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ENVM 690 - Research Methods
Unit(s): 2
Research Methods will introduce you to the nature and conduct of research in an environmental science and management context. You will learn the important processes of formulating a research question, developing a testable hypothesis, and justifying the proposed research based on a critical analysis of relevant peer-reviewed literature. You will also gain understanding of multiple research methods, qualitative and quantitative, the peer review and response process as it works in scientific context, as well as ethical considerations in research. This course will hone your skills in critical analysis, writing, and presentations, all essential for any environmental professional. This course will also facilitate your undertaking of the Master’s Project.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Environmental Management Major
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ENVM 691 - Directed Study
Unit(s): 1 to 4
Students complete a focused research project under the supervision of a faculty member. A completed report must be filed.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of Study restricted to Environmental Management Major
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ENVM 695 - Thesis Design
Unit(s): 2
Planning and methodologies of research design.
Prerequisite: ENVM 696
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of Study restricted to Environmental Management Major
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ENVM 696 - Thesis Research
Unit(s): 2
Development of research problem and literature searches of research area.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of Study restricted to Environmental Management Major
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ENVM 697 - Thesis Completion
Unit(s): 1 to 4
This course is the capstone portion of the curriculum and is designed to give the student an opportunity to develop an in-depth study of a specific area within the broader discipline of Environmental Management. The project includes a detailed synthesis of the literature on a question of interest, as well as a professional presentation on this topic.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of Study restricted to Environmental Management Major
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ENVM 698 - Master’s Project
Unit(s): 1 to 4
This course is the capstone portion of the curriculum and is designed to give the student an opportunity to develop an in-depth study of a specific area within the broader discipline of Environmental Management. The project includes a detailed synthesis of the literature on a question of interest, as well as a professional presentation on this topic.
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of Study restricted to Environmental Management Major
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ENVS 100 - Understand our Environ w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
This course is an introduction to environmental science and environmental studies for non-science majors. It examines the environmental impact of population growth on natural resources; mineral and resource extraction; water resource use and water pollution; air pollution and climate change; and conventional and sustainable energy supplies. Emphasis is placed on a holistic approach to environmental science using class discussions, laboratory exercises, and environmental surveys to reinforce scientific principles. Offered every semester.
Corequisite: ENVS-100L
Restriction: Field of study restrictions exclude Environmental Science, Environmental Studies Major
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ENVS 100L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 100
Corequisite: ENVS-100
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ENVS 110 - Intro to Envir. Science w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
This course serves as an introduction to and covers broad aspects of environmental science and environmental studies. For all cases, the resulting environmental impacts are studied in detail. Specifically, this course examines the risks associated with growth in a developing world; environmental impact of population growth on natural resources; mineral and resource extraction; water resource uses; and renewable and non-renewable sources for power generation. Emphasis is placed on a holistic approach to environmental science using laboratory exercises, environmental surveys, and class discussions to reinforce scientific principles.
Corequisite: ENVS-110L
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Environmental Science, Environmental Studies Major, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies Minor
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ENVS 110L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 110
Corequisite: ENVS-110
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ENVS 195 - FYS: First Year Seminar
Unit(s): 4
First Year Seminars are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All FYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many FYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. FYSeminars are only open to students in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one FYS, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other FYSeminars this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars
Corequisite: ENVS-195L
Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman
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ENVS 195L - FYS: First Year Seminar
Unit(s): 0
First Year Seminars are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All FYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many FYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. FYSeminars are only open to students in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one FYS, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other FYSeminars this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/firstyearsem/
Corequisite: ENVS-195
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ENVS 210 - Ecology-Human Impact w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
Prerequisite: ENVS 110 or ENVS 100
Corequisite: ENVS-210L
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ENVS 210L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 210
Corequisite: ENVS-210
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ENVS 212 - Air and Water w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
This course covers broad physical and chemical aspects of the atmosphere and water resources. Specifically, this course considers atmospheric composition, weather processes, and air pollution; water resources, regulations, and defining water quality based on intended use. For all cases, the resulting environmental impacts are studied in detail. Emphasis is placed on a holistic approach to environmental science using field trips and sampling exercises, laboratory exercises, environmental surveys, and class discussion to reinforce scientific principles.
Prerequisite: (ENVS 110 or ENVS 100) and (MATH 104 or ENVA 255) or (Placement-Mathematics with a minimum score of 12 or SAT Mathematics with a minimum score of 460 or ACT Math with a minimum score of 19 or S16 MATH SECTION SCORE with a minimum score of 500)
Corequisite: ENVS-212L
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ENVS 212L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 212
Corequisite: ENVS-212
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ENVS 250 - Environmental Data Analysis
Unit(s): 4
This course covers statistical methods for analyzing environmental data. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics, experimental design, and statistical models for estimating environmental quantities and is taught using hands-on practice with statistical software and real datasets.
Prerequisite: (ENVS 100 or ENVS 110) and MATH 104 or (Placement-Mathematics with a minimum score of 12 or SAT Mathematics with a minimum score of 460 or ACT Math with a minimum score of 19 or S16 MATH SECTION SCORE with a minimum score of 500)
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ENVS 311 - Environmental Chemistry
Unit(s): 4
This course provides in-depth coverage of major topics in the chemistry of the environment, including tropospheric air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, aquatic chemistry, water pollution and water treatment, soil chemistry, and toxic organic compounds. Offered intermittently. Cross-listed with: CHEM 311.
Prerequisite: CHEM 113 and (ENVS 212 or CHEM 230 or CHEM 236)
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ENVS 315 - Hydrology w/ Lab
Unit(s): 4
Hydrology is the study of the waters of the earth including water in the atmosphere, on the earth’s surface and underground. In this course we will explore the components of the hydrologic cycle including processes such as precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, groundwater flow, surface runoff and stream flow. For each component of the hydrologic cycle we will study the physical processes and explore the methods used to measure or estimate rates for that process. We will use case studies to explore human interactions with hydrologic processes throughout the course.
Prerequisite: ENVS 110 with a minimum grade of C and ENVS 212 with a minimum grade of C and ENVS 250 with a minimum grade of C or ENVA 255 with a minimum grade of C
Corequisite: ENVS-315L
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ENVS 315L - Hydrology Lab
Unit(s): 0
In this lab course we will learn field methods and analytical techniques used to solve applied problems in hydrology.
Corequisite: ENVS-315
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ENVS 320 - Restoration Ecol w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
An overview of concepts and practices in restoration ecology. Emphasis will be on the application of ecological principles to restoration design, implementation, and monitoring. Two lectures and one laboratory session each week.
Prerequisite: ENVS 210
Corequisite: ENVS-320L
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ENVS 320L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 320
Corequisite: ENVS-320
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ENVS 321 - Wetland Ecology w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
This upper-division lecture and laboratory course reviews basic concepts of ecology as they apply to wetland ecosystems. Major course topics include: wetland hydrology and soils, wetland biota and their adaptations, wetland types, and policies for wetland management.
Prerequisite: ENVS 210 and ENVS 212
Corequisite: ENVS-321L
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ENVS 321L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 321
Corequisite: ENVS-321
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ENVS 325 - California Ecosystems w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
This course will explore the diversity of ecosystems found throughout California with a focus on plant ecology. Students will be introduced to main concepts and current research in plant ecology in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Course content will highlight how the availability of water, nutrients, light, interactions with neighboring plants or animals, and the frequency of disturbances such as a fire interact to influence the plant communities or vegetation in an ecosystem. This course will also examine human impacts on California’s ecosystems, their management, and current state of restoration efforts. Emphasis will be placed on a holistic and hands-on approach to ecosystem ecology, using field trip exploration of ecosystems, laboratory exercises, and class discussions to reinforce scientific principles.
Prerequisite: (ENVS 100 with a minimum grade of C or ENVS 110 with a minimum grade of C) and ENVS 210 with a minimum grade of C
Corequisite: ENVS-325L
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ENVS 325L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 325
Corequisite: ENVS-325
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ENVS 330 - Envir and Ecosystem Health
Unit(s): 4
This course explores how poisons in the environment impact both people and ecosystems. Topics include environmental estrogens and the feminization of amphibians, heavy metal toxicity, pesticide use, and the spread of diseases.
Prerequisite: CHEM 113
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ENVS 331 - Envir Health-Toxicology
Unit(s): 4
Environmental health is concerned with effects the environment can have on the general health and well-being of humans. Environmental toxicology investigates the impacts pollutants have on the structure and function of ecosystems. Major topics will include toxicological aspects of water and air pollution, biological contaminants, heavy metals, and pesticides and other toxins as they relate to environmental health.
Prerequisite: CHEM 113
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ENVS 335 - Marine Environments
Unit(s): 4
This elective introduces the biological, chemical, and physical processes that shape marine environments. It explores how these processes are impacted by anthropogenic activities, such as overfishing, eutrophication, ocean acidification, climate change, and pollution.
Prerequisite: ENVS 212 with a minimum grade of C
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ENVS 340 - Environmental Geology w/ Lab
Unit(s): 4
In this course students learn about human interaction with earth materials and processes. Covered topics include mineral and energy resource formation and extraction, geologic hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and the way human activities amplify or mitigate the risks posed by geologic hazards and resource extraction.
Prerequisite: ENVS 110
Corequisite: ENVS-340L
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ENVS 340L - Environmental Geology Lab
Unit(s): 0
In this course students gain hands on experience with the approaches geologists use to study human interactions with earth materials and processes. Covered topics will include mineral and energy resource formation and extraction, geologic hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and the way human activities amplify or mitigate the risks posed by geologic hazards and resource extraction.
Corequisite: ENVS-340
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ENVS 350 - Energy and Environment
Unit(s): 4
In this course, students will examine energy production and consumption as an underlying cause of multiple environmental problems. Beginning with an overview of energy-environment connections, the course will cover major fuel types and energy sources–from coal and natural gas to solar, and advanced energy carriers and storage systems (e.g., hydrogen and fuel cells).
Prerequisite: ENVS 212 and ENVS 250
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ENVS 360 - Climate Change: Sci & Pol
Unit(s): 4
In this course, students will develop a deeper understanding of the greenhouse effect and human influences on the Earth’s climate. Building on this scientific base, the course will emphasize climate change mitigation–options for changing human activities and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to avert negative climate change impacts.
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ENVS 366 - Environmental Policy
Unit(s): 4
Examines the effectiveness and shortcomings of mechanisms in US and California environmental policies from physical, ecological, institutional, and other perspectives. Engages students in policy analysis and exploration of emerging approaches based on a systems view, life-cycle analysis, and collaboration.
Prerequisite: ENVS 110 with a minimum grade of D
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ENVS 370 - Intro Landscape Ecol/GIS w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
This course serves as an introduction to environmental remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It is designed to provide students with basic concepts, principles and applications of remote sensing and GIS and their use in natural resource management. This course has a corequisite laboratory.
Prerequisite: ENVS 110 or ENVS 100 and ENVS 210 and ENVS 250
Corequisite: ENVS-370L
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ENVS 370L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 370
Corequisite: ENVS-370
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ENVS 371 - Fund. of Ecosystem Science
Unit(s): 4
Ecosystem Science has developed into a major part of contemporary ecology and is now applied to diagnose and solve a wide range of important environmental problems and issues. Ecosystem science can be used to assess, compare and contrast, and to quantify ecosystem structure and function. This course is designed to introduce students to critical topics and approaches employed with ecosystem science as well as provide an opportunity for students to engage in a detailed study of an ecosystem of interest using historical datasets and primary literature.
Prerequisite: (ENVS 110 and ENVS 210 and ENVS 250) or (ENVS 110 and ENVS 210 and ENVA 255)
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ENVS 375 - Intro to Geospat. Tech. w/lab
Unit(s): 4
This class combines both theoretical coverage and hands-on lab work, to provide an introduction to geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS) and remote sensing science. Lab activities will utilize both widely available freeware and ArcGIS, providing an introduction to the GIS industry standard software. Course and lab examples and applications will be drawn from many fields across environmental science disciplines and thus stimulate spatial thinking as it relates to environmental issues. Students will gain sufficient knowledge of geospatial technologies and a diverse array of application areas enabling them to integrate spatial thinking and analysis into their research and careers /or pursue further training in GIS, GPS or remote sensing.
Corequisite: ENVS-375L
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ENVS 375L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 375
Corequisite: ENVS-375
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ENVS 380 - Environmental Engineering
Unit(s): 4
Environmental Engineering develops engineering problem solving skills. Students apply their skills to real-world issues including pollution migration, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste treatment, and green engineering and pollution prevention.
Prerequisite: ENVS 212
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ENVS 390 - UG Special Topics w/Lab
Unit(s): 1 to 4
Courses offered occasionally on a special topic in Environmental Science.
Corequisite: ENVS-390L
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ENVS 390L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 390
Corequisite: ENVS-390
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ENVS 392 - UG Special Topics
Unit(s): 1 to 4
Courses offered occasionally on a special topic in Environmental Science.
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ENVS 410 - Envir Monitoring w/Lab
Unit(s): 4
Capstone field and laboratory methodologies class that draws upon materials presented in the foundation courses.
Prerequisite: ENVS 210 and ENVS 212 and ENVS 250 and (ENVS 110 or ENVS 100)
Corequisite: ENVS-410L
Restriction: Class restricted to Senior
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ENVS 410L - Laboratory
Unit(s): 0
A laboratory course designed to accompany ENVS 410
Corequisite: ENVS-410
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ENVS 490 - UG Seminar in Env. Science
Unit(s): 2
Topics in Environmental Science. Open to Juniors and Seniors only.
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
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ENVS 498 - Adv Undergrad Research
Unit(s): 1 to 4
Original research supervised by a member of the staff, with credit to be fixed in each case. Designed to give students an acquaintance with, and an appreciation of, the principles and methods of original scientific investigation. A research report must be filed. Cross-listed With: ENVA 498
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ENVA 101 - Intro to Urban Agriculture
Unit(s): 4
Introduction to global, national, and local urban agriculture.
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ENVA 109 - Environment and Society
Unit(s): 4
This course introduces students to environmental studies by focusing on social science approaches to understanding the human causes of environmental change. Sociological, psychological, anthropological, historical, economic, political, and moral perspectives are examined. The concept of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ is used to highlight the social factors underlying environmental problems. Offered every spring.
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ENVA 145 - Comm Garden Outreach
Unit(s): 4
Students explore food security issues through semester-long Service Learning internships with organizations involved in the production, use, distribution and/or promotion of locally grown organic produce. Students engage in on-going reflection on their Service Learning internship experience.
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ENVA 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar
Unit(s): 4
First Year Seminars are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All FYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many FYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. FYSeminars are only open to students in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one FYS, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other FYSeminars this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars
Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman
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ENVA 230 - Urban Ag: Fall
Unit(s): 4
This is an introductory course to the art, science and practical implementation of community gardening techniques. Students will join the urban farming movement in an effort to learn where our food comes from, how a small-scale farm can impact the community, and to change our role in the food system from consumer to producer. Based on direct work at the student garden, through research, field trips, and readings, students will draft a proposal for how to increase productivity in the student garden whether through community outreach, a special project, or a custom-built design for the garden.
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ENVA 233 - Urban Agriculture: Spring
Unit(s): 4
This is the second semester of a year-long introductory course on the art, science and practical implementation of community garden design and techniques. In the first term students studied local community supported agriculture programs, analyzed different models for urban garden projects, and organized and held community garden design meetings. Based on research, field trips, first hand study of the university garden site and the hosting of university-wide meetings, students produced a draft proposal for the university garden at the end of the semester. In the spring semester students will implement the Community Garden design while simultaneously engaging in Service-Learning with non-profit organizations working on food security issues.
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ENVA 245 - Comm Garden Outreach
Unit(s): 4
Students explore food security issues through semester-long Service Learning internships with organizations involved in the production, use, distribution and/or promotion of locally grown organic produce. Students engage in on-going reflection on their Service Learning internship experience.
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ENVA 255 - Quant Skills for Env Studies
Unit(s): 4
This course introduces students to two types of mathematical tools for environmental problem solving: estimating tools and statistical data analysis tools. Students will learn how to characterize environmental problems with simple mathematical models, find necessary data and make assumptions, and estimate quantitative answers. Fundamental statistical tools such as significance testing, correlation, and regression analysis are employed to understand the relationships between social variables like income and population and environmental variables such as air quality, water quality, and CO2 emissions.
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ENVA 280 - Alaska:Cltre,Envrnmnt, Tourism
Unit(s): 4
This 17-day, 4-credit Arrupe Justice immersion course in anthropology and environmental studies examines the relationship between culture and the environment in the unique island setting of Sitka, Alaska. Students will learn about the region’s terrestrial and marine environments, its occupation and use by the indigenous Tlingit population and by non-Native peoples, and contemporary controversies surrounding the appropriate use of its natural resources - its fish, timber, and natural beauty. The focus will be on experiential learning, beginning with a 3-day trip up the Inland Passage abroad an Alaska Marine Highway ship. All students are welcome to apply; especially suited for Anthropology and Environmental Studies students.
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ENVA 285 - Nature Immersion
Unit(s): 2
Who are you? What is nature? What is your relationship to nature? What are your connections, human or otherwise? This course will explore these questions through a combination of traditional seminar-style discussions and nature outings (e.g., hikes and overnight camping).
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ENVA 295 - TYS: Transfer Year Seminars
Unit(s): 4
Transfer Year Seminars (TYS) are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All TYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many TYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. TYSeminars are only open to transfer students who are in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one TYSeminar, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other TYSeminars offered this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars
Prerequisite: TRNS 1XX
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ENVA 310 - Commons: Land, Water and Air
Unit(s): 4
This course lays out some of the critical questions involving definitions, histories and mythologies having to do with the concept of “the commons” such as land, water and air. At the center of the course is the intellectual history of the notion of the “commons” and how this affects our general understanding of resources we all hold and share in common. The course engages in a multi-disciplinary inquiry involving fields including economics, politics, history, theology and religious studies, ecology, philosophy, geography, and psychology.
Prerequisite: ENVA 109 with a minimum grade of D
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ENVA 311 - Env Studies Cornerstone Sem
Unit(s): 4
This course encourages students to synthesize theories, perspectives, issues and problems in the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. Through reflection on their progress through the major thus far, students will articulate their emerging understanding and interests in environmental studies for the purpose of designing a 16-unit “Environmental Studies Pathway” that will be completed during the junior and senior years. Students will also create an e-Portfolio that will serve pedagogical and professional development purposes as it evolves to represent all of the knowledge and skills acquired in the major.
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ENVA 319 - Health and Environment
Unit(s): 4
This course explores illness due to environmental pollution. An overview of sociological perspectives on health and illness is followed by examination of the role of scientific knowledge and other social factors in identifying, treating, and preventing environmental illness. Cross-listed with SOC 319.
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ENVA 344 - Environmental Communication
Unit(s): 4
This course explores conceptual frameworks for understanding the relationship between communication, culture, and the environment. Students will critically analyze discourse about the environment from a number of contexts (social movement rhetoric, mass and social media, public deliberation, and popular culture) and also develop applied environmental communication skills.
Prerequisite: COMS 202
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Environmental Studies Major
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ENVA 350 - Energy and Environment
Unit(s): 4
In this course, students will examine energy production and consumption as an underlying cause of multiple environmental problems. Beginning with an overview of energy-environment connections, the course will cover major fuel types and energy sources–from coal and natural gas to solar, and advanced energy carriers and storage systems (e.g., hydrogen and fuel cells).
Prerequisite: ENVA 212 and ENVA 250
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ENVA 355 - Methods in Environ Studies
Unit(s): 4
This course focuses on the analytical and research skills employed by academics and professionals working in environmental fields. Emphasis is placed on critical reading of research as well as formulation, practice, and communication of research that examines the human-environment relationship. Skills span the full range of social science and humanities fields, including use of statistics, survey and interview techniques, field research/participant observation, historical methods, media and content analysis, and qualitative data analysis. Lectures, individual and small-group assignments, and course project.
Prerequisite: ENVA 255
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ENVA 363 - Environmental Law
Unit(s): 4
Environmental Law examines the basic legal setting for the protection and management of the environment. It discusses how environmental law is created and applied. This course reviews how the common law traditionally addressed environmental issues before entering the new era of federal environmental regulation. Major statutes covered include the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Superfund (CERCLA), and the Endangered Species Act. During the course we will discuss how many of the areas studied may play a role in the current efforts to address climate change. We will finally address formal legal efforts to address climate change on the international level as well as local California initiatives. The course also includes material on economic analysis, scientific and legal causation, and expert testimony.
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ENVA 367 - Environmental Justice
Unit(s): 4
This course examines how environmental ¿goods¿¿like clean air and water¿and environmental ¿bads¿¿like hazardous waste and industrial pollution¿come to be unequally distributed in societies, often along lines of race, class, and gender.
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ENVA 385 - USF Wild.Immer:SierrasToTheSea
Unit(s): 4
This course immerses students in two wildernesses over 21 days: The Sierra Nevada Mountains and Pt. Reyes National Seashore. Students will explore the diversity of ecosystems found while also contemplating the profound questions that wilderness immersion prompts: What is nature? What is the human relationship to nature? Includes 12 days of backpacking in the High Sierras.
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ENVA 390 - Special Topics
Unit(s): 2 to 4
Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.
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ENVA 396 - Community Internships
Unit(s): 4
Internship in an organization related to Environmental Studies.
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ENVA 450 - Capstone Sem/Env Studies
Unit(s): 4
An upper division seminar that serves as a capstone to the program. Students explore diverse environmental issues from the perspectives of the humanities as well as the natural and social sciences. The student’s environmental portfolio is reviewed during this seminar.
Prerequisite: ENVA 210 or ENVS 210 and ENVA 212 or ENVS 212
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ENVA 498 - Research for Adv Undergrad
Unit(s): 1 to 4
Original research supervised by a member of the staff, with credit to be fixed in each case. Designed to give students an acquaintance with, and an appreciation of, the principles and methods of original scientific investigation. A research report must be filed.
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EURO 370 - European Cultures and Lives
Unit(s): 4
The goal of this course is to provide a cultural history of Europe that will inform students about the historical particularity of this region intended to guide further study of contemporary society and culture. The period roughly from 1750 to the present will be covered. The method that will be employed is to present a historical continuum brought to life through the voices of figures who lived through some of the central transformations of the epoch. The course is divided into sections and each section will include various contemporary texts, including autobiographies, essays and novels. The idea beyond this method is to make the historical changes tangible and to understand how a variety of developments in letters, the arts, and the sciences intersected. As a European Studies course, the material presented will allow for the overcoming national self-definitions and is intended to direct students towards a regional understanding of shared history. In effect, national developments were intertwined throughout the period under investigation and the course will underline these commonalities.
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EMBA 6900 - EMBA Directed Study
Unit(s): 0 to 3
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EMBA 6901 - Negotiations
Unit(s): 3
Provides an introduction to the theory and processes of negotiation as practiced in a variety of business settings. Negotiation is the art and science of creating and securing an agreement between two or more interdependent parties. The course is designed to expose students to negotiation problems in both domestic and international settings. This is a highly interactive course built around hands-on experiences, presentations, discussion, and reflection.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6902 - Leadership and Teams
Unit(s): 3
Integrates the theory and practice of effective leadership. A leader’s on-going learning experience integrates thinking at the individual, team and organization levels. Students learn to bring imaginative and disciplined thinking to complex problems to see differently and to act effectively through teams.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6903 - Financial Accounting
Unit(s): 3
Focuses on the financial reporting system that business entities use to convey information to parties external to the firm. The emphasis is on understanding the financial statements, what they impart about a business entity, and how to use this information to make decisions. Students learn the accounting principles, conventions and concepts underlying financial reporting with the objective of developing the ability to analyze and interpret financial statement.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6904 - Managerial Accounting
Unit(s): 3
Illustrates useful management accounting concepts and analytical techniques. Distinct from financial accounting, managerial accounting uses accounting data for internal management decisions via operating budgets, balanced scorecards, and other key performance metrics for financial monitoring and controls.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6905 - Finance
Unit(s): 3
Addresses the underlying logic of the quantitative techniques applied in making informed and sophisticated financial decisions within the business world by managers and executives. This course is designed to develop the executive’s knowledge of the fundamental principles and concepts covered in finance. In addition, this course applies case study analysis to real world examples so students acquire a working knowledge of finance with a strong emphasis on business applications.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6906 - Global Business Conditions
Unit(s): 3
Develops the analytic skills and perspective necessary to systematically analyze changes in domestic and international business conditions. Students are introduced to selected principles of macroeconomic theory through lectures, exercises, class discussions and case studies based on current events. In the process, students gain an understanding of how economic theory can be used to assess the potential business impact of changes in the macro economy.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6907 - Exec Strategic Communications
Unit(s): 3
Presents communications strategies, frameworks, examples, and role play opportunities executives need to achieve their objectives, be more effective in their current and future roles, and feel comfortable communicating across a variety of channels. Whether in-person, online, live-streamed or with the media, the ability of communicate effectively is vital to an executive’s success.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6908 - Using Tech Trend to Shp Org St
Unit(s): 3
Builds competency by exploring a diverse set of technological trends within a variety of industries, as understanding and preparing for the impact and opportunities of technology trends is a vital executive skill. This course uses case studies and incorporates discussions with current Silicon Valley tech leaders to highlight major technological shifts underway that can quickly destroy business models while inventing new ones.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6909 - Business Law
Unit(s): 3
Presents law as a social institution with a focus on increasing the legal literacy of business executives. This course, which is structured into two parts, explores how law affects business strategy and decision-making The first part builds a foundation and includes an overview of the nature of law and its relationship to ethics, as well as an introduction to legal infrastructure-both procedural and substantive. The second part explores a selection of legal areas of particular interest to business leaders. Discussion topics are chosen – based on pressing, current controversie – from areas such as corporate and securities law, antitrust, employment law and commercial law.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6910 - Managerial Economics
Unit(s): 2 or 3
The course includes an examination and application of those microeconomic tools essential to the management of organizations. This component of the EMBA program is aimed at informing managerial decision-making vis-à-vis: resource allocation; identifying optimal pricing points; strengthening the firm’s value chain; and maximizing profitability. In this course we review supply-and-demand analysis; the market environment in which firms position themselves; dissect patterns of consumer preferences; assess consumption and production functions; revenue and cost estimation; and illuminate the expanding role of information in driving competitor behavior at the global level.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6911 - Strategic Marketing
Unit(s): 3
Examines marketing environments and the impact marketing activities have on organizational operations in competitive, global, multicultural business settings. This course discusses both domestic and international frameworks of the fundamental marketing strategy functions of product, pricing, distribution and promotion. Also explored and analyzed are modern marketing problems and solutions from conceptual, legal, and ethical perspectives. Marketing information systems and the use of advanced technologies in marketing decision-making are explained.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6912 - Decision Modeling & Data Analy
Unit(s): 3
Conveys key knowledge to (1) identify characteristics of the revolutions in data science and “big data’; (2) give examples of how data science is creating new (or transforming old) industries, services, or products; and (3) discuss new ethical conundrums that are emerging as a consequence of the revolutions in data science and ‘big data’. This course creates an understanding of some of the conceptual underpinnings of simple linear regression models, logistic regression models, decision trees, and basic clustering algorithms. These models will be applied to business problems through business case studies.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6913 - Supply Chain Management
Unit(s): 3
Explores the major topics for various operational issues encountered in real life supply chain processes including purchasing, operations and distribution issues. This course focuses on how firms attempt to improve their competitive positions by strategically managing the flow of raw materials, work-in-process inventories and finished goods. A supply chain simulation exposes students to the operational and financial management challenge to better understand the interrelationships and integration between end customers as well as respective members of the supply chain.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6914 - Data Vis & Decision Making
Unit(s): 1
Social media analytics, web-tracking, device sensors, wearable computing and other technologies enable organizations to acquire, manage and analyze massive amounts of data to better understand their customers, products, competition, and markets. Armed with the insights gleaned from big data, companies can improve customer experience and products, optimize key business processes and uncover new monetization opportunities. The course will focus on teaching how combining existing and new sources of data with advanced analytics can power new business opportunities. Students will learn techniques, with a how-to guide that shows them how to leverage big data to drive business value.Full of practical techniques, real-world examples, and hands-on exercises, this course will explore the technologies involved, as well as how to find areas within the organization that can take full advantage of big data.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6915 - Ethics & Social Responsibility
Unit(s): 3
Operates under the belief that graduate education, specifically that within the executive realm, must go beyond the simple identification of ethical violations and move towards an understanding of how an individual’s ethics are constructed, how to actively construct and contribute to an organization’s ethical framework, and finally how to manage organizations and their respective members within such ethical boundaries. This class aims to move beyond the simple presentation of ethical scenarios that force a dichotomous choice of something being either ’good’ or ‘bad’ and instead instill an appreciation of the complexity involved in ‘being ethical’.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6917 - Entrepreneurship
Unit(s): 3
Integrates a dynamic and rapidly changing field dedicated to the founding and deployment of innovative solutions. This course is more than a set of tools and techniques for starting and growing a new venture. It is a mindset, a way of looking at the world in an opportunity focused and creative way. Students focus on the ideas, steps, and strategies required for creating a new venture.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6919 - Strategic Management
Unit(s): 3
Applies integrative and multi-disciplinary approaches to introduce and discuss cutting edge strategic management knowledge. Students gain a familiarity with significant concepts, issues and perspectives to enable them to understand the strategic challenges facing organizations today. The course also aims to increase students’ knowledge about how to create competitive advantage and to enable students to become a more effective contributor to the strategic process.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6920 - Applied Innovation
Unit(s): 3
Focuses on “the discipline of innovation” - habits of mind and follow-through that will allow students to “see differently,” and to act upon that sight in ways that will vault them ahead of the pack as both a creative problem-solver and positive option-builder. This course is specifically designed to teach a targeted set of innovation skills and applied creativity tools that can be learned, practiced, and used to generate fresh products, services, processes, and systems.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6929 - Change Management
Unit(s): 3
Exposes students to the methods, models, and processes specifically related to diagnosing and planning for organizational change and effectiveness in today’s business world. In addition to traditional lectures and readings, this course provides additional insights via students’ own planned change initiatives.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6952 - Multicultural Leadership
Unit(s): 3
Develops the skills and knowledge required of executives to effectively lead culturally diverse working environments. This course covers the theoretical foundations of diversity and multiculturalism through the application of intercultural skills and knowledge necessary for teams of people to work together for a common goal while respecting each other’s cultures, values and identities.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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EMBA 6997 - Global Business Practicum
Unit(s): 3
Offers students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of international global and stakeholder management. Over 11 days, students visit corporations and organizations in two international destinations. This course is designed to enhance the program’s curriculum while challenging students to apply the principles and knowledge they have gained throughout the program to a real world, international business topic or case. The course has the potential to enrich the students’ lives as they explore a foreign culture together with their peers.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Business Administration Major
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FILI 101 - First Sem Filipino
Unit(s): 4
An introduction to Filipino. Emphasis on speaking and listening, along with vocabulary and grammatical structures. Basic conversational skills, and reading and writing. Exposure to culture.
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FILI 102 - Second Sem Filipino
Unit(s): 4
A continuation of FILI 101. More vocabulary, grammar, and conversation. Emphasis on speaking, listening, reading, and writing with various aspects of culture integrated.
Prerequisite: (TAGL 101 or FILI 101) or YPSP 101 or Placement-Filipino with a minimum score of 126
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FILI 201 - Third Sem Filipino
Unit(s): 4
Review of basic grammar. Emphasis on speaking and listening skills given specific social-cultural situations, and reading and writing skills that center on cultural material. More grammatical structures.
Prerequisite: FILI 102 or TAGL 102 or YPSP 102 or Placement-Filipino with a minimum score of 136
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FILI 202 - Fourth Sem Filipino
Unit(s): 4
Emphasis on speaking and listening skills given specific social-cultural situations, and reading and writing skills given simple literary pieces. More grammatical structures.
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FILI 398 - Directed Study
Unit(s): 1
A course in the area of the proposed topic for directed study. Written permission of the instructor required.
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MSFA 61 - USBCC Integrated Skills
Unit(s): 0
Focus is on integration of the basic English skills of grammar, reading, vocabulary, and writing into typical areas of communication for finance and business.
Restriction: MSFA USBCC Fee - 250; Field of study restricted to Financial Analysis Major
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