iEarth is a framework for learning about the intersection between humans and our planet. iEarth brings together courses at the intersections between natural systems, social systems and human expression, and divides courses into thematic Clusters. You can see all the iEarth courses below or go into the Clusters given above - Energy, Food, Oceans, Risk.
EARTHSYS 106
Unit(s)
The economics of food production, consumption, and trade. The micro- and macro- determinants of food supply and demand, including the...
SI
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 181
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In this advanced undergraduate course, students will learn about some of the key social and environmental challenges faced by cities in the...
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Further discussion of the complex climate challenges posed by the substantial benefits of energy consumption, including the critical tension...
See in ExploreCoursesBIOHOPK 265
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(Graduate students register for 265H). Lecture course that explores the way marine species live in extreme ocean habitats. We will cover the...
See in ExploreCoursesGEOPHYS 80
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Energy, water, and food are our most vital resources constituting a tightly intertwined network: energy production requires water, transporting...
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesANTHRO 169
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This course is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human food consumption and nutrition, incorporating biological, evolutionary,...
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Energy demand is expected to grow by 30% by 2025, while at the same time the European Union is demanding a carbon footprint at 1990 levels. We...
See in ExploreCoursesBIOHOPK 182
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(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 323
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(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesAPPPHYS 219
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Technology issues for a secure energy future; role of solid state physics in energy technologies. Topics include the physics principles behind...
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Preference to freshmen. Organized to prepare a renewable energy plan for California. Energy concepts and quantitation approaches are learned,...
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We will examine the political context of energy efficiency and climate change. Why are some countries, such as Japan and France, able to achieve...
SI
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Preference to sophomores. For students interested in science, engineering, politics, and the law. Learn from past disasters to avoid future ones....
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesCEE 29
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Natural disasters arise from the interaction of natural processes, such as earthquakes or floods, with human development that suffers safety-...
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 118
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This course explores the cultural, political economic, and environmental status of contemporary Hawaiians. What sorts of sustainable economic and...
ED
See in ExploreCoursesHUMBIO 166
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The material in this course is an introduction to the field and the target audience is undergraduates. It may be of interest to graduate students...
See in ExploreCoursesMS&E 295
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Design and application of formal analytical methods for policy and technology assessments of energy efficiency and renewable energy options....
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This project based class focuses on the design and prototyping of electric vehicles. Students learn the fundamentals of vehicle design in class...
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Transportation accounts for nearly one-third of American energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and three-quarters of American oil consumption....
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See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 56
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Preference to sophomores. Recent changes in the California current, using Monterey Bay as an example. Current literature introduces principles of...
See in ExploreCoursesGSBGEN 557
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Evidence has mounted that consumer care about issues of authenticity in many kinds of markets. This seminar explores the meanings of authenticity...
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EE 60
4 Unit(s)
Preference to freshman. Natural hazards, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, and fires, and how they affect people and society; great...
SMA
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PHYSICS 240
3 Unit(s)
Energy as a consumable. Forms and interconvertability. World Joule budget. Equivalents in rivers, oil pipelines and nuclear weapons. Quantum...
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BIO 3
1 Unit(s)
An introduction to contemporary research in marine biology, including ecology, conservation biology, environmental toxicology, behavior,...
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EARTHSYS 61
3 Unit(s)
The course will provide a broad overview of key policy issues concerning agricultural development and food security, and will assess how global...
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ENERGY 123
1 Unit(s)
The Deepwater Horizon blowout and spill in April 2010 occurred on one of the most advanced deepwater drilling rigs in the world operated by one of...
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EARTHSYS 103
3-5 Unit(s)
Energy is a fundamental driver of human development and opportunity. At the same time, our energy system has significant consequences for our...
SI
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ENVRES 220
1-2 Unit(s)
This interdisciplinary seminar examines current ocean issues and ideas through a series of readings, discussions, and guest lecturer presentations...
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EARTHSYS 8
4 Unit(s)
The course will provide a basic understanding of how the ocean functions as a suite of interconnected ecosystems, both naturally and under the...
SMA
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HUMBIO 113
3 Unit(s)
The intertwined biologies of humans and plants, particularly the ways in which people and plants have imposed selection pressures and ecological...
SMA
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ENERGY 104
3 Unit(s)
This course explores the transition to a sustainable energy system at large scales (national and global), and over long time periods (decades)....
AQR
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GEOPHYS 20
3 Unit(s)
The physics and chemistry of volcanic processes and modern methods of volcano monitoring. Volcanoes as manifestations of the Earth's internal...
AQR SMA
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ESS 46
3 Unit(s)
Preference to freshmen. Field trips to sites in the Elkhorn Slough, a small agriculturally impacted estuary that opens into Monterey Bay, a model...
SMA
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CEE 176
3-4 Unit(s)
This course introduces analysis, sizing and performance estimations (electrical and financial) of renewable energy systems on both sides of the...
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EARTHSYS 113
3 Unit(s)
Is the "Big One" overdue in California? What kind of damage would that cause? What can we do to reduce the impact of such hazards in urban...
AQR SMA
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CEE 175
3-4 Unit(s)
This interdisciplinary course integrates the legal, scientific, and policy dimensions of how we characterize and manage resource use and...
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EARTHSYS 41
3 Unit(s)
Preference to freshman. Focus is on the complex climate challenges posed by the substantial benefits of energy consumption, including the critical...
SMA
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MATSCI 256
3-4 Unit(s)
Operating principles and applications of emerging technological solutions to the energy demands of the world. The scale of global energy usage and...
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FRENCH 228
3-5 Unit(s)
How STS and the Humanities can together help think out the looming catastrophes that put the future of humankind in jeopardy.
ER
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EARTHSYS 141
3-4 Unit(s)
How to observe and interpret physical and biological changes in the oceans using satellite technologies. Topics: principles of satellite remote...
AQR
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PHYSICS 241
3 Unit(s)
Radioactivity. Elementary nuclear processes. Energetics of fission and fusion. Cross-sections and resonances. Fissionable and fertile isotopes....
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MS&E 92
3 Unit(s)
Preference to sophomores. Science, economics, and politics of international environmental policy. Current negotiations on global climate change,...
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HUMBIO 113
4 Unit(s)
Focus on problems with and systems-based solutions to food system issues. Four particular settings are addressed: University, worksite, hospital,...
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EARTHSYS 185
4-5 Unit(s)
Feeding a growing and wealthier population is a huge task, and one with implications for many aspects of society and the environment. There are...
AQR
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HISTORY 226
3 Unit(s)
Open to medical students, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Examines the major famines of modern history, the controversies...
SI
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HISTORY 226
3 Unit(s)
Open to medical students, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Examines the major famines of modern history, the controversies...
SI
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ENVRES 240
1-3 Unit(s)
Mobilizing successful conservation efforts to mitigate climate change and preserve both local and global ecosystems requires a new way of thinking...
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ANTHRO 177
4-5 Unit(s)
The changing epidemiological environment. How human-induced environmental changes, such as global warming, deforestation and land-use conversion,...
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CHEMENG 25
3 Unit(s)
An introduction and overview to the challenges and opportunities of energy supply and consumption. Emphasis on energy technologies where chemistry...
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ECON 17
3 Unit(s)
Examines the intimate relationship between environmental quality and the production and consumption of energy. Assesses the economics efficiency...
SI
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SIW 144
5 Unit(s)
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CEE 176
3-4 Unit(s)
Quantitative evaluation of technologies and techniques for reducing energy demand of residential-scale buildings. Heating and cooling load...
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PUBLPOL 122
4-5 Unit(s)
Overview of the most pressing biosecurity issues facing the world today. Guest lecturers have included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
SI
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PUBLPOL 122
4-5 Unit(s)
Overview of the most pressing biosecurity issues facing the world today. Guest lecturers have included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
SI
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CEE 64
3 Unit(s)
Survey of Survey of air pollution and global warming and their renewable energy solutions. Topics: evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, history of...
SMA
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CEE 64
3 Unit(s)
Survey of Survey of air pollution and global warming and their renewable energy solutions. Topics: evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, history of...
SMA
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