Envmt 1: Environmental Careers
Prof. Kim Chacon. Tuesday, 6:00 - 7:50 (8 week class)
Career development strategies and exploration of emerging environmental fields: Exploration of green jobs in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors, with hands-on training in interviewing and job application preparation..
Envmt 60E: Natural History of the Bay Area: Biogeography
Prof. Greg Vose. Various Wednesdays and Saturdays (14 week class)
Exploration of the major habitat types of the Bay Area: Salt water, fresh water, coasts, tidelands, uplands, and mountain peaks, patterns in nature, the historical and ecological factors of the distribution of biodiversity over geological and contemporary timescales.
Envmt 2: Introduction to Sustainable Environmental Systems
Prof. Greg Vose. T/Th 3:00 - 5:45
Interdisciplinary study of the impact of human civilization on the earth’s major ecological systems: Issues examined in historic, contemporary, and future settings, including both Western and non-Western contexts; material presented from a theoretical point of view, with a focus on core concepts and methods related to ecology, sustainability, human population, natural resources, wastes and pollution; reflection of how human economic, political, and ethical behaviors are inextricably interwoven with the environment; and presentation of environmental career options.
Envmt 5: Bay Area Food Culture
Prof. Debbie Harris. Wednesday, 10:00 - 3:50
Food systems and food cultures of the Bay Area: Field trips and case studies of area gardens designed by people of different cultures, documenting the cultural diversity of food and gardens through multiple media.
Envmt 57: Park Operations: Concepts and Practices
TBD
Introduction to common practices in managing public parks and open spaces in the areas of Administration, Visitor Services, Resource Protection and Facilities Maintenance.