Academics and Research

Art, Tyler School of
Title Category Course Number Description
Introduction to Design and the Environment
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
1001 Description: An introduction to the complex and contingent relationship between architects and the environments in which they intervene. Using... read more
Department: Architecture
Architecture and the Environment Undergraduate 2151 Description: Introduction to behavioral, environmental and technological factors in relation to the building design process. Basic exploration of... read more
Department: Architecture
Art and Environment in American Culture
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2753 Description: Does our present global environmental crisis demand a new way of thinking about art and its history? What role has art played in... read more
Department: Art History
Sustainability and Architecture Undergraduate 3354 Description: Design of buildings to minimize energy consumption, effect of total climate on building design, solar energy applications, wind energy... read more
Department: Architecture
Architecture Design II Undergraduate 2132 Description: Studio with environmental sustainability focus - energy and resource use, hydrology, sustainable materials, infrastructure and building... read more
Department: Architecture
Architecture Design III Undergraduate 3231 Description: Sustainable urban design studio, at a neighborhood scale; development of a variety of techniques to analyze, map, represent and generate... read more
Department: Architecture
Architecture Design V Undergraduate 4331 Description: Comprehensive design studio: the integration of structural and environmental systems, programming, tectonics and detailing into... read more
Department: Architecture
Site Planning and Landscape Architecture Undergraduate 3174 Description: The course focuses on the discourse on urban form, the environment and design process that has emerged since the middle of the 20th... read more
Department: Architecture
Special Topic: The Art of Environmental Film Undergraduate 2300 Description: Refer to department. read more
Department: Art History
Alternative Materials Undergraduate 3312 Description: This course involves the exploration of alternative materials not primarily intended or used by fiber artists. Products such as Tyvek,... read more
Department: Crafts
Business, Fox School of
Title Category Course Number Description
Corporate Sustainability: People, Planet and Profits
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2511 Description: Scientists worldwide are now nearly unanimous in their agreement that the earth’s climate and ecosystems are in great danger.... read more
Department: Human Resource Management
Marketing for the Sustainable Enterprise
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2511 Description: Sustainable marketing is a paradigm which extends the boundaries of traditional marketing. This course focuses on how both for-profit and... read more
Department: Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Environmental Law, Sustainability and Public Policy
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3511 Description: Few things have peaked the public's interest more recently than going "green" or being environmentally friendly. This,... read more
Department: Legal Studies
Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship Undergraduate 3511 Description: Private enterprise is a powerful tool for stimulating innovation and investment – but often neglects (externalizes) community,... read more
Department: Strategic Management
Environmental Law and Corporate Responsibility Graduate 5131 Description: Contact Department for Description read more
Department: Legal Studies
Special Topics MSOM Graduate 5190 Description: Energy Industries, Markets, Institutions & Policies read more
Department: Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Business, Society & Ethics Undergraduate 3102 Description: 1. To increase your awareness of the mutual ethical responsibilities existing between the contemporary business organization and its... read more
Department: BA
Sustainable Business Practices Graduate 5132 Description: Contact Department for Description read more
Department: Strategic Management
Communications and Theater, School of
Title Category Course Number Description
Media and the Environment
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3473 Description: This course provides students with an understanding of how people's relationship with the environment is shaped by media... read more
Department: Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media
Engineering, College of
Title Category Course Number Description
The Environment
Undergraduate
General Education
Interdisciplinary Certificate
0845 / 0945 Description: You can extend your longevity and improve your health by identifying and avoiding the top 10 environmental toxins that enter and... read more
Department: Environmental Engineering Technology and Civil Engineering
Hydrology & Hydraulic Engineering Undergraduate 3611 Description: The course deals with the design of hydraulic systems based on various flow regimes (laminar and turbulent). Students will learn to... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3711 Description: Sources, effect, and control of environmental pollution. Topics include air and water pollution, solid and hazardous waste, noise,... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Life Cycle Analysis & Carbon Footprinting
Undergraduate
Graduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
4531 Description: Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) examines the environmental impacts of products, processes and policies beyond their direct production. Cradle... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Renewable Alternative Energy
Undergraduate
Graduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
4575 / 5575 Description: Current state of renewable and alternative energy; different scenarios of producing energy. read more
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Photovoltaic System Design
Undergraduate
Graduate
4576 / 5576 Description: The course will introduce students to the photovoltaic system design. It will begin by providing a basic understanding of the properties... read more
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Environmental Hydrology
Undergraduate
Graduate
4631 / 5631 Description: Topics include the physics of surface and subsurface circulation; storage of water; the transport of contaminants in watersheds, soils,... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Urban Streams and Stormwater Management
Undergraduate
Graduate
4641 / 5641 Description: Stormwater management has become a significant issue in recent years. In the past, the typical thinking was 'get it out of my town... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Air Pollution Control
Undergraduate
Graduate
4711 / 5711 Description: Principles of design and operation of the major categories of air pollution control equipment. Theory and principles are presented to... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Water & Wastewater Systems Design
Undergraduate
Graduate
4721 / 8751 Description: Unit operations in water treatment, design objectives and parameters of water treatment; coagulation and flocculation; filtration plant... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Engineering Hydrology Graduate 5621 Description: Quantifying water flow in watersheds is a crucial step in the design of environmental facilities, such as drinking water treatment plants... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Contaminant Transport in Urban Streams Graduate 5623 Description: This course will focus on environmental systems near the air:water and water:sediment interfaces. These systems are by definition... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Environmental Safety Aspects of Construction Undergraduate 2396 Description: Construction-related environmental issues, erosion control, wetland areas, habitat protection. Issues which relate to protective... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering Undergraduate 4731 Description: Covers solid waste engineering principles designed to address the growing and increasingly intricate problem of controlling and... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Physical Principles of Environmental Systems Graduate 5701 Description: Basic principles of process engineering as they relate to pollution control are studied, including heat and mass transfer; mixing,... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Biological Principles of Environmental Systems Graduate 5792 Description: Identify the biological principles essential for the understanding and designing of biological processes used for environmental... read more
Department: Civil Engineering
Environmental Design, School of
Title Category Course Number Description
People, Places and Environment (fall and spring)
Undergraduate
General Education
Interdisciplinary Certificate
0807 Description: Have you ever thought about the relationship people have to their place-home, neighborhood, town, or city? How about to the environment?... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Sustainable Design
Undergraduate
General Education
Interdisciplinary Certificate
0841 Description: What's the big deal about global warming and how should we respond to it? Explore the issues and underlying causes. See how... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture (LA-HORT)
Green vs. Grey Urban Ecology
Undergraduate
General Education
0852 Description: Using Philadelphia as Living Laboratory, Learning about urban ecology, work required to planting, explore park infrastructure, vacant lot... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Fundamentals of Horticulture Undergraduate 1001 Description: Principles of horticultural science; basic techniques of horticulture, including soil management, plant propagation, selection and... read more
Department: Horticulture
Natural and the Built Environment
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
1013 Description: An introduction to the interrelated disciplines of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Planning, and Architecture. Explores existing... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture (LA-HORT)
Intro To Community & Regional Planning
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
1017 Description: Theory and practice of urban planning in the United States. Discussion of planning policy, methodology, and implementation in such areas... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Plant Ecology
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
1112 Description: The structure and function of plants are studied in relationship to their fit into the environment. The interaction of plants with each... read more
Department: Botany (LA-HORT)
Urban Form & Design
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2114 Description: Basic design principles, techniques, and practices of sustainable urban form and design. The topics for most readings, projects, and... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Land Use Planning
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2166 Description: At the heart and soul of community and regional planning is land use. How we use land and the institutional and legal basis by which we... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Environmental Planning
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2213 Description: A comprehensive overview of physical and environmental systems, including land, air, and water, and how planning can be conducted to... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Sustainable Food Systems Planning
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2251 Description: Planners are paying attention to the notion of food system planning: farm land preservation and environmental stewardship; economic... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Food Crops I
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2334 Description: An introductory hands-on course in sustainable food production, handling, and distribution of crops. Food tasting is an integral part of... read more
Department: Horticulture (LA-HORT)
Water Design in the City Undergraduate 2754 Description: Cities throughout history have thrived or failed because of water. Every society's ability to secure its water supply, clean... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Summer Field Ecology
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2758 Description: Students learn to "read" the landscape through the exploration of the landscape provinces of the Delaware River Basin. Through... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture (LA-HORT)
Ecological Planning and Development
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3155 Description: The fundamentals of the ecological planning method developed by landscape architect and regional planner, Ian McHarg, establish a basis... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Sustainability in Suburban Communities
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3255 Description: The physical forms of suburban communities and the social and economic patterns that shape residents' lives make achieving... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Sustainable Community Design and Development
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3256 Description: Introduces students to the concept of sustainable development and how it has been applied to the design and development of communities.... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Landscape Restoration Undergraduate 3514 Description: Develops an ecologically based understanding of how to establish, restore, and manage meadows, forest, and wetland systems. Emphasizes... read more
Department: Horticulture
Invasive Speicies Management Graduate 8753 Description: Students learn to identify and assess eradication strategies for local invasive plant species. Traditional chemical/biological methods... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Special Topics in Water Resources Planning and Management Graduate -- Description: Water management is complicated and highly contentious. This course evaluates various aspects of water resources including quality,... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Geographic Information Systems Undergraduate 2524 Description: Basic principles and techniques of GIS, a computer-based system that uses spatial (geographic) data to analyze and solve real-world... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Internet and Digital Technologies for Community Engagement Undergraduate 3555 Description: Emerging technologies are directly influencing the planning and management of our urban areas in very profound and pervasive ways.... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Intro to Emergency Planning Undergraduate 3755 Description: Provides a fundamental understanding of the emergency planning process, the phases of emergency management, and the roles and... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Sustainable Community Design and Development Graduate 5256 Description: Introduction to the evolution, theory, and practice of planning for sustainable communities. Students evaluate recent conceptions of... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Planning Theory Graduate 8013 Description: Provides the base knowledge of planning theory that serves as a springboard into more advanced courses in this degree program. Explores... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Urban Form & Design Graduate 8114 Description: Basic design principles, techniques, and practices of sustainable urban form and design. The topics for most readings, projects, and... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Environmental Planning Graduate 8213 Description: Environmental issues and concepts faced by planners and the methods used to address them. Applying principles of natural science... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Sustainability in Suburban Communities Graduate 8255 Description: The physical forms of suburban communities and the social and economic patterns that shape residents' lives make achieving... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Environmental Policy Graduate 8257 Description: This course identifies the complexities associated with environmental politics and management from both national and international... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Environmental Infrastructure Planning and Management Graduate 8355 Description: Introduces students to the practice of planning and managing municipal and regional environmental infrastructure programs that typically... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Collaborative Planning Graduate 8476 Description: Students examine the theories, principles, and practices of collaborative planning with a special emphasis on resolving conflicts over... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Transportation Planning Graduate 8655 Description: Presents an overview of the history of transportation in the United States and the fundamentals of present day transportation planning... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Integrated Transportation and Land Use Planning Graduate 8656 Description: Context-sensitive design seeks to blend transportation functions with other human activities and land-use characteristics. Often... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Non-motorized Transportation Planning Graduate 8657 Description: Transportation planning in the United States has long focused on improving conditions for motorized travel, primarily by personal cars... read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Topics in Community and Regional Planning Graduate 8870 Description: Ecological planning and development. read more
Department: Community & Regional Planning
Landscape Architecture Design Studio I - VI Undergraduate -- Description: Refer to department. read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Landscape Engineering I - III Undergraduate 2241, 2242, 3243 Description: Emphasizes the basic concepts, ideas, and techniques that deal with the visual, functional, and ecological aspects of grading and... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Planting Design Undergraduate 3345 Description: Considers the integration of plants into the design process and emphasizes scale, development density, natural site characteristics,... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Native Woody Plant Identification Graduate 8141 Description: Students learn the identification, horticultural and ecological requirements of native woody plants. read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Woodland Design Studio Graduate 8151 Description: Students apply the knowledge and methodologies presented in LARC 8751: Northeastern Woodland Ecosystems. Projects, varying in size and... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Public Lands Studio Graduate 8153 Description: Material presented in LARC 8352: Policies of Public Design Seminar is addressed in this design studio, which focuses on a public project... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Aesthetics Ecology Design Seminar Graduate 8351 Description: Students learn about the emerging aesthetic associated with ecological design. Form and psychological experience of design are presented... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
NE Woodland Ecosystem Graduate 8751 Description: The course presents terrestrial forest ecosystems and the biotic and abiotic factors that affect them. Students learn the components of... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Wetland Ecology Graduate 8752 Description: Refer to department. read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Native Plant Communities Graduate 8755 Description: This course examines native and naturalized tree, shrub and/or herbaceous plant community structure. An examination of restoration... read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Restoration Monitoring Workshop Graduate 8889 Description: -- read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Capstone Restoration Design Project Graduate 9995 Description: Refer to department. read more
Department: Landscape Architecture
Woody Plants I Undergraduate 1211 Description: The study of native and introduced trees, shrubs, and vines that are the foundation of our natural and designed landscapes with emphasis... read more
Department: Horticulture
Woody Plants II Undergraduate 1212 Description: Continuation of the study of native and introduced trees, shrubs, and vines that are the foundation of our natural and designed... read more
Department: Horticulture
Herbaceous Plants I Undergraduate 2221 Description: The identification, culture, and appropriate designs for native and cultivated annuals, perennials, bulbs, and wildflowers; collaboration... read more
Department: Horticulture
Herbaceous Plants II Undergraduate 2222 Description: Topics include: identification, culture, and creation of environmentally appropriate designs for native and cultivated annuals,... read more
Department: Horticulture
Food Crops II Undergraduate 2335 Description: Hands - on course in organic food production, emphasis is on managing and harvesting crops. Students cultivate, manage and harvest their... read more
Department: Horticulture
Applied Entomology Undergraduate 3423 Description: In lecture and laboratory, students learn the basic diagnostic skills for identifying pest problems. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is... read more
Department: Horticulture
Applied Plant Pathology Undergraduate 3424 Description: Explores plant pathological theories and practices. The causes of plant diseases, such as fungi, bacteria, virus, nematodes, plant... read more
Department: Horticulture
Landscape Management Undergraduate 3523 Description: Develops an understanding of issues of professional, innovative, and appropriate landscape management. Major focus is given to site... read more
Department: Horticulture
Applied Plant Physiology Undergraduate 3122 Description: Highlights the major environmental factors that affect plant growth and development and explores ecologically sound approaches to solving... read more
Department: Botany
Health Professions and Social Work, College of
Title Category Course Number Description
Environmental Health
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2102 Description: An introductory course incorporating not only the common concepts associated with environmental health (population dynamics, air... read more
Department: Public Health
Environmental Health Graduate 5103 Description: This course explores the effects of interactions between the environment and human health, and the ways that adverse effects may be... read more
Department: Public Health
Environmental Toxicology Graduate 5305 Description: This course offers a review of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of environmental toxicants. Methods used to... read more
Department: Public Health
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Graduate 8207 Description: This course covers selected topics in occupational and environmental epidemiology through a focus on specific recent events of note, e.g... read more
Department: Public Health
Liberal Arts, College of
Title Category Course Number Description
Digital Mapping
Undergraduate
General Education
0821 Description: From web-based applications like Google Maps, to automobile navigation systems, to satellite pictures of hurricanes, digital maps are... read more
Department: Geography and Urban Studies
Global Cities
Undergraduate
General Education
0831 Description: As globalization accelerates, the world becomes smaller and is transformed to an extended urban network. Even though there are places and... read more
Department: Geography and Urban Studies
Sustainable Environments
Undergraduate
General Education
Interdisciplinary Certificate
0842 Description: Americans account for over a quarter of all fossil fuel consumption, own more cars than there are licensed drivers, and build new homes... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Development and Globalization
Undergraduate
General Education
0862 Description: Use historical and case study methods to study the differences between rich and poor nations and the varied strategies available for... read more
Department: Geography and Urban Studies
World Regions & Cultures
Undergraduate
General Education
0867 Description: How does the process of globalization impact people in different culture regions? Explore this central question through readings,... read more
Department: Geography and Urban Studies
Environment and Society
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
1051 Description: This course emphasizes the human dimensions of the relationship between societies and their natural environments. Students will be... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Intro to Physical Environment
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
1052 Description: An environmental approach to the study of earth as a globe, earth-sun relations, weather, climate, vegetation, soils, and the hydrosphere... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Urban Affairs Undergraduate 1171, 1173, 1174, 1177 Description: A special topic of current interest in American cities frequently taught by a special lecturer from outside Temple University. Emphasis... read more
Department: Geography and Urban Studies
Urban Environments
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2051 Description: This course examines the interactions between theory, policy, and the urban environment. Students have the opportunity to study the urban... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Environmental Ethics
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2157 Description: A study of the ethical dimensions of several contemporary environmental controversies. The course examines the major theoretical... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2596 Description: Views both historical and modern on our relationship to the natural world around (and in) us, and the terms in which we can best think... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Environmental Law and Regulation
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3025 Description: This course analyzes how our society protects (or fails to protect) the environment through land regulation. Students will examine and... read more
Department: Environmental Studies
Environmental Policy Issues
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3051 Description: How are environmental policies formulated and implemented in the U.S.? Topics include the role of citizen participation in decision-... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Environment / Development
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3097 Description: This course looks at the interaction between human and ecological systems and economic development. We begin with a historical overview... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
International Environmental Policy
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3265 Description: International negotiations and agreements on environmental problems, and comparisons of domestic environmental policy-making among... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Political Science
The Geographic Basis of Land Use Planning Undergraduate 4015 Description: An examination of the forces that influence land use planning in and around American metropolitan regions. Considers economic... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Geography of Hazards Undergraduate 4051 Description: This course provides a synthesis of the social and natural dimensions of disasters. Students become familiar with the concept that... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Political Ecology
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
4056 Description: This course addresses the broad themes of political ecology as an academic discipline as well as a set of theoretical and methodological... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Heritage Management in Archeology Undergraduate 3175 Description: The United States and other governments of the world have legal mandates to manage cultural resources on behalf of the public. This... read more
Department: Anthropology, Environmental Studies
Political Ecology Graduate 5056 Description: Political ecology is an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the study of human-nature relations. This course examines resource use... read more
Department: Geography and Urban Studies
Sustainable Cities Graduate 8055 Description: This course introduces the concept of sustainability and explores environmental problems linked to urbanization, drawing on historical... read more
Department: Geography and Urban Studies
Anthropology of Food Undergraduate 1079 Description: This class will examine the interrelationship of biological, cultural, and historical influences on what we eat and how we eat it. Topics... read more
Department: Anthropology, Environmental Studies
US Environmental Policy Undergraduate 3152 Description: An analytical examination of the development and execution of governmental policies in such areas as air and water pollution control,... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, Political Science
Environmental Physiology Undergraduate 4896 Description: A survey of physiological and biochemical variability in human populations examined as a function of environmental adaptation. Emphasis... read more
Department: Anthropology, Environmental Studies
Human Ecology
Undergraduate
General Education
Interdisciplinary Certificate
0814 Description: Human hunters may have contributed to animal extinctions as early as 10,000 years ago; civilizations in the ancient Near East developed... read more
Department: Anthropology, Geography and Urban Studies
North American Evironmental History
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3214 Description: This seminar examines the interactions between human societies and the natural world in North America from the sixteenth century to the... read more
Department: Environmental Studies, History
North American Environmental History Graduate 8212 Description: This seminar examines the interactions between human societies and the natural world in North America from the sixteenth century to the... read more
Department: History
Earth Ethics
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3001 / 3904 Description: What is, or should be, our relation to the natural world? Especially since we are presently living in a modern urban environment, have we... read more
Department: Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Religion
Environmental Problems in Asia
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3052 Description: Japan is used as an introduction and model for examining environmental issues in several east and southeast Asian countries. Emphasis is... read more
Department: Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Geography and Urban Studies
Energy, Ecology, and Economy
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3596 Description: After surveying the elements of energy and ecology, and reviewing the basics of economics, this course investigates the interaction of... read more
Department: Economics, Environmental Studies
Science and Technology, College of
Title Category Course Number Description
Evolution & Extinction
Undergraduate
General Education
0837 Description: Basic geologic principles and the fundamentals of evolutionary thought combine to bring to life the 4.5 billion year story of our planet... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Powering the Future
Undergraduate
General Education
Interdisciplinary Certificate
0839 / 0939 Description: How can we provide inexpensive, safe, environmentally clean energy supplies for the United States and the world as a whole despite rising... read more
Department: Physics
Sustainable Environments
Undergraduate
General Education
Interdisciplinary Certificate
0842 Description: Americans account for over a quarter of all fossil fuel consumption, own more cars than there are licensed drivers, and build... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Climate Change: Oceans to Atmosphere
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2096 Description: The major topics in Oceanography will be covered in addition to introducing students to meteorology through the study of the Atmospheric... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Principles of Ecology
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
2227 Description: This course provides an overview of ecology from the level of the individual organism to populations, communities and ecosystems. It... read more
Department: Biology
Introduction to Hydrology Undergraduate 3021 Description: This course provides an introduction to the science of hydrogeology. Topics include how geology influences groundwater flow and... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Coastal Processes Undergraduate 3042 Description: The course will apply a process geomorphological approach to understanding coastal behavior. Subjects will include the global... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Conservation Biology
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3307 Description: The Earth harbors an incredible diversity of species and communities, most still poorly understood by science. This biodiversity is... read more
Department: Biology
Tropical Marine Biology
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3316 Description: A survey of marine biology focusing on coral reefs of the Atlantic Ocean. Course lectures given at Temple University include regular... read more
Department: Biology
Plant Community Ecology
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
3321 Description: This class focuses on fundamental principles in community ecology as they relate to plant systems. The scope of the class ranges from... read more
Department: Biology
Bio Impact Climate Change
Undergraduate
Interdisciplinary Certificate
4327 Description: This course will use primary research articles to examine the biological impacts of climate change, often mentioned as the greatest... read more
Department: Biology
Marine Environments Undergraduate 2238 Description: A survey of marine habitats, including the flora and fauna associated with estuaries, coastal and open oceans, the deep sea, and coral... read more
Department: Biology
Marine Ecology Undergraduate 3245 Description: A survey of the concepts of aquatic ecology in estuarine and marine ecosystems, emphasizing the organization and maintenance of the major... read more
Department: Biology
Freshwater Ecology Undergraduate 3336 Description: The interrelationships between biological, chemical, and physical factors in freshwater environments. Lectures and laboratories address... read more
Department: Biology
Conservation Biology Graduate 5307 Description: The Earth harbors an incredible diversity of species and communities, most still poorly understood by science. This biodiversity is... read more
Department: Biology
Plant Community Ecology Graduate 5321 Description: This class focuses on fundamental principles in community ecology as they relate to plant systems. The scope of the class ranges from... read more
Department: Biology
Tropical Marine Biology Graduate 5416 Description: An introduction to the largest coral barrier reef in the Atlantic Ocean. Course lectures begin at Temple (Approximately Dec 29- Jan 31;... read more
Department: Biology
Freshwater Ecology Graduate 5436 Description: This course investigates the ecology of plants and animals in lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands. General ecological principles are... read more
Department: Biology
Introductory Geology Undergraduate 1001 Description: An introduction to the basic principles and processes of geology. Wide range of topics, including rocks and minerals, surface processes,... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Catastrophic Geology Undergraduate 1021 Description: Substantial description and theory of plate tectonics as related to the geographical catastrophes; earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Physical Geology Undergraduate 2001 Description: Introductory geology course designed for geology and environmental studies majors and focused on theory and concepts needed for advanced... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Intro to Geochemisty Undergraduate 2061 Description: Application of chemical principles and quantitative methods to understand and solve various geological problems. Field trips and... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Remote Sensing and GIS Undergraduate 3011 Description: The focus of this class is on remote sensing technologies and geographic information systems. Remote sensing is a dynamic field; new,... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Senior Seminar in Environmental Sciences Undergraduate 4098 Description: read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Environmental Seminar Undergraduate 4197 Description: In this class you will study the environmental controversies that are in the news, specifically focusing on global warming and the energy... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Honors Environmental Seminar Undergraduate 4997 Description: In this class you will study the environmental controversies that are in the news, from ozone depletion to Superfund reauthorization to... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Remote Sensing & GIS Graduate 5011 Description: The focus of this class is on remote sensing technologies and geographic information systems. Remote sensing is a dynamic field; new,... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Costal Processes Graduate 5042 Description: The course will apply a process geomorphological approach to understanding coastal behavior. Subjects will include the global... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Advanced Hydrogeology Graduate 8411 Description: An introduction to water resources and management. The hydraulic characteristics of rocks and aquifers, transmissibility, storage, and... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Groundwater Modeling Graduate 8421 Description: This course offers students a chance to construct models using well known codes such as MODFLOW and other practical tools. The goals of... read more
Department: Earth & Environmental Science
Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of
Title Category Course Number Description
Sustainable Event Management Undergraduate 3425 Description: The overall goal of the course is to better educate students about environmentally friendly initiatives in the industries of Tourism,... read more
Department: Tourism and Hospitality Management