92011

EUS 101 introduction to Environmental & Urban Study

Kris Feder

T Th 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

HEG 106

SSCI

Humans have profoundly altered the character of Earth’s biosphere since the advent of agriculture and urbanization 10,000 years ago. This course explores how global problems such as climate disruption, species extinction, and depletion of fossil soils, fuels, and waters are interlinked with one another but also with social problems such as financial instability, widening economic inequality, food insecurity, intensifying conflict and militarization, and declining public health. We review the empirical evidence of major environmental problems; consider which academic disciplines and practical skills are required to tackle them; and contemplate alternative political options open to governments and communities. Issues will be considered at a variety of scales—from the level of individual responsibility to the local, regional, national, and global dimensions. EUS 101 and 102 are the foundational courses of the EUS program and are required for moderation. No prerequisite. Class size: 22

92136

EUS 102

Introduction to Environmental & Urban Science

Christopher Bowser

T Th 6:20 pm-7:40 pm

OLIN 201

SSCI

This course offers an integrated exploration of the science underlying environmental issues. The primary objective is to provide students with a systems-oriented understanding of biological, chemical, physical, and geological processes that affect earth, air, water, and life. Students will gain a solid understanding of the fundamental scientific principles governing environmental systems including the cycling of matter and the flow of energy. By practicing the application of these scientific concepts, students will develop their ability to predict potential outcomes of complex environmental issues. Regional examples of elemental cycling, hydrology, ecology, climate change, and food systems will be used to teach and practice concepts, including through field trips to local environmental points of interest. This class will include some fieldwork which may require longer class meeting times on Tuesdays specifically. Class size: 22

91996

EUS 214

environmental monitoring: saw kill water quality

Elias Dueker

W 1:30 pm-4:30 pm

Field Station

SCI

2 credits We use the Saw Kill, the scenic waterway running through campus, for swimming, fishing, drinking water and waste treatment effluent disposal. Sustaining these important uses introduces complicated water management questions relevant on a local, regional, and national scale. In this lab class, students will participate in the inaugural year of the Saw Kill Water Quality Monitoring Program, which is the re-boot of a community-Bard research effort that originally ran from the late 1970’s into the early 1980’s. Students will become proficient in field and lab methods for monitoring basic water quality, including biological, chemical and physical parameters. Students will also engage closely with citizen scientists, municipal leaders, and environmental nonprofits including Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and the Hudson River Watershed Alliance. This class will meet at the Bard Water Lab, located in the Bard Field Station. Prerequisites: EUS 102, BIO 202, or permission of instructor. Class size: 16

91620

EUS 221

Water

Elias Dueker

T Th 1:30 pm-4:30 pm

RKC 111 / 112

SCI

Of related interest: Biology This course offers a detailed exploration of the earth’s hydrosphere and its interactions with the biosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere. Topics will include origins of the hydrosphere, origins of life, the global hydrologic cycle, and anthropogenic influences on that cycle. We will closely examine pressing global environmental issues associated with the hydrosphere: climate change, protection of drinking water resources, wastewater treatment, and aquatic ecosystem degradation. We will also explore the role of science in addressing the environmental racism inherent in issues of water access, wastewater treatment plant placement, and flooding vulnerabilities. Work in the lab will focus on scientific questions posed by community water resource managers related to sewage contamination, road salts, and nutrient pollution in waterways and aquifers. Lab activities will include field sampling and water quality assays evaluating biological, chemical, and physical properties of surface waters and drinking water. Prerequisites: EUS 102, Bio 202, or permission of instructor. Class size: 16

91997

EUS 305

EUS Practicum: Farm to Bard; transforming our food system

Katrina Light

T Th 10:10 am-11:30 am

OLIN 107

SSCI

Cross-listed: American Studies Complex cultural, political, regulatory, and economic forces shape the chain of food production from farm to table to compost. This course explores the structure and functions of the contemporary food system, focusing on Bard’s foodshed. Students will work across disciplines to analyze quantitative and qualitative arguments addressing social, economic, environmental, or health questions. We will work with computer programs designed to navigate purchasing from farm to school. We will examine Bard’s dining service procurement strategies and engage with local food producers. We will conduct site visits to community partners such as Montgomery Place, Bard Dining Service, and local food purveyors including Hudson Valley Fresh, Bread Alone, Hudson Valley Harvest, and Saw Mill and other farms. Research teams will present and defend specific proposals to strengthen Bard Dining’s relationship with regional food producers and to bring more sustainable products into the institutional buying framework.

Class size: 15

92161

EUS 311

CLIMATE AND AGROECOSYSTEMS

Jennifer Phillips

M W 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

OLINLC 115

SSCI

In this course we will examine the linkages between agroecosystems and the climate system. We begin by looking at projections for climate change impacts on crop production, with a focus on crop simulation models, their applications and limitations. We then look at expectations for the influence of elevated CO 2 on yield, and controversies involved. We then turn to a discussion of the role that agriculture can play in climate change mitigation, given the large greenhouse gas emissions associated with farming systems. This takes us to an in-depth discussion of soil carbon management, and trade-offs between emissions from various reductions strategies. Finally, we will investigate the various strategies being put forth regarding climate change adaptation, including the role of genetically modified crops, biodiversity, and system resilience, with major implications for future food production. This is a graduate course offered to a limited number of undergraduates. Interested students should contact Eban Goodstein.

91999

EUS 325

Politics and Power in Global Food Production

Monique Segarra

W 2:00 pm-4:20 pm

HDR 101A

SSCI

Cross-listed: Global & International Studies; Political Studies; Sociology This course explores the politics and power dynamics that underlie the global agro-food system by tracing the commodity chain of food production, from small and large producers across transport, processing, and marketing systems, and ultimately to food consumption. Along the way, we will cover some of the key debates surrounding global food production and demand, including issues of environmental impacts, food security and nutrition, and the pros and cons of greening the food system through ‘sustainable’ and certified trade labels that seek to integrate goals of conservation, poverty alleviation and labor protection. The course assumes asymmetries of power in the global food system that privilege agro-industrial and large scale market players. It examines, however, alternative models, including domestic local and organic production and international political movements like the Via Campesina, that seek to promote social justice and sustainable practice for small and medium farmers. Class size: 15

92131

EUS COL

EUS Colloquium

Myra Armstead

T 4:45 pm-6:00 pm

OLINLC 115

2 credits. What are urban environmental disasters? How natural are they, and to what extent are they caused by human ideations and actions? To what extent have they been and can they be mediated by scientific, technological, and engineering advances? Why are certain populations more susceptible to environmental catastrophes? Speakers will address these topics. The colloquium is an invited speaker series that meets once weekly. Speakers will be asked to address these questions from historical, sociological, cultural, political, economic, or other perspectives. (EUS majors must enroll in EUS COLL at least once and may enroll twice for credit. Space permitting, all members of the community are welcome to attend lectures.) Class size: 45

91966

ANTH 101 B

Intro to Cultural Anthropology

Michele Dominy

W F 11:50 am-1:10 pm

HEG 308

D+J

SSCI

DIFF

91972

ANTH 211

Archaeological Field Mthds

Christopher Lindner

T 4:40 pm-6:00 pm

F 11:50 am-4:30 pm

HEG 300

ROSE 108

SCI

91967

ANTH 223

Conservation Anthropology

Michele Dominy

T Th 3:10 pm-4:30 pm

OLIN 205

SSCI

91973

ANTH 265

Race & Nature in Africa

Yuka Suzuki

T Th 11:50 am-1:10 pm

OLIN 201

D+J

SSCI

DIFF

91974

ANTH 350

Contemporary Cultural Theory

Yuka Suzuki

W 10:10 am-12:30 pm

OLIN 306

MBV

D+J

HUM

DIFF

91931

ARTH 126

Modern Architecture, 1930-1990

Olga Touloumi

M W 10:10 am-11:30 am

OLIN 102

AART

91732

ARTH 132

Cultural Practice of Mapping

Gretta Tritch Roman

M W 11:50 am-1:10 pm

HDR 106

AART

91743

ARTH 205

Contested Spaces

Olga Touloumi

T Th 10:10 am-11:30 am

FISHER ANNEX

AART

91735

ARTH 227

Roman Urbanism

Diana DePardo-Minsky

M W 3:10 pm-4:30 pm

OLIN 102

AART

91747

ARTH 235

Florentine Renaissance Art

Diana DePardo-Minsky

T Th 4:40 pm-6:00 pm

OLIN 102

AART

91704

BIO 118

Conservation Biology

Cathy Collins

M W 11:50 am-1:10 pm

F 8:30 am-11:30 am

RKC 115

RKC 112

SCI

91702

BIO 153

Global Change Biology

Bruce Robertson

M 1:30 pm-4:30 pm

RKC 114 / 115

SCI

91614

BIO 202

Ecology and Evolution

Bruce Robertson

W F 8:30 am-11:30 am

RKC 114 /115

SCI

91616

BIO 244

Biostatistics

Arseny Khakhalin

M W 1:30 pm-4:30 pm

RKC 115

MATC

91987

ECON 100 A

Principles of Economics

Michael Martell

M W 10:10 am-11:30 am

OLIN 205

SSCI

91990

ECON 100 B

Principles of Economics

Pavlina Tcherneva

T Th 10:10 am-11:30 am

ALBEE 106

SSCI

91985

ECON 100 C

Principles of Economics

Olivier Giovannoni

T Th 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

HEG 102

SSCI

91980

ECON 100 D

Principles of Economics

Kris Feder

M W 3:10 pm-4:30 pm

HEG 106

SSCI

91981

ECON 226

Urban and Regional Economics

Kris Feder

M W 11:50 am-1:10 pm

HEG 106

SSCI

91978

ECON 229

Introduction to Econometrics

Sanjaya DeSilva

T Th 11:50 am-1:10 pm

ALBEE 106

MATC

91979

ECON 321

Seminar in EconomicDevelopment

Sanjaya DeSilva

M 3:10 pm-5:30 pm

OLIN 309

SSCI

92001

HIST 2302

Shanghai and Hong Kong

Robert Culp

M W 10:10 am-11:30 am

ALBEE 106

HIST

91782

LIT 2238

Nature, Disaster & Environm't

Mika Endo

T Th 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

OLINLC 210

FLLC

91809

LIT 327

Reconstructing Ruin

Peter L'Official

W 1:30 pm-3:50 pm

HDR 106

ELIT

92030

PS 109

Political Economy

Sanjib Baruah

M W 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

OLIN 202

SSCI

92060

SOC 101 A

Introduction to Sociology

Peter Klein

M W 10:10 am-11:30 am

OLINLC 210

D+J

SSCI

DIFF

92058

SOC 101 B

Introduction to Sociology

Allison McKim

M W 11:50 am-1:10 pm

HEG 204

D+J

SSCI

DIFF

92057

SOC 138

Intro to Urban Sociology

Peter Klein

M W 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

RKC 103

SSCI

92053

SOC 205 A

Intro to Research Methods

Yuval Elmelech

T Th 3:10 pm-4:30 pm

HDR 101A

MATC

92359

SOC 205 B

Intro to Research Methods

Yuval Elmelech

M W 3:10 pm-4:30 pm

RKC 100

MATC