A GUIDE TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THE EARTH INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Courses: A total of 9 courses plus 1 practicum are required:  5 Courses Focusing on Systems each course for 3-4.5 points * Science of Sustainable Development, EESC NEW * 1 Course in Sc

A GUIDE TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THE EARTH INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

MASTER 2007

Overview 3

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS 5

Undergraduate Sustainable Development Program 5

B.A Earth and Environmental Sciences 9

B.A Concentration and Post-baccalaureate – Environmental Biology 16

B.S Earth and Environmental Engineering 22

B.A Environmental Biology (Barnard) 27

B.A Environmental Science (Barnard) 29

B.A Environmental Policy (Barnard) 32

MASTERS PROGRAMS 35

M.A Conservation Biology 35

M.A / M.S Earth and Environmental Science Journalism 39

M.S Earth Resources Engineering 43

M.A Climate and Society 45

M.P.H Environmental Health Sciences 49

M.P.A Environmental Science & Policy 54

M.I.A / M.P.A Environmental Policy Studies 57

M.I.A / M.P.A International Energy Management and Policy 60

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS 63

Ph.D Sustainable Development 63

Ph.D Earth and Environmental Engineering 67

Ph.D Earth and Environmental Sciences 69

PH.D Atmospheric and Planetary Science (APS) 73

Ph.D Environmental Health Sciences 75

Ph.D Department of Ecology Evolution and Environmental Biology (E3B) 77

Ph.D Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 78

Ph.D Evolutionary Primatology 81

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 85

Environmental Policy Certificate 85

Conservation Biology Certificate 85

FELLOWSHIPS 87

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program (IGERT) Joint Fellowship Program 87 Earth Institute Fellows Program 90

The Marie Tharp Visiting Fellowship 93

This guide provides a brief overview of all of the educational programs at Columbia that address environmental issues The overview of each program contains a brief

description of the program, information about its admission and/or academic

requirements, and a list of connected faculty All of the information about the academic programs was obtained from departmental websites and/or from the programs’

viewbooks

Columbia undergraduates who are interested in sustainable development and

environmental studies have the option of pursuing a:

 Concentration in Sustainable Development

 B.A in Earth Science

 B.A in Environmental Science

 B.A in Environmental Biology

 B.S in Earth and Environmental Engineering

Students who already have a Bachelors degree can pursue a:

 Post-baccalaureate in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Barnard undergraduates can obtain a:

 B.A in Environmental Science

 B.A in Environmental Biology

 B.A in Environmental Policy

Graduate students interested in continuing their education in environment or sustainabledevelopment may choose from the following eight master degrees:

 M.P.A in Environmental Science and Policy

 M.P.H in Environmental Health Sciences

 M.I.A in Environmental Policy

 M.I.A in International Energy Management and Policy

 M.P.A in Environmental Policy

 M.P.A in International Energy Management and Policy

 M.A in Climate and Society

 M.A in Conservation Biology

 M.A./M.S in Earth and Environmental Science Journalism

 M.S in Earth Resources Engineering

Graduate students may also obtain a certificate in Environmental Policy or ConservationBiology

Those interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in Earth and Environmental Science or sustainable development will find a series of multidisciplinary Ph.D program options offered by the university Doctoral programs currently offered include:

 Ph.D in Sustainable Development

 Ph.D Eng.Sc.D in Earth and Environmental Engineering

 Ph.D in Earth and Environmental Science

 Ph.D in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

 Ph.D in Evolutionary Primatology

 Dr.P.H., Ph.D in Environmental Health Sciences

 Ph.D in Atmospheric and Planetary Science

Doctoral students from participating departments may participate in the IGERT Joint Fellowship Program, which is a funding mechanism and an extra set of curricula and training requirements that augment those required by the student’s home department.The Earth Institute, through its Office of Educational Programs, works to assist these schools and departments, as well as to stimulate interaction among students and faculty This is accomplished through the following activities:

 A campus-wide student advisory council and research assistant program

 An intern program in units of the Earth Institute

 A small research project travel grant program

 A program to support field trips in environmental courses

 Periodic meetings of academic program directors and department chairs

 Environmental career fairs

 Open houses for prospective students

 Co-curricular programming

 Administrative support for start-up programs

 Helping maintain the education pages of the EI website

Columbia University is in the process of building new environmental education

programs and adding environmental education to existing programs Through the Earth Institute, a wide range of conferences, lectures and seminars are presented each year

on issues related to environmental science, policy and sustainable development

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate Sustainable Development Program

The Earth Institute in collaboration with Columbia College and the departments of Earth and Environmental Science, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology,

International and Public Affairs, and Earth Engineering are now offering a special

concentration in Sustainable Development The broadest definition of sustainable development is that each generation should be able to meet its material needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Sustainable development signifies the ability of the world to narrow the gap between the rich and thepoor, and the ability of all to pursue further progress in overall human well-being The world as a whole, and each major sub-region, ought to be able to accomplish these goals without irreparable harm to ecosystems and the vital services they provide,

without depleting essential resources, and without posing unjustifiable risks to future generations

Interschool Committee for Sustainable Development

Earth Institute and School of

International and Public Affairs

EconomicsSam Sia

Biomedical EngineeringSara Tjossem

School of International and Public Affairs

Kathryn Yatrakis

Columbia College

Courses of Instruction

For courses of instruction, please see:

http://www.college.columbia.edu/bulletin/depts/sustdev.php?tab=courses

Undergraduate Requirements

For a Special Concentration in Sustainable Development

Program of study: The sustainable development special concentration is not a

stand-alone concentration: it is intended to serve as a complement to the disciplinary

specialization and methodological training inherent in a major

Students wishing to complete a special concentration in sustainable development will work with a program advisor to decide upon course selection and sequencing

Courses: A total of 9 courses plus 1 practicum are required:

 5 Courses Focusing on Systems (each course for 3-4.5 points)

* Science of Sustainable Development, EESC (NEW)

* 1 Course in Science Systems

A Better Planet by Design, EAEE E1100yBiodiversity, EEEB W1001x

Environmental Biology II, EEEB W2002yEnvironment Risks and Disasters, EESC V1201yEarth’s Environment Systems: Climate, EESC V2100x,y

* 1 Course in Economic Systems

Principles of Economics, ECON W1105x,y(Intermediate Microeconomics, ECON W3211y)

* Challenges of Sustainable Development SDEV W3300x

* 1 Systems Elective (choose either a 2nd science system course or one of

the following)Introduction to Environmental Anthropology, ANTH V3004

20th Century Urbanization, HIST BC3525Environmental Sociology, SOCN W3290Approved systems courses in other departments, for example Psychology

 2 Courses Focusing on Stresses and Solutions (each course for 3 points)

 Environment and Cultural

 Alternative Energy Resources,

EAEE E2002y/INAF U4729y

 Applied Industrial Ecology, EAEEE4001

 Engineering for Developing Communities, CIEE/EAEE 3260y

 Industrial Ecology-Earth Resources, EAEE E4001

 Management & Development of Water Systems EAEE W4100

 Conservation Biology, EEEB

W3087y

 Ethnobotany: The Study of

People and Plants, EEEB

W4086y

 Hydrology (alternate years),

EESC BC3025y

 Agriculture and Urban Land Use

(alternate years), EESC BC3032y

 Economics of the Environment,

INAF U4737x

 Making of the Modern American

Landscape, HIST W3441y

 America and the Natural

World-1800-Pres, HIST W4400x

 International Relations of the

Environment, INAF U6243y*

 Environment Health Sciences,

PH P6300

 Introduction to Environmental

Planning, PLAN A4319x

 Foundations of Urban Economic

 Politics of Planning, PLA4392

 Urban Planning in Developing Countries, URBS 3565

 International Energy Systems and Business Structures U6060

**

 Urban Energy Systems and Policy U8778 **

 Energy Policy U6242 **

 Globalization and International Politics POLS V3615

 Colloquium on Women, Gender, and the Third World POLS BC3414y

 Development Economics ECON BC3029x

 Political Economy and Sociology

of Global Capitalism POLS G4415

 Introduction to Human Rights HRTS W3001y

 Approved upper level courses focusing on issues such as Poverty, Health, Population, Transportation, Resources

 1 Skills Course (3 point course)

GIS-Res, Env.Infrastructure Management, EAEE E4009xEnvironmental Data Analysis, EESC BC3017x

GIS Methods and Case Studies, URBS V3200xEnvironmental Data Analysis & Modeling, EAEE E4257

 Practicum (1 required, 1 point course), or Practice (requires approval)

SIPA-EI Practicum in Env Science and Policy, INAF U4734xMillennium Villages Practicum, EEEB W3997 sec 001

Oil, Rights and Development, INAF U4420yPracticum in International Energy Management and Policy U4728**

 1 Required Synthesis Course: Sustainable Development Workshop (NEW 4

points)

(This course should be taken in the 3rd or 4th year of study)

NOTE: Approved science classes taken for the special concentration may be used to fulfill General Studies and Columbia College requirements Up to three additional courses counted toward the special concentration may also be counted toward the student’s major or another concentration Students may petition to count as related courses those not listed

*Seniors only

** Students must petition for entry to course

B.A Earth and Environmental Sciences

Program Director: Walter C Pitman III - pitman@ldeo.columbia.edu - (845) 365-8397Program Director: Peter B deMenocal - peter@ldeo.columbia.edu - (845) 365-8483Administrator: Mia Leo - mia@ldeo.columbia.edu - (845) 365-8633

Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Carol S Mountain – carolm@ldeo.columbia.edu

– (845) 365-8551

Admission Deadline: Early - November 1st, Regular - January 1st

Program website: http://eesc.columbia.edu/undergraduate/index.html

Mission

The undergraduate program in Earth and Environmental Sciences offers both a major and a concentration in either Earth Science or Environmental Science, and two special concentrations, in Environmental Biology for Environmental Science majors, and in Environmental Science for Environmental Biology majors

Our program for majors aims to convey an understanding of how the complex Earth system works at a level that will encourage students to think creatively about Earth system processes and how to address multidisciplinary environmental problems The breadth of material covered provides an excellent background for those planning to enter the professions of law, business, diplomacy, public policy, teaching, journalism, etc At the same time, the program provides sufficient depth so that our graduates will

be prepared for graduate school in one of the Earth sciences The program can be adjusted to accommodate students with particular career goals in mind

Environmental Science Major

The curriculum for the environmental science major provides an introduction to a variety

of environmentally related fields Environmental Science majors are required to take three semesters of introductory courses, and to obtain grounding in basic physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics Here, students are allowed some choice

depending on interest With this introduction to the Earth's environment and equipped with a knowledge of the basic sciences, students are prepared to choose a set of upper-level courses in consultation with an undergraduate advisor All Environmental Science majors are required to complete a research project, providing a practical application of mastered course work This research culminates in the writing of a senior thesis The research and the thesis are usually done at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory with guidance from a faculty member or research scientist (a free shuttle bus transports students between Morningside and Lamont) However, other options are also possible

Environmental Science majors have an option to complete the special concentration in environmental biology for environmental science majors.

Earth Science Major

The major in Earth Science follows a rationale that is similar to that of the major in Environmental Science with which it shares introductory courses with a focus on the solid Earth and less emphasis on the ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere Field

experience, normally between the junior and senior year, is required, but with two options One is a six-to-eight-week summer course, for which arrangements are made through another university (Few programs have sufficient students to mount such a course on their own.) A second option, involving a smaller commitment of time, and offered through the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, is paired with a research project and senior thesis comparable to that required for the major in

Concentrations are designed to give students an understanding of "how the Earth works" and an introduction to the methods used to investigate Earth processes,

including their capabilities and limitations Concentrators often join the social

professions (e.g., business, law, medicine, etc.) and take with them a stronger scientific background than is normally required of Columbia undergraduates They take the same introductory courses as the majors, but fewer basic science and upper-level courses arerequired

Major in Earth Science Requirements (46.5 credits)

Introductory Earth Science:

One of the following: V2200 Solid Earth or V1011 Intro Earth Sci.1

AND one of the following:

V2100 Climate, V2300 Life

Introductory Science

One of the following Chemistry courses:

C1403 Gen Chemistry 1 or BC1601 Chemistry 1

One of the following Physics courses:

V1301 Gen Physics 1; C1401 Intro to Mechanics and Thermo,

C1601 Mechanics/Relativity or C2801 Acc Physics 1;

The following Mathematics course: V1101 Calculus 1A

Advanced Science (2 from the choices listed):

One of the following Chemistry courses:

C1404 Gen Chemistry 2, C3071 Intro to Inorganic Chem., BC3230 Organic Chem., BC1602 Chemistry 2

AND/OR one of the following Physics courses:

V1302 Gen Physics 2, C1402 E&M, C1602 Thermo, C2802 Acc Physics 2;

AND/OR one of the following Mathematics courses:

V1102 Calculus 2A, W1211 Statistics, BC3017 Data Analysis;

AND/OR: W2001 Env Biology

Field Research: 6 credits

Field Course *

OR** One of the following:

BC3800 Research, BC3801 Research AND: W3901 Senior Seminar

* A 6-8 week long summer field course, arranged through another University

** Students taking Research Seminar option must also take W4076 Geological Mapping as one of their five advanced courses.

Advanced Courses: (Five of the following totaling at least 17 credits Substitutions allowed at discretion of advisor)

W4113 Mineralogy; W4223 Sed Geol.; W4230 Crustal Deformation; V1201Env Risks

& Disasters; W3018 Weapons of Mass Destruction; W4009 Chem Geology; W4050 Remote Sensing; W4076 Geol Mapping; W4701 Petrology; W4887 Isotope Geology; W4941 Prin Geophysics; W4950 Math Methods; BC3019 Energy Resources; BC3025 Hydrology; E3321 Env Geophys

Earth Science Concentration Requirements (25 credits)

Introductory Earth Science

One of the following: V2200 Solid Earth or V1011 Intro Earth Sci 1

AND one of the following: V2100 Climate or V2300 Life

Introductory Science (6 credits)

One year of Physics, Math, Chemistry or Biology chosen from the list in the Earth

Science Major

Advanced Courses: (Three of the following, but at least 11 credits Substitutions allowed

at discretion of advisor.)

W4113 Mineralogy; W3010 Field Geology; W4223 Sed Geol.; W4230 Crustal

Deformation; V1201Env Risks & Disasters; W3018 Weapons of Mass Destruction; W4009 Chem Geology; W4050 Remote Sensing; W4076 Geol Mapping; W4701 Petrology; W4887 Isotope Geology; W4941 Prin Geophysics; W4950 Math Methods; BC3019 Energy Resources; BC3025 Hydrology; E3321 Env Geophys

Major in Environmental Science Requirements (47 credits)

Introductory Environmental Science (All of the following):

V2100 Climate; V2200 Solid Earth; V2300 Life

One of the following Mathematics courses: V1101 Calculus 1A or V1105 Calculus 1S

Advanced Science (2 courses from the following course groups listed)

One of the following Chemistry courses:

C1404 Gen Chemistry 2; C3071 Inorganic Chem., BC3230 Organic Chem., BC1602 Chemistry 2

AND/OR one of the following Physics courses:

V1302 Gen Physics 2, C1402 E&M, C1602 Thermo., C2802 Acc Physics 2C1402 E&M, C1602 Thermo., C2802 Acc Physics 2

AND/OR one of the following courses:

MATH V1102 Calculus 2A, W1211 Statistics,

BC3017 Data Analysis

AND/OR W2001 Env Biology

Research/Thesis

One of the Following: BC3800 Research or BC3801 Research

AND W3901 Senior Seminar

Advanced Environmental Science (Four of the following; at least 2 within the

Department Substitutions allowed at discretion of advisor Non-science/engineering courses by approval of advisor).

W3015 Carbon Cyc.; W3018 Weapons of Mass Destruction; W4008 Atm Sci.; W4050 Remote Sens.; W4223 Sed Geol.; W4550 Ecophysiology; W4835 Wetlands; W4885

Cont Waters; W4917 Human System; W4926 Chem Ocean.; BC3025 Hydrology; V1012 Env Risks & Disasters; BC3017 Data Analysis

Environmental Science Concentration Requirements (25.5 credits)

Introductory Environmental Science

(ALL of the following): V2100 Climate, V2200 Solid Earth, and V2300 Life

Introductory Science (total of 6 points)

One year of Physics, Math, Chemistry or Biology chosen from the list in the

Environmental Science Major

EESC V2100 Climate, V2200 Solid Earth and V2300 Life

One year of chemistry, physics, mathematics or biology

Four additional courses from those recommended for the environmental science major (3000 level and above)

Advanced courses that fulfill the major in environmental biology cannot also count towards fulfillment of the special concentration in environmental science

Special Concentration in Environmental Biology for Majors in Environmental Science

Requirements: 39 points, distributed as described below

All students must take:

EEEB W2001 Environmental Biology and W2002 Environmental Biology II (equivalent

to EESC V2300) EESC V2100 Climate and V2200 Solid Earth

One of the following sequences

Three additional advanced EEEB courses (3000 level and above), each chosen from a different curricular area (evolution/genetics, ecology/behavior/conservation,

anatomy/physiology/diversity, biology laboratory courses)

Advanced courses that fulfill the major in environmental science cannot also count towards fulfillment of the special concentration in environmental biology

Faculty:

Mark H Anders, Associate Professor, Geology

Robert F Anderson, Adjunct Professor, Aqueous Geochemistry

Roger N Anderson, Adjunct Professor, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Wallace S Broecker, Newberry Professor, Aqueous Geochemistry

Casey Brown, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering

W Roger Buck IV Adjunct Professor, Geophysics/Geodynamics

Mark A Cane, G Unger Vetlesen Professor (Joint with APAM), Climate & Physical

Oceanography

James R Cochran, Lecturer, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Joel E Cohen, Adjunct Professor, Ecophysiology

Anthony D Del Genio, Adjunct Professor, Atmospheric Science

Peter B deMenocal, Professor, Paleoclimate

Peter M Eisenberger, Professor, Ecophysiology

Goran Ekstrom, Professor, Seismology

Richard G Fairbanks, Professor, Paleoclimate

John J Flynn, Adjunct Professor, Vertebrate Paleontology

Lisa M Goddard, Adjunct Associate Professor, Climate Science

Steven L Goldstein, Professor, Solid Earth Geochemistry

Arnold L Gordon, Professor, Physical Oceanography

Kevin L Griffin, Associate Professor, Ecophysiology

James E Hansen, Adjunct Professor, Atmospheric Science

Dennis E Hayes, Professor, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Sidney R Hemming, Associate Professor, Geochemistry/Paleoclimate

Baerbel Hoenisch, Assistant Professor, Aqueous Geochemistry/Paleoclimate

Kim A Kastens, Adjunct Professor, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Peter B Kelemen, Arthur D Storke Memorial Professor, Solid Earth Geochemistry Andrew A Lacis, Lecturer, Atmospheric Science

Arthur L Lerner-Lam, Adjunct Professor, Seismology and Solid Earth Geophysics Douglas G Martinson, Adjunct Professor, Physical Oceanography

William H Menke, Professor, Seismology and Solid Earth Geophysics

John C Mutter, Professor, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Meredith K Nettles, Assistant Professor, Seismology

Mark A Norell, Adjunct Professor, Vertebrate Paleontology

Paul E Olsen, Arthur D Storke Memorial Professor, Paleontology

Hsien Wang Ou, Adjunct Professor, Physical Oceanography

Dorothy M Peteet, Adjunct Professor, Paleoecology

Stephanie L Pfirman, Hirschorn Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science, Barnard

College

Walter C Pitman III, Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Marine Geology and Geophysics Lorenzo M Polvani, Professor (Joint with APAM), Atmospheric Science

G Michael Purdy, Professor, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Paul G Richards, Mellon Professor, Seismology and Solid Earth Geophysics

David H Rind, Adjunct Professor, Atmospheric Science

Peter Schlosser, Vinton Professor, Aqueous Geochemistry

Christopher H Scholz, Professor (Joint with APAM), Seismology and Solid Earth

Geophysics

Drew T Shindell, Lecturer, Climate Studies

H James Simpson, Jr., Professor, Aqueous Geochemistry

Christopher Small, Lecturer, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Adam H Sobel, Associate Professor (Joint with APAM), Atmospheric Science

Marc W Spiegelman, Associate Professor (Joint with APAM), Solid Earth

Geochemistry/Geodynamics

Martin Stute, Professor, Aqueous Geochemistry, Barnard College

Taro Takahashi, Adjunct Professor, Aqueous Geochemistry

Mingfang Ting, Adjunct Professor, Climate Dynamics

Tina Van de Flierdt, Storke-Doherty Lecturer, Geochemistry

M Neil Ward, Lecturer, Climatology

David Walker, Higgins Professor, Solid Earth Geochemistry

Spahr C Webb, Adjunct Professor, Marine Geology and Geophysics

B.A Concentration and Post-baccalaureate – Environmental Biology

Program Director: Matthew Palmer —mp2434@columbia.edu – (212) 854-1882

Administrator: Lourdes Gautier – lg2019@columbia.edu – (212) 854-8665

Admission Deadlines: major declaration early-mid Spring; post-baccs can enter in any semester

Program website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/e3b/undergrad.html

Mission

Our mission is to educate a new generation of scientists and practitioners in the theory and methods of ecology, evolution, and environmental biology Our educational

programs emphasize a multi-disciplinary perspective on the Earth's declining

biodiversity, integrating an understanding from relevant fields in biology with insights from relevant fields in the social sciences

Academic Programs

The Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology runs two

undergraduate majors/concentrations The primary major is in Environmental Biology and the second is Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species The foci and

requirements vary substantially and are intended for students with different academic interests

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Biology

The Environmental Biology major is offered by the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B) It provides students with a strong foundation in areas

of organismal biology, including evolution, systematics, ecology, population biology, behavior, and biodiversity conservation, as well as an exposure to social sciences such

as economics and policy development All majors complete an environmental biology research internship that serves as the basis for the senior thesis The major provides the solid academic training required to either enter the rapidly evolving environmental work force or to pursue graduate studies

Concentration in Environmental Biology

While students intending to pursue graduate education are advised to undertake the Environmental Biology major, E3B also offers a concentration in Environmental Biology for students whose main academic focus is elsewhere (e.g pre-law, economics,

chemistry), but who wish to pursue some organized study in our field The concentrationincludes fewer introductory and upper division courses, no internship, and no senior seminar

Post-baccalaureate in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

For students who have recently completed a major in a field other than environmental science or biology, but would like to further their education in this rapidly growing field, E3B offers a post-baccalaureate program through the School of Continuing Education The program is geared toward students who expect to go on to apply to graduate programs in an environmental discipline, as it ensures that they have the core subjects needed for the application, as well as a number of upper-division electives We also welcome those who simply want to learn about the subject The program requirements are similar to those of the concentration in Environmental Biology.

Environmental Biology Major Requirements

Lower division requirements: 36 credits

EEEB W2001 Molecules and Cells and W2002 Organisms to Ecosystems; EESC V2100 Climate System and V2200 Solid Earth System; CHEM C1403, C1404 and C1500, or C2407 & C2507; PHYS V1201; STAT W1111, W1211 or BIOL BC3386;

MATH V1101, V1102, V1105 or V1106

Upper Division Curriculum: 21 credits

Environmental policy/economics (1 of the following):

ANTH V3004 Introduction to environmental anthropology; ANTH W3973 Environment and development; ANTH W4022 Political ecology; ANTH W4124 People and their environment; ECON BC3039 Environmental and natural resource economics; EEEB G4180 Zoological gardens as conservation partners; EEEB G4184 Plant conservation

in theory and practice;

EEEB W4610 Case studies in conservation biology: the Hudson Valley ecosystem; EESC BC3032 Agricultural and urban land use; EESC BC3035 Environmental hazards and disasters; EESC BC3040 Environmental law; EESC W3018 Weapons of mass destruction; EESC W4917 The earth/human system; INAF U4729 Alternative energy resources; INAF U4737 Economics of the environment; INAF U4740 Introduction to environmental sociology;

SOCI W3290 Environmental sociology; SUSD W3300 Challenges of sustainable

development

Evolution/genetics (1 of following):

ANEB W3204 Dynamics of human evolution; ANEB W3970 Biological basis of human variation; ANEB G4146 Human brain evolving; ANEB W4200 Fossil evidence of human evolution; BIOL BC3200 Genetics; BIOL BC3240 Plant evolution; BIOL BC3260

Vertebrate evolution; BIOL BC3278 Evolution; BIOL W3031 Genetics; BIOL W3032 Genetics; BIOL W3208 Introduction to evolutionary biology; BIOL W4205 Origins of life; EEEB G4205 Extinction science; EEEB G4789 Biogeography; EEEB G4xxx

Conservation genetics; EEEB W4020 Population genetics; EEEB W4601 Biological systematics

Ecology, behavior, and conservation biology (2 of the following):

BIOL BC3280 Animal behavior; BIOL BC3372 Population and community ecology; EEEB W3940 Current controversies in primate behavior and ecology; EEEB G4060 Invasion biology; EEEB G4086 Ethnobotany; EEEB G4100 Forest ecology; EEEB G4120 Islands: ecology, evolution and conservation; EEEB G4127 Disease ecology andconservation; EEEB G4130 Restoration and urban ecology; EEEB G4150 Modeling populations and communities;

EEEB G4180 Zoological gardens as conservation partners; EEEB G4184 Plant

conservation in theory and practice; EEEB G4185 Insect ecology and conservation; EEEB G4205 Extinction science; EEEB G4650 Biodiversity and ecosystem function; EEEB G4xxx Conservation genetics; EEEB W3011 Behavioral biology of the living primates; EEEB W3087 Conservation biology; EEEB W4610 Case studies in

conservation biology: the Hudson Valley ecosystem; EESC BC3021 Forests and

environmental change; EESC W4550 Plant ecophysiology; EESC W4835 Wetlands andclimate change

Morphology, Physiology, and Diversity (1 of the following):

ANEB G4147 Human skeletal biology I; ANEB G4148 Human skeletal biology II; BIOL BC3240 Plant evolution; BIOL BC3250 Invertebrate zoology; BIOL BC3260 Vertebrate evolution; BIOL BC3340 Plant physiology; BIOL BC3360 Animal physiology; BIOL W3002 Animal structure and function; BIOL W3006 Physiology; BIOL W3022

Developmental Biology;

BIOL W3041 Cell Biology; EEEB W3030 Biology, systematics, and evolutionary history

of the apes; EEEB W3204 Primate skeletal anatomy; EEEB W3215 Forensic osteology;EEEB G4100 Forest ecology; EEEB G4140 Ornithology; EEEB G4200 Ecotoxicology; EEEB G4210 Herpetology; EEEB G4650 Biodiversity and ecosystem processes; EEEB G4660 Fish biodiversity, systematics, and evolution; EEEB W4666 Insect biodiversity; EEEB W4668 Diversity in fungi; EEEB W4910 Field Botany; EESC W4550 Plant

ecophysiology

Lab Course (1 of the following):

ANEB G4147 Human skeletal biology I; ANEB G4148 Human skeletal biology II; BIOL BC3201 Genetics lab; BIOL BC3241 Plant evolution lab; BIOL BC3341 Plant physiologylab ;

BIOL BC3361 Animal physiology lab; BIOL BC3373 Ecology lab; BIOL C3052 Project lab in molecular genetics; BIOL W2501 Contemporary biology lab; EEEB W3208

Primate anatomy;

EEEB W3215 Forensic Osteology; EEEB G4086 Ethnobotany; EEEB G4100 Forest ecology; EEEB G4130 Restoration and urban ecology; EEEB G4210 Herpetology; EEEB W4666 Insect biodiversity; EEEB W4910 Field Botany; EESC BC3014 Field methods in environmental science; ENVB 2102 AND ENVB 2103 SEE-U summer course; ENVB 2106 AND ENVB 2107 Punta Cana I and II

Senior Seminar: 3 credits

Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species

The major in Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species provides students with a foundation in the interrelated spheres of behavior, ecology, genetics, evolution,

morphology, patterns of growth, adaptation and forensics Using the framework of evolution and with attention to the interplay between biology and culture, research in these areas is applied to our own species and to our closest relatives to understand who we are and where we came from This integrated biological study of the human species is also known as biological anthropology As an interdisciplinary major studentsare also encouraged to draw on courses in related fields including biology,

anthropology, geology and psychology as part of their studies

Degree Requirements:

For a Major in the Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species

36 points distributed as described below Students must take a minimum of 20 points from EEEB or ANEB biological anthropology courses Other points may be taken eitherwithin or outside of EEEB with advisor approval

Required Courses:

Introductory Level

EEEB V1010 The Human Species: It’s Place in Nature

EEEB V1011 Behavioral Biology of Living Primates

Alternatively, in place of Behavioral Biology of Living Primates students may takeEnvironmental Biology II (EEEB W2002) as long as they take the 3000 level version of the former course (EEEB W3011) as well

ANTH V1002 The Interpretation of Culture

ANTH V2004 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

ANTH V3041 Theories of Culture: Past and Present

B Archeology

ANTH V3280 Archeological Theory and Method

ARCH W3002 Introduction to Archeology

ANTH V1007 Origins of Human Society

Tangled History of a Biological Concept (EEEB W4700)

Primate Behavioral Biology and Ecology

Current Controversies in Primate Behavior and Ecology (EEEB V3940), Animal Behavior (BIOL BC3280), The Evolution of Behavior (PSYC W3540), Behavioral Neuroscience (PSYC BC1119)

[“Apes” EEEB W3030 may be applied here if needed]

C Human Evolution/Morphology

Human Skeletal Biology (ANEB G4147, G4148), Explorations in Primate Anatomy (EEEB W3208), Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution (ANEB W4200), Dynamics of Human Evolution (ANEB 3204), The Biology, Systematics and Evolutionary History of

"The Apes" (EEEB V3030), Vertebrate Zoology (BIOL BC3260), Animal Structure and Function (BIOL W3002), Physiology (BIOL 3006), any of the BME Anatomy Courses, Forensic Osteology (EEEB 3215)

At least one seminar: Current Controversies in Primate Behavior, Dynamics of

Human Evolution, Controversial Topics in Human Evolution, Biological Basis of Human Variation (4 points)

May overlap breadth requirement

It is strongly suggested that students intending to pursue graduate study in this field broaden their foundation by taking an introductory biology course (optimally

Environmental Biology I), a 3000-level genetics course and a quantitative methods course The Major Advisor will make additional recommendations dependent on the student’s area of focus

Core Faculty:

Marina Cords, Professor

Don Melnick, Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Conservation Biology

Shahid Naeem, Professor and Chair

Katherine McFadden, Assistant Professor

Maria Uriarte, Assistant Professor

James Danoff-Burg, Lecturer

Matthew Palmer, Lecturer

Jill Shapiro, Lecturer

Affiliated Faculty:

Philip Ammirato, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Walter Bock, Professor of Biological Sciences

John Glendinning, Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Paul Hertz, Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Ralph Holloway, Professor of Anthropology

Darcy Kelley, Professor of Biological Sciences

Paul Olsen, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Robert Pollack, Professor of Biological Sciences

Jeanne Poindexter, Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Steve Cohen, Associate Professor of SIPA

Kevin Griffin, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Brian Morton, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Paige West, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College

Hillary Callahan, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Adjunct Faculty:

The Department of E3B also has a large adjunct faculty (see

scientists at one of the following institutions: American Museum of Natural History, New York Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust These faculty members teach courses and advise student research

B.S Earth and Environmental Engineering

Program Director: Gavin Gong - gg2138@columbia.edu – (212) 854-7287

Program Coordinator: Jamil Usman - ju72@columbia.edu – (212) 854-2926

Department Administrator: Peter Renee - pr99@columbia.edu – (212) 854-7065

Admission Deadlines: Early – November 1st, Regular – January 2nd

Program website: http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/dept/earth.php

Mission

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Earth and Environmental Engineering

prepares students for careers in the public and private sector concerned with primary materials (minerals, fuels, water) and the environment Graduates are also prepared to continue with further studies in Earth/environmental sciences and engineering,

business, public policy, international studies, law, and medicine The EEE program is accredited as an environmental engineering program by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

Undergraduate Program Objectives

1 To provide students with the necessary tools (mathematics, chemistry, physics, Earth sciences, and engineering science) to understand and implement the underlying principles used in the engineering of processes and systems

2 To prepare students for engineering careers in industry, government agencies, and other organizations concerned with the environment and the provision of primary and secondary materials and energy, as well as graduate studies in related disciplines

3 To teach the basic concepts and skills needed for the practice of Earth and environmental engineering, including measurement and control of material flows through the environment; assessment of environmental impacts of past, present, and future industrial activities; analysis and design of processes for remediation, recycling, and disposal of used materials; and regional resource and

environmental management

4 To ensure that the technical training of our students is based on a strong liberal arts core, that professional ethics and responsibilities are well understood, and that written and oral communication skills are honed

The Curriculum

The first two years of the program are nearly the same as those of other engineering programs In addition to the basic sciences, students are provided with a strong liberal arts core The junior and senior years of the program consist of a group of required courses in engineering science and a broad selection of technical electives

Several Columbia departments, such as Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, andEarth and Environmental Sciences (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), as well as the Mailman School of Public Health, contribute courses to the EEE program EEE studentsare strongly encouraged to work as summer interns in industry or agencies on projects related to Earth and environmental engineering; the department helps students get summer internships.

Earth and Environmental Engineering Major Requirements

First and Second Year Requirements:

Third and Fourth Year Requirements:

Technical Electives

Students majoring in Earth and environmental engineering select one of the following three pre-approved technical elective concentrations Note that the eight-course sequence for each pre-approved concentration includes two science courses during sophomore year (fall semester) and six technical elective courses during junior and senior years

Any deviations from a pre-approved concentration must be approved by an

undergraduate faculty adviser Alternatives for junior/senior electives within each concentration are listed, and others may be considered among 3000- to 4000-level courses of any SEAS department, as well as courses listed in the section “Courses in

Other Divisions” in this bulletin Alternatives for sophomore-year science courses are shown in the EEE program table

A student may also choose to develop an individual concentration conforming to his/her specific interests, provided that it satisfies ABET engineering accreditation criteria Therefore, this must be developed in close consultation with and approved by a faculty adviser

Regardless of the technical elective concentration, the eight-course sequence must satisfy the following criteria: (1) at least one biological science course must be taken, and (2) at least four of the six junior/senior electives must consist of engineering topics.Water Resources and Climate Risks Concentration

Pre-approved course sequence:

BIOL C2005: Introduction to molecular and cellular biology (SEM III); EESC V2100: Climate system (SEM III); EAEE E4006: Field methods for environmental engineering (SEM VI); EAEE E4009: GIS for resource, environmental, and infrastructure

management (SEM VII); EAEE E4350: Planning and management of urban hydrologic systems (SEM VII); EAEE E4257: Environmental data analysis and modeling (SEM VIII); ECIA W4100: Management and development of water systems (SEM VIII); CIEE E4257: Contaminant transport in subsurface systems (SEM VIII)

Alternatives for junior/senior electives:

CIEE E4260: Urban ecology studio; CIEE E4163: Environmental engineering:

wastewater; CIEN E4250: Waste containment design and practice; CIEN E4255: Flow

in porous media; APPH E4200: Physics of fluids; EESC W4008: Introduction to

atmospheric science; EESC W4401: Quantitative models of climate-sensitive natural and human systems; EESC W4404: Regional dynamics, climate and climate impactsSustainable Energy and Materials Concentration

Pre-approved course sequence:

BIOL C2005: Introduction to molecular and cellular biology (SEM III); EESC V2200: Solid earth system (SEM III); MECE E3311: Heat transfer (SEM VI); EESC W4008: Introduction to atmospheric science (SEM VII); EAEE E4900: Applied transport and chemical rate phenomena (SEM VII); MECE E4302: Advanced thermodynamics (SEM VIII); EESC W3015: The Earth’s carbon cycle (SEM VIII); MECE E4211: Energy:

sources and conversion (SEM VIII)

Alternatives for junior/senior electives:

CHEN E3110: Transport phenomena I; CHEN E3120: Transport phenomena II; MSAE E3103: Elements of materials science; CHEM C3071: Introduction to organic chemistry;CHEM G4230: Statistical thermodynamics; EAEE E4550: Catalysis for emissions control

Environmental Health Engineering Concentration

Pre-approved course sequence:

CHEM C3443: Organic chemistry (SEM III); EESC V2100: Climate system (SEM III); EAEE E4150: Air pollution prevention and control (SEM VI); EAEE E4009: GIS for resource, environmental & infrastructure management (SEM VII) ;EHSC P6300:

Environmental health sciences (SEM VII); EAEE E4257: Environmental data analysis and modeling (SEM VIII); EAEE E4901: Environmental microbiology (SEM VIII); EHSC P6309: Biochemistry basic to environmental health (SEM VIII);

Alternatives for junior/senior electives:

EAEE E4006: Field methods for Environmental Engineering; EAEE E4900: Applied transport and chemical rate phenomena; CIEN E4257: Contaminant transport in

subsurface systems

Faculty:

William Becker, Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Paul W Brandt-Rauf, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Marco Castaldi, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Paul F Duby, Professor of Mineral Engineering

Robert Farinato, Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Robert Farrauto, Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Vasilis Fthenakis, Senior Research Scientist, Earth and Environmental EngineeringGavin Gong, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Yuri Gorokovich, Associate Research Scientist, Earth and Environmental EngineeringKlaus Lackner, Chair, Maurice Ewing and J Lamar Worzel Professor of GeophysicsUpmanu Lall, Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Earth and Environmental

Engineering and of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Wade McGillis, Doherty Research Scientist, Earth and Environmental Engineering

D R Nagaraj, Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Sri Rangarajan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental EngineeringPeter Schlosser, Vinton Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Ponisseril Somasundaran, LaVon Duddleson Krumb Professor of Earth and

Environmental Engineering

Nickolas J Themelis, Stanely-Tompson Professor of Chemical Metallurgy

Nicholas J Turro, William B Schweitzer Professor of Chemistry

Tuncel Yegulalp, Professor of Mining

B.A Environmental Biology (Barnard)

Program Co-Chair: Stephanie Pfirman - spfirman@barnard.edu - (212) 854-5120Program Co-Chair: Martin Stute - mstute@barnard.edu – (212) 854-8110

Administrator: Catherine Cook – ccook@barnard.edu - (212) 854-5618

Program website: http://www.barnard.edu/envsci/programs/envbiomajor.htm

Mission

The Environmental Biology major is designed to provide a student with a broad

education in the field as well as an opportunity to cover a specific aspect of biology in depth if she desires The major is suitable for students who intend to pursue a researchcareer in conservation biology, ecology, or environmental biology as well as for studentsinterested in environmental law or policy Career opportunities are possible in: natural history museums and parks, environmental education, environmental advocacy, and government agencies

The departments of Environmental Science and Biology jointly administer the

Environmental Biology program Majors take courses in both departments, and should maintain contact with advisers in each The senior thesis requirement for the

Environmental Biology major can be completed by enrolling in a senior seminar in eitherthe Environmental Science or Biology departments or by completing guided research in Biology

Major Requirements:

Biology (One year of introductory Biology with lab at the 2000-level sequence; one lecture course in Ecology with lab; one lecture course in Organismal Biology, one additional lecture course in Biology—not including Organismal Biology.)

Molecular and Cellular Biology, BIOL BC2001y; Physiology, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology, BIOL BC 2002x; Biodiversity Laboratory, BIOL BC2003x; Biological

Experimentation Laboratory, BIOL BC2004y; Population and Community Ecology, BIOLBC3372y; Laboratory in Ecology, BIOL BC3373y

Organismal Biology (One of the following)

Plant Biology, BIOL BC3240x; or Invertebrate Zoology, BIOL BC3250; or Vertebrate Zoology, BIOL BC3260y; or Microbiology, BIOL BC3320x

Environmental Science (One year of introductory Environmental Science with lab; one course in methodology; one additional lecture course offered in Environmental

Science.)

Earth’s Environmental Systems: Climate with lab EESC V2100x,y; Earth’s

Environmental Systems: Solid Earth with lab, EESC V2200x; one of the following in methodology: Field Methods, EESC BC3014x; or Environmental Measurements, EESC

BC3016y; or Hydrology, EESC BC3025y; one additional course in Environmental Science (please see the electives listed under the Environmental Science major).

Introductory Chemistry with Lab (Including one semester of Organic Chemistry)

General Chemistry I with lab, CHEM BC2001x; either Organic Chemistry I, CHEM BC3230y with Organic Lab, CHEM BC3328y, or General Chemistry II with Lab, CHEM BC2002 (one course number)

Data Handling (One of the following)

Research Design and Analysis, BIOL BC3386; or Data Analysis, EESC BC3017

Senior Thesis (completed in either Biology or Environmental Science)

From the following courses: Senior Seminars in Biology, BIOL BC3590x, y; Research Seminar, BIOL BC3595x, y with Guided Laboratory Research, BIOL BC3591x, y; or Senior Research Seminar, EESC BC3800x and Senior Research Seminar, EESC BC3801y

Core Faculty:

Stephanie Pfirman, Professor and Chair, Environmental Science

Paul Hertz, Professor, Biology

Affiliated Faculty:

Philip V Ammirato, Professor Emeritus, Plant Development and Physiology

Elizabeth S Boylan, Provost

Hilary Callahan, Assistant Professor, Ecological Genetics

James Danoff-Burg, Part-time Faculty, Ecology

John Glendinning, Assistant Professor, Physiology and Behavior

Brian Morton, Associate Professor and Chair, Molecular Evolution

Jeanne S Poindexter, Professor Emeritus, Microbial Physiology and Ecology

Kristen Shepard, Assistant Professor, Plant Development & Physiology

Martin Stute, Associate Professor, Environmental Science

Brian Mailloux, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science

Jennifer Mansfield, Assistant Professor, Developmental Genetics

Matthew Wallenfang, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology

B.A Environmental Science (Barnard)

Program Co-Chair: Stephanie Pfirman - spfirman@barnard.edu - (212) 854-5120

Program Co-Chair: Martin Stute - mstute@barnard.edu – (212) 854-8110

Administrator: Catherine Cook – ccook@barnard.edu - (212) 854-5618

Program website: http://www.barnard.edu/envsci/programs/envscimajor.htm

The Environmental Science curriculum recognizes the need for well-trained scientists tocope with balancing human requirements and environmental conservation Majors acquire an understanding of Earth systems by taking courses in the natural sciences, aswell as courses investigating environmental stress The program aims to teach our students to critically evaluate the diverse information necessary for sound

environmental analysis Courses foster an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problem-solving Internships or some type of research, or field experience often form the basis for the Senior Thesis and are extremely valuable in preparing students for a variety of careers in environmental science

Major Requirements:

Part A: Core Sciences (the following 4 courses with labs):

Earth's Environmental Systems: Climate with lab, EESC V2100x, y; Earth's

Environmental Systems: Solid Earth with lab, EESC V2200x; General Chemistry I with lab, CHEM BC 2001x; Physiology, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology, BIOL BC 2002x with Biodiversity Laboratory, BIOL BC 2003x or Earth’s Environmental Systems: Life with lab (for students not planning on taking upper level courses in Biology), EESC V2300y

Part B: Basic Sciences (2 of the following):

Organic Chemistry I, CHEM BC3230y; Organic laboratory (recommended) CHEM BC3328y; General Chemistry II with lab, CHEM BC2002; Organic Chemistry II, CHEM BC3231x; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BIOL BC2001y; Biological Exp laboratory (recommended), BIOL BC2004; General Physics, PHYS V1201x; General Physics, PHYS V1202y; Physics I: Mechanics, PHYS BC1206x; Physics II:

Electricity and Magnetism, PHYS BC1207y; Physics III: Waves and Optics, PHYS BC1208x

Part C: Quantitative Methods (2 of the following):

Calculus I; Calculus II; Statistics/Data Analysis (e.g., EESC BC3017); Economics

Environmental Systems: Life + lab, EESC V2300x; (cannot count for both Part A and Part D); Field Methods in Environmental Science, EESC BC3014x; *Earth's Carbon Cycle, EESC V3015y; Environmental Data Analysis, EESC BC3017x (cannot count for

both Part C and Part D); Environmental Measurements, EESC BC3016x, or

Quantitative and Instrumental Techniques, CHEM BC3338y; Weapons of Mass

Destruction, EESC W3018; *Energy Resources, EESC BC3019x; *Forests and

Environmental Change, EESC BC3021x; *Environmental Case Studies, EESC

BC3022x; *Hydrology, EESC BC3025y; *Agricultural and Urban Land Use: Environment Interactions (previously Global Land Use), EESC BC3032y; *Waste

Human-Management, EESC BC3033y; Environmental Law, EESC BC3040y; *Ecotoxicology, EESC BC3200x; *Climates of the Past, EESC V3008y; *Principles of Geomorphology, EESC V3327x; *Chemistry of Continental Waters, EESC W4885y; *Global Assessment

and Monitoring Using Remote Systems, EESC W4050x, or GIS Applications to

Environmental Problems, EAEE W4009; Economics of the Environment, ECON

W4625y; Microbiology, BIOL BC3320x; Plant Physiology, BIOL BC3340y; General

Ecology, BIOL BC3370x, or Population and Community Ecology, BIOL BC3372x;

Epidemiology, BIOL BC3374y; Conservation Biology, EEEB W3087; *International Politics and the Environment, SIPA W3613x

Check with the Environmental Science Department for other electives

* Course taught alternate years.

Part E: Senior Thesis

Senior Research Seminar EESC BC3800x

Senior Research Seminar EESC BC3801y

**Note Major Requirements may change, please consult the department for more detailed information

Requirements for the Minor:

Students wishing to minor in Environmental Science must have a plan approved by the Environmental Science Department chair Five courses are required including 2

laboratory science courses (such as EESC BC1001, EESC BC1002, EESC V2100, EESC V2200, EESC V2300) and 3 electives that form a coherent program (Please seeelective courses listed in the Environmental Science Major.) In some cases, courses in other sciences can be substituted with the approval of the chair

Core Faculty:

Stephanie Pfirman, Department Co-Chair and Professor, Environmental Science

Martin Stute, Department Co-Chair and Professor, Environmental Science

Brian Mailloux, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science

Peter Bower, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Science

Diane Dittrick, Laboratory Director, Environmental Science

Affiliated Faculty:

Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science

Cynthia Rosenzweig, Adjunct Professor, Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Center for Climate Systems Research

Timothy Kenna, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Science

B.A Environmental Policy (Barnard)

Program Co-Chair: Stephanie Pfirman - spfirman@barnard.edu - (212) 854-5120

Program Co-Chair: Martin Stute - mstute@barnard.edu – (212) 854-8110

Administrator: Catherine Cook – ccook@barnard.edu - (212) 854-5618

Program website: http://www.barnard.edu/envsci/programs/envaffmajor.htm

Mission

Environmental Policy is a growing field at the intersection of science and society It focuses on political institutions, societal processes, and individual choices that lead to environmental stress, the impact of environmental stress on institutions, processes and individuals, and the development of approaches to reduce environmental impact

In fall 2002, a new major in Environmental Policy was designed to equip students to play effective roles as citizens or career professionals who can actively engage in environmental decision-making and policy Majors learn to analyze and evaluate

environmental, political, and economic systems and public policies in the context of environmental concerns While students have their primary affiliation with the

Environmental Science Department, they chose a second adviser from the departments

of Political Science, Economics, or Anthropology A required senior thesis is completed

in the Senior Research Seminar

Major Requirements:

Part A1: Natural Science Foundation (3 of the following):

Earth's Environmental Systems: Climate with lab, EESC V2100x,y; General Chemistry I with lab, CHEM BC 2001x; Physiology, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology, BIOL

BC2002x with Biodiversity Laboratory, BIOL BC 2003x; or Environmental Biology II with lab, BIOL W2002; or Earth’s Environmental Systems: Life with Lab, EESC V2300y; or

Columbia's SEE-U summer program

Part A2: Natural Science Foundation (1 of the following):

Organic Chemistry, CHEM BC3230 (for students who intend to pursue advanced

coursework in natural sciences); or General Chemistry II with lab, CHEM BC2002 (for

students who prefer a general introduction to chemistry and do not intend to pursue

advanced coursework in natural sciences); or Earth’s Environmental Systems: Solid Earth with lab, EESC V2200; or Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BIOL BC2001y with Biological Exp Lab, BIOL BC2004y; or Introduction to Environmental

Science I with Lab, EESC BC1001 or 1002

Part B: Quantitative Assessment (2 of the following):

Data Analysis, EESC BC3017; GIS Applications to Environmental Problems, EAEE

E4009; or Environmental Measurements, EESC BC3016; or Global Assessment and

Monitoring Using Remote Systems, EESC W4050, or GIS Methods and Case Studies, URBS V3200

Part C: Decision-making Foundation (3 of the following):

Introduction to Microeconomics, ECON BC1002; or Principles of Economics, ECON

W1105; International Politics, POLS V1601; International Relations of the Environment,

POLS 3616y/ INAF U6243y; Human Species-Place in Nature, ANTH V1010; or

Introduction to Environmental Anthropology, ANTH V3004

Part D: Natural Science Elective (1 of the following):

Alternative Energy Sources, INAF U4729; Environmental Measurements, EESC

BC3016x (Counts only for Part B or D); *Hydrology, EESC BC3025y; *Agricultural and Urban Land Use, EESC BC3032y;* Waste Management, EESC BC3033x;

*Ecotoxicology, EESC BC3200x; Applied Industrial Ecology, EAEE E4001; Energy Resources EESC BC3019x; Weapons of Mass Destruction, EESC W3018y; Forests and Environmental Change EESC BC3021

*course taught alternate years

Part E: Social Science Elective (1 of the following):

Introduction to Environmental Anthropology, ANTH V3004x; Environmental and CulturalBehavior, ANTH V3971x; People and their Environment, ANTH G4124; International Relations of the Environment, POLS W3616y/ INAF U6243y; Environmental

Politics/Policy Management, INAF U6241; Environmental Law, EESC BC3040y;

Science and Society, SOCN V3920; Environmental Sociology, SOCN W3290; Early American Maritime History, HIST BC4410x; Making of the Modern American

Landscape, HIST W3441; 20th Century Urbanization in Comparative Perspectives, URBS V3525/HIST BC 3525y; Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, ECONBC3039; Challenges of Sustainable Development SDEV W3300y; Urban Planning in Developing Countries, URBS V3565

Part F: Junior Research (1 of the following):

Junior research colloquium or other research experience in the social sciences (building

on Decision-making Foundation and Social Science Elective) selected from the

following:

Political Ecology, ANTH W4022; Environment and Development, ANTH V3973y;

Ethnographic Field Work, ANTH BC3868; Colloquium on American Political making, POLS BC3331; Colloquium on International Political Economy, POLS

Decision-BC3800y; International Organizations, POLS BC3805y

Part G: Senior Research/Thesis

Senior Research Seminar EESC BC3800x

Senior Research Seminar EESC BC3801y

or for combined theses:

Economics focus: Inter Micro, Environment & Natural Resources Economy

Anthropology focus: Ethno Field Work, Environmental Culture or People & Environment

* Course taught alternate years

**Note Major Requirements may change, please consult the department for more detailed information

Core Faculty:

Stephanie Pfirman, Department Chair and Professor, Environmental Science

Peter Bower, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Science

Paige West, Associate Professor, Anthropology

Rajiv Sethi, Associate Professor, Economics

Richard Pious, Professor, Political Science

Owen Gutfreund, Assistant Professor and Director, Urban Studies

Affiliated Faculty:

Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science

Cynthia Rosenzweig, Research Scientist, Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Center for Climate Systems Research

Martin Stute, Department Co-Chair and Professor, Environmental Science

Brian Mailloux, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science

Peter Bower, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Science

Diane Dittrick, Laboratory Director, Environmental Science

Timothy Kenna, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Science

MASTERS PROGRAMS

M.A Conservation Biology

Administrator: Lourdes Gautier - lg2019@columbia.edu - (212) 854-8665

Admission Deadline: Early - December 15th, Regular - April 1st

Program website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/e3b/ma.html

The M.A in Conservation Biology focuses on biological sciences with the addition of a basic foundation in environmental policy and economics This interdisciplinary approachprovides students with a range of options for advancing their environmental careers Graduates may continue their education in a Ph.D program, or enter the job market directly as a scientific researcher, teacher or administrator in a non-governmental

organization or government agency dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity

Admission Requirements

 A background in ecology and evolutionary biology, including undergraduate courses in introductory biology and upper-division ecology, evolution, and

genetics (or equivalents)

 GRE general test Biology Subject test strongly recommended

 Applicants interested in the thesis-based program are strongly encouraged to contact potential faculty mentors before applying although this is not a

requirement for admission

Program Requirements

While students focus their studies on conservation biology, they have the option of tailoring their coursework to follow either an academic (somewhat less emphasis on policy) or professional track (somewhat more emphasis on policy.) In addition, students may choose between a thesis-based or course-based program of study Instead of registering for many directed research units and spending a considerable portion of theirregistered time working on the thesis, students in the course-based option register for two additional required classes (in either conservation science or environmental policy) beyond those that form the core of the M.A To complete their requirements, students inthe course-based program write a take-home essay over a period of two weeks during the spring semester of their second year

The total number of credits in the course-based option is 48 The total number of creditsfor the thesis-based M.A is 51 due to the extra 3 credits taken during the summer between year one and year two as part of the field research experience

The M.A program requires two full-time residence-units A part-time option is also available

Core Courses

All M.A students take the following core courses:

 2-semester sequence in Conservation Biology (EEEB 6905, 6990, taken in year 1)

 Environmental policy, politics and management (INAF U6241, taken in year 1)

 4 semesters of the CERC seminar (EEEB G6300, taken in both years)

Other Required Courses

Students in the Academic Track take Evolution (EEEB G6110) and Ecology (EEEB G6112) in the first semester of Year 2 Students in the Professional Track take

Economics of the Environment (ECON W4625) and an additional policy course in Year 2

Students in both tracks take 6 additional courses, 3 electives in conservation science, and 3 electives in environmental policy Students in either academic or professional track enrolled in the course-based degree program add 2 more electives in either conservation science or environmental policy

Possible Electives:

G4601 Biological Systematics LAW L6242 Environmental Law

G9668 Seminar in Vertebrate Paleontology

Environmental Law G4060 Invasion Biology DEES W4030 Climate Change I

W4550 Plant Ecophysiology ANTH G6900 Economic Botany

W4789 Biogeography ECON W6425 Economics of the

Environment W4610 Case Studies in Conservation

Biology: the Hudson Valley Ecosystem LAW L8036 Seminar: The Protection of Natural Resources

W4790 Biotic Surveys & Inventories LAW L9379 Seminar: International

Environmental Law V6148 Primate Behavior & Ecology ECON W4329 Economics of

Sustainable Development G8418 Special Topics in Primate Behavior

& Ecology

INAF U4735 Environmental Science for Decision MakersG4200 Natural History of the Mammals SIPA U6243 International Politics

of the Environment DEES G8666 History of Amphibians &

Reptiles

ECON W4415 Game TheoryW4210 Herpetology INAF U4729 Alternative Energy

Sources

G6140 Ornithology BUS B9801 Decision & Risk

Analysis

Approaches to Urban ManagementSTAT W4107 Statistics INAF U6242 Energy Policy

G4120 Islands: Ecology, Evolution, &

Public PolicyG6125 Behavioral Ecology & Conservation ANTH G6038 Place, Space &

NatureG4127 Disease Ecology PUAF U8200 Public Management

W4126 Pre-Columbian New World

DEES W4835 Wetlands & Climate Change EEEB W4128 Smallholder

Management Of Ecosystems &

LandscapesG8416 Research Methods in Primate (&

other animal) Behavior

INAF U6412 State & Society In TheDeveloping World

DEES G8667 History of Mammals PUBH P8558 Strategic

ManagementW4666 Insect Diversity POLI SCI W4238 Public Opinion &

Political BehaviorW4100 Tropical Field Ecology INAF U6405 Human Rights &

Development PolicyDEES W4050 Remote Sensing ECON U6238 Environmental

FinancePUBH P8110 Biometry INAF U6149 Energy, Corp

Responsibility & Human Rights

* Note all of the above courses are only examples of the courses that may be used to fulfill the elective requirements, but many of them are not offered every year If you would like more information about elective courses please contact the department

M.A Thesis/M.A Essay

Students in the thesis-based program prepare an M.A thesis based on original

research, which is evaluated by a 3-member thesis committee tailored to the student’s interests The thesis research is presented to the entire department before graduation During their fourth semester, students in the course-based program prepare an M.A essay as a take-home assignment which is evaluated by a faculty committee

Core Faculty:

Marina Cords, Professor

Don Melnick, Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Conservation Biology

Shahid Naeem, Professor and Chair

Katherine McFadden, Assistant Professor

Maria Uriarte, Assistant Professor

James Danoff-Burg, Lecturer

Matthew Palmer, Lecturer

Jill Shapiro, Lecturer

Affiliated Faculty:

Philip Ammirato, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Walter Bock, Professor of Biological Sciences

John Glendinning, Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Paul Hertz, Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Ralph Holloway, Professor of Anthropology

Darcy Kelley, Professor of Biological Sciences

Paul Olsen, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Robert Pollack, Professor of Biological Sciences

Jeanne Poindexter, Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Steve Cohen, Associate Professor of SIPA

Kevin Griffin, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Brian Morton, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Paige West, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College

Hillary Callahan, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Barnard College

Adjunct Faculty:

The Department of E3B also has a large adjunct faculty (see

scientists at one of the following institutions: American Museum of Natural History, New York Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust These faculty members teach courses and advise student research

M.A / M.S Earth and Environmental Science Journalism

Program Director: Kim Kastens – kastens@ldeo.columbia.edu - (845) 365-8836

Program Director: Marguerite Holloway – myh7@columbia.edu - (212) 854-9149

Admission Deadline: First Working Day in January

Program website: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/edu/eesj/

Columbia University offers a dual master's degree program in Earth & Environmental Science Journalism The program is co-sponsored by the Lamont-Doherty Earth

Observatory, the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences)

The goal of this program is to produce graduates with a rare blend of scientific

knowledge and journalistic skills Our graduates should be able to inform the public about discoveries, insights and ideas concerning the Earth and environment, in a

manner that is simultaneously interesting and accurate Our graduates should approachcontroversies about the Earth and environment with a broad and deep knowledge base,plus a well-honed set of investigative skills

The Earth and Environmental Science Journalism program comprises two semesters of coursework in science, a science research project, and two semesters of coursework in journalism The science and journalism components of the program are linked through a

"Case Studies in Earth and Environmental Science Journalism" seminar, and through the preparation of a master's project on an Earth-related issue Graduates receive an M.A from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (Department of Earth &

Environmental Sciences) and an M.S from the Graduate School of Journalism

Admission Requirements

Earth & Environmental Science Journalism is a dual degree program, which means that participation in the joint program is contingent on admissions to both schools: The Graduate School of Journalism and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

(Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences) Requirements for admission to the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences:

 An undergraduate major in one or more of the following: geology, chemistry,

physics, mathematics, engineering, zoology, or biology Applicants with other

undergraduate majors may be considered in exceptional cases

 One year of college- level study with grade of B or better in four out of five of the following: chemistry, mathematics, physics, geosciences, biological sciences

 Applicants must submit scores on the GRE General Test

 Applicants whose first language is not English must submit an acceptable TOEFL score (or its equivalent)

Criteria for admission to the Graduate School of Journalism:

 Commitment to the profession of science journalism and a keen interest in the substance of journalism This is often evidenced by involvement with campus

publications or broadcasting stations and summer internships or professional

experience

 Demonstrated writing proficiency

 Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; multidisciplinary

coursework reflecting openness, curiosity, and breadth of view

 Readiness for graduate school

 Professional promise The school is interested not only in training the student for the first job or the next job in the field; its purpose is to educate for significant careers

 Students must be able to type in English at a reasonable rate of speed (35wpm)

Programs Requirements

Year 1: A minimum of 20 credits of Earth and Environmental Sciences Course offerings

vary from year to year "Case Studies in Earth & Environmental Science Journalism" is required of all first year students in the E&ESJ degree program In addition, first year students take Environmental Reporting at the Journalism School during the fall Earth Science Colloquium is required of all first year graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

First Semester (Fall) Second Semester (Spring)

EESC G6001: Earth Science Colloquium

(1 credit)

EESC G6001: Earth Science Colloquium (1 credit)

EESC G6005: Case Studies in Earth &

Environmental Science Journalism (3

credits)

EESC G6005: Case Studies in Earth & Environmental Science Journalism (3 credits)

J6010x: Specialized Reporting/ Writing

Seminar Section 16: Environmental

Reporting (3 credits)

EESC G6003: Master’s Research (4 credits)

Possible Science Courses for either Semester

Any course at the 4000 level or higher in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences (EESC courses) may be used to fulfill the science coursework requirement Some EESC courses are given in alternate years only With permission of the E&ESJ program director, courses from other schools or departments may be counted towards