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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2016-2017

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UES - Urban Environmental Studies

UES 110 Sustainability: The American South and the World (1)

An introduction to sustainability issues from a global perspective. This course offers a

social science approach to sustainability drawing from comparisons among urban areas in

the American South with those in the Global North and South. The course examines

concepts within urban sustainability including land use and urban design, transportation,

urban ecology, energy, environmental justice, economic development, and green

building. Fall.

UES 150 Introduction to Environmental Studies (1)

An interdisciplinary introduction to the complexities of environmental problems. The

course provides an overview of scientific knowledge on ecology and environmental

management and examines political, economic, and ethical issues involved in the

attainment of a sustainable future. The course explores how an understanding of the

natural and social sciences is necessary to address and solve environmental problems.

Selected topics, including population growth, food shortages, pollution containment, and

energy resources, are addressed. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Fall.

UES 160 Environmental Earth Science (1)

An introduction to the earth sciences, including climatology, oceanography, physical

geography, geology, hydrology, and others. Topics include how the Earth’s internal,

surface, and atmospheric forces shape the physical environment and selected examples of

how humans interact with the physical environment. Special emphasis is placed on urban

areas. Two lectures and one laboratory period per week. Spring.

UES 206 Special Topics in Urban Environmental Studies (1)

An in-depth and interdisciplinary exploration of one or more environmental issues.

Topics and disciplinary perspectives may vary. May be repeated when focus differs and

with approval of the UES faculty committee.

UES 210 Environmental Problems and Policy (1)

An introduction to U.S. and international policies that address our many significant

environmental problems. There are more than 30 major U.S. environmental laws, and

over 300 international agreements addressing environmental issues ranging from

transboundary air pollution to trade in endangered species to nuclear non-proliferation.

Selected U.S. and international policies and processes are highlighted, and challenges and

successes of U.S. and international environmental policy are explored. A Leadership

Studies designated course. (Also listed as PS 210.) Prerequisite: sophomore standing.

Spring.

UES 293, 393, 493 Independent Study in Urban Environmental Studies (½ or 1)

Directed study for advanced students in the major. Specific guidelines concerning

independent study projects appear in the “Exploration Term and Contract Learning”

section of this catalog.