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IGA 402, E-PSCI 239

The Climate Energy Challenge: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy

This course will consider the challenge of climate change and what to do about it. Students will be introduced to the basic science of climate change, including the radiation budget of the Earth, the carbon cycle, and the physics and chemistry of the oceans and atmosphere.
Fall 2024 Graduate Available Engineering Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
SCI 6241

Ecologies, Techniques, Technologies III: Ecology and the Design World

Through lectures, discussions, readings, case studies, and design projects, the goal of this course is to understand the complexity of living systems to integrate it in landscape design.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Design & Architecture Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
EH 206

Foundations of Environmental Health

:This course is designed to lay a foundation in environmental health, integrating key disciplines such as risk assessment, exposure assessment, epidemiology, toxicology, data analytics, physical science, and science policy. We aim to enhance students' critical thinking and quantitative abilities through interactive workshops, case studies, assignments, and insightful readings. The curriculum is structured around a thread of quantitative and qualitative reasoning, addressing seven crucial topics in environmental health: air pollution, water pollution, global warming, environmental justice, occupational health, radiation, and persistent pollutants.
Fall 2024 Graduate Available Public Health & Medicine Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
HLS 8038

Food Law and Policy Clinic

The Food Law and Policy Clinic of Harvard Law School (FLPC) provides students with the opportunity to practice using legal and policy tools in order to address the health, environmental, and economic impacts of our food system.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
SCI 6121

Environmental Systems 1 [Module 1]

This course is the first of a two-module sequence in building technology (6121, 6122) and constitutes part of the core curriculum in architecture.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Design & Architecture Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
SES 5326

Housing and Urbanization in the United States

This course examines housing as both an individual concern and an object of policy and planning. It is intended to provide those with an interest in urban policy and planning with a broad background on why housing matters and how its unique attributes a) give rise to certain policy and planning challenges and b) should shape how practitioners respond to these challenges.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Design & Architecture Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
IGA 413M

The Energy-Climate Transition

This module will look at the challenges and opportunities associated with options to transition economies toward relying on low and zero-carbon energy sources to mitigate global climate change.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
STU 1211

Landscape Architecture III: Third Semester Core Studio

This studio will explore the complex environmental and social interests of multiple forms of landscape labor—people at work in working landscapes—through the design of regional frameworks and localized sites in coastal Massachusetts.
Fall 2024 Graduate Not Available Design & Architecture Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
EH 213

Climate Change, Health, and Environmental Justice-Focusing on Solutions

Human health and the health of our planet are inextricably linked and they can be mutually beneficial. However, our planet’s health and our health are at risk
Fall 2024 Graduate Available Public Health & Medicine Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
SCI 6122

Environmental Systems 2 [Module 2]

Purpose: This course is the second of a two-module sequence in building technology (6121, 6122) and constitutes part of the core curriculum in architecture.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Design & Architecture Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
SES 5206

Land Use and Environmental Law

Through lectures, discussions, readings, and a written exercise, this course provides students with a working knowledge of land use laws and environmental laws, the institutions that create, implement, and review them, and the issues that swirl around them.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Design & Architecture Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
API 170

Managing Climate Change Risks: Information, Incentives, and Institutions

Decision-makers – including individuals, businesses, civil society, and policymakers – are undertaking an array of strategies to manage the risks posed by a changing climate. This course explores how information, incentives, and institutions influence the actions taken by decision-makers.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024