iEarth is a framework for learning about the intersection between humans and our planet. iEarth brings together courses at the intersections between natural systems, social systems and human expression, and divides courses into thematic Clusters. You can see all the iEarth courses below or go into the Clusters given above - Energy, Food, Oceans, Risk.
EARTHSYS 106
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The economics of food production, consumption, and trade. The micro- and macro- determinants of food supply and demand, including the...
SI
See in ExploreCoursesENERGY 123
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The Deepwater Horizon blowout and spill in April 2010 occurred on one of the most advanced deepwater drilling rigs in the world operated by one of...
See in ExploreCoursesENERGY 123
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The Deepwater Horizon blowout and spill in April 2010 occurred on one of the most advanced deepwater drilling rigs in the world operated by one of...
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 181
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In this advanced undergraduate course, students will learn about some of the key social and environmental challenges faced by cities in the...
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 181
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In this advanced undergraduate course, students will learn about some of the key social and environmental challenges faced by cities in the...
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 8
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The course will provide a basic understanding of how the ocean functions as a suite of interconnected ecosystems, both naturally and under the...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesESS 42
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Further discussion of the complex climate challenges posed by the substantial benefits of energy consumption, including the critical tension...
See in ExploreCoursesESS 42
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Further discussion of the complex climate challenges posed by the substantial benefits of energy consumption, including the critical tension...
See in ExploreCoursesBIOHOPK 265
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(Graduate students register for 265H). Lecture course that explores the way marine species live in extreme ocean habitats. We will cover the...
See in ExploreCoursesBIOHOPK 265
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(Graduate students register for 265H). Lecture course that explores the way marine species live in extreme ocean habitats. We will cover the...
See in ExploreCoursesBIOHOPK 265
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(Graduate students register for 265H). Lecture course that explores the way marine species live in extreme ocean habitats. We will cover the...
See in ExploreCoursesGEOPHYS 80
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Energy, water, and food are our most vital resources constituting a tightly intertwined network: energy production requires water, transporting...
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesGEOPHYS 80
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Energy, water, and food are our most vital resources constituting a tightly intertwined network: energy production requires water, transporting...
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesANTHRO 169
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This course is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human food consumption and nutrition, incorporating biological, evolutionary,...
SI SMA
See in ExploreCoursesANTHRO 169
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This course is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human food consumption and nutrition, incorporating biological, evolutionary,...
SI SMA
See in ExploreCoursesANTHRO 169
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This course is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human food consumption and nutrition, incorporating biological, evolutionary,...
SI SMA
See in ExploreCoursesEE 151
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Energy demand is expected to grow by 30% by 2025, while at the same time the European Union is demanding a carbon footprint at 1990 levels. We...
See in ExploreCoursesEE 151
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Energy demand is expected to grow by 30% by 2025, while at the same time the European Union is demanding a carbon footprint at 1990 levels. We...
See in ExploreCoursesEE 151
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Energy demand is expected to grow by 30% by 2025, while at the same time the European Union is demanding a carbon footprint at 1990 levels. We...
See in ExploreCoursesTHINK 40
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What are the most critical sustainability challenges facing us in this century? How can natural and social sciences, humanities, and technology...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesTHINK 40
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What are the most critical sustainability challenges facing us in this century? How can natural and social sciences, humanities, and technology...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesTHINK 40
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What are the most critical sustainability challenges facing us in this century? How can natural and social sciences, humanities, and technology...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesTHINK 40
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What are the most critical sustainability challenges facing us in this century? How can natural and social sciences, humanities, and technology...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesBIOHOPK 182
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(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesBIOHOPK 182
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(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 323
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(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 323
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(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesAPPPHYS 219
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Technology issues for a secure energy future; role of solid state physics in energy technologies. Topics include the physics principles behind...
See in ExploreCoursesAPPPHYS 219
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Technology issues for a secure energy future; role of solid state physics in energy technologies. Topics include the physics principles behind...
See in ExploreCoursesAPPPHYS 219
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Technology issues for a secure energy future; role of solid state physics in energy technologies. Topics include the physics principles behind...
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 188
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How can we ensure that measures taken to mitigate global climate change don't create larger social and environmental problems? What metrics...
See in ExploreCoursesFRENCH 228
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How STS and the Humanities can together help think out the looming catastrophes that put the future of humankind in jeopardy.
ER
See in ExploreCoursesFRENCH 228
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How STS and the Humanities can together help think out the looming catastrophes that put the future of humankind in jeopardy.
ER
See in ExploreCoursesCHEMENG 35
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Preference to freshmen. Organized to prepare a renewable energy plan for California. Energy concepts and quantitation approaches are learned,...
See in ExploreCoursesCHEMENG 35
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Preference to freshmen. Organized to prepare a renewable energy plan for California. Energy concepts and quantitation approaches are learned,...
See in ExploreCoursesGEOPHYS 20
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The physics and chemistry of volcanic processes and modern methods of volcano monitoring. Volcanoes as manifestations of the Earth's internal...
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesPOLISCI 19
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We will examine the political context of energy efficiency and climate change. Why are some countries, such as Japan and France, able to achieve...
SI
See in ExploreCoursesPOLISCI 19
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We will examine the political context of energy efficiency and climate change. Why are some countries, such as Japan and France, able to achieve...
SI
See in ExploreCoursesCHEMENG 70
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Preference to sophomores. For students interested in science, engineering, politics, and the law. Learn from past disasters to avoid future ones....
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesCHEMENG 70
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Preference to sophomores. For students interested in science, engineering, politics, and the law. Learn from past disasters to avoid future ones....
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesCHEMENG 70
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Preference to sophomores. For students interested in science, engineering, politics, and the law. Learn from past disasters to avoid future ones....
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesCEE 29
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Natural disasters arise from the interaction of natural processes, such as earthquakes or floods, with human development that suffers safety-...
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesCEE 29
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Natural disasters arise from the interaction of natural processes, such as earthquakes or floods, with human development that suffers safety-...
AQR
See in ExploreCoursesEE 60
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Preference to freshman. Natural hazards, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, and fires, and how they affect people and society; great...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesPHYSICS 240
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Energy as a consumable. Forms and interconvertability. World Joule budget. Equivalents in rivers, oil pipelines and nuclear weapons. Quantum...
See in ExploreCoursesPHYSICS 241
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Radioactivity. Elementary nuclear processes. Energetics of fission and fusion. Cross-sections and resonances. Fissionable and fertile isotopes....
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 118
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This course explores the cultural, political economic, and environmental status of contemporary Hawaiians. What sorts of sustainable economic and...
ED
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 118
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This course explores the cultural, political economic, and environmental status of contemporary Hawaiians. What sorts of sustainable economic and...
ED
See in ExploreCoursesHUMBIO 113
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Focus on problems with and systems-based solutions to food system issues. Four particular settings are addressed: University, worksite, hospital,...
See in ExploreCoursesHUMBIO 166
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The material in this course is an introduction to the field and the target audience is undergraduates. It may be of interest to graduate students...
See in ExploreCoursesHUMBIO 166
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The material in this course is an introduction to the field and the target audience is undergraduates. It may be of interest to graduate students...
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 61
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The course will provide a broad overview of key policy issues concerning agricultural development and food security, and will assess how global...
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 187
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FEED the Change is a project-based course focused on solving real problems in the food system. Targeted at upper-class undergraduates, this course...
CE
See in ExploreCoursesANTHRO 177
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The changing epidemiological environment. How human-induced environmental changes, such as global warming, deforestation and land-use conversion,...
See in ExploreCoursesMS&E 295
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Design and application of formal analytical methods for policy and technology assessments of energy efficiency and renewable energy options....
See in ExploreCoursesMS&E 295
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Design and application of formal analytical methods for policy and technology assessments of energy efficiency and renewable energy options....
See in ExploreCoursesME 185
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This project based class focuses on the design and prototyping of electric vehicles. Students learn the fundamentals of vehicle design in class...
See in ExploreCoursesME 185
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This project based class focuses on the design and prototyping of electric vehicles. Students learn the fundamentals of vehicle design in class...
See in ExploreCoursesAA 116
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Transportation accounts for nearly one-third of American energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and three-quarters of American oil consumption....
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesAA 116
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Transportation accounts for nearly one-third of American energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and three-quarters of American oil consumption....
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesAA 116
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Transportation accounts for nearly one-third of American energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and three-quarters of American oil consumption....
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 56
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Preference to sophomores. Recent changes in the California current, using Monterey Bay as an example. Current literature introduces principles of...
See in ExploreCoursesEARTHSYS 56
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Preference to sophomores. Recent changes in the California current, using Monterey Bay as an example. Current literature introduces principles of...
See in ExploreCoursesCEE 175
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This interdisciplinary course integrates the legal, scientific, and policy dimensions of how we characterize and manage resource use and...
See in ExploreCoursesGSBGEN 557
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Evidence has mounted that consumer care about issues of authenticity in many kinds of markets. This seminar explores the meanings of authenticity...
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2018-2019
EARTHSYS 103
3-5 Unit(s)
Energy is the number one contributor to climate change and has significant consequences for our society, political system, economy, and...
SI
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2017-2018
EE 60
4 Unit(s)
Preference to freshman. Natural hazards, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, and fires, and how they affect people and society; great...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2018-2019
EE 60
4 Unit(s)
Preference to freshman. Natural hazards, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, and fires, and how they affect people and society; great...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2017-2018
PHYSICS 240
3 Unit(s)
Energy as a consumable. Forms and interconvertability. World Joule budget. Equivalents in rivers, oil pipelines and nuclear weapons. Quantum...
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2018-2019
EARTHSYS 118
4 Unit(s)
This course explores the cultural, political economic, and environmental status of contemporary Hawaiians. What sorts of sustainable economic and...
ED
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2018-2019
BIO 3
1 Unit(s)
An introduction to contemporary research in marine biology, including ecology, conservation biology, environmental toxicology, behavior,...
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2019-2020
BIO 3
1 Unit(s)
An introduction to contemporary research in marine biology, including ecology, conservation biology, environmental toxicology, behavior,...
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2017-2018
BIO 3
1 Unit(s)
An introduction to contemporary research in marine biology, including ecology, conservation biology, environmental toxicology, behavior,...
See in ExploreCoursesAutumn 2017-2018
EARTHSYS 61
3 Unit(s)
The course will provide a broad overview of key policy issues concerning agricultural development and food security, and will assess how global...
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
ENERGY 123
1 Unit(s)
The Deepwater Horizon blowout and spill in April 2010 occurred on one of the most advanced deepwater drilling rigs in the world operated by one of...
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
EARTHSYS 103
3-5 Unit(s)
Energy is a fundamental driver of human development and opportunity. At the same time, our energy system has significant consequences for our...
SI
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
ENVRES 220
1-2 Unit(s)
This interdisciplinary seminar addresses current coastal and marine topics through a series of readings, discussions, and guest lecturer...
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2018-2019
ENVRES 220
1-2 Unit(s)
This interdisciplinary seminar addresses current coastal and marine topics through a series of readings, discussions, and guest lecturer...
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2019-2020
ENVRES 220
1-2 Unit(s)
This interdisciplinary seminar addresses current coastal and marine topics through a series of readings, discussions, and guest lecturer...
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
EARTHSYS 8
4 Unit(s)
The course will provide a basic understanding of how the ocean functions as a suite of interconnected ecosystems, both naturally and under the...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2018-2019
EARTHSYS 8
4 Unit(s)
The course will provide a basic understanding of how the ocean functions as a suite of interconnected ecosystems, both naturally and under the...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2019-2020
HUMBIO 113
3 Unit(s)
The intertwined biologies of humans and plants, particularly the ways in which people and plants have imposed selection pressures and ecological...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
HUMBIO 113
3 Unit(s)
The intertwined biologies of humans and plants, particularly the ways in which people and plants have imposed selection pressures and ecological...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2018-2019
HUMBIO 113
3 Unit(s)
The intertwined biologies of humans and plants, particularly the ways in which people and plants have imposed selection pressures and ecological...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2018-2019
BIOHOPK 182
16 Unit(s)
(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2018-2019
EARTHSYS 323
16 Unit(s)
(Graduate students register for 323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2019-2020
GEOPHYS 20
3 Unit(s)
The physics and chemistry of volcanic processes and modern methods of volcano monitoring. Volcanoes as manifestations of the Earth's internal...
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
GEOPHYS 20
3 Unit(s)
The physics and chemistry of volcanic processes and modern methods of volcano monitoring. Volcanoes as manifestations of the Earth's internal...
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2019-2020
HUMBIO 130
4 Unit(s)
The study of food, and the nutrients and substances therein. Their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease. Emphasis is...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
EARTHSYS 102
3 Unit(s)
Do you want a much better understanding of renewable power technologies? Did you know that wind and solar are the fastest growing forms of...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2019-2020
EARTHSYS 102
3 Unit(s)
Do you want a much better understanding of renewable power technologies? Did you know that wind and solar are the fastest growing forms of...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
ESS 46
3 Unit(s)
Preference to freshmen. Field trips to sites in the Elkhorn Slough, a small agriculturally impacted estuary that opens into Monterey Bay, a model...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2018-2019
ESS 46
3 Unit(s)
Preference to freshmen. Field trips to sites in the Elkhorn Slough, a small agriculturally impacted estuary that opens into Monterey Bay, a model...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2019-2020
ESS 46
3 Unit(s)
Preference to freshmen. Field trips to sites in the Elkhorn Slough, a small agriculturally impacted estuary that opens into Monterey Bay, a model...
SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
CEE 176
3-4 Unit(s)
This course introduces analysis, sizing and performance estimations (electrical and financial) of renewable energy systems on both sides of the...
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2017-2018
EARTHSYS 113
3 Unit(s)
Is the "Big One" overdue in California? What kind of damage would that cause? What can we do to reduce the impact of such hazards in urban...
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2018-2019
EARTHSYS 113
3 Unit(s)
Is the "Big One" overdue in California? What kind of damage would that cause? What can we do to reduce the impact of such hazards in urban...
AQR SMA
See in ExploreCoursesSpring 2019-2020
CEE 175
3-4 Unit(s)
This interdisciplinary course integrates the legal, scientific, and policy dimensions of how we characterize and manage resource use and...
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