printer friendly pageEARTH 1A: Know Your Planet: Research Frontiers
Planet Earth is our only home and so it is critical that we understand how it works, from large-scale geologic processes that shape our continents, to biological processes that produce the air we breathe, to the origins of the energy sources we rely on, to the impacts of the human societies we have created. This course provides an introduction to the cutting edge research of Stanford Earth faculty, who are leading the effort to ask and answers these critical questions about our planet. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
Instructors:
Atkinson, E. (PI)
;
Reineman, D. (PI)
EARTH 1B: Know Your Planet: Big Earth
Interested in Big Data and how to apply it to global environmental and sustainability challenges? This course provides an introduction to Big Data and its applications in solving global challenges such as meeting global energy needs, food and water security, climate change, and natural hazards. The first half of the course will focus on foundational concepts of Big Data; the second half of the course will focus on applications of Big Data while introducing students to Stanford Earth alumni who are currently using these concepts in their work. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
Instructors:
Atkinson, E. (PI)
;
Reineman, D. (PI)
EARTH 2: CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
How and why is the climate changing? How might a changing climate affect human society? And what can we do to alter the course of climate change and adapt to any climatic changes that do occur? This course provides an introduction to the natural science and social science of climate change. The focus is on what science tells us about the causes, consequences, and solutions to climate change, as well as on how scientific progress is made on these issues.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
EARTH 14: Our National Parks (EARTH 114A, GS 14, GS 114A)
Explore the history and natural science of three national parks proximal to Stanford. Under the guidance of instructors, students will work in teams to learn about chosen aspects of these parks, develop dynamic self-guided tours for public consumption, and implement (and publish) these tours using the XibitEd app for iPhones. Students will learn how to present their findings to a general, non-scientific audience, delineate physical locations at which storytelling will take place through the XibitEd system, and create and configure the content for the system. The course will culminate in the publishing of the experiential learning tours, as well as a weekend-long field trip to the Pinnacles National Park
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Hilley, G. (PI)
;
Baden, C. (TA)
EARTH 114A: Our National Parks (EARTH 14, GS 14, GS 114A)
Explore the history and natural science of three national parks proximal to Stanford. Under the guidance of instructors, students will work in teams to learn about chosen aspects of these parks, develop dynamic self-guided tours for public consumption, and implement (and publish) these tours using the XibitEd app for iPhones. Students will learn how to present their findings to a general, non-scientific audience, delineate physical locations at which storytelling will take place through the XibitEd system, and create and configure the content for the system. The course will culminate in the publishing of the experiential learning tours, as well as a weekend-long field trip to the Pinnacles National Park
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Hilley, G. (PI)
;
Baden, C. (TA)
EARTH 126Y: Hard Earth: Stanford Graduate-Student Talks Exploring Tough Environmental Dilemmas (CEE 126Y)
Stanford's graduate students are a trove of knowledge -- and, just as important, curiosity -- about environmental sustainability. This seminar will feature talks by graduate students that explore the biggest, most bedeviling questions about environmental sustainability locally and around the world. The course will be structured as follows: every other week, we will hear hour-long graduate student talks about sustainability questions and their research, and on the off weeks, we will discuss the unanswered, debatable questions that relate to the previous week's talk.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Lepech, M. (PI)
EARTH 131: Pathways in Sustainability Careers (EARTHSYS 131)
Interactive, seminar-style sessions expose students to diverse career pathways in sustainability. Professionals from a variety of careers discuss their work, their career development and decision-points in their career pathways, as well as life style aspects of their choices.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Saltzman, J. (PI)
EARTH 183: California Desert Geologic Field Trip (GS 183)
Field seminar. Three class meetings during Winter quarter followed by a 6-day field trip over Spring Break to Mojave Desert, Death Valley, and Owens Valley. See stunning desert and mountain scenery, and examine geology that includes active faults, recent volcanoes, hot springs, ore deposits, rocks that have been stretched and melted deep in the earth's crust, peaks carved by glaciers, vast ancient lakebeds that are now huge salt flats, shifting fields of sand dunes, and desert flora and fauna. Involves camping and some hiking. Enrollment limited to 25 students; preference given to freshmen and sophomores; additionally graduate students in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. Students interested in signing up for the course must complete this form:
http://web.stanford.edu/~aferree/GS183.fb
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Mahood, G. (PI)
EARTH 191: Stanford EARTH Field Courses (GS 191)
Four- to seven-day field trips to locations of geologic and environmental interest. Includes trips offered during Thanksgiving and Spring breaks. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Miller, E. (PI)
;
Petterson, R. (PI)
EARTH 281: Case Studies in Leading Change for Sustainability
This course focuses on the practice of leading change for sustainability. Students learn mindsets, knowledge, and tools that enable them to develop their capacities and identities as change-makers in advancing intergenerational well-being. The course draws upon conceptual frameworks, case studies, hands-on exercises, class discussion and interactions with transformative leaders to deepen understanding of and capacity to influence decision-making, design strategy, engage partners, and foster transformative change and innovation across scales from self to complex systems. Readings include scholarly articles, business school case material, book chapters and cutting-edge tools developed by organizations that are leading change for sustainability. Consent of instructor required.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Novy, J. (PI)
;
Jaeger, M. (TA)
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