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ER-6: Sustainability-Focused Courses

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Complete Reporter Laura Dunn
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Environmental Policy
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The number of sustainability-focused courses offered :
305
+ Date Revised: July 2, 2013

The total number of courses offered :
2,028

Number of years covered by the data:
Three

A list of sustainability-focused courses offered:

The following courses in civil engineering are sustainability focused: 2210 Decision Analysis in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2310 Environmental Engineering Fundamentals, 2710 Transportation Engineering, 3320 Water Quality Engineering, 3510 Soil Mechanics, 3530 Engineering and Environmental Geology, 4210 Operations Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4310 Environmental Modeling, 4520 Soils Engineering, 4541 Soil Mechanics II, 4570 Bituminous Materials, 4610 Advanced Structure Analysis, 4720 Highway Engineering Design, 4730 Transportation Planning, 4740 Traffic Engineering Characteristics, 4910 Civil Engineering Projects, 5010 Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar, 5030 Seminar in Transportation and Urban Engineering, 5220 Transportation and Air Quality, 5221 Transportation and Transformation of Air Pollutants, 5240 Biodegradation and Bioremediation, 5250 Environmental Physiochemical Processes, 5201 Environmental Biochemical Processes, 5252 Contaminant Source Remediation, 5253 Ground Water Assessment and Remediation, 5310 Environmental Transportation, 5340 Environmental Systems Modeling, 5370 Environmental Monitoring, 5381 Subsurface Transportation and Containment Modeling, 5394 Graduate Seminar, 5541 Advanced Soil Mechanics, 5546 Groundwater Flow and Drainage, 5547 Soil Behavior, 5750 Pavement Design, 5810 Hydrometeorology, 5811 Hydroclimatology, 5812 Ecohydrology, 5821 Vadose Zone Hydrology, 5841 River Mechanics, 6730 Travel Demand Forecasting, 6830 The Flood Problem.

The following chemical engineering courses are sustainability related: 5358, 4143.

The following chemical engineering courses are sustainability focused: 5374 Bioremediation, 5381 Water Purification Principles, 5385 Air Pollution, 5384 Chemical Transportation in the Environment.

The following chemistry courses are sustainability focused: 4370 Environmental Chemistry Atmosphere, 5370 Environmental Chemistry I, 5371 Environmental Chemistry II.

The following courses in environmental engineering are sustainability focused: 5253 Combustion and Air Pollution Engineering, 5254 Independent Waste Management and Regulation, 5310 Environmental Transportation Phenomena, 5320 Environmental Quantitative Methods, 5340 Environmental Systems Modeling, 5370 Environmental Monitoring, 5381 Subsurface Containment Transport Modeling, 5830 Groundwater Flow Modeling.

The following course in finance is sustainability themed: 3451 Economics for Global Business Decisions.

The following courses in geography are sustainability themed: 1070 Global Change and National Disasters, 1300 Climate, Weather, Environment, 1302 GIS Modeling of Environmental Change, 3100 Geography of Economic Development, 3200 Urban Geography, 3240 Medical and Health Care Geography, 3320 Environmental Evaluation and Assessments, 3330 Environmental Restoration, 3340 Environmental Planning and Management, 3410 Human Modifications of National Systems, 4100 Advanced Economic Geography, 4130 Transportation Geography, 4200W Geographic Analysis of Urban Social Issues, 4210 Urban and Regional Planning, 4220 Population Geography, 5100 Regional Development and Building, 5120 Economic Geography of Environmental Issues, 5190 Advanced Economic Geography, 5210 Planning and Land Use, 5220 Geography of Sustainable Development, 5380 Advanced Environmental Restoration.
The following course in Global Public Allied Health is sustainability related: 5700.

The following course in Global Public Allied Health is sustainability focused: 5366 Environmental Health.

The following courses in General and Professional Studies are sustainability focused: 3202 Creativity and Social Change, 3203 Promoting Sustainability, 3242 Advocacy, Social Change, and Roles of the Non-Profits.

The following course in the Graduate Program of Professional Studies is sustainability focused: 5325 Issues in Economic Development.

The following courses in Geosciences are sustainability focused: 3710 Engineering and Environmental Geology, 4510 Applied and Environmental Geophysics, 5530 Applied and Environmental Geophysics, 5720 Groundwater Modeling.

The following course in German is sustainability focused: 2400 The Environment in German Culture.

The following Community Organization course is sustainability focused: 5370 Grassroots Neighborhood Organization.

The following Nutritional Science courses are sustainability focused: 1167 Food, Culture, and Society, 1645 The Science of Food, 3271 Food Services Systems Management Laboratory/Discussion, 3272 Food Service Systems Management I, 3693 International Studies in Nutritional Services, 3782 Experience in Food Service Systems Management, 4272 Food Service Systems Management II, 5390 Field World on Community Nutrition.

The following Economics courses are sustainability focused: 1107 Honors Course: Economics, Nature, and the Environment, 1179 Economic Growth and the Environment, 2328 Applied Regional Analysis: The Connecticut Economy, 2439 Urban Development and Policy, 2456 Economics of Poverty, 2467 Economics of the Ocean, 3473/W Economic Development, , 5128 Economic Rights, 5348 Economic Development Policy, 5421 International Trade: Theory and Policy, 5422 International Finance: Theory and Policy, 5473: Economic Development, 6466 Environmental Economics, 5474 Seminar in Development and Growth.

The following course in Education Development and Curriculum Instruction is sustainability focused: 5555 Environmental Education.

The following courses in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology are sustainability focused: 2208 Intro to Conservation Biology, 2244/W General Ecology, 3205 Current Issues in Environmental Science, 3209W Soil Degradation and Conservation, 3230 Marine Biology, 3256 Plants and Civilization, 3307 Field Ecology and Renewable Resource Management, 3891 Internship in Ecology, Conservation, and Evolutionary Biology, 4215 Physical Ecology of Animals, 4230 Methods of Ecology, 4896 Senior Research Thesis, 5209 Soil Degradation and Conservation, 5215 Physical Ecology of Animals, 5301 Population and Community Ecology, 5302 Organisms and Ecosystems, 5307 African Field Ecology and Renewable Resources, 5310 Conservation Biology, 5347 Principles and Methods of Systems Biology, 5348 Population Genetics, 5369 Current Topics in Biodiversity, 5370 Current Topics in Conservation Biology, 5463 Plant Ecology, 5841 Internship.

The following courses in English are sustainability focused: 6540 Seminar in Literature and Human Rights, 3715 Nature Writing, 3210 Native American Literature.

The following courses in Environmental Engineering are sustainability focused: 1000 Environmental Sustainability, 1320 Environmental Debate, 2310 Environmental Engineering Fundamentals, 3220 Water Quality Engineering, 3230 Introduction to Air Pollution, 3530 Engineering and Environmental Geology, 4220 Introduction to Water Pollution, 4310 Environmental Modeling, 4320 Ecological Principles and Engineering, 5220 Transportation and Air Quality, 5221 Transportation and Transformation of Air Pollutants, 5240 Biodegredation and Bioremediation, 5250 Groundwater Assessments and Remediation, 5252 Contaminant Source Remediation, 5253 Combustion and Air Pollution Engineering, 5254 Independent Waste Management and Regulation, 5310 Environmental Transportation Phenomena, 5320 Environmental Quantitative Methods, 5340 Environmental Systems Modeling, 5370 Environmental Monitoring, 5381 Subsurface Contaminant Transportation Modeling.

The following classes in Human Rights are sustainability focused: 3418 International Organization and Law, 3837 Sociology of Global Human Rights.

The following classes in Humanitarian Services Administration are sustainability focused: 5305 Principles of Sustainability, 5324 Gender and International Development, 5377 Environmental Compliance and Regulations, 5323 Community Development for Local Capacity Building, 5325 Advocacy and Grassroots Development.

The following class in Human Development and Family Studies is sustainability focused: 3433 Consumer Rights and Responsibilities.

The following class in History is sustainability focused: 3202 International Human Rights.

The following class in Horticulture is sustainability focused: 2750 Landscape Plant Maintenance, 3620 Vegetable Plant Production, 3660 Nursery Production, 3670 Greenhouse Technology and Operations, 3765 Phytotechnology: Use of Plans for Ecosystem Services

The following Landscape Architecture Design courses are sustainability related: 3430, 4294, 4330, 4340, 4440, 4450.
The following Landscape Architecture Design courses are sustainability focused: 3230 Environmental Planning and Landscape Design, 3310 Landscape Design: Site Engineering, 3320 Landscape Architecture Construction: Site Engineering.

The following Health Systems Management courses are sustainability focused: Risk Management and Quality Across Borders.

The following Interdepartmental courses are sustainability focused: 1784 Freshmen Honors Seminar in Sustainability.

The following Law courses are sustainability focused: 7568 Climate Law, 7574 Environmental Law of the European Union, 7587 Ethics of Public Health, 7592 Health and Human Rights, 7607 Energy and Environmental Law Practice, 7616; Environmental Law, 7648: Environmental and Toxic Torts, 7650 Environmental Law, 7656: Natural Resource Law, 7679 International Law, 7726 Land Use, 7722 Human Rights and International Law, 7798 International Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, 7811 Energy Law, 7812 Energy Regulations and Policy, 7840 Advanced Energy Writing, 7863 Law and Global Health, 7848 Building Urban Communities.

The following Marine Science courses are sustainability focused: 1001 The Sea Around Us, 3000 The Hydrosphere and Global Climate, 3015 Molecular Approaches to Biological Oceanography, 3016 Marine Microbiology, 3030 Coastal Pollution and Bioremediation, 3060 Coastal Circulation and Sediment Transport, 3230 Beaches and Coasts, 3801W Coastal Studies Seminar, 4001 Measurement Analysis in Coastal Ecosystems, 5013 Marine Systems Ecology, 5014 Marine Phytoplankton Ecology and Physiology, 5032 Coastal Pollution and Bioremediation, 5033 Marine and Atmospheric Processes of Global Change, 5060 Dynamic Physical Oceanography, 5061 Advanced Dynamical Oceanography, 5062 Sediment Transport, 5063 Estuarine Circulation.

The following Materials Science Engineering courses are sustainability themed: 4800 Materials for Advanced Fossil Energy System, 4801 Materials for Alternative Renewable Energy.

The following Mechanical Engineering courses are sustainability focused: 3265 The Engineering Process for Innovation and Value Creation, 3285 Sustainable Energy Sources and Systems, 5160 Theory and Design of Automatic Control Systems, 6320 Environmental Engineering.

The following Natural Resources and the Environment courses are sustainability focused: 1000 Environmental Science, 1235 Environmental Conservation, 1315 Introductory Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, 1615 Introduction to Natural Resources, 2215 Water Resources, Assessment, Development and Management, 2325 Fish and Fisheries Conservation, 2345 Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife, 2415 Dendrology, 3105 Wetlands Biology and Conservation, 3115 Air Pollution, 3125 Watershed Hydrology, 3146 Climatology, 3155 Water Quality Management, 3201 Conservation Law Enforcement, 3205 Stream Ecology, 3245 Environmental Law, 3246 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, 3252 Geographic Information Science for Natural Resources Management, 3305 African Field Ecology & Renewable Resources Management, 3315 Introduction to Aquaculture, 3335 Wildlife Management Techniques, 3355 Public Lands Wildlife Management, 3365 Private Lands Wildlife Management, 3500 Exurban Silviculture, 4135 Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, 3345W Wildlife Management Techniques, 4000W Natural Resources Planning and Management.

The following Occupational Health courses are sustainability themed: 3174 Environmental Laws, Regulations, and Issues, 4221W Trends in Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health, 4570 Pollution Control, Prevention with Environmental Management Systems, 5322 Industrial Pollution Management.
The following Philosophy courses are sustainability themed: 3216 Environmental Ethics, 3216W Environmental Ethics.

The following Physics course is sustainability themed: 6264 Semiconductor Physics.

The following Plant Science courses are sustainability themed: 1000 Orientation to Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, 1125 Insects, Food and Culture, 1150 Agricultural Technology and Society, 3240 Plant Biotechnology, 3820 Ecology and Control of Weeds, 3830 Insect Pests of Ornamentals and Turf, 3840 Integrated Pest Management Design and Analysis of Agricultural Experiments, 5150 Design and Analysis of Agricultural Experiments, 5252 Physiology and Ecology of Trees, 5620 Soil Fertility.

The following Political Science courses are sustainability themed: 3218W Indigenous Peoples’ Politics and Rights, 3412 Global Environmental Politics.

The following Sociology courses are sustainability related: 1701, 3429/W, 3701/W, 3831, 3833.
The following Sociology courses are sustainability focused: 3971/W Population, 3407 Energy, Environment, and Society, 3821/W Social Movements and Social Change, 3823 The Sociology of Law: Global and Comparative Perspectives, 5471 Energy, Environment, and Society.

The following Public Health is sustainability themed: 6493 Occupational and Environmental Health: Exposure, Risks, and Precautions.

The following Turf Science courses are sustainability themed: 3200/W Turfgrass Physics and Ecology, 3300 Principles of Turfgrass Irrigation, 3800 Turfgrass Pests and Control.

The following Women’s Studies courses are sustainability focused: 2255W Sexualities, Activism, and Globalization, 2267 Women and Poverty.

The following Anthropology courses are sustainability themed: 3339 Cultural Designs for Sustainability, 5339 Cultural Ecology, 5380 Population Ecology.

The following Agriculture and Resource Economics courses are sustainability themed: 1100 Population, Food, and the Environment, 3150 Applied Resource Economics, 3235 Marine Resource and Environmental Economics, 3260 Food Policy, 3434 Environmental and Resource Policy, 4305 Role of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Economic Development, 4438 Valuing the Environment, 4444 Economic of Energy and the Environment, 4464 Benefit Cost Analysis and Resource Management, 5496 Graduate Research Seminar, 6466 Environmental Economics, 6468 Economics of Natural Resources.

The following Health courses are sustainability themed: 4570 Pollution Control and Prevention in Environmental Management Systems, 3174 Environmental Law, Regulation, and Issues, 3175 Environmental Health.

The following Business Administration courses are sustainability themed: 5330 SCOPE I, 5331 SCOPE II.

The following Business Law course is sustainability themed: 3175 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business.

The following General Studies course is directly related to sustainability: GS 3203 Systemic Analysis / Promoting Sustainability

The following new Nutritional Sciences course is focused on sustainability: NUSC 6371 Nutritional Epidemiology

The following Humanitarian Services Administration courses are sustainability-focused: Community Development for Local Capacity Building HSA 5323, International Human Rights HSA 5332, Issues in Humanitarian Studies HSA 5312, Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Seminar HSA 5302, Advocacy and Grassroots Development--HSA 5325, Gender and International Development HSA 5324, Nutrition During Human Emergencies HSA 5304, Poverty and Public Health HSA 5303, Principles of Sustainability HSA 5305, MPS Independent Study--HSA 5300

+ Date Revised: July 2, 2013

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total number of courses is highest listed total in UConn factbook for 2009, 2010, 2011


total number of courses is highest listed total in UConn factbook for 2009, 2010, 2011

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