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ABE 482
Package Engineering
Credit: 3 hours.
Cross-disciplinary study of the materials, machinery, research, design, techniques, environmental considerations, ethics and economics used in the global packaging industry with emphasis on the implementation of improved technologies for the problems unique to food packaging. An emphasis on the broad, systems-based nature of packaging will be maintained throughout the course. Same as ABE 482. Prerequisite: MATH 120; one each of 100-level Chemistry and Physics courses or their equivalent; junior-senior standing or higher, or consent of instructor.

ABE 476
Indoor Air Quality Engineering
Credit: 4 hours.
Principles and applications of indoor air quality. Particle mechanics, gas kinetics, air quality sampling principles and techniques, air cleaning technologies such as filters, cyclones, electrostatic precipitation for indoor environments; ventilation effectiveness for pollutant control. Research or design project. Same as CEE 448. Prerequisite: PHYS 213, MATH 285, andTAM 335.

ABE 459
Drainage and Water Management
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Design, construction, performance, and maintenance of agricultural drainage systems to meet both production and water quality objectives. Modeling drainage systems. Principles of conservation drainage. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in TAM 335.

ABE 458
NPS Pollution Modeling
Credit: 2 hours.
Concepts, principles, and application of modeling for assessment and management of agricultural nonpoint source pollution. Modeling of agroecosystems and land use impacts on hydrologic and water quality response of upland catchments. Model selection, calibration, validation, and application for comparative analysis. Case studies in current watershed management issues, with a focus on agricultural waste and nutrient management, using existing field and watershed nonpoint source pollution models. Prerequisite: ABE 457.

ABE 457
NPS Pollution Processes
Credit: 2 hours.
Principles, concepts, and analysis of processes for nonpoint source pollution involving sediment, inorganic and organic chemicals, and microbial pathogens; hydrologic and pollutant interactions, pollutant fate and transport processes from storm water runoff and percolation; impact of pollutant transport on receiving water and ecosystems. Prerequisite: ABE 221 or CEE 350.

ABE 456
Land & Water Resources Engrg
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Hydrology, hydraulics, design, construction and cost estimating of structures for the conservation and quality control of soil and water resources; relationship of topography, soils, crops, climate, and cultural practices in conservation and quality control of soil and water for agriculture. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration inTAM 335.

ABE 455
Erosion and Sediment Control
Credit: 2 hours.
Processes, estimation, and control of soil erosion by water, wind and resultant sedimentation. Upland, in-channel, urban, agricultural, disturbed (both military training and mining), and forested environments. Capstone experience in site planning and design. Same as CEE 455 and TSM 455. 2 undergraduate hours. 2 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 350 or NRES 401; CEE 380 or NRES 201.

ABE 436
Renewable Energy Systems
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Renewable energy sources and applications, including solar, geothermal, wind, and biomass. Renewable energy's role in reducing air pollution and global climate change. Capstone project to design a system for converting renewable energy into thermal or electrical energy. Same as TSM 436. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 211.

ABE 374
Environ Control for Buildings
Credit: 3 hours.
Application of bioenvironmental engineering principles to control agricultural building environments. Psychrometrics, room air distribution, fluids, heat transfer, ventilation equipment, environmental physiology, and design topics. Prerequisite: ABE 222.

ABE 221
Agric & Biological Engrg I
Credit: 4 hours.
Engineering methods used in the design and management of agricultural, biological and environmental systems. Hydrologic cycle, soil-water properties and relationships, water runoff, surveying, soil erosion, water management, engine power, fluid power, traction and weight transfer, and off-road vehicle systems. Prerequisite: One of MATH 220, MATH 221, MATH 234.

ABE 141
ABE Principles: Biological
Credit: 2 hours.
Principles of biology relevant to agriculture, food, energy, and the environment, including microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, plant and animal systems, and ecosystems. Case studies of engineering applications where these biological principles have been taken into account or leveraged for the purpose of design.

ABE 488
Bioprocessing Grains for Fuels
Credit: 3 hours.
Engineering and scientific principles governing bioprocessing of cereal grains for production of ethanol and other fermentation products. Process unit operations; conventional and alternative feed stock materials; recovery of value-added coproducts and other variables involved in producing fuel ethanol; process simulation; economic analysis. Prerequisite: CHBE 321 and TAM 251.

ACE 100
Agr Cons and Resource Econ
Credit: 4 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Principles of microeconomics; demand, production, supply, elasticity, markets, and trade are presented and used in the analysis of decisions of individuals relating to agricultural production, food and textile consumption, and natural resource use. Macroeconomic concepts are also introduced. Students receiving credit for ECON 102 may not receive credit for ACE 100.

ACE 210
Environmental Economics
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Economic issues surrounding environmental quality, including: costs and benefits of environmental protection; economics of environmental policies (such as those dealing with toxics, water, and air pollution, and municipal solid waste); and economics of international environmental problems (such as ozone depletion and climate change). Same as ECON 210, ENVS 210, NRES 210, and UP 210. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

ACE 251
The World Food Economy
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, and UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examination of global food production, consumption, and trade; problems of hunger and population; the role of agricultural development, trade, and aid in relieving hunger. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

ACE 254
Economic Systems in Africa
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, and UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines systems of production and exchange in Africa. Through lectures, discussions, readings and films participants will study the ways African people interact in local markets and the impact of national and international markets on their welfare. Same as AFST 254.

ACE 255
Econ of Rural Poverty and Dev
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examination of rural poverty and development issues, with particular attention to current anti-poverty policies and programs and alternative programs. Topics include measurement of poverty; causes of rural poverty; income maintenance, education, and employment policies and their consequences; and rural development strategies. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102 or consent of instructor.

ACE 306
Food Law
Credit: 3 hours.
Explores the legal and political dimensions of food law, policy and trade in the United States and major trading partners. Examines the development of major national and state laws that apply to production, distribution and retail sale of food. Evaluates current issues in food regulation, including: biotechnology, organics, health labeling claims, food safety and products liability litigation. Discusses food regulation in other countries within the context of international treaties such as the World Trade Organization and United Nations.

ACE 310
Natural Resource Economics
Credit: 3 hours.
Economic principles are used to analyze a broad range of natural resource policy and management issues. Economic concepts developed include public goods, social welfare, discounting, dynamic efficiency, and resource scarcity. Natural resources examined include biodiversity, fisheries, forests, minerals, soil, and water resources. Same as ENVS 310 and NRES 310. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

ACE 406
Environmental Law
Credit: 3 to 4 hours.
Examination of environmental law issues. Topics include common-law pollution control; role of administrative agencies and courts; federal and state power; air and water pollution; regulation of toxic substances; protection of land, soil and other natural resources. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ACE 403, or BADM 300, or BADM 301 recommended

ACE 411
Environment and Development
Credit: 3 to 4 hours.
Relationship between economic development and environmental sustainability through application of cost-benefit analysis and environmental economics. Developing and developed country issues are considered with an emphasis on hands-on applications of project appraisal, social benefit-cost analysis, green accounting, and non-market valuation. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or equivalent.

ACE 451
Agriculture in Intl Dev
Credit: 3 to 4 hours.
Economics of agricultural development and the relationships between agriculture and other sectors of the economy in developing nations; agricultural productivity and levels of living in the less developed areas of the world; and studies of agricultural development in different world regions including Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or consent of instructor.

ACE 453
Econ Dev in S and SE Asia
Credit: 2 to 4 hours.
Analysis of plans and progress toward economic development in South and Southeast Asia; economic characteristics of the area and their significance for economic development. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302or consent of instructor.

ACE 454
Econ Dev of Tropical Africa
Credit: 2 to 4 hours.
Types of African economies and growth of the exchange economy; development of natural resources, industry, trade, finance, and education; analysis of economic integration, governmental planning, and development projects; and demographic, land tenure, and institutional influences on development. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or consent of instructor.

ACE 455
Intl Trade in Food and Agr
Credit: 3 hours.
Economic theory used to analyze trends and patterns of international trade in major agricultural commodities and to understand interaction between economic development, policy, and trade; welfare implications of policies affecting production, consumption, and trade; implications of protectionism, free trade, regional trade blocs, and multilateral trade liberalization, and the role for international trade institutions. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or consent of instructor.

ACE 456
Agr and Food Policies
Credit: 3 to 4 hours.
Analysis of agricultural and food policies and programs and their effects on producers and consumers of agricultural products. Formulation of agricultural and food policies are examined with an emphasis on historical and current economic problems affecting agriculture and rural America. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302 or consent of instructor.

ACE 476
Family Economics
Credit: 2 to 4 hours.
Economic welfare of American families, application of economic theory to the behavior of families and individuals with respect to time allocation between the home and the market; family forms; human capital accumulation; gender differences in income; income inequality; and poverty. Role of public policy is considered. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:ECON 302 or consent of instructor; a course in statistics; senior standing.

ACES 101
Contemporary Issues in ACES
Credit: 2 hours.
Study of contemporary issues in the human, food and natural resource systems, and an overview of the role of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and the University of Illinois in these systems. Required of and limited to freshmen enrolled in the College of ACES.

ACES 409
Bioenergy Systems
Credit: 3 hours.
Introductory survey course in bioenergy systems. Focus on plants, soils and bioenergy feedstocks; bioenergy production, processing and use; agricultural, environmental, economic and legal aspects of the bioenergy life cycle; tools and methods. Credit is not given for both ACES 409 and ACES 509.

AFST 254
Economic Systems in Africa

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, and UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines systems of production and exchange in Africa. Through lectures, discussions, readings and films participants will study the ways African people interact in local markets and the impact of national and international markets on their welfare. Same as AFST 254.

AFRO 224
Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and US Minority Culture(s) course.
Presents the Afro-centric world view as it was manifested in traditional African society and in the Afro-American slave community. Shows that this world view merged with European notions of art and humanity, as revealed in modern Afro-American literature, art, and music. Same as CWL 226. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: AFRO 100 or consent of instructor.

AGCM 330
Environmental Communications
Credit: 3 hours.
Basics of communicating about environmental issues to various audiences, emphasizing communication to lay publics. Gathering information about a current environmental issue, analyzing interests of groups involved, and examining strategies for communicating clearly to different groups. Same as ENVS 330 and NRES 330.

AGCM 430
Comm in Env Social Movements
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the interests, values systems and communications strategies of key participants in the environmental movement. Students examine environmental issues and predict possible reactions from key participants in the environmental arena. Same as ENVS 430, NRES 430, and SOC 464. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or RSOC 110.

AGCM 110
Intro to Ag and Env Comm
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to the uses of mass communications media and theories in agricultural and environmental communications and community and human development, and to professional opportunities in applied communications in agricultural, environmental, and human services organizations.

AHS 365
Civic Engagement in Wellness
Credit: 3 hours.
Provides scholarly knowledge and practical experience related to environmental, intellectual, physical, psychological, spiritual, and social wellness. Students acquire leadership and real-world skills while working in teams to develop and implement projects that facilitate health and well-being in the population of adults living in the community. Projects emphasize integrative learning and are showcased in both written and oral formats. Same as CHLH 365, KIN 365, RST 365, and SHS 370.

ARCH 341
Environment Tech HVAC
Credit: 4 hours.
Study of the control of thermal environment, mechanical and related building sub-systems, and their integration into the overall building design. The specific topics include: thermal comfort and the behavioral implications; fundamentals of thermal behavior of buildings; the principles of heat and moisture in buildings; indoor air quality and "Sick Building Syndrome"; energy and sustainability implications of building design; and mechanical systems including HVAC and plumbing systems. Prerequisite: ARCH 232.

ARCH 342
Environment Tech Ltg & Acoust
Credit: 4 hours.
Study of the control of luminous and sonic environments, the supporting building systems, and their integration into the overall building design. Specific topics include: lighting fundamentals; light sources; effects of lighting on comfort and performance; lighting calculations and design; energy economy and sustainability; acoustic fundamentals; room acoustics; noise control; and basic electrical and sound systems. Prerequisite: ARCH 232.

ARCH 480
Sustainable Design Principles
Credit: 2 hours.
Introduction to key concepts for the sustainable design of buildings and landscapes, including concepts that form the core of the U.S Green Building Council rating system (LEED). Introduction to LEED accreditation. Same as UP 480

ARTD 299
Introduction to E-Waste
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to E-Waste -- and what is being done about this growing problem and how you can participate. This course will help you prepare for the $20,000 International e-Waste competition. Open to all University sophomore students including undergraduate computer engineers/scientists, industrial designers, architects, graphic designers, artists, entrepreneurs and others interested in learning about this important topic. This class introduces the growing problem of electronic waste (e-Waste; discarded computers, printers, scanner, cell phone and like electronics) and offers pro-active experiences to demonstrate what you can do about it. Class content will be delivered through seminars, lectures, discussions, workshops, field trips and multi-disciplinary teamwork. The class involves investigation to determine the problems associated with e-Waste revolving around complex legal, economic, social--environmental issues; the opportunity to work with students from other majors on multi-disciplinary teams to generate ideas on ways to solve these problems; and, the opportunity to be involved in pro-active steps to address this real world problem. The class will provide a hands-on experience organizing an e-Waste collection event. The 3 credit option involves lectures/seminars, discussions, field trips and innovation team experiences envisioning new uses for e-Waste. See www.ewaste.illinois.edu for results of last year's UIUC e-waste design competition. Adjunct faculty member Willie Cade has just returned from a United Nations meeting in Beijing, China. He will share his real life experiences addressing this global issue. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.

ARTD 326
Sustainable Product Design
Credit: 3 hours.
Exploration of environmental origins, theory and practice of sustainable product design. Environmentally-responsive design methodologies and topics such as industrial ecology, dematerialization, design for disassembly, design for recycling and life-cycle assessment. Prerequisite: Junior standing in Art and Design or consent of instructor.

AE 481
Wind Power Technology
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Aerodynamic, electromechanical, and structural design of wind power systems; classical windmills; modern wind power generators; wind characteristics and distribution; instrumentation and measurement; energy storage considerations; socioeconomics of wind power systems; performance of large and small scale wind turbines; current design approaches. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 311, AE 321, and ECE 205.

ATMS 140
Climate and Global Change
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Introduces climate change and its interactions with the global environment; surveys the physical, chemical, biological and social factors contributing to global change; includes topics such as greenhouse warming, acid rain, ozone depletion, distinguishes anthropogenic influences and natural variability of the earth system; addresses societal impacts, mitigation strategies, policy options and other human responses to global change. Same as ESES 140.

ATMS 201
General Meteorology
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to physical processes in the atmosphere, focusing on those relevant to weather and storms. Emphasizes quantitative problem solving. Topics include atmospheric structure, atmospheric thermodynamics, clouds, synoptic meteorology, weather forecasting, and storms. For students in atmospheric sciences, physics, mathematics, engineering, and other physical and natural sciences. Prerequisite: MATH 220 or MATH 221; credit or concurrent registration in MATH 231 and PHYS 211.

ATMS 322
Soc Impacts Weather & Climate
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines the interconnectedness of weather, climate and society. Focus is on the complex relationship between weather and climate and society from both a physical and social perspective with an examination of the role of sustainability in both impacts and future mitigation. Discussions focused on the physical principles driving the weather and climate and how they interact with all aspects of society. Same as ENSU 301.

ATMS 411
Satellite Remote Sensing
Credit: 4 hours.
Review of the basic techniques used in satellite remote sensing of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, as well as other planets in our solar system. Topics include radiative transfer, scattering and absorption processes, the Sun, mathematics of inversion, atmospheric properties and constituents, surface properties, precipitation, radiation budgets, image classification, satellite technology and orbital configurations. Laboratory work on radiative transfer modeling and satellite data analysis emphasized. All students participate in a team project that has novel and practical applications. Prerequisite: MATH 285 and PHYS 212.

ATMS 420
Atmospheric Chemistry
Credit: 3 hours.
Biochemical cycles of atmospheric trace gases, their interactions on global and regional scales, and their significance for the chemistry in the atmosphere. Important fundamental concepts central to understanding air pollutants, e.g., the formation of aerosols and the transformation and removal of species in the atmosphere. Same as ATMS 420 and ENVS 450. Prerequisite: CHEM 102; ATMS 201 or CEE 330.

ATMS 447
Climate Change Assessment
Credit: 3 hours.
Provides students with first-hand experience with computer models used to study climate change and permits them to test hypotheses, develop scenarios, learn about the implications of various structures of the modeled system, and evaluate the climatic impacts of anthropogenic emissions. Students perform calculations and produce model scenarios using a web interface to our Integrated Science Assessment Model (ISAM).

ATMS 448
Climate and Climate Change
Credit: 4 hours.
Course provides an understanding of contemporary climate issues. This is to be accomplished by a systematic examination of: (1) the Earth's climate system, (2) the instrumental, historical and geological observations of the present and past climates of the Earth, (3) the theories of the causes of past, present and potential future climates, (4) the development of mathematical climate models to quantitatively simulate and understand climate and climate change; and (5) the results of such climate model simulations. Prerequisite: ATMS 301, ATMS 302, and ATMS 304; or consent of instructor.

ATMS 449
Biogeochemical Cycles
Credit: 4 hours.
Presents the key physical, biological, and chemical concepts of biogeochemical cycles central to understanding the causes of global changes in climate and air quality, focusing on an atmospheric sciences view of these cycles and their influences. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ATMS 311
Environmental Issues Today

Credit: 3 hours.
Seminar exposing students in the Environmental Fellows Program to different disciplinary perspectives on specific environmental issues, as revealed in the scholarly literature. Specific problems will vary from term to term. This seminar helps students make the transition from disciplinary to interdisciplinary thinking. Team-taught. Same as ATMS 311. Prerequisite: Admission to Environmental Fellows Program or consent of advisor.

ATMS 425

Air Quality Modeling

Credit: 3 hours.
Practical and advanced approaches to air pollution modeling, including aspects of pollutant transport, transformation, and loss. Gaussian plume, chemical mass balance, chemical reaction, grid and trajectory models. Evaluation of models and the development of efficient control strategies. Same as ATMS 425. Prerequisite: CEE 330 and credit or concurrent registration inTAM 335; or ATMS 302.

BUS 101
Business Prof Responsibility
Credit: 2 hours.
Introduces College of Business freshmen to Professional Responsibility in Business. Begins by developing the concept of professional responsibility within a personal and interperson context. Students will discover the meaning of professional responsibility in their career and in professional relaitonships. Continues by expanding the concept of professional responsibility to an ethical balance of the profit motive and corporate responsbility within the global context.

BADM 532
Sust Products for Subsistence
Credit: 4 hours.
Focuses on sustainable product and market development for subsistence marketplaces; virtual immersion in subsistence contexts; emersion of principles for business, design, and engineering; idea generation and evaluation by groups of business, engineering, and design students; optional international field trip over winter break; option to enroll in a spring course on developing product prototype and business plan. Prerequisite: Application process.

CHEM 102
General Chemistry I

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
For students who have some prior knowledge of chemistry. Principles governing atomic structure, bonding, states of matter, stoichiometry, and chemical equilibrium. Students may not receive credit for both CHEM 102 and CHEM 202. Prerequisite: Credit in or exemption from MATH 012; one year of high school chemistry or equivalent.

CHEM 103
General Chemistry Lab I

Credit: 1 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Laboratory studies to accompany CHEM 102. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 102 is required.

CEE 201
Systems Engrg & Economics
Credit: 3 hours.
formulation and solution of civil engineering problems. Major topics: engineering economy, mathematical modeling, and optimization. Application of techniques, including classical optimization, linear and nonlinear programming, network theory, critical path methods, simulation, decision theory, and dynamic programming to a variety of civil engineering problems. Credit is not given for both CEE 201 and either GE 330 or IE 310. Prerequisite: MATH 231; credit or concurrent registration in MATH 225.

CEE 330
Environmental Engineering
Credit: 3 hours.
Sources, characteristics, transport, and effects of air and water contaminants; biological, chemical, and physical processes in water; atmospheric structure and composition; unit operations for air and water quality control; solid waste management; environmental quality standards. Prerequisite: CHEM 104.

CEE 350
Water Resources Engineering
Credit: 3 hours.
Quantitative aspects of water in the earth's environment and its engineering implications, including design and analysis of systems directly concerned with use and control of water; quantitative introduction to hydrology, hydraulic engineering, and water resources planning. Prerequisite: CEE 202; credit or concurrent registration in TAM 335 and CEE 201.

CEE 401
Concrete Materials
Credit: 4 hours.
Examination of the influence of constituent materials (cements, water, aggregates and admixtures) on the properties of fresh and hardened concrete, concrete mix design, handling and placement of concrete, and behavior of concrete under various types of loading and environment. Laboratory exercises utilize standard concrete test methods. Field trips are held during some scheduled laboratory sessions. Prerequisite: CEE 300.

CEE 405
Asphalt Materials I
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Properties and control testing of bituminous materials, aggregates for bituminous mixtures, and analysis and design of asphalt concrete and liquid asphalt cold mixtures; structural properties of bituminous mixes; surface treatment design; recycling of mixtures. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

CEE 406
Pavement Design I
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Analysis, behavior, performance, and structural design of highway flexible and rigid pavements; climate factors, drainage, traffic loading analysis, and life cycle cost analysis. Course information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

CEE 415
Geometric Design of Roads
Credit:  4 hours.
Highway classification; analysis of factors in developing a transportation facility; highway geometrics design and safety standards; roadway design element; human factors in roadway design; roadway location principles; intersection, interchange, and ramp design; drainage factors. Prerequisite: CEE 310.

CEE 430
Ecological Quality Engineering
Credit: 2 hours.
Characteristics of rivers and lakes which affect the management of domestic and industrial wastewaters; chemical hazards assessment, introduction to surveillance and biomonitoring, and review of regulations governing effluents. Prerequisite: CEE 330.

CEE 431
Biomonitoring
Credit: 3 hours.
The theory and application of biomonitoring as a component of environmental management; review of a range of techniques to analyze effluents and assess condition and trend in the environment, using biological and ecological systems; emphasis on biomonitoring program design, selection and analysis of data, and interpretation of biomonitoring results. Prerequisite: CEE 

CEE 432
Stream Ecology
Credit: 3 hours.
Description of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics in streams and rivers including an integrated treatment of the environmental factors affecting the composition and distribution of biota; emphasizes the application of ecological principles in aquatic ecosystem protection and management. Same as IB 450. Prerequisite: CEE 430.

CEE 434
Environmental Systems I
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to the concepts and applications of environmental systems analysis. Application of mathematical programming and modeling to the design, planning, and management of engineered environmental systems, regional environmental systems, and environmental policy. Economic analysis, including benefit-cost analysis and management strategies. Concepts of tradeoff, non-inferior sets, single- and multi-objective optimization. Practical application to case studies to convey an understanding of the complexity and data collection challenges of actual design practice. Prerequisite: CEE 201 or GE 330; CEE 330.

CEE 436
Sustainable Urban Bldg Sites
Credit: 4 hours.
Identification of sustainability indicators, identification and design of sustainable technologies associated with water and energy management for urban buildings, and sites, and acceptance evaluation of sustainable technologies from technical, economic, and social perspectives using life cycle analysis. Sustainable technology applications to water reuse, storm water management, alternative energy, energy conservation, and new building approaches and materials, Design teams work together on homework assignments and final design project proposing a sustainable redevelopment strategy for an urban building and the surrounding site. Prerequisite: CHEM 104 and MATH 231.

CEE 437
Water Quality Engineering
Credit: 3 hours.
Fundamental theory underlying the unit processes utilized in the treatment of water for domestic and industrial usage, and in the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewaters. Prerequisite: CEE 330; credit or concurrent registration in TAM 335.

CEE 440
Solid and Hazardous Waste
Credit: 3 hours.
Investigation of the regulatory and technical issues affecting solid and hazardous waste management, with an emphasis on the principles governing the transport, fate, and remediation of solid and hazardous waste in the subsurface, including advection, dispersion, sorption, interphase mass transfer, and transformation reactions. Prerequisite: CEE 330.

CEE 444
Env Eng Principles, Biological
Credit: 3 hours.
Application of principles of biochemistry and microbiology to air and water quality, wastes, and their engineering management; biological mediated changes in water and in domestic and industrial wastewater. Prerequisite: CEE 443.

CEE 445
Air Quality Modeling
Credit: 3 hours.
Overview of practical and advanced approaches to air pollution modeling, including aspects of pollutant transport, transformation, and loss. Models considered include: Gaussian plume, chemical mass balance, chemical reaction, grid and trajectory. Evaluation of models and the development of efficient control strategies. Same as ATMS 425. Prerequisite: CEE 330and credit or concurrent registration in TAM 335; or ATMS 302

CEE 446
Air Quality Engineering
Credit: 3 hours.
Description and application of chemical and physical principles related to air pollutants, aerosol mechanics, attenuation of light in the atmosphere, air quality regulation, generation of air pollutants, methods to remove gaseous and particulate pollutants from gas streams, and atmospheric dispersion. Prerequisite: CEE 330; credit or concurrent registration in TAM 335.

CEE 449
Environmental Engineering Lab
Credit: 3 hours.
Traditional analysis tools and techniques in analysis, control, and design of natural and engineered environmental systems including air, water, wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, and ecological systems. Prerequisite: CEE 437 or CEE 446.

CEE 450
Surface Hydrology
Credit:  3 hours.
Descriptive and quantitative hydrology dealing with the distribution, circulation, and storage of water on the earth's surface; principles of hydrologic processes; methods of analysis and their applications to engineering and environmental problems. Prerequisite: CEE 350.

CEE 453
Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics
Credit:  4 hours.
Hydraulic analysis and design of urban, highway, airport, and small rural watershed drainage problems; discussion of overland and drainage channel flows; hydraulics of storm-drain systems and culverts; determination of design flow; runoff for highways, airports, and urban areas; design of drainage gutters, channels, sewer networks, and culverts. Prerequisite: CEE 350.

CEE 467
Masonry Structures
Credit:  3 or 4 hours.
Analysis, design, and construction of masonry structures. Mechanical properties of clay and concrete masonry units, mortar, and grout. Compressive, tensile, flexural, and shear behavior of masonry structural components. Strength and behavior of unreinforced bearing walls. Detailed design of reinforced masonry beams, columns, structural walls with and without openings, and complete lateral-force resisting building systems. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 461.

CEE 457
Groundwater
Credit: 3 hours.
Physical properties of groundwater and aquifers, principles and fundamental equations of porous media flow and mass transport, well hydraulics and pumping test analysis, role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, groundwater quality and contamination. Prerequisite: CEE 350 and TAM 335.

CHLH 100
Contemporary Health
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines concepts of health and health promotion in contemporary society with emphasis on a healthy lifestyle for individuals and groups. Topics include self care, health insurance, exercise, nutrition and weight control, sexuality, contraception, tobacco, alcohol, cardiovascular health, infectious diseases, and cancer.

CHLH 101
Introduction to Public Health
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Introduction to the nation's public health system; includes an overview of the basic concepts and core functions of public health practice, the scope of applications, and the variety of service organizations (both public and private) that shape public health

CHLH 201
Health Informatics
Credit: 2 hours.
Summarizes utilization of computer technology in key health care functions and introduces students to principles and evaluation of electronically supported health information. Students are required to complete a series of web site assessments with health information and compose and post their own health information web page.

CHLH 210
Community Health Organizations
Credit: 2 hours.
Overview of institutions and agencies which provide health information, education, services, and care. Includes historical foundations, constituencies, organizational goals and structure, funding and expenditures, modes of service delivery, political and ethical issues.

CHLH 244
Health Statistics
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Quant Reasoning I course.
Introduction to biostatistics. Students learn concepts necessary to understand statistical inference as applied to health issues.

CHLH 250
Health Care Systems
Credit: 3 hours.
Overview of the major issues confronting health care systems from a macro perspective. Identification and analysis of the functions, major participants and trends in health care systems in the United States and abroad. Attention on current and emerging issues having implications for health care systems in industrialized nations.

CHLH 336
Tomorrow's Environment
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to interdisciplinary methods of analysis of environmental problems in a finite world; examination of the concept of the limits to growth; development of a working understanding of natural systems and environmental economics; and examination of various management strategies (technical, economic, and social) that can be used to improve environmental quality. Same as CHLH 336, and ENVS 336. Prerequisite: One course in the life sciences and one course in the social sciences, or consent of instructor.

CHLH 365
Civic Engagement in Wellness
Credit: 3 hours.
Provides scholarly knowledge and practical experience related to environmental, intellectual, physical, psychological, spiritual, and social wellness. Students acquire leadership and real-world skills while working in teams to develop and implement projects that facilitate health and well-being in the population of adults living in the community. Projects emphasize integrative learning and are showcased in both written and oral formats. Same as CHLH 365, KIN 365, RST 365, and SHS 370.

CHLH 409
Women's Health
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the culture of women in relationship to their health. Study is devoted to selected health care issues, developmental and physiological changes in the life cycle, health problems that affect women, and the maintenance of health. Same as GWS 409. Prerequisite: CHLH 100 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.

CHLH 410
Public Health Practice
Credit: 4 hours.
Theory and practice of public health promotion as they relate to educational approaches in solving community health problems. Prerequisite: CHLH 210 or consent of instructor.

CHLH 421
Health Data Analysis
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Quant Reasoning II course.
Introduces health data analysis, sources and uses of health data, collection techniques and classification procedures, commonly used health indices, techniques of rate adjustment, graphic presentation of data as they relate to the planning, conducting, and evaluating of community health programs. Prerequisite: Quantitative Reasoning I course or equivalent.

CHLH 439
Health Applications of GIS
Credit: 3 hours.
Students use spatial technologies and data to address issues of health. Topics include disease outbreak surveillance and response, environmental factors such as climate and socio-economic context, and the medical and other data needed to spatial analysis of health information. Application-based learning and class lectures are complemented by readings, guest lectures and class discussions. Geographic information system and global positioning system use is covered with examples drawn from public and veterinary health. Same as GEOG 439 and CHLH 439. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: An introductory statistics course such as ACE 261, CHLH 244, ECON 202, GEOG 280 or equivalent.

CHLH 455
Health Services Financing
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines major topics and emerging trends in health financing, including sources of revenue, public and private financing organizations, reimbursement and sources of revenue to health providers, and capital financing in the health care industry. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

CHLH 456
Organization of Health Care
Credit: 2 to 4 hours.
Examines types and performance of health care organizations (e.g. , doctors' offices, clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes), networks of health services, evaluation of health care, and social policy issues relating to organizations in the U. S. health care system. Same as SOC 476.

CHLH 457
Health Planning
Credit: 3 hours.
Survey of the history and objectives of health planning as related to medical care delivery in the United States; methods of health, institutional and community planning; planning and marketing concepts and methods; analysis of consumer behavior, public policies, and private competitive forces. Same as SOCW 457. Prerequisite: CHLH 250 and junior standing.

CHLH 458
Health Administration
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines management principles relative to health care institutions emphasizing goal setting, decision making, system analysis, organizational structure, conflict resolution, and leadership theories. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing, or consent of instructor.

CHLH 461
Environmental Toxicology
Credit: 3 hours.
Explores toxicological, environmental, public health, occupational and ecological aspects of the use and release of toxic substances in the environment; features case histories of environmental contamination that illustrate ecological, health, and social aspects of pollution; emphasizes biochemical mechanisms and ecosystem consequences. Same as CHLH 461, CPSC 435, and ENVS 431. Prerequisite: A college chemistry course and a college biology course; or consent of instructor.

CHLH 465
Social Marketing Health&Behav

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Applies marketing concepts and practices to bring about behavior change for a social good. Social marketing is an approach to planning and implementing projects and programs that emphasizes a customer-centered mindset to learn what people want and need to change their behavior. Designed to give students a thorough orientation to the discipline of social marketing and its application to a range of problems with an emphasis on issues in health contexts. Topics will include audience research, segmentation strategies, communication channels, and marketing mix, and the application of behavioral theory. Students will acquire practical skills in the design, implementation, and evaluation of health intervention initiatives that use social marketing. Same as CHLH 465. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

CHLH 469
Environmental Health
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Appreciation of the concepts and mechanisms used to prevent or control environmental conditions that may lead to infectious or other environmentally induced diseases. Presents topics from a public health perspective that include air pollution, water supply management, waste management, radiation protection, food hygiene, occupational health and disaster management. Same as ENVS 469. Prerequisite: CHLH 274 or equivalent.

CS 210
Ethical & Professional Issues

Credit: 2 hours.
Ethics for the computing profession. Ethical decision-making; licensing; intellectual property, freedom of information, and privacy. Credit is not given for both CS 210 and ECE 316. Junior standing required. Prerequisite: CS 225.

CMN 260
Intro to Health Communication
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Behavioral Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Introduces theory and research on communication in health and illness contexts. Explores how messages from media, interpersonal, and organizational sources affect health beliefs and behaviors.

CMN 465
Social Marketing Health&Behav

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Applies marketing concepts and practices to bring about behavior change for a social good. Social marketing is an approach to planning and implementing projects and programs that emphasizes a customer-centered mindset to learn what people want and need to change their behavior. Designed to give students a thorough orientation to the discipline of social marketing and its application to a range of problems with an emphasis on issues in health contexts. Topics will include audience research, segmentation strategies, communication channels, and marketing mix, and the application of behavioral theory. Students will acquire practical skills in the design, implementation, and evaluation of health intervention initiatives that use social marketing. Same as CHLH 465. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

CMN 476
Commercialism and the Public
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Explores the influences of advertising and commercialism and their role in defining our political culture, social institutions, and personal lives. Through readings, written reflection, visual presentations, and class discussions, the course explores a wide range of advertising and consumer issues and discusses how consumers negotiate these forces. The first part of the course is devoted to a historical overview; discussing the risk and evolving nature of advertising throughout the 20th century. Having established a historical framework, the course offers six contemporary topics to be discussed in the remainder of the semester. Topics may include, but not be limited to: the commercial mass media; the public relations industry; gender in advertising; commercialization of childhood; the commercialization of medicine and science; contemporary consumer society; advertising in schools; and food, advertising, and body image. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

CPSC 113
Environment, Agric, & Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Life Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Introduction to agriculture and the environment; examine the largest managed ecosystem and its influence on natural ecosystems; develop a working understanding of natural and agriculture ecosystems and their interaction; examine various agriculture management strategies that can be used to produce food for an increasing world population while maintaining or improving environmental quality.

CPSC 116
The Global Food Production Web
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures course.
Introduces students to the global web involved in the production of food we consume on a daily basis. Selected ecosystems of plants, people, and cultures in Asia, Africa, and Latin America will be studied based on involvement with various crops. Presents the origin and biology of plants; their evolution with humankind in various cultures; the spread and economic importance of crops around the world; and considers current hunger and environmental issues resulting from the global food web. Interactive communications with selected scientists, producers, and traders around the world through the World Wide Web and email system of the INTERNET permit students to get personal exposure to information and activities.

CPSC 336
Tomorrow's Environment
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to interdisciplinary methods of analysis of environmental problems in a finite world; examination of the concept of the limits to growth; development of a working understanding of natural systems and environmental economics; and examination of various management strategies (technical, economic, and social) that can be used to improve environmental quality. Same as CHLH 336, and ENVS 336. Prerequisite: One course in the life sciences and one course in the social sciences, or consent of instructor.

CPSC 414
Forage Crops and Pasture Eco
Credit: 3 hours.
Forages, their plant characteristics, ecology, and production; grasslands of farm and range as related to animal production and soil conservation. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: CPSC 112.

CPSC 437
Principles of Agroecology
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the dynamics and function of agricultural ecosystems and reviews fundamental concepts of ecology. Agricultural systems will be compared on the basis of energy flow, nutrient cycling, diversity, stability and required inputs. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: IB 100 or IB 103 or equivalent.

CPSC 415
Bioenergy Crops
Credit: 3 hours.
Provides an overview and understanding of biomass feedstock production systems for sustainable biofuels production. Prerequisite: CPSC 112 or consent of instructor.

CPSC 431
Plants and Global Change

Credit: 3 hours.
The science of global atmospheric and climate change in the 21st Century. Understanding of how plants, including crops, will respond and may be adapted to these changes. Using plants to ameliorate predicted climate change. Same as IB 440 andNRES 431. Prerequisite: CPSC 112 or IB 103.

CPSC 435
Environmental Toxicology
Credit: 3 hours.
Explores toxicological, environmental, public health, occupational and ecological aspects of the use and release of toxic substances in the environment; features case histories of environmental contamination that illustrate ecological, health, and social aspects of pollution; emphasizes biochemical mechanisms and ecosystem consequences. Same as CHLH 461, CPSC 435, and ENVS 431. Prerequisite: A college chemistry course and a college biology course; or consent of instructor.

CPSC 436
Conservation Biology
Credit: 4 hours.
Synthesis of conservation biology with an emphasis on the preservation of biological diversity and its evolutionary potential. Laboratory includes an introduction to the use of modern molecular techniques in conservation biology, computer simulation modeling, and field conservation problem solving. Same as CPSC 436 and ENVS 420. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite:IB 203 or consent of instructor.

CPSC 439
Env and Sustainable Dev
Credit: 3 hours.
Comprehensive overview and synthesis of global environmental problems and their relationships to human activities, with a focus on ecological and natural resource elements. Concerns include unsound ethics and concepts of development and modernization, the lack of motivation or funding to implement available technical solutions, the promotion of alternative development ethics, and a review of opportunities to maintain or improve the well-being of people, other organisms, and the environment. Same as CPSC 439. Prerequisite: NRES 219 or ACE 210.

ECE 333
Green Electric Energy
Credit: 3 hours.
Review of relevant topics from physics and circuits; electric power grid structure and policy; analysis of wind, solar, and fuels as raw resources; wind turbines and parks; solar cells, modules, arrays and systems; fuel cell power plants; energy and financial performance of green energy projects; integration of green energy into power grid; energy project report and presentation. Prerequisite: ECE 205 or ECE 210.

ECE 316
Ethics and Engineering
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Advanced Composition, and Hist&Philosoph Perspect course.
Ethical issues in the practice of engineering: safety and liability, professional responsibility to clients and employers, whistle-blowing, codes of ethics, career choice, and legal obligations. Philosophical analysis of normative ethical theories. Case studies. Same as PHIL 316. Credit is not given for both ECE 316 and CS 210. Junior standing is required. Prerequisite: RHET 105.

ENSU 300
Environmental Sustainability
Credit: 3 hours.
Explores the challenges of creating a sustainable world. Examines: a) trends and conditions of the earth's major ecosystems, b) ways in which our economic system has created levels of consumption that threaten sustainability, c) the extent to which equity and justice contribute to sustainable systems, and d) evidence demonstrating how human creativity and innovation can create a more sustainable world. Same as ENSU 300 and NRES 370.

ENSU 301
Soc Impacts Weather & Climate
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines the interconnectedness of weather, climate and society. Focus is on the complex relationship between weather and climate and society from both a physical and social perspective with an examination of the role of sustainability in both impacts and future mitigation. Discussions focused on the physical principles driving the weather and climate and how they interact with all aspects of society. Same as ENSU 301.

ENSU 303
Sustainable Business I
Credit: 4 hours.
At the dawn of the 21st century, business and society is confronted with a confluence of factors, including environmental degradation, widespread poverty, and the need for renewable sources of energy. The diverse sources of information that point to an uncertain future suggests that a 'business as usual' approach has to be replaced with more proactive alternatives that address the needs of the environment, consumer welfare and community development. This course on sustainable marketing management begins to address these issues and engender an appreciation among our students for the challenges that lie ahead for businesses. Looks at the relationship between sustainable business practices, societal welfare, and ecological systems. Student projects will apply marketing and business concepts to create a sustainable business plan for organizations.

ENSU 310
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Credit: 4 hours.
Fossil fuel supplies are finite and growing energy demands of an ever increasing population will quickly deplete these reservoirs. Focuses on the use and availability of renewable and alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, bio-fuels, ethanol, geothermal and nuclear power as well as the impacts of using these alternative energy sources on climate, society and the global economy. Students will develop the student's perspective on human energy consumption at all scales through a complete scale analysis of energy production and consumption - from the individual to the national government to the world economy.

ECON 210
Environmental Economics
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Economic issues surrounding environmental quality, including: costs and benefits of environmental protection; economics of environmental policies (such as those dealing with toxics, water, and air pollution, and municipal solid waste); and economics of international environmental problems (such as ozone depletion and climate change). Same as ECON 210, ENVS 210, NRES 210, and UP 210. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

ECON 412
Economics of Poverty
Credit: 2 to 4 hours.
Analyzes the nature and causes of poverty with special emphasis on critical evaluation of programs to combat poverty in the United States. Same as LER 412. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 102 and ECON 103 or equivalent.

ECON 450
Development Economics
Credit: 2 to 4 hours.
Analyzes the economic problems associated with newly developing nations; emphasizes their economic structures, their factor scarcities, and their programs for development. Not open for graduate credit to graduate candidates in economics. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Graduate credit is not given for both ECON 450 and ECON 550 or ECON 551. Prerequisite: ECON 102 and ECON 103 or equivalent. ECON 302 strongly recommended.
Available Fall 2010

ECON 482
Health Economics

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Economic analysis of the health care industry to explain the demand for and supply of medical care. Includes analysis of behavior of consumers, producers, and insurers; and public policies to regulate the industry and to provide services for the poor and elderly. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302 is recommended.

ENVS 101
Introduction to Energy Sources
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences, and Quant Reasoning II course.

ENVS 299
Ind Studies of Env. Topics
Credit: 0 to 4 hours.
Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ENVS 161
Global Environmental Change
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
History of the twentieth century emphasizing globalization and environmental change. It pays particular attention to petroleum, to struggles, both international and popular, to control its sources, and to the impact of its multiple applications on agriculture and on the global commons-oceans and atmosphere. Examples will include both states who command the centers of globalization and the responses of non-Western states whose relationship with the process is more ambiguous and problematic. Same as ENVS 161 and NRES 161. This course can be used to fulfill either Western or Nonwestern general education categories but not both.
ENVS 210

Environmental Economics
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Economic issues surrounding environmental quality, including: costs and benefits of environmental protection; economics of environmental policies (such as those dealing with toxics, water, and air pollution, and municipal solid waste); and economics of international environmental problems (such as ozone depletion and climate change). Same as ECON 210, ENVS 210, NRES 210, and UP 210. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

ENVS 201
Environmental History
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Exploration of the extent and variety of relations between people and the environment, with special emphasis on pre-capitalist land use systems, illustrated with examples from the Midwest United States, tropical Africa, and tropical South America; the impact during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of global capitalism; and a discussion of contemporary environmental concerns, starting with questions of land use. Same as ENVS 201.

ENVS 301
Environmental Issues Today
Credit: 3 hours.
Seminar exposing students in the Environmental Fellows Program to different disciplinary perspectives on specific environmental issues, as revealed in the scholarly literature. Specific problems will vary from term to term. This seminar helps students make the transition from disciplinary to interdisciplinary thinking. Team-taught. Prerequisite: Admission to Environmental Fellows Program or consent of EFP Director.

ENVS 310
Natural Resource Economics
Credit: 3 hours.
Economic principles are used to analyze a broad range of natural resource policy and management issues. Economic concepts developed include public goods, social welfare, discounting, dynamic efficiency, and resource scarcity. Natural resources examined include biodiversity, fisheries, forests, minerals, soil, and water resources. Same as ENVS 310 and NRES 310. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

ENVS 330
Environmental Communications
Credit: 3 hours.
Basics of communicating about environmental issues to various audiences, emphasizing communication to lay publics. Gathering information about a current environmental issue, analyzing interests of groups involved, and examining strategies for communicating clearly to different groups. Same as ENVS 330 and NRES 330.

ENVS 336
Tomorrow's Environment
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to interdisciplinary methods of analysis of environmental problems in a finite world; examination of the concept of the limits to growth; development of a working understanding of natural systems and environmental economics; and examination of various management strategies (technical, economic, and social) that can be used to improve environmental quality. Same as CHLH 336, and ENVS 336. Prerequisite: One course in the life sciences and one course in the social sciences, or consent of instructor.

ENVS 350
Environmental Studies Workshop

Credit: 4 hours.
Team-taught workshop in which students and faculty work together in teams to analyze a particular environmental problem and develop potential solutions. The course will focus on a selected environmental problem and seek solutions through integration of the humanities and the social, physical and biological sciences. The integrated approach will be compared to the process of framing the problem from the perspective of the individual disciplines, evaluating the assumptions inherent in each approach. This workshop is part of the capstone experience for students in the Environmental Fellows Program. Prerequisite: Admission to Environmental Fellows Program or consent of the EFP Director.

ENVS 380
Environmental Geology

Credit: 4 hours.
Increases student understanding of environmental issues of water supply and pollution, waste disposal, energy, environmental health, global change, and land evaluation and use by emphasizing the role of geology and its relationships to human activities. Course requires a one-day field trip and field trip fee. Same as ENVS 380. Prerequisite: CHEM 102 and CHEM 103; and GEOL 100 and GEOL 110, or GEOL 101, GEOL 103, GEOL 104, GEOL 107, or GEOL 111; or consent of instructor.

ENVS 406
Urban Ecology
Credit: 4 hours.
Examines cities as natural systems, combining ecological analyses with historical, anthropological, and sociological studies of urban nature. Addresses ecological sustainability, growth management, biodiversity, ecology of parks, zoos and aquariums, environmental justice. Required field trip. Same as ENVS 406. Course may not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor.

ENVS 420
Conservation Biology
Credit: 4 hours.
Synthesis of conservation biology with an emphasis on the preservation of biological diversity and its evolutionary potential. Laboratory includes an introduction to the use of modern molecular techniques in conservation biology, computer simulation modeling, and field conservation problem solving. Same as CPSC 436 and ENVS 420. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite:IB 203 or consent of instructor.

ENVS 430
Comm in Env Social Movements
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the interests, values systems and communications strategies of key participants in the environmental movement. Students examine environmental issues and predict possible reactions from key participants in the environmental arena. Same as ENVS 430, NRES 430, and SOC 464. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or RSOC 110.

ENVS 431
Environmental Toxicology
Credit: 3 hours.
Explores toxicological, environmental, public health, occupational and ecological aspects of the use and release of toxic substances in the environment; features case histories of environmental contamination that illustrate ecological, health, and social aspects of pollution; emphasizes biochemical mechanisms and ecosystem consequences. Same as CHLH 461, CPSC 435, and ENVS 431. Prerequisite: A college chemistry course and a college biology course; or consent of instructor.

ENVS 444

Social Impact Assessment
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Provides the student with a theoretical understanding and the methodology to conduct social impact assessment and social soundness analysis within the context of planned change as a component of environmental impact assessment and development projects within both First and Third World countries. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Same asENVS 444, LA 444, NRES 444, RSOC 444, and UP 444. Prerequisite: RSOC 110 or SOC 100 or equivalent introductory social science course. For Urban and Regional Planning students only: UP 101 and UP 347.

ENVS 447
Environmental Sociology

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.

Examination of historical and modern consequences of environmental alteration and pollution and resource limitations on human populations in the context of various social change theories. Explores the environmental movement, population explosion, the "limits to growth debate," and the impacts of environmental change on food production, land, and water quality. Same as ENVS 447 and RSOC 447. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: SOC 100, RSOC 110, or equivalent; and SOC 380 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.

ENVS 450
Atmospheric Chemistry
Credit: 3 hours.
Biochemical cycles of atmospheric trace gases, their interactions on global and regional scales, and their significance for the chemistry in the atmosphere. Important fundamental concepts central to understanding air pollutants, e.g., the formation of aerosols and the transformation and removal of species in the atmosphere. Same as ATMS 420 and ENVS 450. Prerequisite:CHEM 102; ATMS 201 or CEE 330.

ENVS 469
Environmental Health
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Appreciation of the concepts and mechanisms used to prevent or control environmental conditions that may lead to infectious or other environmentally induced diseases. Presents topics from a public health perspective that include air pollution, water supply management, waste management, radiation protection, food hygiene, occupational health and disaster management. Same as ENVS 469. Prerequisite: CHLH 274 or equivalent.

ESES 320
Water Planet, Water Crisis
Credit: 3 hours.
Study of the science of water on planet earth, the developing water crisis, and some possible solutions to it. Topics include water's unique physical and chemical properties; how it profoundly shapes the earth/ocean/atmosphere system; dynamics of oceans, atmosphere, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice masses; current fresh water supplies and their distribution on earth relative to population; current and future water crises and the compounding effects of droughts, floods, and global change; and prospects for some technological and economic approaches to easing the crisis. Same as GEOG 370 and GEOL 370.

ESES 381
Environmental Perspectives

Credit: 3 hours.
Focus on the major ideas in contemporary environmentalism, especially on how humans do and should interact with the environment. Same as ESES 381. Prerequisite: Junior or senior undergraduate standing.

ESES 466
Environmental Policy
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Examination of the geographical and political aspects of human-environmental relations; focusing on how environmental problems are defined, negotiated, and addressed through policy formulation. Specific approaches to environmental policy will be considered at different geographical scales. Same as ESES 466. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One course in Geography or Political Science or consent of instructor.

ESES 467
Dynm Simul of Nat Res Problems
Credit: 3 or 4 hours
Examines the development of the physically based theories of scarcity and a comparison to the historical and most recent economic theories of scarcity of critical resources, especially energy, and their expected application in local, regional, national, and international situations. Same as ECON 415 and ESES 467. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:MATH 231 or MATH 234; ECON 102 or ECON 103, or equivalent; ECON 302 or consent of instructor.

ESES 481
Intl Environ Cooperation
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the problems, politics and policies of environmental problems that require international cooperation to solve. Transboundary, regional, and global commons problems will be analyzed, spanning the atmosphere (acid rain, protection of the ozone layer, and climate change), the oceans (pelagic fisheries), and biodiversity (Convention on Biological Diversity, trade in endangered species). Discusses methods for increasing international environmental cooperation, such as unilateral actions, trade sanctions, financial aid, non-governmental monitoring and innovations in institutional design. Same as ESES 481. Prerequisite: One course in Geography or Political Science or consent of instructor.

ESES 482
Challenges of Sustainability
Credit: 3 hours.
An interdisciplinary approach to investigating the meaning and practice of sustainability in the contemporary Earth system. As a consequence, students explore the sustainability of crucial resources - water, soil, energy, mineral and the biota - in the context of the social and environmental systems in which these resources are used, including the moral, physical, ecological, political and economic. Same as GEOG 482 and GEOL 483. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.

ESE 200
Earth Systems
Credit: 3 hours.
Interdisciplinary lecture class intended to introduce Earth Systems studies, which focuses on integrating social and natural science approaches to studying the Earth and its environments.

ESE 210
Contemp Social & Env Problems
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Geographic perspectives on contemporary national and international problems. Topics vary each term and include such themes as environmental quality, food production, urban problems, and particular social and political conflicts. Same as ESE 210.

ESE 222
Big Rivers of the World
Credit: 3 hours.
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of big rivers, encompassing geomorphology, engineering, ecology, risk assessment and planning. Commencing with an assessment of the nature of big rivers; their hydrology and geomorphic setting; hazards associated with large rivers, and issues of river impoundment and management, then proceed to examine the geography, geomorphology, and ecology and management of a range of the World's greatest rivers, focusing on how a geomorphological understanding of such large rivers can aid study of riverine ecohabitats and inform decisions regarding water usage and engineering management. If the weather permits, a one day field-trip will be organized in the second half of the course to view aspects of a local river in Illinois/Indiana. Same as ESE 222.

ESE 287
Environment and Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course
Examination of the relationship between environment and society and implications for ecological and human well-being. Social science perspective covered on topics such as environmental change, environmental decision-making, natural resource management, agricultural systems, and environmental risks, hazards, and disasters. Students will build critical thinking skills focused on contemporary problems in the interface between people and the physical environment. Same as ESE 287, GEOG 287, PS 273, and SOC 287. Prerequisite: NRES 102 and sophomore or higher standing. Introductory social science course recommended.

ESE 311
Environmental Issues Today

Credit: 3 hours.
Seminar exposing students in the Environmental Fellows Program to different disciplinary perspectives on specific environmental issues, as revealed in the scholarly literature. Specific problems will vary from term to term. This seminar helps students make the transition from disciplinary to interdisciplinary thinking. Team-taught. Same as ATMS 311. Prerequisite: Admission to Environmental Fellows Program or consent of advisor.

ESE 333
Earth Materials and the Env
Credit: 4 hours.
Studies the origin, identification, and environmental significance of earth materials (minerals, rocks, and soil). Environmental topics include: mineral resources; acid mine drainage; volcanic hazards; swelling soils; engineering strength, porosity/permeability, and architectural uses of earth materials; and asbestos. Required 1- or 2-day field trip. Field trip fee required. Same as ESE 333. Credit is not given for both GEOL 333 and GEOL 432. Prerequisite: GEOL 100 and GEOL 110; orGEOL 101, GEOL 103, GEOL 104, GEOL 107, GEOL 111, or GEOL 250; and CHEM 102 and CHEM 103; or consent of instructor.

ESE 445
Earth Resources Sustainability

Credit: 3 hours.
Introduces the physical (energy, mineral, and soil) resources of the Earth, the environmental consequences of producing and using resources, the controls on resource supplies, and the alternatives to traditional supplies. Focuses on the geological origin and context of resources, the means of exploration and production, the history of production, and sustainability issues related to consumption and depletion. Provides an understanding of why resources can be scarce and expensive, why many are not renewable, and why their use impacts the Earth System. May include field trips. Credit is not given for both ESE 445 andGEOL 380. Prerequisite: Junior standing or higher.

GLBL 100
Intro to Global Studies
Credit: 3 hours.
Foundation course for understanding a range of contemporary issues and learning to analyze them from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Students consider globalizing trends within themes of wealth and poverty; population, cultures, and human rights; environment and sustainability; and governance, conflict, and cooperation. Course objectives are to enhance student knowledge of human cultures, their interactions and impacts on the world; develop student skills for successfully negotiating realities of contemporary societies; and promote student values for global learning, diversity, and sustainable futures.

GLBL 201
Energy Systems
Credit: 2 or 3 hours.
Examines patterns of energy production and utilization and discusses the technical aspects of renewable energy resources, advanced fossil fuel systems, and advanced nuclear systems. Same as GLBL 201. Prerequisite: MATH 220 or MATH 221; one of PHYS 101, PHYS 211, CHEM 104, CHEM 204, ME 300.

GWS 409

Women's Health
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the culture of women in relationship to their health. Study is devoted to selected health care issues, developmental and physiological changes in the life cycle, health problems that affect women, and the maintenance of health. Same as GWS 409. Prerequisite: CHLH 100 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.

GEOG 101
Geog of Developing Countries
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, and UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines the manner in which environmental and cultural factors promote and inhibit change in developing countries (i.e., India, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, China, Kenya, Brazil, Venezuela, Guatemala); makes comparisons between these countries and others in both the developing and the developed world.

GEOG 103
Earth's Physical Systems
Credit: 4 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Systems approach to the physical environment, including landforms, soils, and vegetation, from a human ecological perspective. Same as ESE 103.

GEOG 106
Geographies of Globalization

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
A survey of major world regions by systematically considering five themes: environment, population and settlement patterns, cultural coherence and diversity, geopolitical fragmentation and unity, and economic and social development. While examining the persistence of unique regions, the course will both scale up to global linkages and scale down to place-specific impacts of globalization processes. Same as ESES 106. This course can be used to fulfill either Western or Nonwestern general education categories, but not both.

GEOG 204
Cities of the World

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Introduces the form and function of cities around the world; emphasizes cross-cultural comparisons of urban landscapes and living environments as illustrated by case studies of specific cities.

GEOG 210
Contemp Social & Env Problems

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Geographic perspectives on contemporary national and international problems. Topics vary each term and include such themes as environmental quality, food production, urban problems, and particular social and political conflicts. Same as ESES 210.

GEOG 214
Conserv Natural Resources
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Survey of distribution of natural resources and major forms of utilization of these resources; emphasizes consequences of utilization systems which deplete or degrade resources and systems which conserve these resources with respect to future needs of human populations.

GEOG 222
Big Rivers of the World

Credit: 3 hours.
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of big rivers, encompassing geomorphology, engineering, ecology, risk assessment and planning. Commencing with an assessment of the nature of big rivers; their hydrology and geomorphic setting; hazards associated with large rivers, and issues of river impoundment and management, then proceed to examine the geography, geomorphology, and ecology and management of a range of the World's greatest rivers, focusing on how a geomorphological understanding of such large rivers can aid study of riverine ecohabitats and inform decisions regarding water usage and engineering management. If the weather permits, a one day field-trip will be organized in the second half of the course to view aspects of a local river in Illinois/Indiana. Same as ESE 222.

GEOG 287
Environment and Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Examination of the relationship between environment and society and implications for ecological and human well-being. Social science perspective covered on topics such as environmental change, environmental decision-making, natural resource management, agricultural systems, and environmental risks, hazards, and disasters. Students will build critical thinking skills focused on contemporary problems in the interface between people and the physical environment. Same as ESES 287, GEOG 287, PS 273, and SOC 287. Prerequisite: NRES 102 and sophomore or higher standing. Introductory social science course recommended.

GEOG 370
Water Planet, Water Crisis
Credit: 3 hours.
Study of the science of water on planet earth, the developing water crisis, and some possible solutions to it. Topics include water's unique physical and chemical properties; how it profoundly shapes the earth/ocean/atmosphere system; dynamics of oceans, atmosphere, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice masses; current fresh water supplies and their distribution on earth relative to population; current and future water crises and the compounding effects of droughts, floods, and global change; and prospects for some technological and economic approaches to easing the crisis. Same as GEOG 370 and GEOL 370.

GEOG 381
Environmental Perspectives

Credit: 3 hours.
Focus on the major ideas in contemporary environmentalism, especially on how humans do and should interact with the environment. Same as ESES 381. Prerequisite: Junior or senior undergraduate standing.

GEOG 384
Population Geography
Credit: 3 hours.
Problems and issues surrounding the geographic distribution of populations at the world, regional, and local levels; emphasizes problems associated with population growth and decline, recent population redistribution, births and deaths, and elderly and minority populations.

GEOG 406
Fluvial Geomorphology

Credit: 4 hours.
Systematic overview of the forms and processes associated with rivers and drainage basins; topics include basin hydrology, drainage networks, river hydraulics, sediment transport processes, channel morphology, channel change, and human impacts on fluvial systems. Same as GEOL 406, and NRES 406. Prerequisite: PHYS 101, and GEOG 103 or GEOL 107, or consent of instructor.

GEOG 408
Watershed Analysis

Credit: 4 hours.
Systematic analysis of the geomorphological processes operating in watersheds and the impact of humans on these processes. The course will emphasize the importance of watershed geomorphology in watershed management. Class discussion and a class project will focus on a practical watershed assessment problem. Prerequisite: GEOG 103 or equivalent.

GEOG 410
Geography of Dev and Underdev

Credit: 4 hours.
Patterns and processes of Third World development geography. Lectures and discussion draw upon theoretical and case study material by development geographers working in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Prerequisite: GEOG 101, GEOG 110, andECON 101 are highly recommended.

GEOG 438
Geography of Health Care

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Methods and perspectives of health care. Emphasizing the spatial analysis of health and health care. The organization, provision and competition of health care will be highlighted. Same as SOC 478. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: GEOG 384 or SOC 274 or consent of instructor.

GEOG 439
Health Applications of GIS
Credit: 3 hours.
Students use spatial technologies and data to address issues of health. Topics include disease outbreak surveillance and response, environmental factors such as climate and socio-economic context, and the medical and other data needed to spatial analysis of health information. Application-based learning and class lectures are complemented by readings, guest lectures and class discussions. Geographic information system and global positioning system use is covered with examples drawn from public and veterinary health. Same as GEOG 439 and CHLH 439. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: An introductory statistics course such as ACE 261, CHLH 244, ECON 202, GEOG 280 or equivalent.

GEOG 446
Sustainable Planning Seminar
Credit: 4 hours.
Examines sustainability issues of concern to planners, such as resource conservation, urban growth, environmental justice, industrial development, social equity, sustainable agriculture, and economic development. Presents holistic approaches ranging from theoretical concepts to detailed case studies that combine urban and regional land use, physical design, and policymaking. Same as GEOG 446 and NRES 446.

GEOG 466
Environmental Policy

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Examination of the geographical and political aspects of human-environmental relations; focusing on how environmental problems are defined, negotiated, and addressed through policy formulation. Specific approaches to environmental policy will be considered at different geographical scales. Same as ESES 466. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One course in Geography or Political Science or consent of instructor.

GEOG 465
Transp and Sustainability

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Descriptors of transportation systems; transportation as an industrial activity and public good; and transportation and spatial development, including the role of transportation in urban and regional development. Emphasis on the economic, environmental, and social aspects of sustainability as they apply to transportation systems and the activities they enable at local, regional, national and global levels. Same as ESE 465. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

GEOG 467
Dynm Simul of Nat Res Problems

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Examines the development of the physically based theories of scarcity and a comparison to the historical and most recent economic theories of scarcity of critical resources, especially energy, and their expected application in local, regional, national, and international situations. Same as ECON 415 and ESES 467. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:MATH 231 or MATH 234; ECON 102 or ECON 103, or equivalent; ECON 302 or consent of instructor.

GEOG 469
Spatial Ecosystem Modeling

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Students will build a spatial dynamic ecosystem computer model as a research team, focusing on a specific endangered species or ecosystem. Same as CPSC 449, IB 492, and NRES 469. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:GEOG 468 or consent of instructor.

GEOG 476
Applied GIS to Environ Studies

Credit: 3 hours.
Demonstrates how Geographic Information Systems have become a fundamental application to study major problems encountered in physical and environmental geography. Prerequisite: GEOG 103 or GEOG 104, consent of instructor.

GEOG 481
Intl Environ Cooperation

Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the problems, politics and policies of environmental problems that require international cooperation to solve. Transboundary, regional, and global commons problems will be analyzed, spanning the atmosphere (acid rain, protection of the ozone layer, and climate change), the oceans (pelagic fisheries), and biodiversity (Convention on Biological Diversity, trade in endangered species). Discusses methods for increasing international environmental cooperation, such as unilateral actions, trade sanctions, financial aid, non-governmental monitoring and innovations in institutional design. Same as ESES 481. Prerequisite: One course in Geography or Political Science or consent of instructor.

GEOG 482
Challenges of Sustainability
Credit: 3 hours.
An interdisciplinary approach to investigating the meaning and practice of sustainability in the contemporary Earth system. As a consequence, students explore the sustainability of crucial resources - water, soil, energy, mineral and the biota - in the context of the social and environmental systems in which these resources are used, including the moral, physical, ecological, political and economic. Same as GEOG 482 and GEOL 483. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.

GEOL 100
Planet Earth

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Introduces non-science majors to physical aspects (earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, tsunamis, mountains, plate tectonics) and historical aspects (formation of earth and life, dinosaurs, ice age, evolution of climate) in earth science. Presents information on earth resources, natural hazards, and development of natural landscapes. Focuses on humanistic issues; provides context for understanding environmental change. Optional lab demonstrations and field trips with co-registration in GEOL 110. Credit is not given for both GEOL 100 and GEOL 101, GEOL 103, GEOL 107, or GEOL 111.

GEOL 101
Introductory Physical Geology

Credit: 4 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Focuses on physical features of our planet and their origin. Topics include: plate tectonics, mountain building, glaciers, earthquakes, volcanoes, coastlines, rivers, deserts, geologic structures, weathering, minerals, and rocks. Introduces fundamental methodology for observing and interpreting earth features. Intended for non-physical science majors. Credit is not given for both GEOL 101 and GEOL 100, GEOL 103, GEOL 107, or GEOL 111.

GEOL 103
Planet Earth QRII

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences, and Quant Reasoning II course.
Topics covered are very similar to those of GEOL 101. Emphasizes application of quantitative methods in deriving geological knowledge. A weekly computer laboratory is an essential component of the course. Credit is not given for both GEOL 103 andGEOL 100, GEOL 101, GEOL 107, or GEOL 111.

GEOL 104
Geology of the National Parks

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Develops geologic background, concepts, and principles through study of selected national parks and monuments. Examines the geologic framework and history, modern geologic processes, and factors influencing the present day landscape for each park area. Same as ESE 104.

GEOL 107
Physical Geology

Credit: 4 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Introduces Earth phenomena and processes. Includes minerals and rocks, continental drift, plate tectonics, rock deformation, igneous and sedimentary processes, geologic time, landscape evolution, internal structure and composition of the earth, groundwater, seismology and earthquakes, and formation of natural resources. Emphasizes the chemical and physical aspects of the Earth, and the basis for geological inference. Field trip and field trip fee required. Intended for science and science-oriented students. Credit may not be received for both GEOL 107 and GEOL 100, GEOL 101, GEOL 103, or GEOL 111.

GEOL 110
Exploring Geology in the Field
Credit: 1 hours.
Introduces practical techniques for identification of rocks, minerals, and fossils; interpretation of geologic maps and cross-sections; appreciation of Midwestern geologic history and geologic features and landforms in the field. Two field trips (a 1-day and a 3-day trip) and a field trip fee are required.

GEOL 117
The Oceans

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Integrated introduction to oceanography and marine geology and geophysics. Topics include ocean-basin formation and evolution (in the context of plate tectonics), ocean ecology, the hydrologic cycle, water chemistry, currents and waves, the interaction of oceans with climate, coastal hazards, resources, pollution, and the Law of the Sea. Course is oriented toward students not majoring in science. Same as ESES 117.

GEOL 118
Natural Disasters

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Introduces the nature, causes, risks, effects, and prediction of natural disasters including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, subsidence, global climate change, severe weather, coastal erosion, floods, mass extinctions, and meteorite impacts; covers geologic principles and case histories of natural disasters as well as human responses (societal impact, mitigation strategies, and public policy). Same as ESES 118 and GLBL 118.

GEOL 432
Mineralogy and Mineral Optics

Credit: 4 hours.
Introduction to: crystallography; crystal optics; structure, composition, properties, stability and geological occurrences of minerals; and mineral identification. Credit is not given for both GEOL 333 and GEOL 432. Prerequisite: GEOL 208 and CHEM 104 and CHEM 105.

GEOL 333
Earth Materials and the Env

Credit: 4 hours.
Studies the origin, identification, and environmental significance of earth materials (minerals, rocks, and soil). Environmental topics include: mineral resources; acid mine drainage; volcanic hazards; swelling soils; engineering strength, porosity/permeability, and architectural uses of earth materials; and asbestos. Required 1- or 2-day field trip. Field trip fee required. Same as ESE 333. Credit is not given for both GEOL 333 and GEOL 432. Prerequisite: GEOL 100 and GEOL 110; orGEOL 101, GEOL 103, GEOL 104, GEOL 107, GEOL 111, or GEOL 250; and CHEM 102 and CHEM 103; or consent of instructor.

GEOL 370
Water Planet, Water Crisis
Credit: 3 hours.
Study of the science of water on planet earth, the developing water crisis, and some possible solutions to it. Topics include water's unique physical and chemical properties; how it profoundly shapes the earth/ocean/atmosphere system; dynamics of oceans, atmosphere, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice masses; current fresh water supplies and their distribution on earth relative to population; current and future water crises and the compounding effects of droughts, floods, and global change; and prospects for some technological and economic approaches to easing the crisis. Same as GEOG 370 and GEOL 370.

GEOL 380
Environmental Geology

Credit: 4 hours.
Increases student understanding of environmental issues of water supply and pollution, waste disposal, energy, environmental health, global change, and land evaluation and use by emphasizing the role of geology and its relationships to human activities. Course requires a one-day field trip and field trip fee. Same as ENVS 380. Prerequisite: CHEM 102 and CHEM 103; and GEOL 100 and GEOL 110, or GEOL 101, GEOL 103, GEOL 104, GEOL 107, or GEOL 111; or consent of instructor.

GEOL 483
Challenges of Sustainability
Credit: 3 hours.
An interdisciplinary approach to investigating the meaning and practice of sustainability in the contemporary Earth system. As a consequence, students explore the sustainability of crucial resources - water, soil, energy, mineral and the biota - in the context of the social and environmental systems in which these resources are used, including the moral, physical, ecological, political and economic. Same as GEOG 482 and GEOL 483. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.

HIST 101
Global Environmental Change

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
History of the twentieth century emphasizing globalization and environmental change. It pays particular attention to petroleum, to struggles, both international and popular, to control its sources, and to the impact of its multiple applications on agriculture and on the global commons-oceans and atmosphere. Examples will include both states who command the centers of globalization and the responses of non-Western states whose relationship with the process is more ambiguous and problematic. Same as ENVS 161 and NRES 161. This course can be used to fulfill either Western or Nonwestern general education categories but not both.

HIST 201
Environmental History

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Exploration of the extent and variety of relations between people and the environment, with special emphasis on pre-capitalist land use systems, illustrated with examples from the Midwest United States, tropical Africa, and tropical South America; the impact during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of global capitalism; and a discussion of contemporary environmental concerns, starting with questions of land use. Same as ENVS 201.

IB 102
Plants, People & Environment
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Life Sciences course.
Introduction to non-science majors to the importance of plants in today's world, from mitigating global climate changes to feeding an increasingly hungry planet. Lecture and discussion.

IB 105
Environmental Biology
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Life Sciences course.
Introduction to ecological principles in relation to understanding environmental problems; lecture and discussion emphasize impacts upon ecosystems by human activities such as air and water pollution, usage of pesticides and pest control measures, expansion of agriculture in tropics and arid regions, harvesting the oceans, and development of energy sources.

IB 348

Fish and Wildlife Ecology
Credit: 3 hours.
Application of ecological principles and modeling to management of fish and wildlife populations; significance of abiotic and biotic factors, including life-history parameters in population growth and management; and techniques and procedures for the development of management strategies for animal populations, emphasizing vertebrates. A course in statistics is highly recommended. Same as IB 348. Prerequisite: IB 203 or NRES 219.

IB 440

Plants and Global Change
Credit: 3 hours.
The science of global atmospheric and climate change in the 21st Century. Understanding of how plants, including crops, will respond and may be adapted to these changes. Using plants to ameliorate predicted climate change. Same as IB 440 andNRES 431. Prerequisite: CPSC 112 or IB 103.

IB 452
Ecosystem Ecology
Credit: 3 hours.
Distribution and structure of ecosystems on earth; integration of multiple disciplines to gain a holistic view of ecosystem function; ecosystem concepts as they apply to understand natural and anthropogenic environmental change. Offered in alternate years. Same as NRES 462. Prerequisite: IB 203; CHEM 102 and CHEM 104; or consent of instructor.

IB 450

Stream Ecology
Credit: 3 hours.
Description of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics in streams and rivers including an integrated treatment of the environmental factors affecting the composition and distribution of biota; emphasizes the application of ecological principles in aquatic ecosystem protection and management. Same as IB 450. Prerequisite: CEE 430.

IB 451
Conservation Biology
Credit: 4 hours.
Synthesis of conservation biology with an emphasis on the preservation of biological diversity and its evolutionary potential. Laboratory includes an introduction to the use of modern molecular techniques in conservation biology, computer simulation modeling, and field conservation problem solving. Same as CPSC 436 and ENVS 420. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite:IB 203 or consent of instructor.

IB 453
Community Ecology
Credit: 3 hours.
The direct and indirect interactions among species that determine the structure and composition of plant and animal communities. Emphasis will be on the maintenance of species diversity and its consequences at both local and regional scales. Offered in alternate years. Same as NRES 452. Prerequisite: IB 203 or consent of instructor.

IB 485
Environmental Toxicology
Credit: 3 hours.
Explores toxicological, environmental, public health, occupational and ecological aspects of the use and release of toxic substances in the environment; features case histories of environmental contamination that illustrate ecological, health, and social aspects of pollution; emphasizes biochemical mechanisms and ecosystem consequences. Same as CHLH 461, CPSC 435, and ENVS 431. Prerequisite: A college chemistry course and a college biology course; or consent of instructor.

IB 493
Statistical Ecology
Credit: 4 hours.
Study of methods used in the collection and analyses of ecological data. Emphasis on sampling, experimental design, multivariate techniques, exploratory analyses, and computer intensive applications such as exact tests and permutation procedures. Laboratory emphasis on analyses and interpretation of ecological data with statistical software. Offered in alternate years. Same as NRES 493. Prerequisite: One course in ecology such as IB 203 including basic concepts in population and community ecology and one course in statistics such as IB 488 or CPSC 440 including basic concepts of sampling, hypothesis testing/inference, and techniques such as t-tests and ANOVA; or consent of instructor.

JOUR 199

Undergraduate Open Seminar
Credit: 3 hours.
Photography as a Tool to Illustrate Diversity and Sustainability. What is sustainability? That word is popping up everywhere from the supermarket to the university. What is diversity? Sometimes it seems that word is only used to express differences in skin color. How can we help explain what it means when an item or project is labeled as 'sustainable'? In what ways might photography be used to help people understand the diversity of diversity? Exploring the concepts of sustainability and diversity photographically and ethnographically will be the focus of this class. We will create personal expressions and illustrations of these concepts using digital photographs and publish the results in a custom photography book. No prior photography experience is required. For more information, go to: http://www.media.illinois.edu/faculty/johnson.html. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.

LA 212
Water and Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and Western Compartv Cult course.
A comparative investigation of built landscapes and hydraulic resources through history. Examines problems of water scarcity, abundance and changes in ecology, human social organization, economy, law, and cultural values related to natural water conditions and human management. Comparative case studies include the ancient Near East and modern Middle East, ancient and modern Egypt, the Roman empire, Peru, the Netherlands, South Asia, Illinois River basin, and the American West.

LA 244

Sci-Values of Envt Decisions

Credit: 3 hours.
Examines roles of science and values in environmental decision-making, discusses land ethics, the so-called "brownlash" movement, community-based conservation, and transformation from science-based to science-informed decision processes. Same as LA 244 and NRES 244.

LA 250
Environmental Site Analysis
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Principles and practices of identifying, analyzing, and recording landscape resources. Field trip required; see Class Schedule for current fees. Prerequisite: GEOL 101 or GEOG 103 or consent of instructor.

LA 270
Behavioral Factors in Design
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduces the impacts of cultural and social factors, such as age, gender, physical ability, economic status, ethnicity and how people interact with the environment. Reading assignments, short exercises, field trips, and evaluation of space will enable students to evaluate and potentially design more socially and ecologically responsive environments.

LA 342
Site Engineering
Credit: 4 hours.
Principles of site engineering including landform design, stormwater management, site surveying, circulation systems and site utility planning. Prerequisite: LA 241 and college trigonometry; or consent of instructor.

LA 370
Environmental Sustainability

Credit: 3 hours.
Explores the challenges of creating a sustainable world. Examines: a) trends and conditions of the earth's major ecosystems, b) ways in which our economic system has created levels of consumption that threaten sustainability, c) the extent to which equity and justice contribute to sustainable systems, and d) evidence demonstrating how human creativity and innovation can create a more sustainable world. Same as ENSU 300 and NRES 370.

LA 437
Regional Design Studio

Credit: 5 or 6 hours.
Ecological design and planning studio emphasizing team approaches to design development and evaluation using current human and environmental research results. Projects require field work, analysis, problem-solving, and advanced design and presentation products. 5 undergraduate hours. 6 graduate hours. Prerequisite: LA 336 or consent of instructor.

LA 444

Social Impact Assessment

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Provides the student with a theoretical understanding and the methodology to conduct social impact assessment and social soundness analysis within the context of planned change as a component of environmental impact assessment and development projects within both First and Third World countries. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Same asENVS 444, LA 444, NRES 444, RSOC 444, and UP 444. Prerequisite: RSOC 110 or SOC 100 or equivalent introductory social science course. For Urban and Regional Planning students only: UP 101 and UP 347.

LA 450
Ecology for Land Restoration
Credit: 4 hours.
Ecological implications of alternative land use patterns; equipment, field techniques, and nomenclature in current use by environmental consultants; and elements of a baseline ecosystem study. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

LA 452
Natural Precedent in Planting

Credit: 3 hours.
Biogeography; identification of native species, uses of native plants in the landscape; and restoration and planting design projects. Field trips required. Prerequisite: HORT 302 or consent of instructor.

LER 200
Globalization and Workers
Credit: 3 hours.
Is globalization good for working people in the United States and around the world? Globalization is the driving force in the world economy but it is also provoking tremendous debate and popular resistance. Students will learn the basics about globalization and its institutions from the perspective of workers' right in the U.S. and the Third World. Analyzes the debate over free trade and sweatshops, trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, and institutions such as the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. Closely examines working conditions in several Third World countries, and explores the role of the global justice movement.

LER 412
Economics of Poverty
Credit: 2 to 4 hours.
Analyzes the nature and causes of poverty with special emphasis on critical evaluation of programs to combat poverty in the United States. Same as LER 412. 3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 102 and ECON 103 or equivalent.

MSE 489
Matl Select for Sustainability
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Quantitative methods to optimize the selection of materials including traditional (minimize mass or volume, maximize performance) and sustainability (minimize energy consumption and CO2 emission during synthesis, maximize recyclability) goals. Tradeoff methods to optimize both via engineering design and materials selection for product lifetime, economic outlay and return, time dynamics and materials consumption, recycling, and disposal. Application of commercial software to optimize selections. For engineering and science majors only. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours

NRES 100
Fundamentals of Env Sci

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Physical Sciences course.
Introduction to environmental sciences and current environment issues. Topics include population growth, world food supplies, agriculture and the environment, biodiversity, fossil fuels and "green" energy issues, endangered and threatened species, water use, conservation and pollution, global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion, waste management and reduction, recycling, toxins and health, mineral resources, and environmental policies and regulations. Course addresses the complex relationships between the human race and the natural systems that contain our air, water, energy, and biotic and food resources. Credit cannot be earned in both NRES 100 and NRES 102.

NRES 102
Introduction to NRES
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to natural resources (forests, fisheries, soils, aquatic systems) and environmental science. Emphasizes renewable natural resources, ecological concepts, energy use, biodiversity of species, biogeochemical cycles, and air, water, and soil pollution. Provides natural science basis for understanding contemporary environmental issues and natural resource management.

NRES 104
Intro to Env Social Science
Credit: 4 hours.
Introduces the interdependence of nature and society in shaping environmental thought and action. Central issues include how differing ideologies of nature mediate the social use and control of biophysical resources in production processes. Practical strategies focus on how a sustainable ecological society may be organized.

NRES 109
Global Environmental Issues
Credit: 3 hours.
Discussion course that focuses on analyzing opposing points of view on contemporary environmental issues. Students engage in role-playing activities, debates, and other participatory activities to explore the ecological and social dimensions of the issues.

NRES 161
Global Environmental Change
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
History of the twentieth century emphasizing globalization and environmental change. It pays particular attention to petroleum, to struggles, both international and popular, to control its sources, and to the impact of its multiple applications on agriculture and on the global commons-oceans and atmosphere. Examples will include both states who command the centers of globalization and the responses of non-Western states whose relationship with the process is more ambiguous and problematic. Same as ENVS 161 and NRES 161. This course can be used to fulfill either Western or Nonwestern general education categories but not both.

NRES 210
Environmental Economics

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Economic issues surrounding environmental quality, including: costs and benefits of environmental protection; economics of environmental policies (such as those dealing with toxics, water, and air pollution, and municipal solid waste); and economics of international environmental problems (such as ozone depletion and climate change). Same as ECON 210, ENVS 210, NRES 210, and UP 210. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

NRES 219
Principles of Ecosystem Mgmt
Credit: 3 hours.
Application of ecological principles and approachs to ecosystems management. Students learn how to frame environmental problems and relevant questions from an ecological viewpoint using the systems perspective. A course in biology, zoology or botany is recommended.

NRES 244
Sci-Values of Envt Decisions
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines roles of science and values in environmental decision-making, discusses land ethics, the so-called "brownlash" movement, community-based conservation, and transformation from science-based to science-informed decision processes. Same as LA 244 and NRES 244.

NRES 287
Environment and Society

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Examination of the relationship between environment and society and implications for ecological and human well-being. Social science perspective covered on topics such as environmental change, environmental decision-making, natural resource management, agricultural systems, and environmental risks, hazards, and disasters. Students will build critical thinking skills focused on contemporary problems in the interface between people and the physical environment. Same as ESES 287, GEOG 287, PS 273, and SOC 287. Prerequisite: NRES 102 and sophomore or higher standing. Introductory social science course recommended.

NRES 310
Natural Resource Economics
Credit: 3 hours.
Economic principles are used to analyze a broad range of natural resource policy and management issues. Economic concepts developed include public goods, social welfare, discounting, dynamic efficiency, and resource scarcity. Natural resources examined include biodiversity, fisheries, forests, minerals, soil, and water resources. Same as ENVS 310 and NRES 310. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

NRES 325
Natural Resource Policy Mgmt

Credit: 3 hours.
Explores policy processes and institutions relating to allocation, utilization, and preservation of natural resources. Considers conceptual models of policy processes, and examines both historical examples and current issues. Prerequisite: ECON 102 orACE 100.

NRES 330
Environmental Communications
Credit: 3 hours.
Basics of communicating about environmental issues to various audiences, emphasizing communication to lay publics. Gathering information about a current environmental issue, analyzing interests of groups involved, and examining strategies for communicating clearly to different groups. Same as ENVS 330 and NRES 330.

NRES 340
Environ Social Sci Res Meth

Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to social science research methods for addressing environmental issues. It provides basic information about social science concepts and methods (especially observation, surveys, focus groups, and interviews), helps students become informed users of social science research, and guides selection of appropriate social science tools to meet environmental challenges. A group focus on a local environmental issue offers a practical experience in which course content is applied within a specific community context. Field trips within the local community may be required and a field trip fee of $35 may be assessed. Prerequisite: STAT 100 or equivalent.

NRES 351
Environmental Chemistry

Credit: 3 hours.
Chemical background for the understanding of important processes in our changing environment, with special emphasis on global warming, ozone depletion, water and groundwater pollution, and pesticide fates. Prerequisite: CHEM 104 or CHEM 204.

NRES 370
Environmental Sustainability
Credit: 3 hours
Explores the challenges of creating a sustainable world. Examines: a) trends and conditions of the earth's major ecosystems, b) ways in which our economic system has created levels of consumption that threaten sustainability, c) the extent to which equity and justice contribute to sustainable systems, and d) evidence demonstrating how human creativity and innovation can create a more sustainable world. Same as ENSU 300 and NRES 370.

NRES 392
Ecology of Urban Wildlife
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the relationships between wildlife and the urban environment, merging the needs of wildlife with those of humans. Topics include urban landscapes, wildlife problems and benefits to humans, and management considerations for maintaining and controlling wildlife within urban landscapes. One biology course or one ecology course is highly recommended.

NRES 403
Watersheds and Water Quality

Credit: 3 hours.
Examines water quality in streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. The responses of watershed systems to pollution and other human impacts will be described in terms of their biological, geochemical, and physical processes. The technical analyses necessary to establish policies aimed at preserving or restoring these natural resources will be emphasized. Prerequisite: One of CEE 330, CHEM 232, NRES 351; one of MATH 220, MATH 221, MATH 234.

NRES 407
Wildlife Population Ecology

Credit: 4 hours.
This course includes the application of principles of population biology to the analysis, management, and conservation of wildlife populations, models of population growth, spatio-temporal variation in abundances, estimation of demographic parameters and methods of decision-making. One semester of calculus or statistics is recommended. Prerequisite: NRES 348

NRES 409
Fishery Ecol and Conservation

Credit: 4 hours.
Ecological and conservation concepts are applied to fisheries management practices. Will discuss current literature related to the interface between basic and applied aspects of fish populations, focusing on life history, conservation biology and genetics, growth and recruitment, competition, predation, trophic and community ecology, ecosystem management, and human dimensions. Prerequisite: NRES 348.

NRES 410
Applied Natural Resource Econ

Credit: 4 hours.
Economic principles are used to model the efficient management of natural resource stocks over time, including fisheries, forests, soil, water resources, and wildlife. The development of applied economic skills to complement the modeling of biological and physical systems is emphasized. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102.

NRES 419
Env and Plant Ecosystems

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Advanced Composition course.
Relationships among environmental factors and plant processes and functions; impact of human activities on the environment and the structure and function of plant ecosystems. Examples will be drawn from a variety of managed and unmanaged plant ecosystems. Field trip required; fee required. Prerequisite: NRES 219 or LA 450 or IB 103 and CHEM 104 or NRES 201.

NRES 420
Restoration Ecology

Credit: 4 hours.
Historical development of ecological restoration, its philosophical foundation, multi-disciplinary borrowings from the natural, applied, and social sciences, and varied practical applications, with emphasis on the application of ecological principles. Case studies, field trips, and laboratory activities on restoration planning. Field trip required; fee required. Prerequisite: NRES 219 orLA 450.

NRES 427
Modeling Natural Resources

Credit: 4 hours.
Development and analysis of ecological models concerning populations, species interactions, disturbances, and management. Environmental problem solving techniques, such as ecological risk assessment, will be emphasized. Prerequisite: One ofMATH 220, MATH 221, MATH 234; senior standing.

NRES 429
Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation

Credit: 3 hours.
Application of the principles of aquatic ecology to a broad range of conservation issues. The structure and function of aquatic systems are discussed from an ecosystem perspective, including the major threats and disturbances to aquatic ecosystems. Prerequisite: CHEM 102 and PHYS 101 or PHYS 140, and MATH 220 or MATH 221 or MATH 234, and IB 203 or NRES 219

NRES 430
Comm in Env Social Movements
Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the interests, values systems and communications strategies of key participants in the environmental movement. Students examine environmental issues and predict possible reactions from key participants in the environmental arena. Same as ENVS 430, NRES 430, and SOC 464. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or RSOC 110.

NRES 431
Plants and Global Change
Credit: 3 hours.
The science of global atmospheric and climate change in the 21st Century. Understanding of how plants, including crops, will respond and may be adapted to these changes. Using plants to ameliorate predicted climate change. Same as IB 440 andNRES 431. Prerequisite: CPSC 112 or IB 103.

NRES 439
Env and Sustainable Dev

Credit: 3 hours.
Comprehensive overview and synthesis of global environmental problems and their relationships to human activities, with a focus on ecological and natural resource elements. Concerns include unsound ethics and concepts of development and modernization, the lack of motivation or funding to implement available technical solutions, the promotion of alternative development ethics, and a review of opportunities to maintain or improve the well-being of people, other organisms, and the environment. Same as CPSC 439. Prerequisite: NRES 219 or ACE 210.

NRES 446
Sustainable Planning Seminar
Credit: 4 hours.
Examines sustainability issues of concern to planners, such as resource conservation, urban growth, environmental justice, industrial development, social equity, sustainable agriculture, and economic development. Presents holistic approaches ranging from theoretical concepts to detailed case studies that combine urban and regional land use, physical design, and policymaking. Same as GEOG 446 and NRES 446.

NRES 452
Community Ecology
Credit: 3 hours.
The direct and indirect interactions among species that determine the structure and composition of plant and animal communities. Emphasis will be on the maintenance of species diversity and its consequences at both local and regional scales. Offered in alternate years. Same as NRES 452. Prerequisite: IB 203 or consent of instructor.

NRES 454
GIS in Natural Resource Mgmt
Credit: 3 hours.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing for natural resource management. Personal computers and GIS software are used to demonstrate the utility of these techniques for data acquisition, image processing, and map modeling. Exercises include problems relevant to the management of natural resources such as land cover mapping, monitoring, suitability and productivity assessment, landscape pattern analysis, land use change analysis, spatial modeling, and decision making.

NRES 455
Adv GIS for Nat Res Planning

Credit: 2 hours.
Examines the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to natural resource planning and decision making. Integrates principles of decision making in various contexts: public and private, single and multiple criteria, and various forms of management constraints. Management alternatives are then incorporated into a GIS system for further review and analysis. Course combines GIS software with computer-based optimization and quantitative decision making models. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: GEOG 479 or NRES 454.

NRES 456
Integrative Ecosystem Mgmt

Credit: 3 hours.
Examines ecological and human dimensions of ecosystem management through case studies of environmental management settings such as the Greater Yellowstone, Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River Basin ecosystems. Capstone course for seniors in natural resource disciplines. Prerequisite: Senior standing; IB 203 or NRES 219 and ACE 100 or ECON 102.

NRES 462
Ecosystem Ecology
Credit: 3 hours.
Distribution and structure of ecosystems on earth; integration of multiple disciplines to gain a holistic view of ecosystem function; ecosystem concepts as they apply to understand natural and anthropogenic environmental change. Offered in alternate years. Same as NRES 462. Prerequisite: IB 203; CHEM 102 and CHEM 104; or consent of instructor.

NRES 465
Landscape Ecology

Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to the theory, methods, and application of landscape ecology, with an emphasis on characterizing heterogeneity and examining its consequences for ecological processes across a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Special attention will be given to the role of natural and human disturbances in shaping spatial patterns. Laboratory exercises are computer-based and focus on concepts and tools in landscape ecology. Prerequisite: NRES 219 or equivalent, NRES 455 or equivalent.

NRES 469
Spatial Ecosystem Modeling

Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Students will build a spatial dynamic ecosystem computer model as a research team, focusing on a specific endangered species or ecosystem. Same as CPSC 449, IB 492, and NRES 469. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:GEOG 468 or consent of instructor.

NRES 472
Environmental Psychology

Credit: 4 hours.
Theory and research in environmental psychology. Topics include environmental perception, cognition, experience, values and emotion, perceived environmental quality, environmental hazards and risk perception, and conservation attitudes and behavior. Same as PSYC 472. Prerequisite: Jr. standing: PSYC 100 or PSYC 103.

NRES 474
Soil and Water Conservation

Credit: 3 hours.
Application of principles of soil conservation and management to the solution of land-use problems; influence of soil characteristics on erosion control, cropping intensity, water management, and land-use planning. Includes a field trip. Prerequisite: NRES 201.

NRES 475
Environmental Microbiology

Credit: 3 hours.
Introduction to the diversity of microbial populations and their important role in environmental processes in air, water, soils, and sediments. Microbial community ecology and interactions with plants and animals will also be discussed. Students will learn how microbial activities sustain natural ecosystems and contribute to environmental quality, and also how these functions are harnessed to support managed and artificial systems. Molecular biology techniques for investigating microbial communities and their activities will also be discussed. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and CHEM 104.

NRES 481
Environmental Research Methods

Credit: 3 hours.
Application of laboratory, field, and instrumental methods to environmental research with soils, sediments, and water. Includes soil sampling, simple statistics in environmental research, making laboratory solutions, biodegradation, cation and anion exchange capacity, atomic absorption and emission spectroscopy, specific-ion electrodes, surface area measurements, volatile organic chemicals in soil, mass spectroscopy, inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopy, ion chromatography, determination of soil carbon and nitrogen, adsorption-desorption of solutes, determination of the oxidation states of iron, gas chromatography/HPLC, X-ray diffraction, and techniques for collecting water samples. Prerequisite: CHEM 104.

NRES 493
Statistical Ecology
Credit: 4 hours.
Study of methods used in the collection and analyses of ecological data. Emphasis on sampling, experimental design, multivariate techniques, exploratory analyses, and computer intensive applications such as exact tests and permutation procedures. Laboratory emphasis on analyses and interpretation of ecological data with statistical software. Offered in alternate years. Same as NRES 493. Prerequisite: One course in ecology such as IB 203 including basic concepts in population and community ecology and one course in statistics such as IB 488 or CPSC 440 including basic concepts of sampling, hypothesis testing/inference, and techniques such as t-tests and ANOVA; or consent of instructor.

PATH 439
Health Applications of GIS

Credit: 3 hours.
Students use spatial technologies and data to address issues of health. Topics include disease outbreak surveillance and response, environmental factors such as climate and socio-economic context, and the medical and other data needed to spatial analysis of health information. Application-based learning and class lectures are complemented by readings, guest lectures and class discussions. Geographic information system and global positioning system use is covered with examples drawn from public and veterinary health. Same as GEOG 439 and CHLH 439. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: An introductory statistics course such as ACE 261, CHLH 244, ECON 202, GEOG 280 or equivalent.

PHIL 106
Ethics and Social Policy

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course. Examination of the moral aspects of social problems, and a survey of ethical principles formulated to validate social policy. Credit is not given for both PHIL 106 and either PHIL 104 or PHIL 105.

PHIL 316
Ethics and Engineering

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Advanced Composition, and Hist&Philosoph Perspect course.

PLPA 200
Plants, Pathogens, and People

Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Advanced Composition, and Life Sciences course.
Plant diseases and their impact on food supplies and human history are studied in lectures, demonstrations and discussions. Issues of food production and safety, pesticide use and human health, and the environment are considered. Includes the biology of pathogens that cause plant disease. Designed for non-science and science majors. Prerequisite: RHET 105 or equivalent.

PS 225
Environmental Politics &Policy
Credit: 3 hours.
Examinations of the political, economic, ecological, and cultural trade-offs between the use and the preservation of the environment, with particular emphasis on the preservation of land and water resources in national parks, forests, and other reserved lands.

PS 273
Environment and Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Examination of the relationship between environment and society and implications for ecological and human well-being. Social science perspective covered on topics such as environmental change, environmental decision-making, natural resource management, agricultural systems, and environmental risks, hazards, and disasters. Students will build critical thinking skills focused on contemporary problems in the interface between people and the physical environment. Same as ESES 287, GEOG 287, PS 273, and SOC 287. Prerequisite: NRES 102 and sophomore or higher standing. Introductory social science course recommended.

PS 340
Politics in Intl Development

Credit: 3 hours.
Examines the ways in which the wealthy countries of the world, international organizations and non-governmental organizations have tried to catalyze or facilitate economic and human development in the poorer countries of the world. Prerequisite: PS 240or PS 241 or PS 281, or six hours of Political Science credit, or consent of instructor.

PSYC 472
Environmental Psychology
Credit: 4 hours.
Theory and research in environmental psychology. Topics include environmental perception, cognition, experience, values and emotion, perceived environmental quality, environmental hazards and risk perception, and conservation attitudes and behavior. Same as PSYC 472. Prerequisite: Jr. standing: PSYC 100 or PSYC 103.

RSOC 110
Intro to Rural Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Basic concepts for understanding and analyzing rural society; topics include changes in major rural institutions, impacts of technological change on rural people and communities, demographic patterns and trends, migration, rural minorities and subcultures, the city-countryside relationship, emerging controversies and conflicts in rural areas, and cross-cultural comparisons of rural life.

RSOC 270
Population Issues
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines the current world population situation; the historical and current patterns of birth, death, migration, marriage, contraception, and abortion; and the world food and energy resources, crowding, and problems of overpopulation. Same asRSOC 270.

RSOC 447
Environmental Sociology
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Examination of historical and modern consequences of environmental alteration and pollution and resource limitations on human populations in the context of various social change theories. Explores the environmental movement, population explosion, the "limits to growth debate," and the impacts of environmental change on food production, land, and water quality. Same as ENVS 447 and RSOC 447. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: SOC 100, RSOC 110, or equivalent; and SOC 380 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.

RST 140
Nature and Wilderness
Credit: 2 hours.
Origins of the nature and wilderness preservation movements; philosophy behind nature conservation and outdoor activities; role of parks, outdoor recreation, and nature-tourism in contemporary life.

RST 242
Nature and American Culture
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Western Compartv Cult course.
Appreciation and critique of cultural meanings associated with American natural landscapes. Traditional perspectives including colonial American, romantic, and science-based conservation are characterized, as well as revisionist themes aligned with gender, cultural pluralism, and societal meanings of parks and protected areas. Implications of diversity in cultural meanings toward nature are developed and provide the basis for assessing tenets of contemporary environmental policy and supporting concepts associated with community-based conservation. Same as HIST 282, LA 242, and NRES 242.

SOCW 321
Social Entre & Social Change
Credit: 3 hours.
intended for undergraduates who have an interest in creating programs and products that have social values for communities. Features social entrepreneurship as an approach to social development and will consider its application and related change strategies to a wide array of social problems. Social entrepreneurship has emerged as a change approach that features the application of entrepreneurial practices to social ventures. Social entrepreneurship is similar to business entrepreneurship in its emphasis on selected program development and management principles and processes, but social entrepreneurs have the primary goal of creating social value in communities rather than personal or shareholder wealth. The initial part of the class will emphasize instructing students in broad concepts and principles related to entrepreneurship, while the latter portion of the course will feature students working on teams to design social projects.

SOCW 457
Health Planning
Credit: 3 hours.
Survey of the history and objectives of health planning as related to medical care delivery in the United States; methods of health, institutional and community planning; planning and marketing concepts and methods; analysis of consumer behavior, public policies, and private competitive forces. Same as SOCW 457. Prerequisite: CHLH 250 and junior standing.

SOCW 410
Social Welfare Pol and Svcs
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Examination of social welfare within a historical context, addressing the economic, political, social and ideological influences that have shaped the social welfare system and programs. Critical study of the income maintenance system in the United States as a response to the problems of inequality of opportunity and income, poverty, and income security; consideration of alternative approaches with discussion of the social worker's role in the system. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

SOC 160
Global Ineq and Social Change
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures, UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Introduces sociological concepts of poverty, inequality, and social change within a global context. Themes explored include basic food security, poverty and hunger; population and resource distribution; foreign aid and development institutions; and social policies and movements for change. Course approach is historical and transnational, and typically includes case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. This course can be used to fulfill either Western or Nonwestern general education categories, but not both.

SOC 269
Food, Culture, and Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
ntroduces basic anthropological and sociological methods, concepts and approaches to the study of the social and cultural dimensions of food. Explores issues including gender roles, religious influences, family relationships, community sharing, nationalist rituals, and global processes in the production, distribution and consumption of food. Film, ethnographies, and other social science studies will be examined. Same as SOC 269.

SOC 270
Population Issues
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.
Examines the current world population situation; the historical and current patterns of birth, death, migration, marriage, contraception, and abortion; and the world food and energy resources, crowding, and problems of overpopulation. Same as

SOC 287

Environment and Society
Credit: 3 hours.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences, and Western Compartv Cult course.
Examination of the relationship between environment and society and implications for ecological and human well-being. Social science perspective covered on topics such as environmental change, environmental decision-making, natural resource management, agricultural systems, and environmental risks, hazards, and disasters. Students will build critical thinking skills focused on contemporary problems in the interface between people and the physical environment. Same as ESES 287, GEOG 287, PS 273, and SOC 287. Prerequisite: NRES 102 and sophomore or higher standing. Introductory social science course recommended.

SOC 364
Impacts of Globalization
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduces sociological theory and research on globalization, in debate with the literature on modernization, world-systems, and development/underdevelopment. Explores recent economic, political, and cultural change at macro-sociological level. Themes include: global governance and world society, global diffusion of American culture, global capitalism, and new forms of social resistance. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or consent of instructor.

SOC 447
Environmental Sociology
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Examination of historical and modern consequences of environmental alteration and pollution and resource limitations on human populations in the context of various social change theories. Explores the environmental movement, population explosion, the "limits to growth debate," and the impacts of environmental change on food production, land, and water quality. Same as ENVS 447 and RSOC 447. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: SOC 100, RSOC 110, or equivalent; and SOC 380 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.

TSM 436
Renewable Energy Systems
Credit: 3 or 4 hours.
Renewable energy sources and applications, including solar, geothermal, wind, and biomass. Renewable energy's role in reducing air pollution and global climate change. Capstone project to design a system for converting renewable energy into thermal or electrical energy. Same as TSM 436. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 211.