Education & Academic Programs
A representative, non-inclusive sampling of academic courses and other educational programs offered at UC Davis. Consult the General Catalog for more information, including any prerequisites or other restrictions. Not all programs and courses are offered every quarter.
Education for Sustainable Living Program
A collaborative interdisciplinary effort to realize sustainable community throughout the University of California.
Green Building and Sustainable Design Certificate Program
This UC Davis Extension certificate program addresses developing healthier and smarter buildings by defining effective ways to utilize energy and water.
Academic Courses
(Note: These are courses with the words “sustainable” or “sustainability” in their title or General Catalog description, as well as others that have been suggested to date by faculty. Other courses may also touch upon sustainability topics. Check with the appropriate department or faculty member. Consult the UC Davis General Catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites All courses may not be offered every year.)
- Agricultural and Resource Economics 175: Natural Resource Economics
- Agricultural Systems and Environment 1: Agriculture, Nature and Society
- Agricultural Systems and Environment 101: Agriculture and the Environment
- Anthropology 126A: Anthropology of Development
- Design 138: Materials and Methods in Interior Design
- Design 191B: Workshop in Design: Environmental Sustainability
- Design 198: Directed Group Study: Daylighting
- Environmental Science and Policy 167: Energy Policy
- Ecology 216: Ecology and Agriculture
- Ecology 217: Conservation and Sustainable Development in Third World Nations
- Engineering 123: Urban Systems and Sustainability
- Engineering 143: Green Engineering Design and Sustainability
- Engineering/Environmental Sciences 252: Sustainable Transportation Technology and Policy
- Environmental Horticulture/Plant Sciences 160: Restoration Ecology
- 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 Policy 171: Urban and Regional Planning
- Geology 10: Modern and Ancient Global Environmental Change
- Hydrology/Science and Society 10: Water and Power and Society
- International Agricultural Development 160: Agroforestry: Global and Local Perspectives (same course as Plant Sciences 160)
- International Agricultural Development 162: Field Course in Tropical Ecology and 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 98/3 (starting Spring ’08): Sustainable Development Theory and Practice
- Landscape Architecture 180G: Landscape and Regional Land Planning
- Landscape Architecture 181G : Landscape and Regional Land Planning Studio
- Landscape Architecture 180P): Water in Community Planning and Design
- Landscape Architecture 181P : Water in Community Planning and Design Studio
- Plant Biology 142 — Ecology of Crop Systems
- Plant Biology 146: Rhizosphere Ecology
- Plant Science 1: Agriculture, Nature and Society
- Plant Science 49: Organic Crop Production Practices
- Plant Science 101: Agriculture and the Environment
- Plant Science 160: Agroforestry: Global and Local Perspectives
- Plant Science 190: Seminar on Alternatives in Agriculture
- Plant Sciences 150: Cropping Systems of the World
- Plant Sciences 198: Urban Ecology
- Science and Society 25: Global Climate Change
- Science and Society 105: Organismal Interactions in Everyday Life
- Sociology 160: Sociology of the Environment
- Soil Science 10: Soils in Our Environment
- Soil Science 109: Nutrient Cycling and Management