Environmental Studies & Public Policy

This intensive one-day seminar features the latest legislative amendments, proposed revisions to the CEQA Guidelines, court decisions handed down in the past year, and key issues and trends in CEQA practice.

Interested in the relationships between energy, climate, and the environment? This class offers an in-depth exploration of this interrelationship, focusing on how energy solutions address climate change politically.

This course explores Earth's physical environment, with particular reference to the distribution of landforms and climate and their significance to human populations.

This course focuses on the relationship between society and the environment. Detailed analysis of interrelations between social factors and environmental factors.

This online course explores contemporary food system on a local, regional, and global scale through diverse theoretical, applied, and ethical perspectives.

This course is open only for students in the Food Studies Graduate Certificate program, and provides an overview of food studies encompassing a wide variety of fields.

This course provides an overview of global business practices in sustainability, focusing on the business rationale for sustainability, examining why and how businesses are addressing environmental and sustainability issues.

In an increasingly complex world in which we face interconnected challenges, including climate change, social and environmental inequities, and other systemic issues, it is more critical than ever for us to take collaborative action. Join us for this timely seminar series on how each of us can harness insights from behavioral science to make meaningful, positive change in our own behaviors as well as others'. Learners come away energized, inspired, and with practical tools and solutions necessary to be a force for good.

This course gives a broad overview and introduces students to the American political system. 

The Live Learn Grow (LLG) course will provide students with a uniquely supportive and engaging first-year experience. Through the course, students will become oriented with UNEX and the main campus,…

The Live Learn Grow (LLG) course will provide students with a uniquely supportive and engaging first-year experience. Through the course, students will become oriented with UNEX and the main campus,…

The Live Learn Grow (LLG) course will provide students with a uniquely supportive and engaging first-year experience. Through the course, students will become oriented with UNEX and the main campus,…

This course studies the phenomenon of globalization through the prominent case study of Los Angeles. It includes a survey of how LA has become integrated into the world economy as well as how LA is a receiver of globalization.

Interested in learning about how human activity impacts the environment? If so, this course is for you. It explores the many ways humans influence the environment on local, national, and international scales.

This course lays the foundation for the study of global sustainability by providing a basic understanding of environmental systems and the interrelationship and effect of humans upon the environment.

This course explores the business of sustainability through real-world and applied business case studies from various industries.

This course addresses the equity of sustainability efforts by individuals and groups, exploring environmental justice and socio-cultural behaviors that affect beliefs, change, and decision-making.

The goal of the class is to share non-Western perspectives with students that can then be applied to real life sustainability challenges both individually and collectively. 

Students are exposed to real-world challenges and opportunities in implementing renewable energy projects in this rigorous course that uses real case studies from renewable energy industry.

This course offers each student the opportunity to create and develop a “Startup Company” deploying practical social entrepreneurship tools while taking advantage of expert guidance along the way. 

This intensive two-day seminar presents the fundamentals of CEQA, with emphasis on the policies and procedures. It is designed for anyone new to CEQA as well as those needing a comprehensive refresher.

This course looks at how we integrate environmentally, socially, and financially viable practices into an organization’s complete product as well as manage the supply base for innovation.

This internship course provides students with a unique experiential learning opportunity in the sustainability industry, all while being guided and mentored by an instructor. In order to enroll in this course, student must secure their own internship site.

Learn how our programs can help you achieve your sustainability goals in this informative, interactive session that includes an opportunity for general advising.

Through informative field trips, this course examines the concepts, practices, and policies of sustainable food and agriculture in the U.S. and globally.

Through online discussions, media assignments, and narrated lectures, this course provides a scientific overview of the oceans with a strong focus on ecosystems and environmental issues.