Envmt 1: Environmental Careers
Prof. Elizabeth Boegel or Prof. Greg Vose. 8-week course, Tuesdays 6 - 7:50 pm.
Career development strategies and exploration of emerging environmental fields: Exploration of green jobs in the non-profit, government, and private sectors, with hands-on training in interviewing and job application preparation.
Envmt 476F: Occupational Work Experience in Environmental Management and Technology
Prof. Greg Vose. Meets twice with Greg on Wednesdays 6 - 7:50 pm; the rest of your work is in the field in your chosen internship, schedule TBD with your employer.
Supervised employment in Environmental Management and Technology or a related field: Extension of classroom learning to the job site. The employment must be related to the student’s educational or occupational goals. Each 75 hours of paid work equals one unit, while each 60 hours of non-paid work equals one unit.
Envmt 3: Social Issues in Agriculture
Prof. Elizabeth Boegel. Tuesdays (Tuesdays 11-4)
Study of the social side of agriculture and sustainable food production/gardening: Investigation of social justice, food access, food security, and hunger issues on a local and national scale; current debates and conversations related to food systems (both industrial and alternative); and agricultural production and labor issues.
Envmt 56: Conservation and Management of Parks and Public Lands
Prof. David Zuckermann. Thursdays 6 - 8:50 pm.
Introduction to the history of, and current practices in, natural resource conservation and management of public lands at the federal, state, and local level.
Lanht 28: Permaculture Design
Prof. Elizabeth Boegel. Thursdays 9 - 2:50.
Strategies and techniques of applied ecology/permaculture design and application for designing livable human communities: Observation of natural patterns, gardening in urban settings, water and nutrient recycling in the landscape, and an introduction to the Bay Area bioregion; emphasis on permaculture ethics and principles, soil fertility, composting, and synergistic plant associations.
Biol 15: Environmental Biology
Profs. Greg Vose. Wednesdays, 12 - 2:50.
Study of the relationships between living things and their environment: Natural selection and speciation, the organism and its environment, population ecology, the ecosystem, and a survey of ecosystems.