ESM 216: SUSTAINABLE FORESTS

University of California, Santa Barbara

Graduate-level introduction to forest sustainability from an applied interd isciplinary research and environmental problem-solving perspective. The cou rse meets weekly, with each week covering a different aspect of forest scie nce (e.g., forest ecohydrology) or management (e.g., wildfire policy). The material will be covered through readings as well as lectures and discussio ns led by faculty experts from the Bren School and beyond. Students will al so develop a research proposal or analysis (as relevant to their degree) th at is related to forest sustainability. Students will present their proposa ls/projects in the final week of the course; proposals may form the basis o f subsequent MESM Group Projects or PhD research.

Average GPA: 4.00

Grade distribution records: 29 students across 2 terms.

Grade distribution

Based on 29 student grade records across 2 terms and 1 professor.

Instructors

• Dudney J C 29 students, Average GPA 4.00