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Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5110: Vertebrate Ecology: Herpetology

    Amphibians and reptiles are among the most vulnerable taxa on earth, and 41% of amphibians and 21% of reptiles are considered threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Throughout the northeastern states, many species of amphibians and reptiles are of conservation concern, and they are the focus of both broad-scale and local conservation efforts. In this course, we will review the ecology, phylogeny, morphology, biogeography, and habitat and spatial needs of amphibians and reptiles and learn and implement methods used to study these animals in the field. We will use this information to investigate threats facing amphibians and reptiles in the Northeast, evaluate conservation and monitoring efforts currently underway, and investigate the potential for amphibians and reptiles to direct landscape-scale conservation efforts in the region.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5120: Vertebrate Ecology-Mammalogy

    This course explores the class Mammalia and the diversity, phylogeny, morphology, physiology, biogeography, and ethology of mammals worldwide, with an emphasis on the species of the Northeast and their ecology and conservation. Students will learn the diagnostic characteristics and habitat associations of mammals of the northeastern U.S., and we will evaluate and implement methods that are used to study mammals in the field. Students will design a field-based research project and apply quantitative techniques to analyze data collected in the field. Through a combination of lectures, class discussions, student presentations, field trips, lab exercises, and delving into the scientific literature, we will investigate threats facing at-risk mammals as well as conservation and management efforts currently underway in the region and across the globe.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5140: New England Flora

    The flora of New England is one of the best studied and well known in the world. Over 4000 species of plants can be found in this region. Because of the unique topographic, edaphic and successional diversity of central New England, the greatest collection of species in the northeast can be found within a 50 mile radius of the shared borders of VT, NH, and MA. This course focuses on the identification and taxonomy of woody and herbaceous vascular plants of central New England through the examination of the plants? anatomical and physiological characteristics. The course will begin with the study of evergreen woody plants, followed by deciduous woody plants (both winter and summer characteristics), and ending with spring wildflowers. Lectures and local field excursions will be used to convey information. Students will utilize plant characteristics (e.g., twig, bud, bark, leaf, and flower characteristics) in conjunction with taxonomic keys to assist with identification of the flora.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5150: Vertebrate Ecology: Ornithology

    This course explores the class Aves and the diversity, phylogeny, morphology, physiology, biogeography, and ethology of birds worldwide with an emphasis on the species of the Northeast and their ecology and conservation. We will investigate these topics through a combination of class discussions, student presentations, guest lectures, field trips, lab exercises, and delving into the scientific literature. Using birds as a focal group, we will evaluate and implement analytical methods used to monitor and study vertebrate animals, and we will examine conservation measures that have been put in place to conserve bird species locally, nationally, and across the globe. An all-day Saturday field trip will occur, and three early morning (6am) class start times will be required (dates to be determined on the first day of class).
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5160: Ecology of the White Mountains

    The White Mountains of northern New Hampshire, rising to an elevation of 6288’, is where a variety of ecosystems are distributed by latitude and elevation. In this course students will explore factors that influence the distribution and health of these ecosystems. Factors such as acid deposition, disturbance regimes and climate change will be examined to understand the dynamic nature of these natural systems and how ecological research can inform environmental policy (e.g., Clean Air Acts 1970 and 1990). On Mt. Moosilauke and at the Hubbard Brook Forest Experiment Station students will study the ecology of N. hardwood, spruce-fir, and alpine communities through experiential learning comprised of field observations, data collection, and data analysis. Students will focus on field and analytical methods used to quantify species composition, structure, history, and the nutrient status of the ecosystems present. Techniques will include qualitative and quantitative vegetation assessment via plot sampling and the development of ecosystem nutrient budgets. Mountain trail hiking with a day pack will be part of the regular class activities.
    Min. Credits: 2.0 Max Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5210: Wetlands Flora


    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5300: Landscape Ecology

    Through course work, seminar-style discussions, and field study we will examine the dynamic interplay between culture, ecology, and economy. Central to these approaches is the role of scale. Spatial scale is important in determining how processes ranging from climate to landscape change impact land use and settlement pattens and how land use patterns, in turn, impact landscape form and function. Time plays a key role with effective understanding of ecosystems only emerging after years, decades, or even centuries. We will draw heavily from examples from surrounding landscapes as well as national and international examples from marine and terrestrial environments. In an era of great ecological and social change, a large-scale perspective is crucial for developing effective decision making and understanding the implications for environmental change.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5310: Avian Nesting Ecology

    Birds nest in a variety of habitats in southern New England, ranging from coastal dunes to grasslands to mixed forests. This field-oriented course will involve trips to local areas, where we’ll see species engaged in various aspects of breeding, including courtship, nest-building, territorial defense, and feeding of young. In the context of our observations we will discuss the life history strategies of our local breeding species, consider how birds ‘fit’ into the broader ecosystem, and discuss ways that birds often focus public attention on larger conservation issues.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5350: Tropical Ecology & Cons Sci: Costa Rica

    This course offers an in depth exploration of the landscape of development, conservation, agriculture, and sustainability challenges of Costa Rica. Costa Rica, a small Central American country that has enjoyed relative political and economic stability, is an exception to the pattern that has typified much of Central America, in part due to a commitment to democracy and social equity, and the relative strength of the rural middle class. These factors have led to a strong history of conservation which we will explore in this course by immersing students in the ecological and socio-economic landscape, including protected areas, agricultural systems, and ecotourism. Costa Rica has adopted a mix of economic and regulatory policies to protect its forests, and has been a pioneer in the application of Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) schemes. Costa Rica is also a prime location to explore climate change and adaptation strategies. We will compare and contrast the ecological dynamics of four distinct ecosystems - cloud forest in the Cordillera de Tilaran near Monteverde, rainforest on the Atlantic slope near San Gerardo, dry tropical forest along the coast, and a coastal mangrove system. In each area we’ll explore the socio-economic dynamics, including human impacts on the landscape, eco-tourism projects, restoration approaches, and hear from local farmers, scientists, conservationists, educators, and community members concerning conservation initiatives aimed at sustaining these important ecosystems. Students will have an opportunity to develop small group or independent research projects
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5390: Coastal Geoecology

    On this 5-day trip, we will examine the geoecology of glaciated coasts in New England using Cape Cod as a model system. Course topics will include landscape to local-scale depositional and erosional processes as influenced by coastal climate and disturbance; barrier island dynamics and the ecological role of estuaries; salt marsh ecology and restoration; geological and climatic controls on coastal evolution; vascular plant succession and soil ecological processes on active dune systems; impacts of coastal development and other human impacts on physical and ecological processes; and management issues in New England coastal systems. Field trip fees apply.
    Min. Credits: 2.0 Max Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5400: Ecosystems Mt Desert Island

    Mount Desert Island arguably offers the most scenic landscape in New England with its dramatic exposed, glaciated mountains rising out of the Gulf of Maine. This field study trip will focus on the island’s terrestrial ecology including its geological history, fire ecosystems, outcrop succession of its granitic balds, and the impact of visitors on its fragile, coastal heath communities. Extra fees apply for food, camping, and transportation.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5400X: Ecosys of Mt Desert Is Continuation

    Required for all students continuing a Field Study course for which they have previously registered.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5410: Wetlands Ecology

    This course will provide an overview of the wetlands communities within the New England region. The Fish and Wildlife Services wetlands classification scheme (Cowardin, et. al.) will be the foundation for this review. Students will have an opportunity not only to learn about typical wetland types in New England, but also gain an understanding of the underlying abiotic factors that influence the observed biotic community structure. An introduction to wetlands hydrology, soils and vegetation analysis will be introduced to allow students to begin the process of building a foundation of knowledge and skills in order to conduct jurisdictional wetlands delineation, which is a necessary skill for certification as wetlands scientists. In addition, students will be introduced to the wetlands evaluation procedures developed to assess the functional values of wetlands in the context of the greater watershed.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5470: Field Entomology

    This course is an introduction to common insects, especially those in New England. Taxonomy of major insect orders, behavior of selected species, impacts of invasive species, ecological roles, insect evolution and co-evolution with other organisms are covered during the sessions. A theme of chemical communications will be emphasized throughout the course with related research and readings required.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5480: Natural/Human Landscape Alaska

    Perceptions of Alaska range from an unspoiled wilderness whose scale is unparalleled in North America, to a vast territory of natural resources that demand exploitation. Neither extreme defines the social character of the state, and neither acknowledges the region as homeland to an ancient and diverse array of indigenous cultures. This field study trip will focus on the physical, cultural, and ecological landscapes of Alaska in the contexts of conflicting notions of pristine environment, unparalleled natural laboratory, and seemingly limitless resource. The degree to which these ideals define the state and shape its future is aggressively contended in the political, economic, and social arenas, while evidence of past and present global environmental change is ubiquitous and profound. The immensity, austere beauty, and living natural history of Alaska provide the backdrop for our investigations of America’s last frontier.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5480X: Natl/Human Lndscp of Alaska Continuation

    Required for all students continuing work on a Field Study course for which they have previously registered.
    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5540: Ecology & Mgt Adirondack Mountains


    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5630: Food System of Cuba/Implications

    This course adopts a systems analysis for understanding the food system and agricultural model of Cuba and how they influence the country environmentally, socially and in terms of food security. The field study portion of this class consists of visits to farms, urban gardens, farmers markets, agricultural universities, research stations and other venues to explore the Cuban food system and sustainable agriculture model. The immersion format will aid students in examining the questions of: - Is the Cuban food system model viable/ sustainable and can such a model be implemented in other cities, towns and communities? - Would the re-integration of Cuba into the world economy threaten the sustainable agriculture movement in Cuba? Criteria that will be used to analyze the food system will relate to the overall health and regenerative capacity of the system as well as the following principles of a sustainable food system: (1) regionally based food production and consumption; (2) shortened food supply chain; (3) farmers, consumers, retailers, distributors and other actors exist in an interdependent community and have opportunity to form relationships; and (4) opportunities exist for exchange of knowledge and information among participants in the food system. The trip will also consist of a service-learning component in Cuba. This will allow students to both apply knowledge and skills as well as engage in critical thinking as to how the Cuban food system/sustainable agriculture model can be adopted to various locales. Global Exchange: Eco Cuba Exchange is the organizational partner for this trip and has extensive experience working with U.S. colleges and universities to run education and research trips from undergraduate to post-graduate professional development. Global Exchange is licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department to provide educational trips to Cuba. Field trip fee applies.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study,Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5701: Continental Ecology: Ecology, Conservation and Natural Resource Manangement in the Mountains of Arizona

    In northern Arizona where the San Francisco peaks tower above the Sonoran desert, Merriam first described the concept of the life zone: from the high elevation alpine and Hudsonian systems through the Ponderosa Pine and oak woodlands to the Sonoran desert grassland and shrub systems in the canyons below. South of the San Francisco Peaks, in southeastern Arizona, where the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Mojave deserts meet the Rocky Mountains to the north and the Sierra Madre to the south, the Madrean Sky Islands support an impressive variety of rare and endemic plants and animals, and they also serve as exemplary natural laboratory to explore ecological concepts, principles of evolution and conservation, political and cultural elements of conservation, and solutions to natural resource management challenges. During this trip, we will learn how these isolated sky island systems provided the evolutionary context that promotes high rates of endemism, and how they might offer stability in the face of an uncertain climate. We will discuss the many ecosystem functions they provide including water to the deserts below, and the challenges associated with maintaining connectivity. We’ll also discuss the social and political challenges surrounding the use, management, and protection of these resources including the spiritual, cultural, and historical importance of the Sky Islands and desert landscapes to indigenous groups.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Field Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5702: Ecology and Conservation in the Bahamas


    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Field Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-5750: Special Topics: Field Studies

    One-time, domestic destinations will vary from term-to-term in this Field Studies course.
    Min. Credits: 2.0 Max Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Field Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-6000: Water Resource Management & Sustainable Practices

    Through an interdisciplinary approach, this course provides knowledge of the theory and practice of this concept and the investigation of urban and rural water issues from the environmental management perspective. These topics will stimulate a critical examination of the historical and conceptual antecedents. With a focus on water resource management, these topics will also provide experience with the complex challenges of utilizing renewable energy in a sustainable manner. It will review the ecosystem approach to understanding water as a resource and how science, policy, decision-making, ethics, and corporate approaches each play an important role in the management of water in the urban setting. Peru will be examined through case studies.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-6005: Energy Decentralization: Microgrid Systems for Rural Development

    This course provides wide knowledge of microgrid technologies, energy policies in Nepal and implementation, especially in rural communities. It is an introduction to energy systems and renewable energy resources, with a scientific examination of the energy field and an emphasis on alternative energy sources and their technology and application. It consists of lectures and site-visits including solar and hydro power facilities and rural communities to install microgrid systems and assist in Nepal’s efforts to electrify rural areas.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-6010: Energy Transition: Renewable Energy, Innovation and Sustainability

    The objective of this course is understanding the various renewable energy technologies, and challenges and innovations within the industry on a global perspective. The course also includes facility tours to various power plants for hands-on learning, such as to a hydropower plant, a geothermal power plant, and a biofuel innovation site.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Field Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESF-6900: SIS-Field Ecology Elective


    Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Independent Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESM-5030: Making Sense of Place

    This course introduces theory and practice in the humanities through a focus on space and place. Students will explore a variety of interpretive lenses from individual and community ‘sense of place’ to the cultural production of space, with emphasis on recognizing, understanding, and applying critical and interpretive strategies from humanistic geography, including history, religious studies, literature, and art. In addition to exploring a variety of epistemological perspectives, students will develop communication skills through critical and interpretive readings of literature and place, through expository and reflective writing on place experience, and through creative and persuasive applications of visual media. Students will advance their cultural competency through the exploration of ecological identity and critical social reflection. Students will gain grounding in research skills for the environmental humanities through engagement with methods and approaches used in qualitative research on the experience and interpretation of place. In 2011, Mount Monadnock will serve as a particular and local exemplar for application of concepts and research design.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESP-5100: Policy Advocacy: Climate Change

    This course will provide participants with step-by-step skills in utilizing the tools of democracy to take meaningful civic action on climate change. Participants will learn the levers for building political will and the essentials of climate change communication. They will apply their learning by taking action in collaboration with a local environmental organizations, and further their learning with their peers via Antioch’s online learning platform and one-on-one meetings with the instructors. The United Nations Secretary-General called the 6th IPCC report “an ear-splitting wake-up call to the world. It confirms that climate change is running faster than we are - and we are running out of time” (United Nations Secretary General, 2018). But how do individuals take action beyond reducing their own carbon footprint? How can we advocate for the policies that will help solve this global crisis? While there is growing awareness in the U.S. Congress that action must be taken, federal legislators have little incentive to act unless there is focused engagement by constituents. This course positions participants to engage in effective policy advocacy focused on climate change.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESP-5260: Environmental Arts & Design

    The Environmental Arts and Design are forging the cutting edge of Environmental Studies. This course examines what is happening in the Environmental Arts including land art, reclamation art, eco-ventions, art activism, public art, and art with found materials. We will also learn about Environmental Design, the best designs for how we feed, house, transport ourselves and provide energy. Students will have the opportunity to produce art and to investigate recent innovations in design.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESP-5510: Environmental Law

    This course will survey some critical federal environmental statutes in the United States and highlight important case law decided under those statutes. While an in-depth treatment of environmental law is not possible in a course of this length, we will examine the historical context of the major environmental statutes and regulations as well as their impact on land, air, water, and natural resources. We will explore how law and regulations are passed, and how the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government and the regulatory agencies function. The course objectives include becoming familiar with a new vocabulary and learning how to read a legal opinion. We will begin to understand what a lawyer does and how to think like a lawyer. This course will test our abilities to spot legal issues and deliver reasoned and reasonable arguments on opposing sides of an issue. In addition to regular class meetings, please plan on a TBA weekend day for Moot Court and a TBA weekday morning for visiting a court.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESP-6050: Citizen Participatn & Sustainable Comm

    Environmental issues feature scientific uncertainty and complexity, as well as diverse stakeholder values. As conservationists, resource managers, educators and advocates, how can we effectively engage citizens in the process of creating environmentally healthy, culturally rich, and economically strong communities through collective decision-making and actions? This course combines theory and practice to increase students’ understanding of sustainable community development; citizen participation; collaboration; scientific, local, practical and indigenous knowledge; and analytic-deliberative processes. U.S. and international case studies in conservation, sustainability and community education are used to illustrate and critique theoretical concepts. students’ will develop practical skills in specific methods of stakeholder engagement.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESPE-5605: Facilitating Organizations Towards Sustainable Practices

    This course is based on the premise that the material and energy flow throughout one’s home, business or community is part of a greater life cycle which stretches from raw material extraction through the manufacturing stages and onto consumer and post-consumer stages. Each stage of the life-cycle consumes energy, releases carbon and other pollutants to the environment. Students will learn the specific quantification and assessment skills to model beneficial changes in standard operating procedures, change in technology and/or change in production inputs that leads to a more sustainable utilization of resource and reduction in pollutants. Specific skills include learning how to map a system’s process flow, quantify inputs and outputs, translate proposed beneficial changes into avoided-cost and reduced economic
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESPE-5610: Organizational Materials and Waste Minimization

    This course will provide students with an understanding of how to assess the system dynamics associated with materials generation and composition, internal collection and storage and eventual set out, transfer, recovery and/or disposal. Concurrently students will be introduced to the concept of a circular materials economy and investigate what the Achilles heel may be that limits the recovery of targeted materials from disposal. Skills will be developed in accounting and mass-balance tracking of materials flow across embedded system boundaries; as well as, being introduced to best management practices that can reduce or avoid non- product material releases beyond the organization’s boundaries. This will be supplemented on how best to develop protocols in purchasing so to impact waste minimization up a supply chain, while concurrently developing strategies that allows producers to avoid environmental impacts from their choice of product design and intended use. Students will be able to prioritize alternative production processes through both a lens of carbon emissions avoidance and return on investment calculations.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESPE-5615: Organization Energy Conservation

    Students will be introduced to the language and conversion factors utilized in the analysis of electrical generation and conservation. With this foundation students will be trained in calculating energy use from observed appliances, fixtures and standard operating procedures within an organization. This will be supplemented with guidance in how to conduct level-two energy audits. Subsequently, each student will be asked to complete such an audit for both their own living space. Skills will be introduced and practiced so to determine greenhouse gas emissions both from internal operations of an organization, as well as from the source of electricity from the utility provider. Students will also be introduced to social marketing techniques that will aid them within an organization, as well as within their community, to target unsustainable energy use behavior and subsequently build a commitment to improving such behavior. Each student will be able to apply such techniques within the context of their own workplace or community.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESPE-5700: Watershed Science & Management

    This course is framed through a watershed science lens, where land use decisions can be assessed through monitoring impacts on the quality and volume of water, which in turn leads to the related impacts to soils, riparian corridors and indicator and keystone species. Students will master rapid field assessment procedures that are used as the first step in a response strategy that narrows the focus in order to conduct more in-depth, targeted analyses, which then can inform appropriate actions that avoid and/or mitigate potential impacts. These field techniques will be complemented by developing computer-based skills in modeling water related impacts resulting from potential changes in a watershed’s land use. Such theory and skills provided in this course can be used at multiple scales of analysis from landscape conservation decision-making and management of watersheds, down to development of a specific parcel in a manner that minimizes environmental impacts.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESPE-5950: Land Use & Community Planning

    The objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of land use issues and community planning concepts and techniques. The course will introduce landscape ecology principles to build a foundation for sustainable land use planning at a broad scale. We will discuss ethical and legal implications for land use decision-making and develop analytic skills for determining appropriate uses given site specific conditions. The class will then focus on planning techniques at the community scale, covering topics such as master planning, zoning, and sub-division and site plan regulation.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESPE-6905: Facilitating Organizations Towards Sustainable Practices

    This course is based on the premise that the material and energy flow throughout one’s home, business or community is part of a greater life cycle which stretches from raw material extraction through the manufacturing stages and onto consumer and post-consumer stages. Each stage of the life-cycle consumes energy, releases carbon and other pollutants to the environment. Students will learn the specific quantification and assessment skills to model beneficial changes in standard operating procedures, change in technology and/or change in production inputs that leads to a more sustainable utilization of resource and reduction in pollutants. Specific skills include learning how to map a system’s process flow, quantify inputs and outputs, translate proposed beneficial changes into avoided-cost and reduced economic
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESS-5610: Natural Resource Inventory-Vegetation

    This course focuses on methods used to inventory and describe natural vegetated communities. An NRI on a particular tract of land begins the process of data acquisition that eventually will be used in management decisions and to set conservation priorities. Students will review the basics of developing an NRI proposal, base mapping, and map & compass use, and then conduct field sampling of woody plants. We will take a preliminary look at those elements that comprise a well-rounded inventory and approach it from an ecological perspective. Lecture and field time will be combined to provide an in depth review of both plot and plotless (point) methods of analysis. Assessments will be derived from quantitative data in order to provide realistic guidance for natural resource management on private and public lands. Functional knowledge of Excel software is required.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESS-5620: Natural Resource Inventory-Wildlife

    What are the techniques we use to assess wildlife? What are the components of a well-rounded inventory? We will use winter snow and spring melt conditions to investigate the methods of detecting fur-bearers, amphibians, and birds. We will review the basics of developing investigation plans, base mapping, and map & compass use, and then begin our field sampling of wildlife sign, calls, and sightings. Lecture and field time will be combined to provide an in-depth review of line intercept, transect and point count methods. Assessments will be derived from quantitative data in order to provide guidance for management purposes.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESS-5630: Conservation Biology

    This course examines the biology underlying our attempts to conserve diversity at the level of genes, species, communities, and ecosystems. We will learn about the major issues and problems in conservation biology, and the tools biologists use to accomplish their conservation goals. We will apply qualitative and quantitative tools from population biology, and community and landscape ecology to learn how we can predict the vulnerability of populations and species to extinction. Example case studies and current events will allow us to explore issues such as reserve design and management, policy issues, reintroduction projects, and restoration efforts. Students will delve into the most recent conservation biology literature to become familiar with predominant debates and contentious issues in the field. The course is designed to help students develop a critical perspective, pertinent quantitative tools, and a vision of where the field of conservation biology came from and where it is headed.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESS-5730: Soil Ecology

    The nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt The field of soil ecology has grown tremendously over the past 30 years as researchers, farmers, and conservation activists become aware of the important roles that soil organisms play in plant community structure, ecosystem functioning, and economic stability. Conservationists, land managers, and farmers continue to explore management techniques that incorporate soil health into conservation initiatives and farm plans. What is healthy soil? How do soil organisms influence soil fertility and plant distribution? How does human activity influence the ability of soil organisms to function optimally? The first part of this course will focus on soil physical processes such as soil formation and development. We will then turn the bulk of our attention to soil biological properties and processes. Topics we will cover in depth include: soil microbial community structure and functioning; soil food webs; the impact of land management on soil organisms; the role of soil organisms in ecosystem functioning; soil organic matter turnover and nutrient cycling; interactions between soil biota and vascular plants; soil communities under conventional and sustainable agriculture, and; the effects of climate change and human activity on the structure and functioning of soil communities on a global scale. This course will combine lectures, seminars, field trips, and a self-guided laboratory or field experiment, and emphasis will be on both natural and agricultural ecosystems.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESS-5780: Principles of Sustainable Systems

    This is a necessary foundational course for anybody striving to work in the sustainability field. The focus introduces, and builds upon foundational scientific laws that govern sustainability in all complex systems. The course will start by contrasting linear and complex system science. Specific laws to be examined will include the law of limits to growth, the second law of thermodynamics, and the law of self-organization. Biological, ecological, geological, and meteorological systems will be examined to show the workings of these laws at various spatial and temporal scales. The laws will then be applied to an examination of socioeconomic, political, and organizational systems. This course is the necessary foundation from which the student can springboard into other ES courses that address sustainability and resilience, especially the Energy and Materials Sustainability and Building Sustainable Organizations courses.courses.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • ESSE-5680: Wildlife/Forest Mgt

    This course will focus on management activities and their effects on forested ecosystems. In particular, habitat for wildlife populations, more specifically forest birds and mammals. The course will also address timber, water, aesthetics, carbon and forest certification. Topics covered include NRCS methodology for preparing a forest management/wildlife habitat management plan, wildlife habitat inventory techniques, habitat requirements of game, song, and other non-game birds, and upland and wetland game and fur-bearing mammals, and the integration of game and non-game species management with forest product harvesting.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ New England
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • THS-USMA: Thesis Completion


    Min. Credits: 0.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Thesis / Dissertation
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5040: Sustainable Just Economies

    This course focuses on the field of sustainable urban economy through theoretical and practical investigations into environmental solutions in economics, green business, and community engagement. Topics will include analysis of the scholarly literature and discussions of the interrelationship between international and local economies. Students will analyze sustainable economic ideologies and practices, a broad range of community perspectives, civic requirements, as well as geographic, built environment, capital and natural resource concerns. Students will examine and critique sustainable economic practices, programs and policies in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5100: Fieldwork Planning

    Prerequisite for students engaging in fieldwork. Part 1: Introduction to Fieldwork Students will learn about various approaches to fieldwork through readings and discussions. These conversations will begin at the first residency and continue through the initial project period, during which time students will become familiar with the expectations of a fieldwork project. Faculty mentors will guide students through this orientation to fieldwork. Part 2: Fieldwork Planning Seminar During their second residency, students will work in groups supervised by mentoring faculty to begin designing their own field studies. Throughout the project period, faculty will guide students through the planning of their fieldwork projects, helping students articulate their learning objectives and solidify their obligations to their fieldwork sites. Throughout the project period, faculty will provide and foster a support network as students interact online to finalize their fieldwork plans
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Field Study,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5110: Fieldwork 1

    Building on the work completed in the Introduction to Fieldwork and Fieldwork Planning Seminar, students will engage in their actual fieldwork projects. During that time, students will be in contact with each other and their mentor in a seminar format.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Field Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5220: Research and Writing for Practitioners

    This course is designed to provide a broad investigation of social science and urban ecosystem science research methods and design, including various quantitative and qualitative research methods. Students will be given practical tools in this course, concentrating on field methods that will equip them to collect, analyze, and interpret data. The emphasis will be on students becoming strong consumers of research, having the ability to read and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research in both social science, and environmental and related field sciences. This course will rely on real-world examples through collaborations with individuals working on issues that are important to achieve urban sustainability. No prior knowledge of methodology or statistics is expected or assumed. Basic statistical methods will be covered in this class that will enable students to read, critique, and contribute to the existing literature. The course will use literature from the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) to form a critical basis for engaging with qualitative and quantitative data. During the semester, we will explore three interrelated dimension of research, one focused on the theoretical foundations of science and research, another focused on the various methods available to researchers for data collection and analysis, and finally we will complete exercises in the practical application of various research methods. Course Learning Objectives Students in this course will be able to: ? Critique competing approaches to research design and methods, and their philosophical differences. ? Make informed choices regarding research and design methodologies for the questions they seek to answer, and to judge and evaluate the quality of projects and their chosen methodologies
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5222: Research and Writing for Practitioners

    This course is designed to provide a broad investigation of social science and urban ecosystem science research methods and design, including various quantitative and qualitative research methods. Students will be given practical tools in this course, concentrating on field methods that will equip them to collect, analyze, and interpret data. The emphasis will be on students becoming strong consumers of research, having the ability to read and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research in both social science, and environmental and related field sciences. This course will rely on real-world examples through collaborations with individuals working on issues that are important to achieve urban sustainability. No prior knowledge of methodology or statistics is expected or assumed. Basic statistical methods will be covered in this class that will enable students to read, critique, and contribute to the existing literature. The course will use literature from the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) to form a critical basis for engaging with qualitative and quantitative data. During the semester, we will explore three interrelated dimension of research, one focused on the theoretical foundations of science and research, another focused on the various methods available to researchers for data collection and analysis, and finally we will complete exercises in the practical application of various research methods. Course Learning Objectives Students in this course will be able to: ? Critique competing approaches to research design and methods, and their philosophical differences. ? Make informed choices regarding research and design methodologies for the questions they seek to answer, and to judge and evaluate the quality of projects and their chosen methodologies
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Prerequisites: URS-5100: Fieldwork Planning,URS-5230: Eco Systems Thinking,URS-5260: Science for Urban Sustainability
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5230: Eco Systems Thinking

    As the dual crises of rampant inequality and climate change threaten the future of democracy and the future of our planet, Einstein’s notion that We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them becomes the challenge of the day. Today’s problems demand unprecedented reservoirs of human creativity, divergent thinking, and empathy as well as a heightened tolerance for complexity. Eco-systems thinking – a way of seeing the world as a complex web of interconnected parts – is a skill that helps us see patterns in relationships, view a problem through many perspectives, and identify leverage points for intervention. Coupled with a deep practice of collaborative experimentation, eco-systems thinking can help us get better at learning so that we can build more effective frameworks and strategies for solving our most intransigent urban problems. The purpose of this course is to sharpen our capacity for eco-systems thinking and creative problem solving at the same time that we build fundamental professional skills.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5240: Urban Infrastructure

    This course will explore the mechanics and implications of urban infrastructure and the urban metabolism to include topics such as: energy, water, transportation, housing, waste, food, land use and the built environment; while considering efficient and equitable delivery, distribution and ownership. Students who complete the course will be able to: . Comprehend and evaluate the conventional large-scale, resource-intensive industrial-era design infrastructure model. . Challenge and change the model by applying of new methods that use bio-mimicry and ecological systems design to produce smaller scale, distributed alternatives that are less resource-intensive. . Compare and analyze theories and strategies that promote equitable access, greater efficiency, and integration at the urban scale.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Prerequisites: URS-5260: Science for Urban Sustainability
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5260: Science for Urban Sustainability

    The quality and equality of life in cities affects not only cities themselves but also shapes the circumstances in rural and less-populated areas. Even more than other ecosystems, urban landscapes have suffered from a lack of comprehensive understanding and integrated planning, which has resulted in environmental degradation and unhealthy conditions for humans and other species. Urban sustainability is necessarily interdisciplinary and thus requires a conceptual framework that moves beyond the historic city-nature dichotomy, wherein cities are perceived to be the antithesis of nature and that understands ecological processes and natural resources as the material foundation of urban places and everyday life. This course provides a robust understanding of this framework and how it can be applied to research, analysis, and the creation of proposals for action.
    Min. Credits: 4.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5500: Prior Learning: Urban Sustainability


    Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 5.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: Y
    Program Approval Required: Y
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-5960: Independent Learning


    Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 5.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Independent Study
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6000: Capstone

    The Capstone is a semester-long comprehensive project in which students integrate environment, economy, and social equity through the overarching lens of natural systems thinking in order to demonstrate the habits of mind, breadth of knowledge, practitioner skills, and social justice perspective that reflect the mission of the University and the USMA Program. With that vision of a larger matrix or network of interconnected systems, students address an urban sustainability question, problem, or initiative, building from the Capstone Proposals that they wrote at the end of the Research and Writing course. In consultation with their Capstone Committees, students design, create, record, and report on the processes of a significant client project or research project. Projects can be done by individuals or teams, and innovation is encouraged. The seminar component of the course keeps students in contact with each other and their Capstone course instructor through online conferencing as well as class and individual meetings during the residency. Students complete their capstone projects, including a written document, and prepare a presentation, which is given during their final six-day residency of the program.
    Min. Credits: 5.0 Max Credits: 6.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Prerequisites: URS-5260: Urban Sustainability,URS-5100: Fieldwork Planning,URS-5230: Eco Systems Thinking,URS-5040: Sustainable Urban Economies,URS-5110: Fieldwork,URS-5222: Research and Writing for Practitioners,URS-5240: Urban Infrastructure
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6120: Fieldwork 2

    Building on the work completed in the Introduction to Fieldwork and Fieldwork Planning Seminar, students will engage in their actual fieldwork projects. During that time, students will be in contact with each other and their mentor in a seminar format.
    Min. Credits: 2.0 Max Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Field Study
    Prerequisites: URS-5260: Urban Sustainability,URS-5110: Fieldwork
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6130: Capstone Proposal

    The Capstone Proposal course guides students to develop a proposal for a comprehensive, focused capstone project that contributes to a specific field and/or area of practice on a theme that is relevant to the problems and possibilities of urban sustainability, meets the standards of advanced graduate work at the Master’s level, demonstrates the student’s potential as a professional practitioner and/or scholar, demonstrates that the student has achieved all of the program learning outcomes at a high level, and prepares the student for future contribution in a chosen field of urban sustainability.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6200: Adaptive Leadership for Sustainable Change

    This 1- unit course offers an introduction to the practice of adaptive leadership, with a specific focus on applying student learning to change initiatives in progress through Fieldwork and Capstone experiences. In this course, students will be introduced to ways of thinking, ways of being, practical tools, and implementable tactics that will develop and enhance leadership effectiveness in service to mobilizing greater progress on important issues.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6210: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories

    A greenhouse gas emissions inventory is an accounting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted to or removed from the atmosphere over a period of time. An inventory is usually the first step taken by entities that want to reduce their overall environmental footprint. This course will teach the basics of climate science and GHG accounting, and illustrate the possible options a corporation or organization might consider in the design of a GHG inventory. As an applied skills course, participants will employ GHG inventory tools and techniques to complete a GHG inventory for a constructed case project.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6220: Radical Cartographies: Mapping for Social Justice


    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6230: Funding Your Mission: Grant Writing

    1-unit course will introduce students to fundraising for a 501c3 non-profit organization, with a focus on grants and grant writing. The entire grant cycle will be covered, including research, grant applications, letters of inquiry, proposals, and grant reporting. Students will write on behalf of an existing organization and complete a full grant application. Students also will learn about the components of a diverse contributed income portfolio, various types of campaigns, and laws and ethics related to fundraising.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6250: Group Facilitation

    This one unit class will introduce the students to the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for effective group facilitation. Students will focus on group dynamics and processes and the role and skill of a facilitator. Facilitators help groups make decisions, manage conflict, help build positive and productive relationships among the group members and get things done. This class will provide the students with a solid overview of group phenomena based both on theory and application. The class will explore elements of effective groups, the role of the facilitator, and group dynamics. The question of what makes an effective group or team is at the core of this class.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6255: Democratizing Community Planning

    In this course, we will consider how democratizing planning and design could be used to dismantle unjust systems and ensure a sustainable future. We will examine undemocratic planning through social history and its connection to structural racism. We will learn what is the people’s “right to the city”, why democratizing planning is important, how planners and community members can shift planning practice and facilitate a “Just Transition,” and how to use popular education tools and strategies to “build the new” planning paradigm. We will study theoretical frameworks and practitioner principles for democratizing and decolonizing planning practice and how to apply participatory methodology in everyday planning practice.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom
    Prerequisites: URS-5240: Urban Infrastructure
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6260: Practical Map Making

    The course is organized around three smaller projects, and a final project which will draw on all of the skills gained in completing the first three projects. Each project includes online research into ways that cartographers represent data, discussion on the online forum, and the use of GIS and drawing software to represent geographic information. Through the course projects, students confront realistic problem scenarios that incorporate such skills and concepts as creating symbolization schemes, dealing with map projections, creating terrain representations, classification schemes, multivariate representation and representation of data uncertainty. Those who successfully complete the course are able to design and produce effective reference and thematic maps using GIS software, and can interpret and critique maps and related information graphics.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6270: Building Effective Online Communication Strategies for Social Change

    While non-profits have traditionally treated online channels like electronic megaphones, effective virtual communication is rooted in listening and engagement. In social change work our goal is to build power and movements. Online communications can support that goal by establishing a federated sense of ownership in movement dialogue and action. The purpose of this course is to build student understanding and experience of ways effectively to align an online communication campaign with the goals and aspirations and activities of their campaigning and advocacy work. This course will expose students to methods and strategies for creating an effective online communication campaign to advance social change activities. Towards this end, each student will: ? choose a topic/issue/product upon which to base their campaign ? learn how to build a story narrative with a particular audience(s) in mind ? learn how to advance that story over time and through various communications channels to engage and involve the target audience(s) Through the process of building a comprehensive/articulated communication plan students will leave the course with an understanding of: ? how to effectively coordinate use various online communication channels (Facebook, email, Twitter, etc.) ? how to evaluate the effectiveness of their messaging with available analytics tools and by listening for results and propagation of messages. ? how to build a calendar and workflow for responsive two-way communication with large diverse audiences
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6280: The Power of Story: Creating Strategy, Meme and Messages for Social Change

    Story has become a major arena of struggle in the current era. More and more, campaigns for social change and organizers for human rights and justice are recognizing the need for more sophisticated strategy around developing story and making meaning within their mobilizations, actions, campaigns and movement building work. This is a 1-unit course designed to provide students with an introduction to the basic tools for developing story-based strategy into social change work and the opportunity to apply them to real working campaigns, organizations, ideas and social movements.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6290: Introduction to Environmental Journalism

    This 1-unit course is a practical introduction to environmental journalism, which has an impact on open space, wildlife and humans and in many ways creates public agenda about the environment. It will help you find and develop story ideas, gather information and view issues from many different perspectives to produce fair and accurate articles. Just as in media newsrooms, we will discuss story ideas, as well as our successes and failures in previous assignments. A guest speaker involved in current environmental issues will help provide you with a better understanding of the complexities of real-life controversies, and of possible career opportunities. You are expected to be aware of major environmental issues of the day in your region, and keep track of environmental coverage in leading publications such as the Los Angeles Times and New York Times, and in research publications for environmental writers: Science and Nature. Your grade will be based on class participation, news judgment, clarity, accuracy, balance and the ability to meet deadlines.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability
  

  • URS-6500: Prior Learning: Urban Sustainability


    Min. Credits: 1.0 Max Credits: 6.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
    Method(s): Classroom
    Faculty Consent Required: Y
    Program Approval Required: Y
    Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability

Leadership and Management
  

  • FIN-5000: Finance for Socially Conscious Leaders

    This course focuses on business sustainability through the exploration of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL). Students will be exposed to how TBL shifts an organization from focusing primarily on financial profits to generating profits in a way that is better for people and the planet. Students will explore topics such as B Corporations, microfinance, social enterprise, social return on investment, social cost benefit analysis, and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • FIN-5100: Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Organiz

    This course focuses on the practical application of financial statement analysis and the use of financial information to make decisions in nonprofit organizations. Students will explore financial definitions, concepts and structure of non-profit accounting principles,financial statements, and basic tools for interpreting financial information. Ultimately, students will develop confidence in reading and interpreting the financial position of an organization and use financial statements, along with knowledge of an industry and information about the marketplace, to make informed budget and financial decisions.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5100: Public Policy

    This course will examine the relationship of how public policy influences nonprofits and as well as, how nonprofits impact policy. The topics in this course will focus on the interaction between nonprofit organizations in forming public policy and advocacy strategies, methods and techniques employed to affect policy and legislative change.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5113: Organizational Leadership and Governance

    As the environment for nonprofits continues to change, the demand for measured and innovative nonprofit leadership and governance is at a premium. In this course, students explore the unique aspects of nonprofit board governance with a primary focus on roles and responsibilities of the board, executive leadership, staff, and volunteers; how governing boards function; and elements that contribute to the overall organizational effectiveness and mission achievement.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5120: Community Collaborations & Partnerships

    This course explores how nonprofit agencies can intentionally plan, expand and evaluate strategic alliances with businesses and other mission-driven agencies to increase organizational capacity. Students will examine and analyze different partnerships and collaborations to assess strategies and approaches.
    Min. Credits: 1.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5200: Grant Writing and Resource Development

    This course provides students with a practical understanding of old and new concepts, techniques and theories of nonprofit/human service organization resource development. Students will think creatively about resource generation and learn how to build a story to express organizational need. The course includes a substantive section on the preparation of an effective grant application and exploration of frequent issues like knowing one’s capacity to “get the job done” or creating and implementing outcomes and ensuring realistic expectations and infrastructure for implementation success. The course concludes by highlighting the power in developing non-monetary resources through collaborative partners and building coalitions in order to be more successful systems of financial independence. Course Objectives: 1. Examine the basic concepts, techniques and theories of financial fundraising practices. 2. Tell stories that express the problem and need in order to apply their request to multiple modalities of fundraising. 3. Discover and understand the development and nurture of productive relationships and coalitions that move organizations forward in maintaining resources, capacity, and financial sustainability.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5210: Program Planning and Evaluation

    This course introduces students to the purposes of and strategies for program planning in nonprofit organizations. The primary focus of the class is building of the knowledge and skills required of program professionals. Students explore and examine theories, concepts, approaches, and processes fundamental to program planning and evaluation. Using research, reflection and practical application, student will explore the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs that aim to effect change and build capacity of individuals, families, and communities.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5220: Personal and Professional Accountability

    Emphasizing professional roles and responsibilities; ethical and legal issues; historical perspectives; mandatory reporting; confidentiality; and professional development, students will investigate the broad aspects and issues involved in the professional life and work of human services profession. Students are challenged to examine their individual professional direction, goals, and achievement strategies to support life-long professional competency.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5230: Human Services Systems and Organizations

    This course examines the organization through which social welfare and social services are delivered. Using systems theory perspective, students will develop a more nuanced perspective on the structure and functioning of complex social service organizations. Topics will include the history of social service agencies, adapting to changes in the social environments, how to grow and develop services, and how to navigate socio-political relationships.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5900: Capstone Project

    The course provides an opportunity for students to design and execute an individualized project to integrate and expand on skills and knowledge attained throughout their graduate program. Working with a faculty advisor, students pursue their professional interests by taking one of two approaches, either writing an extended research paper or conducting and reporting on a practical project of use to an organization of their choice. Both approaches involve a written report/artifact and presentation.
    Min. Credits: 3.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • HSA-5910: Research Methods

    This introductory course covers the essential concepts related to research design and methodology that practitioners need to become critical evaluators of research in the non-profit and social services field. Students will gain an understanding of the research process (both qualitative and quantitative) which will enable them to critically analyze published research and/or be able to conduct independent research and to utilize research findings for program and service modification.
    Min. Credits: 2.0
    Credit Basis: Semester credit
    Location(s): Antioch University
    Method(s): Online (asynchronous)
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7010: Proseminar I


    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7020: Proseminar II

    Proseminar II focuses on the individualized learning competencies and the Organizational Change Project, with special emphasis on the curricular area of research skills and methods of inquiry
    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7030: Proseminar III

    Proseminar III focuses heavily on research and dissertation development
    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7100A1: Reflective Leadership Essay


    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7100B1: Change Project Proposal


    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7100B2: Change Project Final


    Min. Credits: 16.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7110: Learning Plan


    Min. Credits: 4.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7150: Ethics Essay


    Min. Credits: 4.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7160: Cultural Global Essay


    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7170: Case Study in Leading Change


    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7180A: Nature of Leadership & Change A


    Min. Credits: 4.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7180B: Nature of Leadership & Change B


    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7300B2: Research Redesign Essay


    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7300B3: Critical Review of Research


    Min. Credits: 16.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7310: Critical Review of Research A

    The purpose of the Critical Review of Research is to help students to develop their skills at identifying, critiquing and synthesizing resources in relation to a specific review question. Through the course of this Learning Achievement students demonstrate their ability to conduct a review and appraisal of the foundational, conceptual, and research studies in a chosen field of interest. The CRR includes a general review question (which may be underpinned by realist, interpretivist or humanist approaches), a fully-documented search process, a set of 20-30 sources that represent the knowledge base of the chosen field of study, and a critical appraisal of both individual entries and the field at large. It is comprised of two parts - the CRR-A (Analysis) (of 25-40 pages in length including the matrix) and the CRR-B (Synthesis) (of 15-25 pages in length). The CRR-A (Analysis), contains the following elements: ·A statement of the background rationale for the review , its aim, and a working review question which will guide the literature search; ·A description of the search process; ·The inclusion criteria used for selecting the resources to be reviewed; ·A list of the articles, books, dissertations, or other works chosen for intensive analysis presented in a matrix. This should include (20-30) foundational works, conceptual papers, books and dissertations, and empirical articles.
    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7310A: Critical Review of Research Proposal

    Through the course of this Learning Achievement students demonstrate their ability to conduct a review and appraisal of the foundational, conceptual, and research studies in a chosen field of interest. The CRR includes a general research question (which may be underpinned by realist, interpretivist or humanist approaches), a fully-documented search process, a set of 15-30 sources that represent the knowledge base of the chosen field of study, and a methodological appraisal of both individual entries and the field at large. It is comprised of two parts - the CRR-A (Proposal) and the CRR-B (Final). The student must secure approval of the proposal and be awarded credit before proceeding to CRR-B.
    Min. Credits: 4.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7310B: Critical Revew of Research Fin

    The Critical Review of Research - Final (CRR-B) follows the completion and approval of the CRR-A. In this Learning Achievement, the student conducts a review of the foundational, conceptual, and research studies in a chosen field of interest. The CRR-B consists of a review and appraisal of the sources chosen for further study, and a general epistemological appraisal of the field at large, as represented by these studies. This CRR-B should be between 35-45 pages including references and written using the format and style of APA 7th edition (unless another format and style is relevant to the field of study and approved by the evaluator).
    Min. Credits: 12.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7320: Critical Review of Research B

    The Critical Review of Research - Final (CRR-B) follows the completion and approval of the CRR-A. The purpose of this part of the learning achievement is to ‘tell the story’ of the resources which were analyzed in the CRR-A through the presentation of a narrative review of those sources. This narrative review may be organized around: themes apparent among the sources cited, specific methodological approaches used, a historical account of how the field has developed, or another appropriate way of making sense of the resources reviewed and the field they represent. This narrative account may also consider the articles reviewed through the lens of a larger theoretical idea (for instance, feminist theory, critical race theory, or discourse analysis). The CRR-B should comment on surprises encountered while undertaking the review, omissions apparent in the field, or inherent biases which color the way the topic has been studied to date. It should also include a discussion of the implications of what has been found for further research The conclusion should include the student’s reflections on how the project has helped them to refine or understand their topic area and how it will affect their potential dissertation focus and methodological approach. In completing this Learning Achievement, students should demonstrate competency in: 1. Exploring a field of study that is relevant to leadership and change literature and identifying relevant resources which inform a specific review question of particular interest to their research. 2. Presenting a comprehensive scholarly search of a range of literature and carefully documenting the search process. 3. Understanding research design as it applies to a chosen area of interest and categorizing research in a table of each article reviewed [e.g., author, title, year, journal, research question(s), method, primary finding(s)] critique. 4. Presenting the project with the quality of writing appropriate for doctoral level work and a review of literature.
    Min. Credits: 8.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7400A: Individualized Agreement Proposal A


    Min. Credits: 4.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7400B: Individualized Agreement Proposal B


    Min. Credits: 4.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7500: Individualized Agreement Final A


    Min. Credits: 24.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
  

  • LC-7600: Individualized Agreement Final B


    Min. Credits: 24.0
    Credit Basis: Annual credit
    Location(s): Grad School Ldrshp & Chnge
    Method(s): Learning Achievement
    Faculty Consent Required: N
    Program Approval Required: N
    Course Type Leadership and Management
 

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