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Courses in regional change
The following is meant to be a guide to some courses that students might find helpful or interesting. It does not include every UCD course related to regional change. If you take a course that you would recommend to other students interested in regional change, let us know and we will add it to the listing.
Agriculture
- IAD 200 N: Philosophy and Practice of Agricultural Development
- IAD 190/290: Proseminar in International Agricultural Development
- PLS 49: Organic Crop Production Practices Arts
- CHI 171: Chicano and Mexican Mural Workshop
- CHI 173: Chicano Voice Silkscreen Workshop
- WMS 165: Feminist Video Production
Environment
- ESP 171: Environmental Planning
- ESP 161: Environmental Law
- ESP 298: Education for Sustainable Living Action Research Project
Economic Development
- CRD 156: Community Economic Development
- CRD 241: Economics of Community Development Health
- AMS 101: Food and Health in the U.S.
- SOC 154: Sociology of Healthcare
- NUT 118: Community Nutrition
Planning & Design
- LDA 201: Theory and Philosophy of the Designed Environment
- LDA 204: Case Studies in Landscape Design and Research
- LDA 180 series: Special Topics in Landscape Architecture
- ESP 171: Environmental Planning
- PLS 180: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Social Issues
- CRD 152: Community Development
- CRD 171: Housing and Social Policy
- CRD 172: Community Development Organizations
- CRD 247: Transformation of Work
- SOC 156: Social Movements
John Muir Institute for the Environment course recommendations
More programs and courses
UCD courses related to sustainability
These are courses with the words "sustainable" or "sustainability " in their title or 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. All courses may not be oflered every year. The number is the number of credits for the class.
- Agricultural and Resource Economics 175: Natural Resource Economics
- Anthropology 126A: Anthropology of Development (4)
- Design 138: Matkrials and Methods in Interior Design (4)
- Ecology 2 16: Ecology and Agriculture (4)
- Ecology 2 17: Conservation and Sustainable Development in Third World Nations (4)
- Engineering 123: Urban Systems and Sustainability (4)
- Engineering 143: Green Engineering Design and Sustainability (4)
- Engineerinanvironmental Sciences 252: Sustainable Transportation Technology and Policy (3)
- Environmental Horticulture/Plant Sciences 160: Restoration Ecology (4)
- Environmental Science and Policy 125C: Applied Conservation Biology (4)
- Environmental Science and Policy 163 Energy and Environmental Aspects of Transportation (4)
- Environmental Science and Policy 167 Energy Policy (4)
- Environmental Science and Policy 171 Urban and Regional Planning (4)
- Geology 10: Modern and Ancient Global Environmental Change (3)
- HydrologyIScience and Society 10: Water and Power and Society (3)
- International Agricultural Development 162: Field Course in Tropical Ecology and Sustainable
- Agricultural Development (8) I
- Inteniational Agricultural Development 202N: Analysis and Determinants of Farming Systems (4)
- International Agricultural Development 217: Conservation and Sustainable Development in Third
- World Nations (4)
- Landscape Architecture 9813 (starting S08): Sustainable Development Theory and Practice
- Landscape Architecture 180G (2): Landscape and Regional Land Planning
- Landscape Architecture 18 1G (3): Landscape and Regional Land Planning Studio
- Landscape Architecture 180P (2): Water in Community Planning and Design
- Landscape Architecture 181P (3): Water in Community Planning and Design Studio
- Plant Biology 146: Rhizosphere Ecology (3)
- Plant Science 1:Agriculture, Nature and Society (3)
- Plant Science 49: Organic Crop Production Practices
- Plant Science 101:Agriculture and the Environment (3)
- Plant Science 160: Agroforestry: Global and Local Perspectives (3)
- Plant Science 190: Seminar on Alternatives in Agriculture (2)
- Plant Sciences 150: Cropping Systems of the World (4)
- Plant Sciences 198 (awaiting a permanent course #): Urban Ecology (3)
- Science and Society 105: Organismal Interactions in Everyday Life (3)
- Sociology 160: Sociology of the Environment (4)
- Soil Science 10: Soils in Our Environment (3)
- Soil Science 109:Nutrient Cycling and Management (5)
Job & internship opportunities
- American Planning Association- California Chapter
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- California State Rural Health Association
- Community Development Society
- Great Valley Center
- Idealist
- John Muir Institute for the Environment job opportunities
- Orion Grassroots Network Internship and Career Service
- Nonprofit Resources Center, Sacramento
- Planetize
Funding opportunities for students
- California Planning Roundtable scholarship
- CalTrans Transportation Planning Grants
- John Muir environmental grants and scholarships
- Switzer Environmental Fellowship
- UC Transportation Center dissertation grants
- UC Davis Internship and Career Center
- UC Davis Financial Aid
Graduate Groups
More graduate programs of study
Student Groups
- California Aggie
- California Student Sustainability Coalition
- Campus Center for the Environment- This page has links to many other student organizations
- KDVS Radio
- Roosevelt Institution
- Students Organizing for Change