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Course Level: Graduate

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics including international environmental law; sustainable development and environmental protection; international aid for the environment; and environmental security. Usually offered every term.

Course Level: Graduate

Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3)

Sustainable Design and LEED Training

Following the structure of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction rating system, this course combines discussions of theories on sustainable design; field work on specific environmental topics ranging from sustainable sites through innovation in design; and directed study of the LEED Reference Guide for New Construction, with the goal of preparing to take the LEED Accredited Professional (AP) Examination and achieving the LEED AP credential.

Course Level: Graduate

Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3)

Global Climate Change

An interdisciplinary look at the history, science, policy, and politics of preventing global climate change. This course, for non-specialists as well as environmental studies students, focuses on how we created one of humanity's biggest problems and how to solve it, particularly through education, communications, organizing, and advocacy.

Course Level: Graduate

Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3)

International Environmental Aid and Organization

This course both explores and identifies the evolving international environmental aid architecture and the critical drivers for the billions of dollars flowing from the rich to the poor regions and countries (North/South, but also South/South and on occasion, South/North). It also examines whether the aid provided addresses real global common problems. Finally, the course ventures out into uncharted territory by considering potentially innovative pathways of generating and managing critically needed sustainable financial resources in response to a host of international environmental challenges.

Course Level: Graduate

Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3)

Political Ecology of Food and Agriculture

Food presents a unique lens to examine political, cultural, and technological connections to environment and development. This course provides students with an introduction to political ecology and its approach to global food studies. Students use political ecology and social theory paradigms to examine industrial and alternative food networks, including their impacts on the environment, communities, and rural development. Students also examine how food policy and the global food trading system shape these networks and local environments, communities, and development practices.

Course Level: Graduate

Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3)

Sustainable Design and LEED Training

Following the structure of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction rating system, this course combines discussions of theories on sustainable design; field work on specific environmental topics ranging from sustainable sites through innovation in design; and directed study of the LEED Reference Guide for New Construction, with the goal of preparing to take the LEED Accredited Professional (AP) Examination and achieving the LEED AP credential.

Course Level: Graduate

Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3)

International Environmental Aid

This course explores and identifies the evolving international environmental aid architecture and the critical drivers for the billions of dollars flowing from the rich to the poor regions and countries (North/South, but also South/South and, on occasion, South/North). It also addresses the question if the aid provided addresses real global commons problems. Finally, the course considers potentially innovative pathways of generating and managing critically-needed sustainable financial resources in response to a host of international environmental challenges. Meets with SIS-400 003.

Course Level: Graduate

Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3)

Resource Economics for Developing Countries

The study of the relationship between economic development and environmental sustainability. The course considers a set of applied policy issues; such as environmentally-appropriate energy development, transportation and communications infrastructure projects, the appropriate accounting for the costs of pollution, etc. Meets with ECON-696 002.