Arranged alphabetically by department. Generally only upper division and graduate courses are listed. For information on prerequisites and number of credits, see the SDSU General Catalog and the SDSU Graduate Bulletin.
460 Underwater Research Methods and Techniques
Preparation for scientific research underwater; scientific methods,
techniques, operations and specialized equipment; scientific diver
training and certification requirements; diving procedures and
regulations; diving equipment; diving physiology hyperbaric
conditions, fitness, practical diving skills, safety and emergency
procedures.
507 Topics in Ecology
Treatment of particular advanced aspects of ecology not covered in
regular courses, including insect ecology, intertidal ecology, and
Ecology of the Colorado River Delta Region. See current Class
Schedule for specific content.
519 Aquaculture
Principles and practices of the farming of aquatic
organisms.
520 Ichthyology
Identification, systematics, evolution, structure, physiology,
behavior and ecology of fishes.
521 Advanced General Microbiology
Taxonomy, comparative physiology and ecology of representative
microorganisms found in various natural environments.
521L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory
Procedures and methods for isolation, characterization and
identification of prokaryotes from soil, water and humans; includes
both pathogenic and non-pathogenic prokaryotes.
539 Restoration Ecology
Ecological concepts pertaining to the restoration of disturbed
ecosystems, including plant establishment, stability of man-made
ecosystems, below ground biota, mineral cycling, succession, and
other organisms and processes on disturbed lands.
540 Conservation Ecology
Human impacts on ecosystems, the resultant endangerment and
extinction of plan and animal species, and strategies for the
protection and recovery of threatened forms.
545. Limnology
Biological, chemical, and physical considerations of inland
waters.
586 Medical Entomology
Role of insects and other arthropods in the transmission and
causation of human diseases and the important diseases of
domesticated animals.
588 Parasitology
Study of animal parasite with special reference to those of humans.
Laboratory including identification of important human parasites, and
collection and preservation of local forms.
604 Seminar in Aquatic Ecology
Ecological concepts as applied to the fresh water and marine
environment.
766 Advanced Topics in Population and Community
Ecology
Selected topics in population and community ecology.
550 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis
Theory and application of those instrumental methods of chemical
separation and analysis most frequently used in all subdisciplines of
chemistry.
571 Environmental Chemistry
Fundamental of chemistry applied to environmental problems. Chemistry
of ecosystems; analysis of natural constituents and pollutants;
sampling methods; transport of contaminants; regulations and public
policy.
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
355 Civil Engineering Environmental
Studies
The application of civil engineering methodology to the solution of
environmental problems.
530 Open Channel Hydraulics
Principles of open channel flow; analysis and problems of critical ,
uniform, gradually-varied, and rapidly-varied flows, design and
environmental problems; computer simulations and applications; and
culvert hydraulics.
555 Water and Wastewater Engineering
Water and wastewater. Physical chemical and biological
methods of treatment. Advanced waste treatment processes. Water
reclamation.
632 Computational Hydraulics and
Hydrology
Computational methods applied to hydraulics and hydrology. Explicit
and implicit schemes for solving hyperbolic problems. Method of
characteristics. One- and two-dimensional nonsteady open channel flow
simulation.
634 Surface Water Hydrology
Hydrologic systems. Physical hydrology. Kinematic wave theory.
Diffusion and dynamic wave theories. Watershed and stream channel
routing. Hydrologic simulation.
635 Water Quality Engineer
Development of water quality criteria. Survey of current methods of
water treatment, wastewater treatment and water renovation. Economic
considerations of water quality management.
636 Water Quality Processes
Theoretical and laboratory study of the chemical and microbiological
processes which govern modern water and wastewater
treatment.
637 Process Design for Industrial Waste
Treatment and Bioremediation
Process design of physical, chemical, and biological treatment
methods for in-plant treatment of specialized hazardous and
nonhazardous industrial waste streams. In-situ remediation of
problems associated with industrial waste spill and dump
sites.
638 Sedimentation and River Engineering
Hydraulics of sediment transport; erosion and sedimentation problems;
river mechanics and morphology; mathematical modeling of river
hydraulics; sediment transport and river channel changes. Design and
environmental problems; erosion control and river
training.
642 Groundwater Seepage and Earth Dams
Groundwater seepage and contaiminant transport in saturated and
unsaturated soils. Flow nets for homogeneous and layered soils.
Design and stability analysis of embankments and earth
dams.
453 Economics and Ecology
Relation of ecological problems to basic economic institutions.
Examination of the apparent conflict between economic needs and
ecological requirements. Economics of air, fresh water, ocean and
land pollution, overpopulation and natural resource utilization.
Investigation of possible solutions.
EXERCISE AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
320 Skin and Scuba Diving
Function and knowledge of underwater diving to include diving
physiology, hyperbaric conditions, medical hazards, safety procedures
associated with scuba diving, proper care and operation of
equipment.
320L Skin and Scuba Diving Laboratory
[No description. Can only be taken concurrently with ENS
320]
323 Advanced Scuba Diving
Theory, skills, and technique including underwater
navigation, diving physics, diving physiology, diving medicine,
diving safety. Qualifies for Advanced Diving Certificate form the
National Association of Underwater Instructors.
409 Global Climate Change
Global climate system and feedbacks with biosphere. Past climates and
potential future changes, including changes in greenhouse gases,
ozone depletion and acid rain. Predictions and uncertainty regarding
changes including natural and antropogenic causes.
484 Geographic Information Systems
Procedures for encoding, storage, management, and display of spatial
data; theory of computer-assisted map analysis; examination of
important geographic information systems.
488 Remote Sensing of Environment
Techniques for acquiring and interpreting remotely sensed
data of environment. Electromagnetic radiation processes, aerial
photographic systems, and human interpretation of aerial and
satellite imagery. Geographic analysis of selected terrestrial,
oceanographic, and atmospheric processes and resources.
508 Environmental Climatology
Interaction between the atmosphere and earth surface. Solar and
thermal radiation, turbulent heat transfer, soil heat transfer.
Change in the atmosphere due to natural variations and human
activity. Impacts on the environment.
509 Regional Climatology
The causes of climatic types as they occur throughout the world.
Principles of several climatic classifications.
510 Advanced Meteorology
Physical characteristics of the atmosphere including thermodynamics,
moisture and condensation, atmospheric aerosol, and cloud
processes.
511 Hydroclimatology
Hydrologic cycle, energy and mass fluxes from the earth to
the atmosphere and land-atmosphere interactions. Agricultural and
hydrologic significance of spatial variability of energy and mass
fluxes.
670 Environmental and Resource Conservation
Theory
Theories and principles involved in natural and environmental
resources management.
674 Advanced Water Resources
Water resource development, organization and utilization.
683 Advanced Geographic Information
Systems
Geographic information systems in geographic problem solving
including data structures, project designs, and vector
graphics.
683L Geographic Information Systems
Laboratory
Data processing and analysis in geographic information systems.
Applications of overlay functions in spatial analysis.
688 Advanced Remote Sensing
Sensor systems, image interpretation and geographic applications in
thermal infrared and microwave remote sensing. Principles of digital
image processing.
688L Advanced Remote Sensing Laboratory
Processing and analysis of remotely sensed data. Laboratory training
in sensor systems and digital image-processing methods including
thermal infrared and microwave data analysis.
770 Seminar in Environmental and Resource
Conservation
Natural and environmental resource conservation. May be repeated with
new content.
551 Hydrogeology
Theory of ground water flow. Exploration for and development of the
ground water resource. Aquifer tests, water quality, and water
resource management. Occurrence of water in alluvial, sedimentary,
volcanic, plutonic, and metamorphic terrains.
552 Field and Laboratory Techniques in
Hydrogeology
Use and application of common field and laboratory techniques in
hydrogeology. Exercises include drilling, coring and sediment
sampling, aquifer testing, unsaturated zone monitoring, fluid level
measurement, tracer testing, laboratory measurement of permeability,
capillary, and analysis of inorganic and organic constituents in
groundwater.
651 Numerical Modeling of Ground-Water
Flow
Finite difference approximations of ground water and mass transport
equations. Direct and iterative solutions to simultaneous equations.
Calibration, verification and application of numerical models to
analyze ground water hydrologic problems.
653 Groundwater Aquifer Testing
Theory and practice of conducting and analyzing constant-rate aquifer
tests, step-drawdown tests, and slug injection tests. Analysis of
results for confined, unconfined, leaky- confined, and fractured
aquifers.
675 Groundwater Geochemistry
Processes affecting inorganic solute acquisition and deposition in
groundwater. Applications to radioactive and metal contaminant
transport.
676 Solute Transport in Groundwater
Theory of dissolved solute transport in groundwater. Applications to
contaminant delineation, modeling and characterization of aquifer
heterogeneities. Case studies of tracer tests and contaminant
plumes.
677 Environmental Fate of Organic
Contaminants
Physical and chemical properties and processes affecting distribution
of organic contaminants in the environment. Focus on subsurface
environments with applications to surface waters.
680 Sedimentary Geochemistry
Topics in low temperature geochemistry.
540 Environmental History of the United States
The relationship of Americans to their environment from colonial
times to the present with emphasis on how attitudes and values have
affected personal behavior and public policy toward the
land.
355 The United States-Mexico International
Border
History, culture, economics, and politics of US/Mexico border region.
Theories and policy issues surrounding development of region; local
regional problems and major agencies, institutions, organizations
addressing these problems.
597 US/Mexico Border: Urban and Regional
Development
US/Mexico border region as seen through the lens of city and regional
planning and geography.
OCEANOGRAPHY
305 Scientific Scuba Diving
Entry level scientific diver training and certification course.
Theory and practical diving skills to include diving physiology,
hyperbaric conditions, medical hazards, proper selection, care and
operation of diving equipment, marine environment, emergency
procedures, scientific diving techniques and regulations.
306 Scientific Scuba Diving for Certified
Divers
Scientific diving operations, techniques and procedures; dive
planning and lead diver responsibilities; underwater work, mapping
search and salvage, navigation, deep, night and small boat diving;
emergency procedures and rescue. Physics, physiology, medicine,
decompression theory, oceanography, marine life and marine
environment.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN STUDIES
675 Seminar in Environmental Policy and
Planning in the US
Concepts and analytical approaches geared to environmental policy
planning and decision-making. Public regulatory programs and
environmental protection organizations; relationship between science
and policy-making; environmental issues which require binational
management.
685 Seminar in International Environmental
Planning
Relationship between economic development and environmental
protection policies in developing nations. role of environmental
issues in development and planning decisions. Emphasis on Mexican
experience and its relevance to San Diego region.
720 Seminar in Land Use and Environmental
Law
Cases and studies in zoning, coastal planning, growth management and
environmental assessment.
604 Environmental Determinants of Human
Health
Environmental determinants and their influence on human health.
Biological, physical, and chemical factors which affect the health of
a community.
621 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Utilizing selected infectious diseases and environmental settings,
provides scientific background on which epidemiological
investigations and control measures are based.
634 Environmental Protection
Rationale and mechanisms for control of water supplies, liquid and
solid waste disposal, lighting, heat, food and housing, pesticides
and community noise.
637 Biological Mechanisms of Environmental
Toxicants
Biologic effects and underlying mechanisms of action of harmful
environmental agents on mammalism cells and tissues. Emphasis on
toxic chemicals and applications of basic mechanisms research to
public health situations.
638A Principles of Toxicology
Dose-response and other principles for evaluating the effects of
toxic chemicals on mammalian organ systems.
638B Methods in Toxicity Testing
Laboratory methods used in evaluating chemicals for potential human
toxicity.
639 Water Quality Investigation
Human health in problems associated with water usage and with various
aquatic environments.
721 Environmental Epidemiology
Uses of epidemiological methods in study of environmental hazards
affecting community health and health of workers. Case
studies.
738 Topics in Toxicology
Topics in toxicology to include food toxicants, pesticides, soil and
groundwater pollutants, industrial toxicology and quality assurance,
toxicokinetics, genetic toxicology and toxicology in risk
assessment.
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