GE Cluster/Environment M1-A,B,CW
The Global Environment
Sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment
| Lecture Schedule: | Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. - Dodd 121 |
| Faculty: | Wolfgang Buermann, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Inst. of Env. Randall Crane, Urban Planning Robert Gilbert, Institute of the Environment Keith Stolzenbach, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
This course focuses on the conflict between human activities and the environmental protection and restoration essential to the long-term well being of Earth's human population.
Lectures
- Four blocks of “basic” material each presented by one faculty member (2/3 of lecture time): ecology; water quantity and quality; air quality, climate change, energy; people and the environment
- “Case Studies” of focused material presented by all faculty and guest lecturers (1/3 of lecture time); examples: food from the sea; California water supply; global climate change; the LA environment
- Visual aids - movies, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
Discussion Sections (20 students in each section)
- Two hours per week, entirely conducted by Teaching Fellows
- Resources: library, WWW, etc.
- Follow-up discussions of lecture topics
- Quantitative “labs” including a short write-up
- Writing assignments
- Exam reviews
Field Trips
- All students participate in one field trip in fall and one field trip in winter
- Examples: UCLA Stunt Ranch; Wetlands; Sewage reclamation/Landfill; Santa Monica Bay; LA River
Assigned Work and Exams
- Class participation in discussion sections and field trips (10%)
- Two or three lab write-ups (15%)
- Writing assignments (25%); three short papers in fall; one term paper in spring
- Exams (closed book): midterm – 1-1/2 hours (20%); final – 3 hours (30%)
Spring Seminars
Conducted by faculty and Teaching Fellows; maximum enrollment 20 per seminar Topics for Spring 2009 (Spring 2010 is in the planning stage):
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Foundation Area General Education Credit
Upon completion of all three quarters of the cluster, students will satisfy 3 GE course requirements:
- 1 in Foundations of Scientific Inquiry (Life Science with lab/demonstration credit)
- 1 in Foundations of Scientific Inquiry (Physical Science with lab/demonstration credit)
- 1 in Foundations of Society & Culture (Social Analysis)
