The intercollege Division of Environmental Studies is a teaching and research unit offering courses, workshops, and directed group study classes that focus on the complex problems of human-environment relations. The division offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Environmental Biology and Management and in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning. Courses in Environmental Studies also supplement major programs in a wide variety of established disciplines, although highly motivated undergraduates who find existing majors unsuited to their educational objectives are encouraged to contact the chairperson and faculty of the division regarding individual majors in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (see Individual Major in the Programs and Courses section).
Current Information. Through its continuing contacts with many other departments and teaching divisions on the campus, the division develops each year a variety of special courses and workshops that cannot be listed here. Students are advised to check with the Division Office and with the expanded course description handbook of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for up-to-date information about courses.
Graduate Study. The faculty of the division offers graduate instruction through the M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs of the Graduate Group in Ecology, as well as through the graduate programs of the disciplines with which they are associated, such as agricultural and resource economics, evolution and ecology, sociology, political science, civil engineering, and anthropology. Further information about graduate programs in ecology should be obtained from the chairperson of the Graduate Group in Ecology.
Graduate Adviser. J. Henier Lieth (Ecology).
| Upper Division Courses | Graduate Courses |
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
1. Environmental Analysis (4) II. Weinberg and staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: English 1; English 102, Economics 1A, 1B, Biological Sciences 1A, and Political Science 1 recommended. Analysis of the biological, physical, and social interactions which constitute environmental problems, such as food production, energy development and conservation, pollution, and the conservation of natural environments. Emphasis on analysis of problems and the consequences of proposed solutions.
10. Introduction to Environmental Studies (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: elementary biology recommended. Survey of the importance of ecology and systems behavior for man-environment relationships and management problems. Resources, environmental quality, urban dynamics, environmental perception, and conservation are covered. Includes several integrative case studies, and features individual reading in environmental problems. Not open for credit to students who have taken course 1. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
30. The Global Ecosystem (3) III. Richerson
Lecture--3 hours; 1 one-day field trip. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 10 or Geography 1 or Anthropology 2. The interaction of climate and biotic adaptation and the production of ecological systems. The limits and opportunities for human use of different natural environments, and human utilization of the earth's biotic resources. GE credit: SciEng.
30G. The Global Ecosystem: Laboratory/Discussion (2) III. Richerson
Laboratory/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 30 concurrently. Presents natural history skills in plant and animal identification, soils, and geology. Emphasis on the diverse organisms and habitats of Northern California. GE credit with concurrent enrollment in course 30: Wrt.
92. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Department Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Internship supervised by member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
100. General Ecology (4) I. Harrison
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, Mathematics 16A, 16B; Statistics 13 recommended. Theoretical and experimental analysis of the distribution, growth and regulation of species populations; predator-prey and competitive interactions; and the organization of natural communities. Application of evolutionary and ecological principles to selected environmental problems.
101. Human Ecology (4) II. Richerson, Mulder
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: one course from course 30, Anthropology 1, 2, Genetics 10, or the equivalent. Critical variables in the processes that relate humans and their environment. Emphasis on the biological, cultural, social, and psychological forces which encourage stability or change in human ecological relationships. (Same course as Anthropology 101.) GE credit: SocSci, Div.
110. Principles of Environmental Science (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Physics 1A or 5A, Mathematics 16B or 21B, and Biological Sciences 1A. Application of physical and chemical principles, ecological concepts, and systems approach to policy analysis of atmospheric environments, freshwater and marine environments, land use, energy supplies and technology, and other resources.
116. The Oceans (3) I. Spero; II. Cowen
Lecture--3 hours. Introductory survey of the marine environment; oceanic physical phenomena, chemical constituents, geological history, the sea's biota, and utilization of marine resources. (Same course as Geology 116.) GE credit: SciEng.
116G. The Oceans: Discussion (2) I. Spero; II. Cowen
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 116/Geology 116 concurrently. Scientific method applied to the discovery of the processes, biota, and history of the oceans. Group discussion and preparation of papers on related topics. (Same course as Geology 116G). GE credit with concurrent enrollment in course 116: Wrt.
121. Population Ecology (4) II. Hastings
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B, 1C, Mathematics 16A-16B. Development of exponential and logistic growth models for plant and animal populations, analysis of age structure and genetic structure, analysis of competition and predator-prey systems. Emphasis is on developing models and using them to make predictions and solve problems. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
123. Introduction to Field and Laboratory Methods in Ecology (4) III. Quinn
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 100 or the equivalent, Statistics 102 or the equivalent. Introduces students to methods used for collecting ecological data in field and laboratory situations. Methods used by population ecologists and community ecologists; emphasis on experimental design, scientific writing and data analysis.
124. Marine and Coastal Field Ecology (10) Extra-session summer. Chow
Lecture--6 hours; discussion--4 hours; seminar--1 hour; laboratory--18 hours (Summer Session I). Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A; Statistics 13; course 100. Full-time study at Bodega Marine Laboratory. Intensive lecture-laboratory-field study of current ecological theory and problems with emphasis on marine populations and communities; techniques and evaluation of quantitative field research.
126. Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (4) I. Beaumont
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: introductory course in statistics and upper division standing. Methods and contemporary issues in environmental and occupational epidemiology. Effects of carcinogens, reproductive hazards, lifestyle factors, air and water pollution, infectious agents, and other hazards on human populations. Discussion of epidemiologic study designs, biases, and risk assessment.
*128. Analysis and Simulation of Complex Systems (3) III. Foin
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or 21B; Statistics 102; upper division standing in the biological or social sciences. Analysis of systems and construction of simulation models of ecological and socioeconomic systems using DYNAMO; evaluation of models. Logical and scientific reasoning is stressed.
*128L. Modeling Complex Systems (3) III. Foin
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 128 concurrently. Simulation modeling using DYNAMO. Students complete a series of exercises from model formulation to model experiments and develop a term project of their own choosing.
133. Cultural Ecology (4) III. Orlove
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Comparative survey of the interaction between diverse human cultural systems and the environment. Primary emphasis given to people in rural and relatively undeveloped environments as a basis for interpreting more complex environments. (Same course as Anthropology 133.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*140. Mountain Geoecology I (Physical Geography) (3) II. Ives
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: introductory course in physical geology (Geology 50 or the equivalent); ecology (course 100); or consent of instructor. Broad overview of world mountain systems, including tectonics and structure, climate and vegetation, geomorphic processes and natural hazards. Will integrate relevant sections of cognate disciplines to focus on three-dimensional character of mountain regions--a physical geography of mountains.
*141. Mountain Geoecology II (Human Geography) (3) III. Ives
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 140 or consent of instructor. Analysis of traditional adaptations of mountain cultures to their habitats; resource use and environmental degradation; tourism impacts and Third World development issues. Emphasis on Himalaya; also Andes, Alps and Rocky Mountains, provide historical perspective and discussion of current environmental crises.
150A. Physical and Chemical Oceanography (4) I. McClain, Spero
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies/Geology 116, Physics 9B, Mathematics 22C, Chemistry 1C; or upper division standing in a natural science and consent of instructor. Physical and chemical properties of seawater, fluid dynamics, air-sea interaction, currents, waves, tides, mixing, major oceanic geo-chemical cycles. (Same course as Geology 150A.)
150B. Geological Oceanography (3) II. McClain (Geology)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Geology 50 or 116. Introduction to the origin and geologic evolution of ocean basins. Composition and structure of oceanic crust; marine volcanism; and deposition of marine sediments. Interpretation of geologic history of the ocean floor in terms of sea-floor spreading theory. (Same course as Geology 150B.)
150C. Biological Oceanography (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and a course in general ecology, or consent of instructor. Survey of the ecology of major marine habitats including intertidal, shelf benthic, deep-sea and plankton communities. Existing knowledge and contemporary issues in research. Portion of course will be devoted to man's use of and impact on the ocean. (Same course as Geology 150C.) Offered in alternate years.
151. Limnology (4) III. C. Goldman
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; special project. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and junior standing. The biology and productivity of inland waters with emphasis on the physical and chemical environment.
151L. Limnology Laboratory (3) III. C. Goldman
Laboratory--6 hours; two weekend field trips. Prerequisite: course 151 (may be taken concurrently); junior, senior, or graduate standing. Limnological studies of lakes, streams, and reservoirs with interpretation of aquatic ecology.
155. Wetland Ecology (3) I. Rejmankova
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100 or Botany 117; course 110 or 151 recommended. Introduction to wetland ecology. The structure and function of major wetland types and principles that are common to wetlands and that distinguish them from terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
155L. Wetland Ecology Laboratory (3) I. Rejmankova
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--6 hours; fieldwork--two 1-day weekend field trips. Prerequisite: course 155 required (may be taken concurrently). Modern and classic techniques in wetland field ecology. Emphasis on sampling procedures, vegetation analysis, laboratory analytical procedures, and examples of successful wetland restoration techniques.
160. Environmental Decision Making (4) II. Sabatier
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Political Science 1, Economics 1A, intermediate statistics, course 1 and course 166 or Political Science 182; upper division standing or consent of instructor. Alternative models of environmental policymaking, and application to case studies of decision making in the U.S. and California.
161. Environmental Law (4) II. Wandesforde-Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing and one course in environmental science (course 1, 10, 110, Biological Sciences 1A, Environmental Toxicology 10, or Resource Sciences 100); English 1 and Political Science 1 recommended. Introduction for non-Law School students to some of the principal issues in environmental law and the judicial interpretation of some important environmental statutes, e.g., NEPA. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
163. Energy and Environmental Aspects of Transportation (3) II. Sperling
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Civil and Environmental Engineering 160 recommended. Engineering, economic, and systems planning concepts. Analysis and evaluation of energy, air quality and selected environmental attributes of transportation technologies. Strategies for reducing pollution and petroleum consumption in light of institutional and political constraints. Evaluation of vehicle emission models. (Same course as Civil and Environmental Engineering 163).
164. Ethical Issues in Environmental Policy (3) III. Sabatier
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 160, 168A; seniors only in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning or by consent of instructor. Basic modes of ethical reasoning and criteria of distributive justice applied to selected topics in environmental policy-making.
*165. Science, Experts and Public Policy (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in the social or biological sciences; course 160 or Political Science 108 recommended. Analysis of factors affecting the influence of scientists, planners, and other experts in policymaking. Several cases and controversies will be examined.
166. Policymaking in Natural Resource Agencies (4) I. Wandesforde-Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Political Science 1, Economics 1A, Statistics 13. Analysis of factors affecting decisionmaking within administrative agencies responsible for managing natural resources, such as the Forest Service and EPA. Emphasizes critical examination of written materials. GE credit: Wrt.
*167. Energy Policy (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Resource Sciences 3 or Engineering 160; course 160 or Political Science 101, 107, or 109. Overview of U.S. energy policy; policy analysis, philosophy and methods; major policy issues, such as renewable vs. nonrenewable; and applied studies of power plants, solar residential, and state policy options. Offered in alternate years.
168A. Methods of Environmental Policy Evaluation (5) I. Schwartz
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: Statistics 13; Economics 100 or Agricultural and Resource Economics 100A; Mathematics 16B or 21B; course 1; upper division standing. Evaluation of alternatives for solution of complex environmental problems; impact analysis, benefit-cost analysis, distributional analysis, decision making under uncertainty, and multi-objective evaluation.
168B. Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis (4) III. Schwartz
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 168A. Continuation of course 168A, with emphasis on examination of the literature for applications of research and evaluation techniques to problems of transportation, air and water pollution, land use, and energy policy. Students will apply the methods and concepts by means of a major project.
170. Conservation Biology Policy (4) III. Layton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 and Economics 1A; Economics 100 or Agricultural and Resource Economics 100A recommended. Analysis of policies designed to conserve species and their habitats. Emphasis on how individual incentives affect the success of conservation policies. Valuation of endangered species and biodiversity. Criteria for deciding conservation priorities.
171. Environmental Planning (4) III. Johnston
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1; a course in social science and a course in environmental science. Laws, institutions, design and analysis methods, and means of implementation of plans for land use, air and water quality, transportation, and energy are examined. Theoretical and practical readings are used. Political and technical problems common to all planning processes emphasized.
172. Public Lands Management (4) II. Layton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Economics 1A. Investigation of alternative approaches to public lands management by Federal and state agencies. The role each agency's legislation plays in determining the range of resource allocations. GE credit: SocSci.
173. Land Use and Growth Controls (4) III. Johnston
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Political Science 1, Economics 1A, intermediate statistics (Sociology 106 or Statistics 102 or the equivalent), and local government (Applied Behavioral Science 157, 158 or Political Science 100, 102 or 104.) Exposes students to the economic, political, and legal factors affecting land use and growth controls, and helps students critically evaluate written materials in terms of their arguments and supporting data.
175. Natural Resource Economics (3) II.
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100B or Economics 100 or the equivalent. Economic concepts and policy issues associated with natural resources, renewable resources (groundwater, forests, fisheries and wildlife populations), and non-renewable resources (minerals and energy resources, soil). (Same course as Agricultural and Resource Economics 175.)
178. Applied Research Methods (4) I. Weinberg
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Statistics 103 or Sociology 106 or the equivalent. Research methods for analysis of urban and regional land use, transportation, and environmental problems. Survey research and other data collection techniques; demographic analysis; basic forecasting, air quality, and transportation models. Collection, interpretation, and critical evaluation of data.
179. Environmental Impact Reporting (3) I. Johnston
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing; Biological Sciences 1A; one course from the following: course 1, 10, 110, Environmental Toxicology 10, or Environmental and Resource Sciences 100. Methods of analysis used in environmental impact reporting. Emphasis on effective writing; review and management of impact reports in the context of rational democratic planning systems.
190. Workshops on Environmental Problems (1-8) I, II, III. The Staff
Laboratory--2-16 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Workshops featuring empirical analyses of contemporary environmental problems by multidisciplinary student teams. Guided by faculty and lay professionals, the teams seek to develop an integrated view of a problem and outline a series of alternative solutions. Open to all upper division and graduate students on application. (P/NP grading only.)
192. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Department Chair person in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of 84 units and consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
212A. Environmental Policy Process (4) III. Sabatier
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course in public policy (e.g., Environmental Studies 160); environmental law (e.g., Environmental Studies 161); course in bureaucratic theory (e.g., Political Science 187 or Environmental Studies 166); course in statistics (e.g., Sociology 106 or Agricultural and Resource Economics 106). Introduction to selected topics in the policy process, applications to the field of environmental policy. Develops critical reading skills, understanding of frameworks of the policy process and political behavior, and an ability to apply multiple frameworks to the same phenomena. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Ecology 212A.)
212B. Environmental Policy Evaluation (4) II. Schwartz
Lecture--1 hour; discussion--1 hour; seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: intermediate microeconomics (e.g., Economics 100); Statistics 108 or Agricultural and Resource Economics 106; policy analysis (e.g., Environmental Studies 168A or the equivalent); Agricultural and Resource Economics 176. Methods and practices of policy analysis; philosophical and intellectual bases of policy analysis and the political role of policy analysis. (Same course as Ecology 212B.)
220. Tropical Ecology (3) III. Rejmankova
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: advanced introductory ecology course--course 100, Evolution and Ecology 101, 117; Evolution and Ecology 138 recommended. Open to graduate and undergraduate students who meet requirement subject to consent of instructor. An overview of present status of knowledge on structure and processes of major tropical ecosystems. Differences and similaritiees among tropical and temperate systems stressed. Offered in alternate years.
*228. Advanced Simulation Modeling (3) III. Foin
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 128-128L; Statistics 108 or Agricultural and Resource Economics 106. Advanced techniques in simulation modeling; optimization and simulation, dynamic parameter estimation, linear models, error propagation, and sensitivity testing. Latter half of course will introduce model evaluation in ecological and social system models.
*228L. Modeling Laboratory (3) III. Foin
Laboratory--2 hours; modeling and computing--7 hours. Prerequisite: courses 128-128L; course 228 concurrently. Continuation of course 128L. Students expected to complete series of exercises on advanced topics in modeling and a term project based on their graduate research.
252. Sustainable Transportation Technology and Policy (3) III. Sperling
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 160 or the equivalent. Role of technical fixes and demand management in creating a sustainable transportation system. Emphasis on technology options, including alternative fuels, electric propulsion, and IVHS. Analysis of market demand and travel behavior, environmental impacts, economics and politics. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Civil and Environmental Engineering 252.)
278. Research Methods in Environmental Policy (3) II. Sabatier
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: Agricultural and Resource Economics 106 or the equivalent. Introduction to scientific research in environmental policy. Major issues in the philosophy of the social sciences. How to design research that acknowledges theoretical assumptions and that is likely to produce evidence in an intersubjectively reliable fashion with explicit recognition of its uncertainties. Offered in alternate years.
298. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.
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