Integrated Program in the Environment
Concentration in Sustainable Energy, Resources and Climate (Bachelor of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements SENRSCLCON
Requirements
The concentration requires at least 12 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Required Courses. Four (4) courses:
- Sustainable Energy
- BUS-L 319 Climate Change Law & Policy
- 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 Fisheries Management
- 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 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
- Description
- The course will focus on the legal framework governing energy production and consumption in the United States, business impacts (and opportunities) flowing from the environmental issues associated with various energy sectors, and policy approaches for balancing energy needs with environment protection.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- 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.
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- Description
- We face many barriers that prevent us from conserving energy and other natural resources. This course is aimed at decreasing energy use independent of top down regulations. Students will understand the nature of energy, the importance of human behavior, and how to create, and evaluate behavioral change.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- The class will explore the basis of passenger transportation, including the modes of bus, rail, paratransit, and taxi. Passenger Transportation Management Elements: Human resources, Finance, Operations, Scheduling, Maintenance, and Planning. Federal Policy; Program funding options,: Policy development, Interagency programs, and the Federal Authorization process. Mobility options: Volunteer programs, Car sharing, Ridesharing, and Coordinated programs.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Provides a managerial understanding of ecological concepts, resource management practices, and resource policies related to natural resource/land management. Focus on allocation of resources, carrying capacity, resource protection, and environmental impacts of uses on natural resources.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Examination of the relationships among human health, quality of life, and natural environments from the perspective of cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and related domains. Experiential learning in local natural settings.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Description
- Teaches the processes for managing fisheries in a variety of environments. Covers basics of fish biology, ecology, and management, with an emphasis on public involvement. Students will explore quantitative fisheries methods, including population dynamics and management strategy evaluation, and presentation of scientific information in written and spoken form.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Health and ecological premises for water and wastewater treatment; principles of water supply; treatment, distribution, and construction; basis for water standards and laboratory examinations; wastewater disposal methods and construction for private installations, institutions, municipalities, and industries; water quality control with respect to wastewater pollution.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- A survey course covering the chemistry, transport, and fate of air pollutants related to current issues of air quality, such as photochemical smog, ozone depletion, particulate matter, and indoor air quality. Topics include the types, sources, health and environmental effects, measurement, evaluation, control, regulation, and modeling of air pollution concentrations.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Types and sources of solid waste; collection methods; disposal techniques: sanitary landfill, incineration, composting, reclaiming, or recycling; advantages and disadvantages of each; special and hazardous waste handling; operation and management of solid and hazardous waste programs.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Students will learn to apply basic limnological principles to diagnose lake and watershed problems, to understand lake response to pollution, to identify appropriate management solutions, and to predict lake response to management.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Application of ecological and sociological principles of management of wild animals; wildlife agencies and their function in wildlife management; economic, social, biological, and other values of wildlife; and the interaction between people and wild species and places.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Description
- To investigate the challenges of implementing sustainability in a variety of contexts and under often divergent perspectives, giving the tools to identify and explain how sustainability creates new opportunities for, and constraints on, enterprise value creation.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- 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.
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- 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.
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- Description
- This course familiarized students with the principles of environmental economics, finance, and cost-benefit analysis. The incentive effects of environmental policy design are assessed. Policy instruments include tradable permits, emissions taxes, deposit-refund systems, pollution prevention programs, and voluntary agreements. Project appraisal techniques are then developed, and applied to specific case evaluations.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- None
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Introductory course in environmental law and regulation. Subjects covered include command and control regulation, air quality, water quality, toxics, waste management, energy, natural resources, international environmental law, and alternative dispute resolution.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Extensive analysis of selected contemporary issues in public affairs. Topics vary from semester to semester.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Description
- Examination of critical issues in sustainable tourism, including positive and negative influences of tourism on the destination's economy, culture, and environment, and the role of sustainability in both conventional mass tourism and alternative tourism settings.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- 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.
BUS-L 319 Climate Change Law & Policy
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 416 Fisheries Management
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 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.