Student Involvement: "Sustainable" Classes

UC Davis courses related to sustainability

Courses below have the words "sustainable" or "sustainability" in their title or catalog description, or have been suggested by faculty. This list was originally created in December 2009 and published in the Climate Action Plan as Appendix 4. The list was last updated on June 14, 2011.

Other courses at UC Davis may also touch upon sustainability topics. Check with the appropriate department or faculty member. All courses may not be offered every year, and some have prerequisites or restricted enrollment. Please send additions or corrections to Stephen Wheeler at smwheeler@ucdavis.edu and to sustainability@ucdavis.edu.

• Agricultural and Resource Economics 175: Natural Resource Economics
• Anthropology 126A: Anthropology of Development
• Community and Regional Development 20: Food Systems
• Design 127 Critical Issues in Design and Art: Environmental Consciousness
• Design 127A Introduction to Sustainable Design (Savageau)
• Design 127B Studio Practice in Sustainable Design (Savageau)
• Design 138: Materials and Methods in Interior Design (every other year; may be restricted to majors)
• Ecology 216: Ecology and Agriculture
• Ecology 217: Conservation and Sustainable Development in Third World Nations
• Ecology 290/CRD 290: Integrated Agroecosystem Assessment
• Ecology 298: Global Climate Change: Causes, Consequences & Responses
• Engineering 123: Urban Systems and Sustainability
• Engineering 126 (initially ECI 189): Integrated Planning (open by permission of the instructor)
• Engineering 127 (initially ECI 189): Integrated Design
• Engineering 143: Green Engineering Design and Sustainability (limited to engineering students)
• Engineering Applied Science 188: Science and Technology of Sustainable Power Generation
• Engineering/Environmental Sciences 252: Sustainable Transportation Technology and Policy
• Environmental Horticulture/Plant Sciences 160: Restoration Ecology (every spring)
• Environmental Resource Science/Plant Biology 144: Trees and Forests
• Environmental Science and Policy 125C: Applied Conservation Biology
• Environmental Science and Policy 163 Energy and Environmental Aspects of Transportation
• Environmental Science and Policy 167 Energy Policy
• Environmental Science and Policy169: Water Policy and Politics (Lubell)
• Environmental Science and Policy 171 Urban and Regional Planning (Handy; every spring)
• Environmental Science and Policy 172: Public Lands Management (Lubell)
• Geography 211: Climate Change (Elliott-Fisk; Fall 2010)
• Geology 10: Modern and Ancient Global Environmental Change
• Geology 136: Ecogeomorphology
• Hydrology/Science and Society 10: Water and Power and Society
• International Agricultural Development 162: Field Course in Tropical Ecology, Sustainable Agricultural Development
• International Agricultural Development 202N: Analysis and Determinants of Farming Systems
• International Agricultural Development 217: Conservation and Sustainable Development in Third World Nations
• Landscape Architecture 3: Sustainable Development Theory and Practice (Wheeler; every spring)
• Landscape Architecture 180G : Landscape and Regional Land Planning (Wheeler; every winter)
• Landscape Architecture 181G : Landscape and Regional Land Planning Studio (Wheeler; every winter)
• Landscape Architecture 180P : Water in Community Planning and Design (Loux; every fall)
• Landscape Architecture 181P : Water in Community Planning and Design Studio (Loux; every fall)
• Management 291: Greening Business: Moving Beyond Compliance and Toward Green Strategy (Beamish)
• Plant Biology 146: Rhizosphere Ecology
• Plant Sciences 1: Agriculture, Nature and Society
• Plant Sciences 15: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
• Plant Sciences 49: Organic Crop Production Practices
• Plant Sciences 101: Agriculture and the Environment
• Plant Sciences 150: Cropping Systems of the World
• Plant Sciences 160: Agroforestry: Global and Local Perspectives
• Plant Sciences 162: Urban Ecology (Cadenasso)
• Plant Sciences 190: Seminar on Alternatives in Agriculture
• Science and Society 25: Global Climate Change
• Science and Society 105: Organismal Interactions in Everyday Life
• Sociology 160: Environmental Sociology (Beamish)
• Sociology 295: Social and Political Ecology (Beamish)
• Soil Science 10: Soils in Our Environment
• Soil Science 109: Nutrient Cycling and Management