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Department
Course Title
Agricultural and Resource Economics [ARE]
Course Description
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Economics 1A, 1B; Mathematics 16B.
Theory of individual consumer and market demand; theory of production and supply of
agricultural products, with particular reference to the individual firm; pricing, output
100A. Intermediate Microeconomics: determination, and employment of resources under pure competition. (Not open for credit to
Theory of Production and
students who have completed Economics 100 or the equivalent; however, Economics 100 will
Consumption (4)
not serve as prerequisite to course 100B.) GE credit: QL, SS.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of
instructor. The role of organizational design and behavior in business and public agencies.
112. Fundamentals of Business
Principles of planning, decision making; individual behavior, motivation, leadership; informal
Organization
groups; conflict and change in the organization. GE credit: SS.—I, III. (I, III.)
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Economics 1A. For non-majors only. Nature of product
marketing by the business firm. Customer-product relationships, pricing and demand; new
product development and marketing strategy; promotion and advertising; product life cycles; the
113. Fundamentals of Marketing
distribution system; manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing. Government regulation and restraints.
Management (4)
(Not open for credit to students who have completed course 136.) GE credit: SS.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Economics 1A and 1B. Major issues
encountered in emerging from international poverty, problems of growth and structural change,
human welfare, population growth and health, labor markets and internal migration. Important
115A and B. Economic Development issues of policy concerning international trade and industrialization. (Same course as
(4)
Economics 115A.) GE credit: Div, SocSci | SS, WC.—I, III. (I, III.)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100A or the equivalent. Analytical
treatment of historical and current economic problems and governmental policies influencing
American agriculture. Uses of economic theory to develop historical and conceptual
understanding of the economics of agriculture; how public policy influences the nature and
120. Agricultural Policy
performance of American agriculture. GE credit: SocSci | ACGH, SS.—III. (III.)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100A. The nature, function,
organizational structure, and operation of agricultural markets; prices, costs, and margins;
130. Agricultural Markets
market information, regulation, and controls; cooperative marketing. GE credit: SS.—II. (II.)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Economics 1A. Study of cooperative business enterprise in the
132. Cooperative Business
United States and elsewhere; economic theories of behavior, principles of operation, finance,
Enterprises (3)
decision-making, and taxation. GE credit: SS.
Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Fundamental components
required to develop a marketing plan. Appreciation of the concept of a marketing plan,
appropriate research required, including the use of library and Internet, survey and interview
135. Agribusiness Marketing Plan
instruments, government documents, market analysis, business proposition, action planning,
Development (2)
financial evaluation and monitoring. (P/NP grading only.) GE credit: SS.
Lecture—5 hours. Prerequisite: Economics 1A. Farm organization and resources; economic
and technological principles in decision making; analytical techniques and management control;
140. Farm Management (5)
problems in organizing and managing the farm business. GE credit: SS.
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Economics 1A; enrollment open to non-majors only. Natural
resource use problems with emphasis on past and current policies and institutions affecting
resource use; determinants, principles, and patterns of natural resource use; property rights;
conservation; private and public resource use problems; and public issues. (Students who have
147. Resource and Environmental
had or are taking course 100A, Economics 100, or the equivalent, may receive only 2 units of
Policy Analysis
credit, so must enroll in course 147M instead.) GE credit: SocSci | SS.—II. (II.)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Importance of family and hired labor in agriculture; farm
labor market; unions and collective bargaining in California agriculture; simulated collective
bargaining exercise; effects of unions on farm wages and earnings. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt |
150. Agricultural Labor
ACGH, DD, SS, WE.—I. (I.)
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A; Statistics 103. Application of economic theory and
quantitative methods in analyzing production management problems including inventory control,
157. Analysis for Production
production scheduling, quality control, simulation, systems approach, and work measurement.
Management
GE credit: SS.—I, II. (I, II.)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100B or Economics 100 or the
equivalent. Economic concepts and policy issues associated with natural resources, renewable
resources, (ground water, forests, fisheries, and wildlife populations) and non-renewable
175. Natural Resource Economics (4) resources (minerals and energy resources, soil). (Same course as Environmental Science and
[SR]
Policy 175.) GE Credit: SocSci.—III. (III.) Lin
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100B or Economics 100. Role of
the environment in economic activity and methods for protecting and enhancing environmental
quality; implications of market failures for public policy; design of environmental policy; theory of
176. Environmental Economics (4)
welfare measurement; measuring the benefits of environmental improvement. GE credit:
[SR]
SocSci.—I. (I.) Farzin, Larson
Agricultural and Environmental Education [AED]
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Philosophy and
nature of formal and non-formal agricultural and environmental education programs. Emphasis
100. Concepts in Agricultural and
on understanding the role of the teacher and observing a variety of programs. GE credit:
Environmental Education (3) [SF]
SocSci, Wrt.—II. (II.) Martindale
Animal Science [ANS]
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 104 or Neurobiology, Physiology,
and Behavior 102 or the equivalent or consent of instructor. The application of principles of
animal behavior and physiology to assessment and improvement of the welfare of wild, captive,
and domestic animals. Topics include animal pain, stress, cognition, motivation, emotions, and
103. Animal Wellfare
preferences, as well as environmental enrichment methods. GE credit: SE, SL.—I. (I.) Mench
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 2B or course 1; Statistics 100 or
Plant Sciences 120 recommended. Current applications of sustainable animal agriculture
including the challenges of animal production, animal needs, animal well-being, and protection
of the environment and resources for future food supply systems. Various scenarios using
112. Sustainable Animal Agriculture computing modeling. GE credit: OL, QL, SE or SS.—III. (III.) Kebrea
128. Agricultural Applications of
Linear Programming
118. Fish Production
128. Agricultural Applications of
Linear Programming (4)
129. Environmental Stewardship in
Animal Production Systems (3) [SF]
143. Pig and Poultry Care and
Management (4)
144. Beef Cattle and Sheep
Production
146. Dairy Cattle Production (4)
170. Ethics of Animal Use (4)
American Studies [AMS]
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—2 hours; discussion—1 hour.
Prerequisite: upper division standing and Agricultural Systems and Environment
21 or the equivalent. Applications of linear programming in agriculture,
emphasizing resource allocation problems and decision making. Problems include
crop production, ration formulation, and farm management. Hands-on experience
in developing linear programs and interpreting the results. GE credit: QL, SE, SL.—II.
(II.) Fadel
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
120 and 121. Current practices in fish production; relationship between the biological aspects of
a species and the production systems, husbandry, management, and marketing practices
utilized. Emphasis on species currently reared in California. GE credit: SE.—II. (II.) Doroshov
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division
standing and Agricultural Systems and Environment 21 or the equivalent. Applications of linear
programming in agriculture, emphasizing resource allocation problems and decision making.
Problems include crop production, ration formulation, and farm management. Hands-on
experience in developing linear programs and interpreting the results. GE credit: QL, SE, SL.—
II. (II.) Fadel
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 10 or 1A and 1B, Chemistry 2A, 2B, 8A, 8B.
Management principles of environmental stewardship for grazing lands, animal feeding,
operations and aquaculture operations; existing regulations, sample analyses, interpretation
and utilization of data, evaluation of alternative practices, and policy development.—II. Meyer
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours; Saturday field trips. Prerequisite: Nutrition 115,
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101. Care and management of swine, broilers and
turkeys as related to environmental physiology, nutrition and metabolism, disease management
and reproduction. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SE, SL.—(I.) King
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours; one or two Saturday field trips. Prerequisite: course 41,
Animal Genetics 107, Nutrition 115, or consent of instructor; a course in Range Science and a
course in microcomputing are recommended. Genetics, physiology, nutrition, economics and
business in beef cattle and sheep production. Resources used, species differences, range and
feedlot operations. Emphasis on integration and information needed in methods for
management of livestock enterprises. GE credit: OL, QL, SE, SL, VL, WE.—III. (III.) Sainz, Zinn
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours; one mandatory Saturday field trip. Prerequisite: course
124, Animal Genetics 107, and Nutrition 115, or consent of instructor. Scientific principles from
genetics, nutrition, physiology, and related fields applied to conversion of animal feed to human
food through dairy animals. Management and economic decisions are related to animal biology
considering the environment and animal well-being. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt | OL, QL, SE, SL,
VL, WE.—III. (III.) DePeters
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: any basic course in composition or speech.
Ethical issues relating to animal use in contemporary society. Integration of philosophical
theories with scientific evidence relating to animal behavior, mentality, and welfare. Uses of
animals in agriculture, research, and as companions. Ethical responsibilities regarding wildlife
and the environment. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt | SL, SS, WE.—III. (III.) Mench
101A-H. Series: Topics vary by
quarter (ex: Environmental Justice)
125. Corporate Cultures
155. Symbols and Rituals in
American Culture
Seminar—3
hours, intensive reading, writing, and special projects.
Interdisciplinary group study of special topics in
American Culture Studies, designed for non-majors as well as majors. Content
will vary according to the instructor and in accord with the following titles:
(A) Popular Culture Studies; (B) Women’s Studies; (C) Material Aspects
of American Culture; (D) American National Character; (E) American Lives
Through Autobiography; (F) The Interrelationship Between
Arts and Ideas; (G) New Directions in American Culture Studies; (H) Problems
in Cross- Cultural American Studies. May be repeated for credit
in different subject area only.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour;
fieldwork—1 hour. Prerequisite: one course chosen from course 120, Anthropology 2,
Psychology 16, or Sociology 1;
or consent of instructor. Exploration of the small group cultures of American corporate
workplaces, including the role of environment, stories, jokes, rituals, ceremonies, personal style,
and play. The effects of cultural diversity upon corporate cultures, both from within and in
contact with foreign corporations.—III.
(III.) de la Pena
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Interdisciplinary examination of
selected, richly expressive events (parades, festivals, holidays) and symbols (flags, memorials,
temples) which encode nationwide values and understandings (Thanksgiving, New Year’s, etc.)
or which realize more limited, special meanings (Mardi Gras, rodeo, Kwanza, graduation, bar
mitzvah, etc.). Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt | ACGH, AH or
SS, DD, WE.—III. Biltekoff, de la Pena
Anthropology [ANT]
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 or 2 or Environmental Science
and Policy 30 or Evolution and Ecology 100 or Biological Sciences 101. Interdisciplinary study
of diversity and change in human societies, using frameworks from anthropology, evolutionary
ecology, history, archaeology, psychology, and other fields. Topics include population
dynamics, subsistence transitions, family organization, disease, economics, warfare, politics,
101. Ecology, Nature, and Society (4) and resource conservation. (Same course as Environmental Science and Policy 101.) GE
[SR]
credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.—Borgerhoff, Mulder
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or Geology 1 or Environmental
Science and Policy 30. Integration of the interests of resident and indigenous peoples with the
conservation of natural resources and ecosystems, using case study examples from both the
103. Indigenous Peoples and Natural developing and the developed world. Not open for credit to students who have completed
Resource Conservation (4) [SF]
course 121N. (Former course 121N.)—Borgerhoff, Mulder
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Political
economy of environmental struggles. Relationship between social inequality (based on race,
class, and/or gender) and ecological degradation. Articulation of local peoples, national policy,
and the international global economy in the contestation over the use of environmental
104N. Cultural Politics of the
resources. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 134N. (Former course
Environment (4) [SR]
134N.) GE credit: SocSci, Div.—Sawyer
122 A. Economic Anthropology (4)
126A. Anthropology of Development
(4) [SR]
130A. Cultural Dimensions of
Globalization (4)
131. Ecology and Politics
Atmospheric Science [ATM]
116. Climate Change (3) [SR]
Community and Regional Development [CRD]
140. Dynamics of Regional
Development (4)
142. Rural Change in the
Industrialized World
149. Environmental Justice [SF]
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Varieties of production, exchange, and consumption
behavior in precapitalist economies, their interaction with culture and social-political
organization, and the theories that account for these phenomena. The effects of capitalism on
precapitalist sectors. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 122. (Former
course 122.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | ACGH, DD, SS, WC, WE.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Theories
of development and current critiques. Colonial legacies and post-colonial realities. Roles of the
state and NGOs, population migrations, changing gender identities, cash-earning strategies,
and sustainability issues. Stresses importance of cultural understandings in development
initiatives. Case studies emphasizing non-industrial societies. Not open for credit to students
who have completed course 126. (Former course 126.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.—J. Smith
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. The cultural dimensions of recent
economic and political developments frequently termed “globalization.” GE credit: SocSci, Wrt |
SS, WC, WE.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Analysis
of the complex interactions between ecological dynamics and political processes employing the
emerging approach of political ecology. Case studies of environmental degradation (e.g.,
desertification, logging, mineral extraction, petroleum, water) from various cultural and
geographic regions. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 60. Climate trends and patterns spanning the recent
past and the future. Emphasis on natural processes that produce climate variations and human
influence on these processes. Evidence of climate change and the role of global climate models
in understanding climate variability.—III. (III.) Reck
Lecture—4 hours; extensive writing; term paper; project. Prerequisite: one undergraduate social
science course or consent of instructor. Industrial cluster formation and institutions. Technology,
labor relations and interfirm linkages in global value chains. California and other regions are
used as case studies. GE credit: SocSci | SS.—II. (II.) Kenney
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; extensive writing; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1.
Geography of rural environment with emphasis on rural restructuring. Demographics,
community, economy, governance, agriculture, and environmental conservation in rural areas of
industrialized world. Case studies from and comparisons drawn between North America,
Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. GE credit: SocSci | SS, WE.—II. (II.) Galt
Lecture - 4 hours; Environmental Justice originated 25 years ago as a U.S. movement by
religious and civil rights groups to challenge environmental burdens placed on low-income
communities of color. It has since grown into a multi-faceted international effort to envision a
new type of environmentalism that empowers socially disadvantaged communities to seek
equal access to benefits (e.g., clean air, water, and land) and equal protection from harm (e.g.,
disease, pollution, habitat destruction). By reviewing studies in disciplines ranging from urban
planning, ethnic studies, public policy, economics, geography, public health, and law, students
will learn how environmental justice research has grown from this social movement. Students
will also participate in a service learning project with a non-profit group to gain first-hand
experience in environmental justice efforts that support community development.
151. Community Field Research:
Theory and Analysis
152. Community Development
154. Social Theory and Community
Change
157. Politics and Community
Development (4)
158. Community Governance
164. Theories of Organizations and
their Role in Community Change
172. Social Inequality: Issues and
Innovations
Lecture—4 hours; extensive writing; project; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1 or 151,
Sociology 2, Anthropology 2, Asian American Studies 100, Chicano Studies 132, Geography 5
or African American & African Studies 101 or consent of instructor. Introduction to principles
and strategies of community organizing and development. Examination of non-profit
organizations, citizen participation, poverty reduction, community needs assessment, and
regional development strategies. Comparison of community development approaches of the U.
S.A./ California with other western and non-western societies. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt |
ACGH, DD, OL, SS, VL, WE.—III. (III.) Tarallo
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or 151, Sociology 2, Anthropology 2, Asian American
Studies 100, Chicana/o Studies 132, Geography 5, or African American and African Studies
101 or consent of instructor. Introduction to principles and strategies of community organizing
and development. Examination of non-profit organizations, citizen participation, approaches to
reducing poverty, community needs assessment, and regional development strategies. GE
credit: SocSci, Wrt | ACGH, DD, SS, WC, WE.—I. Hirtz
Lecture/discussion—4 hours; extensive writing; project; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1,
Sociology 1, or Anthropology 2. Comparative overview of the dominant social science
paradigms for the study of community development and change. Among the paradigms
discussed are functionalism, conflict theory/ Marxism, structuralism, methodological
individualism, reflexive modernity. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | ACGH, DD, OL, SS, VL, WC,
WE.—I. (I.) Hirtz
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: prior course work in sociology or political science
recommended. Analyzes political, economic and sociocultural forces shaping the form and
function of local communities in the U.S. Considers theories of the state, the community and
social change and case studies of actual community development in comparative historical
perspective. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | ACGH, DD, SS, WE.—II.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 151 or 160 or Political
Science 100. Governing institutions and political processes in rural and small urban places.
Local government organization, community autonomy, leadership, political change, policy
development, and select policy issues including public finance. Field research on political
processes or policy issues in select communities. Offered in alternate years.—III. Hirtz
Lecture—4 hours; laboratory—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or 2 or other equivalent social
science course and Statistics 13 or equivalent. Planned change within and through community
organizations. Private voluntary organizations, local community associations, and local
government. Relationship between community organizations and social capital. Collaborative
original data gathering and professional report writing. GE credit: ACGH, DD, OL, SS, VL, WE.
—II. (II.) Hirtz
Lecture/discussion—4 hours; extensive writing; term paper; project. Prerequisite: upper division
standing and completion of eight units of course work in Anthropology, Sociology, or
Community and Regional Development. Focus on the dimensions, causes, and means of
alleviating social inequality in the U.S. Examination and analysis of major theories and forms
(class, race/ethnicity, gender, and citizenship status) of inequality. Policy-based and grassroots
approaches to change.—III. (III.)
180. Transnational Community
Development
Lecture/discussion—4 hours; extensive writing; project; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1, or
Anthropology 2, or Sociology 1. The effects of grassroots, nonstate, non-corporate actors from
abroad on local, national and international development. Socioeconomic, political, and cultural
implications of transnational actions undertaken by international nongovernmental
organizations, individual migrants, and migrant grassroots civic organizations. GE credit: SocSci
| SS, WC, WE.—III. (III.) Guarnizo
Design [DES]
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1; 14, 15, and 16 recommended. Principles, practice
and materials of contemporary sustainable design in the context of environmental crisis. History
of sustainable design in relation to the fields of textiles, visual communication, interior
architecture, exhibition design and lighting. Only two units of credit for students who have
127A. Sustainable Design (4) [SF]
completed course 127.—II. (II.) Savageau
Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 14, 15, 16 and 127A. Analysis and
practice of sustainable design within studio context. Design project that incorporate the reuse of
post consumer waste; standard materials vs. sustainable materials; Cradle to Cradle philosophy
127B. Studio Practice in Sustainable and practice; biomimicry; Life Cycle Analysis. Required field trips. Not open for credit for
Design (4) [SF]
students who have completed course 127.—III. (III.) Savageau
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; project—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1, 14, 15, and 21.
Introduction to the finish materials used for interior design with special emphasis on sustainable
and recycled products. Performance factors, relative costs and energy impacts, installation
138. Materials and Methods in
conditions and construction details, and design potential for a full range of interior materials.
Interior Design (4) [SR]
Two field trips required. Offered in alternate years.
Education [EDU]
142. Introduction to Environmental
Education (4) [SF]
Engineering – Applied Science
188. Science and Technology of
Sustainable Power Generation (4)
[SF]
Engineering – Civil and Environmental
123. Urban Systems and
Sustainability (4) [SF]
143. Green Engineering Design and
Sustainability (4) [SF]
Lecture—3 hours; field work. Study of history, philosophy, principles and approaches to
environmental education (EE) and outreach; learning theories, teaching strategies and
techniques in EE and outreach; evaluation of EE curricula in non-formal and in-school contexts;
observing, aiding and facilitating local environmental education programs.—I. (I.) Ballard
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper-division standing, Physics 7C or 9C.
Focus on scientific understanding and development of power generation that is the basis of
modern society. Concentration on power generation methods that are sustainable, in particular,
discussion of the most recent innovations. GE Credit: SocSci.—II. (II.) Hwang
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Systems-level approach of how to
evaluate and then modify sustainability of urban systems based on interaction with natural
environments. Topics include: definition/metrics of urban sustainability; system analyses of
urban systems; enabling technology, policies, legislation; measures and modification of
ecological footprints. GE Credit: SciEng or SocSci, Div, Wrt.—II. (II.) Kendall
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Restricted to Civil
Engineering and Civil Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering majors only. Application
of concepts, goals, and metrics of sustainability, green engineering, and industrial ecology to
the design of engineered systems. Life-cycle analyses, waste audit and environmental
management systems, economics of pollution prevention and sustainability, and substitute
materials for products and processes.—I. (I.) Loge
162. Transportation Land Use
Sustainable Design (4) [SF]
163. Energy and Environmental
Aspects of Transportation (4) [SF]
252. Sustainable Transportation
Technology and Policy (3) [SF]
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 161 or 163. Interactions between
land use and transportation systems design. Generalized design paradigm; group problem
solving.—III. (III.) Niemeier
Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite: Economics 1A and course 162. 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 Environmental Science and Policy 163.) Offered
in alternate years. GE credit: Wrt.—I. Sperling
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 165. 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. (Same course as
Environmental Science and Policy 252.) Offered in alternate years—III. Sperling
Entomology [ENT]
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B. Biology, anatomy,
physiology, development, classification, ecology and relation of insects to human welfare. GE
100/100L: General Entomology
credit: SciEng, Wrt | WE.—I. (I.) L. Kimsey
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: introductory biology or zoology. Basic principles and
mechanisms of insect behavior and ecology. An evolutionary approach to understanding
104. Behavioral Ecology of Insects
behavioral ecology of insects. GE credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Lewis
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 2A-C. Introduction
to insect ecology combining fundamental concepts and questions in ecology with ideas,
hypotheses and insights from insects. Integrates aspects of individual, population, community
and ecosystem ecology. Emphasis on the scientific process: observing nature, asking testable
105. Insect Ecology
questions, and communication. GE credit: OL, SE, SL, WE.—I. (I.) Yang
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Science 1B. Development of the
ecological basis for the integrated pest management paradigm with emphasis on agriculture.
Ecological and practical aspects of control tactics. Laboratory emphasizes identification of pests
and beneficials of agriculture and urban situations. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt | SE, WE.—II. (II.)
110. Arthropod Pest Management
Godfrey
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1C, 101; Plant Biology 105, Plant
Pathology 120, and course 100 recommended. Analysis of the interactions necessary for
viruses to infect plants. Interactions among insect vectors and host plants involved in the plantvirus life cycle. Evolutionary aspects of the molecular components in viral infection and modern
experimental approaches to the interdiction of viral movement. Offered alternate years. (Same
123. Plant Vector Virus Interactions
course as Plant Biology 123/Plant Pathology 123.)—(I.) Lucas, Gilbertson, Ullman
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100 or 110. Principles of biological
control of arthropod pests and weeds. Biology of pathogens, entomopathogenic nematodes,
parasitoids, and predators. Implementation in classical and augmentative biological control.
135. Introduction to Biological Control Role of biological control in pest management. Offered in alternate years—I. Kaya, Parrella
Environmental Horticulture [ENH]
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or the equivalent.
Conservation of genic diversity, measurement of diversity, threats to diversity and reasons for
protection, the process of extinction, distribution of diversity, determination of what to conserve
150. Genetics and Plant
and means of conservation. Examples drawn largely from forest tree species. GE credit: SE,
Conservation: The Biodiversity Crisis SL.—I. (I.) Neale
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology/Evolution and Ecology 117 or Evolution and
Ecology 121 or Plant Biology 147 or the equivalent. Conceptual bases of restoration ecology;
tools used by restoration ecologists to solve practical problems; scope and success of actual
160. Restoration Ecology (3) [SR]
restoration projects.—III. (III.) Eviner
Laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 160 (may be taken concurrently).
Companion field course to course 160. A series of part-day and all day visits to various field
sites, involving site evaluations, guest field presentations by local restorationists, and actual
160L. Restoration Ecology
restoration activities. Not open for credit to students who completed course 160 prior to spring
Laboratory (1) [SR]
2004.—III. (III.) Eviner
Environmental Science and Management [ESM]
100. Principles of Hydrologic Science
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: one college level chemistry course; one
college level biology course. Limited to 25 students per discussion section. Relationships
among climate, hydrology, biogeochemical cycles, soils and vegetation distribution in diverse
landscapes and biomes. Emphasis on physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting
ecosystems from the poles to the equator, and human impacts on the environment. Not open to
120. Global Environmental
students who have successfully completed Environmental Resources Sciences 60 or 120.
Interactions (4) [SR]
(Formerly Environmental Resources Sciences 60 and 120.)—II. (II.) Southard
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Physics 10 or Geology 1. Role of water as
an essential natural resource in contemporary society. Aspects of the scientific method,
including descriptions of natural phenomena and underlying physical causes. Water for cities,
agriculture, industry, wildlife and recreation; case studies of water management. Not open to
students who have successfully completed Environmental and Resource Sciences 121.
121. Water Science and
(Formerly Environmental and Resource Sciences 121.) GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, SL.—I. (I.)
Management
Silk
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 10. Degradation of the
atmospheric resource, historical aspects and effects of air pollution examined. Evaluation of
primary gaseous and particulate pollutants and discussion of their impact. Not open to students
who have successfully completed Environmental and Resource Sciences 131. (Formerly
131. Air as a Resource
Environmental and Resource Sciences 131.) GE credit: QL, SE, SL.—II. (II.)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: basic biological concepts: Biological Sciences 2A or
Plant Sciences 2; ecology/evolution: Biological Sciences 2B or 2C. Fire regimes and roles in
major North American vegetation types, especially in the west. Physics of fire, fire effects on
organisms and ecosystem functioning, reconstructing fire histories, fire in resource
management, and fire use by indigenous people. Not open to students who have successfully
141. Role of Fire in Natural
completed Environmental and Resource Sciences 141. (Formerly Environmental and Resource
Ecosystems
Sciences 141.) GE credit: SE, SL, WE.—II. (II.) Latimer
144. Trees and Forests
Environmental Science and Policy [ESP]
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C
or 2C. Biological structure and function of trees as organisms; understanding of forests as
communities and as ecosystems; use of forests by humans; tree phenology, photosynthesis,
respiration, soil processes, life histories, dormancy, forest biodiversity, and agroforestry. (Same
course as Plant Sciences 144.) Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant
Biology 144 or Environmental Horticulture 144 or Environmental and Resource Science 144.
(Former course Plant Biology/Environmental Horticulture/ Environmental and Resource Science
144.) GE credit: VL, SE.—I. (I.) Berry, Dahlgren, Rice
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. GE credit: SE, SL.—I, II. (I, II.)
100. General Ecology
Cornell, Sih
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Physics 1A or 7A, 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
110. Principles of Environmental
and marine environments, land use, energy supplies and technology, and other resources. GE
Science
credit: QL, SE, SL.—II. (II.) Largier
Discussion—1 hour; seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of
instructor; concurrent enrollment in at least one course from courses 124, 152, Evolution and
Ecology 106, 110, 114; residence at or near Bodega Marine Laboratory required. Student must
complete the application available at http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu. An examination of critical
environmental issues occurring in coastal waters. Course links together material from
concurrent courses at BML to develop an integrative understanding of marine environments and
their conservation. Includes readings, group discussions, and interaction with visiting speakers.
111. Marine Environmental Issues (1) May be repeated two times for credit. (Same Course as Evolution and Ecology 111.)—IV. (IV.)
[SR]
Gaylord, Largier, Morgan, Sanford
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;
123. Introduction to Field and
emphasis on experimental design, scientific writing and data analysis. GE credit: SE, SL.—(III.)
Laboratory Methods in Ecology
Grosholz
Lecture/Discussion--3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: Environmental
Science and Policy 100 or equivalent upper division general ecology. Principles governing the
conservation of plant species and plant communities, including the roles of fire, exotic species,
grazing, pollination, soils, and population genetics; analytic and practical techniques for plant
conservation; and introduction to relevant legal, ethical, and policy issues. Limited enrollment.
127. Plant Conservation Biology
GE credit: SE, SL.—II. (II.) Harrison
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Political Science 1; Economics 1A;
160. The Policy Process
intermediate statistics; course 172. Alternative models of public policymaking and application to
case studies in the U.S. and California. GE credit: SS.—III. (III.) Lubell
161. Environmental Law
162. Environmental Policy
163. Energy and Environmental
Aspects of Transportation
167. Energy Policy
168A: Methods of Environmental
Policy Evaluation
170. Conservation Biology Policy (4)
[SR]
171. Urban and Regional Planning
(4) [SR]
172. Public Lands Management
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); Political Science 1 and University Writing Program 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 | SS.—III. (III.)
Lecture—3
hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Economics 1A. Compares economic with
socio-cultural approaches to understanding the causes of environmental problems
and strategies for addressing them. Includes different approaches to the policy
process, policy instruments, and environmental behavior. Applies these
principles to several problems. GE credit: SS.—II. (II.) Springborn
Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite: Economics 1A and Civil and Environmental
Engineering 162. 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.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Wrt | SE, SL, SS, WE.—
I. Sperling
Lecture—4 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Economics 1A, Mathematics 16B, or consent of
instructor. Survey of primary energy resources (fossil, renewable, nuclear), energy conversion
methods, future energy demand scenarios, and environmental impacts of energy. Overview of
energy policy in the U.S. Analysis of policy alternatives for addressing energy-related
environmental and national security issues. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SS.— (III.)
Ogden
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, benefitcost analysis, distributional analysis, decision making under uncertainty,
and multi-objective evaluation. GE credit: SS.—I. (I.) Ogden
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.—(III.) Schwartz
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1; a course in social
science and a course in environmental science. How cities plan for growth in ways that
minimize environmental harm. Standard city planning tools (general plan, zoning ordinance)
and innovative new approaches. Focus on planning requirements and practices in California.
Relationships between local, regional, state, and federal policy.—III. (III.) Handy
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 | ACGH,
SS.—I. (I.) Lubell
173. Land Use and Growth Controls
175. Natural Resource Economics
178. Applied Research Methods (4)
[SR]
179. Environmental Impact
Assessment (4) [SF]
198. The Education for Sustainable
Living Program [SF]
Environmental Toxicology (ETX)
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.
GE credit: SS
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Agricultural and Resource Economics
100B or Economics 100 or the equivalent. Economic concepts and policy issues associated
with natural resources, renewable resources (ground water, forests, fisheries, and wildlife
populations) and non-renewable resources (minerals and energy resources, soil). (Same
course as Agricultural and Resource Economics 175.) GE credit: SocSci | SS.—III. (III.) Lin
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.—II. (II.) Handy
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing and one course in
environmental science (course 100, 110 or the equivalent). Introduction to the information
resources and methods typically used in environmental impact analysis. Emphasis on how
environmental information is applied to planning, environmental regulation, and public
policymaking, with case studies from California land use and natural resource policy.—II. (II.)
Lecture - 2 hours; The Education for Sustainable Living Program is a collaborative
interdisciplinary effort to realize a sustainable community throughout the University of California.
This course is structured as a 2-unit seminar series, hosting guest lectures by renowned
educators, authors, environmentalists, and progressive thinkers. Lectures are open to the public
free of charge to encourage collaboration between the campus and local community. The
course encourages reflection upon and analysis of the principles of sustainability, and is
designed to encourage dialogue between students, faculty, staff, administration, local
community, and the entire UC system.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B, 118B, or 128B and
Biological Sciences 1A. Principles of toxicology with a focus on environmental, industrial, and
natural chemicals. Topics include fate and effects of chemicals in organisms and the
101. Principles of Environmental
environment, air pollutants, insecticides, aquatic toxicology, endocrine disruptors, biomarkers
Toxicology
and bioassays, and risk assessment. GE credit: SE, SL.—I. (I.) Denison
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B (may be taken concurrently) or the equivalent;
Biological Sciences 102 recommended. Field trip required. Toxicology of air pollutants in the
ambient, indoor, and occupational environments. Health effects, sources, environmental fates,
131. Environmental Toxicology of Air pulmonary responses, sampling and analyses, and air-quality criteria and standards. GE credit:
Pollutants
SE, VL.—I. (I.) Kado
Evolution and Ecology (EVE)
Lecture—3 hours; lecture/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or
2A, 2B, 2C; Mathematics 16A, 16B, 16C or the equivalent. A general survey of the principles of
ecology. GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Gaylord, Sanford, Schoener, Schreiber,
101. Introduction to Ecology
Shapiro, Strong Williams
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100 and 101 or equivalents. Treatment of
historical evolution of the biosphere resulting from physical, chemical, and biological influences.
Special focus upon changes caused by humans. Topics pertain to biodiversity, resources,
120. Global Change Ecology
conservation, and ecosystem services. Offered in alternate years.—II. (II.) Strong
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: at least one course in population or human
ecology, or in environment and resources. Relationships among population dynamics, resource
scarcity and environmental problems, and social structure; focus on demographic content of
global ecological models and simulations, ecological content of modern demographic theories,
213. Population, Environment, and
and debates about scarcity, inequality, and social conflict and change. Offered in alternate
Social Structure (4) [SR]
years.—III.
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 142 or consent of instructor. Ecological principles
and relationships as applied to agriculture. Integration of ecological approaches into agricultural
research to develop environmentally sound management practices. Topics include crop
autoecology, biotic interactions among crops and pests, and crops systems ecology. Not open
for credit to students who have completed Vegetable Crops 216. (Former course Vegetable
216. Ecology and Agriculture (3) [SF] Crops 216). Offered in alternate years.—I. (I.) Jackson
Geography [GEO]
211. Physical Geography Traditions
and Methods (3) [SR]
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Introductory course in physical
geography. Graduate-level standing in geography or related discipline. Course Description:
Discussion of the physical science tradition in geography, including key concepts and current
research in climatology, geomorphology, soils geography, biogeography, climate change,
watershed science, and coastal studies. Research paradigms, programs, and methods as used
by physical geographers will be discussed. May be repeated three times for credit. Offered in
alternate years.—I. Elliott-Fisk
Geology [GEL]
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: one course in Geology, preferably course 50 or 1, or consent of
instructor. Geologic aspects of land use and development planning. Geologic problems
concerning volcanic and earthquake hazards, land stability, floods, erosion, coastal hazards,
134. Environmental Geology and
non-renewable resource extraction, waste disposal, water resources. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt |
Land Use Planning
SE, WE.—II. (II.) Montañez, Osleger
Lecture - 3 hours; The course will cover sources of geothermal heat, thermodynamics of
geothermal systems, subsurface fluid flow, chemistry of geothermal fluids, exploration of
geothermal systems, and evaluation and use of geothermal energy. The course will use the
new textbook by Dr. William Glassley - William E. Glassley, 2010, Geothermal Energy:
198. Geothermal Energy [SR]
Renewable energy and the environment. CRC Press. 290p. ISBN: 978-1-4200-7570-0.
Lecture - 2 hours; Conservation practice is evolving, with more very large projects, and multiple
objectives that include measures human wellbeing (e.g., ecosystem services, public health,
green businesses) as well as traditional natural resource protection. Conservation planners and
project managers are increasingly asked to demonstrate which actions are working, and to
290. Standards for the Practice of
diagnose why some succeed while others do not. In response, coalitions of important actors in
Conservation: Indicators, outcome
government, NGOs, and private companies have begun to create open standards and protocols
assessment, and structured decision- to allow auditing of environmental outcomes and to provide the information needed to enable
making [SR]
new forms of market-like funding (e.g., carbon offsets, water markets).
232. The Oceans and Climate
Change (3) [SR]
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Modern
climate change and linkages between the ocean-atmospherecryosphere-terrestrial climate
system. Importance of the ocean in forcing climate change, and the impacts of anthropogenic
processes on the ocean. Topics vary. May be repeated three times for credit. Offered in
alternate years.—(II.) Hill
History [HIS]
109A. Global Environmental History
(4) [SR]
172. American Environmental History
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; project. Global, comparative study of how environmental change,
human perceptions of nature, and manipulations of nature have changed over time. Primary
focus post-1500, emphasis on critically analyzing many common ideas of environmental
change. GE Credit: ArtHum, SocSci.—II. (II.) Davis
Hydrology [HYD]
110. Irrigation Principles and
Practices (3)
124. Plant-Water-Soil Relationships
(4)
141. Physical Hydrology
142. Systems Hydrology
143. Hydrological Processes in the
Ecosystems
144. Groundwater Hydrology
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 7A; Soil Science 100
recommended. General course for agricultural and engineering students dealing with soil and
plant aspects of irrigation and drainage. Soil-water principles including water movement, plant
responses to irrigation regimes, water use by crops; also irrigation systems and water quality.
Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science
110. GE credit: SE, SL.—(III.) Goldhamer, Grattan
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hours. Prerequisite: one upper division course in soil science,
such as Soil Science 100; and one upper division course in plant science or plant biology, such
as Plant Biology 111; or consent of instructor. Principles of plant interactions with soil and
atmospheric water environments and practical applications to crop management (e.g., irrigation)
and plant eco-physiology (e.g., drought). Not open for credit to students who have completed
Water Science 104. GE credit: QL, SE, SL.—III. (III.) Shackel
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Physics 9B, Mathematics 21B; course 100
recommended. Introduction to the processes that constitute the hydrologic cycle. Special
emphasis on a quantitative description of the following processes: precipitation, infiltration,
evaporation, transpiration, surface runoff, and groundwater runoff. GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL.—
I. (I.) Puente
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 141 or Civil and Environmental
Engineering 142. General course considering hydrologic processes from a systems or statistical
model perspective. General probability concepts are applied to frequency, time series and
spatial data analysis. Linear systems are also considered in conjunction with Kalman filter
techniques. GE credit: OL, QL, SE.—II. (II.) Puente
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 141 or Environmental and Resource Science 100.
Movement and storage of water are integral parts of landscape and ecosystem functioning.
Hydrological processes in individual ecosystems and the role of water linking the myriad
components of the landscape. GE credit: QL, SE, SL.—(II.) Pasternack
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or 21A; course 103 or Engineering 103
recommended. Fundamentals of groundwater flow and contaminant hydrology. Occurrence,
distribution, and movement of groundwater. Well-flow systems. Aquifer tests. Well construction
operation and maintenance. Groundwater exploration and quality assessment. Agricultural
threats to groundwater quality: fertilizers, pesticides, and salts. Same course as Hydrologic
Science 144. GE credit: SE.—I. (I.) Fogg
150. Water Law
International Agricultural Development [IAD]
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Environmental and Resource Sciences 100 or 121 or consent
of instructor. Principles and issues of California Water Law. Types of water rights, groundwater
rights and management, and protection of instream uses. Water projects, role of federal
government and federal/state relations. Basic water quality acts, endangered species act, water
transfers and current water issues. GE credit: ACGH, SS.—II. Cahill
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: introductory social science course (Anthropology,
Sociology, Economics, International Agricultural Development). How social and cultural factors
103. Social Change and Agricultural influence technological change in agriculture; theories of diffusion of innovations; social impact
Development (4)
analysis and technology assessment. GE credit: SocSci, Div | SS, WE.—I. (I.) Brush
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: introductory social science course (Anthropology,
162. Field Course in Tropical Ecology Sociology, Economics, International Agricultural Development). How social and cultural factors
and Sustainable Agricultural
influence technological change in agriculture; theories of diffusion of innovations; social impact
Development (8) [SF]
analysis and technology assessment. GE credit: SocSci, Div | SS, WE.—I. (I.) Brush
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 150 or the equivalent. The
unifying concepts of cropping systems in temperate and tropical climatic zones;
agroecosystems stability, diversity and sustainability; management strategies, resource use
efficiency and their interactions; the role of animals, their impact on energy use efficiency,
202N. Analysis and Determinants of nutrient cycling, and providing food and power. Not open for credit to students who have
Farming Systems (4) [SF]
completed former course 200.—III. (III.) Van Kessel, Pittroff
Lecture - 2hours; This agroecosystem assessment course links the conceptual and practical
considerations of system analysis and develops a base of resources and tools for emerging
practitioners. We will explore the process of agricultural ecosystem assessment with an
emphasis on:
• Evaluation of sustainability of sourcing practices for raw agricultural goods (e.g., cocoa, corn,
rice, wheat, peanuts, chicken, dairy, etc. purchased by large multi-national corporations).
• Analysis of relationships among the environment, livelihoods, markets, sourcing practices and
food supply.
• Evaluation of core issues of sustainable sourcing, including: land use; biodiversity; water;
livelihoods; food security; and GHG emissions.
• Development of indicators and decision support tools for agroecosystem assessment and
evaluation of sustainable sourcing practices.
• Comparing and contrasting different methods for analyzing the sustainability of different
sourcing practices and their effects on agroecosystems and our shared natural resources.
• Identifying key leverage points in sourcing chains and how they might be influenced to affect
positive change.
The course format will include student-led discussions and guest presentations. This course will
290. Agroecosystem Assessment
highlight developing the practical skills to conduct an assessment of agricultural ecosystems,
[SF]
with a focus on practices related to growing and sourcing raw agricultural goods.
Landscape Architecture [LDA]
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: Environmental
Science and Policy 100 or equivalent upper division general ecology. Principles governing the
conservation of plant species and plant communities, including the roles of fire, exotic species,
grazing, pollination, soils, and population genetics; analytic and practical techniques for plant
127. Plant Conservation Biology (4) conservation; and introduction to relevant legal, ethical, and policy issues. Limited enrollment.—
[SR]
II. (II.) Harrison
150: Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems
180G. Special Topics in Landscape
Architecture: Landscape and
Regional Land Planning (2) [SR]
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 21 or equivalent with
consent of instructor. Priority given to College of Agricultural and Environmental Science
majors. Basic concepts, principles, and methods of GIS are presented. Data structures,
database design, GIS data creation, GPS, and spatial analysis techniques are emphasized. Lab
topics include: online data sources, aerial photography, GPS data input, suitability analysis,
cartographic design, and graphic communication. Not open for credit to students who have
completed Applied Biological Systems Technology 180/Plant Sciences 180 or Applied
Biological Systems Technology 181N. (Same course as Landscape Applied Biological Systems
Technology 150.) GE credit: SE, VL.—I. (I.) Greco, Upadhyaya
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Theories, laws, and practices of
community planning. Creation of livable and sustainable communities and natural landscapes,
Smart growth, new urbanism, neo-traditional town planning, transit-oriented, and sustainable
communities. Traditional master planning vs. participatory planning and design approaches.
Offered in alternate years.—II. (II.) Loux, Wheeler
Nematology [NEM]
100. General Plant Nematology
110. Introduction to Nematology
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B or 10. An
introduction to the classification, morphology, biology, and control of the nematodes attacking
cultivated crops. GE credit: SE.—I. (I.) Ferris
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B or the equivalent or consent of
instructor. The relationship of nematodes to human environment. Classification, morphology,
ecology, distribution, and importance of nematodes occurring in water and soil as parasites of
plants and animals. GE credit: SE.—II. (II.) Caswell-Chen, Nadler
Plant Biology [PLB]
117. Plant Ecology
119. Population Biology of Invasive
Plants and Weeds
143. Evolution of Crop Plants
Plant Pathology [PLP]
120. Introduction to Plant Pathology
Lecture—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B,
2C; Plant Biology 111 recommended. The study of the interactions between plants, plant
populations or vegetation types and their physical and biological environment. Special
emphasis on California. Four full-day field trips and brief write-up of class project required.
(Same course as Evolution and Ecology 117.)—I. (I.)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B,
2C; introductory statistics recommended. Origin and evolution of invasive plant species and
weeds, reproduction and dispersal, seed ecology, modeling of population dynamics,
interactions between invasive species, native species, and crops, biological control.
Laboratories emphasize design of competition experiments and identification of weedy species.
(Same course as Evolution and Ecology 119.) GE credit: SE.—III. (III.) Rejmanek
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C
or 2C. Origins of crops and agriculture, including main methodological approaches, centers of
crop biodiversity, dispersal of crops, genetic and physiological differences between crops and
their wild progenitors, agriculture practiced by other organisms, and role and ownership of crop
biodiversity. GE credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt | SE, SL, SS, WE.—III. (III.) Gepts
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C; Microbiology 102
recommended. The nature, cause, and control of plant diseases.—I, III. (I, III.) Bostock, Falk,
Gilbertson, McRoberts
140. Agricultural Biotechnology and
Public Policy (4)
150. Fungal Ecology
Plant Sciences [PLS]
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: high school level biology, including
genetics; Biological Sciences 10 recommended. Examination of the development and
deployment of agricultural biotechnologies, particularly transgenic crop plants, microorganisms
and animals, with consideration of conventional agriculture, public perceptions of technologies,
food safety, environmental impact, public policies and regulations. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt | SL.
—III. (III.) Cook, Newell-McGloughin
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or equivalent. The ecological roles of
fungi as saprobes, mutualists and parasites in native and managed ecosystems. Physiological
and reproductive strategies associated with adaptations to diverse habitats.—II. (II.) Gordon
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or consent of instructor.
Principles of energy capture and photosynthesis, water use, and nutrient cycling. Conversion of
these resources into products (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and other chemicals) by plants.
100A/100AL. Plant Metabolic
Emphasis on the relationships between environmental resources, plant metabolism and plant
Pathways
growth. GE credit: SE.—I. (I.) Fischer, Zakharov
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Interaction between
agriculture and the environment. Focus on the interaction between agriculture and the
environment to address the principles required to analyze conflict and develop solutions to
complex problems facing society. Not open for credit to students who have completed
Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 101. (Former course Agricultural
101. Agriculture and the Environment Management and Rangeland Resources 101.)—II. (II.) Phillips
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or
course 2, Chemistry 8B. Introduction to the ecological principles of integrated pest
management, biology of different classes of pests and the types of losses they cause,
population assessment, evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of different techniques
used for pest management, IPM programs. Not open for credit to students who have completed
Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 105. (Former course Agricultural
105. Concepts in Pest Management Management and Rangeland Resources 105.) GE credit: SE.—I. (I.) Al-Khatib, Flint
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course in general botany or course 2 recommended.
Fundamentals of field crop production in temperate and tropical climates. Resource utilization
and economic, political and social problems are considered in relation to technological problems
110 A. Principles of Agronomic Crop and their influences on agricultural development. Not open for credit to students who have
Production in Temperate and
completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110A. (Former course
Tropical Systems
Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 110A.)—(I.) Mitchell
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course in general botany or course 2; course 110A
recommended. Application of agronomic principles in production of temperate and tropical
crops. Specific crops discussed with reference to management and efficient use of physical and
110 B. Management of Agronomic
biological resources. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural
Crops in Temperate and Tropical
Management and Rangeland Resources 110B. (Former course Agricultural Management and
Systems
Rangeland Resources 110B.)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2; course
110A recommended. Horticultural principles applied to production and management systems for
vegetable crops. Laboratory and discussion will illustrate efficient field management and
resource use practices. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural
110 C. Crop Management Systems
Management and Rangeland Resources 110C. (Former course Agricultural Management and
for Vegetable Production
Rangeland Resources 110C.)—I. Mitchell
112. Forage Crop Ecology
113. Biological Applications in Fruit
Tree Management
114. Biological Applications in Fruit
Production
130. Rangelands: Ecology,
Conservation and Restoration
131. Identification and Ecology of
Grasses
135. Ecology and Community
Structure of Grassland and
Savannah Herbivores (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, 2C, or consent of instructor.
Forages as a world resource in food production. Ecological principles governing the adaptation,
establishment, growth and management of perennial and annual forages, including pastures,
rangelands and hay; aspects of forage quality which affect feeding value to livestock. Not open
for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources
112. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 112.) Offered in
alternate years. GE credit: SE.—III. Teuber
Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C, 2C or
equivalent. Physiology, growth, development and environmental requirements of fruit trees and
the cultural practices used to maintain them. Emphasis on the application of biological principles
in the culture of commercially important temperate zone fruit tree species. Not open for credit to
students that have completed Plant Biology 173. (Former course Plant Biology 173.) GE credit:
SE.—II. (II.) DeJong
Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences 1C or 2C;
course 113. Reproductive biology of tree crop species. Biological principles of fruit production,
tree nutrition and orchard management for optimizing cropping. Laboratories emphasize handson work with orchard tree systems that are done specifically to produce the crop. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 174. (Former course Plant Biology 174.)
GE credit: SE.—III. (III.) DeJong
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C; introductory ecology course and junior
standing recommended. Introduction to the ecological principles and processes important for an
understanding of the dynamics of range ecosystems. Emphasis on ecological and evolutionary
concepts underlying management strategies for conserving biological diversity and
environmental quality in rangelands. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt. Not
open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland
Resources 130. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 130.)—
(II.) Rice
Lecture—7.5 hours; laboratory—20 hours; discussion—5 hours. Prerequisite: Biological
Sciences 1C or course 2; Plant Biology 102 and junior standing recommended. Taxonomy and
identification of western grasses. Development of skills in using plant identification keys.
Ecology and evolution of grasses in grazing ecosystems. Given the week following spring
quarter. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and
Rangeland Resources 131. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland
Resources 131.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SE, VL.—III. Rice
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or 1B and course 2, or Biological
Sciences 1C; general ecology course (Environmental Science and Policy 100) recommended.
Feeding ecology of grassland herbivores and its importance in evolution of herbivore
communities and social systems. Optimal foraging, interspecific interactions, and primary
productivity are considered as factors structuring natural and managed grassland and savannah
systems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and
Rangeland Resources 135. (Former course Agricultural Management and Rangeland
Resources 135.)
140. Culinary and Medicinal Herbs
141. Ethnobotany
142. Ecology of Crop Systems
144. Trees and Forests
152. Plant Genetics
154. Introduction to Plant Breeding
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2, Biological Sciences 1C, or
Biological Sciences 2C. Growth, identification, cultivation and use of common culinary and
medicinal herbs; herbal plant families; effects of climate and soils on herbs; herbal medicine;
ecology and geography of herbs; herbs garden design; secondary chemistry of active
compounds. (Same course as Environmental Science and Management 140.) Not open for
credit to students who have successfully completed Environmental and Resource Science 140
or Plant Biology 140. (Formerly Environmental and Resource Science or Plant Biology 140.) GE
credit: SE.
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological Sciences
1C or 2C. Relationships and interactions between plants and people, including human
perceptions, management, and uses of plants, influences of plants on human cultures, and
effects of human activity on plant ecology and evolution. Concepts, questions, methods, and
ethical considerations in ethnobotanical research. Not open for credit to students who have
completed Plant Biology 141. (Former course Plant Biology 141.) Offered in alternate years. GE
credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt | OL, SE or SS, WE.—II. Potter
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C
or 2C; Mathematics 16A or Physics 1A, or consent of instructor. Ecological processes
governing the structure and behavior of managed ecosystems. Emphasis on mechanistic and
systems views of the physical environment, photosynthetic productivity, competition, adaptation,
nutrient cycling, energy relations and contemporary issues such as climate change. Not open
for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 142. (Former course Plant Biology
142.) GE credit: SciEng.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C
or 2C. Biological structure and function of trees as organisms; understanding of forests as
communities and as ecosystems; use of forests by humans; tree phenology, photosynthesis,
respiration, soil processes, life histories, dormancy, forest biodiversity, and agroforestry. (Same
course as Environmental Science and Management 144.) Not open for credit to students who
have completed Plant Biology 144 or Environmental Horticulture 144 or Environmental and
Resource Science 144. (Former course Plant Biology/Environmental Horticulture/Environmental
and Resource Science 144.) GE credit: SE, VL.—I. (I.) Berry, Dahlgren, Rice
Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or 2A or
consent of instructor. Basic principles of transmission genetics, cytogenetics, population and
quantitative genetics, and molecular genetics. Practical aspects of genetic crosses and analysis
of segregating populations. Not open to students who have completed Plant Biology 152.
(Former course Plant Biology 152.) GE credit: SE.
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 152, Biological Sciences 101 or
consent of instructor. The principles, methods and applications of plant breeding and genetics
to the improvement of crop plants. Illustration of how plant breeding is a dynamic,
multidisciplinary, constantly-evolving science. Laboratory emphasizes hands-on experience in
the basics of breeding through experiments. Not open for credit to students who have
completed Plant Biology 154. (Former course Plant Biology 154.) GE credit: SE.—II. (II.) St.
Clair
157. Physiology of Environmental
Stresses in Plants
160. Agroforestry: Global and Local
Perspectives
162. Urban Ecology
163. Ecosystem and Landscape
Ecology
176. Introduction to Weed Science
171. Plant Propagation
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 100C or Plant Biology 111 or 112
or Environmental Horticulture 102 or Viticulture and Enology 110. Stress concepts and
principles; molecular, physiological, developmental and morphological characteristics enabling
plants to avoid or tolerate environmental stresses; stress acclimation and adaptation processes;
responses of wild and cultivated species to drought, flooding, nutrient deficiencies, salinity, toxic
ions, extreme temperatures, etc. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant
Biology 157. (Former course Plant Biology 157.) GE credit: SE.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C or 2C;
Plant Sciences 142 or 150 or Biological Sciences 2B or a general ecology course. Traditional
and evolving use of trees in agricultural ecosystems; their multiple roles in environmental
stabilization and production of food, fuel, and fiber; and socioeconomic barriers to the adoption
and implementation of agroforestry practices. Not open for credit to students who have taken
previously taken Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 160. (Former course
Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 160.) (Same course as International
Agricultural Development 160.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SE.—I. Gradziel
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: a course in general or plant ecology (course 142,
Plant Biology 117 Environmental Science and Policy 100, or Evolution and Ecology 101).
Application of fundamental concepts and approaches in landscape and ecosystem ecology to
urban ecosystems. Ecological and social drivers and responses. Landscape heterogeneity,
nutrient dynamics, invasive species, altered hydrology and climate, and pollution. Discussion of
primary literature.—II. (II.) Cadenasso
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course in general, plant, or soil ecology; Evolution
and Ecology 117, Plant Biology 117, Environmental Science and Policy 100, Evolution and
Ecology 101, Soil Science 112. Integration of concepts to understand and manage ecosystems
in a complex and changing world. Emphasis on interactions among biotic, abiotic and human
factors and changes over space/time. Local to global controls over water, carbon and nutrients
across ecosystems/landscapes. Not open for credit to students who have completed Ecology
201.—II. (II.) Cadenasso, Eviner
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 or Biological Sciences
1C or 2C. Weed biology and ecology, methods of weed management, biological control,
herbicides and herbicide resistance. Weed control in managed and natural ecosystems;
invasive species. Laws and regulations. Application of herbicides. Sight and software-assisted
identification of common weeds. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant
Biology 176. (Former course Plant Biology 176.) GE credit: VL, SE.—II. (II.) DiTomaso, Fischer
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2, Biological
Sciences 1C or 2C. Principles and practices of propagating plants covering anatomical,
physiological, and practical aspects. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant
Biology 171. (Former course Plant Biology 171.) GE credit: SE.—III. (III.) Burger
Political Science [POL]
107. Environmental Politics and
Administration
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 or consent of instructor.
Introduction to the environment as a political issue in the United States and to the development
of administrative mechanisms for handling environmental problems. Changing role of Congress,
the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the courts in environmental policy formulation and
implementation. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt | ACGH, QL, SS, WE.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1. The processes of
formulating public policy, including individual and collective decision making, political exchange,
109. Public Policy and the
competition, bargaining, coalition formation and the allocation of public goods, resources and
Governmental Process (4)
opportunities. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt | ACGH, QL, SS, WE.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3, upper division
standing or consent of instructor. Major contemporary approaches to the study of international
120. Theories of International Politics politics, including balance of power, game theory, Marxist-Leninist theory, systems theory, and
(4)
decision-making analysis. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt | SS, WE.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3, upper division
standing or consent of instructor. In the past several decades, growing economic
interdependence has generated new problems in international relations. Course deals with
123. The Politics of Interdependence difficulties in managing complex interdependence and its implication on national policies and
(4)
politics. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt | SS, WE.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion_1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3, upper division
standing; course 123 recommended. Analysis of current economic and political international
relations resulting from a long standing division of the global system into rich and poor regions.
124. The Politics of Global Inequality GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | SS, WC, WE.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of
instructor; upper division standing. Linkages between politics and the distribution of social and
economic goods. Impact of civil rights legislation, the politics of welfare states, and the effects of
142B. Comparative Development:
political participation on the distribution of goods. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci,
Politics and Inequality (4)
Wrt | SS, WC, WE.
Sociology [SOC]
SOC 106: Intermediate Social
Statistics
160. Sociology of the Environment
(4) [SF]
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing in Sociology recommended.
Production, consumption, and urban expansion. Basic social logics surrounding current
problems of resource scarcity (environmental extractions) and excess wastes (environmental
additions). Ways that society can change and reorganize itself to become more environmentally
conscious and hence ecologically sustainable.—II. (II.)
Soil Science [SSC]
100. Principles of Soil Science
102. Environmental Soil Chemistry
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2A-2B, Physics 1A1B, Biological Sciences 1A; Geology 50, Biological Sciences 1C recommended. Soil as part of
natural and managed ecosystems and landscapes. Solid, liquid, and gas phases and their
interactions in the soil. Water, gas and heat movement in soil. Soil biology. Plant nutrient
acquisition and use. Soil development, management and use. GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL.—I. (I.)
Scow, Southard
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100 or the equivalent; general chemistry. Soil chemistry
processes related to the fate and transport of contaminants in soil. Soil minerals, natural organic
matter, surface charge, soil solution chemistry, redox reactions in soil, and sorption of inorganic
and organic contaminants. GE credit: QL, SE, SL.—II. (II.) Parikh
105. Field Studies of Soils in
California Ecosystems
109. Sustainable Nutrient
Management (4) [SF]
111. Soil Microbiology
118. Soils in Land Use and the
Environment (4) [SR]
Technocultural Studies [TCS]
TCS 198: The Internet as a Medium
for Education about Science and
Sustainability [SF]
Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology [WFC]
152. Ecology of Human—Wildlife
Conflicts (3)
154. Conservation Biology
155/155L: Habitat Restoration
156. CA Plant Geography
Prerequisite: courses 100 and 120, or equivalent recommended. Field-based studies of soils in
California ecosystems, away from campus, throughout California. Emphasis on description and
classification of soils; relationships among soils, vegetation, geology, and climate; physical,
chemical, and biological processes in soils on the landscape; and the role of soils in land use.
May be repeated one time for credit. GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL, WE.—IV. (IV.) Amundson,
Dahlgren, O'Geen, Southard
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100 or the equivalent. Availability
of nutrients in organic and conventional agricultural, vineyard, orchard and plantation forest
soils; management of fertilizers, cover crops, compost, sewage sludge and manures for crop
production and to prevent loss to the environment is emphasized.—III. (III.) Horwath
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 1C and Biological Sciences 1C.
Major groups of microorganisms in soil, their interrelationships, and their responses to
environmental variables. Role of microorganisms in cycling of nutrients. Plant-microbe
relationships. Transformations of organic and inorganic pollutants. GE credit: QL, SE, SL, WE.
—II. (II.) Scow
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; one one-day field trip. Prerequisite: course 100 or
consent of instructor. Soils are considered as elements in land use planning and environmental
quality. Topics include: soil survey reports, remote sensing, land capability classification, soil
erosion/conservation, waste disposal on soils and soil reclamation.—III. (III.) O'Geen
Lecture - 5 hours; The Internet as a Medium for Education about Science and Sustainability.
Students will collaborate to create interactive multimedia in a studio setting. The topic: the
science and technology of sustainability. The audience: middle to high school students. The
approach: emergent, with the form and content generated through the interaction among the
students, faculty and visitors. Students of sciences, arts, education and any other interested
upper division and graduate students are encouraged to participate in this interdisciplinary
experiment. Sponsored by Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center.
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 2A, 2B, 2C, or the equivalent. Ecological
approaches to managing wild vertebrates that come into conflict with agriculture, public health,
or the conservation of biodiversity. Offered in alternate years.—II. Van Vuren
Lecture—3 hours; term paper (will be one or more book reviews). Prerequisite: Evolution and
Ecology 101 or Environmental Science and Policy 100 or the equivalent. An introduction to
conservation biology and background to the biological issues and controversies surrounding
loss of species and habitats. GE credit: SE, WE.—I. (I.) Todd
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Evolution and Ecology 101 or Environmental Science and
Policy 100 or equivalent course; course 154 and Environmental Horticulture 160 recommended.
Analysis of the characteristics of wildlife and fish habitats, the conservation of habitats, and
restoration. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt | SE, VL, WE.—II. (II.) Elliott-Fisk
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours; term paper. Field trips will be substituted for some in-lab
activities. Prerequisite: Environmental Science and Policy 100 or Evolution and Ecology 101;
Plant Biology 102 or 108 strongly recommended. Survey of the geographical distribution of
vegetation types and habitats, with consideration of the environmental and historical factors that
determine these patterns. Conservation and management approaches. Analytical field and lab
techniques introduced. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt | SE, VL, WE.—III.
Elliott-Fisk