EUS has required courses as well as recommended courses by Focus Area. To see how the courses below fit into EUS Focus Areas and satisfy EUS course requirements (new feature), please visit: http://eus.bard.edu/requirements/

17427

EUS 101

Introduction to EnvironMENTAL & Urban StudIES

Kris Feder

T Th 1:30pm-2:50pm

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

17116

EUS 102

Introduction TO EnvironMENTAL & Urban Science

Christopher Bowser

T Th 6:20pm-7:40pm

HEG 308

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

17638

EUS 203

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Susan Winchell-Sweeney

F 9:30am – 12:00pm

ALBEE 102

2 credits (Core Course) This course is designed to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive review of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 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/urban impacts

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

17117

EUS 222

Air

Elias Dueker

M W 3:10pm-4:30pm

Th 9:00am-12:00pm

RKC 101

RKC 111 / 112

SCI

Of interest: Biology This course offers a detailed exploration of the earth’s atmosphere and its interactions with the biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere. Topics will include origins of the atmosphere, origins of life, anthropogenic influences on the atmosphere, and connections and exchanges with the hydrologic cycle. We will further explore pressing global environmental issues associated with the atmosphere: climate change (extreme weather events, shifting precipitation patterns), air pollution, acid rain, and depletion of the ozone layer. Lab work will be guided by scientific questions related to these issues, and will focus on detection of anthropogenic influence on air quality. Specifically, students will conduct field sampling and utilize microbiological and chemical assays in the lab to better understand sources for and tracking of contaminants in air. Prerequisites: EUS 102, Bio 202, or permission of instructor. Class size: 16

17603

EUS 226

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING

Gautam Sethi

M W 10:10am-11:30am

OLIN 101

MATC

Cross-listed: Economics; Mathematics. Related interest: Biology This course will expose students to a variety of modeling techniques used in environmental decision-making. The inclusion of these techniques in this course is motivated by their relevance in generating useful answers to current policy issues. For example, how rapidly should the switch to renewable energy generation be made? The answer to this question depends on, in part, the rapidity with which fossil fuels are being depleted. This course will introduce the concept of peak oil and use statistical methods to estimate the timing of peak global crude oil production. As another illustration, international development agencies have introduced new varieties of rice in Laos in a bid to make rice yields less susceptible to climate change. The impact of this intervention on livelihoods of small landholders, however, is uncertain due to inherent fluctuations in many factors such as the market price of rice. In this course, we will use data collected by the UNDP to conduct a Monte Carlo simulation and develop a probabilistic answer to this issue. Other examples of relevant policy issues discussed in this course include developing simple predator-prey models to predict changes in populations of keystone species, and modeling the sustainability of fisheries under various regulations of regional fisheries councils in the United States. Students are expected to have some basic knowledge of regression analysis and be proficient in Calculus I. While it is desirable that students have some prior coding experience, the course will begin with a three-week primer on MATLAB programming. Prerequisite: MATH 141, Calculus I Class size: 22

17428

EUS 231

Buddhist Views of Nature

Tatjana Myoko von Prittwitz und Gaffron

M W 3:10pm-4:30pm

101 JAMES CNTR

MBV

HUM

Cross-listed: Religion Interconnection is a central teaching in Buddhism. In the Flower Ornament Scripture (Avatamsaka Sutra) the image of Indra’s Net is depicted – a world in which everybody and everything is a diamond, mirroring each other. In this class we will explore how contemporary Buddhist teachers, both in the East and West, respond to our ecological crisis, drawing from traditional Buddhist views of nature. We will examine this perception of a dependent co-arising, needing to understand the particular Buddhist approach and its unique potential. We will study ecological appeals in Engaged Buddhism (core text: Dharma Rain: Sources of Buddhist Environmentalism, edited by Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft), classical texts like Dogen’s Mountains and Rivers Sutra, and read reflections by modern Buddhist nature poets such as Gary Snyder declaring nature as our community. In addition, we will look at the traditional Zen arts from Japan that are aimed towards the realization of self and other, inner and outer world being one, with particularly haiku, calligraphy (sho-do)/ painting (sumie) (with reference to Chinese landscape paintings) and cha-do (tea ceremony and garden) being poignant expressions of how we relate to our environment. Other examples of the tight connection between practitioners and nature, can be found in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia with their shamanistic and animistic teachings, now threatened by radical ecological changes. Each student will develop a project during the duration of the class addressing issues of sustainability on Bard Campus - in accord with everybody’s interest and background (writing, film, art, science) - examining possible holistic solutions facing a stressed environment (inspirations are by spiritual contemporary artists such as Andy Goldsworthy, Joseph Beuys with his project 7000 oaks or Marina Abramovic). The goal of this course is to recognize the Buddhist view of our environment, where our “inside” nature and the “outside” nature are not separate. Class size: 15

17429

EUS 305

EUS Practicum: Environmental Education

Thomas O'Dowd

T Th 11:50am-1:10pm

HEG 300

SSCI

Cross-listed: American Studies Environmental Education is of pivotal importance in a world seeking sustainable solutions for the future. Environmental questions require knowledge, skills, and communicative ability to reach the many audiences involved in implementing solutions. This class will explore the theoretical literature and the methodology of environmental education, behavior change, and civic engagement. Students will examine Environmental Education both as an intellectual inquiry — what it means to be environmentally educated, and as a practice of civic engagement — the multiple ways in which environmental education manifests. Examples include citizen science, civic engagement, and service-learning. Texts include Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Rachel Carson, and Richard Louv among others. We will focus on three projects involving watershed education: 1) The Saw Kill Watershed Community; 2) Other Hudson River Estuary Program grant-funded projects; and 3) The US-Russia Waterway Protection Toolkit. In each of these projects, students will plan, implement, and evaluate environmental education programs, with the goal to produce a final report. We will be using the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) to define best practices. Class size: 15

17639

EUS 307

Environmental Policy II

Monique Segarra

T Th 1:30pm – 3:00pm

ALBEE 102

This course analyzes the dynamic and complex relationship among various factors—legal, political, cultural, and ethical—that influence the environmental policy-making process. It uses a case-study approach to introduce students to the core concepts of environmental policy making and environmental policy cycles that include defining the environmental problem, setting the environmental agenda, and presenting and implementing policy solutions. Students examine state and social responses to new and ongoing environmental problems. In the United States context, this includes taking into account the nature of state-federal relationships in developing and applying the environmental law, as well as the evolving role of technology, tensions between private and public interests, and equity considerations. In addition to U.S. environmental policy, the course explores international environmental regime development, conflict resolution, and transboundary citizen networks that influence global environmental decision making. Open to moderated students. Class size: 15

17119

EUS 318

Land

Elias Dueker

Jennifer Phillips

T 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Th 1:30pm-4:30pm

RKC 111

RKC 111 / 112

SCI

Cross-listed: Biology This 300-level lab course will specifically explore the relationship between land use and water quality, using the Saw Kill Watershed as our living laboratory. The course covers three broad areas of human-environment interaction: 1) Soils and soil management, 2) land-surface vegetation impacts on energy and water balance, and 3) variation in stream water quality and quantity as a function of land use. Based on data collection and analysis in natural, agricultural and urban areas of the watershed, students will have an applied context for understanding factors controlling water infiltration and erosion, impacts of soil chemistry and soil biology on water quality, and the impact of vegetation type and deforestation on evapotranspiration and watershed water balance. Learning outcomes include improved grasp of the scientific process, ability to collect and analyze data, use of soils mapping tools, and understanding of watershed processes and potential impacts of land use on stream water quality and quantity. Prerequisites: 200-level lab science course or permission of instructor. Class size: 16

17597

EUS / SOC 319

EUS PRACTICUM: Hudson Valley Cities and Environmental (In)Justice

Peter Klein

W 1:30pm-4:30pm *

FISHER ANNEX

D+J

SSCI

DIFF

Cross-listed: American Studies; Sociology How do urban processes of growth, decline, and revitalization affect different groups, particularly along dimensions of race, class, and gender? This place-based research seminar course looks closely at this question by examining the historical, political, and social landscape of Hudson and Kingston. We will use these nearby cities as cases to explore theories on urban transformation and the contemporary challenges that face small urban centers. In particular, the course will use the lens of environmental inequality, or the ways in which some people are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards than others, to examine the effects of historical processes, as well as to investigate how residents and government officials are addressing pressing problems. The course will look specifically at issues of food justice, pollution, access to resources, and environmental decision-making processes. We will visit these cities as a class, and students will develop and carry out their own research project about one or both places. (Students should be moderated into their program of study; the course fulfills the practicum requirement for moderated EUS students.) Admission by permission of the instructor. Class size: 15

17401

ANTH 101

Intro to Cultural Anthropology

Michele Dominy

T Th 3:10pm-4:30pm

OLIN 201

D+J

SSCI

DIFF

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies Class size: 22

17402

ANTH 212

Historical Archaeology

Christopher Lindner

T 4:40pm-6:00pm

F 11:50am-4:30pm

HEG 300

SSCI

DIFF

Cross-listed: Africana Studies; American Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies; Historical Studies Class size: 12

17405

ANTH 216

The Modern Dinosaur

Yuka Suzuki

M W 1:30pm-2:50pm

OLIN 205

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Science, Technology & Society Class size: 22

17406

ANTH 219

Divided Cities

Jeffrey Jurgens

M W 3:10pm-4:30pm

HEG 102

SSCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 22

17408

ANTH 220

Doing Ethnography

Jonah Rubin

T Th 3:10pm-4:30pm

OLIN 204

SSCI

DIFF

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 18

17409

ANTH 350

Contemporary Cultural Theory

Yuka Suzuki

W 10:10am-12:30pm

OLINLC 206

MBV

HUM

DIFF

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Human Rights Class size: 15

17378

ART 100 AC

CYBERGRAPHICS I: FABRICATED LANDSCAPES

Adriane Colburn

Th 10:10am-1:10pm

FISHER 161

PART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies

17376

ART 200 AC

CYBERGRAPHICS II:SITE, SPACE, PLACE

Adriane Colburn

W 1:30pm-4:30pm

FISHER

PART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies

17371

ART 206 ED

Sculpture II:Air/Water/Earth

Ellen Driscoll

W 1:30pm-4:30pm

FISHER

PART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 14

17254

ARTH 223

Wild Visions:Picturing Nature

Susan Merriam

T Th 11:50am-1:10pm

OLIN 102

AART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Science, Technology & Society Class size: 22

17248

ARTH 234

Utopias

Olga Touloumi

M W 10:10am-11:30am

FISHER ANNEX

AART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 22

17256

ARTH 236

16C Italian Art, Architecture & urbanism

Diana DePardo-Minsky

T Th 4:40pm-6:00pm

OLIN 102

AART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Italian Studies Class size: 22

17252

ARTH 312

Roma in Situ

Diana DePardo-Minsky

M 3:10pm-5:30pm

FISHER ANNEX

AART

Cross-listed: Classical Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies; Italian Studies Class size: 15

17501

BGIA 301

Core Seminar: The city as global actor – new york at the center of the world

James Ketterer

Th 4:40pm-7:00pm

SSCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies Class size: 25

17102

BIO 111

MICROBES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Brooke Jude

LAB:

M W 1:30pm-2:50pm

T 9:00am-11:30am

RKC 102

RKC 111 / 112

SCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies

17101

BIO 117

Botany for Herbivores

Emily Pollina

LAB:

T Th 10:10am-11:30am

T 1:30pm-4:30pm

HEG 102

RKC 112

SCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies

17106

BIO 201

Genetics and Evolution

Brooke Jude

M W 8:30am-11:30am

RKC 111 / 112

SCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies; Mind, Brain, Behavior This

17107

BIO 202

Ecology and Evolution

Cathy Collins

W 8:30am-11:30am

F 9:30am-11:30am

RKC 114/115

SCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 20

17109

BIO 244

Biostatistics

Gabriel Perron

W F 1:30pm-4:30pm

RKC 115

MATC

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies; Mathematics Class size: 20

17111

BIO 316

Animal Behavior

Bruce Robertson

LAB:

M W 10:10am-11:30am

T 8:30am-11:30am

RKC 101

RKC 114 / 115

SCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Mind, Brain, Behavior

17115

BIO 418

Plant Fungal Interactions

Cathy Collins

T 1:30pm-3:30pm

RKC 200

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 12

17416

ECON 203

Game Theory

Aniruddha Mitra

M W 10:10am-11:30am

OLIN 205

SSCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies; Political Studies Class size: 22

17419

ECON 221

Economic Development

Sanjaya DeSilva

M W 10:10am-11:30am

ALBEE 106

SSCI

Cross-listed: Africana Studies; Asian Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies; Human Rights; Latin American & Iberian Studies; Science, Technology & Society Class size: 22

17421

ECON 229

Introduction to Econometrics

Sanjaya DeSilva

M W 11:50am-1:10pm

ALBEE 106

MATC

Cross-listed: Economics & Finance; Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies Class size: 18

17423

ECON 330

Seminar:Geoclassical Economics

Kris Feder

M 1:30pm-3:50pm

HEG 300

SSCI

DIFF

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 15

17432

HIST 139

City Cultures

Myra Armstead

Cecile Kuznitz

T Th 1:30pm-2:50pm

OLINLC 115

HIST

Cross-listed: American Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 44

17582

IDEA 130

Chernobyl: the meaning of Man-Made Disaster

Jonathan Becker

Matthew Deady

T Th 11:50am-1:10pm

LAB: W 10:20am-12:10pm

HEG 102

HEG 107

SCI

SSCI

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Human Rights; Political Studies; Science

17196

LIT 258

American Literature II

Elizabeth Frank

W Th 11:50am-1:10pm

ASP 302

D+J

ELIT

DIFF

Cross-listed: American Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 22

17197

LIT 259

American Literature III

Peter L'Official

T Th 11:50am-1:10pm

HEG 308

D+J

ELIT

DIFF

Cross-listed: American Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 22

17216

LIT 336

Extinction

Alexandre Benson

T 4:40pm-7:00pm

OLINLC 208

D+J

Cross-listed: Anthropology; Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 15

17598

SOC 269

Global Inequality & Development

Peter Klein

M W 10:10am-11:30am

OLIN 203

D+J

SSCI

DIFF

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies; Human Rights

17527

SOC 333

Qualitative Research Practicum

Allison McKim

Th 10:10am-12:30pm

OLIN 309

SSCI

Cross-listed: American Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies Class size: 15

17323

WRIT 231

Reading & Writing the Birds

Susan Rogers

T 10:10am-11:30am

Th 7:30am-11:30am

OLIN 303

PART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Class size: 12

17334

WRIT 345

Imagining Nonhuman Consciousns

Benjamin Hale

Th 1:30pm-3:50pm

OLIN 107

PART

Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies; Experimental Humanities; Human Rights Class size: 12

Related interest:

17411

ECON 100 A

Principles of Economics

Michael Martell

T Th 1:30pm-2:50pm

HEG 102

SSCI

Cross-listed: Economics & Finance; Global & International Studies Class size: 22

17413

ECON 100 B

Principles of Economics

Michael Martell

T Th 10:10am-11:30am

HEG 106

SSCI

Cross-listed: Economics & Finance; Global & International Studies Class size: 22

17412

ECON 100 C

Principles of Economics

Aniruddha Mitra

M W 1:30pm-2:50pm

HEG 204

SSCI

Cross-listed: Economics & Finance; Global & International Studies Class size: 22

17492

PS 313

ENLIGHTENMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

David Kettler

M 1:30pm-3:50pm

OLIN 306

SSCI

Cross-listed: Sociology; Related interest: Environmental & Urban Studies