Environmental Initiative, Environmental Studies

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Environmental Initiative, Environmental Studies & Environmental PolicyWebsite: http://ei.cas.lehigh.edu/ (http://ei.cas2.lehigh.edu/)

Supported by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs 610-758-3996;[email protected] Hall, 31 Williams Drive

The Environmental Initiative is a broadly interdisciplinary programof education, research, and outreach. The curricula include coursesin four colleges and 10 departments in social sciences, humanities,education, science, mathematics and engineering. Earth andEnvironmental Sciences (http://www.ees.lehigh.edu/) and Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (http://www.lehigh.edu/~incee/) are coreDepartments in the program.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIESWebsite: http://ei.cas.lehigh.edu/ (http://ei.cas2.lehigh.edu/)

The Environmental Studies BA program examines a range of factorsconfronting humans as they struggle with complex problems andpossible solutions to environmental questions. Using a social scienceperspective, the program includes cultural, communication, economic,health, historical, humanistic, political, science and social factors thatinfluence local, national, international and global environmental issuesand policies. The program has been designed so students will developa broad understanding of social science environmental concerns,along with a basic familiarity in at least one of five basic environmentalareas: health; humanities; policy, planning & law; politics & society;and science & technology. Embedded in each of these areas arerelated skills courses to help students prepare for careers and in-depth studies of environmental topics related to the field and theconcentration.

The B.A. program will prepare students for a variety of careeroptions in fields such as environmental policy, environmentalhealth, environmental communication, environmental education orenvironmental law. Careers can be found in federal, state and localgovernment agencies, consulting companies, industries, nonprofitorganizations, advocacy groups, online environmental communicationsites and elsewhere. The program also will prepare students forgraduate studies in a number of environmental policy and socialscience fields including law.

The B.A. is specifically designed to be broadly inclusive yet flexibleenough to encourage double majors and minors in other fields.Double majors or minors in social science fields such as anthropology,health, medicine and society, history, international relations,journalism, political science, psychology, science and environmentalwriting or sociology could easily be accomplished. Double majors orminors in the humanities in English, art and architecture, philosophyand religion also could be easily completed. In particular, thisdegree complements existing B.A. and B.S. programs in Earth andEnvironmental Sciences and the B.S. program in EnvironmentalEngineering. If students are not pursuing a double major, a minor inanother field to complement the Environmental Studies major is highlyrecommended but not required.

The B.A. is considered a social science major and most of its coursesfulfill college social science distribution requirements.

Program HonorsTo graduate with honors, a major in Environmental Studies mustmaintain a 3.2 overall average, attain a 3.5 average in the coursesconstituting the major program, and complete an honors thesis in thesenior year.

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR The Environmental Studies (ES) major consists of four requiredcourses (11 credits), two core courses selected from among fivechoices (8 credits), and seven courses (26-28 credits) in a selectedconcentration. Students should select their preferred concentrationpreferably by their junior year. Three 300-level courses (4 creditseach) are required, with one in a content area of the student’sconcentration. ES majors are encouraged to double major or minorin another discipline that complements their concentration or theEnvironmental Studies program in general.

Required CoursesES 001 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4ES/EES 002 Introduction to Environmental Science 3EES 022 Exploring Earth 1EES 023 Weather and Climate: Past, Present,

and Future3

or EES 024 Climate Changeor EES 025 The Environment and Living Systemsor EES 026 Energy – Origins, Impacts, and Optionsor EES 027 Natural Hazards: Impacts and

Consequencesor EES 028 Conservation and Biodiversityor EES 029 Human Health and the Environmentor another science course approved by the faculty advisor.1

Core Courses 2

Select two of the following: 8ES/POLS 105 US Environmental Policy and LawES/POLS 107 The Politics of the EnvironmentES/POLS/HMS 110 Environmental Planning for Healthy

CitiesES/ANTH 121 Environment and CultureES/JOUR 125 Environment, the Public and the Mass

Media300-level courses

Three courses at the 300-level (4 credits each) arerequired. One must be in the Required Content Category ofa concentration.

Internships and PracticumsStudents are encouraged to participate in at least onepracticum or internship experience. Faculty permissionand direct supervision is required for ES 393. Practicumcourse enrollments in ES 294 must be approved for creditby the Program Director. One course can be substitutedfor an elective course in one of the concentrations with theconsent of the student’s advisor or the program director.A maximum of 8 internship or practicum credits can becounted toward the major.

Suggested Math CoursesMATH 012 Basic Statistics

or MATH 021 Calculus IConcentrations 26-28

There are five concentrations that are wide ranging in theEnvironmental Studies major. These five programs servea variety of different interests and possible career choicesthat students bring to the program. Each concentrationhas a skills, content and elective section. Preferablyby their junior year, students will select one of thesefive concentrations for their major program: 1) Health,2) Humanities, 3) Policy, Planning & Law, 4) Politics &Society, or 5) Science & Technology. Many courses arefound in more than one concentration, and while switchingbetween concentrations is discouraged, it is possible ifneeded. In special cases, courses can be substituted withinconcentrations with the permission of the faculty advisoror program director. At least three ES or ES-crosslistedcourses must be taking in a concentration and one of themmust be a 3-4 credit course in the required content area.Elective courses can be from the skills, content or electiveareas within a concentration.

Total Credits 45-471

A science course taken as a required course cannot be used to fulfill aconcentration requirement.

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CONCENTRATION: HEALTHThe Health Concentration is geared toward students who areinterested in learning about the interconnections between health andenvironmental impacts, particularly how environmental degradationcan affect all age groups, races and countries. It includes mitigation ofenvironmental pollution and degradation, impacts on food resources,and the effects that natural and built environments have on people'smental and physical health.

Required Skills Courses (choose 2) 6-8ES/JOUR 125 Environment, the Public and the Mass

Media4

ES/POLS 319 Mapping Data for Policymaking 4ES/TLT 367 Environmental Education 3CEE 272 Environmental Risk Assessment 2HMS/SOAN 120 Values and Ethics of Community-

Engaged Research4

HMS/SOC 316 Social Epidemiology 4JOUR 314 Technical Communication 4SOAN 111 Research Methods and Data Analysis 4Required Content Courses (choose 3) 1 11-12ES/HMS/POLS 110 Environmental Planning for Healthy

Cities4

ES/HMS/JOUR 117 Environmental Health Risks and theMedia

4

ES/POLS 314 Urban Agriculture Policy, Planningand Practice

4

ES/HMS/POLS 320 Food Justice in Urban Environments 4ES/JOUR/HMS 323 Health and Environmental

Controversies4

EES 029 Human Health and the Environment 3HMS/PHIL/REL 116 Bioethics 4HMS 180 Introduction to Public Health 4Elective Courses (choose 2) 2 7-8ES 127 Urban Permaculture 1-4ES 338 Environmental Risk 4ES/ANTH/GS 353 Ethnobotany: People and Plants 4ES/PSYC 357 Psychology of Environmental Issues 4EES 027 Natural Hazards: Impacts and

Consequences3

HMS/ENGL 115 Topics in Literature, Medicine, andHealth

4

HMS/COMM 150 Health Communication 4HMS/AAS/GS/SOC 314 Infections and Inequalities: HIV, TB

and Malaria in the Global South4


4

HMS/GS/SOC 322 Global Health Issues 4SOC/GS 328 Global Food Systems 41

One course must be a 3-4 credit ES course.2

Can include any required skills or content courses not taken in anotherpart of the concentration or the core courses.

CONCENTRATION: HUMANITIESThe Humanities Concentration offers an opportunity for students toexplore contemporary environmental problems from philosophical,historical, artistic and literary frameworks, with an emphasis onfostering out-of-the-box thinking that can cut through hyper-politicizedpolicy debates.


Media4

ES/PHIL 301 Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design:Methods & Applications

4

ES/POLS 319 Mapping Data for Policymaking 4ES/TLT 367 Environmental Education 3ARCH/CEE 010 Engineering/Architectural Graphics

and Design3

ARCH 043 Architectural Design I 4DOC/FILM 150 Introduction to Documentary

Storymaking4

ENGL 100 Working with Texts 4JOUR 314 Technical Communication 4Required Content Courses (choose 3) 1 11-12ES/POLS 106 Environmental Values and Ethics 4ES/PHIL/ETH 119 Environmental Ethics 4ES/ASIA/REL/ETH 254 Buddhism and Ecology 4ES/HIST 315 American Environmental History 4ES/PHIL 333 International Environmental Law &

Philosophical-Policy Design4

ES/PHIL 342 International Law & Philosophical-Policy Design

4

ES/PHIL 343 Comparative Environmental Law &Philosophical-Policy Design

4

ENGL 091 Special Topics 1-4HMS/ENGL 115 Topics in Literature, Medicine, and

Health4


4

ENGL 380 Contemporary American Literature 4Elective Courses (choose 2) 2 7-8ES/ANTH 304 Socio-cultural Foundations of

Environmental Policy4

ES/POLS/AAS 305 Residential Segregation: Policies andPractices

4

ES/HMS/POLS 320 Food Justice in Urban Environments 4ART 004 Three-Dimensional Design 4EES 026 Energy – Origins, Impacts, and

Options3

ENGL 171 Writing for Audiences 4HIST/GS 101 Histories of Globalization 4PHIL 123 Aesthetics 4PHIL 128 Philosophy Of Science 4REL 006 Religion and Ecological Crisis 4REL/GS 013 Religion and Food 41



CONCENTRATION: POLICY, PLANNING & LAWThe Policy, Planning and Law Concentration is geared towardstudents who are interested in learning about local, national andinternational regulations and programs designed to conserve thenatural environment, to ensure that cities and neighborhoods are builtin sustainable ways, and to protect vulnerable groups from bearing thebrunt of environmental hazards.


Media4

ES/POLS 311 Environmental Valuation for PolicyDesign

4

ES/POLS 319 Mapping Data for Policymaking 4ES/TLT 367 Environmental Education 3ECO 001 Principles of Economics 4SOAN 111 Research Methods and Data Analysis 4Required Content Courses (choose 3) 1 11-12ES/POLS 106 Environmental Values and Ethics 4ES/POLS 107 The Politics of the Environment 4


ES/POLS/AAS 305 Residential Segregation: Policies andPractices

4

ES/HIST 315 American Environmental History 4ES/POLS/HMS 320 Food Justice in Urban Environments 4ES/POLS 328 U.S. Politics and the Environment 4ES 331 Environmental Law I: Pollution & Risk

Abatement4


4

ES/POLS 366 Advanced Environmental Policy 4Elective Courses (choose 2 within one of thesubconcentrations) 2

7-8

PLANNING SUBCONCENTRATIONES/HMS/POLS 110 Environmental Planning for Healthy

Cities4

ES/HMS/JOUR 117 Environmental Health Risks and theMedia

4


4

ES/POLS 312 Urban Environmental PolicyWorkshop

4


4

ES/ANTH 321 Information Ecology 4ES/POLS 355 Environmental Justice: From Theory

to Practice4

ES/PSYC 357 Psychology of Environmental Issues 4EES 027 Natural Hazards: Impacts and

Consequences3

POLS 348 Land Use, Growth Management, andthe Politics of Sprawl

4

POLICY AND LAW SUBCONCENTRATIONES/ANTH 121 Environment and Culture 4ES/POLS 311 Environmental Valuation for Policy

Design4


4


4

ES/HMS/JOUR 323 Health and EnvironmentalControversies

4

ES/POLS 328 U.S. Politics and the Environment 4ES 331 Environmental Law I: Pollution & Risk

Abatement4


4

ES/POLS 355 Environmental Justice: From Theoryto Practice

4

EES 023 Weather and Climate: Past, Present,and Future

3

1One course must be a 3-4 credit ES course.

2Can include any required skills or content courses not taken in anotherpart of the concentration or the core courses.

CONCENTRATION: POLITICS & SOCIETYThe Politics and Society Concentration is geared toward studentswho are interested in learning about how human-environmentrelationships are shaped by cultural practices, politics and broadersocial institutions, and how these cultural, political, and social factorsmight be changed to create more sustainable and socially justrelationships.


Media4

ES/PHIL 301 Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design:Methods & Applications

4

ES/POLS 319 Mapping Data for Policymaking 4ES/TLT 367 Environmental Education 3ANTH 012 Human Evolution and Prehistory 4ECO 001 Principles of Economics 4SOAN 111 Research Methods and Data Analysis 4Required Content Courses (choose 3) 1 11-12ES/POLS 106 Environmental Values and Ethics 4ES/ANTH 121 Environment and Culture 4ES/ASIA/REL 254 Buddhism and Ecology 4ES/ANTH 304 Socio-cultural Foundations of

Environmental Policy4

ES/HIST 315 American Environmental History 4ES/ANTH 321 Information Ecology 4ES/POLS 328 U.S. Politics and the Environment 4ES/POLS 355 Environmental Justice: From Theory

to Practice4

ES/GS/SOC 370 Globalization and the Environment 4ES/POLS 375 Seminar: Green Polity 4Elective Courses (choose 2) 2 7-8ES/EES 004 The Science of Environmental Issues 1ES 127 Urban Permaculture 1-4ES/POLS/AAS 305 Residential Segregation: Policies and

Practices4


4

ES/HMS/POLS 320 Food Justice in Urban Environments 4ES/HMS/JOUR 323 Health and Environmental

Controversies4

ES 331 Environmental Law I: Pollution & RiskAbatement

4


4

ES/ANTH/GS 353 Ethnobotany: People and Plants 4ES/PSYC 357 Psychology of Environmental Issues 4EES 029 Human Health and the Environment 3ENGL 380 Contemporary American Literature 4HIST/GS 101 Histories of Globalization 4HIST/GS 107 Technology and World History 4HIST 308 Industrial America since 1945 4HIST 336 Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley 4REL 006 Religion and Ecological Crisis 4REL/GS 013 Religion and Food 4HMS/REL/PHIL 116 Bioethics 41



CONCENTRATION: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYThe Science and Technology Concentration is designed for studentswho seek to develop a more in-depth understanding of the scienceof environmental problems, and of the complex interactions betweenscience, technology, the environment and society, which requiresintegrating knowledge across multiple disciplines.

A double major or minor is Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES)is strongly suggested for this concentration.


Media (Writing Intensive)4

ES/POLS 319 Mapping Data for Policymaking 4ES/TLT 367 Environmental Education 3CEE 272 Environmental Risk Assessment 2CSE 003 Introduction to Programming, Part A 2CSE 012 Survey of Computer Science 3


ECO 001 Principles of Economics 4EES 318 Geographic Analysis in EES 1 4EES 325 Remote Sensing of Terrestrial and

Aquatic Environments4

JOUR 314 Technical Communication 4Required Content Courses (choose 3) 2 11-12ES/EES 004 The Science of Environmental Issues 1ES/POLS 106 Environmental Values and Ethics 4ES/HMS/POLS 110 Environmental Planning for Healthy

Cities4

ES 127 Urban Permaculture 1-4ES/CEE/CHE/EMC 171 Fundamentals of Environmental

Technology4

ES/POLS 328 U.S. Politics and the Environment 4ES 331 Environmental Law I: Pollution & Risk

Abatement4

EES 024 Climate Change 3EES 025 The Environment and Living Systems 3EES 028 Conservation and Biodiversity 3EES 029 Human Health and the Environment 3EES 152 Ecology 3 4EES 250 Terrestrial Ecosystems 4 4Elective Courses (choose 2 within one of thesubconcentrations) 5

7-8

SCIENCE SUBCONCENTRATIONES/ANTH 121 Environment and Culture 4ES/HIST 315 American Environmental History 4ES/HMS/JOUR 323 Health and Environmental

Controversies4

ES/ANTH/GS 353 Ethnobotany: People and Plants 4EES 014 Lands of the Midnight Sun 3EES 023 Weather and Climate: Past, Present,

and Future3

EES 026 Energy – Origins, Impacts, andOptions

3

EES 027 Natural Hazards: Impacts andConsequences

3

EES 032 Oceanography 3EES 042 The Natural History of Costa Rica 3CEE 170 Introduction to Environmental

Engineering 64

CEE 375 Environmental EngineeringProcesses 7

3

TECHNOLOGY SUBCONCENTRATIONES/ANTH 121 Environment and Culture 4ES/ANTH 321 Information Ecology 4ES/HMS/JOUR 323 Health and Environmental

Controversies4

HIST/GS 107 Technology and World History 4HIST 145 Introduction to the History of Science 4HIST 308 Industrial America since 1945 4HIST 336 Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley 4JOUR 124 Politics of Science 4POLS 115 Technology As Politics 41

Requires ES 319 as prerequisite2


Requires EES 025 or EES 028 as prerequisite.4

Requires EES 152 as prerequisite.5


6Requires CHM 030 as prerequisite.

7Requires CEE 170 as prerequisite.

MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESA minor in Environmental Studies consists of four courses for a total of15-16 credits. At least one course must be at the 300-level.

ES 001 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4One additional course from the core set of courses for themajor

3-4

Two courses from the Environmental Studies elective listing.At least one course must be taken at the 300 level.

8

Total Credits 15-16

M.A. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYFor more information visit Environmental Initiative

Right now is a pivotal time to be grappling with environmentalissues and studying the policies and tools necessary to create thecommunities and world we want to see as the 21st century continuesto unfold. The M.A. in Environmental Policy prepares students to acton the challenges presented by climate change and urbanization. Theprogram’s interdisciplinary coursework covers the legal and politicalstructures that do (or might) oversee, regulate, manage, subsidize, orotherwise affect environmental sustainability, justice and health, aswell as the social practices, moral authority and economic dynamicsthat affect interventions. Students gain further insights throughindependent research, community outreach and internships.

Applicants for the MAEP will be placed into one of three tracks(Thesis, Internship or Community Fellows).

Core Courses 1 9ES 401 Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design:

Methods & ApplicationsES/EES 402 Scientific Foundations for

Environmental Policy DesignES 404 Socio-cultural Foundations of

Environmental PolicySkills/Methods Course Requirement 3-6

CEE 471 Environmental Risk AssessmentEDUC 405 Qualitative Research MethodsEES 318 Geographic Analysis in EESEES 325 Remote Sensing of Terrestrial and

Aquatic EnvironmentsES/TLT 368 Teaching and Learning with

Geospatial ToolsES/POLS 419 Mapping Data for PolicymakingPOLS 321 Research In Political SciencePOLS 363 Public Opinion ResearchPOLS 402 Methods Of Policy AnalysisPOLS 421 Research Methods

Elective Courses 15ANTH/AAS/GS 324 Globalization and Development in

AfricaECO 303 Economic DevelopmentES/POLS 405 Residential Segregation: Policies and

PracticesES 410 Foundations of Sustainable

Development PracticeES/POLS 411 Environmental Valuation for Policy

DesignES/POLS 412 Urban Environmental Policy

WorkshopES/POLS 414 Urban Agriculture Policy, Planning

and PracticeES/POLS 420/HMS 320

Food Justice in Urban Environments

ES/POLS 431 Public AdministrationES 433 International Environmental Law &

Philosophical-Policy DesignES 435 Environmental Valuation for Policy

Design & Legal Analysis


ES 442 International Law & Philosophical-Policy Design

ES 443 Comparative Environmental Law &Philosophical-Policy Design

ES 453 Ethnobotany: People and PlantsES/POLS 455 Environmental Justice: From Theory

to PracticeES/POLS 466 Advanced Environmental PolicyES/POLS 475 Seminar: Green PolityEES 446 Human-Climate InteractionsPOLS/ENTP 310 Social Entrepreneurship: How to

Change the WorldPOLS/GS/WGSS342

Gender and Third WorldDevelopment


POLS 416 American Environmental PolicyPOLS 468 Political EconomySDEV/ENTP 307 International Social EntrepreneurshipSOC/GS 319 The Political Economy of

GlobalizationSOC/GS/HMS 322 Global Health IssuesSOC/HMS/WGSS341

Gender and Health

SOC/HMS 343 Racism and Health InequitiesTracks 3-6

Thesis track 2

ES 490 ThesisInternship Track 3

ES 480 Internship in Environmental PolicyCommunity Fellows Track 4

a one year Master’s Program in which students work for 15hours a week in a non-profit organization as part of theiracademic experience. Please see the program website atwww.lehigh.edu/communityfellows.POLS 464 Community Fellowship IPOLS 465 Community Fellowship II

1Electives selected from approved list may include one additional course(up to a total of 6 credit hours) from the Skills/Methods category ofrequired courses. Students are urged to select electives which allow forconcentrated study in a particular area of academic interest.

2Required courses (12 credits) + Elective courses (12-15 credits) + ES 490Thesis (3-6 credits) = Total 27-33 credits

3Required courses (12 credits) + Elective courses (15 credits) + ES 480Internship in Environmental Policy (3-6 credits) = Total 30-33 credits

4Required courses (12 credits) + Elective courses (12 credits) + POLS 464Community Fellowship I (3 credits) + POLS 465 Community Fellowship II(3 credits) = 30 credits

CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN EPThe EP program provides students the opportunity to explore andfocus on a variety of areas of academic and/or professional interest. In the table below are examples of five possible concentrations thatare especially suited to faculty expertise and program resources. A total of 12-15 credits of electives comprise each concentration,plus a related internship experience or thesis topic. Students arealso eligible to receive a “Graduate Certificate” in any of theseconcentration areas (see certificate program below).

Concentration in Urban Environmental Policy andPlanning

ES/POLS 405 Residential Segregation: Policies andPractices




ES/POLS 466 Advanced Environmental PolicyPOLS 348 Land Use, Growth Management, and

the Politics of SprawlPOLS 416 American Environmental Policy

Concentration in Environmenal Law and Policy(Domestic and International)


ES/POLS 431 U.S. Environmental Law I: Pollutionand Risk Abatement

ES 433 International Environmental Law &Philosophical-Policy Design

ES 442 International Law & Philosophical-Policy Design

ES 443 Comparative Environmental Law &Philosophical-Policy Design


ES/POLS 466 Advanced Environmental PolicyES/POLS 475 Seminar: Green PolityPOLS 416 American Environmental PolicyPOLS 468 Political Economy

Concentration in Sustainable DevelopmentANTH 324 Globalization and Development in

AfricaECO 303 Economic DevelopmentES 410 Foundations of Sustainable

Development PracticeES/POLS 414 Urban Agriculture Policy, Planning

and PracticeES 453 Ethnobotany: People and PlantsPOLS/ENTP 310 Social Entrepreneurship: How to




SDEV/ENTP 307 International Social EntrepreneurshipSOC/GS 319 The Political Economy of

GlobalizationSOC/GS/HMS 322 Global Health IssuesES 419 Mapping Data for Policymaking

Concentration in Environmental HealthES/HMS/JOUR 323 Health and Environmental

ControversiesES/POLS 414 Urban Agriculture Policy, Planning

and PracticeES/POLS 455 Environmental Justice: From Theory

to PracticeES/POLS 475 Seminar: Green PolityPOLS 473 Globalization and Social Well-Being

Concentration in Environmental JusticeES/POLS 405 Residential Segregation: Policies and

PracticesES/POLS 411 Environmental Valuation for Policy

DesignES/POLS 455 Environmental Justice: From Theory

to PracticeES/POLS 475 Seminar: Green PolityPOLS/AAS 230 Social Movements From the 1960s to

PresentPOLS/ENTP 310 Social Entrepreneurship: How to

Change the World


POLS 358 Interest Groups, Power, andDemocracy in American Politics

POLS 416 American Environmental PolicyPOLS 426 Organizing For DemocracyPOLS 473 Globalization and Social Well-Being

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMSEach graduate certificate requires a minimum of 12 credit hours (4courses) from the list of EP core and elective courses specific toeach area of study. A graduate of the EP program is only eligible toreceive ONE of the following certificates. Certificate courses can becounted towards the master's, as appropriate and must be completedin a maximum of 3 years.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY

Core Course 3ES 401 Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design:

Methods & Applicationsor ES 404 Socio-cultural Foundations of Environmental

PolicyElective Courses 1 9

Select any three of the following:ES/POLS 411 Environmental Valuation for Policy

DesignES/POLS 431 Public AdministrationES 433/333 International Environmental Law &

Philosophical-Policy DesignES 442 International Law & Philosophical-

Policy DesignES 443 Comparative Environmental Law &

Philosophical-Policy DesignES/POLS 455 Environmental Justice: From Theory

to PracticeES/POLS 466 Advanced Environmental PolicyES/POLS 475 Seminar: Green PolityEES 446 Human-Climate InteractionsPOLS 416 American Environmental PolicyPOLS 468 Political Economy

Total Credits 121

Additional courses selected in consultation with the program adviser mayfulfill program requirements. No more than 6 credits can be taken at the300 level.

URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING

Core Course 3ES 404 Socio-cultural Foundations of

Environmental PolicyElective Courses 1 9




EES 446 Human-Climate InteractionsPOLS 348 Land Use, Growth Management, and

the Politics of SprawlPOLS 416 American Environmental PolicyES 466/POLS Advanced Environmental Policy

Total Credits 121


SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Core Courses 6ES 404 Socio-cultural Foundations of

Environmental PolicyES 410 Foundations of Sustainable

Development PracticeElective Courses 1 6

ANTH/GS/AAS 324 Globalization and Development inAfrica

ECO 303 Economic DevelopmentES/POLS 414 Urban Agriculture Policy, Planning

and PracticeEES 446 Human-Climate InteractionsES 453 Ethnobotany: People and PlantsPOLS/ENTP 310 Social Entrepreneurship: How to




SDEV/ENTP 307 International Social EntrepreneurshipSOC/GS/HMS 322 Global Health IssuesSOC/GS 319 The Political Economy of

Globalization

Total Credits 121


ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Core Courses 3ES 404 Socio-cultural Foundations of

Environmental PolicyElective Courses 1 9

ES/HMS/JOUR 323 Health and EnvironmentalControversies


ES/POLS 420/HMS 320

Food Justice in Urban Environments

ES 453 Ethnobotany: People and PlantsES 455 Environmental Justice: From Theory

to PracticeES/POLS 475 Seminar: Green PolityEES 446 Human-Climate InteractionsPOLS 473 Globalization and Social Well-Being

Total Credits 121


ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Core CoursesES 401& ES 455

Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design:Methods & Applicationsand Environmental Justice: FromTheory to Practice

6

Elective Courses 1 6POLS/AAS 230 Social Movements From the 1960s to

PresentPOLS/ENTP 310 Social Entrepreneurship: How to

Change the WorldPOLS 358 Interest Groups, Power, and

Democracy in American PoliticsES/POLS 405 Residential Segregation: Policies and

Practices



ES/POLS 475 Seminar: Green PolityEES 446 Human-Climate InteractionsPOLS 416 American Environmental PolicyPOLS 426 Organizing For DemocracyPOLS 473 Globalization and Social Well-Being

Total Credits 121

Additional courses selected in consultation with the program adviser mayfulfill program requirements. No more than 6 credits can be taken at the200/300 level.

CoursesES 001 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4 CreditsGateway to the field of Environmental Studies, the course surveyscentral issues and themes confronting humanity in the natural worldon a national and global basis. Topics include humankind’s rolein environmental change; society’s response to the dynamism ofnature; cultural evaluations of nature; population dynamics; resourceavailability and pollution sinks; land use patterns; sustainability andconsumerism; environmental justice and ethics; policy and planning.This course fulfills a social science credit requirement. Please selectES 002 to fulfill the natural science requirement.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 002 (EES 002) Introduction to Environmental Science 3CreditsFocuses on natural and human-induced drivers and consequencesof environmental change. Exploring options for mitigating andadapting to environmental change in ecosystems, physical and socialsystems, the course examines such topics as biogeochemical cycles,population pressure, ecosystem diversity, productivity and foodsecurity, energy, water resources, climate change, pollution, ozone,urban issues and sustainability. Stresses interactions using casestudies. Intended for any student with an interest in the environment.May be combined with EES 022 or EES 004 for 4 credits.Attribute/Distribution: NS

ES 004 (EES 004) The Science of Environmental Issues 1 CreditAnalysis of current environmental issues from a scientific perspective.The focus on the course will be weekly discussions based onassigned readings. May be combined with other EES 3 credit coursesfor 4 credits.Attribute/Distribution: NS

ES 010 Environment and the Consumer Society 4 CreditsIs there such a thing as sustainable consumption, or will life on Earthbecome increasingly imbalanced? Will our grandchildren accuse usof “devouring” their future? This multidisciplinary course investigatesthese issues, both locally and globally from the perspectives ofanthropology, history, communication and politics. Topics includecultural causes of and responses to past environmental disasters;biological and cultural limits to growth; overfishing the commons;resources and land use issues; communication in a consumer culture;and politics and governmental regulations. Team projects researchingthe environmental impacts of campus consumption will be included.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 104 Political and Environmental Geography 4 CreditsGeographical foundations of political phenomena and human impactson the environment. Global focus on geographic influences on growthand development of states and empires, the nature and impact ofborders, how people have altered pattern of climate, hydrology, landforms soils, and biota.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 105 (POLS 105) US Environmental Policy and Law 4 CreditsAnalysis of the framework that has been established to protect theenvironment and promote sustainable growth. Focus on the rolesof the different branches of the U.S. government and the relativeresponsibilities of state and local governments within this framework.Consideration of the political nature of environmental issues and thesocial forces influencing environmental protection in different areas ofdomestic environmental policy, such as climate change, toxic wastedisposal and natural resources conservation.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 106 (POLS 106) Environmental Values and Ethics 4 CreditsAn introduction to the ethical perspectives and values that shapehuman relationships to the natural environment in contemporarysociety. What are the moral implications of these relationships forjustice and human collective action? Given these implications, whatpolicy responses to environmental problems are morally or politicallyjustifiable? In answering these questions, the course explores ethicalideas developed in different schools of environmental thought,such as deep ecology and eco-feminism, in addition to ideas thatemerge from social movements, such as environmental justice andbioregionalism.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 107 The Politics of the Environment 4 CreditsA survey of the major environmental, resource, energy and populationproblems of modern society, focusing on the United States. Thepolitics of people’s relationship with nature, the political problemsof ecological scarcity and public goods, and the response of theAmerican political system to environmental issues.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 110 (HMS 110, POLS 110) Environmental Planning for HealthyCities 4 CreditsAn introduction to the topic of environmental planning, the coursewill review the roles of citizens, other stakeholders, political interests,and local governments in determining the use of land; unpackthe meaning of "sustainability;" and grapple with the challenge ofbalancing communities' demand for development with the need toprotect valuable natural resources. Students will be introduced toexamples of successful and unsuccessful instances of environmentalplanning both at home and abroad.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 111 Introduction to Environmental Economics 4 CreditsAn examination of the interactions between our economic systemsand the environment. Pollution as a consequence of humanactivity within a framework for analyzing the relationships betweenenvironmental quality, scarcity of resources and economic growth.How to develop appropriate public policies to deal with these issues.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 115 (JOUR 115) Communicating about the Environment 4CreditsIntroduction to the need for and ways to communicate aboutenvironmental issues to laypersons, government officials, journalists,members of the judiciary and technical experts. Explores case studiesof good and bad communication about environmental issues. Internetcommunication, including the efficacy of placing governmental reportsand databases on the Web for public consumption, will be evaluated.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 117 (HMS 117, JOUR 117) Environmental Health Risks and theMedia 4 CreditsThis course explores the risks and effects of environmentalcontamination on human health and behavior as well as the role of themass media in alerting citizens to potential environmental health risks.Environmental topics vary but usually include air and water pollution,endocrine disrupters and radioactive waste.Attribute/Distribution: SS


ES 119 (ETH 119, PHIL 119) Environmental Ethics 4 CreditsEvaluates the ethical and moral dimensions of humanity’s relationshipto nature as well as our individual and collective moral duties toconfront urgent environmental challenges. Topics may includethe intersection of climate and social justice; responsibilities tofuture generations, distant others, and nonhuman animals; thelimitations of traditional ethical, political, and economic frameworksfor accommodating our obligations and commitments to justice; andpossible legal and public policy responses.Attribute/Distribution: HU

ES 121 (ANTH 121) Environment and Culture 4 CreditsImpact of environment upon cultural variability and change.Comparative study of modern and past cultures and theirenvironments as well as current theories of human/environmentalinteraction.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 123 Sustainability in Action I 1-4 CreditsFirst half of a year-long experiential learning program for studentsto engage with sustainability in both general theory and appliedpractices. Students will learn the political, economic and social effectsof changing earth systems through a global, national and local lens.Students will explore the multitude of challenges posed by increasingnatural resource consumption, inequitable distribution of wealth andrapid uneven globalization. Most importantly, students will engagethe Lehigh community and broader community in developing andimplementing practical solutions to creating a more sustainableand just world. Offered in coordination with the Campus Eco-Repsprogram. Instructor permission required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

ES 124 Sustainability in Action II 1-4 CreditsContinuation of ES 123 Sustainability in Action I; second half ofa year-long experiential learning program for students to engagewith sustainability in both general theory and applied practices.Students will learn the political, economic and social effects ofchanging earth systems through a global, national and local lens.Students will explore the multitude of challenges posed by increasingnatural resource consumption, inequitable distribution of wealth andrapid uneven globalization. Most importantly, students will engagethe Lehigh community and broader community in developing andimplementing practical solutions to creating a more sustainableand just world. Students in ES 124 expand the scope and scaleof sustainability projects and activities piloted in ES 123. Offeredin coordination with the Campus Eco-Reps program. Instructorpermission required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

ES 125 (JOUR 125) Environment, the Public and the Mass Media4 CreditsExtensive exploration of local, national and internationalenvironmental problems and their social, political and economicimpacts. Analysis of mass media coverage of complex environmentalissues and the media’s effects on public opinion and governmentenvironmental policies. Examination of environmental journalismprinciples and practices in the United States and around the world.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 127 Urban Permaculture 1-4 CreditsStudents combine social, political, economic, engineering, andecological modes of thinking in the planning, construction, andevaluation of permaculture food gardens to serve as living laboratoriesand interactive classrooms to teach about sustainable urban living.Instructor permission required and students from any college ordepartment within the university are welcome to solicit permissionfrom the instructors to participate.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 170 Special Topics 1-4 CreditsIntensive, research-oriented study of a subject or issue inEnvironmental Studies not covered in other courses. For students ofdemonstrated ability and adequate preparation. Consent of programdirector required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Attribute/Distribution: HU, SS

ES 171 (CEE 171, CHE 171, EMC 171) Fundamentals ofEnvironmental Technology 4 CreditsPollution control technologies and how they work for water, air andsolid wastes. Assessment and management of risk as applied toremediation of contaminated wastes. Role of life cycle analysis ofproducts in risk reduction. Emphasis on technologies leading tosustainable environment. Government policies and regulations,including litigation and Best Engineering Practices. Must havecompleted a course designated as NS. Not available to students inRCEAS.

ES 181 Independent Study 1-4 CreditsThis course can be 1) directed readings or research on anEnvironmental Studies topic, or 2) a project-based experience thatputs students' understanding of environmental justice, environmentalhealth, or environmental planning into practice. Consent of programdirector required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Attribute/Distribution: HU, SS

ES 223 Advanced Sustainability in Action I 1-4 CreditsLeadership and coordination of Sustainability in Action projectsand activities for students in ES 123. Experienced students whohave completed the year-long Sustainability in Action sequence(ES 123 and ES 124) continue in course coordination role. Offeredin coordination with the Campus Eco-Reps Program. Consent ofinstructor required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Prerequisites: ES 123 and ES 124

ES 224 Advanced Sustainability in Action II 1-4 CreditsContinuation of ES 223. Leadership and coordination of Sustainabilityin Action projects and activities for students in ES 124. Experiencedstudents who have completed the year-long Sustainability in Actionsequence (ES 123 and ES 124) continue in course coordination role.Offered in coordination with the Campus Eco-Reps Program. Consentof instructor required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Prerequisites: ES 123 and ES 124 and ES 223

ES 254 (ASIA 254, ETH 254, REL 254) Buddhism and Ecology 4CreditsBuddhism's intellectual, ethical, and spiritual resources and rexaminedin light of contemporary environmental problems. Is Buddhismthe most green of the major world religions? What are the moralimplications of actions that affect the environment?Attribute/Distribution: HU

ES 294 Practicum in Environmental Studies 1-4 CreditsPractical experience on or off campus in local, state or nationalenvironmental activities. Students must present a work plan thatdescribes the activities included in the practicum, the activity’ssponsor, expected outcomes and the number of credits requested.Must have program director’s approval.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Prerequisites: (ES 001 or ES 002) and (ES 105 or ES 107 or ES 110or ES 121 or ES 125)Can be taken Concurrently: ES 001, ES 002, ES 105, ES 107,ES 110, ES 121, ES 125Attribute/Distribution: HU, NS, SS

ES 301 (PHIL 301) Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design: Methods& Applications 4 CreditsA basic class on the idea of policy design, as opposed to standardeconomic analysis of public policy and its application to variousdomestic and international areas of law, including environmentallaw. The course will introduce Philosophical-Policy Methods, or theprotocol employing integrated philosophical systems to justify specificpolicy-legal design arguments, through the use of a variety of distinctpolicy paradigms.

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ES 304 (ANTH 304) Socio-cultural Foundations of EnvironmentalPolicy 4 CreditsThis course is based on the premise that social and ecologicalsustainability require new policy approaches. Drawing on social,organizational, and behavioral theory, students will learn techniquesfor analyzing and critiquing existing environmental policies anddesigning more effective policies. Case studies highlight how culturalvalues, social norms, public opinion and politics shape policies andtheir outcomes. We examine the entire policy process from howenvironmental problems are defined, to how organizations implementpolicies and how policies are evaluated.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 305 (AAS 305, POLS 305) Residential Segregation: Policiesand Practices 4 CreditsThis course is an introductory planning course, with an emphasison housing and community development policy. It will examinehistorical and contemporary aspects of urban politics; the economic,demographic, and spatial evolution of American cities; and variousurban problems, such as the spatial mismatch between people andjobs, housing quality and affordability, and residential segregation.Finally, the course will review how planners have addressedconditions in cities and regions over time.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 310 (SDEV 310) Foundations of Sustainable DevelopmentPractice 4 CreditsThe broad goal of this course is to introduce students to thefoundations of key sectoral and thematic knowledge for importantchallenges to sustainable development: food and nutritional security,social service delivery, energy policy, water resource management,urbanization, infrastructure, human rights, biodiversity, adaptionto climate change, mitigating GHGs, sustainable business, goodgovernance, and more. Through the Global Classroom we will do thistogether virtually with academic partners from around the world.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 311 (POLS 311) Environmental Valuation for Policy Design 4CreditsSeminar on how to value the environment for the purpose of designingand analyzing environmental policies. Review of the "contingentvaluation method" currently used to price environmental resources,and assessment of this method's empirical and normative strengthsand weaknesses. Evaluation of "deliberative monetary valuation" asan improved method for environmental assessment. Consideration ofnon-monetary approaches to environmental valuation as alternativesto understanding the environment's relationship to human well-beingin policy contexts.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 312 (POLS 312) Urban Environmental Policy Workshop 4CreditsAn urban environmental planning and policy course in which studentsexplore an issue affecting the local community, evaluate current policyresponses and possible alternatives, and present recommendations topublic officials, local organizations, and community members. Studentresearch and analysis will draw on primary and secondary data, aswell as feedback from conducting individual interviews, focus groups,and community meetings. Prior projects include determining howBethlehem's new City Revitalization improvement Zone (CRIZ) mightbest benefit the South Side of Bethlehem, PA.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 314 (POLS 314) Urban Agriculture Policy, Planning andPractice 4 CreditsReview of urban agriculture and greening programs in growing socialmovement to strengthen neighborhoods, promote healthier living, andcreate localized and sustainable food economies. Students considerthese programs in relation to national farm policy and develop urbanagriculture projects with community partners. Case studies illustratehow improving food access, beautifying vacant land, and reducingfarm-to-table distances, are creatively and successfully combined.Students will receive hands-on gardening and farming experience at acommunity garden.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 315 (HIST 315) American Environmental History 3-4 CreditsRelationship between Americans and their natural environment fromthe colonial period to the present: impact of European settlement,attributes toward wilderness, role of technological development, rise ofpreservation and conservation movements, establishment of nationalparks, recent environmental protection legislation.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 319 (POLS 319) Mapping Data for Policymaking 4 CreditsThis research methods course teaches students to highlight importantconditions and trends – ones that warrant policymakers’ attention –using publicly available data sources (like the Census). Conveyinginformation in a clear and persuasive way, one that motivatesdecision-makers to act, is a key step in any policymaking process.Students will become familiar with these databases and proficient atgenerating charts, graphs and maps using Microsoft Excel, MicrosoftAccess, and ArcMAP (three programs central to most jobs in policy-related fields).Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 320 (HMS 320, POLS 320) Food Justice in UrbanEnvironments 4 CreditsThis course will review how urban agriculture and city greeningprograms and policies are part of a growing movement working tostrengthen neighborhoods, promote healthier living, and create morelocalized and sustainable food economies. This class will exploreresearch and readings from multiple disciplines on these programsand policies, and will also delve into individual case studies thatillustrate how efforts to improve food access, beautify vacant land,and reduce farm-to-table distances get creatively and successfullycombined.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 321 (ANTH 321) Information Ecology 4 CreditsInformation theory, critical social theory, and ecological principles arecombined to model how information organizes human ecosystems.These concepts are applied to environmental policy analysis usingcase studies.

ES 323 (HMS 323, JOUR 323) Health and EnvironmentalControversies 4 CreditsExploration of health and environmental controversies from theperspectives of scientific uncertainty and mass media coverage.Examines genetic engineering, biotechnology, environmental healthrisks, and nanotechnology. Includes discussion of ethical and socialresponsibilities and interactions with the public.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 328 (POLS 328) U.S. Politics and the Environment 4 CreditsAn examination of contemporary American politics and policy dealingwith environmental issues. Current controversies in the legislative andregulatory areas will be covered to examine environmental issues andthe political process. Significant portions of the course readings will betaken from government publications.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 331 Environmental Law I: Pollution & Risk Abatement 4CreditsThis course studies the practical reality of environmental regulationas codified law. It also aims at understanding the law’s foundationin argument and justification as both existing law and proposedpolicy through the use of cases, statutes, and regulations on air,water, risk, waste and environmental impact. Utilizing two legalparadigms for charting the relationship between humanity and nature,it examines a wide range of environmental law as well as ethical,political, economic, scientific, and policy dimensions.Attribute/Distribution: SS


ES 333 (PHIL 333) International Environmental Law &Philosophical-Policy Design 4 CreditsThis course studies international law and the natural environmentassuming that the superficial legal structure and policy dilemmasof globally regulating the natural world are the result of the moreessential philosophical ideas and concepts that have created both theinternational legal system and humanity’s evolving interrelationshipwith nature. Learning the current structure of the international-environmental legal system we shall comparatively apply theory topractice to both explain existing law and justifying policy change.Attribute/Distribution: HU

ES 338 Environmental Risk 4 CreditsStarting with the distinction between traditional pollution problemsand environmental risk, this course examines the policy and legalimplications of its unique characteristics.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 342 (PHIL 342) International Law & Philosophical-PolicyDesign 4 CreditsUsing the techniques of Philosophical-Policy and Legal Design wewill examine the evolution of those fundamental ideas from the 16thto the 19th centuries that have shaped our current understanding ofinternational law. To assess both what law is, and what it ought tobe, we will contrast narrow theories of international law with morecomprehensive philosophical arguments that place the evolution oflegal practice within a more universal concern for practical reason andhuman nature.Attribute/Distribution: HU

ES 343 (PHIL 343) Comparative Environmental Law &Philosophical-Policy Design 4 CreditsGlobalization is changing our perception of environmental policyas a strictly “domestic” issue. Those interested in humanity’s futureinteraction with nature need to understand not only the comparativepractice of law and policy but the various philosophical principles thatinform distinct approaches to environmental regulation within differentpolitical systems. We will explore both the components of the genericlegal system and the range of alternatives for environmental law andpolicy design as practiced in various parts of the world.Attribute/Distribution: HU

ES 352 (ANTH 352) Environmental Archaeology 4 CreditsThis course reviews the various categories of archaeologicaldata used to examine the nature of past human-environmentalrelationships. We will explore how archaeologists use data torecognize anthropogenic and natural environmental changes, as wellas cultural adaptations to local environments.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 353 (ANTH 353, GS 353) Ethnobotany: People and Plants 4CreditsThis course explores the meanings and uses given to plants bydiverse cultures in their unique ecological settings. Ethnobotanycombines botany and cultural anthropology to study how peopleclassify, use, and manage plants for medicine, food, and ritual.This course introduces the history, methods, theory, and practicalapplications of ethnobotany, including plant conservation, sustainabledevelopment, and cultural survival. Special emphasis will be placedon learning to do ethnobotany through student research projects.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 355 (POLS 355) Environmental Justice: From Theory toPractice 4 CreditsThis course explores the various ways in which environmental lawand policy can have discriminatory effects. It examines the rise andevolution of environmental justice movement, and the impact ofenvironmental justice claims on administration policies, especiallyat the federal level. Considering the role of politics in the ongoingstruggle for environmental justice, it reviews theories of substantiveand procedural justice, and uses them to consider strategies foradvancing equity in environmental law and policy.Prerequisites: POLS 105 or ES 105Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 357 (PSYC 357) Psychology of Environmental Issues 4CreditsEnvironmental problems and solutions begin with the thoughts,feelings, and behaviors of individual people. We will examine Westernways of relating to nature and the beliefs people hold about it, howthey reason about environmental issues, and how they perceiveenvironmental risk and make decisions. We will also considerenvironmental communication and attitude and behavior change,exploring arenas ranging from patterns of consumption and recyclingto climate change. Research methods for investigating these issueswill be introduced.Prerequisites: PSYC 001Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 366 (POLS 366) Advanced Environmental Policy 4 CreditsAn introduction to the history of domestic environmental policy andcontemporary policy trends, such as the rise of legal adversarialismand public participation in regulatory decisions. The role of marketinstruments in policy implementation, the emergence of rights-based approaches to environmental protection, and the role andvalue of distributional analysis will also be covered. Students willdevelop knowledge of a particular area of environmental policy at thefederal, state, and/or level depending on their interests and currentopportunities.Prerequisites: POLS 105 or ES 105Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 367 (TLT 367) Environmental Education 3 CreditsIntroductory environmental education course designed to preparestudents to implement environmental education opportunities informal and non-formal education settings. Topics include historyand philosophy of environmental education, environmental lawsand regulations, GIS, environmental issues and decision making,curriculum integration and environmental education teachingmethodologies. This is a Web enhanced containing both online andfieldwork components.

ES 368 (TLT 368) Teaching and Learning with Geospatial Tools 3CreditsExploration of geospatial tools, including but not limited to globalpositioning systems (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS),and related visualization tools (e.g., Google Earth). Applicationof these tools and techniques to instructional settings, includingappropriate pedagogy and assessment.

ES 370 (GS 370, SOC 370) Globalization and the Environment 4CreditsThis course investigates how globalization has influenced society-nature relationships, as well as how environmental conditionsinfluence the globalization processes, focusing on the rapidly evolvingglobal economic and political systems that characterize globaldevelopment dynamics and resource use. Particular attention is paidto the role of multi-national corporations, international trade, andfinance patterns and agreements. Questions related to consumption,population, global climate change, toxic wastes, and food production/distribution are key themes.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 371 Special Topics 1-4 CreditsIntensive, research-oriented study of a subject or issue inEnvironmental Studies not covered in other courses. For students ofdemonstrated ability and adequate preparation. Consent of programdirector required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Attribute/Distribution: HU, SS

ES 375 (POLS 375) Seminar: Green Polity 4 CreditsDevelopment of guidelines and applications for public policy andpolitical action directed toward environmental sustainability andpolitical feasibility. Focus on problem-solving and policy design,connecting sustainable environmental goals with workable andresponsive institutional designs.Attribute/Distribution: SS

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ES 391 Honors Thesis 1-4 CreditsDirected undergraduate research thesis required of students whoapply and qualify for graduation with program honors. Consent ofprogram director required.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Attribute/Distribution: HU, SS

ES 393 Supervised Internship 1-4 CreditsExperiential learning opportunities supervised by ES facultyincluding real-world experience with environmental organizationsor governmental agencies, field work or research experience, allrelated to environmental studies. Students should collaborate with thesupervising ES faculty member to develop a work plan that describesthe activities included in the internship, the expected outcomes andthe number of credits requested. Permission of program director isrequired.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.Prerequisites: ES 001 and ES 002 and (ES 105 or ES 107 or ES 110or ES 121 or ES 125)Attribute/Distribution: HU, NS, SS

ES 401 Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design: Methods &Applications 3 CreditsA basic class on the idea of policy design, as opposed to standardeconomic analysis of public policy and its application to variousdomestic and international areas of law, including environmental law.The course will introduce the idea of Philosophical-Policy Methods,or the protocol employing integrated philosophical systems to justifyspecific policy-legal design arguments, through the use of a variety ofdistinct policy paradigms.

ES 402 (EES 402) Scientific Foundations for EnvironmentalPolicy Design 3 CreditsThis course explores the science behind the environmental issuesthat bear on the policy process at local, national and global scales.It delves into the science of selected environmental issues that haveeither arisen from anthropogenic activities, or that impact socialsystems, or that help policy makers understand the consequencesof different policy options. The course will consist of readings anddiscussions of timely topics and one major project.Attribute/Distribution: NS

ES 404 (SOC 404) Socio-cultural Foundations of EnvironmentalPolicy 3 CreditsThis course is based on the premise that social and ecologicalsustainability require new policy approaches. Drawing on social,organizational, and behavioral theory, students will learn techniquesfor analyzing and critiquing existing environmental policies anddesigning more effective policies. Case studies highlight how culturalvalues, social norms, public opinion and politics shape policies andtheir outcomes. We examine the entire policy process from howenvironmental problems are defined, to how organizations implementpolicies and how policies are evaluated.

ES 405 (POLS 405) Residential Segregation: Policies andPractices 3 CreditsThis course is an introductory planning course, with an emphasison housing and community development policy. It will examinehistorical and contemporary aspects of urban politics; the economic,demographic, and spatial evolution of American cities; and variousurban problems, such as the spatial mismatch between people andjobs, housing quality and affordability, and residential segregation.Finally, the course will review how planners have addressedconditions in cities and regions over time.

ES 410 Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice 3CreditsThe broad goal of this course is to introduce students to thefoundations of key sectoral and thematic knowledge for importantchallenges to sustainable development: food and nutritional security,social service delivery, energy policy, water resource management,urbanization, infrastructure, human rights, biodiversity, adaptionto climate change, mitigating GHGs, sustainable business, goodgovernance, and more. Through the Global Classroom, an approachpioneered by Columbia University and the Global Masters ofDevelopment Practice Association (http://globalmdp.org/), we will dothis together virtually with.

ES 411 (POLS 411) Environmental Valuation for Policy Design 3CreditsSeminar on how to value the environment for the purpose of designingand analyzing environmental policies. Review of the "contingentvaluation method" currently used to price environmental resources,and assessment of this method's empirical and normative strengthsand weaknesses. Evaluation of "deliberative monetary valuation" asan improved method for environmental assessment. Consideration ofnon-monetary approaches to environmental valuation as alternativesto understanding the environment's relationship to human well-beingin policy contexts.

ES 412 (POLS 412) Urban Environmental Policy Workshop 3CreditsAn urban environmental planning and policy course in which studentsexplore an issue affecting the local community, evaluate current policyresponses and possible alternatives, and present recommendations topublic officials, local organizations, and community members. Studentresearch and analysis will draw on primary and secondary data, aswell as feedback from conducting individual interviews, focus groups,and community meetings. Prior projects include determining howBethlehem's new City Revitalization improvement Zone (CRIZ) mightbest benefit the South Side of Bethlehem, PA.

ES 414 (POLS 414) Urban Agriculture Policy, Planning andPractice 3 CreditsReview of urban agriculture and greening programs in growing socialmovement to strengthen neighborhoods, promote healthier living, andcreate localized and sustainable food economies. Students considerthese programs in relation to national farm policy and develop urbanagriculture projects with community partners. Case studies illustratehow improving food access, beautifying vacant land, and reducingfarm-to-table distances, are creatively and successfully combined.Students will receive hands-on gardening and farming experience at acommunity garden.

ES 419 (POLS 419) Mapping Data for Policymaking 3 CreditsThis research methods course teaches students to highlight importantconditions and trends – ones that warrant policymakers’ attention –using publicly available data sources (like the Census). Conveyinginformation in a clear and persuasive way, one that motivatesdecision-makers to act, is a key step in any policymaking process.Students will become familiar with these databases and proficient atgenerating charts, graphs and maps using Microsoft Excel, MicrosoftAccess, and ArcMAP (three programs central to most jobs in policy-related fields).

ES 420 (POLS 420) Food Justice in Urban Environments 3CreditsThis course will review how urban agriculture and city greeningprograms and policies are part of a growing movement working tostrengthen neighborhoods, promote healthier living, and create morelocalized and sustainable food economies. This class will exploreresearch and readings from multiple disciplines on these programsand policies, and will also delve into individual case studies thatillustrate how efforts to improve food access, beautify vacant land,and reduce farm-to-table distances get creatively and successfullycombined.

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ES 421 (SOC 421) Information Ecology 3 CreditsInformation theory, critical social theory, and ecological principles arecombined to model how information organizes human ecosystems.These concepts are applied to environmental policy analysis usingcase studies.

ES 431 U.S. Environmental Law I: Pollution and Risk Abatement 3CreditsThe study of bureaucracy and problems of public and nonprofitorganization and management; executive leadership; personnelmanagement systems and regulatory administration.

ES 433 International Environmental Law & Philosophical-PolicyDesign 3 CreditsThis course studies international law and the natural environmentassuming that the superficial legal structure and policy dilemmasof globally regulating the natural world are the result of the moreessential philosophical ideas and concepts that have created both theinternational legal system and humanity’s evolving interrelationshipwith nature. Learning the current structure of the international-environmental legal system we shall comparatively apply theory topractice to both explain existing law and justify policy change.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 435 Environmental Valuation for Policy Design & LegalAnalysis 3 CreditsReviewing the history and legal context that gave rise to the currentuse of the “contingent valuation method” for pricing environmentalresources, this course assesses empirical and normative strengthsof this method, as well as the weaknesses that challenge itseffectiveness and political legitimacy. Students will evaluate the recentturn to “deliberative” methods of resource valuation and considerempirical and normative problems that deliberative methods address.

ES 442 International Law & Philosophical-Policy Design 3 CreditsUsing the techniques of Philosophical-Policy and Legal Design wewill examine the evolution of those fundamental ideas from the 16thto the 19th centuries that have shaped our current understanding ofinternational law. To assess both what law is, and what it ought tobe, we will contrast narrow theories of international law with morecomprehensive philosophical arguments that place the evolution oflegal practice within a more universal concern for practical reason andhuman nature.

ES 443 Comparative Environmental Law & Philosophical-PolicyDesign 3 CreditsGlobalization is changing our perception of environmental policyas a strictly “domestic” issue. Those interested in humanity’s futureinteraction with nature need to understand not only the comparativepractice of law and policy but the various philosophical principles thatinform distinct approaches to environmental regulation within differentpolitical systems. We will explore both the components of the genericlegal system and the range of alternatives for environmental law andpolicy design as practiced in various parts of the world.Attribute/Distribution: SS

ES 453 Ethnobotany: People and Plants 3 CreditsThis course explores the meanings and uses given to plants bydiverse cultures in their unique ecological settings. Ethnobotanycombines botany and cultural anthropology to study how peopleclassify, use, and manage plants for medicine, food, and ritual.This course introduces the history, methods, theory, and practicalapplications of ethnobotany, including plant conservation, sustainabledevelopment, and cultural survival. Special emphasis will be placedon learning to do ethnobotany through student research projects.

ES 455 (POLS 455) Environmental Justice: From Theory toPractice 3 CreditsThis course explores the various ways in which environmental lawand policy can have discriminatory effects. It examines the rise andevolution of environmental justice movement, and the impact ofenvironmental justice claims on administrative rule making at stateand federal level. Reviewing the history of case law concerningenvironmental justice suits filed under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, it alsoexamines the future of environmental justice in environmental law andpolicy.

ES 457 (PSYC 457) Psychology of Environmental Issues 3CreditsEnvironmental problems and solutions begin with the thoughts,feelings, and behaviors of individual people. We will examine Westernways of relating to nature and the beliefs people hold about it, howthey reason about environmental issues, and how they perceiveenvironmental risk and make decisions. We will also considerenvironmental communication and attitude and behavior change,exploring arenas ranging from patterns of consumption and recyclingto climate change. Research methods for investigating these issueswill be introduced.

ES 466 (POLS 466) Advanced Environmental Policy 3 CreditsAn introduction to the history of domestic environmental policy andcontemporary policy trends, such as the rise of legal adversarialismand public participation in regulatory decisions. The role of marketinstruments in policy implementation, the emergence of rights-based approaches to environmental protection, and the role andvalue of distributional analysis will also be covered. Students willdevelop knowledge of a particular area of environmental policy at thefederal, state, and/or level depending on their interests and currentopportunities.

ES 475 (POLS 475) Seminar: Green Polity 3 CreditsDevelopment of guidelines and applications for public policy andpolitical action directed toward environmental sustainability andpolitical feasibility. Focus on problem-solving and policy design,connecting sustainable environmental goals with workable andresponsive institutional designs.

ES 480 Internship in Environmental Policy 3 CreditsStudents will gain practical experience working with governmental ornon-governmental organizations or public officials formulating and/or implementing environmental policies at local, regional, national orinternational levels. Requires submission of a formal proposal draftedin collaboration with a faculty advisor and the professional mentorwho will oversee the student’s internship. Upon completion of theinternship, students will report project outcomes in oral presentation,written, or digital media format.Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.

ES 483 Independent Study 1-3 CreditsRepeat Status: Course may be repeated.

ES 490 Thesis 1-6 CreditsThesis.

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