Spring 2022

PBHLTH 101 001 - LEC 001

A Sustainable World: Challenges and Opportunities

Lauren Anne van der Walt

Jan 18, 2022 - May 06, 2022

10:00 am - 11:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:23432

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: Online
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

Offered through School of Public Health

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 2

Enrolled: 278

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 280

Waitlist Max: 100

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Students now attending Berkeley will confront an extremely different set of challenges than the current faculty experienced. Economic growth cannot continue exponentially in a finite world. Human activity and human numbers threaten the possibility of irreversible damage to the fragile biosphere on which all life depends. In this 3-unit interdisciplinary course, students will focus on finding creative solutions to the problems faced by their generation. Each week, experts will discuss problems and solutions concerning sustainability and climate change that they’re passionate about. Topics include energy consumption, food security, population growth and family planning, migration, climate change, policy, and governance.