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| EESC 1000-001 | Earth Systems Science | Reto Giere | MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| EESC 1000-201 | Earth Systems Science | Jaydee A Edwards Reto Giere |
M 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Physical World Sector Quantitative Data Analysis |
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| EESC 1000-202 | Earth Systems Science | Jaydee A Edwards Reto Giere |
T 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| EESC 1000-203 | Earth Systems Science | Reto Giere Jessica Xiong |
T 3:30 PM-4:29 PM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Physical World Sector Quantitative Data Analysis |
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| EESC 1000-204 | Earth Systems Science | Claire Chapman Bandet Reto Giere |
W 8:30 AM-9:29 AM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| EESC 1000-205 | Earth Systems Science | Reto Giere Jessica Xiong |
W 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| EESC 1000-206 | Earth Systems Science | Claire Chapman Bandet Reto Giere |
R 3:30 PM-4:29 PM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Physical World Sector Quantitative Data Analysis |
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| EESC 1000-207 | Earth Systems Science | Reto Giere Shunzi Lu |
F 8:30 AM-9:29 AM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| EESC 1000-208 | Earth Systems Science | Reto Giere Shunzi Lu |
F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | An introduction to Earth as a complex system through examination of its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere, the interactions among these spheres, and of the human impacts on the planet and its responses. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| EESC 1060-001 | Natural Disturbances and Disasters | Jack Geary Murphy | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters. | Quantitative Data Analysis Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector |
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| EESC 2300-001 | Global Climate Change | Michael Mann Mackenzie Margaret Weaver |
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | Public perceptions and attitudes concerning the causes and importance of globalwarming have changed. Global Climate Change provides a sound theoretical understanding of global warming through an appreciation of the Earth's climate system and how and why this has changed through time. We will describe progress in understanding of the human and natural drivers of climate change, climate pr0cesses and attribution, and estimates of projected future climate change. We will assess scientific, tehnical, and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. | |||||||
| EESC 2500-001 | Earth and Life Through Geologic Time | Ileana Perez-Rodriguez | TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course covers Earth System dynamics from the viewpoint of deep time. Specifically, the course focuses on (i) the history of our planet and its life, (ii) the physical, chemical and biological feedbacks driving evolution and (iii) the evidence that has given us access into the understanding of the Geologic Time Scale. | |||||||
| EESC 2800-001 | Earth's Interior | David Goldsby | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | Introduction to deformation as a fundamental geologic process. Stress and strain; rock mechanics. Definition, measurement, geometrical and statistical analysis, and interpretation of structural features. Structural problems in the field. Maps, cross-sections, and three-dimensional visualization; regional structural geology. | |||||||
| EESC 4320-401 | Atmospheric Chemistry | Joseph S Francisco Jared Bennett Rusnak |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | An introduction to the chemistry of the earth's atmosphere. Covers evolution of the earth's atmosphere, its physical and chemical structure, its natural chemical composition and oxidative properties, and human impacts, including photochemistry, and aerosols; stratospheric ozone loss, tropospheric pollution; climate change, and acidic deposition. Chemistry in the atmosphere of other planets in our solar system will be covered. | EESC6320401 | ||||||
| EESC 4336-401 | Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics and Implications for Future Climate Change | Irina Marinov | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course covers the fundamentals of atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and aims to put these in the context of climate change in the 21st century. Large-scale atmospheric and oceanic circulation, the global energy balance, and the global energy balance, and the global hydrological cycle. We will introduce concepts of fluid dynamics and we will apply these to the vertical and horizontal motions in the atmosphere and ocean. Concepts covered include: hydrostatic law, buoyancy and convection, basic equations of fluid motions, Hadley and Ferrel cells in the atmosphere, thermohaline circulation, Sverdrup ocean flow, modes of climate variability (El-Nino, North Atlantic Oscillation, Southern Annular Mode). The course will incorporate student led discussions based on readings of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and recent literature on climate change. Aimed at undergraduate or graduate students who have no prior knowledge of meteorology or oceanography or training in fluid mechanics. Previous background in calculus and/or introductory physics is helpful. This is a general course which spans many subdisciplines (fluid mechanics, atmospheric science, oceanography, hydrology). | EESC6336401, PHYS3314401 | ||||||
| EESC 4400-401 | Biogeochemistry | Alain Plante | MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | Humans have an enormous impact on the global movement of chemical materials. Biogeochemistry has grown to be the principal scientific discipline to examine the flow of elements through the global earth systems and to examine human impacts on the global environment. This course will introduce and investigate processes and factor controlling the biogeochemical cycles of elements with and between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Students will apply principles learned in lectures by building simple computer-based biogeochemical models. | EESC6400401 | ||||||
| EESC 4630-401 | Hydrology | Hugo Ulloa | MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | Introduction to the basic principles of the hydrologic cycle and water budgets, precipitation and infiltration, evaporation and transpiration, stream flow, hydrograph analysis (floods), subsurface and groundwater flow, well hydraulics, water quality, and frequency analysis. | EESC6630401 | ||||||
| EESC 4700-401 | Remote Sensing | Jane E Dmochowski | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course will introduce students to the principles of remote sensing, characteristics of remote sensors, and remote sensing applications. Image acquisition, data collection in the electromagnetic spectrum, and data set manipulations for earth and environmental science applications will be emphasized. We will cover fundamental knowledge of the physics of remote sensing; aerial photographic techniques; multispectral, hyperperspectral, thermal, and other image analysis. Students will pursue an independent research project using remote sensing tools, and at the end of the semester should have a good understanding and the basic skills of remote sensing. | EESC6700401 | ||||||
| EESC 4997-401 | Senior Thesis | Jane E Dmochowski | MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | The culmination of the Earth Science major. Students, while working with an advisor in their concentration, conduct research and write a thesis. | ENVS4997401 | ||||||
| EESC 5200-690 | Aqueous Geochemistry | Maria-Antonia Andrews | This course is designed to provide the graduate student with an understanding of the fundamentals of aqueous geochemistry.The chemistry of water,air and soil will be studied from an environmental perspective.The nature, composition, structure, and properties of pollutants coupled with the major chemical mechanisms controlling the occurrence and mobility of chemicals in the environment will also be studied.Upon completion of this course, students should expect to have attained a broad understanding of and familiarity with aqueous geochemistry concepts applicable to the environmental field. Environmental issues that will becovered include acid deposition, toxic metal contamination, deforestation,and anthropogenic perturbed aspects of the earth's hydrosphere. | ||||||||
| EESC 5630-690 | Hydrology | J. Anthony Sauder | Introduction to the basic principles of the hydrologic cycle and water budgets, precipitation and infiltration, evaporation and transpiration, stream flow, hydrograph analysis (floods), subsurface and groundwater flow, well hydraulics, water quality, and frequency analysis. | ||||||||
| EESC 5720-690 | Role of the Environmental Professional in Managing Contaminated Site Liability | Mitch A Cron | Evaluation of environmental contamination and liability is an important tool during acquisition of real estate property, and a standard work product in the environmental consulting field. This course will cover the purpose and history of the Superfund law, the various classifications of Superfund liable parties, and protections against Superfund liability, specifically with regard to bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPP). In the context of the BFPP liability defense the course will focus on the performance of "All Appropriate Inquiry" for the presence of environmental contamination (e.g. Phase I environmental site assessment). Our study of "All Appropriate Inquiry" will include evaluation of historical maps and other resources, aerial photography, chain-of-title documentation, and governmental database information pertaining to known contaminated sites in the area of select properties on or near campus. Site visits will be performed to gain experience and knowledge for the identification of recognized environmental conditions. Students will prepare environmental reports for select properties and will have an opportunity to hone technical writing skills. | ||||||||
| EESC 6320-401 | Advanced Atmospheric Chemistry | Joseph S Francisco Jared Bennett Rusnak |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | An introduction to the chemistry of the earth's atmosphere. Covers evolution of the earth's atmosphere, its physical and chemical structure, its natural chemical composition and oxidative properties, and human impacts, including photochemistry, and aerosols; stratospheric ozone loss, tropospheric pollution; climate change, and acidic deposition. Chemistry in the atmosphere of other planets in our solar system will be covered. | EESC4320401 | ||||||
| EESC 6336-401 | Advanced Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics and Implications for Future Climate Change | Irina Marinov | MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM | This course covers the fundamentals of atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and aims to put these in the context of climate change in the 21st century. Large-scale atmospheric and oceanic circulation, the global energy balance, and the global energy balance, and the global hydrological cycle. We will introduce concepts of fluid dynamics and we will apply these to the vertical and horizontal motions in the atmosphere and ocean. Concepts covered include: hydrostatic law, buoyancy and convection, basic equations of fluid motions, Hadley and Ferrel cells in the atmosphere, thermohaline circulation, Sverdrup ocean flow, modes of climate variability (El-Nino, North Atlantic Oscillation, Southern Annular Mode). The course will incorporate student led discussions based on readings of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and recent literature on climate change. Aimed at undergraduate or graduate students who have no prior knowledge of meteorology or oceanography or training in fluid mechanics. Previous background in calculus and/or introductory physics is helpful. This is a general course which spans many subdisciplines (fluid mechanics, atmospheric science, oceanography, hydrology). | EESC4336401, PHYS3314401 | ||||||
| EESC 6400-401 | Advanced Biogeochemistry | Alain Plante | MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | Humans have an enormous impact on the global movement of chemical materials. Biogeochemistry has grown to be the principal scientific discipline to examine the flow of elements through the global earth systems and to examine human impacts on the global environment. This course will introduce and investigate processes and factor controlling the biogeochemical cycles of elements with and between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Students will apply principles learned in lectures by building simple computer-based biogeochemical models. | EESC4400401 | ||||||
| EESC 6630-401 | Advanced Hydrology | Hugo Ulloa | MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | Introduction to the basic principles of the hydrologic cycle and water budgets, precipitation and infiltration, evaporation and transpiration, stream flow, hydrograph analysis (floods), subsurface and groundwater flow, well hydraulics, water quality, and frequency analysis. | EESC4630401 | ||||||
| EESC 6700-401 | Advanced Remote Sensing | Jane E Dmochowski | TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM | This course will introduce students to the principles of remote sensing, characteristics of remote sensors, and remote sensing applications. Image acquisition, data collection in the electromagnetic spectrum, and data set manipulations for earth and environmental science applications will be emphasized. We will cover fundamental knowledge of the physics of remote sensing; aerial photographic techniques; multispectral, hyperperspectral, thermal, and other image analysis. Students will pursue an independent research project using remote sensing tools, and at the end of the semester should have a good understanding and the basic skills of remote sensing. | EESC4700401 | ||||||
| EESC 6770-690 | Geocomputations | Carl Mastropaolo | Review and applications of selected methods from differential equations, advanced engineering mathematics and geostatistics to problems encountered in geology, engineering geology, geophysics and hydrology. | ||||||||
| EESC 6840-690 | Engineering Geology and Applied Structural Geology | Maria-Antonia Andrews Gary Kribbs |
The combined branches of Engineering Geology and Structural Geology enable thorough site characterization to assure the safety, efficiency, and economy of engineering and environmental projects. Engineering geology applies the understanding of geologic context to engineering problems in construction, infrastructure development and resource management. Applied structural geology requires a fundamental understanding of how rocks behave both in the deformation and failure of the earth’s crust and under current and changing conditions in the built environment. Geologists provide an essential service as human population expands into less hospitable areas and climate resilience adaptation is required, while building, protecting, remediating, and mitigating the environment, and sustainably extracting earth’s resources when needed. Engineering and Structural Geology interfaces closely with Civil Engineering to assist in site selections, desktop site investigations, subsurface site investigations, development of three-dimensional engineering, structural and stratigraphic models, and assistance with soil and rock lithological engineering and geochemical design parameters. This course will focus on the occurrence and distribution of Earth's rocks and soils, delving into their engineering and structural attributes. Emphasis will be placed on the engineering categorization, testing, and application of these materials. Additionally, the course will explore geohazards within structural geology, analyzing geotechnical engineering factors in rocks and soil, and other natural geological risks like floods and earthquakes. These topics will be contextualized within geological history, highlighting their significance in planning and design within the geological environment. |
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| EESC 6998-690 | Project Design | Nancy Watterson | This course is designed to prepare Master of Science in Applied Geosciences students to undertake their Project Design exercise. In this course, we discuss how to identify an appropriate research project, how to design a research plan, and how to prepare a detailed proposal. By the end of the course, each student is expected to have completed a Project Design proposal. | ||||||||
| EESC 7911-301 | Research Topics in Earth Science | R 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | This seminar will familiarize new PhD students in Earth Science with the skills and knowledge needed to develop as professionals. Topics will include research ethics, the publication process, writing proposal for research funding, etc. | ||||||||
| ENVS 1000-001 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Physical World Sector Quantitative Data Analysis |
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| ENVS 1000-201 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
M 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Physical World Sector Quantitative Data Analysis |
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| ENVS 1000-202 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
M 3:30 PM-4:29 PM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| ENVS 1000-203 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
T 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| ENVS 1000-204 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
W 10:15 AM-11:14 AM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| ENVS 1000-205 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
W 12:00 PM-12:59 PM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Quantitative Data Analysis Physical World Sector |
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| ENVS 1000-206 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
W 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Physical World Sector Quantitative Data Analysis |
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| ENVS 1000-207 | Introduction to Environmental Science | Jon Hawkings Jack Geary Murphy |
R 1:45 PM-2:44 PM | This course will explore the physical science of the Earth's environment and human interactions with it. Coverage will include the Earth's various environmental systems, various environmental problems, and the direct and indirect causes of these environmental problems. Freshman seminar will mirror the ENVS 1000 recitation, and have additional discussions and social media projects. | Physical World Sector Quantitative Data Analysis |
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| ENVS 1650-301 | The Role of Water in Urban Sustainability and Resiliency | Howard Mark Neukrug | T 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | This course will provide an overview of the cross-disciplinary fields of civil engineering, environmental sciences, urban hydrology, landscape architecture, green building, public outreach and politics. Students will be expected to conduct field investigations, review scientific data and create indicator reports, working with stakeholders and presenting the results at an annual symposium. There is no metaphor like water itself to describe the cumulative effects of our practices, with every upstream action having an impact downstream. In our urban environment, too often we find degraded streams filled with trash, silt, weeds and dilapidated structures. The water may look clean, but is it? We blame others, but the condition of the creeks is directly related to how we manage our water resources and our land. In cities, these resources are often our homes, our streets and our communities. This course will define the current issues of the urban ecosystem and how we move toward managing this system in a sustainable manner. We will gain an understanding of the dynamic, reciprocal relationship between practices in an watershed and its waterfront. Topics discussed include: drinking water quality and protection, green infrastructure, urban impacts of climate change, watershed monitoring, public education, creating strategies and more. | Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector | ||||||
| ENVS 1665-301 | Air Pollution: Sources & Effects in Urban Environments | Maria-Antonia Andrews | TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM | This is an ABCS course designed to provide the student with an understanding of air pollution at the local, regional and global levels. The nature, composition, and properties of air pollutants in the atmosphere will also be studied. The course will focus on Philadelphia's air quality and how air pollutants have an adverse effect on the health of the residents. The recent designation by IARC of Air Pollution as a known carcinogen will be explored. How the community is exposed to air pollutants with consideration of vulnerable populations will be considered. Through a partnership with Philadelphia Air Management Service (AMS) agency the science of air monitoring and trends over time will be explored. Philadelphia's current non-attainment status for PM2.5. and ozone will be studied. Philadelphia's current initiatives to improvethe air quality of the city will be discussed. Students will learn to measure PM2.5 in outdoor and indoor settings and develop community-based outreach tools to effectively inform the community of Philadelphia regarding air pollution. The outreach tools developed by students may be presentations, written materials, apps, websites or other strategies for enhancing environmental health literacy of the community. A project based approach will be used to include student monitoring of area schools, school bus routes, and the community at large. The data collected will be presented to students in the partner elementary school in West Philadelphia . Upon completion of this course, students should expect to have attained a broad understanding of and familiarity with the sources, fate, and the environmental impacts and health effects of air pollutants. | Natural Sciences & Mathematics Sector | ||||||
| ENVS 2400-401 | Petrosylvania: Fossil Fuel and Environmental Justice in Philadelphia | Jared Farmer | M 1:45 PM-4:44 PM | Fossil fuel powered the making--now the unmaking--of the modern world. As the first fossil fuel state, Pennsylvania led the United States toward an energy-intensive economy, a technological pathway with planetary consequences. The purpose of this seminar is to perform a historical accounting--and an ethical reckoning--of coal, oil, and natural gas. Specifically, students will investigate the histories and legacies of fossil fuel in connection to three entities: the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania. Under instructor guidance, students will do original research, some of it online, much the rest of it in archives, on and off campus, in and around Philadelphia. Philly-based research may also involve fieldwork. While based in historical sources and methods, this course intersects with business, finance, policy, environmental science, environmental engineering, urban and regional planning, public health, and social justice. Student projects may take multiple forms, individual and collaborative, from traditional papers to data visualizations prepared with assistance from the Price Lab for Digital Humanities. Through their research, students will contribute to a multi-year project that will ultimately be made available to the public. | HIST2157401 | ||||||
| ENVS 4997-401 | Senior Thesis | Jane E Dmochowski | MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM | The culmination of the Environmental Studies major. Students, while working with an advisor in their concentration, conduct research and write a thesis. | EESC4997401 | ||||||
| ENVS 5100-660 | Proseminar: Contemporary Issues in Environmental Studies | Jack Geary Murphy | M 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | A detailed, comprehensive investigation of selected environmental problems. This is the first course taken by students entering the Master of Environmental Studies Program. | |||||||
| ENVS 5100-661 | Proseminar: Contemporary Issues in Environmental Studies | Mitch A Cron | M 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | A detailed, comprehensive investigation of selected environmental problems. This is the first course taken by students entering the Master of Environmental Studies Program. | |||||||
| ENVS 5220-660 | Sustainable Agriculture and Product Stewardship. | Marianne T Farmer Linda Froelich |
T 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | This course will focus on how food is produced around the globe and inputs required to ensure food security. Topics explored include: Integrated Pest Management, Precision Agriculture, Product Stewardship, Biodiversity, Biologicals, Organics and Synthetic Products, GMOs, Sustainable Development Goals, Regulations, Stakeholders (Growers, NGOs, consumers, etc.), and Food waste. | |||||||
| ENVS 5404-660 | Wetlands | Sarah A Willig | W 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | The course focuses on the natural history of different wetland types including climate, geology, and,hydrology factors that influence wetland development Associated soil, vegetation, and wildlife characteristics and key ecological processes will be covered as well. Lectures will be supplemented with weekend wetland types, ranging from tidal salt marshes to non-tidal marshes, swamps, and glacial bogs in order to provide field experience in wetland identification, characterization, and functional assessment. Outside speakers will discuss issues in wetland seed bank ecology, federal regulation, and mitigation. Students will present a short paper on the ecology of a wetland animal and a longer term paper on a selected wetland topic. Readings from the text, assorted journal papers, government technical documents, and book excerpts will provide a broad overview of the multifaceted field of wetland study. | |||||||
| ENVS 5600-660 | Developing Environmental Policy | Joseph J Lisa | R 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | When we think of environmental policies in the USA, we may think of one or more laws geared to improve our nation's air, water, ecosystems, and biodiversity. However, environmental policies and policy-making comprise more than just specific laws and regulations. Making and implementing environmental policy is a process influenced by multiple political, cultural, and economic factors in addition to scientific factors, all of which impact the ability of policies to be effective, that is, to actually improve the environment. In this course, we develop a framework to analyze the effectiveness of the social actors, process and outcomes of environmental policy-making. We ask questions such as: How do policy makers define environmental problems and solutions? Who are the social actors involved in the process? How are policies created and negotiated? What underlying assumptions and realities about the roles of government and society shape policy instruments and design? Are science and risk accurate or distorted? How are social and environmental justice intertwined? To answer these complex questions, we contextualize and critically analyze policies to determine how both government and society impact on regulatory approaches. We study the institutions involved and examine social and ecological outcomes of environmental policies. We also discuss contemporary issues and policy situations that arise throughout the course of the semester, and comment on them in a class blog. Finally, students will select an environmental issue and formulate a policy proposal to recommend to decisionmakers. | |||||||
| ENVS 5706-660 | Modeling Geographical Objects | Jill Kelly | R 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | This course offers a broad and practical introduction to the acquisition, storage, retrieval, maintenance, use, and presentation of digital cartographic data with both image and drawing based geographic information systems (GIS) for a variety of environmental science, planning, and management applications. Its major objectives are to provide the training necessary to make productive use of at least two well known software packages, and to establish the conceptual foundation on which to build further skills and knowledge in late practice. | |||||||
| ENVS 5726-660 | Fundamentals of Data for Environmental Studies | R 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | With the advent of big data and AI, data has become a critical driver in decision making across organizations and domains. Data is used extensively to solve problems in sustainability including risk assessment, trend analysis, environmental modeling, and program management. Data is also a core component of interdisciplinary research that studies relationships between the environment, economics, demographics, public health, etc. In order to tackle these problems, professionals have been under increasing expectations to possess the skills to interpret, communicate, analyze, and process data. The importance of data has necessitated that professionals not only be familiar with data technology, but be able to approach problem solving with the sufficient rigor needed to produce accurate results and conclusions. This course will introduce the fundamentals of data analysis and computer programming. This course is suitable for students with no prior coding experience and will serve as a comprehensive overview of Python basics. Data visualization and interpretation will be taught using Excel. The course will also demonstrate how data analysis is applied in industry using SQL and Power BI Desktop. Advanced statistics and machine learning will not be covered in this course, but students are encouraged to explore those topics in future classes. |
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| ENVS 6300-660 | The Future of Water | Francesca Mccann | W 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | From Wall Street to rural Sub-Saharan Africa, technology innovation to aging infrastructure-this course will explore the; impact of water and consider what future leaders need to know about the dynamics of the industry, investment and business opportunities, and water-related risk; Opportunities for water are booming around the world, in large part because of existing or looming shortages and decades of underinvestment, population growth, rapid industrialization and urbanization, pollution, and climate change. Water is the only irreplaceable natural resource on the planet. Its critical role in every aspect of the global economy, could, in fact, lead it to be the next gold or the next oil; This course will address the fundamentals of the water sector from an international perspective. The future of water will be critical to our global economic, social and political development and will likely become one of the most influential factors in business decisions for the future. Furthermore, it is essential for leaders across all sectors-from pharmaceuticals to financials, energy to agriculture-to understand how to sustainably manage and account for water resources, capitalize on new technologies, mitigate water-related risks and navigate through complex and dynamic policy and regulation. The course will engage students in high-level discussion and strategy formation, challenging them to develop creative and sustainable solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing environmental, business and water industry leaders today. Interactive sessions and projects will provide an introduction to appropriately managing, valuing and investing in water assets to create sustainable and compelling business opportunities. | |||||||
| ENVS 6302-660 | Climate Technology: Finance and Policy | Nicholaus Rohleder Andrew W Stone |
T 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | The growing field of climate technology requires a multifaceted skill set anchored in a sound understanding of finance and policy. This course is designed for students interested in the climate economy seeking to gain functional proficiency in climate finance and policy. The course will cover four key areas of the climate economy from a finance and policy angle: electrification, carbon management, critical minerals & materials, and breakthrough technologies. The finance portion of the course will deliver a basic understanding of the financial reporting of companies within the given subsector, functionality of the relevant technologies, capital structure of relevant companies, and general business model of relevant companies. The policy portion of the course will deliver a basic understanding of the salient policies and issues facing companies in the aforementioned subsectors as well as sector wide headwinds and tailwinds catalyzed by policy. Throughout the course, students will build a financial model, business plan, and present their end deliverable in a shark tank format at the end of the course with observers drawn from the field to provide networking opportunities. | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202530&c=ENVS6302660 | ||||||
| ENVS 6414-660 | Creating Gateways to the Land with Smarter Conservation Strategies | Lauren Mcgrath | T 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | Conservationists were long accused of ignoring the needs of human communities. often been thought of as protecting land from people. Now, the conservation movement is embracing a different viewprotecting land with and for people. As a result innovative programs have been developed that connect people to nature, thereby helping to facilitate land conservation. This interdisciplinary course will integrate concepts in scientific method, study design, ecology, and conservation with a focus on birds in order to foster an understanding of how research can inform management of wildlife populations and communities. Topics will include wildlife management, habitat restoration, geographical information systems (GIS), sustainable agriculture, integrated land-use management, and vegetation analysis. This course will also provide opportunities for field research and application of techniques learned in the classroom. | |||||||
| ENVS 6551-660 | The Principles of Mapping for Environmental Justice | Matthew T Lee | W 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | Environmental Justice (EJ) mapping examines the intersection of environmental burdens and the vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by their harm. From redlining to the static maps that first showed the correlation between race and waste, and moving through to today's truly dynamic EJ mapping tools, The Principles of Mapping for Environmental Justice explores how mapping quite literally put EJ on the environmental movement landscape. This is not a GIS course, nor a course on EJ generally, but an examination into the core components that are inherent to EJ mapping principles. Come explore the indicators and methodologies used by federal, state and local governments and the policy they influence, such as President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative. | |||||||
| ENVS 6675-660 | Global Supply Chain Decarbonization | David Steven Jacoby | W 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | After four generations of explosive global trade growth, a growing awareness of climate change and other environmental externalities has triggered a global movement toward decarbonization, localization and re-shoring. ESG pressure from investors as well as carbon-related taxes, incentives and reporting requirements are driving operations and supply management to go green. However, lowering the carbon profile of global supply chains is a massive undertaking. This class teaches a proven sequence of management decision-making frameworks and optimization tools for eliminating carbon throughout the supply chain. Students will apply logistical and supply management models that integrate carbon objectives with cost, service level, and other conventional supply chain management objectives, making the course valuable for supply chain professionals and students alike. The combination of academic constructs and real-life case studies is designed to equip students to successfully lead their companies’ decarbonization programs. It also prepares students to take the optional REVchain™ supply chain decarbonization certificate exam. | https://coursesintouch.apps.upenn.edu/cpr/jsp/fast.do?webService=syll&t=202530&c=ENVS6675660 | ||||||
| ENVS 6680-660 | ESG Integration in Business Practices | M 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and their significance in business practices. Students will explore the intersection of sustainability and financial performance. The course will examine the frameworks, metrics, and strategies used to assess and integrate ESG factors into business strategies. Additionally, students will analyze case studies, engage in discussions, and develop practical skills to navigate the evolving landscape of responsible business conduct. | ||||||||
| ENVS 6885-660 | Fundamentals of Climate Action Planning for Cities | Lolita Jackson | M 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | Many cities around the world, both large and small, have created climate action plans over the past few years. This course will outline aspects of the planning process including: decision factors for creating a plan, resourcing, outreach, communications, data and tracking, and execution. Students will leave the course with a clear understanding of how city level climate plans come together and are executed. | |||||||
| ENVS 6998-660 | Masters of Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar | Nancy Watterson | M 5:15 PM-8:14 PM | This course is designed to help you begin the MES Capstone process. You will be guided in the selection of a topic, development of a hypothesis, research methods, identification of readers, and schedule for completion. You will develop key tools to conduct your research including framing the research topic, developing methodologies to collect and analyze data, project management, and writing strategies. This is a seminar series course, which requires class participation and extensive writing. In class workshops will be included to allow you to discuss your work with your peers. Peer review is an important part of graduate work and the research process, and you are expected to participate fully in discussions and constructive feedback of your peers’ work. You are expected to attend class in person every week where there will be weekly lectures, assignments, and peer review. Your class participation and assignments will be graded in addition to your final proposal and poster presentation. |