Integrated Program in the Environment
Concentration in Sustainable Energy, Resources and Climate (Bachelor of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements SENRSCLCON
The Sustainable Energy, Resources and Climate Concentration area provides students with a focus on sustainability in energy and resource systems (largely abiotic, such as water and air) particularly as they interact with climate. Students pursuing this concentration area can expect to gain an understanding of global and regional climate and environmental systems and the challenges associated with development and exploitation of energy and natural resources. Potential career areas include applied work in the environmental, energy, or mining industries, careers in the government and non-profit sector, environmental advocacy organizations, or further academic pursuits with graduate study.
Requirements
The concentration requires at least 12 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Required Courses. Four (4) courses:
- Sustainable Energy
- BUS-L 319
- INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "INTL ENERGY MRKTS-ENVIRONMENTAL/HEALTH ASPECTS" (TPC 318))
- PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics
- SPEA-E 401 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- SPEA-V 437 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- SPH-O 305 INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- SPH-O 360 HUMAN HEALTH AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
- Sustainable Resources
- EAS-E 333 Sedimentation and Tectonics
- EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology
- GEOG-G 259 Water Security and Sustainability
- GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest
- GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology
- GEOG-G 453 Water and Society
- GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology
- SPEA-E 416
- SPEA-E 431 WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
- SPEA-E 450
- SPEA-E 451 AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL
- SPEA-E 452 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
- SPEA-E 456 LAKE AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
- SPEA-E 460 FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
- Climate Studies
- EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering
- EAS-A 340 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
- EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
- EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History
- EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: A Geological Record of Earth's Climate History
- GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
- GEOG-G 305 Current Issues in Climate, Land and Environmental Change
- GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology
- GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts
- INTL-I 303 Advanced Topics in Global Development (Approved topics: "CLIMATE DISASTER & RESILIENCE" (TPC 6))
- INTL-I 434 International Climate Governance
- MSCH-S 452 Communicating Climate Change
- Policy and Development
- BUS-G 316 SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE
- BUS-L 302
- EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
- EAS-E 430 Environmental and Energy Diplomacy
- GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature
- SPEA-E 340 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
- SPEA-E 363 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- SPEA-E 476 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION
- SPEA-V 450 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Approved topics: "AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND GOVERNANCE" (TPC 884))
- SPH-T 301 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
- Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in sustainable energy, resources and climate from any department with pre-approval from the Program
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course focuses on the intensive study and analysis of selected international problems and issues within an interdisciplinary format. Topics will vary but will cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PHYS-H 221, PHYS-P 201, or PHYS-P 221; and MATH-M 211; or consent of instructor
- Description
- For biological and physical science majors. Relationship of physics to current environmental problems. Energy production, comparison of sources and byproducts; nature of and possible solutions to problems of noise, particulate matter in atmosphere.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- One of EAS-E 225 or GEOL-G 225; and one of EAS-E 226 or GEOL-G 226
- Description
- Integrative treatment of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and structural geology. Examines links between tectonic deformation processes and the resulting sediment that forms the stratigraphic rock record. Description of sedimentary rocks, from basic features at the bed-scale to scales of sedimentary basins. Learning and applying the facies concept and using stratigraphic principles to correlate facies across sedimentary basins.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EAS-E 333, EAS-E 334, GEOL-G 333, or GEOL-G 334.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- P or C: MATH-M 119, MATH-M 211, MATH-S 211, or MATH-V 119; and PHYS-P 110; or consent of instructor.
- Description
- An intensive survey of Earth\'s water resources, focusing on the first principles that govern surface water and groundwater and the techniques used in the field for hydrology.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EAS-E 351 or GEOL-G 351.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores cases of water security and sustainability throughout the world, including the western United States and south Asia. Students will develop research and interpretation skills with quantitative, qualitative, and cartographic water data through engagement with research and policy documents and learn how to critique and articulate recommendations for water policy.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GEOG-G 259 or GEOG-G 347.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the science, politics, and ethics of water in the Midwest from the Bloomington campus to the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins. Critically examines such water issues as pollution, environmental justice, flooding, invasive species, agricultural and urban water demand, and effective regulation.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to hydrological processes occurring at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Principles of water resources such as infiltration, runoff, surface- and groundwater flow will be explored. Topics covered also include the environmental, economic, and social implications of floods, droughts, dams, and water usage as well as current and future issues in water quality, water pollution, and water-resource regulation.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Do we control water, or does it control us? Introduces geographic perspectives on the interaction of water and society. Takes the holistic view and asks the big questions about how water shapes, and is shaped by, social, political, and cultural dynamics.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Introduces basic principles and concepts in forest ecohydrology, focusing on modeling perspectives. Examines processes and feedback among water, carbon, and nitrogen fluxes in application to water resources and forest management: control of climate, vegetation change, and disturbance regimes on hydrological and biogeochemical processes.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
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- None
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- 3
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- None
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- Introduces climate engineering from a physical science perspective, delving into how and why it works. Covers the major climate engineering proposals that have been put forward, such as stratospheric sulfate aerosols and marine cloud brightening. Explores issues of distributional justice, ethics, governance, and geopolitics related to climate engineering.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EAS-A 315 or GEOG-G 329.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Any introductory science course or consent of instructor
- Description
- Provides an introduction to the physical basis of Earth\'s atmosphere and climate system from global to local scales, emphasizing physical processes and properties. Analyzes surface energy and water balances in varied landscapes. Covers issues related to climate change.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EAS-A 340, GEOG-G 304, or GEOL-G 340.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: At least two college-level physical science courses or other experience reading and interpreting scientific data
- Description
- Evidence for and theories of climate change over a range of time scales. Sources of natural climate forcing are presented, historical evolution of climate change is quantified, and model tools and climate projections are presented along with analyses of climate change impacts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EAS-A 476, GEOG-G 475, or GEOL-G 476.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Earth's climate is linked to geological processes and life on our planet. Covers climate systems in the context of changes in continents, atmospheric composition, and life on land and in the oceans. Focuses on interactions between humans and climate and how climate and its variability are tied to Earth systems.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EAS-E 227 or GEOL-G 227.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EAS-E 227; or at least 3 EAS-prefixed courses at the 200-level or higher
- Description
- Examines how Earth's climate has varied over geological time based on evidence from rock records. Explores varied approaches to reconstruction of past climates based on evidence contained in the records from sedimentary sequences and fossil occurrences, complemented by insights provided by geochemical data.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides an introduction to the physical basis of Earth\'s atmosphere and climate system from global to local scales, emphasizing physical processes and properties. Analyzes surface energy and water balances in varied landscapes. Covers issues related to climate change.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of GEOG-G 304, EAS-A 340, or GEOL-G 340.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An examination of current problems concerning climate, land and environmental change from a geographical perspective. The specific topic to be considered will vary from semester to semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
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- None
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- Surveys the relationship between climate and vegetation and explores the consequences of human impacts. Examines the role of climate on vegetation patterns, agricultural crops, and select ecosystems and in turn, the influence of vegetation on climate.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases are causing climate to change at an unprecedented rate. This course will explain how and why anthropogenic activity is causing climate to change, how this impacts society and options for adaptation and mitigation, plus the potential to reduce climate change through geoengineering.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Advanced topics examining the interaction between social, political, and economic forces and human development at global, national, and subnational scales; in-depth analysis of theoretical perspectives on economic development and the function of markets.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of climate issues with a focus on the effect of global governance institutions and NGOs on climate policy and action. May include attendance at national and/or international climate conferences as part of official IU delegation.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides an overview of public opinion on climate change, introduces different theoretical perspectives on the barriers to public engagement with the topic, and examines the effectiveness of different methods of climate change communication designed to foster public engagement.
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: At least two college-level physical science courses or other experience reading and interpreting scientific data
- Description
- Evidence for and theories of climate change over a range of time scales. Sources of natural climate forcing are presented, historical evolution of climate change is quantified, and model tools and climate projections are presented along with analyses of climate change impacts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EAS-A 476, GEOG-G 475, or GEOL-G 476.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the practical applications of scientific and technical expertise to U.S. foreign policy. Part of the State Department's "Diplomacy Lab," which engages university classes as consultants to State Department offices/embassies to address current issues in environmental and energy policy.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- How has nature been appropriated, reworked, and produced under capitalism; conversely, how does the materiality of nature shape the conditions of capitalism? In this seminar, we will investigate how relations between capitalism and nature have evolved from the end of feudalism through the current neoliberal era.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
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- None
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- 1–3 credit hours
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- 3–3 credit hours
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- Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Concentration GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Concentration Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
- Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies
PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics
SPEA-E 401 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION
SPEA-V 437 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SPH-O 305 INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SPH-O 360 HUMAN HEALTH AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
EAS-E 333 Sedimentation and Tectonics
EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology
GEOG-G 259 Water Security and Sustainability
GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest
GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology
GEOG-G 453 Water and Society
GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology
SPEA-E 431 WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
SPEA-E 451 AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL
SPEA-E 452 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
SPEA-E 456 LAKE AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
SPEA-E 460 FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering
EAS-A 340 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History
EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: A Geological Record of Earth's Climate History
GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
GEOG-G 305 Current Issues in Climate, Land and Environmental Change
GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology
GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts
INTL-I 303 Advanced Topics in Global Development
INTL-I 434 International Climate Governance
MSCH-S 452 Communicating Climate Change
BUS-G 316 SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE
EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
EAS-E 430 Environmental and Energy Diplomacy
GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature
SPEA-E 340 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
SPEA-E 363 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SPEA-E 476 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION
SPEA-V 450 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SPH-T 301 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Exceptions to and substitutions for concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.