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Explore more than 450 courses at the undergraduate and graduate level that address environmental, social and techno-economic aspects of sustainability in over 50 subjects.
Sustainability Related courses fall within one or more of the three pillars (Environment, Society, and Economy + Technology) and either incorporate sustainability as a distinct course component or module, or concentrate on a sustainability principle or issue.
Sustainability Focused courses either concentrate on the concept of sustainability, including its environmental, social and economic dimensions (overlap of the 3 pillars), or examine an issue or topic using sustainability as a lens.
The listing was created by asking UBC instructors to self-identify their sustainability courses. If instructors wish to update their course information, please click here.
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College for Interdisciplinary Studies
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Fisheries Research
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FISH 500 Issues in Fisheries Research: Seminars - Fisheries Management
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FISH 501 Issues in Fisheries Research: Ecosystem Modelling2010W Term 1
An introduction to ecosystem modeling, centered on the Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) approach.
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Community and Regional Planning
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PLAN 425 Urban Planning Issues and Concepts2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Evolution, practice and future of urban planning and development, with emphasis on institutional arrangements, housing, transportation, urban design and development control. For third- and fourth-year undergraduate students interested in urban planning.
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PLAN 500 Fundamentals of Planning PracticeThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
The design and use of problem-solving procedures. The effective leadership of planning groups, and the development of appropriate community planning processes. Styles of public participation.
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PLAN 501 History of Community and Regional PlanningThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
The origins and evolution of modern urban and regional planning in North America and Europe, emphasizing the changing role of government in the development of Canadian communities during this century.
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PLAN 502 Introduction to Planning History and Theory2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Historical and contemporary concepts of the planning process and its legitimacy. The role of the state, public interest, and the responsibilities of professional planners. Concepts and codes of professional ethics.
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PLAN 503 Strategic Planning for Sustainable Community Economic Development2012S Term 1
Theories of community economic development planning. Concepts of community wealth, income, growth and development. Models of the formal and informal community economy.
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PLAN 504 The Ecological Context of Planning2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
A planning-oriented approach to ecosystems theory emphasizing the structural and functional properties of the biophysical environment. Definition of the urban-centered region in terms of interregional flows and ecological accounts.
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PLAN 505 Community Development PlanningThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Evolution of development theory emphasizing the changing relationships among community, state and individuals. Development paradigms and alternative concepts of community.
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PLAN 506 The Legal Context of Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Legal principles affecting the administration of planning programs including the meaning and sources of the law, the separation of the functions of government, the Canadian Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the law of Canadian municipal corporations, natural resource law, the nature and control of administrative action, judicial review of discretionary power, and the drafting of legislation.
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PLAN 507 Regional Development PlanningThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Origins, theory, and practice of planning for regions in Canada and abroad. Types of planning regions, institutional forms for regional planning, regional disparities, and approaches to regional analysis. Resource frontiers, urban, amenity, and rural regions provide the policy context.
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PLAN 513 Economic Impact and Evaluation for Planning2010W Term 1
Topics include economic base, income-expenditure, input-output, computer simulation, cost-benefit, goals achievement matrix and the planning balance sheet.
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PLAN 514 Impact Analysis for Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
A planning-oriented approach to environmental impact assessment emphasizing institutional, procedural and methodological issues. The conceptual and systemic relationship among biophysical, social and economic impact assessment and the evolving relationship with community development planning.
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PLAN 540 A Omnibus: Becoming a Good Sustainability Planning Practitioner2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Group preparation and presentation of a professional report.
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PLAN 548 A Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 B Social Learning Studio - Building Inclusive Communities in a Age of Uneven Development2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 C Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 D Affordable Housing Policy and Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 E Cross Cultural Planning (Educating the Heart)2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 F Sustainability, Planning and Governance Approaches to Whole Region Change2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 G Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 H Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 I Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 J Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 K Planning for Disaster-Resilient Communities2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 L Theory and Methods of Urban Design2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 M Strategic Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 N Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 O Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 P Practial Practice: City Planning as a Craft2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 Q Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 S Urban Development Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 T Current Issues in Planning2010W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 U Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 V Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 W Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 X Current Issues in Planning2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 Y Current Issues in Planning2011W Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 548 Z Current Issues in Planning2012S Term 1
Each year the school may offer one or more courses on a topical issue covering recent advances in the field.
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PLAN 571 Housing Policy and Practice in Cities of the Developing WorldThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Housing development and government policy in cities of developing countries.
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PLAN 573 Shelter and Services in Developing CountriesThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Human settlements paradigm in international development, especially in relation to urban poverty and enabling strategies.
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PLAN 580 Introduction to Transportation Planning2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Topics include the relationship between transportation and urban activity systems; analysis of supply and demand; accessibility and environment; institutional arrangements and public finance.
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PLAN 581 Non-Motorized Transportation and Urban FormThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Policy considerations in the provision of infrastructure including the legal framework, institutional arrangements, and public finance. Planning considerations in drainage, waterworks, sewerage and waste management.
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PLAN 582 Residential Site Planning StudioThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Evaluation of neighbourhoods and projects, site analysis, housing types and densities, provision of community facilities and services, and the design of site plans.
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PLAN 583 Housing and Community Planning2012S Term 2
The social, economic, political, and land use dimensions of Canadian housing in the context of demographic trends, housing demand, and affordability. Recent trends in housing policy and the role of the public and private sectors in housing supply.
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PLAN 586 Gender and Development PlanningThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Analysis of women's dual roles as users and creators of built environments and the comparative roles of men and women.
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PLAN 587 A Introduction to Physical Planning and Urban Design2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
A studio/seminar on the history of the physical form of cities and theories of city design. Topics include social impacts, heritage and environmental conservation, urban revitalization, and the legal and administrative instruments for the implementation of city designs.
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PLAN 587 B Introductory Urban Design Studio2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
A studio/seminar on the history of the physical form of cities and theories of city design. Topics include social impacts, heritage and environmental conservation, urban revitalization, and the legal and administrative instruments for the implementation of city designs.
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PLAN 588 Social Aspects of Urban FormThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Exploration of how the urban built environment has been shaped by the actors in the development process.
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PLAN 592 Structural Change and the City2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The determinants of urban restructuring, including emerging theoretical perspectives and case studies of Canadian and foreign cities.
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PLAN 593 Resource Analysis for Regional PlanningThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
An ecological approach to land use and resource analysis for regional planning covering inventory, classification, and alternative methods of analysis.
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PLAN 596 Seminar on Eco-Economic Systems (Ecological Economics)2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Relationships between economic activity and the biophysical environment. Topics include the assumptions and determinants underlying economic growth, market failure and traditional approaches to public intervention, the implications of alternatives such as the steady-state economy and sustainable development.
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PLAN 597 Planning for Water Resources Management: Principles and Practices2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
The relationships among relevant bio-physical, socio-economic and institutional systems as applied to regional planning for watersheds, lakes, estuaries, coastal zones and international river basins. Water supply, waste disposal, fisheries, aquaculture, recreation, hydropower and flood control.
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PLAN 599 Environmental Policy and Analysis: An Introduction to Risk Management and Decision Analysis2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Determination of risks and values in environmental policy decisions.
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Resource Management and Environmental Studies
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RMES 500 A Resource and Environmental Workshop2011W Term 2
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 B Resource and Environmental Workshop2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 C Resource and Environmental Workshop2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 G Climate Change: Global Challenges and Local Responses2010W Term 1
Climate Change has emerged as the most complex environmental challenge facing the planet. On the one hand, changes in global climate are likely to have significant impacts in many parts of the world, and while a small number of regions / sectors may benefit many others could be devastated. On the other hand, reducing greenhouse gas emissions poses significant technological, economic and political challenges. Reductions of greenhouse gas gases will be made in the presence of incomplete information and continued scientific and economic uncertainty. Changes in human behaviour and technological innovations of the magnitude needed to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions may be difficult to achieve. This course focuses on how the global challenge results in local effects and local opportunities and challenges. It will provide students with a ‘hands-on’ perspective on local responses.
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RMES 500 H Impact Analysis2010W Term 1
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 J Decision Insights For Planning and Policy Analysis2010W Term 1
Good decision making is a skill, like reading, tennis or driving. It must be learned and can be improved with practice. Yet, the hows and whys of good decision making are almost never taught in schools, and only taught in real life through the trials of personal experience. This class teaches the elements of decision making, and through that, how to do good planning and policy analysis. Decision making is a topic of enormous interest to a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, computer science, health care, environmental management, political science, economics, business and many others. In fact, much of the action in these fields is in applying decision theory in insightful ways to new problems. The process developed in decision research for good decision making is directly parallel to, and informs the writing on, good process for planning and policy analysis. Good policy analysis and planning involves good decision making, except that, in the public domain, analysts need to help others structure, understand, and make difficult decisions.
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RMES 500 L Resource and Environmental Workshop2010W Term 2
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 M Human – Technological Systems2011W Term 1
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 Q Gender, Space, Inequality, and Environment2010W Term 1
Focusing on gender as a critical operation of inequality and social difference important for environmental politics and relations, this course will serve as an in-depth introduction to environmental justice, political ecology, and feminist approaches to space and nature. An overarching goal of this course is to consider how it is that gender and environment may be interrelated, or even mutually constitutive. You will leave the course with a grasp of how gender and environment may be linked theoretically and empirically, how gender and other operations of socio-spatial difference affect environmental processes and access to resources, the role of gender and social difference environmental politics and activism, sexed and racialized bodies as differentially situated with respect to pollutants and environmental processes, as well as how notions of gender and other notions of social difference may affect our understandings of and approaches to ‘nature’, ‘science’ and ‘environments.’
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RMES 500 S Resource and Environmental Workshop2010W Term 1
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 U Resource and Environmental Workshop2011W Term 1
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 500 W Water and Sustainability: Ecohydrological Approaches2011W Term 1
Students in this course will use tools and concepts from ecohydrology to consider empirical, experimental and modeling-based approaches to evaluate interactions between ecological systems and the water cycle. We will explore ecohydrology for both natural and managed systems.
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RMES 500 X Planning for Disaster-Resilient Communities2011W Term 2
This course introduces students to the study of disasters and disaster management planning. It addresses such questions as: what causes catastrophes? why are disaster losses increasing? and, how can communities become more disaster-resilient? The course focuses primarily on natural hazards in the U.S. and Canadian context. It will also touch on technological hazards, human-induced disasters, and disasters in the developing country context. Drawing primarily from social science and planning literatures, but also considering natural science and engineering perspectives, the course seeks to develop interdisciplinary insights into the challenge of developing disaster-resilient communities. There are no prerequisites for this course. Students from any disciplinary background are welcome.
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RMES 500 Z Advanced Topics in Ecosystem ServicesThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Faculty and students from different disciplines act as an interdisciplinary team studying specific resource problems with ecological, economic, demographic and social dimensions. Techniques and methods are emphasized to show their value in integrating knowledge, defining policy and facilitating communication. Several sections with different emphasis offered each year.
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RMES 501 History and Philosophy of Environmental Thought2011W Term 1
This course will examine how attitudes towards human nature and non-human nature have changed over the period from Mesolithic times until the present in Western society. By reading and discussing historical arguments and contemporary documents we will attempt to uncover the underlying assumptions about the world that were characteristic of different periods in the history of Western culture. The underlying question is whether contemporary concerns about sustainability require fundamental changes in the way we conceive of ourselves, or our environment.
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RMES 502 Interdisciplinary Case Analysis and Research Design2011W Term 2
To work in teams, adopting a transdisciplinary approach to structuring an understanding and response to a current issue exhibiting complex social, ecological, and economic characteristics.
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RMES 515 Integrated Watershed Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Methods of watershed evaluation, land-water interactions, key aspects of hydrology, water quality and aquatic biota, land use impacts on water resources, community involvement, and integration of multiple land use activities and their cumulative impacts. Credit will be give for only one of SOIL 515 or RMES 515.
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RMES 516 Urban Watershed Management2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Urban land use impacts on water resources with a focus on impervious surfaces, storm-water management, non-point sources of pollution, cumulative effects, water quality, rehabilitation of urban streams and application of best management practices. Prior completion of RMES 515 strongly recommended. Credit will be given for only one of RMES 516 or SOIL 516.
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RMES 517 Agricultural Watershed Management2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Intensive and extensive agriculture with a focus on water needs, water use and impacts on water resources. Non-point sources of pollution, nutrient modeling, soil and land degradation, protection and rehabilitation of watersheds including buffer zones, wetlands, and best management practices. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL 520 or RMES 517.
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RMES 518 Water in International Development2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Key water issues associated with international development: global water demand, scarcity, efficiency of use, water as a commodity, biophysical and policy aspects of water management, water and health, land use impact, water harvesting, improved irrigation, and pollution prevention. Credit will be given for only one of SOIL 518 or RMES 518.
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RMES 520 Climate Change in the 21st Century2010W Term 2
Historical, methodological, and policy dimensions of climate change in the 21st century. Application of natural and social science literature to climate science, impacts on ecosystems and societies, and response options.
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RMES 550 Environmental Policy Analysis2011W Term 1
Determination of risks and values in environmental policy decisions.
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RMES 586 Fish Conservation and Management
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College of Health Disciplines
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Interprofessional Health and Human Service
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IHHS 301 First Nations Health and the Traditional Role of Plants2010W Term 2
First Nations medical systems and medicinal plants. Bridging the traditional with modern sciences.
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IHHS 410 Improving Public Health: Interprofessional Approach to Designing & Implementing Effective Interventions2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
By collaborating interprofessionally, each student team will identify and research a critical public health issue, and develop a detailed practical and effective intervention. Intended for students in health and human service programs.
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Faculty of Applied Science
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Applied Science
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APSC 261 Technology and Society I2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
The course deals with the influence of technology on the social, political, economic, and environmental aspects of society. The specific subject matter varies from year to year. Examples of subjects considered include, resources, energy, nuclear power, technology, the effects of technology on the family, education, agriculture, international policy and others.
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APSC 262 Technology and Society II2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The course deals with the influence of technology on the social, political, economic and environmental aspects of society. The subject matter varies from year to year and differs from APSC 261. It may be taken as a continuation of APSC 261 or taken independently. Examples of subjects considered include pollution, work place health hazards, social impact of computers, problem solving, green revolution, technology and the third world, engineering ethics and others.
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APSC 263 Technology and Development2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Environmental, economic, political, and social aspects of appropriate technologies in the developing world. Appropriate technology and infrastructure, trade and finance, transportation, energy, water access, communication, health, and gender.
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APSC 364 Applied Sustainability: UBC as a Living Laboratory2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The role and function of common infrastructures, and the impact of various technological solutions on people, the economy, and the environment.
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APSC 498 K Directed Studies
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Clean Energy Engineering
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CEEN 501 Thermal Energy Systems2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Thermodynamics of fossil and biomass fuel usage, exergy analysis of industrial processes. Fuel usage technologies; combustion, power cycles, gasification, pyrolysis, and reforming. Nuclear energy. Control of emissions of acid gases, VOCs, particles, and carbon dioxide. Energy supply issues and policy.
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CEEN 502 Alternative Energy Technologies2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Factors affecting energy source adoption. Solar, wind, small-scale hydro, tidal, geothermal, electrochemical (batteries, capacitators, and fuel cells), and biochemical energy, electromechanical conversion processes. Energy storage, microgrids, interfacing with main transmissions grids. Techno-economic assessment of alternative energy technologies.
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CEEN 523 Energy and the Environment2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Energy/environment/society interactions; development of energy resources; energy demand and its determinants; policy dimension of energy and climate change; impacts on ecosystems; life cycle analysis; impact assessment and other tools for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of alternative energy sources; case studies.
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CEEN 550 Energy Efficiency and Conservation2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Engineering concepts and policy aspects of demand side management (DSM).
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CEEN 590 A Topics in Clean Energy Engineering
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Chemical and Biological Engineering
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CHBE 364 Environmental Engineering Laboratory2011W Term 2
Laboratory experiments to illustrate key concepts and measurement techniques in environmental engineering as used by engineers.
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CHBE 366 Process and Environmental Engineering Laboratory2011W Term 2
Experiments to illustrate and use material presented in 300-level CHBE process option courses. Field trips may be required.
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CHBE 373 Water Pollution Control2011W Term 1
Legal, environmental and physicochemical aspects of industrial water pollution and its abatement will be surveyed; techniques for design of wastewater treatment processes currently used in industry; case studies from chemical and process industries will be considered in detail.
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CHBE 452 Environmental Process Design Project2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Design and economic assessment of an environmental engineering process.
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CHBE 457 Process Synthesis2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Strategy for the conceptual design of industrial chemical and biological processes; rules of thumb for chemical engineers, simulation to assist process synthesis, reactor-separator network synthesis, introduction to product design and molecular structure design, efficiency and sustainability in the chemical industry.
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CHBE 459 Chemical and Biological Engineering Economics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Estimation of capital and operating costs; interest calculations; taxes; economic comparison of alternatives; economic optimization.
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CHBE 465 Rehabilitation and Design of Aquatic HabitatThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Modeling the effects of the environment and nutrient availability on growth and waste production; designing closed and open environments for aquatic organisms; developing prescriptions for habitat rehabilitation.
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CHBE 480 Hazardous Waste Processing Technology2011W Term 2
Characterization, treatment and final disposal of hazardous waste with emphasis upon chemical engineering principles. Topics to include relevant legislation, in-plant minimization, treatment options and clean-up of contaminated sites. Case studies to be used for illustration.
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CHBE 483 Energy Engineering2012W Term 1
Supply and use of conventional and alternative fuels and energy. Design and operation of unit operations for processing of fossil fuels, biomass, and other energy sources. Environmental considerations of energy use.
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CHBE 484 Green Engineering Principles and Applications for Process Industries2011W Term 2
Pollution prevention, cleaner production, green chemistry and engineering, industrial ecology, eco-industrial parks, and sustainable development; environmental impact assessment including life-cycle assessment, total cost analysis and environmental systems analysis; reduce/recycling/reuse of wastes and by-products.
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CHBE 485 Air Pollution Prevention and Control2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Impacts of air pollutants on health, visibility, smog formation, ozone depletion and global warming; air quality and emission standards; atmospheric dispersion of air pollutants; prevention and control technologies for particulates, SOx, NOx, VOCs, and CO2.
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CHBE 486 Waste Management for Resource RecoveryThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Physico-chemical, thermal, and biological methods for purification of solid waste and wastewater, and conversion to bioproducts/industrial products, energy and clean water.
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CHBE 489 Pollution Control in the Pulp and Paper IndustryThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Pollutants of concern in the pulp and paper industry; environmental impact of the industry; technologies used for the control of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes.
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CHBE 573 Environmental Engineering and Sustainability2012W Term 1
Topics may include: design of pollution control technologies, fate and transport of pollutants, function and rehabilitation of natural ecosystems, life cycle assessment, and industrial ecology and waste management.
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CHBE 575 Air Pollution Control2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Characteristics of various air pollutants, their behaviour in the atmosphere, monitoring problems, technology of particle collection and control of pollutant gases. Particular problems of regional interest are discussed.
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CHBE 583 Energy Engineering2012W Term 1
Supply and use of conventional and alternative fuels and energy. Design and operation of unit operations for processing of fossil fuels, biomass, and other energy sources. Environmental considerations of energy use.
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Civil Engineering
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CIVL 200 Engineering and Sustainable Development2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Implications of a finite biosphere and the complexities inherent in environmental decision-making.
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CIVL 201 Civil Engineering I2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Sustainable development, design process, project planning, and modeling with sketches, spreadsheets, and other tools.
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CIVL 202 Civil Engineering II2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Social context of infrastructure, climate change and energy, leadership, and project management and construction.
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CIVL 405 Environmental Impact Studies2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
A course to familiarize the student with environmental impact assessment legislation and to discuss design and construction considerations useful in minimizing and mitigating such impacts.
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CIVL 406 Water Treatment and Waste Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Processes used in water and wastewater treatment. Conditions which necessitate treatment of water or wastewater, water and wastewater treatment processes and plant design. Municipal services required and associated with solid waste management.
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CIVL 407 Environmental Laboratory Analysis2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Testing procedures used in water quality studies and in the operation of water and wastewater treatment plants.
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CIVL 408 Geo-Environmental Engineering2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Site remediation technologies and design considerations related to mechanisms of soil-contaminant interaction, geochemistry and contamination, regulatory requirements. Design and performance case histories.
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CIVL 409 Design of Water Supply and Waste Conveyance SystemsThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Identification and evaluation of design solutions for providing a community with adequate water supply, collecting and disposing of stormwater and sewage, and managing excess stormwater flow.
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CIVL 416 Environmental Hydraulics2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Application of hydraulic engineering principles to problems of environmental concern. Pollutant transport and dispersion. Mixing in rivers and lakes. Theory of jets and plumes. Design of outfall diffusers.
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CIVL 478 Building Science2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Building science concepts associated with the design of modern buildings, focusing particularly on the building envelope's role in environmental separation, controlling the movement of heat, air, and water in liquid and vapour states.
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CIVL 504 Seismicity and Seismic Design Parameters2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Causes of earthquakes. Fault mechanisms. Wave motions. Magnitudes and intensities. Regional seismicity and risk analysis. Attenuation of ground motion parameters with distance. Development of site specific ground motions. Selection of earthquake records and construction of design spectra.
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CIVL 505 Seismic Response of Structures2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Response of structures to earthquakes; concept of ductility; development of seismic design codes. Hierarchy of analytical tools; quasi-static, modal, and nonlinear analyses. Modelling of structures. Soil-structure interaction.
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CIVL 540 Waves and Wave Effects2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Wave hydrodynamics: wave statistics and design wave selection; wave forces; wave effects on coastal and offshore structures.
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CIVL 541 Environmental Fluid Mechanics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Analysis of density stratified flows with application to water quality problems in inland and coastal waters.
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CIVL 542 Physical Limnology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Physical processes that affect the behaviour of lakes, including reservoirs, water filled mine pits, mine tailings ponds and other standing water bodies. Impacts of these processes on water quality, and methods used in the rehabilitation of lakes.
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CIVL 557 Toxic and Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Environmental impact of disposal of toxic and hazardous wastes. Treatment technology for detoxification. Landfill disposal and self attenuation in landfills and underlying soils. Incineration of municipal wastes.
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CIVL 558 Water Resources Infrastructure2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Case history studies of local infrastructure used for controlling and utilizing water, including hydroelectric projects, developments on alluvial fans and floodplains and management of transportation corridors. Emphasis on engineering and environmental aspects.
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CIVL 559 Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology2011W Term 2
Processes for removing and mitigating impurities that are not effectively removed in conventional water and waste treatment practice; investigation of disposal practices that make use of the impurities as a resource.
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CIVL 562 Environmental Contaminant Analysis Laboratory2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
An advanced laboratory course to familiarize the student with environmental engineering laboratory procedures, instrumental analyis, sampling techniques and data analysis.
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CIVL 564 Engineering Management of Solid Wastes2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Characteristics of solid wastes; introduction to solid waste collection, treatment and disposal. Evaluation of current practice and analysis of future potential of landfills, composting, combined treatment, recycle and re-use.
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CIVL 565 Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Development of the principles of selected physical and chemical treatment unit operations. Applications in both water and wastewater treatment.
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CIVL 566 Transport and Mixing of Pollutants in Aquatic Systems2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Mixing and dispersion of pollutants in inland and coastal waters. Pollutants associated with pulp mills, waste treatment plants, mining operations and other sources. Natural processes (physical, chemical, and biological) affecting the ultimate fate and impact of these pollutants.
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CIVL 567 Water Pollution Control EngineeringThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Industrial waste survey and design problems. Appraisal and analysis of existing water quality management systems. Water quality and effluent standards.
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CIVL 568 Water Pollution Engineering and its Ecological ImpactThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
The chemical and biological processes involved in the cycling, transformations and distribution of inorganic compounds (nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and trace metals) and organic compounds (pesticides, hydrocarbons and detergents) in polluted water environments.
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CIVL 569 Biological Wastewater Treatment2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Development of the principles of secondary, biological treatment processes, with application to both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. Discussion of different treatment methodology, incorporating both aerobic and anaerobic microbiological processes.
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CIVL 570 Soil Mechanics2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Soil composition and geological factors affecting engineering properties, stress and strain at a point, principle of effective stress, stress-strain relations; theories of primary and secondary consolidation, settlement; shear testing equipment, stress-strain and strength behaviour of soil under static and dynamic loading.
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CIVL 572 Contaminated Site Investigation and Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Physical-chemical properties of clays, chemical effects on soils, site investigation for chemical sensitivity, contaminant fate and transport, environmental regulations, in-situ and laboratory tests; design of dewatering, containment, remediation systems including slurry/reactive walls, liners, covers. Case studies.
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CIVL 574 Experimental Soil Mechanics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Field and laboratory experimental studies of advanced aspects of soil behaviour; compressibility; shear strength; pore water pressure; dynamic tests; advanced instrumentation and measurement techniques; research reports required.
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CIVL 580 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Local site effects, soil-structure-interaction, liquefaction, seismic slope stability, seismic design of retaining structures; advanced methods in geotechnical earthquake engineering.
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CIVL 581 Soil Dynamics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Seismic loading and its effect on earth structures; dynamic response of single, and multi-degree of freedom systems and continuous systems; behaviour of soil under dynamic loading; pore pressure generation and liquefaction effects; seismicity and seismic design parameters; dynamic analysis of earth structures; seismic design of soil-structure systems.
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CIVL 598 B Civil Engineering and Sustainability
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
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EECE 492 Distributed Energy Systems Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Energy systems, high voltage transmission technology, low voltage domestic distribution, advanced energy storage systems, alternative and sustainable energy sources, interfacing of distributed generation sources, harmonics and power quality; smart metering, tariffs.
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EECE 561 Alternative Energy Sources2010S Term 1
Photovoltaic, wind, small hydro and fuel cell systems for stand alone and grid connected use.
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EECE 571 S Electrical Engineering Seminar and Special Problems
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Mechanical Engineering
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MECH 410 G Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering - GREEN BUILDINGS2010W Term 2
Lectures and readings on specialized topics of current interest in Mechanical Engineering.
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MECH 445 Fuel Cell Systems2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Energy system architecture and electrochemical energy conversion: fuel cell thermodynamics and electrochemistry; Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PMFCs) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCSs); hydrogen production, storage, and distribution. Credit cannot be obtained for both MECH 445 and MECH 545.
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MECH 470 Energy Conversion Systems2010W Term 1
Energy supply and demand. Energy conversion chain. Electrical power generation using thermal power plants, renewable energy, and fuel cells. Rankine cycle steam power. Brayton cycle gas turbine power plants, intercooling, reheat, and regeneration. Combined and binary cycles. Nuclear power.
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MECH 501 ThermodynamicsThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Thermodynamic principles, Maxwell relations, availability, irreversibility, and equilibrium. Introduction to statistical mechanics.
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MECH 576 CombustionThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Thermodynamics of combustion, stoichiometry, heat of formation and reaction. Equilibrium composition and adiabatic flame temperature. Chemical kinetics of combustion. Flames in premixed gases; laminar and turbulent flame propagation. Diffusion flames, pollutant emissions and combustion in IC engines.
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Mining Engineering
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MINE 404 Mine Management2011W Term 2
Human relations in an organization; types of organizations; personnel evaluations and job rating systems; impact of manpower planning on decision-making; union negotiations; public relations; dealing with the media; corporate responsibilities to society and employees.
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MINE 486 Mining and The Environment2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Environmental topics of importance to engineers practicing within the mining, metallurgical and related industries including technical practices, regulatory and public issues.
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MINE 497 N Mineral Resource Development and Canadian Aboriginal People2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Examined is the historical relationship between Canadian Aboriginal Peoples and Mineral Resource Development.
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MINE 497 R Directed Studies
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MINE 574 Mining Environment Case Studies2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Regulatory requirements for mine-mill environmental protection in design, operation and closure. Studies of environmental impact statements and closure plans.
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MINE 580 Acid Rock Drainage2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Lectures and seminars on topics of importance in acid rock drainage including fundamentals of ARD generation, prediction, prevention, control, treatment and monitoring for waste management and regulatory control in the mining industry.
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MINE 581 Environmental Technologies and Issues in Mining2011W Term 1
Advanced topics related to mining environment selected in consultation with the instructor.
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MINE 583 Mining and Society2011W Term 2
Discussion of social, political and technical topics concerning mining-related activities.
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MINE 584 Energy from the Earth: Renewable Versus Conventional2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Coal, oil, gas, uranium, hydro, wind, geothermal, and geosolar.
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MINE 585 Mineral Resource Development and Canadian Aboriginal People2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Examined is the historical relationship between Canadian Aboriginal Peoples and Mineral Resource Development.
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MINE 590 B Mineral Economics and Financing2011W Term 1
A special advanced course may be arranged upon the approval of the department head.
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MINE 590 E Directed Studies: Geothermal Exploration and Drilling2011W Term 1
A special advanced course may be arranged upon the approval of the department head.
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MINE 590 Q Advanced Mine Waste Management2011W Term 2
A special advanced course may be arranged upon the approval of the department head.
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MINE 590 W Environmental Risk Assessment for Miners2011W Term 1 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
A special advanced course may be arranged upon the approval of the department head.
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MINE 590 Y Special Advanced Topics - Renewable Energy2012S Term 1
A special advanced course may be arranged upon the approval of the department head.
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MINE 590 Z Low Temperature Geothermal Systems2011W Term 1
A special advanced course may be arranged upon the approval of the department head.
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Faculty of Arts
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Anthropology
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ANTH 330 Anthropology of Rural Peoples and the Global Economy2012W Term 2
A comparative study of rural peoples (such as small-scale horticulturists, artisans and craft workers, peasants, fisherfolk, or industrial/manufacturing workers) in the global economy.
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ANTH 360 Introduction to Ecological Anthropology2011W Term 1
Analysis of the relations between human societies and the ecological aspects of their environment (including technology, society, and ideology). Previously ANTH 460.
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ANTH 461 Anthropological Study of Local Ecological KnowledgeThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Analysis of the concepts of ecological anthropology via the medium of local ecological knowledge. ANTH 360 is recommended as background.
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Economics
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ECON 210 Microeconomic Policy2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
A survey of policy issues, such as regulation, taxation, environmental and resource policy, health care, education and income distribution. May not be taken for credit by students with fourth-year standing.
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ECON 211 Macroeconomic Policy2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
A survey of policy issues, such as the costs of inflation and unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, the effects of government debt and exchange rate policy. May not be taken for credit by students with fourth-year standing.
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ECON 234 Wealth and Poverty of Nations2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Historical approaches to long-run economic growth; international comparisons of income growth and inequality; colonialism; evolution of world capital markets; human migrations; rise of world trading empires; instability in the international economy. Credit will be granted for only one of ECON 234 or former ECON 334 (6). May not be taken for credit by students with fourth-year standing.
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ECON 255 Understanding Globalization2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Social and economic implications for both rich and poor countries of lowered barriers to the international flows of information, capital, labour and goods. May not be taken for credit by students with fourth-year standing.
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ECON 317 Poverty and Inequality2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Economic inequality in Canada and other countries; measurement and causes. Inequality in the distribution of wealth; redistribution of income and wealth; notions of distributive justice.
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ECON 335 Fertility, Families and Human Migration2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Traditional fertility and mortality patterns, demographic transition, catastrophes, well-being and nutrition, international and internal migration, epidemics and growth spurts.
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ECON 339 Economics of Technological Change2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Application of economic analysis to technological change; the impact of technological change on the growth and distribution of income; economic influences on the invention and diffusion of technology; the interaction between technology, work, skills, and education; public policy toward technological change.
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ECON 371 Economics of the Environment2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Economic analysis applied to various environmental issues, including sustainable development, quality of life, and environmental impacts of specific industrial and consumption activities. The design and implementation of government policies. Global environmental effects of human economic activity.
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ECON 374 Land Economics2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Economic analysis applied to problems of land use. Rent theory. Land valuation. Land conservation. Techniques for assessing economic efficiency of land use. Effects of institutions and public policies on land use.
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ECON 441 The Process of Economic Development2012W Term 1
Industrialization of an agrarian economy; how the West grew rich; history of Japanese development; technical progress and growth; evolution of the patterns of income distribution; role of international trade in development; environment and development.
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ECON 471 Economics of Nonrenewable Resources2011W Term 1 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Application of economic analysis to the management of nonrenewable natural resources. Emphasis is placed on the economics of alternative energy sources. Other topics include mineral economics, criteria for the optimal use of resources, and measurement of resources.
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ECON 472 Economics of Renewable Resources2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Application of economic analysis to the management of renewable resources. Special attention is given to criteria for the optimal use of depleting resources such as forests and water. Other topics include public policy with regard to environmental quality, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
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ECON 571 The Economics of Renewable ResourcesThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Renewable resources and sustainability. Employs inter-temporal economic analysis to examine policy problems surrounding the management of renewable natural resources, such as fisheries, forestry and the environment.
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ECON 572 The Economics of Non-renewable ResourcesThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Economic analysis of various issues relating to the use of nonrenewable natural resources.
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ECON 573 Environmental Economics2011W Term 2
Theory of externalities, comparative analysis of various environmental policies. Much of the course will focus on international trade and the environment, growth and the environment, and global environmental issues.
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ECON 574 Special Topics in the Economics of Resource Use
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Geographical Biogeosciences
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GEOB 102 Our Changing Environment: Climate and Ecosystems2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Energy and water in the Earth-Atmosphere system, global climates and climate change, ecosystem properties and processes, human impacts. Please consult the Faculty of Science Credit Exclusion Lists: www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,414.
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GEOB 103 Our Changing Environment: Water and Landscapes2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Physical processes acting at the Earth's surface; water cycle; landforms; human impacts. Please consult the Faculty of Science Credit Exclusion Lists: www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,414.
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GEOB 200 Atmospheric Environments2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Physical principles underlying weather and climates. Thermal, moisture and wind climates at scales from valleys to the globe. Daily weather, air pollution, global change. Credit will be given for one only of GEOB 200, 204, GEOG 200, 204, AGRO 244.
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GEOB 204 Forest and Agricultural Climatology2011W Term 1
Basic principles and processes of climatology. Energy and water balance concepts. Weather systems and climate change, microclimate of soils, crops, forests, and animals. Credit will be given for only one of GEOG 200, 204, 300, GEOB 200, 204, 300, AGRO 244.
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GEOB 207 Introduction to Biogeography2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Geographical ecology emphasizing plant distributions, abiotic-biotic interactions, effects of disturbance, succession, and human impacts across scales. Labs and field trips examine a local site.
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GEOB 300 Microscale Weather and Climate2012W Term 1
Meteorology and climatology at the micro-, local, and meso-scales. Interactions between land surfaces and atmosphere. Basics of atmospheric turbulence and transfer processes. Microclimates on scales of a leaf to those of a large valley.
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GEOB 305 Introduction to Hydrology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Principles of hydrology at site, watershed, and larger regional scales. Introduction to techniques of measurement and analysis. Emphasizes surface water hydrology of western North America.
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GEOB 307 Biogeography and Global Change2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1
Biogeographic concepts in understanding responses in ecosystems to environmental change at global, regional, and local scales. Conservation issues such as the loss of biodiversity and endangered species.
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GEOB 400 Global Biogeochemistry2011W Term 1
Processes controlling the planetary cycles of elements like carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, the human perturbation of these biogeochemical cycles, and the consequences for the atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems, and aquatic ecosystems.
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GEOB 401 Urban Meteorology2011W Term 2
The impact of urbanization upon atmospheric processes and climates. The energy and water balances of cities. Meteorological effects (urban heat island, precipitation modification, etc.) and their significance. Models of the urban atmosphere.
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GEOB 407 Vegetation Dynamics: Disturbance, Climate and Human Impacts2011W Term 2
Investigation of vegetation dynamics integrating theory and research to address contemporary issues of global environmental change. Students will conduct fieldwork and learn to analyze data and interpret results.
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Geography
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GEOG 121 Geography, Modernity and Globalization I2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Human geography of the modern world, c. 1750 - 1945, including: pre-industrial societies, global encounters and conflicts,urbanization and regional growth; global migrations, trade and communications; imperialism and anti-imperialism; environment and war.
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GEOG 122 Geography, Modernity and Globalization II2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
The human geography of the modern world since 1945: global interdependence in economic geography, geopolitics, and cultural geography; consequences of modernization, including demography, urbanization and environmental effects; regional case studies; reactions to modernization. May be taken separately from GEOG 121.
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GEOG 211 The State of the Earth2012W Term 1
The demographic, economic, ecological, and technological factors that underlie current environmental challenges, considering their effects to date and their possible impact in the future.
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GEOG 310 Environment and Sustainability2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Concepts of environment, resources and sustainability; the roles of physical and human geography in understanding the interaction of humans and the environment; introduction to management of environment-resource systems.
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GEOG 311 Urban Environments2012W Term 1
The impact of urban development on the natural environment and vice versa. Study of the ecology and metabolism of cities and green urban design, using global and local case studies.
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GEOG 312 Climate Change: Science and Society2011W Term 2
Climates over the geological, historical and instrument periods. Theories of climatic change. Monitoring and modelling the climate system. Impacts of change on environmental and socio-economic systems.
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GEOG 315 Environmental Inventory and ClassificationThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Classification and inventory of those biophysical elements which influence people's use of air, land, and water.
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GEOG 316 Geography of Natural Hazards2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
The role of geophysical events, human ecology, environmental perception, world social and political order in explaining the risk of natural disasters. Assessment of acceptable risk, disaster relief and reconstruction and contrasts between developed and developing nations.
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GEOG 318 Sustainability in a Changing Environment2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1
Biophysical and human causes of short- and long-term environmental change at various spatial scales, including measurement, interpretation, and policy.
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GEOG 319 Environmental Impact Assessment2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The principles, implementation, and role of environmental impact assessment in environmental management, in Canada and internationally.
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GEOG 395 Introduction to the Changing Landscapes of Latin America2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Culture and environment in 1491; Spanish colonialism and biological imperialism; commodity production and exchange; neo-liberalism; and environmental justice movements.
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GEOG 410 Environment and Society2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Geographical analysis of society-environment relations. Relates resource management to environmental politics, political economy, and sustainable development. Perspectives drawn from political ecology and political economy, environmental history and environmental philosophy.
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GEOG 412 Water Management: Theory, Policy, and Practice.2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Interdisciplinary analysis of critical water issues, in Canada and internationally. Focus on social science perspectives. Emphasis on presentation, research, and essay-writing skills.
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GEOG 419 Research in Environmental Geography2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Details available from Geography Undergraduate Advisor. Not necessarily offered each year.
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GEOG 423 Development of Environmental Thought2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
An examination of how attitudes toward human nature and non-human nature have changed from Mesolithic times to the present in Western society.
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GEOG 495 Geographies of Social Movements in the Americas2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The politics of North-South solidarity in theory and practice through community service learning models.
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GEOG 496 Geography of Africa2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
A critical introduction to social, political and economic geographies of Africa from pre-colonial times to the present, with a focus on contemporary environmental and development issues.
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GEOG 497 The Arctic2011W Term 1
Physical and biological characteristics of the circumpolar Arctic, emphasizing terrestrial environments and the impacts on and by humans, including: glacial history; climatology; biogeography/ecology of arctic tundra; human-environment interactions, settlement and exploration; and current environmental, social and economic problems.
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GEOG 512 Climate Change in the 21st Century2011W Term 2
Historical, methodological, and policy dimensions of climate change in the 21st century. Application of natural and social science literature to climate science, impacts on ecosystems and societies, and response options.
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GEOG 514 Topics in Environmental Geography
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GEOG 517 Environmental SustainabilityThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Environmental sustainability is examined through conceptual literature and empirical examples. Emphasis on resources and livelihoods in the South and North. Case studies are used to discuss sustainable development, and the distribution of costs and benefits associated with resources allocation, with perspectives drawn from political ecology and economy, environmental history and philosophy.
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GEOG 519 Environment, Development and Security2010W Term 2
Analysis of environment-development-security linkages in relation to livelihoods and conflicts in poor countries, with a focus on Africa.
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GEOG 525 Cultures of Nature in Contemporary Political Ecologies
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GEOG 528 Society and Environment in British Columbia
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GEOG 552 Urban Systems in Developed Countries
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GEOG 553 Urbanization in Developing Countries
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GEOG 560 A Economic Geography
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History
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HIST 103 World History Since 19002011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
International relations; changes in the nation-state system; the emergence and impact of major political ideologies; genocide; decolonization; the globalization of trade; and the dynamics of economic, social, cultural, and environmental change in a global context.
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HIST 104 Topics in World History: Understandings of Nature2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Thematically-organized topics will explore global aspects of human experience across time. Each section will examine a single theme. Check with the department for course offerings.
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HIST 105 Contemporary Global Issues in Historical Perspective: Global and Local Environments2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Places issues and problems of current relevance such as disease, terrorism, drugs, or ethnic conflict in historical perspective. Each section will explore a single theme. Check with department for course offerings.
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HIST 106 Global Environmental History2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The impact humans have had on the environment, and the ways in which the physical environment has shaped human history: climate, agriculture, energy use, and urbanization.
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HIST 260 Science and Society2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
An introduction to the historical development, conceptual foundations, and cultural significance of contemporary science. Themes will vary from year to year.
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HIST 396 Environmental History of North America2011W Term 2
Overview of land use and environmental change in Canada and the United States; examines ideas and practices that shaped indigenous and non-indigenous resource exploitation, management, and activism to the end of the twentieth century.
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HIST 589 Environmental History of North America
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Italian
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ITAL 101 First-Year Italian I: Green Italian2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Grammar, reading, writing, and oral practice for beginners without previous exposure to the Italian language or dialects. Only sections taught by Anneliese Schultz are "Green Italian".
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ITAL 102 First-Year Italian II: Green Italian2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Grammar, reading, writing and oral practice for beginners without previous exposure to the Italian language or dialects. Only sections taught by Anneliese Schultz are "Green Italian".
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Philosophy
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PHIL 435 A Environmental Ethics2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Moral problems arising in the context of human relationships to nature and to non-human living things, considered in terms of both general moral theory and policy formation. Topics include moral standing, animal rights, obligations to future generations, pollution, hazardous materials, the depletion of natural resources and the treatment of non-human living things.
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PHIL 535 Issues in Environmental EthicsThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
A course description is not available.
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Political Science
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POLI 350 A Public Policy2011W Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
An introduction to public policy: rationales for government intervention, the influence of interest groups and political institutions on policy outcomes, and the various stages in the policy process.
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POLI 351 Sustainable Energy: Policy and Governance2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Domestic and international determinants of environmental policy; alternative approaches to environmental protection. The sustainable development paradigm; public opinion and interest group pressures; risk assessment; mandatory, voluntary and market-based policy instruments.
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POLI 375 A Global Environmental Politics2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Ecological consequences of the global political economy.
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Psychology
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PSYC 321 Environmental PsychologyThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Psychological theory and research on the interaction between organisms and the physical environment; emphasis on applications to the design and management of constructed and natural environments.
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PSYC 415 A Applied Social Psychology2011W Term 1
The application of social psychological research and theory to the solution of social problems.
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Sociology
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SOCI 360 A Sociology and Natural Resources2012W Term 1
Sociological perspectives on property, resource industries (such as agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining), resource development, and resource communities. May also include examination of social aspects of resource development in the Third World.
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SOCI 360 B Sociology and Natural Resources2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Sociological perspectives on property, resource industries (such as agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining), resource development, and resource communities. May also include examination of social aspects of resource development in the Third World.
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SOCI 361 A Social Inequality2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Tendencies toward equality and inequality; manifestations of inequality (occupation, education, gender, ethnicity, income, power) and their consequences; caste and class features of major stratification systems; theories of social class; stratification profile of contemporary industrial societies.
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SOCI 364 Built Environments2012W Term 2
Physical, social, and economic aspects of built environments, including housing and community planning.
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SOCI 420 A Sociology of the Environment2011W Term 2
Sociological approaches to the study of environmental conflicts, issues, movements, impact of changing technology, economic development on the environment.
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SOCI 425 A Urban Sociology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Demographic, behavioural, and organizational aspects of urban structures and of urbanization in different societies and periods.
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SOCI 430 B Global Citizenship2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Sociology approaches to global citizenship, including its contested nature and intellectual lineage.
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SOCI 540 A Social Inequality
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Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration
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Business Administration: Human Resources Management
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BAHR 515 Management of Health and SafetyThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
No description is available.
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Business Administration: Policy Analysis
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BAPA 510 Public Policy and the EnvironmentThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
A course description is not available.
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BAPA 519 Corporate Environmental StrategyThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
No description is available.
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Business Administration: Sustainable Development
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BASD 500 Sustainable Development and BusinessThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
How sustainability affects current business practices.
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BASD 501 Corporate Social Responsibility2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Measuring and reporting environmental, social, and economic impacts of business practices.
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BASD 502 Global Environmental Issues2011W Term 2
Socio-economic, biological, and technological aspects of global environmental issues.
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BASD 503 Role of International Non-Governmental OrganizationsThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
The increasing role and power of international NGOs for delivering aid, impacting environmental policy, and creating non-tariff trade restrictions.
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BASD 504 Environmental Marketing2010W Term 2
Environmental marketing, including green consumerism, environmental and sustainable certification, and segmentation.
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BASD 505 Environmental Economics, Management, and Technology2011W Term 2
Restricted to students in one of the following programs: M.B.A., LL.B./M.B.A., M.Sc.B., Ph.D. with B.A.D.M. specialization, M.B.A./M.A.A., M.M., or I.M.B.A.
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BASD 580 A Sustainable Entrepreneurship
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BASD 580 B Sustainable Transportation
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Commerce
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COMM 306 Urban Land Economics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Examines economic factors affecting the urban land market, with an emphasis on determinants of urban land values, the housing market, urban transportation, and land use policies.
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COMM 460 Social and Nonprofit Marketing2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Examines the role, use, and application of marketing in government agencies and nonprofit institutions.
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COMM 486 C Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
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COMM 486 E Environmental Management
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COMM 486 F Sustainability Marketing2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Sustainability Marketing integrates marketing fundamentals with the core environmental, social, and economic principles of sustainability.
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COMM 486 L Special Topics in Business
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COMM 495 Business and Sustainable Development2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
An overview of environmental issues, focusing on corporate strategy, government policy and interactions between these two sectors of the economy.
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Faculty of Education
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Curriculum and Pedagogy
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EDCP 323 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Outdoor Environmental Education2010S Term 2
Costs for field trips and an overnight experience are borne by students.
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EDCP 326 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Health Education2010S Term 2
School health promotion programs and policies; child and adolescent health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours; curriculum planning; teaching methods and strategies for grades K-12.
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EDCP 328 Environmental Education2010S Term 2
Curriculum implications of physical and biological environmental issues. Field experiences are normally part of the course; transportation and living expenses will be borne by the student.
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EDCP 423 Advanced Methodology in Outdoor Environmental Education2012S Term 2
Costs for field trips and an overnight experience are borne by students.
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EDCP 531 Health Promotion, Wellness and Lifeskills in Outdoor Settings
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Educational Studies
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EDST 451 Issues and Frameworks in Environmental EducationThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Competing conceptions of environmental education; the social construction of nature and of science; addressing class, race, culture, and gender in developing sound teaching strategies.
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EDST 509 Constructing Citizens: Canada and the Educational Past
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EDST 588 Environmental Philosophy and Environmental EducationThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
This cross-listed, advanced graduate seminar has been created to take advantage of our hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We will examine such concepts as policy, sustainability, urbanism, mega-events, and neoliberalism.
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Faculty of Forestry
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Natural Resources Conservation
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CONS 101 Introduction to Conservation2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Seminars on current natural resources conservation and forest sciences topics.
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CONS 200 Foundations of Conservation2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Conceptual foundations of conservation; means of conserving nature and natural resources.
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CONS 210 Visualizing Climate Change2011W Term 1
Exploration of different future scenarios that provide an overview of the science of climate change and potential solutions.
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CONS 330 Conservation Science and Sustainability2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Fundamental concepts in conservation science. Different philosophies, perspectives, and disciplines used in setting priorities for managing biodiversity at all scales.
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CONS 340 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Forestry and Conservation2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Introduction to principles, practice and context of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applied to forest management and natural resource conservation issues. Priority enrolment to students in the Faculty of Forestry.
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CONS 350 Case Studies in Haida Gwaii2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Integration of concepts of history, politics, First Nations, rural development, and forest ecology in natural resources management in Haida Gwaii. A core element of the Haida Gwaii Semester.
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CONS 351 History and Politics of Resource Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Historical examination of resource management in Canada and conflicts arising therefrom, with emphasis on forests. A core element of the Haida Gwaii Semester.
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CONS 352 First Nations and Natural Resources2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Overview of the relationship of First Nations with natural resources, with emphasis on First Nations involvement in forest management, past and present. A core element of the Haida Gwaii Semester.
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CONS 370 Aboriginal Forestry2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Issues the may be encountered in professional natural resources work with or for Aboriginal communities and organization, including contemporary issues of Aboriginal rights and title, traditional uses, and self-government.
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CONS 425 Sustainable Energy: Policy and Governance2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Energy as a policy problem; governance framework for energy policy; prominent controversies in Western Canadian energy policy; the politics and policy of energy alternatives.
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CONS 440 Conservation Policy2011W Term 2
Contemporary issues are used to examine conservation policies designed to achieve conservation objectives.
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CONS 449 A UBC: Achieving a Sustainable Campus (CONS 102)2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1
In special cases and with the approval of the instructor concerned, a student may carry out directed studies of specific problems in natural resources conservation.
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CONS 451 Integrated Field School2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Field methods, research and analysis, community oriented projects, and the interactions between biological and social aspects of conservation research. Students may not take any other courses in conjunction with CONS 451. Restricted to B.Sc.N. students in the fourth year of the Science and Management Major.
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CONS 452 Global Perspectives Capstone2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Examination of global resources and sustainability via scenario evaluation, modelling, and prescription.
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CONS 481 Conservation Planning and Wildland Recreation2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Theory and tools needed for the selection and design of protected areas, the designation of land use types, and the management and conservation of wildland recreation resources.
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CONS 486 Fish Conservation and Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Principles of fish biology, population and community ecology necessary to understand conservation and management; overview of current issues, tactics and institutions involved with fisheries conservation and management.
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CONS 495 Principles of Managing Problem Wildlife in Forests and Agricultural Environments2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Impacts of wildlife on crop productivity in temperate and tropical environments, the resiliency of wildlife populations to conventional control methodology, adoption of innovative methods to reduce crop damage, and the impact of introduced species on native fauna.
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CONS 500 Seminar in Biological ConservationThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Topics in conservation biology with application to current issues and particular reference to (but not limited to) forested ecosystems.
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CONS 520 Conservation Policy2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Examination of international and Canadian conservation agreements and policies as instruments of distributive justice. Application of contemporary theories of justice to conservation policy issues.
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Forest Operations
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FOPR 162 Basic Geomatics for Natural Resources2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
Techniques of measuring and surveying as they are applied in assessing and managing natural resources.
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FOPR 262 Forest Access and Transportation2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to the physical attributes of forest access and transportation and how they best integrate with the objectives of resource sustainability.
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FOPR 362 Sustainability and Forest Operations2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Examination of the engineering, economic, environmental, and multiple resource factors influencing forest operations planning.
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FOPR 363 Forest Soil Mechanics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Physical and hydraulic properties of soils for engineering design, seepage and erosion control, and strength parameters for slope stability analysis.
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FOPR 388 Analytical Methods in Forest Hydrology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Analytical methods in forest hydrology and their applications in the planning of forest operations with a focus on the hydrologic and hydraulic design procedures for stream crossings.
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Forestry
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FRST 100 Sustainable Forests2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
An overview of forests and forestry. Survey of the disciplines, areas of study, and values that frame sustainable management of forests in BC and the world. Assignments focus on critical thinking and written communication skills.
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FRST 270 Community Forests and Community Forestry2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Community forests and community forestry throughout the world, with special attention to participation by aboriginal peoples; emphasis is on forms of governance, public participation, and adaptive learning.
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FRST 304 The Science Underlying Forestry Issues2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Examination of current forestry issues with specific reference to their scientific basis. Not available for credit to undergraduate students in the Faculty of Forestry.
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FRST 305 Silviculture I2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Silviculture is the art and science of designing and managing forest vegetation communities for the features, goods and services that society and forest owners' desire. Silviculturists work in natural forests and plantations, restore degraded forests, and establish new forests. Topics covered in this course include forest vegetation dynamics, artificial and natural regeneration, cultural techniques for forest stand establishment and stand tending, silvicultural systems, silviculture decision making and development of prescriptions, connections between vegetation community and landscape-level planning. Pre-requisites: Ecology (for example FRST 201) or permission of instructor.
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FRST 310 Soil Biology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The diversity and interactions of soil organisms (bacteria, protozoa, fungi, animals, plants) in natural and managed ecosystems; roles in primary production, nutrient cycling, decomposition and reclamation; responses to environmental change.
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FRST 318 Forest and Conservation Economics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Practical problem solving of economic issues related to forestry and conservation, touching on investment analysis, capital budgeting, non-timber economics, ecosystem services, and forest certification. Completion of FRST 232 or intermediate knowledge of MS Excel essential.
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FRST 320 Abiotic Disturbances: Fire and Climate2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Ecological effects of fire and climatic (wind, temperature, and snow) disturbances; fire danger rating, principles of fire management and prescribed fire use; windthrow risk modeling and management.
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FRST 339 Forest Level Measurement and Productivity2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Obtaining and forecasting information for stands and forests.
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FRST 351 Interior Field School2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Field study at an interior BC location concentrating on land use, management and silviculture. Fees will be assessed to meet expenses.
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FRST 385 Watershed Hydrology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Measurement and analysis of hydrological processes in response to forest management activities.
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FRST 386 Aquatic Ecosystems and Fish in Forested Watersheds2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Effects of forest management activities on fish and aquatic ecosystems.
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FRST 395 Forest Wildlife Ecology and Management2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Biology of important bird and mammal species resident in forested regions, with particular emphasis on the influences of silvicultural and logging practices.
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FRST 403 The Sustainability of Production in Managed Forest EcosystemsThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Study of the functional and dynamic characteristics of forest ecosystems and their response to forest management using ecosystem-level microcomputer simulation models.
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FRST 404 Advances in SilvicultureThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Fundamental silvicultural problems; the application of research findings to the practice of silviculture.
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FRST 408 Problems of Forest Entomology2012W Term 2
Decision-making in the protection of forests from insects. Insect problems viewed from other disciplines of forestry. Bases of biological and economic evaluation, and choice of control methods.
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FRST 415 Sustainable Forest Policy2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
The development, implementation, and analysis of forest policy.
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FRST 420 Forest Environmental ManagementThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Forestry impacts upon environment; man's relationship to the forest; interactions of industrial forest practice with other resource uses, their economic implications and relevance; approaches to and problems of maintaining environmental quality.
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FRST 421 Integrated Resources Management I2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to the quantitative tools necessary in forest management. Available only through Distance Education.
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FRST 424 Sustainable Forest Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Integration of biophysical and socio-economic components of forest management.
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FRST 427 Advances in Forest Fire Science and ManagementThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Fire in ecosystems; forest fire management policies; advanced fire management and use of prescribed fire; the application of research findings to fire management.
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FRST 439 International Forestry2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The socio-economic, biological and technological aspects of forestry within the international frame, in both the developed and developing world. Regional studies and the role of national and international agencies.
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FRST 444 Agroforestry2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Integration of farms and forests, including tropical agroforestry systems, non-timber forest products, forest farming, woodlot management, silvopastoralism, riparian buffers, windbreaks, soil fertility improvement and nutrient cycling.
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FRST 449 C Directed Studies in Forestry: Community Forestry and Community Forests2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
In special cases and with the approval of the instructor concerned, a student may carry on directed studies of specific problems in forestry.
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FRST 452 Coastal Field School2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Site diagnosis and preparation of management options in coastal forests. Extrasessional course; fees will be assessed to meet expenses.
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FRST 470 Forests and Society2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Social aspects of forestry and forest communities.
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FRST 485 Forest Watershed Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Effects of land management on quality, quantity and timing of water flow.
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FRST 490 Visual Resource Management2010W Term 2
Methodologies for analysis, design and management of the visual guidelines; operational policies of resource extraction industries and the implication on multiple land use management.
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FRST 491 Visualization and Forest Design2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
GIS-based spatial planning and 3D landscape visualization for forest management.
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FRST 495 Biological Diversity and Forest Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Principles, problems, and practices of managing forests and nature reserves for biological diversity; integration of forestry and wildlife with particular emphasis on diversity of all life forms.
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FRST 504 Landscape Ecology and Management
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FRST 512 Belowground Forest Ecosystems2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Review of current literature on specific topics in forest soil ecology, including bacterial endophytes, microbial diversity, nutrient cycling, and mycorrhizae.
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FRST 520 Land and Forest Resource Economics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Applications of advanced theory and quantitative analysis to problems in forest resource and land economics; multiple land use; institutions for sustainable land use; optimal management and policy.
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FRST 521 C Landscape Planning for Sustainability
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FRST 522 Indigenous Peoples and Forest Land Management2010W Term 1
A survey of the conceptual and practical issues when indigenous peoples use forested lands and participate in the management of those lands.
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FRST 523 Forest and Environmental Policy - Governance for Sustainability2012W Term 1
This course focuses on the challenge of governance for sustainability – how to design institutions and policies to promote sustainable outcomes.
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FRST 524 Environmental Perception2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Perceptual processes mediating behaviour in humans, with special attention given to the emotional processing of visual stimuli.
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FRST 527 People and Forests: An International Perspective2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Biodiversity loss, deforestation, desertification, salinization, air pollution and climate change facing world forests. Credit will be granted for only one of FRST 439 or FRST 527.
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FRST 529 Ecological Economics
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FRST 537 C Topics in Forest Management
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FRST 563 Globalization and the Marketing of Wood Products2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
This course explores globalization, its impact on developing and developed countries, what this means to world trade in forest products and emerging trends in globalization and the environment.
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FRST 578 Directed Studies in Forest Business and ManagementThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
No description is available.
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FRST 580 Topics in Forest Business and ManagementThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
No description is available.
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Wood Products Processing
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WOOD 461 Globalization and Sustainability2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Examination of globalization and its impact on sustainability, including social, economic, and environmental aspects.
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WOOD 491 Environmental Facilities Design2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to pneumatic and hydraulic power, design and selection of waste recycling systems, boilers, energy generation and environmental legislation.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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INDS 502 S Global Health and Human Security2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Global threats to human health stemming from conflict, poverty, and environmental degradation.
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Faculty of Land and Food Systems
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Agricultural Economics
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AGEC 520 Topics in Land and Forest Resource Economics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Applications of advanced theory and quantitative analysis to problems in forest resource and land economics; multiple land use; institutions for sustainable land use; optimal management policy.
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Animal Science
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ANSC 550 Topics in Animal Welfare
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ANSC 551 Tutorials in Animal Welfare Research2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
No description is available.
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Applied Biology
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APBI 100 Soil and the Global Environment2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Soil as the base of the Earths ecosystem pyramid. The interconnection between soil, climate change and human activity, the carbon cycle, water resources, food security, food safety, and biofuel production. Strategies for sustaining soil resources.
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APBI 260 Agroecology I2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to the biophysical and socioeconomic factors affecting systems management and production in selected agroecosystems. A fee will be assessed each student to cover field trip costs.
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APBI 318 Applied Plant Breeding2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Small-scale classical (i.e., non-biotechnological) plant breeding. Hands-on, application-oriented approach to techniques and procedures for managing seed inventories, designing and implementing a simple plant breeding program, and evaluating the impact of selection on breeding populations and desired outcomes.
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APBI 360 Agroecology II2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Animals and Plants as Components of Agricultural Ecosystems. This second course in the agroecology core uses a systems approach to investigate the functions and interactions of plants and animals in agricultural systems. A fee will be assessed each student to cover field trip costs.
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APBI 361 Key Indicators of Agroecosystem Sustainability2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
A detailed exploration of biophysical, economic, and social ecosystem sustainability indicators for primary production subsystems.
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APBI 402 Sustainable Soil Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Application of fundamental, unifying, soil science principles in sustainable ecosystem management.
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APBI 444 Agroforestry2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
An introduction to the application of knowledge and principles of agroecology and forest ecology to global agroforestry systems. The course includes a one-weekend field trip that requires a supplemental fee.
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APBI 460 Advanced Agroecology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The relationship between biological diversity and sustainability for the management of agroecosystems; emphasise on ecological interactions between natural ecosystems and agroecosystems, including connections between agroecology and conservation biology. A fee will be assessed each student to cover field trip costs.
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Food, Nutrition and Health
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FNH 355 International Nutrition2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Conceptualization and scientific analyses of global problems in food and nutrition; complexities of food habits and malnutrition in various cultures around the world.
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FNH 455 Applied International Nutrition2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Applying nutrition concepts and principles in addressing problems of malnutrition and food insecurity in international settings. Basics of developing culturally acceptable, sustainable nutrition intervention programs.
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Food and Resource Economics
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FRE 306 Introduction to Global Food Markets2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
An overview of global food markets including recent trends (e.g., vertical coordination, strategic alliances, multinationals and small firms in niche markets), marketing and trade institutions such as state-trading enterprises and WTO regulations, issues specific to developing nations, and case studies.
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FRE 340 International Agricultural Development2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Characteristics, processes and sources of economic growth, role of agricultural and resource sectors in economic growth, analysis of output and input markets in those sectors, policy failures, tools for empirical analysis of rural markets, growth, and the environment.
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FRE 374 Land Economics2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Economic analysis applied to problems of land use rent theory, land evaluation, and land conservation. Techniques for assessing economic efficiency of land use. Effects of institutions and public policies on land use.
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FRE 540 International Resource Economics and Development
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Global Resource Systems
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GRS 290 Global Issues in Cultural Context2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Students interact face-to-face and on-line as a community of learners to discuss global issues in agriculture, food, and natural resources in cultural context. Typically taken prior to studying abroad.
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GRS 390 Global Issues in Cultural Context2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Students interact face-to-face and on-line as a community of learners to discuss global issues in agriculture, food, and natural resources in cultural context. Typically taken while studying abroad.
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GRS 490 Global Issues in Cultural Context2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Students interact face-to-face and on-line as a community of learners to discuss global issues in agriculture, food, and natural resources in cultural context. Typically taken after studying abroad.
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Land & Food Systems
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LFS 250 Land, Food and Community I2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to managed systems and concepts of sustainability; economic, ecological and social components; managed landscapes, agri-food systems, and communities; urban and rural systems; the land, food, nutrition and human health continuum.
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LFS 350 Land, Food, and Community II2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to tools and skills required to assess the economic, ecological, social, and technological components of managed landscapes, agrifood systems and communities comprising the land, food, nutrition and health continuum.
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LFS 450 Land, Food, and Community III2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Capstone course. Problem-based analysis of complex case studies selected from the land, food and community continuum. Cases are specifically designed to require development of integrated disciplinary and inter-disciplinary analysis.
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LFS 501 Approaches to the Integration of Knowledge2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
No description is available.
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LFS 502 Applications of Integrative Approaches
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Soil Science
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SOIL 502 Advanced Sustainable Soil Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Application of fundamental, unifying, soil science principles in sustainable management of forested, agricultural and urban or constructed ecosystems.
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SOIL 515 Integrated Watershed Management2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Methods of watershed evaluation, land-water interactions, key aspects of hydrology, water quality and aquatic biota, land use impacts on water resources, community involvement, and integration of multiple land use activities and their cumulative impacts. Credit will be given for only one of SOIL 515 or RMES 515.
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SOIL 516 Urban Watershed Management2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Urban land use impacts on water resources with a focus on impervious surfaces, storm-water management, non-point sources of pollution, cumulative effects, water quality, rehabilitation of urban streams, and application of best management practices. Prior completion of RMES 515 strongly recommended. Credit will be give for only one of SOIL 516 or RMES 516.
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SOIL 518 Water in International Development2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Key water issues associated with international development: global water demand, scarcity, efficiency of use, water as a commodity, biophysical and policy aspects of water management, water and health, land use impact, water harvesting, improved irrigation, and pollution prevention. Credit will be given for only one of SOIL 518 or RMES 518.
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Faculty of Law
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Law
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LAW 306 Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law
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LAW 318 D Marine Resources Law2011W Term 1
Legal regimes governing the protection and exploitation of ocean resources. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 319 C International Human Rights2011W Term 1
The recognition and protection of human rights in international law. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 323 D International Environmental Law2011W Term 2
Customary international law and treaties relating to the environment; institutional structures. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 326 Globalization and LawThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
A course description is not available.
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LAW 350 D Issues of Equality and Social Justice2011W Term 2
Selected topics related to the Charter right to equality and other rights related to social justice. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 375 Land Use PlanningThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
The legal and administrative aspects of the regulation of land use and development, especially at the local level. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 386 C Sustainable Development Law2010W Term 1
The linkages, intersections, and tensions between the legal regulation of the environment and competing social and economic priorities.
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LAW 387 C Environmental Law2011W Term 1
The legal and regulatory framework for the protection of the environment.
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LAW 388 C Environmental Law in Practice2010W Term 2
Jurisdiction, remedies and administrative schemes as they apply in practice to selected environmental law problems. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 389 D Selected Issues in Environmental Law and Policy2011W Term 1
Case studies of leading problems in environmental law and regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 390 Environmental Law Workshop2010W Term 2
Legal research and writing for environmental agency or NGO under supervision of faculty member and lawyer. Not offered every year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 391 Topics in Environmental LawThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 392 B Natural Resources Law2011W Term 1
A foundation course dealing with legal problems common to the management of natural resources such as fisheries, mines and minerals, petroleum, forests, and water resources.
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LAW 393 Water LawThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
The law relating to the acquisition and protection of water rights; public management and planning; water quality and conservation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 394 Mining Law2010W Term 1
Acquisition of mineral interests; development, financing and organization of mining companies; regulation of exploitation industry interests; management taxation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 395 A Forest Law2010W Term 1
Acquisition of timber interests; development, financing and organization of timber companies; regulation of exploitation industry interests; management taxation. Not offered each year; consult Faculty.
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LAW 396 Fisheries LawThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Legal regimes for the exploitation and regulation of fisheries. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 397 Oil and Gas LawThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Legal regimes for the disposition of interests in petroleum; government regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty.
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LAW 398 C Topics in Natural Resources
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LAW 398 D Topics in Natural Resources
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LAW 451 D Law of the Olympic Games2010W Term 1
Legal aspects of the Olympic Movement, with particular emphasis on sport, cultural, and environmental and social sustainability values of the Olympic Games in the modern era.
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Faculty of Medicine
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Family Practice
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FMPR 562 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Family PracticeThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Identification of preventive strategies in different age groups and their implementation in Family Practice. Examination of health belief models in caregivers and patients which inhibit or facilitate preventive measures. Admission to course at discretion of the Department of Family Practice.
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School of Population & Public Health
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SPPH 521 Socioeconomic Determinants of Global Health2010W Term 2
Defining poverty and health (including mental health). Measurements absolute and relative. World distribution of resources. Special problems of developing and developed countries. Canadian problems of poverty and health. Methods of financing health services, problems of distribution. Health professionals and semi-professionals. Communication problems.
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SPPH 522 Topics in Environmental Health2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Role of air, water, food and solid waste as sources of human health risks; global environmental health issues; sustainability.
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SPPH 523 Global Health and Human Security2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Global threats to human health stemming from conflict, poverty, and environmental degradation.
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SPPH 525 Issues and Concepts in Public Health2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
History of public health research and practice; occupational and environmental health; health services and systems; social and lifecourse determinants of health; and population health and emerging trends.
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SPPH 530 Epidemiology of Occupational and Environmental Health2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Design and analysis of etiologic research in occupational health.
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SPPH 531 Occupational and Environmental Exposure Assessment Methods for Epidemiology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Optimizing exposure assessment for exposure-response analyses.
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SPPH 532 B Environmental Health Risk Assessment and Communication
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SPPH 533 Occupational and Environmental Toxicology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Mechanism of action of commonly encountered occupational toxic agents; relevance of laboratory and epidemiological evidence.
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SPPH 535 Principles of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Scientific basis for the recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological, exposures; standard setting; exposure monitoring methods.
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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Pharmaceutical Sciences
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PHAR 582 Toxicology III - Environmental Toxicology2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Toxicology and risk assessment of air, water and soil pollutants; food additives; animal and plant toxins; pesticides; heavy metals; solvents.
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Faculty of Science
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Arts and Science Interdisciplinary Courses
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ASIC 200 Global Issues in the Arts and Sciences2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Selected global issues explored through the methodologies and perspectives of both the physical and life sciences and the humanities and social sciences.
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Biology
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BIOL 210 Vascular Plants2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
A comparative study of pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms, integrating form, function and ecology.
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BIOL 304 Fundamentals of Ecology2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Dynamics of plant and animal populations, structure of ecological communities and functioning of ecosystems. Interpretation of research results and application to environmental issues. Labs meet once a month. Please consult the Faculty of Science Credit Exclusion Lists: www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,414.
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BIOL 306 Advanced Ecology2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Ecology of populations, communities and ecosystems. Tests of ecological theory with experiments and application to environmental issues. Labs meet once a month. Please consult the Faculty of Science Credit Exclusion Lists: www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,414.
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BIOL 343 Plants and Peoples2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
The interactions of plants and human societies: the role of people in the origin, evolution and dispersal of food, drug and economic plants, and the influences of plants on human societies. Suitable for upper-level Arts students.
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BIOL 345 Human Ecology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Basics of ecology are introduced, focussing on observations of the natural world. Assignments, including a group project, consider connections between research, awareness and practical uses of ecology. Not for credit in the Life Sciences.
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BIOL 408 Principles of Applied Ecology2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Principles of animal and community ecology applicable to the management of animal resources; application of statistical and computer techniques for measuring, analyzing, modelling, and simulating resource systems; problems of multiple resource use.
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BIOL 416 Principles of Conservation Biology2010W Term 1
Ecological basis of conserving biological diversity and ecosystem services; application of ecological theory to global and local conservation problems in the context of economic, legal, political, and social perspectives. Please consult the Faculty of Science Credit Exclusion List: www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,414.
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BIOL 446 History and Philosophy of BiologyThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
The nature of science, this history of evolutionary and molecular biology, philosophical questions about scientific methods and fundamental conclusions of biology.
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Chemistry
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CHEM 301 Aqueous Environmental Chemistry2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Properties of natural waters, including gas and solid equilibria, pH, redox, complexation analysis, corrosion treatment, ion exchange, colloids and microbial transformations.
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CHEM 302 Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to structure, composition and chemical processes occurring in Earth's atmosphere, including interactions with solar radiation, stratospheric ozone layer, photochemical smog and acid rain.
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CHEM 340 Chemistry in Contemporary SocietyThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Discussion of important chemistry topics that affect our lives, e.g., pollution, climate change, household chemicals, plastics, and chemical forensics. Concepts to allow understanding of chemical issues and to examine the role of chemistry research. Open to students with third- year standing. Not open to students who have taken a university-level course in chemistry.
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Environmental Science
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ENVR 200 Introduction to Environmental Science2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Seminars and field trips introducing the major global, regional, and local environmental issues facing human societies.
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ENVR 300 Introduction to Research in Environmental Science2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Environmental research. Students investigate research methodologies and reporting in a range of scientific disciplines and fields.
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ENVR 400 Research Project in Environmental Science2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Students working in teams apply research methods to a problem in environmental science, under the guidance of faculty members. Credit will be given for only one of ENVR 400 or ENVR 449.
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ENVR 410 Energy, Environment, and Society2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
The role of energy in human societies throughout history and the environmental and social implications of energy use. Coverage of both the science and policy of energy use. Energy supply and demand, energy transitions, analytical tools, impacts, and alternatives.
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Earth and Ocean Sciences
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EOSC 110 The Solid Earth: A Dynamic Planet2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Earth's origin, composition, structure, and natural resources. Plate tectonics as the driving force for volcanism, mountain building, and earthquakes. Imaging Earth's interior. Environmental geoscience and sustainability. (Consult the Credit Exclusion list for the Faculty of Science section of the Calendar.)
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EOSC 111 Laboratory Exploration of Planet Earth2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
An examination of the processes that shape and change the planet earth. This laboratory course accompanies any of EOSC 110, EOSC 112, EOSC 114, EOSC 116. Course content is customizable at the individual student level.
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EOSC 112 The Fluid Earth: Atmosphere and Ocean2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to processes in ocean and atmosphere. Heat, current, winds, clouds, marine life, resources. Effects of coupling, climate change, pollution. (Consult the Credit Exclusion list, within the Faculty of Science section in the Calendar.)
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EOSC 114 The Catastrophic Earth: Natural Disasters2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to causes and physical characteristics of disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, storm surge, thunderstorms, tornadoes, landslides, wind waves, meteor impacts, mass extinctions.
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EOSC 210 Earth Science for Engineers2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Focus on the interaction between society and the geologic environment. Locating, assessing and developing natural resources; understanding and preparing for natural hazards, design of structures and waste disposal sites. For applied science and forestry students only.
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EOSC 211 Computer Methods in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Mathematical computer-based problem solving in the physical, chemical, and biological sciences. Problems drawn from studies of the earth, the oceans and the atmosphere.
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EOSC 212 Topics in the Earth and Planetary Sciences.2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Cutting edge problems in earth, ocean, atmospheric and planetary sciences. Topics will be introduced through discussions of the current literature.
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EOSC 217 The Science and Practice of Sustainability2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Two week interdisciplinary field school. Earth system science, ecoliteracy, ecofootprinting, sustainability indicators, geological/climatological rates compared to human timescales.
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EOSC 256 Earthquakes2011W Term 2
Characteristics, types, plate tectonics, faults, earth stresses and strains, seismic waves, magnitude scales, instrumentation, hazard mapping, prediction, and forecasting.
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EOSC 270 Marine Ecosystems2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Introduction to diversity of marine habitats and ecosystems; hydrothermal vent, intertidal, coral reef, estuarine, deep sea, and polar ecosystems; impacts of ecosystem change; evolution of ocean plankton; invasive species; climate change; pollution.
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EOSC 312 The Earth System and Environmental Evolution2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Earth's environmental history and aspects of contemporary global change. Plate tectonics, mass extinction, and the Gaia Hypothesis. Not for credit in the Faculties of Science or Applied Science.
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EOSC 314 The Ocean Environment2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
An introduction to the oceans and the processes that have shaped them, their composition and movement, waves, tides, beaches, interactions with the atmosphere and human exploitation of the non-living resources. Not for credit in the Faculties of Science or Applied Science. No background in Science or Mathematics is required.
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EOSC 329 Groundwater Hydrology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Introduction to theory of groundwater flow; flow nets; regional groundwater resource evaluation; well hydraulics; role of groundwater in geologic processes.
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EOSC 330 Principles of Geomorphology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Landform development; morphological and historical analysis of landforms; applications in engineering and resource development. Please consult the Faculty of Science Credit Exclusion List: www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=12,215,410,414.
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EOSC 340 Global Climate Change2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Mechanisms and processes of past and future global environmental and climate change.
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EOSC 350 Environmental, Geotechnical, and Exploration Geophysics I2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Principles of geophysical survey design, data acquisition, processing and interpretation with emphasis on near-surface problems. Magnetic, seismic reflection/refraction, electromagnetic and ground penetrating radar surveys. Case history analysis of environmental and geotechnical problems.
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EOSC 353 Seismology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Hooke's law for isotropic continua, elastic wave equation, reflection and refraction methods for imaging the Earth's internal structure, plane waves in an infinite medium and interaction with boundaries, body wave seismology, inversion of travel-time curves, generalized ray theory, crustal seismology, surface waves and earthquake source studies.
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EOSC 373 Introductory Oceanography: Climate and Ecosystems2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean and their interaction with climate and marine food-webs.
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EOSC 428 Field Techniques in Groundwater Hydrology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Hydraulic head measurements, water-quality sampling, pump and slug testing, infiltration measurements, profiling techniques. Held over five days after spring term at the Richmond groundwater hydrology field-school site. Enrolment limitations.
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EOSC 429 Groundwater Contamination2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Contaminant transport processes in groundwater flow systems; aqueous and multiphase transport; mathematical models describing migration and chemical evolution of contaminant plumes; case studies.
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EOSC 434 Principles of Geological Engineering2011W Term 1
Role of geology and hydrogeology in siting, design, and construction of engineering structures; synthesis of rock mechanics and soil mechanics methods in various geological environments; introduction to computer applications in geological engineering.
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EOSC 474 Marine Pollution2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
An interdisciplinary study of pollution, with examples drawn from coastal and oceanic environments, including areas of local interest. Intended for third and fourth year students with a background in the sciences.
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EOSC 478 Introduction to Fisheries Science2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
An introduction to the ecology and management of freshwater and marine fisheries. Topics include: population dynamics, species interactions, communities, environmental influences, stock assessment, economics and sociology of fisheries. Laboratories will consist of numerical analyses and simulations.
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EOSC 532 Field Laboratory in Groundwater Hydrology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Hydraulic head measurements, water-quality sampling, pump and slug testing, infiltration measurements, profiling techniques. Computer analysis of field data. Held after spring term at the Richmond groundwater hydrology field site. Enrolment limitations.
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EOSC 533 Advanced Groundwater Hydrology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Finite-difference models of steady-state and transient groundwater flow in the saturated and unsaturated zones; applications to regional groundwater flow, groundwater recharge, subsurface contributions to streamflow, and aquifer evaluation.
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Integrated Sciences
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ISCI 360 Systems Approaches to Regional Sustainability2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Application of systems science encompassing geological, hydrological, ecological, atmospheric sciences, and energy systems approaches to study regional sustainability.
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ISCI 361 Field Course: Systems Approaches to Regional Sustainability2012S Term 1
Systems science approaches encompassing geological, hydrological, ecological, atmospheric sciences, and energy systems to investigate a selected region of the world. Course location will vary; fee payable prior to field course.
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Microbiology
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MICB 201 Introductory Environmental Microbiology2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Prokaryotic diversity and the impact and applications of bacterial and archaeal metabolic, genetic, and growth processes in environmental contexts.
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MICB 301 Microbial Ecophysiology2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Dynamics and control of prokaryotic cellular processes in response to the biotic and abiotic environment including metabolic interactions and metabolic cooperation between microorganisms.
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MICB 418 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Exploitation of microbial and animal cells for the industrial production of chemicals ranging from alcohol to therapeutic proteins. Genetic manipulation of cellular characteristics, fermentation methods, patenting and governmental approval processes.
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MICB 425 Microbial Ecological Genomics2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Intrinsic and extrinsic forces driving prokaryotic genome evolution. Gene transfer; microbial species concepts; community genome structure, function and dynamics; ecological impacts of microbial genome diversity. Emphasis on problem solving and experimental design.
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Physics
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PHYS 333 Energy and Climate2012W Term 1
The fundamental physics behind global issues of energy use and climate change. Not to be used to satisfy an upper-level specialization requirement in any Physics & Astronomy major or honours specialization, but may be used as an upper-level science elective for Physics & Astronomy students.
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Science One
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SCIE 120 Topics in Sustainability Science2011W Term 2
Topics in sustainability, based on concepts introduced in first-year Science courses.
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Zoology
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ZOOL 502 Skills and Concepts for Advanced Ecology2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
This is a graduate-level course directed at incoming graduate students in ecology and evolution. The course provides a broad survey of important and current concepts in the field of ecology and teaches skills essential for ecologists.
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ZOOL 521 Fisheries Biology and ManagementThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
No description is available.
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ZOOL 524 Topics in Conservation Genetics
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School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
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Architecture
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ARCH 407 Research Methods2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Motivations and techniques which underpin environmental design research.
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ARCH 410 Design Methods2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Techniques for environmental design, including architecture.
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ARCH 502 Introductory Workshop2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
The engagement of environmental and architectural concerns of the West Coast through field trips, design exercises and seminars. Conducted the week prior to Labour Day. Enrolment mandatory for all incoming students. A non-refundable fee will charged to cover expenses. Credit will not be given for both ARCH 502 and LARC 511.
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ARCH 511 Architectural Technology 12011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
An investigation of building materials and systems considering design objectives, environmental conditions, historical context, regulatory controls, and economic constraints. Emphasis on materials as used in light wood-frame construction and building science for enclosure design.
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ARCH 513 Environmental Systems and Controls 12011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Building form and fabric considerations to assure appropriate thermal, luminous, sonic, and atmospheric conditions within buildings.
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ARCH 533 Environmental Systems and Controls 22011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Mechanical and electrical services of buildings and their integration with architectural form and fabric.
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ARCH 544 A Nonconforming: disrupting the received logic of zoning2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
An explanation of selected topics in architecture. Enrolment is limited to facilitate discussion.
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ARCH 544 B Fabrication and Culture2011W Term 2
An explanation of selected topics in architecture. Enrolment is limited to facilitate discussion.
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ARCH 544 C Architectural Seminar2011W Term 2
An explanation of selected topics in architecture. Enrolment is limited to facilitate discussion.
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ARCH 544 D Architectural Seminar2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
An explanation of selected topics in architecture. Enrolment is limited to facilitate discussion.
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ARCH 544 E Architectural Seminar2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
An explanation of selected topics in architecture. Enrolment is limited to facilitate discussion.
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ARCH 544 F Architectural Seminar2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
An explanation of selected topics in architecture. Enrolment is limited to facilitate discussion.
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ARCH 544 G Architectural Seminar2012S Term 1 / 2012S Term 2
An explanation of selected topics in architecture. Enrolment is limited to facilitate discussion.
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ARCH 562 Advanced TheoryThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Relationship between environmental issues and issues of 'place'. How environmental issues are seen as both a responsibility, and as a powerful vehicle for redefining a sense of place.
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ARCH 573 A Green Design: A Case Study Approach2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Lectures, seminars and laboratories as appropriate in investigation of specialized environmental topics concerning theory and practice of architecture.
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ARCH 573 C Beyond Green - Drawing on Nature2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Lectures, seminars and laboratories as appropriate in investigation of specialized environmental topics concerning theory and practice of architecture.
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Environmental Design
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ENDS 211 Introduction to Environmental Design2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Survey of the visual, cultural, ecological and spatial literacies in environmental design and planning.
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ENDS 221 Sustainability by Design2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Introduction to interactions between human and natural urban systems using local and international examples of successful sustainable community designs.
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ENDS 301 Environmental Design Studio 1: Terrain(s)2011W Term 1 / 2012W Term 1
Introduction to the study of relationships of human beings' environments; methods of analysis and composition; physical properties of land, natural and man-made; simple spatial and functional programs deployed in the creation of outdoor spaces.
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ENDS 302 Environmental Design Studio 2: Construction(s)2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Expands the terms of the purposeful transformation of "place" to include modifications to the environment at the scale of the individual; concepts of dwelling and habitation; the human body as an instrument of measure, dimension and design of the private realm.
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ENDS 402 Environmental Design Studio 4: Settlement(s)2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
Expands the scale and design enquiry to emphasize the relationships between communities and environment, urban infrastructure, and ecological systems.
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ENDS 404 Environmental Design History2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 2
A survey of environmental influences in architecture and landscape architecture design across time, geographies, and cultures, from neolithic settlements to nineteenth-century urbanization. Restricted to students in the Environmental Design program.
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ENDS 440 Special Topics: Ecology and Urban Design2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1
Relationships between, and integration of, the natural environment and the physical form, spatial structure, and livability of cities.
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Landscape Architecture
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LARC 504 Design Studio 4: Urban and Regional Public Realms
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LARC 510 B Advanced Field Studies in Landscape Architecture
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LARC 542 Aesthetics and SustainabilityThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Analysis and planning of landscapes to communicate sustainability and to inform public awareness and design by exploring the relationship between aesthetics and sustainability. Taught in alternate years.
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LARC 543 Special Topics: Environment and Urban Form2012W Term 1
Ecological structures and the structure and quality of urban life.
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LARC 581 B Directed Studies in Landscape Planning and Sustainability2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
No description is available.
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LARC 582 E Special Topics Seminar
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School of Environmental Health
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Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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OCCH 401 Introduction to Occupational Hygiene and SafetyThis course is currently not offered at UBC.
Scientific basis for the recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological hazards encountered in occupational settings; health and safety standards; exposure measurement methods; and evaluation strategies.
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OCCH 501 Principles of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene2010W Term 1
Scientific basis for the recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological hazards encountered in occupational settings; health and safety standards; exposure measurements methods and evaluation strategies.
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OCCH 502 Chemical and Biological Hazard Measurement2010W Term 2
Industrial hygiene and environmental exposure monitoring, methods, and instrumentation; theory of atmospheric and biological sampling and analysis. Laboratories demonstrate workplace sampling and analysis techniques.
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OCCH 503 Technical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Hazard Control.2010W Term 1
Industrial ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems, respiratory protection, chemical protective clothing. Includes labs and field work.
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OCCH 507 Research methods in Exposure Assessment and Epidemiology2010W Term 1
Assessment of occupational and environmental exposure for research purposes; introduction to epidemiology.
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OCCH 510 Topics in Environmental Health2010W Term 2
Role of air, water, food, and solid waste as sources of human health risks; global environmental health issues; sustainability.
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OCCH 511 Occupational Health and Illness Processes2010W Term 2 / 2011W Term 2
Common occupational diseases; research issues, historical perspectives and measurement issues.
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OCCH 512 Quantitative Methods for the Assessment and Analysis of Exposure Data2010W Term 2
Sampling strategies, analysis of exposure data, determinants of exposure. Required course.
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OCCH 513 Concepts of Exposure Controls2010W Term 1
Prevention concepts, control hierarchies, planning, and evaluation of exposure controls.
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OCCH 595 Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Seminar2010W Term 1 / 2010W Term 2
Current occupational and environmental hygiene related research; issues in hygiene program management.
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School of Kinesiology
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Human Kinetics
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HKIN 303 High Performance Conditioning in Physical Activity and Sport2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2
Conditioning methods, exercise techniques and appraisal methods for fitness in high performance physical activity and sport.
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HKIN 360 Sport, Peace, and Conflict2011W Term 1
Relationships that sport and leisure have with peace, conflict, and social inequality in Canada and internationally.
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HKIN 469 Exercise Prescription2011W Term 1
Theory and methods of fitness appraisal and exercise prescription for diverse populations.
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HKIN 574 Seminar in Health Promotion Through Physical Activity2010W Term 2
The relationship of new concepts in health to the promotion of health through physical activity; the application of research findings from a number of disciplines to the identification, selection, and targeting of health promotion/education strategies related to physical activity.
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School of Nursing
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Nursing
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NURS 336 Prof. Nursing Practice with Communities and Populations2011W Term 1 / 2011W Term 2 / 2012S Term 1 / 2012W Term 1 / 2012W Term 2
Analysis and application of theories and strategies for working in partnership with populations, health professionals, and community services providers. Students use primary health care principles and population health promotion approaches during community nursing practice.
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