Web site: http://www.bren.ucsb.edu (will open in a new browser window)
Acting Dean: Dennis Aigner
In the past, the diverse disciplines addressing environmental issues have developed independently. Now, research and teaching have reached the point where significant progress requires weaving together elements of formerly disparate disciplines and blurring traditional boundaries. The School brings together a range of natural and social scientists to research important environmental questions. Moreover, because environmental issues arise in legal, political, and business contexts, the School's faculty also brings together law and business professors who provide perspectives from professional arenas. The Bren School continues to engage in a campaign of faculty recruitment and will appoint several new faculty members over the next couple of years.
A guiding principle of the School is that the analysis of environmental problems requires quantitative training in more than one discipline and an awareness of the physical, biological, social, political, and economic decisions that arise from scientific or technological decisions. The Bren School incorporates this new view of environmental science and management into its programs and equips students with the scientific knowledge and managerial skills necessary to meet growing environmental challenges. The Bren School strives to provide a truly interdisciplinary program that goes beyond mere coursework in several disciplines to form a coherently integrated program blending teaching, research, and real-world problems.
Built into the Bren School's program is resource-sharing with the College of Letters and Science and the College of Engineering. A significant amount of a student's coursework may include courses from other departments. Moreover, the School fosters collaborative research and teaching among the University of California campuses. To facilitate the Bren School's intercampus endeavors, Dennis Aigner of the Graduate School of Management at UC Irvine was appointed the Bren School's Associate Dean for Business Management. The Bren School is currently recruiting for the position of Associate Dean for Law and Policy, formerly held by John Dwyer of the Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley.
One outcome of the intercampus program is that the Bren School administers
a new emphasis in Corporate Environmental Management available to UC MBA students
at other UC campuses. Students and instructors involved in the program convene
at UCSB for intensive courses. Master's and Ph.D. students in the Bren School
also have access to these courses. There is a crucial need for effective interaction
among natural and social scientists, policy makers, and members of the business
community. Mixing students from these different academic cultures enriches the
learning experience and provides an important mechanism for stimulating this
interaction.
Dennis Aigner, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (econometrics, corporate environmental management)
Sandy Andelman, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor (conservation biology, population ecology, conservation planning, experimental design and statistics)
Antonio Bento, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor (environmental economics, public finance, microeconomic theory, applied general equilibrium and development economics)
Christopher Costello, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor (environmental and resource economics, dynamic optimization, quantitative ecology, stochastic modeling)
Frank Davis, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Professor (plant ecology, quantitative biogeography, vegetation remote sensing, ecological applications of remote sensing and geographic information systems, conservation planning, fire ecology)
Magali Delmas, Ph.D., HEC Graduate School of Management, Paris, Assistant Professor (corporate environmental mangement, impact of technological and regulatory uncertainties on industry choices)
Jeff Dozier, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Professor (snow, earth system science, remote sensing and information systems)
Tom Dunne, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Professor (drainage basin and hillslope evolution, hydrology and floodplain sedimentation, applications of hydrology and geomorphology in environmental management)
John P. Dwyer, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Professor (environmental law and policy, property law)
James Frew, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Assistant Professor (applications of computing and information science to large-scale problems in environmental science, including algorithm and component development, information system specification and integration, data management, and digital libraries)
Trish Holden, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor (pathogens in the environment, microbial ecology of pollutant degradation, soil microbiology)
Arturo Keller, Ph.D., Stanford University, Assistant Professor (fate and transport of pollutants, development of technologies for containment, remediation, and monitoring)
Bruce Kendall, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Assistant Professor (quantitative ecology with a focus on animal and plant population dynamics)
Charles Kolstad, Ph.D., Stanford University, Professor (industry organization and environmental/resource economics, environmental policy, structure of energy markets and environmental regulations)
Natalie Mahowald, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor (atmospheric cycles of water vapor, trace gases and aerosols and their potential impacts on the climate and hydrology)
Carol McAusland, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Assistant Professor (trade and environment)
John Melack, Ph.D., Duke University, Professor (limnology, biogeochemistry, and remote sensing with active, long-term studies in tropical Brazil and alpine and saline lakes in California)
Catherine Ramus, Ph.D. Université de Lausanne, Assistant Professor (environmental management, organizational behavior, negotiation, public policy)
Walt Sadinksi, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor (ecological effects of chemical toxicants, ultraviolet radition, and other abiotic stresses, amphibian and wetland ecology)
Dave Siegel, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Professor (ocean
color remote sensing and optical oceanography, coupling of physical and optical
processes in ocean biogeochemical fluxes, marine resources)
Application materials are available from the Bren School and are normally accepted for Fall quarter only. The application deadline for primary consideration and for consideration of School-based financial support is February 1. All other applications will be accepted until May 1, space permitting. Ph.D. applicants who want to be considered for the campus-wide fellowship competition must apply no later than December 15. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution of higher education and have achieved at least a B average (3.0 on a 4-point scale) since their junior year. All applicants are required to submit verbal, quantitative, and analytical Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Applicants whose native language is not English must receive a score of at least 550 on the Test of English Language as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), taken within two years of their application to UCSB. Requests for exceptions to this requirement will be considered for those students who have completed an undergraduate or graduate education at an institution whose primary language of instruction is English.
The Bren School welcomes applications to its professional master's program from prospective students from varied undergraduate majors who seek an intellectually challenging education designed to prepare them for leadership in a variety of careers in environmental problem solving. Applicants should be interested in obtaining broad and balanced training in natural and social science and management and participating in a program that emphasizes quantitative and analytical approaches to assessing and solving environmental problems.
Necessary background for the Master's program includes one year of college-level mathematics, one year of college-level science, a course in microeconomics, and an introductory statistics course. Students lacking some of this preparation may be accepted for admission, but it is expected that deficiencies will be made up prior to entrance by means of formal course work or other arrangements agreed upon by the applicant and the School. A small number of deficiencies may be made up during the first year in residence, but these courses will not count toward the unit requirements for the MESM.
Admission to the Ph.D. program is highly competitive and dependent upon acceptance
by a faculty sponsor with compatible research interests. To be considered for
the Ph.D. program, applicants must have at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent
from an accredited institution, have achieved a B average (3.0 on a 4-point
scale) since their junior year, and submit verbal, quantitative, and analytical
GRE scores. To be competitive, Ph.D. applicants must have a high upper-division/graduate
GPA, excellent GRE scores, and strong undergraduate/graduate preparatory coursework
and/or research. Each faculty sponsor's entrance criteria beyond these minimum
requirements will depend upon his or her research focus. A Master's degree or
equivalent is not required for admission.
The Master's of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) is a professional degree intended for students who will enter or re-enter the work force after graduation. It is not designed as an intermediate degree for the Ph.D., although MESM graduates will be well prepared for Ph.D. study. Students are trained to work in government agencies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and consulting firms. Bren MESM graduates have a suite of qualities, including clear and critical thinking, leadership skills, professionalism, and creativity, that allow them to be leaders in solving the environmental problems of the 21st century.
The coursework for the Master's degree is multi-disciplinary, incorporating courses in natural sciences, social sciences, law, and business. The courses emphasize quantitative and analytic thinking, while they also train students to identify environmental problems, formulate the proper questions, and design and execute appropriate solutions, taking into account scientific knowledge (and its limits), legal constraints, and the particular business and social context of the problem. The School also brings in environmental professionals from government, business, and non-profit organizations to ensure that students' professional development reflects the integration of rigorous academic training with a sound understanding of real-world environmental problems and the needs of clients. The training not only teaches students to tackle current environmental problems, but also fosters their capacity for long-range thinking and prepares them to meet new challenges as they arise.
Degree Requirements
Each student in the MESM program must complete a minimum of 81 units distributed among three curricular components. In most cases, students take more courses than necessary to meet the 81-unit requirement either to make up for deficiencies in preparation, fulfill course prerequisites, or build greater depth in an area of study.
Core Courses: All students in the Master's program take a set of core courses to build an essential broad background. These are normally taken during the first year and currently include the following: Ecological Principles, Biogeochemical Principles, Earth System Science, Economics of Environmental Management, Statistics & Data Analysis, Environmental Law & Policy, Organizational Theory & Behavior, Financial Management, and Strategic Management of Organizations. A grade of B or higher is required in these courses.
Specialization: The broad understanding provided by the core classes is complemented by an in-depth specialization in an area of environmental science and management. Students choose one of the following specializations: Conservation Planning, Corporate Environmental Management, Environmental Economics & Policy, Environmental Information Management, Marine Resource Management, Pollution & Waste Management, and Water Resource Management. With guidance from their faculty advisors, students design an individual program of study (POS) that is appropriate for the chosen specialization and their particular backgrounds and goals. The POS should prepare students to knowledgeably approach a particular set of environmental issues from all of the relevant perspectives. Students are encouraged to include courses from other departments in their POS as appropriate.
Master's Group Project: All students pursuing the Master's of
Environmental Science and Management (MESM) must successfully complete a three-quarter
capstone Group Project that serves as the master's thesis. Students obtain 12
units for their Group Project by enrolling in ESM 401 A, B, & C. Students
begin the sequence in spring quarter of their first year. Students work as a
team in groups of 3-6 to conduct a comprehensive analysis of an environmental
problem that contains both scientific and management challenges to produce a
tangible and useful product. Written and oral quarterly progress reports are
required. At the end of the final quarter, each group must submit a report acceptable
for archiving in the UCSB library and give a formal, public presentation on
their project. Projects involving partnerships or links with the public sectors,
business community, or non-profit organizations are particularly desirable.
Doctor of Philosophy--Environmental Science and Management
The Bren School's Ph.D. program, initiated in fall 1998, aims to preserve the School's mission of training high-caliber future research professors while simultaneously meeting the urgent need for trained personnel in the public and private sector to solve the world's growing environmental problems. The cornerstone of the doctoral degree is an original work of research presented as a dissertation that focuses on the diagnosis, assessment, mitigation, remediation, and/or prevention of environmental problems of today and in the future. The program is designed to accommodate a wide range of research interests, from those highly focused in a particular discipline to those that are strongly interdisciplinary.
Degree Requirements
The Ph.D. program requirements are highly individualized. Upon entering the program students form an initial advisory committee of at least two Bren faculty members. The student prepares a program of study during the first quarter to be reviewed by the advisory committee. The committee may recommend additional courses to cover expected research needs, specific technical subjects needed for the research topic, increased depth in a particular area, or to provide additional breadth. Additional courses may include some of the core courses for the Master's program as deemed necessary for the research focus, as well as advanced Bren courses or courses from other departments in the particular area(s) of specialization. There is no specific unit requirement for the Ph.D. and no foreign language will be required except for students focusing on the international arena or a non-English speaking country.
Ph.D. students must form a Ph.D. committee by the end of the spring quarter of the first year of study. This committee is composed of at least three members of the University of California Academic Senate. The committee must include at least two members from the Bren School faculty; at least one member must have a greater than 0% appointment. The committee chair must be a member of the Bren School faculty. The committee may include more than three members, and it may include member(s) outside the UC Academic Senate knowledgeable in the research subject matter. The Bren School faculty as a whole approve the composition of the Ph.D. committee and review each Ph.D. student's progress during each Fall quarter.
Normally, at the end of the second year of study, and under no circumstances
later than June of the third year, the Ph.D. committee prepares a written examination
that tests the student's knowledge of his/her specialization in the context
of the field of Environmental Science and Management. No later than six months
after passing the written examination, the student prepares a written dissertation
proposal and applies for admission to Ph.D. candidacy. The Ph.D. committee conducts
an oral examination on the dissertation proposal, the student's readiness to
do research, and the student's preparation and aptitude for completion of the
Ph.D. Upon completion of the doctoral dissertation to the satisfaction of the
student's Ph.D. committee, the student gives a public lecture on the dissertation
followed by a closed-door defense of the dissertation before the Ph.D. committee.
Students are expected to complete their dissertation defense no later than the
end of their sixth year in the program. Students who enter the Ph.D. program
after completing the MESM program may complete their dissertation defense at
the end of their seventh year.
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Environmental Science and Management Courses
120. Microbiology for Engineers
(3) Holden
Prerequisite: ESM 202 or upper-division standing in Mechanical or Chemical
Engineering.
Introduction to microbiology and microbial ecology with emphasis on quantitatively
describing microbial processes in natural and engineered systems. Applications
of microbiology to environmental engineering will be emphasized.
151. Microeconomic Principles for Environmental Management
(3) staff
Prerequisites: Mathematics 3A-B-C.
Theory of the producer and consumer, demand and supply, choice under uncertainty,
market equilibrium, welfare theorems and Pareto optimality, produce and consumer
surplus and deadweight loss, welfare consequences of regulations, public goods
and externalities, monopoly.
200. Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Environmental Problem Solving
(1) staff
Examination of case studies illustrating that understanding, solving, and preventing
environmental problems requires pooling expertise from multiple disciplines
and constructive dialogue between diverse groups.
201. Ecological Principles
(4) Kendall
Principles of individual ecology, population ecology, community ecology, and
ecosystem ecology. Emphasis on applications (conservation, resource management,
ecological effects of pollution and habitat fragmentation, etc.).
202. Environmental Biogeochemistry
(4) Keller, Melack
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-B-C or equivalent.
Biogeochemical processes as applied to the earth's atmosphere, oceans, land
and inland waters, and applications to environmental issues such as eutrophication,
toxic pollution, carbon sequestration and acidification.
203. Earth System Science
(4) Dunne, Dozier
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or equivalent.
Energy and mass transport as applied to the atmosphere, oceans, and land and
models of the Earth's climate and hydrology.
204. Economics of Environmental Management
(4) Kolstad, costello
Prerequisite: ESM 151 or equivalent.
Environmental regulation (incentives and command control), asymmetric information
(cost revelation and auditing), regulatory incidence, dynamics and discounting,
exhaustible and renewable resources, valuation, environmental macroeconomics,
trade and the environment, comparative regulatory analysis.
205. Environmental Modeling
(4) Mahowald
Prerequisite: ESM 250.
Introduction to the development, evaluation, interpretation and presentation
of models as applied to environmental problems. Course consists of theory and
many practical examples building and interpreting models using computers. No
previous computer experience required.
206. Environmental Data Analysis
(4) Costello, Kendall
Prerequisite: ESM 250 or Geography 210 or equivalent; introductory statistics
course.
Principles and practice of analyzing environmental data. Topics include bivariate
and multiple regression and other multivariate techniques. Emphasis on exploratory
data analysis and graphical techniques.
207. Environmental Law and Policy
(4) Staff
Basic elements of the legal system as it specifically relates to environmental
issues. Study of the different stages and different institutions involved in
environmental policy making.
208. Organizational Theory and Behavior
(4) Ramus
Individuals play an important role in leading organizations toward environmental
sustainability. Participants learn about their own behaviors which can effectively
influence the environmental decision-making of groups, organizations, and society.
Course explores both theory and practice.
209. Financial Management
(4) Nisbet
An introduction to corporate financial management and reporting. Topics include
the function of stock markets, discounted cash flows, investment appraisal,
valuation of bonds and stocks, the capital structure decision, the accounting
model, financial reporting to stockholders, and financial statement analysis.
210. Strategic Management
(4) Delmas
Strategic management requires understanding environmental forces, identifying
business opportunities and developing and implementing sustainable strategies.
Students analyze competitive forces as well as non-market forces. They study
strategy formulation and implementation including innovation strategies, internalization
and strategic alliances.
211. Applied Population Ecology
(4) Kendall
Prerequisite: ESM 201 or equivalent.
Examination of the application of population ecology to conservation of rare
species and management of harvested populations. Topics include population regulation,
population viability analysis, fisheries management, metapopulation dynamics,
and population monitoring.
212. Biological Community Survey and Analysis
(4) Davis
Prerequisite: ESM 201.
Design and execution of field sampling campaigns to characterize, map and inventory
plant and animal communities. Includes review of basic sampling theory, measurements
for terrestrial vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate survey methods, multivariate
analysis of community data, vegetation and species habitat mapping and modeling.
213. Ecological Effects of Pollutants
(4) Sadinksi
Prerequisites: ESM 201 and 202.
Case study-oriented course examining the effects of pollutants in natural and
human-dominated ecosystems. Topics include identification and quantification
methods, contaminant sources and effects, predictive methods and restoration.
214. Principles of Biological Mitigation and Remediation
(4) Holden
Prerequisite: ESM 219.
Concepts and approaches to correct and alleviate the effects of environmental
pollution using biological processes. Biochemical, ecological and physicochemical
aspects of remediation and mitigation. Assessing and monitoring applicability/efficacy
of biological treatment. Natural and engineered methods.
215. Landscape Ecology
(4) Davis
Prerequisite: ESM 201.
Relationships between spatial patterns in landscape structure (physical, biological,
and cultural) and ecological processes. Role of ecosystem pattern in mass and
energy transfers, disturbance regimes, and species' persistence, and applications
of remote sensing and GIS for landscape characterization and modeling.
216. Conservation Biology
(4) Andelman
Prerequisite: ESM 201.
Application of ecological principles to conserving biological diversity. Overview
of extinction processes, the ecology of rarity, factors affecting the distribution
of biological diversity, and ecosystem loss and fragmentation.
217. Restoration Ecology
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: ESM 201 or equivalent.
Is restoration possible? What degraded ecosystems are good candidates for restoration?
Use of ecology to design and implement restorations and the criteria to evaluate
their success. Field labs provide students with practical tools to approach
these issues.
218. Environmental Biotechnology: Science, Economics, and Policy
(4) Holden
Prerequisites: ESM 201, 202, and 204.
Current and future roles of biotechnology from scientific, economic and policy
perspectives. Overview of science and common applications of biotechnology.
Use of biotechnology in environmental preservation and restoration. Economic
drivers and societal implications of biotechnology.
219. Environmental Microbiology
(4) Holden
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1A; Mathematics 34A or 3A; and MCDB 4A or equivalent.
Diversity, habitat, distribution, and processes of microbes in the environment.
221. Management of Air Quality
(4) Mahowald
Interdisciplinary course looking at air quality from the political, economic,
engineering, and scientific perspective. Processes involved in the generation,
transport, and degradation of air pollutants. Economic analysis of regulation
tools. Political ramifications of urban air quality regulation.
222. Fate and Transport of Pollutants in the Environment
(4) Keller
Prerequisite: ESM 202.
Transport and biogeochemical transformation of pollutants in the environment.
Review of pollutant properties and media characteristics that affect transport,
accumulation, and degradation of pollutants. Basic tools for managing pollutants
in the environment, including prevention, detection, and remediation.
223. Management of Soil and Water Quality
(4) Keller
Prerequisite: ESM 222.
Characterization of contaminated sites. Detection and sampling techniques. Risk
assessment. Remediation and site management strategies: monitoring, containment,
in-situ remediation, ex-situ treatment. Commercial software is used to evaluate
sites and determine probable course of action based on risk analysis.
229. Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences
(4) Mahowald
Same course as Geography 266.
Fundamentals in atmospheric processes that are important for understanding the
role of the atmosphere in earth's climate and biogeochemistry. Graduate-level
introduction to radiation, dynamics, clouds, chemistry, and how they interact.
230. Atmospheric Chemistry
(4) Mahowald
Prerequisite: ESM 202 or equivalent.
Chemistry of the natural and human-modified atmosphere. Highlighting the chemistry
of polluted urban areas, regional acid rain problems, and stratospheric ozone.
Removal process, such as dry and wet deposition. Model simulation. Discussion
of management approaches.
231. Global Climate and Climate Change: Deciding with Uncertainty
(4) Mahowald
Looks at the global climate change question with a view to understanding the
science behind climate change as well as the implications for policy and business
over the next few decades. Taught with an interdisciplinary perspective.
234. River Systems
(4) Dunne
Prerequisite: ESM 203.
Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning
large river systems. Analysis of the processes of flooding, sedimentation, and
morphological change in channels, floodplains, deltas, and alluvial fans. Effects
of climate, land use, and engineering.
235. Watershed Analysis
(4) Dunne
Prerequisite: ESM 203.
Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning
land surfaces and channels in small drainage basins, including the effects of
land use and engineering. Emphasis placed on the use of theory and field methods.
236. The Mountain Snowpack
(3) Dozier
Prerequisites: ESM 203, intermediate skiing ability, and consent of instructor.
Intensive field, laboratory and classroom study of physical processes in the
mountain snow pack. Snow accumulation and ablation, metamorphism, physical and
chemical properties, and remote sensing. Role of snow in watershed hydrology,
water resources and recreation. Normally offered spring break.
241. Environmental Politics and Policy
(4) Staff
The domestic environmental policy process. What is public policy and how are
policy choices made? How do political choices affect environmental degradation?
Who benefits/suffers from existing environmental legislations? Political and
economic issues surrounding environmental problems and policy alternatives.
242. Natural Resource Economics and Policy
(4) Costello
Prerequisite: ESM 204 or equivalent.
Economic principles and policy issues of the use of exhaustible and renewable
resources including fossil fuels, water, minerals, fisheries, forests, and biodiversity.
Management of resource markets on regional and international scale.
243. Public Policy Analysis
(4) Staff
Public policy is the intersection of social, cultural, political, and economic
demands. Methods of analyzing environmental policy, beginning with problem identification,
formation of alternative policy responses, and methods of selecting the most
appropriate policy response, including quantitative and qualitative approaches.
244. Valuing Environmental Quality
(4) Bento
Prerequisite: ESM 204.
Methods for valuing a variety of types of environmental goods, including pollution
and natural environments. Approaches covered include hedonic prices, averting/defensive
expenditure methods, travel cost, contingent valuation, and experimental markets.
245. Cost-Benefit Analysis
(4) Bento
Prerequisite: ESM 204.
Complement to ESM 244 by comparing values for environmental costs and benefits
of projects and policies. Case studies of ecosystem protection, pollution control,
and other topics are used to illustrate analytical tools and address distributional
aspects, discounting, uncertainty and other issues.
246. International Environmental Economics
(4) McAusland
Prerequisite: ESM 204.
Efficiency of government policies aimed at trans-jurisdictional environmental
problems; links between environmental quality and patterns of international
trade and investment; arguments for and against international harmonization
of environmental policy: limitations placed on local environmental policy by
World Trade Organization rules.
247. Environmental Politics and Policy in the Global Economy
(4) Vogel
Comparative and international dimensions of environmental politics and policy.
National responses to environmental issues in both developed and developing
nations, international environmental agreements, the globalization of environmental
policies and politics and the relationship between trade policy and environmental
policy.
248. Political Institutions and Environmental Policy
(4) Staff
Theoretical and applied basis of environmental policymaking. Relationship between
political institutions, interest group interactions, and regulatory responses,
including policy cues, legislative action, implementation and administrative
rulemaking, judicial review, and the interplay between governmental bodies,
regulated constituents, and the public.
249. Alternative Approaches to Environmental Policy
(4) Staff
Alternative regulatory policies according to their cost effectiveness and fairness,
demands on government, assurance of meeting goals, potential for pollution prevention
and technological innovation, adaptability to change, and differential impact
upon groups within society.
250. Analytical Methods for Environmental Problem Solving
(4) Siegel
Same course as Geography 210.
Introduction to analytical methods used to solve environmental problems. Topics
include: calculus, linear algebra, vector analysis, and differential equations.
Emphasis on proper documentation of problem statements and solutions.
255. Endangered Species Policy and Science
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: ESM 201 or equivalent.
How is science applied to endangered species and policy? Course addresses major
features of the Endangered Species Act and other related legislation, including
the listing process, designation of critical habitat, recovery plans and habitat
conservation plans.
256. Forested Land Management
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: ESM 151 or equivalent.
Use of economic tools for managing forest land. Production of timber, production
of market and non-market goods, issues of biodiversity/habitat conservation,
carbon storage, and provision of recreation and amenity values. Policy applicability
in developing countries. Case studies.
257. Ocean Resource Management
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: ESM 201, 204, and 206.
A broadly based review of both living and mineral ocean resource management.
Historic and developing state, federal and international management laws and
regulations, principles of sustainability, and adaptive ecosystem management.
Integrates human uses with case studies.
258. Marine Processes and Resources
(4) Staff
Introduction to marine resources with emphasis on the oceanographic, climatic,
biogeochemical, geological, and anthropogenic processes regulating marine resources
off the California coast. Climate, ocean circulation, marine food web dynamics,
and biogeography, fisheries, marine mammals, petroleum extraction, and marine
population.
261. Management of Scientific Data
(4) Frew
Recommended preparation: basic computer literacy.
Theory, techniques, and tools for managing heterogenous scientific information.
Database architectures and data models. Metadata standards and data characterization.
Design and use of relational databases. Aspects of the science data life cycle:
collection, storage, search, retrieval, analysis, presentation.
262. Distributed Scientific Information Systems
(4) Frew
Prerequisite: ESM 261.
Impacts of computer networks, both local and global, on scientific information.
Architecture and implications of the World Wide Web. Electronic publishing and
digital libraries. Theory, techniques, and tools for networked information discovery
and retrieval.
263. Geographic Information Systems
(4) Frew
Advanced introduction to geographic information system (GIS) theory and technology,
emphasizing spatial analysis and cartographic presentation. Typical algorithms
and data structures. Role of GIS in environmental information management. Integration
of GIS with other analytical tools.
266. Remote Sensing of the Environment
(4) Dozier
Prerequisites: ESM 203.
Advanced introduction to remote sensing theory, technology, and applications
in environmental science and management. Survey of principles and analytical
methods throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. Integration of remote sensing
with other tools.
270. Conservation Planning
(4) Davis
Prerequisite: ESM 201.
Critical examination of the ecological and sociological dimensions of conservation
planning both in the U.S. and abroad. Topis include land use planning, gap analysis,
and reserve system design. Case studies will be used to illustrate recent developments
in the use of mitigation land banks and Habitat Conservation Plans for conserving
endangered species.
281. Corporate Environmental Management
(4) Delmas
Prerequisite: ESM 210.
This course prepares students to use creatively conceptual tools and management
strategies to improve the environmental performances of firms. Corporate, societal,
and political barriers to implementing these innovative strategies will be analyzed
and methods for overcoming these constraints discussed.
282. Industrial Ecology
(4) Staff
Methods for evaluating the environmental performance of businesses, products,
and processes are examined through case studies, including analyses of industrial
material flows, energy flows, environmental performance metrics, life cycle
assessments and design for environmental methodologies.
283. Environmental Negotiation
(3) Ramus
Strategic negotiations take place daily. Their successful outcome depends on
the competence of the negotiators. Using environmental case studies and negotiation
exercises, course participants gain a hands-on understanding of the negotiation
process and how they can influence it.
284. Environmental Accounting and Financial Management
(3) Nisbet
Prerequisite: ESM 209.
Introduction to environmental accounting and its role in corporate financial
management. Extensive use of case studies allows consideration of environmental
accounting's role in corporate financial reporting, the management and control
of enterprises, and environmental accounting in long-term investment decisions.
286. Environmental Risk: Assessment, Valuation, and Management
(4) Aigner
Fundamentals of statistical and organizational risk assessment, risk valuation,
and risk management with a focus on environmental risk. Equips business managers
with the tools required to bridge the gap between environmental compliance and
environment as a strategic business issue.
290. Theoretical Hydrology
(4) Dunne
Prerequisite: Ph.D. standing in ESM.
A review of the main theoretical principles that describe the current understanding
of the hydrologic cycle.
291. Fluvial Geomorphology
(4) Dunne
Prerequisite: Ph.D. standing in ESM.
Review of theoretical and empirical studies of landscape evolution by stream
erosion and deposition. Hydraulic, sedimentological, and morphological characteristics
of streams and valley floors.
292. Hillslope Geomorphology
(4) Dunne
Prerequisite: Ph.D. standing in ESM .
Review of theoretical and empirical studies of hillslope evolution. Hydrologic
and geotechnical aspects of hillslope erosion.
295. Business Management and Policy
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: open only to Graduate Program in Management Practice (GPMP)
participants.
Management theory and practice as both a science and an art. The role of managers
in the current world of rapid change and increased competitive forces and increased
expectations for the successful performance of employees and organizations.
297. Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Policy
(2-4) Staff
Advanced topics in environmental policy.
298. Case Studies in Environmental Science and Management
(4) Davis
Introduces MBA students to selected current environmental issues, the science
behind them, and possible solutions. The format consists of three extended weekend
sessions, each focusing on a different topical area of environmental science
and management.
299. Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Science
(2-4) Staff
Advanced topics in environmental science.
401A-B-C. Group Project in Environmental Science and Management
(4) Staff
In-progress course with grades awarded for all three courses upon completion
of ESM 401C.
Group study of environmental problems with scientific and management challenges.
595AA-ZZ. Group Studies
(2-4) Staff
May be repeated for credit provided letter designations are different.
A. Hydrology/Geomorphology: Dozier; Dunne; Melack
B. Snow Science: Dozier
C. Environmental Biogeochemistry: Staff
D. Sustainable Development: Staff
E. Environmental Problems-Science and Solutions: Staff
F. Advances in Pollution Prevention: Keller
G. Advances in Applied Ecology: Davis, Kendall
H. Human Dominated Ecosystems: Melack
I. Oceanography: Siegel
J. Environmental Microbiology: Holden
K. Environmental Information: Frew
AA. Hydrology/Geomophology (PhD Level): Dunne
BB. Snow Science (PhD Level): Dozier
DD. Watershed Quality Management (PhD Level): Keller
JJ. Environmental Microbiology (PhD Level): Holden
MM. Environmental Management (PhD Level): Delmas
596. Directed Readings and Research
(2-12) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Individualized reading and research. A written proposal for each tutorial must
be approved by the school.
597. Individual Study for Ph.D. Examinations
(1-12) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate advisor.
No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree.
Individual study for Ph.D. examinations. Instructor should be student's major
professor or chair of the doctoral committee.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation
(1-12) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate advisor.
No credit allowed toward advanced degrees.
Research toward and writing of dissertation. Instructor should be chair of student's
doctoral committee.
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