, effects, and responses to international environmental disasters. Emphasis is on contemporary case studies in a theoretical context.

Survey of major environmental policies both international and domestic as they relate to fisheries, shipping, pollution, seaports and coastal management. Recommended preparation: ENST- 100, ENST- 387.

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. Recommended preparation: Environmental studies course work.

Earth's development as a habitable planet, from origin to human impacts on global biogeochemical cycles in the ocean, land, atmosphere. Discussion of environmental alternatives. Prerequisites: BISC 120 or BISC 121 and CHEM 105b or CHEM 115b. Open only to Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Earth Sciences majors.

Examines climate change policy at the international, national, state, and local levels, and explores the role civil society plays in climate change politics. Prerequisite: ENST 320b and POSC 270.

Focuses on how businesses both contribute to and can help address environmental sustainability challenges and the role of the broader political-economy in shaping that interaction. Recommended preparation: University-level course in economics. Recommended for juniors and seniors only. Duplicates credit in former ENST 450.

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.

Selected topics dealing with environmental issues and problems.

Introduces students to the central issues, concepts, and theories in environmental law and policy and analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.

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.