AFRICAN STUDIES

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Undergraduate Courses:

 

L232 - Contemporary Africa (3 cr.) S & H, CSA An introduction to current social, economic, and political issues in Africa.

L400 - Topics in African Studies (3 cr.) CSA Intensive study of selected topics in African studies. Studies in special topics not ordinarily covered by African Studies program courses. May not duplicate a regularly offered course. Topics vary. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

 

AMERICAN STUDIES

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Graduate Courses:

G620 – Colloquium in American Studies (4 cr.) Readings, reports, and discussions on different aspects of American culture. Topics and instructors will change each time the course is offered. May be repeated for credit.

G751 – Seminar in American Studies (3-4 cr.) P: G603. R: 620. Intensive study of specific topics in American culture with emphasis on developing skills in interdisciplinary research. Topics and instructors will change each time the seminar is offered. May be repeated once for credit.

 

ANTHROPOLOGY

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Undergraduate Courses:

A221 – Anthropology of Food (3 cr.) In this course, we will examine, across space and time, the significance and meaning of food, its production and consumption in human culture and society. Ideas and practices concerning food are deeply held markers of who we are and how we define ourselves.

 A410 - Anthropology Capstone Seminar(3 cr.) S & H P: Senior status or advanced anthropology students. Selected topics in anthropology approached using concepts from all four subfields of the discipline. Asks students to examine the goals of anthropology and apply what they have learned in previous course work to current research and contemporary issues. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

E101 - Ecology and Society (3 cr.) S & H How do humans relate to the environment? Addresses this question from cross-cultural, historical, scientific, and ethical perspectives. Considers current problems; examines how technical, socioeconomic and political changes transform people's use of natural resources. Students evaluate how societies vary in perceptions of nature and explore implications for behavior, decision making, and environmental change.

Coll E104 – Global Consumer Culture: Living in McWorld (3 cr.) Does everyone in the world wear Nike and eat at McDonalds? Is the planet going to become one big shopping mall, full of people who listen to the same music and watch the same movies? Or is the world entering a period of tribalism and fundamentalism, as nations break apart and everyone scrambles for their own piece of territory? Scholars simply don’t agree. We have to look at the evidence, listen to the arguments, and try to figure out what kind of world we will be living in during the next century. One thing is clear, consumer culture – lives built around the media, celebrities, mass-produced goods, and shopping malls – is spreading everywhere. Can the earth sustain 7 billion consumers, their cars, refrigerators, and appetites? Many ecologists don’t think so. Does the spread of consumer culture mean the end of cultural, religious, and linguistic diversity, of families and communities? Would anyone want to live and a world where Indianapolis, Tokyo, Bombay, and Paris looked, sounded, and tasted the same? Social science does suggest some ways that people in different parts of the world are using the preserve their own unique heritage, knowledge, and taste.

                      This course will examine the evidence for the spread of global consumer culture, looking at the ways that people in different parts of the world have learned to be consumers. We will ask the tough questions about the future, about the environmental impacts of consumption, and the way our own cups of coffee and running shoes tie us together with a whole globe of other producers and consumers. 

E328 - Ecological Anthropology (3 cr.) S & H Survey of anthropological approaches to the study of human interaction with the environment: history of ideas, major theories, critiques, and contemporary approaches.

E444 - People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (3 cr.) S & H Seminar course that explores major theories and approaches to conservation, from "fortress conservation" to community-based and participatory strategies. Considers the implications of protected areas for local human populations and cultural diversity. Evaluates outcomes and unintended consequences of protected areas, and controversies over the "best" way to protect natural resources. 

P401 - Cultural Resource Management (3 cr.) P: Junior standing. The anthropologist in the decision-making process for preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic sites, structures, artifacts, etc. Legal procedures and anthropological values applicable to land use changes that threaten cultural resources.

Graduate Courses:

B600 – Seminar in Bioanthropology (3 cr.) Subject will vary; students may thus receive credit more than once.

E527 – Environmental Anthropology (3 cr.) Graduate course on theory and method is the study of human-environment interactions. Emphasis on contemporary debates and approaches on research design in environmental research.

E600 – Seminar in Cultural and Social Anthropology (3 cr.) Students can receive credit more than once, as subjects will vary. Seminar topics relevant to sustainability have included: The human footprint - the study of land use, People and plants, and Human ecology from space - remote sensing in the social sciences.

E621 – Food & Culture (3 cr.) Discusses the political economy of food production, trade, and consumption on a global basis. Gives a cross-cultural and historical perspective on the development of cooking and cuisine in relationship to individual, national, and ethnic identity. Relates cuisine to modernity, migration, and forms of cultural mixing and Creolization.

E644 – People and Protected Areas: Theories and Realities of Conservation (3 cr.) Explores major theories and approaches to conservation, from “fortress conservation” to community-based and participatory strategies. It considers the implications of protected areas for local human populations and cultural diversity. It evaluates outcomes and unintended consequences of protected areas, and controversies over the “best” way to protect natural resources.

 

APPAREL, MERCHANDISING & INTERIOR DESIGN

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Undergraduate Courses:

 D277 – Materials and Components of Interior Design (3 cr.) P: Grade of C – or higher in D268 or H268, D264 or H264, D271 or H271, and in MATH M118 or M119 or equivalent. C: D263, D272. Provides basic understanding of the appropriate use of materials specified for the interior environment. Particular emphasis placed on the vital role interior designers play in providing for the health, safety, and welfare of those inhabiting interior spaces. Course fee required. Credit given for only one of D277 or H277. 

D290 – Special Topics in Interior Design: Sustainability (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of department. Selected topics in an area of interior design. Topics will vary. May be repeated with different topics for maximum of 9 credit hours. II Semester    

D373 – Interior Design III: The Dwelling (3 cr.) P: Grade of C– or higher in D263 or H263, D272 or H272, D277 or H277, and consent of instructor. C: D335, D365. Design of dwellings for individuals and groups in a variety of contexts. Integration of social, technical, spatial, and environmental factors. Course fee required. Credit given for only one of D373 or H373. 

D475 – Interior Design IV: Comprehensive Design (3 cr.) P: Grade of C– or higher in D336 or H336, and D374 or H374. C: D469. Interdisciplinary team approaches to solution of comprehensive design problems utilizing contemporary design methods and procedures. Course fee required. Credit given for only one of D475 or H475. 

R100 – Introduction to Retail Design and Merchandising (3 cr.) Introduction to the retail cycle related to the interdisciplinary study of and research in apparel and textiles. Examines social and economic theories underlying the fashion business, retail merchandising principles, consumer behavior, and contemporary retail issues. Credit given for only one of R100 or H100. 

R204 – Apparel Manufacturing and Quality Analysis (3 cr.) P: R100 or H203. Focuses on the manufacturing and product development stage of the retail cycle. This stage comprises apparel merchandising history, technology, textiles, performance, value, and quality analysis. Credit given for only one of R204 or H204. 

R308 – Retail Brand Management and Advertising (3 cr.) P: Junior standing. Strategic marketing communication centered on building and maintaining brand equity, encompassing all stages of the retail cycle. Credit given for only one of R308 or H308. 

R410 – Apparel Entrepreneurship (3 cr.) P: Junior standing. Explores the entrepreneurial concept through the use of the entire retail cycle related to the vision of developing a business plan and ultimately opening a retail business selling unit. Credit given for only one of R410 or H410. 

R412 – Global Sourcing (3 cr.) P: R315 or H315, or junior standing. Issues and strategies of global sourcing in the apparel industry: natural resources, labor issues, factory profiles, quota and duty issues of key sourcing centers. Credit given for only one of R412 or H412.

 

BIOLOGY

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Undergraduate Courses:

L104 - Introductory Biology Lectures (3 cr.) N & M An introduction to living organisms. Designed for nonscientists with no background in biology. Does not count as a preprofessional course. Primary emphases may vary with the instructor. Enrollment limited to freshmen and sophomores. Credit given for only one of the following: L100, L104, E112, L112, S115, or Q201. 

L222 - The City as Ecosystem (3 cr.) Principles of ecosystem ecology and their application to the sustainable use of energy and resources in urban and agricultural ecosystems, with emphasis on the integration of environmental, social, and economic concerns. 

L350 – Environmental Biology (3 cr.) N & M P: Junior or senior standing. Class intended for non-majors only. Interactions of human beings with other elements of the biosphere with emphasis on population, community, and ecosystem levels of ecology. This class is also a Service Learning Course.

L410 - Topical Issues in Biology (3–5 cr.) P:L111, L112, and L113. Topics not related extensively in other courses. The topic will vary depending on the instructor and on student needs. May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours. 

T312 - Societal Issues in Biotechnology (3 cr.) P: L112 and L211. Consideration of the effects of recent advances in biotechnology on human affairs and the environment.

Graduate Courses: 

L570 – Seminar in Ecology & Environ Biology (1 cr.) Class requires permission of instructor.  

Z620 – Special Topics in Zoology (3 cr.) P: Advanced undergraduate or graduate standing. Topics not extensively treated in other courses, e.g., theoretical zoology, oceanography,

reservoir limnology, human ecology, biochemistry, viruses and disease, critical analysis of the scientific literature, and other fields. Topics presented will be treated every three to five years.

 

BUSINESS, KELLEY SCHOOL OF

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Undergraduate Courses:

G202 – Corporate Social Strategy (2 cr.) P: ECON-E 201 or ECON-S 201 with a grade of C or better. G202 is an I-Core prerequisite that is required of all business majors. This course is intended to make you aware of the broad range of ways in which the non-market environment—especially government policy—affects business, and give you an understanding of the process through which businesses and other special interest groups create and change the rules of the game under which they function. In today’s economy, successful business strategy entails more than outmaneuvering rival companies; managers must also devise strategies to cope with the global, non-market forces that confront businesses and other forms of organization. Managers need to understand how public policy is made and how special interest groups, including their own businesses, can affect the policy process. This is true both for the CEO of a multinational corporation dealing with multiple governments and the administrator for a local partnership trying to deal with city officials.

G455 – Topics in Business Economics and Public Policy: Sustainable Enterprise (3 cr.) This course details the connection between sustainable business strategies and maximizing long-term corporate profits, and provides students with the skills necessary to assess firm strategy in terms of sustainable development and pinpoint strengths and weaknesses. The course develops a stakeholder model of the global corporation, where the firm has responsibility to internal stakeholders, such as shareholders and employees, as well as external shareholders, such as environmentally concerned nongovernmental organizations (green NGOs) that represent social concerns. This course will always highlight firm strategy and what is in the company’s best interest, but often showa that, with the right rules and social pressures, the firm action can produce gains in terms of social welfare.

L409 – Law and the Environment (3 cr.) Uses of law to deal with problems involving the degradation of our physical environment.

P320 – Supply Chain Management: Sourcing (3 cr.) P: I-Core. Sourcing/purchasing has become a major source of economic benefit to most firms. This course is a comprehensive look at this important area of supply chain management. The course examines the purchasing function in industrial firms. Topics include sourcing (domestic and international), specifications, and standards; contract and pricing practices; negotiation; quality assurance and reliability; inventory management; value analysis; capital equipment buying; make-or-buy decisions; evaluation of purchasing performance; and ethics.

CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES

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Undergraduate Courses:

U374 – Environmental Problems & Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia (3 cr.) Class meets with CEUS-U 574. Analysis of environmental, social, and economic issues in the immense region of Central and Northern Eurasia. Examines the new geopolitical situation that emerged after the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and the crucial role the region plays in global security and stability.

Graduate Courses:

U574 – Environmental Problems & Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia (3 cr.) Class meets with CEUS-U 374. Analysis of environmental, social, and economic issues in the immense region of Central and Northern Eurasia. Examines the new geopolitical situation that emerged after the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and the crucial role the region plays in global security and stability.

U798 – Seminar on Central Asian Nomadic Pastoral Societies (3 cr.) Seminar examines nomadic pastoralism both as a form of subsistence strategy or an economic system of adaptation to ecologically marginal environments, and as a mode of sociopolitical adaptation to socioculturally heterogeneous regions of Central Asia. Also examined are: the changing role of nomadic peoples in the economic and sociopolitical history of Central Asia and a critical assessment of the methodological and theoretical contributions anthropological studies of nomadic pastoral societies have made both to the disciplines of anthropology and history and to the better understanding of dynamics of contemporary societies in Central Asia.

 

COLLINS LIVING LEARNING CENTER

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Undergraduate Courses:

L100 – Collins Seminar, Edible Wild Plants (1 cr.) FOUR AND A HALF WEEKS:  Meets March 18 to April 15. We will be spending time in the outdoors observing, learning, drawing, and collecting edible wild plants. Each session will be in a different location: woods, fields, wetlands, lawns etc. We will have the opportunity to see where these plants are growing, what their needs are and to collect and use them in recipes. Each session will result in a recipe booklet with its own artwork and recipes, tested and tasted by the group.

L100 – Collins Seimar, Volcanoes (1 cr.) Class meets second eight weeks only. Class is open to those students interested in participating in the 2 week (3 cr.) field course, Volcanoes of Eastern Sierra Nevada (CLLC –L 130) during summer I. Consent of instructor is required in advance. For more information and to obtain authorization, students must apply on-line at htt://www.indiana.edu/~sierra/

L130 – Learn from Nature: Permaculture (3 cr.) This course will take place over 2 weeks in the summer. Students must complete an application and be accepted to register for this course. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. Participants will be camping outdoors for the duration of the 2 weeks. Bathroom and shower facilities are available. A special course fee covers round-trip transportation, food, lodging (camping equipment provided), and course materials. Students who successfully complete this course will receive certification in Permaculture, which enables them to practice or teach the art and science of Permaculture.  For more info, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/academics/permaculture.shtml.

L130 – Volcanoes of the Sierra Nevada (3 cr.) P: L100-Volcanoes (1 cr.) This course includes a 2 week long field-oriented short course that will introduce a group of 14 to 18 undergraduate students to the geology and natural history of the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain chain of eastern California. The course will focus on the geological processes and natural history of one of the most geologically and biologically dynamic parts of the continent, as well as the natural hazards and environmental issues facing the unique and environmentally sensitive area of the western U.S. Students will be exposed to critical thinking on a series of scientific, societal and ethical topics and expected to actively participate in oral and written projects. The final project will be a class web site with each student’s contribution equivalent to a 10-15 page research paper. For more info, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~sierra/.

 

COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

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Undergraduate Courses:

C348 - Environmental Communication (3 cr.) This class is grounded in the perspective that symbolic and natural systems are mutually constituted and therefore, the ways we communicate about and with the environment are vital to examine for a sustainable and just future. The focus of the class may vary to engage topics, such as environmental tourism or environmental disasters.

C490 - Capstone Seminar in Communication and Culture (3 cr.) P: C190 and C205. Students synthesize previous course work in Communication and Culture, culminating in a substantive project that directs their learning to some particular problem of mediation, publics, or cultures. Final project may include research essays, short films, Web sites, or public presentations or performances. Specific topics vary. With the permission of the undergraduate advisor, may be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours.

Graduate Courses:

C661 - Environmental Communication and Public Culture (3 cr.) This seminar focuses on how nature and the environment moer broadly understood is articulated, represented, and engaged within public culture. Assuming symbolic and natural systems are mutually constituted, this course aims to foster a closer examination of communication practices that impact the environmenta and cultural perceptions of it such as tourism, social movement advocacy campaigns, corporate and government discourses, popular media, and public participation in decision-making processes.

 

ECONOMICS

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Undergraduate Courses:

E337 - Economic Development (3 cr.) P: E321. Characteristics of economically underdeveloped countries. Obstacles to sustained growth; planning and other policies for stimulating growth; examination of development problems and experience in particular countries.

E364 - Environment and Resource Economics (3 cr.) S & H P: E321. Basic theory of common property resources applied to environment and resource conservation problems. Topics include economic efficiency, equity, measurement problems, and policy formulation.

 

EDUCATION, SCHOOL OF

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Graduate Courses:

Q540 – Teaching Environmental Education (3 cr.) For elementary and secondary teachers. Basic principles of environmental/ conservation education stressed in grades K-12. Methods and techniques for integrating these principles into existing curricula. Designed for the development and evaluation of new interdisciplinary teaching materials.

 

FOSTER INTERNATIONAL LIVING LEARNING CENTER

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Undergraduate Courses:

F250 – Seminar on Intl Issues (1 cr.) Topics vary. Past topic has included Cultural perspectives on sustainability. For authorization, contact jgaluska@indiana.edu.

 

GEOGRAPHY

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Undergraduate Courses:

G107 - Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.) N & M Introduction to the physical principles governing the geographical distribution and interrelationships of the earth's physical features (atmosphere and oceans, landforms, soils, and vegetation). The course provides students with the background necessary to evaluate current environmental issues.

G110 - Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.) S & H An introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods of analysis used in the study of human geographic systems. Examines geographic perspectives on contemporary world problems such as population growth, globalization of the economy, and human-environmental relations.

 

G120 - World Regional Geography (3 cr.) S & H Analysis of population, culture, environment, and economies of major world regions. Examination of issues of global importance, including development, demographic change, urbanization and migration, and international conflict.

 

G208 - Human Impact on the Environment (3 cr.) N & M Aspects of the human role in changing the earth's environment. Examples of how expanding use of the physical environment has altered the equilibrium of natural systems or accelerated the rate of natural changes in the environment. Environmental changes from a global or world regional perspective.

G302 - Introduction to Transportation Analysis (3 cr.) S & H Examination of movement of people, goods, and information over space using spatial analysis and planning techniques.

G304 – Physical Meteorology and Climatology  (3 cr.) N & M P: Any introductory science course or consent of instructor. Topics span all the scales of atmospheric processes – from climate change to weather forecasting and surfce energy budgets. Students are introduced to the physical processes and properties of the atmosphere. Skills used to study and quantify atmospheric processes, such as the use of models and remote sensing, are also developed.

G305 - Environmental Change—Nature and Impact (3 cr.) N & M P: G107 or G109 or consent of instructor. An integrated systems approach to examining the forcing, system response, and impacts of environmental change. Specific case studies will be presented in addition to methods of documenting change and identifying natural variability versus change due to anthropogenic forcing.

G314 - Urban Geography (3 cr.) S & H P: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Study and interpretation of urban spatial structures, policies, and problems with an emphasis on geographic perspectives. Topics include urban housing markets, racial segregation, homelessness, and urban crime.

G315 - Environmental Conservation (3 cr.) S & H P: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Conservation of natural resources, including soil, water, wildlife, and forests as interrelated components of the environment emphasizing an ecological approach. Current problems relating to environmental quality.

G405 - Hydroclimatology (3 cr.) N & M P: G304. Hydroclimatic processes at a range of spatial scales. Topics include cloud and precipitation processes, soil water physics, runoff and evaporation. Lecture and laboratory. This class meets with G505.

 

G411 - Sustainable Development Systems (3 cr.) S & H P: G208 or consent of instructor. An examination of the notion of sustainable development and its meaning as well as the manner in which it has been implemented in the areas of resources, agriculture, water, transport, cities, and tourism. How such systems can be implemented in developing and developed countries will also be examined.

G415 - Advanced Urban Geography (3 cr.) S & H P: G314 or consent of instructor. An in-depth examination of modern cities, growth dynamics, and sustainability. Explores a range of contemporary socioeconomic topics in an urban setting, including housing markets, segregation, crime, telecommunication, transportation, and regional development. Basic geographic models and spatial statistics are used to explore differences in urban areas.

G417 - Geography and Development (3 cr.) S & H Geographic perspective on the processes of development in the Third World with emphasis on neoliberalism and globalization, commodity chains, transnational corporations, multilateral organizations, labor relations, NGOs, consumption practices, sustainability, gender, and culture. Examination of alternative theories of the development process.

G440 - Topics in Environmental Geography (3 cr.) P: G305 or G315 or consent of instructor. Selected topics focus on the human dimensions of environmental change/conservation. Example focus topics: population-environment interactions, transport-environment interactions, and urban-environment interactions. May be repeated four times with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credit hours.

G442 - Sustainable Energy Systems (3 cr.) N & M P: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Examination of current energy use and the role of renewable energy resources in meeting future demand. Covers the physical and technological basis for geothermal, wind, solar, hydro and marine energy, in addition to the environmental, economic, and social impacts of developing and utilizing these sustainable resources.

G475 - Climate Change (3 cr.) N & M P: At least two undergraduate physical science courses or consent of instructor. Evidence for and theories of climate change over a range of time scales. Sources and interpretation of proxy climate data are presented along with modeling tools for assessing climate response to a range of forcing and paleoclimate perspectives on future climate change.

Honors Courses:

H120 – HONORS – World Regional Geography (3 cr.) S & H Designed for students with unusual aptitude and motivation. Covers same core material as G120 and substitutes for G120 as a prerequisite for other courses. Credit given for only one of H120 or G120.

Graduate Courses:

G502 - Introduction to Transportation Analysis (3 cr.) An examination of classical and contemporary approaches to the analysis of transport systems, spatial interaction, sustainable transport, and related environmental and economic aspects of transport at regional and national scales

G505 - Hydroclimatology (3 cr.) Hydroclimatic processes at a range of spatial scales. Topics include cloud and precipitation processes, soil water physics, runoff and evaporation. Lecture and laboratory. This class meets with G405.

G511 - Sustainable Development Systems (3 cr.) P: G208 or consent of instructor. An examination of the notion of sustainable development and its meaning and implementation in the areas of resources, agriculture, water, transport, cities, and tourism. Also considers how such systems can be implemented in developed countries.

G517 - Geography of Developing Countries: Critical Perspectives (3 cr.) Critical analysis of development theory, development practice, and the discourse of development, particularly within the context of the Third World. Geographic approach to the study of neoliberalism and globalization, commodity chains, transnational corporations, multi-lateral organizations, labor relations, NGOs, consumption practices, sustainability, gender, and culture.

 

G540 - Topics in Environmental Geography (3 cr.) P: G305 or G315 or consent of instructor. Selected topics focus on the human dimensions of environmental change/conservation. Example focus topics: population-environment interactions, transport-environment interactions, and urban-environment interactions. May be repeated four times with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credit hours.

G542 - Sustainable Energy Systems (3 cr.) Examination of current energy use and the role of renewable energy resources in meeting future demand. The course covers the physical and technological basis for geothermal, wind, solar, hydro, and marine energy in addition to the environmental, economic, and social impacts of developing and utilizing these sustainable resources.

G575 - Climate Change (3 cr.) P: At least two undergraduate courses in the physical sciences or consent of instructor. Evidence for and theories of climate change over a range of time scales. Sources and interpretation of proxy climate data are presented along with modeling tools for assessing climate response to a range of forcing and paleoclimate perspectives on future climate change.

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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Undergraduate Courses:

G104 - Evolution of the Earth (3 cr.) NMNS Earth's history interpreted through five billion years. Deductive approach to understanding the significance of rocks and fossils and reconstructing the plate-tectonic origin of mountains, continents, and ocean basins.A survey of events in earth's evolution relevant to contemporary environmental concerns.Two lectures and one laboratory each week. Credit given for only one of the following: G104, G112.

 

G105 - Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.) NMNS Introduction to planet Earth as a dynamic and complex global system. Course materials will demonstrate physical and chemical linkages between biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere that directly impact lifestyles of human populations at time scales of years to centuries. Two lectures and one laboratory each week.

G116 - Our Planet and Its Future (3 cr.) NMNS The interaction between geologic and environmental processes in the earth. Special emphasis on how these processes affect public policies and laws. Multimedia exercises and videotape presentations (made specifically for this course) are included. Two lectures and one discussion section/laboratory per week.

G161 - Earth Resources (3 cr.) N & M An overview of the location, genesis, extraction, utilization of, and exploration for natural resources, including petroleum, coal, uranium, industrial minerals, gems, and metallic ores. Environmental issues related to resource extraction and processing, and the role of mineral and energy reserves in international economics are examined. Two lectures and one laboratory per week.

G171 - Environmental Geology (3 cr.) NMNS Examination of natural and man-induced geologic hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and land subsidence; environmental issues, disposal and management of solid, chemical, and radioactive waste, acid mine drainage as well as the environmental impact of mineral extraction and water resource utilization. Two lectures and one laboratory per week. I Sem.

G300 - Environmental and Urban Geology (3 cr.) N & M P: One course in physical or general geology or physical geography. Significance of regional and local geologic features and processes in land use. Use of geologic factors to reduce conflict in utilization of mineral and water resources and damage from geologic hazards. II Sem.

Honors Courses:

 

S104 – HONORS – Evolution of the Earth (3 cr.) N & M Earth's history interpreted through 4.5 billion years. Deductive approach to understanding the significance of rocks and fossils and reconstructing the plate-tectonic origin of mountains, continents, and ocean basins. A survey of events in earth's evolution relevant to contemporary environmental concerns. Two lectures and one laboratory each week. Credit given for only one of S104, G104, or G112.

 

HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION, SCHOOL OF

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Undergraduate Courses:

C366 - Community Health (3 cr.) Introduction to community health within the public health context. Students will develop an understanding of historical and theoretical foundations of community health and major societal health concerns, explore community health models and programs used to address these concerns, and examine racial/ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and related determinants of community health.

E471 – Underwater Archaeology (3 cr.) Investigation, documentation, and interpretation of submerged cultural resources (SCRs) and development of basic knowledge and techniques of underwater archaeology to promote and protect historic and biological resources.

H172 - International Health and Social Issues (3 cr.) Covers world health problems and efforts being made to achieve optimal health for all. Exposes students to health concerns of non-Western and non-dominant cultures. Population dynamics, vital statistics, global disease patterns, and analysis of variations among nations will be considered in analyzing health status of people and communities around the world.

N120 – Introduction to Foods (3 cr.) Dietetics and Nutrition Science majors and minors only. Chemical and physical properties of food that influence food selection, handling, preservation, and preparation; menu planning, meal management. Laboratory weekly.

 

N321 – Quantity Food Purchasing and Production (4 cr.) P: HPER-N 120; dietetics seniors only, or permission of instructor. Principles of menu planning and pricing, equipment selection, food product flow, and cost control in foodservice operations. Class includes service-learning, tours of community foodservice-related facilities, and experience in the university dining halls. (Fall)

 

N336 - Community Nutrition (3 cr.) P: HPER-N 231 or equivalent. Emphasizes eligibility criteria and services available through community programs and includes service-learning activities in the community. Students apply knowledge of diet and health surveys and principles of community assessment and education to the development of a nutrition intervention. (Fall)

N401 – Issues in Dietetics (1 cr.) P: Dietetics majors only, senior standing; or permission of instructor. A culminating class to address current issues in dietetics, including such topics as medical ethics, CAM, and reimbursement for services. Students will develop a career portfolio and ready themselves for the dietetic internship process.

P491 – Research in Underwater Science (3 cr.) Research and interpretation of submerged cultural and biological resources emphasizing sustainable use for site protection, and public outreach.

 

R113 – Backpacking (1 cr.) Introduces the basics of backpacking and backcountry camping, including proper equipment selection, use of topographic map, water purification, campsite selection, and Leave No Trace ethics. This is a highly experience-based course where students will engage in camp setting and maintenance, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

R115 - Leave No Trace (1 cr.) Provides the Leave No Trace principles and ethics and opportunity to practice minimum impact skills. Highly experience-based course where students will engage in camp settings and maintenance, genuine reflection, and new skill demonstration.

R160 - Foundations of Rec. & Leisure (3 cr.) An introduction to the field of recreation and leisure from the viewpoint of the individual as a consumer and of societal agencies as providers of leisure services. Includes philosophy, history, theory, and survey of public and private leisure-service organizations.

R171 – Gardening and Nature Education (1 cr.) This course provides opportunities for development and application of nature education and gardening skills in a natural setting. Students will learn general foundations and concepts and have opportunities to practice and apply leadership skills to nature education and gardening activities.

R241 – Wildflowers & Wild Edibles (3 cr.) Identification of wildflowers and wild edible plants. Activities include a weekend field trip, a chance to improve skills in identifying local plants, as well as a culinary experience in wild edibles.

R279 - Outdoor Adventure Education (2 cr.) Experiential overview of the concepts and practices of outdoor adventure/challenge recreation, such as ropes courses, backpacking, canoeing, and survival skills. Course is conducted in an outdoor laboratory setting.

R320 - Therapeutic Horticulture (3 cr.) For students of adjunct therapies to understand the use of horticulture for therapy and rehabilitation. Methods and techniques are presented with an interdisciplinary approach. The student will gain a basic knowledge of horticulture therapy and develop a working knowledge of program planning.

R323 - Ecosystem Management (3 cr.) This course equips students with knowledge and application of the principles, concepts, and techniques in ecosystem management and restoration ecology; the ability to design and complete complex ecological projects; and the ability to interpret results of field studies and incorporate results into ecosystems management plans.

R325 - Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues (3 cr.) Provides students the ability to analyze, investigate, and act upon environmental issues. This course will utilize basic research methodologies to identify key characteristics of environmental problems. Local, national, and international issues will be reviewed with an emphasis on community conflict.

R350 - Sustainable Tourism (3 cr.) Examines the critical issues addressed by sustainable tourism, which are the positive and negative influences of tourism on the host society’s economy, culture, and environment.

R356 - Field Techniques in Environmental Education (3 cr.) This is an intensive one-week course that uses the outdoors as the laboratory to share strategies, methodologies, and techniques to teach environmental education concept to others. The course offers training and subsequent certification in the three environmental education curriculums—Project Wild, Project Wet, and Project Learning Tree.

R357 - Applied Ecology: Water Communities (3 cr.) This is an intensive three-week course that uses Bradford Woods Outdoor Education Center as a laboratory to explore and investigate a variety of freshwater systems. This course investigates the important theories associated with freshwater ecology and explores the water communities common to southern Indiana.

R380 – Outdoor Exp Educ: Instrctnl Tech (3 cr.) Co-Requisite: HPER-R 272, R 370, R 385, R 413 – same cluster. This course is designed to provide an examination of the basic techniques and practices commonly used in outdoor programming. Of specific interest are techniques, skills, and procedures used in the instruction and supervision of individuals and groups in outdoor environments.

R385 – Wilderness in the American Mind (3 cr.) Co-Requisites - HPER-R 272, R 380, R 317, R 370, R 413 - same cluster. The philosophical turmoil of formal wilderness creation in the United States will be presented in this course. Discussion and debate of the European influences on wilderness thinking in the United States as well as examination of wilderness experiences of early European settlers to America will be addressed. The course traces the history of influential leaders in wilderness designations and the political climate of wilderness debates.

R424 – Shipwreck Parks (3 cr.) Shipwrecks, defined as submerged cultural resources, will be studied as museums underwater which warrant research and interpretation in situ. Emphasis will be given to the development of historic shipwreck parks, specific to the research and educational programs of Indiana University.

 

R440 - Policy Studies in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Management (3 cr.) Students will be exposed to policy decision making in the management of government-owned lands and develop an understanding of entry-level policy-making with government agencies. Agencies to be studied include state and national parks, the forest service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and the Bureau of Land Management.

T142 - Living Well (3cr.) Broaden your view of living well by actively pursuing healthy lifestyles. This course utilizes HPER faculty and professionals throughout the Bloomington community to help students achieve balance in health, physical activity, and leisure pursuits. Students address concepts of peer mentoring and goal setting strategies to achieve this balance.

Graduate Courses:

C512 - Environmental Health Science (3 cr.) Components of environmental health and public sanitation programs. Topics include water supply, air and stream pollution, sewage treatment and waste disposal, insect and rodent eradication, energy alternatives, food and drug quality assurance, occupational health, radiological health, and communicable disease control.

C605 - Race, Ethnicity, Culture, and Related Determinants of Health (3 cr.) P: HPER-C 589 or equivalent. This course examines biological, cultural, racial, economic, policy, social, and societal factors fundamental in creating health disparities; misconceptions about racial/ethnic and cultural groups; the influence of unintentional racism on health/ healthcare; conduct of ethnic-minority research, and prevention to end-of life health services to reduce disparities. 

K592 - Macro-Ergonomics: Socio-technical Systems Design (3 cr.) Course presents ergonomics in the design of socio-technical systems. Social, technical, and environmental systems are considered as influences on the design, implementation and ergonomic evaluation of jobs and work systems. 

N539 - Special Problems: Nutrition and Food Science(1-3 cr.) P: Consent of department. Independent work on problems of special interest. Topic may vary.

R513 – Outdr Adventure Prgm: Fndtn/Th (3 cr.) Co-Requisites : HPER-R 515, R 520, R 585 - same cluster. Examines the history, management administration, and current issues in outdoor and adventure-based programs. Special attention will be given to developing an understanding of organizational involvement, social and ecological issues in risk management. Students will be expected to engage in additional pedagogical responsibilities, such as an additional paper and/or conducting a class.

R515 – Special Concerns in Park &Rec (3 cr.) Current issues in a variety of park and recreation settings. Topics vary with instructor and year. Consult the Schedule of Classes for current information. May be repeated for credit if topic differs.

R545 - Advanced Ecosystem Management in Outdoor Recreation (3 cr.) Exploration of the principles, theories, concepts, and practical realities of ecosystem management. Enables students to design, initiate, and coordinate to completion complex projects of an ecological nature.

INFORMATICS, SCHOOL OF

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Undergraduate Courses:

I356 - Globalization, Where We Fit In (3 cr.) Globalization changes how we work, what we buy, and who we know. Globalization involves people working eighty hour weeks in China and receiving free state-of-the-art drugs in Africa. Learn about the past, present and future of globalization, and what it means for you, your job, and your community.

I441 - Human-Computer Interaction Design I (3 cr.) Human-computer interaction design (HCID) describes the way a person or group accomplishes tasks with a computer—what the individual or group does and how the computer responds; what the computer does and how the individual or group responds. This course is organized around a collection of readings and three design projects applying human-computer interaction principles to the design, selection, and evaluation of interactive systems.

I485 - Bioinspired Computing (3 cr.) Biological organisms cope with the demands of their environments using solutions quite unlike the traditional human-engineered approaches to problem solving. Biological systems tend to be adaptive, reactive, and distributed. Bio-inspired computing is a field devoted to tackling complex problems using computational methods modeled after design principles encountered in nature.

Graduate Courses:

I537 – Social Informatics Security (3 cr.) Course addresses security and privacy technologies as social constructs. Security issues such as proof of work have significant environmental implications. This course has three components. The first is an exploration of social theories of trust. The second is analyses of computerized choices as decision-making under uncertainty. This implies an evaluation of security and privacy as risk. As fraud is the very definition of waste and social destruction, how the costs of computer risks and fraud are tolerated, generated, and distributed using technological means is the third component of this course.

I561 – Meaning and Form on HCI/d (3 cr.) Formerly HCI/d design II; The course will cover all aspects of visual literacy related to HCI and design theory and especially to HCI and design practice, including use of images, digital photography, typography, rudiments of visualization (after Tufte), layout, web design, rudiments of industrial design, relation between HCI/d and architecture and other design fields, and so forth. The course will be primarily project based, and studio style critique will be the dominant pedagogical paradigm.

I590 – Foundations of HCI/d (3 cr.) The purpose of this course is to provide and ensure a broad understanding of contemporary foundations of human‐computer interaction (HCI) and design in the context of HCI. ”HCI/d” refers to the confluence of HCI and design.

 

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

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Undergraduate Courses:

I202 - Health, Environment, and Development (3 cr.) S & H Introduces students to pressing environmental and health changes around the world, such as deforestation, global climate change, HIV/ AIDS, and the resurgence of tuberculosis. Focuses on problems that are interrelated with each other and with economic development, that cross national borders in their causes or impacts, and that require a multinational or global effort to solve.

 

JOURNALISM, SCHOOL OF

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Undergraduate Courses:

J460 Topics Colloquium (1-3 cr.) P: junior or senior standing. Topical seminar dealing with changing subjects and material from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.

 

Graduate Courses:

J556 – Seminar: Urban Affairs Reporting (3 cr.) Study of current urban problems, such as air pollution, transportation, inner-city redevelopment, ghetto life, and metropolitan government. Research and reporting on timely topics. 

J560 – Topics Colloquium (1-4 cr.) Topical seminar dealing with changing subjects and material from semester to semester. May be repeated twice for credit with different topic. 

J660 – Topics Colloquium (3 cr.) Topical seminar dealing with changing subjects and material from semester to semester. May be repeated twice for credit with different topic.

 

LABOR STUDIES

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Undergraduate Courses:

 L290 Topics in Labor Studies (1-3 cr.) A variable-title course, L290 can be repeated for credit with different subjects. The transcript will show a different subtitle each time the course is taken. Some courses focus on contemporary or special areas of labor studies. Others are directed toward specific categories of employees and labor organizations. Inquire at Division of Labor Studies offices.  

L390 Topics in Labor Studies (1-3 cr.) A variable-title course, L390 can be repeated for credit with different subjects. The transcript will show a different subtitle each time the course is taken. Some courses focus on contemporary or special areas of labor studies. Others are directed toward specific categories of employees and labor organizations. Inquire at Division of Labor Studies offices.

 

LAW, MICHAEL MAURER SCHOOL OF

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Graduate Courses:

B550 - Wildlife Law (3 cr.) This course covers the basic legal issues involved in conservation and management of wildlife and includes not just terrestrial animals but plans, fish, and fungi. Topics include the relationship between real property and wildlife, sovereignty and federalism issues, the Endangered Species Act, other federal programs, and the problems of ecosystem management. The class also discusses the public policy, ethical, scientific, and economic issues associated with environmental decision making. This is a modern wildlife law class, focusing onregulatory issues and biodiversity, while de-emphasizing (but still covering) the traditional concern of wildlife law, which is game management.

B558 – Conservation Law Clinic  Working with the staff attorneys of the Conservation Law Center, Inc., which offers the Conservation Law Clinic in cooperation with the Law School, second- and third-year students will provide legal services to nonprofit organizations and other clients in support of natural resource conservation. Students will gain specific knowledge of laws relating to the work they do on particular conservation issues. The clinic will present opportunities for general skills development in research, advocacy, legislative drafting, and administrative practice. Students will also gain experience in the broader application of non-legal disciplines by working with experts in the biological sciences, ecology, agriculture, and forestry.

B595 – Advanced Environmental Law and Practice (3 cr.) This is an advanced course that builds on knowledge acquired in Administrative Law, Introduction to Environmental Law, and Civil Procedure and develops practice skills in the contexts in which environmental lawyers commonly utilize their knowledge and skills. These include compliance/counseling, enforcement, litigation, and policymaking. Students undertake a number of exercises that entail legal research and analysis, drafting of memos and complaints, negotiation, interviewing, and oral presentations.

B606 – Law & Economics (3 cr.)

No description is available.

B615 - Land Use Controls (3 cr.) This course studies the development and nature of the law of public regulation of land use, including analysis of the major tools for public regulation, zoning, comprehensive planning, and subdivision controls. The course studies land-use regulation as it relates to issues of municipal services and finance.

B675 – Natural Resources Law (3 cr.)This course examines the tension between public control of and private interests in natural resources. The course addresses the development of legal doctrines and the patterns of resource ownership; federalism in resource regulation; proprietary management models; separation of powers; judicial review; and public participation. The course considers these issues in the context of the laws and policies governing mineral, timber, range, recreation, wildlife, and preservation resources.

B763 – Toxic & Hazardous Waste (2 cr.)This course covers the environmental laws that regulate toxic substances that have long-term deleterious health effects even at very low levels of exposure. We begin with the basic science of toxic substances and their effects, and the fundamentals of risk-based regulation. We next examine the various approaches to toxics regulation that are found in statutes whose primary target is conventional pollutants. These form the background for the four principal statutes that govern the life cycle of toxic substances: TSCA (manufacture of industrial chemicals), FIFRA (sale and use of pesticides), RCRA (treatment and disposal of hazardous waste), and CERCLA (Superfund) (clean-up of abandoned waste sites). Finally, we will study emerging trends in toxics regulation, such as right-to-know and environmental justice legislation.

B768 - Water Law (3 cr.) This course examines the legal control of water resources, focusing on water's special status as partially public and partially private property. Topics include riparian water rights, prior appropriation, and the historical evolution of water rights, federal water rights, and groundwater use. This course may offer writing credit.

B774 – Environ Issues in Bus Trans (2 cr.)Offers a practical introduction to the environmental problems an attorney must identify in contract, corporations, and real estate law. Students work through problems illustrating the liabilities that arise from a number of environmental laws.

B782 – Intro to Environmental Law (3 cr.) This survey course introduces students to structures of environmental law and to the intellectual tools needed by effective environmental lawyers. Statutes covered include the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, NEPA, Superfund (CERCLA), and RCRA, among others. The course also includes material on economic analysis of law, regulatory theory, rights of nature, valuation of lives, and risk assessment.

B783 – Intl Environmental Law (3 cr.) International environmental law examines the legal standards that apply to environmental effects arising in one nation and causing harm in one or more other nations. These range from relatively simple transboundary effects to environmental concerns of a regional or global character. We examine a variety of environmental harms, including air and water pollution, hazardous waste disposal, and protection of endangered species. We will also consider the relationship between environmental protection and international trade. Following an introduction to international law, classes will be based on simulated negotiations of the case studies in the textbook. In addition to preparatory materials for the negotiations, students will write (and, if time permits, briefly present to the class) a research paper. No exam at the end of the course.

L644 - Seminar in Energy Law and Policy

No description is available.

L660 – Seminar in Climate Law & Policy (3 cr.) In this class we will review and critique legal and policy developments in the climate change realm. Working from international to local we will begin by reviewing bilateral and multilateral treaties, with an emphasis on the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Framework Convention on Climate Change. We will also review the structure and performance of the EU trading system. We will then review proposed (or depending upon developments, recently passed) climate legislation in the U.S. Congress and the implications of specific provisions. We will also consider the phenomenon of state and local initiatives in what is essentially a global issue. Throughout the seminar, the readings, lectures and discussions will be infused with policy and legal principles that will provide the basis for our evaluation of the developments at all levels. Students will be required to complete a significant research paper, which will satisfy the research graduation requirement, and to participate in class discussions and exercises.

L689 - Seminar in Energy Deregulation

No description available.

L740 – Seminar in Environmental Theory (3 cr.) This seminar may focus on different environmental topics, such as Superfund, Environmental Justice, Toxic Torts, or Law and the Conservation of Biological Diversity.

 

LEADERSHIP, ETHICS & SOCIAL ACTION

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Undergraduate Courses:

L101 - Supplementary Service Learning Component (1–3 cr.) This course permits an instructor to offer an optional, concurrent service-learning component to supplement a course already taught. This component extends, reinforces, or applies the learning from the original course to meet a community need. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours. 

L405 - LESA Capstone Seminar (1–6 cr.) P: Consent of the LESA Program. The student will integrate learning from an academic interest and LESA courses to develop a useful, tangible product for a community organization. This course will be taken for both the spring and fall semesters. In the spring, the student designs a project in consultation with a faculty advisor for an intellectual framework and with a community group member for articulation of needs. The service project is completed in the fall. During both semesters, the student meets with peers in the seminar to reflect on readings and experiences. May be taken for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

 

PHILOSOPHY

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Undergraduate Courses:

 

P242 - Applied Ethics (3 cr.) A & H P: 3 credit hours of philosophy. Application of moral theory to a variety of personal, social, and political contexts, such as world hunger, nuclear weapons, social justice, life-and-death decisions, and problems in medical ethics.

P370 - Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.) A & H P: 3 credit hours of philosophy. A survey of selected topics or figures in an area of philosophy (areas vary). May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

P393 – Biomedical Ethics (3 cr.) Philosophical Ethics seeks to gain a rational understanding of questions pertaining to what is right or what is good.  What is the right thing to do in any morally ambiguous situation?  What does a good life consist in?  Applied ethics asks these same kinds of questions with respect to particular domains of human life: e.g. business practices (business ethics), our treatment of the environment (environmental ethics), the use of computers (computer ethics) etc. Bioethics seeks to determine what is right or good with respect to various practices in healthcare, biomedical research, new medical technologies and with respect to the place of human beings in nature more generally.

             In recent years, the field of bioethics has concentrated on issues such as the ethics of human embryonic stem cell research, reproductive cloning, and the use of prenatal testing and genetic diagnosis.  In this advanced undergraduate course I’d like to focus on some different issues, namely, three philosophically-rich topics in bioethics which have wide-ranging policy ramifications: the ethics of physician-assisted suicide, the proper treatment of non-human animals, and questions of justice and global health.  I’ve decided to focus the course on these issues because they are difficult, intriguing, important, and at least the latter two are somewhat neglected on bioethics syllabi.

P470 - Special Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.) A & H P: 6 credit hours of philosophy. Advanced study of a topic (or cluster of related topics) in an area of philosophy. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

 

PHYSICS

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Undergraduate Courses:

P110 - Energy (2 cr.) A scientific approach is used to examine various aspects of energy consumption, including demand, fuel supplies, environmental impact, and alternative fuel sources. Credit given for only one of the following: P110 or P120.

P120 - Energy and Technology (3 cr.) N & M, TFR Provides physical basis for understanding interaction of technology and society, and for solution of problems, such as energy use and the direction of technological change. Credit given for only one of the following: P120 or P110.

P125 - Energy in the Twenty-first Century (3 cr.) N & M, TFR Examination of how physical science applies to our present sources and uses of energy, our alternatives to fossil fuels, and how to plan for long-term future energy needs.

P151 - Twenty-first-century Physics (3 cr.) N & M, TFR An introductory class to the concepts of modern physics, especially relativity and the quantum world, and their use in much of our new technology. Medical, electronic, and energy applications will be discussed. Will not fulfill science requirement for education majors.

P310 - Environmental Physics (3 cr.) N & M P: P201 or P221 and MATH M211 or M215; or consent of instructor. For biological and physical science majors. Relationship of physics to current environmental problems. Energy production, comparison of sources and byproducts; nature of and possible solutions to problems of noise, particulate matter in atmosphere. I Sem.

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE

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Undergraduate Courses:

Y204 – Institutional Analysis & Governance

No description available.

Y313 - Environmental Policy (3 cr.) S & H Examines the processes of social decision reconciling human demands on the natural world with the ability of nature to sustain life and living standards. Analyzes the implications for public policies in complex sequential interactions among technical, economic, social, and political systems and considers the consequences of alternative courses of action.

Graduate Courses:

Y673 – Institutional Analysis & Development

No description available.

 

PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, SCHOOL OF

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Undergraduate Courses:

E100 - Environmental Topics (1-3 cr.) Study of selected issues in environmental affairs. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.

E162 - Environment and People (3 cr.) An interdisciplinary examination of the problems of population, pollution, and natural resources and their implications for society. Credit not given for both SPEA-E 162 and E 262.

E262 - Environmental Problems and Solutions (3 cr.) An integrated approach to understanding and solving environmental problems. Topics may include ecosystem restoration, surface water and groundwater contamination, air pollution, and global environmental change. This course is intended primarily for majors in the B.S.E.S. degree program.

E272 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.) P: (no P required for Bloomington) a statistics course.  Application of principles from life and physical sciences to the understanding and management of the environment. Emphasis will be placed on (1) the physical and biological restraints on resource availability and use, and (2) the technological and scientific options to solving environmental problems.

E311 – Introduction to Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3 cr.) This course will cover basic human health and risk assessment procedures, as outlined by the various regulatory agencies (especially EPA) and standard setting groups. Because risk communication is an integral part of any risk management process, risk communication techniques and applications will be integrated into the course material.

E316 – Insects & the Environment (3 cr.) This course introduces insects in the context of their ecological importance, their effects on humans, and the environmental/economic impacts of pest management. The course is taught in five modules: Entomology, Insect Pests, Pest Management and Risk Reduction, Policies of Pest Management and Bio-diversity, and Pollution Prevention and Benefit-Cost Analysis.

E332 - Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.) This course provides an introduction to applied ecology for non-science majors.

E340 - Environmental Economics and Finance (3 cr.) This course familiarizes students with the principles of environmental economics, finance, and cost-benefit analysis. The incentive effects of environmental policy design are assessed. Policy instruments include tradeable permits, emissions taxes, deposit-refund systems, pollution-prevention programs, and voluntary agreements. Project appraisal techniques are then developed and applied to specific case evaluations.

E360 - Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 272 any biology course. This course provides an introduction to the science and management of water resources. Topics include hydrology and the water cycle; a survey of aquatic ecosystems, biota and processes; and an examination of the types and consequences of water pollution and impairment of water resources. 

E363 - Environmental Management (3 cr.) Introductory course in environmental management. Subjects covered include current issues and trends, total quality environment management, managing scientific and technical personnel, managing contracts and grants, nontraditional approaches to regulation, environmental conflict resolution, working with the media, risk communication, and working with communities.

E400 - Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) P: (no P required for Bloomington) SPEA-E 272. An interdisciplinary consideration of specific environmental topics. May be repeated for credit.

E410 – Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.) P: any organismal biology course. Study of toxic  mechanisms, pathology, and disease development resulting from exposure to biological and chemical agents in the environment.

E412 – Risk Communication (3 cr.) Risk communication is the means by which technical information is communicated to others (the public included), especially in the context of making decisions about environmentally related policy (such as siting of a landfill). The course emphasizes both theory (in lectures) and practical experience through developing and acting in role-play scenarios.

E422 – Urban Forest Management (3 cr.) Originally an outgrowth of arboriculture, urban forestry now encompasses the broader concepts of managing the trees, forests and other natural resources of cities for ecological, economic and social benefits. Lectures, discussions and field projects will be supplemented by outside speakers. IUB and Bloomington will be the field laboratory.

E431 – Water Supply & Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.) Health and ecological premises for water and wastewater treatment; principles of water supply; treatment, distribution, and construction; basis for water standards and laboratory examinations; wastewater disposal methods and construction for private installations, institutions, municipalities, and industries; water quality control with respect to wastewater pollution.

E440 – Wetlands: Biology & Regulation (3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 272 or H 316. This course focuses on structural and functional characteristics of wetlands, their importance as a natural resource and value to society. Topics include characteristics used to identify and classify wetlands, adaptations for living in wetlands, community structure and ecosystem processes, functions and values. Management of wetlands includes jurisdictional delineation and hydrogeomorphic assessment.

E451 - Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.) P: (no P required for Bloomington); SPEA-E 272 or H 316; CHEM-C 101 or equivalent; MATH-M 118 or equivalent. A survey course covering the chemistry, transport, and fate of air pollutants related to current issues of air quality, such as photochemical smog, ozone depletion, particulate matter, and indoor air quality. Topics include the types, sources, health and environmental effects, measurement, evaluation, control, regulation, and modeling of air pollution concentrations.

E452 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.) P: (no P required for Bloomington); SPEA-E 272 or H 316. Types and sources of solid waste; collection methods; disposal techniques: sanitary landfill, incineration, composting, reclaiming, or recycling; advantages and disadvantages of each; special and hazardous waste handling; operation and management of solid and hazardous waste programs. 

E456 - Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.) P: any college level biology or chemistry course. Students will learn to apply basic limnological principles to diagnose lake and watershed problems, to understand lake response to pollution, to identify appropriate management solutions, and to predict lake response to management.

E457 – Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.) P: a 300 ­level ecology course. Ecological principles associated with rare species and with biodiversity, laws and statutes used to conserve biodiversity, and land and species management practices. Our aim is to understand scientific and political complexities of conservation biology, and to study different methods used to conserve living resources and resolve conflicts associated with conservation.

E460 - Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.) This course first reviews taxonomy, vertebrate biology, and population ecology, then introduces the student to a variety of conflicts concerning fisheries and wildlife. Cases examine endangered species, over harvesting, maximum sustained yield, habitat evaluation, and recreational use.

E466 - International and Comparative Environmental Policy (3 cr.) This course explores how stakeholders manage environmental problems that extend beyond national borders. Key questions considered include the following: How do nations resolve environmental conflict? Is environmental diplomacy in a state of crisis? How can we improve international environmental management? Historical, contemporary, and emerging institutions for international environmental protection are examined.

E476 - Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.) Introductory course in environmental law and regulation. Subjects covered include command and control regulation, air quality, water quality, toxics, waste management, energy, natural resources, international environmental law, and alternative dispute resolution. 

H316 - Environmental Health Science (3 cr.) A study of human interaction with the environment and potential impacts of environmental agents on health and safety. Hazards from natural sources and human activities that contaminate our air, land, water, food, homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces are examined. Environmental control activities, including pollution control technology and policy, are also examined. 

V100 – Current Topics in Public Affairs (1-3 cr.) Readings and discussion of current public issues and problems. May be repeated for credit.

V160 - National and International Policy (3 cr.) This course will discuss current debates about United States public policy on the national and international levels. Some policy issues covered are economics, crime, security, health, and energy. Credit not given for both V 160 and V 170. 

V161 - Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.) An introduction to urban policy issues. Topics include political, social, and economic foundations and development of cities and suburbs; urban planning; poverty; and other selected urban problems. Credit not given for both V 161 and V 264. V390 (10524) - Readings in Public and Environmental Affairs (0-3 cr.) P: permission of instructor. Independent readings and research related to a topic of special interest to the student. Written report required. May be repeated for credit. 

V365 - Urban Development and Planning (3 cr.) P: SPEA-K 300 and SPEA-V 264. This course identifies the major problems associated with urban development in the United States, and investigates the potential of public planning strategies and tools to deal with these problems. An emphasis is placed on the application of analytical approaches to problem definition and solution.

V421 - Metropolitan Development (3 cr.) Discussion of the process of development in metropolitan regions. Includes topics such as economic development, land use evolution, and demographic change. Consideration of relevant policy issues.

V462 - Community Development (3 cr.) The process and outcomes of local citizen-based efforts to improve social, economic, and cultural conditions.Interaction of public and nonprofit sectors in community revitalization.experiences, cases, and problems involving both rural and urban settings.

Honors Courses:

S160 – HONORS – National and International Policy (3 cr.) Class reserved for SPEA Honors and Hutton Honors students. This course will discuss current debates about United States public policy on the national and international levels. Some policy issues covered are economics, crime, security, health, and energy. 

S161 – HONORS – Urban Problems and Solutions (3 cr.) Class reserved for SPEA Honors and Hutton Honors students. Topics include political, social, and economic foundations and development of cities and suburbs; urban planning; poverty; and other selected urban problems. Credit not given for both V 161 and V 264. 

S162 – HONORS – Environment and People (3 cr.) Class reserved for SPEA Honors and Hutton Honors students. This class meets with SPEA-E 162. 

S272 – HONORS – Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.) Class reserved for SPEA Honors and Hutton Honors students. This class meets with SPEA-E 272. 

S311 – HONORS – Introduction to Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (3 cr.) Requires consent of SPEA Honors advisor. Course covers same content as SPEA-E 311; however, honors students will complete advanced coursework.

S316 – HONORS – Environmental Health Science (3 cr.) Requires consent of SPEA Honors advisor. Course covers same content as SPEA-H 316; however, honors students will complete advanced coursework.

S332 – HONORS – Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.) Requires consent of SPEA Honors advisor. Course covers same content as SPEA-E 332; however, honors students will complete advanced coursework.

S422 – HONORS – Urban Forest Management (3 cr.) Class reserved for SPEA Honors and Hutton Honors students. This class meets with SPEA-E 422 and SPEA-E 522. 

S452 – HONORS – Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.) Class reserved for SPEA Honors and Hutton Honors students. This class meets with SPEA-E 452. 

S456 – HONORS – Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.) Requires consent of SPEA Honors advisor. Course covers same content as SPEA-E 456; however, honors students will complete advanced coursework.

S457 – HONORS – Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.) Class reserved for SPEA Honors and Hutton Honors students. This class meets with SPEA-E 457 and SPEA-E 557. One evening or part day field trip required.

Graduate Courses:

E512 – Risk Communication (3 cr.) Risk communication is the means by which technical information is communicated to others (the public included), especially in the context of making decisions about environmental-related policy, such as siting of a landfill. The course emphasizes both theory (in lectures) and practical experience through developing and acting in role-play scenarios.

E519 – Applied Remote Sensing of the Environment (3 cr.) Applications of remotely sensed data and raster geographic information systems in environmental research. Concepts of remote sensing. Image acquisition from different sensors ranging from aerial photography to various types of satellite imagery. Image processing and analysis. Raster geographic information systems. Raster-vector integration. Concepts of spatial analysis.

E520 – Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.) An examination of the principles of toxicology and the toxicity resulting from environmental exposure to chemical substances.

E522 - Urban Forest Management (3 cr.) Originally an outgrowth of arboriculture, urban forestry now encompasses the broader concepts of managing the trees, forests and other natural resources of cities for ecological, economic and social benefits. Lectures, discussions and field projects will be supplemented by outside speakers. IUB and Bloomington will be the field laboratory.

E527 – Applied Ecology(3 cr.) P: one introductory-level ecology course. Ecosystem concepts in natural resource management.Techniques of ecosystem analysis.Principles and practices of ecological natural resource management.

E528 - Forest Ecology and Management (3 cr.) P or C: SPEA-E 538 or V 506. Field and laboratory exercises in quantitative analysis of forest ecosystems. Sampling and data collection methodologies. Data analysis and interpretation. Concepts in forest ecology and forest management.

E532 - Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.) This course provides an introduction to applied ecology for non-science majors.

E535 - International Environmental Policy (3 cr.) This course examines the forces in society alternately promoting and impeding cooperation in the environmental realm. Our inquiry is guided by four, interrelated course units: (1) international environmental law; (2) international political order; (3) the environment and global markets; and (4) sustainable development.

E542 - Hazardous Materials (3 cr.) Provides a technical basis for managing hazardous materials. Topics of discussion include properties and chemistry of hazardous materials; recognition of potential hazards associated with the use, storage, and transport of these materials; emergency and spill response; health effects; and transportation regulations.

E543 - Environmental Management (3 cr.) Introduces advanced management concepts needed for environmental professionals by increasing their understanding regarding: 1) How implementing program, resource and political management relates to environmental issues; 2) the organizational and legal structure/function of environmental management in the United States; and 3) how professionals develop a strategic implementation approach toward successfully managing the environment.

E545 - Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.) P: any college level biology or chemistry course. Students will learn to apply basic limnological principles to diagnose lake and watershed problems, to understand lake response to pollution, to identify appropriate management solutions, and to predict lake response to management. 

E546 – Stream Ecology (3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 455. Advanced limnology course that explores patterns and processes characterizing stream ecosystems. Takes a holistic approach that includes: physical, chemical and biological stream characteristics; watershed patterns; and stream processes (trophic dynamics, colonization and dispersal, community dynamics, and responses to change). A four-hour weekly lab and group project develop necessary analytical skills.

E547 - Applied Earth Science (3 cr.) Principles of the earth sciences and their applications to environmental analysis and management. Identification, quantification, and analysis of critical components of watershed systems. Interaction of human activities with the physical environment.

E549 - Environmental Planning (3 cr.) Concepts and methodologies in environmental planning. The planning process. Topics may include environmental impact assessment, economic approaches to environmental decision making, use of computer models in environmental planning, geographic information systems in environmental planning, environmental perception, and construction of environmental indices. Team projects with planning agencies.

E555 - Topics in Environmental Science (2-3 cr.) Selected research and discussion topics in environmental science. Usually organized in a seminar format.

E557 - Conservation Biology (3 cr.) P: a 300­level ecology course. Ecological principles associated with rare species and with biodiversity, laws and statutes used to conserve biodiversity, and land and species management practices. Our aim is to understand scientific and political complexities of conservation biology, and to study different methods used to conserve living resources and resolve conflicts associated with conservation.

E560 - Environmental Risk Analysis (3 cr.) P: SPEA-E 538 or V 506, or consent of instructor. Methods of probabilistic risk analysis applied to environmental situations. Event trees, fault trees, toxicological estimation, ecological risk analysis. Social and psychological aspects of risk. Individual and group projects assessing some real environmental risk are an important part. 

E562 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.) The purpose is to provide students with a technical foundation in areas of solid and hazardous waste management which can be applied to the examination of policy options. Topics include characterization of the waste stream, regulations, health and environmental risks, liability issues, management technologies, and treatment and disposal options.

E680 - Seminar in Environmental Science and Policy (1 cr.) P: doctoral student status or consent of the instructor. A seminar series on current topics in environmental science and policy. This course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 8 credit hours.

E710 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science (1-3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. For advanced students. Topics will vary and will cover subjects not available in other courses. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.

P515 - Physical Systems Development and Infrastructure (3 cr.) Examination of the physical environment and its role in development, environmental problems and policies, and the man-made physical infrastructure. Topics include soils, hydrology, solid waste management, transportation, air pollution, urban ecology, and recreation.

V541 – Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Programs (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 517 or consent of instructor. A course applying benefit-cost analysis to public and environmental policies. The first part of the course develops the foundation of benefit-cost analysis. The second part of the course consists of case studies applying benefit-cost analysis to actual policy decisions.

V550 – Topics in Public Affairs(3 cr.) Topics vary. Past topic has included Sustainability Leadership, taught by IU Director of Sustainability Bill Brown.

V572 - Urban Topics (3 cr.) Selected topics in urban policy and administration. The course is sometimes restricted to a special group of students focusing on a particular research interest.

V574 - Environmental Management in the Tropics (3 cr.) This course provides an interface between ecology, economics, and policy in the context of non-Western cultures and environments. Students will explore resource use in unfamiliar physical and cultural settings. This examination will highlight common processes that in turn will help the student to understand better the cultural/social underpinnings necessary for analysis.

V576 - Approaches to Development (3 cr.) Examination of the application of development theory to the public sector. Topics include modernization theory, urbanization, development administration, community development, ethnicity, ideology, and national planning. Area case study project to include problems of policy implementation in developing areas. 

V578 - Introduction to Comparative and International Affairs (3 cr.) The purposes of this course are to enlighten future public professionals about the promises and challenges posed by globalization, and to introduce and examine major concepts and case material from the world of comparative and international affairs. 

V592 - Global Health Issues and Management (3 cr.) An overview of the theoretical underpinnings of, and current issues within, global health management. Topics include the impact of globalization on disease, health organization, program management, management of humanitarian events, and health system planning. The necessity of collective obligation and action for global health will be a recurring theme.

V596 - Sustainable Development (3 cr.) Focuses on theories and policies of sustainable development. Course employs an interdisciplinary approach by combining approaches and models with neoclassical economics, ecological economics, political science, and ecology to study dynamical interrelationships between the macro-economy at the national and international levels of analyses, markets, political institutions, and the ecosystem.

V597 - Land Use Planning (3 cr.) The course examines the theoretical basis and practical need for land use planning. Emphasis is placed on the institutional context in which land use planning occurs. The course provides an in-depth analysis and exercise in plan preparations.

V600 - Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.) Interdisciplinary course designed to give students exposure to the realities of the policy process through detailed analyses of case studies and projects. Course integrates science, technology, policy, and management.

V622 – Seminar in Urban Economic Development (3 cr.) P: SPEA –V 518 or course in urban economics or instructor’s consent. Reading, discussion, and research into problems of urban economic development in the United States. Case study approach used to investigate job creation, financial incentives, development corporation, and other factors which have led to successful economic development plans and projects.

V625 - Environmental Economics and Policy (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 517. The course develops the microeconomics-based environmental policy paradigm and uses the paradigm to evaluate the efficiency of current environmental regulations. The course also explores the incentive issues associated with the design of international environmental agreements and develops techniques (contingent valuation, hedonic pricing, travel cost method) for valuing environmental resources. 

V643 - Natural Resource Management and Policy (3 cr.) P: SPEA-V 517. This course evaluates a broad range of contemporary resource policies, cases, and controversies, using bioeconomic resource management models as an intuitive aid, wherever possible. Topics include fishery management, forestry policy, tropical deforestation, water management policy, nature preservation/endangered species, sustainable development, and national income accounting.

V645 - Environmental Law (3 cr.) An overview of U.S. environmental law. Key environmental statutes are examined, as are court decisions interpreting those statutes. Topics include water and air pollution, hazardous waste, toxins, pesticides, and environmental impact statements. 

V669 - Economic Development, Globalization, and Entrepreneurship (3 cr.) This seminar examines the link between globalization, entrepreneurship, and regional economic development. It utilizes state-of-the art methodologies and theories to focus advanced graduate students on research topics in economic development policies.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Undergraduate Courses:

R236 – Religion, Ecology & the Self (3 cr.) Class carries COLL A&H distribution. The essence of Deep Ecology is to ask deeper questions. We face many problems in the world today; many argue that these problems are deeply interconnected. Deep Ecology is one response to global problems. It seeks fundamental transformations in our views of world and self, claiming that there is no ontological divide in the forms of life. Deep Ecology, therefore, aims for an environmentally sustainable and spiritually rich way of life that recognizes the intrinsic value of all life forms and the enchantment of the world. This course involves an introductory examination of Deep Ecology from a Religious Studies perspective that investigates traditions in terms of their thought, action, and communities. 

R371 - Religion, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr.) A & H Exploration of relationships between religious worldviews and environmental ethics. Considers environmental critiques and defenses of monotheistic traditions; selected non-Western traditions, the impact of secular "mythologies," philosophical questions, and lifestyle issues.

 

SOCIOLOGY

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Undergraduate Courses:

S101 - Social Problems and Policies (3 cr.) S & H Introduces sociology through in-depth study of a major social problem; examines research on the problem; and explores alternative policies. Problems treated vary by section. Examples include the environment; women, men, and work; medicine in America; the sociology of sport; alcohol and drug use. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 15 credit hours. May be counted only once in the major toward departmental requirements.

S105 - Current Social Controversies (3 cr.) S & H Selected controversies, their history, sociological evidence, solutions being debated in the United States and abroad, and the likely outcome of policies. Controversies such as population and the environment, war, childhood, poverty, and education will be examined.

S122 – Envisioning the City (3 cr.) Houses, roads, school buildings, street trees, shopping malls, interstate highways, hedges:  all of these elements make up what scholars of urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and the environment call "the built environment."  We can ask two questions about the built environment:  What did people do to create it?  How does it affect human behavior?  In S122 you will learn how to identify the various components of the built environment and how to analyze them.  For example, as we walk down an alley you might notice that the residential end has canopy, sub-canopy, and understory trees, while the commercial end has only canopy trees surrounded by pavement.  You will use the knowledge you gain through this analysis to design landscapes which respond to specific social problems.  For example, if commercial areas had the same mix of trees as residential ones do, they would be much more habitable places.  You will also read about the history of cities, about the political and economic forces which create them, and about contemporary problems in cities.  The course will consider cities all over the world, and through history.  This is a studio-style course.  You will spend your time visiting sites in Bloomington, drawing maps and graphs of those sites, analyzing yours and others work, and presenting your work in class.  For example, you might take photographs, make drawings, plot out a map, or construct a model to answer a question such as "Who is on the streets on Tuesday at midnight?"  Two of the three portfolio projects involve designing new environments for those sites which respond to specific social problems.  Bloomington, Indiana is not the topic of this course. However, since it is nearby, and since its social problems are like those in many other cities, it will be the principal field site for the course. 

S201 - Social Problems (3 cr.) S & H Provides an in-depth examination of a range of social problems. Specific topics announced each semester. Examples include social aspects of disability, and violence in society. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours, but counted only once in the major toward departmental requirements.

S305 - Population (3 cr.) S & H P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Population composition, fertility, mortality, natural increase, migration; historical growth and change of populations; population theories and policies; techniques in manipulation and use of population data; and the spatial organization of populations.

S361 - Cities and Suburbs (3 cr.) S & H P: 3 credit hours of sociology or consent of instructor. Introduction to theory and research on the changing scale and complexity of social organization (urbanization), the quality of life in urban areas, demographic and ecological city growth patterns, and public policy concerns in contemporary urban society.

S371 – Statistics for Sociology (3 cr.) N & M P: MATH M014 or equivalent. R: 3 credit hour mathematics course approved for College of Arts and Sciences mathematics requirement. Introduces the logic of statistical inference. Students will learn how to use sample data to reach conclusions about a population of interest by calculating confidence intervals and significance tests. Estimating the effects of multiple independent variables using cross-tabulations and/or regression. Fall 2009 topic: Statistics for Sustainability: A Research Course on Environmental Literacy, Attitudes, and Practices – Prof. Bartley plans to transform the Sociology Department's required social statistics course into an opportunity for sociology students to collect and analyze new data on the environmental literacy, practices and attitudes of fellow IU students.

Graduate Courses:

S610 - Urban Sociology (3 cr.) Historical and contemporary causes, trends, and patterns of urbanization throughout the world. Various approaches to studying the process of urbanization, including ecological, social organizations, and political perspectives. Current developments and problems in urban planning.

S647 - Social Change (3cr.) Contemporary theories of social change, analysis of modernization processes such as industrialization and urbanization, examination of current social movements and models of future societies.