11703

EUS 102 Intro to Environmental Science

Emily Kara Read

M . W . F

11:50am-1:10pm

HEG 102

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 course will run for ten weeks, ending April 12. Class size: 20

12173

EUS 102 B Intro to Environmental Science

Gidon Eshel

M . W

10:10am-11:30am

Albee 106

SSCI

Description to follow Class size: 20

11704

EUS 203 Geographic Information Systems

Mark Becker

. . W . .

10:10am - 12:30 pm

HDRANX 106/

HEG 200

SSCI

2 credits (Core Course) This course is designed to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive review of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and remote sensing technologies as they are used in a variety of social and environmental science applications. Through a mixture of lectures, readings and hands-on exercises, students will acquire an understanding of the structure of spatial data and databases, basic cartographic principles and data visualization techniques, how to conduct spatial analysis and methods for developing sound GIS project design and management practices. Upon completing this class, students will:

· Understand the fundamental concepts of geographic information systems and their relationship with other information management systems.

· Gain familiarity with GIS software for conducting basic GIS analyses and producing cartographic products.

· Conduct studies typically carried out in GIS including site selection, analysis of spatial/temporal processes, assess environmental impacts, geocode data and conduct point pattern analysis.

Prerequisites: Preference will be given to moderated students. Class size: 10

11701

EUS 205 Planetary Consequences of Food Production

Gidon Eshel

M . W . .

11:50 am -1:10 pm

HEG 106

SCI

While the course title summarizes the broad background in which the course is anchored, the course focus is more specific. It looks to answer the question, “Can one produce local, organic food with relative environmental impunity?” Life cycle analyses repeatedly show that, on a national average level, transportation is relatively unimportant in food production’s overall environmental footprint. While this may cast serious doubts on the "local food" notion, the picture may change dramatically when organic food production is addressed, because of the absence of environmentally adverse agrochemicals from the organic life cycle. In the northeast, it's not clear, because for roughly half the year vegetable production must be housed in notoriously environmentally heavy greenhouses. In this course, we strive to rigorously and meticulously answer quantitatively the above question, using an on-campus innovatively designed greenhouse. This is a very hands-on course, with much off hours and weekend participation, which emulates (is a model miniature of) a commercial setting. The course is open to juniors and seniors from all fields of study, but scientific and math inclination is definitely needed. In particular, comfort with manipulating long lists of numbers, with no more than addition and multiplication of numbers, but lots of both, is a must. Class size: 20

11702

EUS 305 Urban Practicum - Food

Matthew Slaats

. . . . F

10:10am - 12:30 pm

OLIN 204

SSCI

The Hudson Valley has long held vast agricultural bounty, providing vegetables, dairy and grains to feed vast populations. In this course we well consider the dichotomy of a food distribution system that crosses both local and regional boundaries, stretching across rural and urban terrains, to engage various social, cultural, and economic constituencies. Through discussions with farmers, distributors, chefs, writers, and consumers, students will come to understand the complexity of a food landscape that is much more than nutritional satisfaction, but holds significant meaning to the land and the people. Conversations with participants such as Bard Farm, Wild Hive, Hudson Valley Fresh, the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, Sprout Creek Farm and the Queens Galley will result in student projects that connect the farm and the table, producing unique possibilities for accessibility and the distribution of local resources. Class size: 15

11699

EUS COL EUS Colloquium: What Does It Mean to be an Environmentalist?

Susan Rogers

. T . . .

11:50 am -1:10 pm

OLIN 102

In this colloquium we will ask the question of what it means to be an environmentalist. We will answer the question by listening to the research and work of those in environmental fields, from activists to scholars. Students will analyze the argument of the speaker, honing skills in rhetorical analysis. In so doing we will come to see the range of skills needed for environmental thinking and action. Class size: 20

Cross-listed courses: (see primary section for description)

11671

ART 208 KB Drawing II:

Drawing from Nature

Ken Buhler

. . W . .

1:30 pm -4:30 pm

FISHER 149

PART

11566

ARTH 126 Architecture since 1945

Noah Chasin

. T . Th .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

RKC 102

AART

11572

ARTH 248 Roma in Situ

Diana DePardo-Minsky

. T . Th .

3:10 pm -4:30 pm

FISHER ANNEX

AART

11368

LIT 2194 Berlin: A Pathway to

Understanding Contemporary Europe

Thomas Wild

. T . Th .

M . . . .

3:10 pm -4:30 pm

6:00 pm -9:00 pm

OLIN 203

PRE 110

FLLC

11437

BIO 128 Science and Religion:

The Case of Evolution

John Ferguson /

Bruce Chilton

M . . . .

. T . . .

4:40 pm -6:00 pm

1:30 pm -4:30 pm

RKC 111

RKC 111/112

SCI

11438

BIO 142 Organismal Biology

William Maple

. . W . F

10:10am - 12:10 pm

RKC 103

SCI

11443

BIO 202 Ecology and Evolution

Bruce Robertson

. . W . .

. . . . F

8:30 am - 11:30 am

9:30 am - 11:30 am

RKC 114/115

SCI

11447

BIO 415A Advanced Seminar in Ecology: Urban Ecology

Bruce Robertson

. . W . .

1:30 pm -3:30 pm

RKC 200

SCI

11448

BIO 415 B Advanced Seminar: Ecology

of Infectious Disease

Felicia Keesing

M . . . .

1:30 pm -3:30 pm

RKC 200

SCI

11362

ANTH 101 A Intro to Cultural Anthropology

Laura Kunreuther

. T . Th .

11:50 am -1:10 pm

OLIN 201

SSCI/DIFF

11451

ANTH 101 B Intro to Cultural Anthropology

Laura Kunreuther

M . W . .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

OLIN 201

SSCI/DIFF

11363

ANTH 212 Historical Archaeology:

Colonists near Bard

Christopher Lindner

. . W . .

. . . . F

4:40 pm -6:00 pm

11:50 am -1:00 pm

1:15 pm -2:30 pm

HEG 300

ROSE 108

HUM/DIFF

11460

ECON 100 A Principles of Economics

Sanjaya DeSilva

M . W . .

10:10am - 11:30am

OLIN 205

SSCI

11464

ECON 100 B Principles of Economics

Pavlina Tcherneva

. T . Th .

10:10am - 11:30 am

HEG 102

SSCI

11465

ECON 100 C Principles of Economics

Pavlina Tcherneva

. T . Th .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

HEG 204

SSCI

11463

ECON 202 Intermediate Macroeconomics

Olivier Giovannoni

. . W . F

8:30 am -9:50 am

OLIN 201

SSCI

11469

ECON 203 Game Theory

Aniruddha Mitra

. T . Th .

10:10am - 11:30 am

OLIN 205

SSCI

11467

ECON 216 European Economic History

Olivier Giovannoni

. . W . F

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

HEG 102

HIST

11471

ECON 226 Urban and Regional Economics

Kris Feder

M . W . .

11:50 am -1:10 pm

ALBEE 106

SSCI

11466

ECON 229 Statistics

Alex Chung

. . W . F

10:10am - 11:30am

OLIN 203

MATC

11474

ECON 321 Microeconomics of Development

Sanjaya DeSilva

M . . . .

1:30 pm -3:50 pm

ALBEE 106

SSCI

11688

HIST 2253 The Ecological History of the Globe

Alice Stroup

. T . Th .

11:50 am -1:10 pm

OLIN 308

HIST

11478

HIST 269 Encounters in the American Borderlands

Christian Crouch

M . W . .

11:50 am -1:10 pm

OLIN 202

HIST

11816

HIST 280B American Environmental

History II: The Age of Ecology

Mark Lytle

M . W . .

3:10pm-4:30pm

ASP 302

HIST

11361

HIST / PS 283 Environmental Politics

in East Asia

Robert Culp / Ken Haig

. T . Th .

10:10am - 11:30am

OLIN 202

SSCI

11476

HIST 3137 Urban Disasters & Catastrophes in U.S. History

Myra Armstead

M . . . .

3:10 pm -5:30 pm

OLIN 309

HIST

11775

HIST 329 Culture & History of Food

Rene Marion

. T . . .

10:10am - 12:30 pm

OLIN 302

HIST

11496

PHIL 256 Environmental Ethics

Daniel Berthold

M . W . .

10:10am - 11:30am

OLIN 301

HUM

11361

PS 283 Environmental Politics in East Asia

Robert Culp / Ken Haig

. T . Th .

10:10am - 11:30am

OLIN 202

SSCI

11667

SOC 126 Race and Place in Urban America

Clement Thery

. T . Th .

6:20 pm -7:40 pm

OLIN 201

SSCI/DIFF

11666

SOC 264 Theories of the City

Clement Thery

M . W . .

6:20 pm -7:40 pm

OLIN 201

SSCI