Courses Offered
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Pre-requisite/s | Semester/s Offered | Course Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 201 | Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics | Ecosystem structure, function, energetics, nutrient cycles, population dynamics, ecosystem models. Required course for minor/cognate | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 202 | Landscape Ecology | Principles, theories, research methods and application of landscape ecology in environmental and natural resource management. | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 203 | Advanced Aquatic Ecology | Recent studies in aquatic environment-organism interactions; adaptive mechanisms; species displacement and extinction; modern approaches in the evaluation of production rates. | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 204 | Issues in Aquatic Resources Management | Problem and issues in the use of aquatic resources with emphasis on the Philippines situation. | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 211 | System Analysis and Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources Management | Statistical concepts and data analysis; optimization techniques; stochastic modeling; application of the systems approach to resource- based problems. Required course for minor/cognate | MGT 211 or COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 220 | Institution and the Environment | Social science approaches to the study of man-environment interactions; analysis of the interrelationships between culture, population, and the natural environment, and human responses to changing habitats. | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 221 | Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Formulation | Theories, concepts, and issues in environmental and natural resource policy formulation, case studies with special reference to developing countries. | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 230 | Industrial Ecology | Ecological principles and their applications in the organization and management of industrial systems. | ENS 201 or COI | 1, 2, | 3 |
| ENS 235 | Theories and Methodologies of Environmental Life Cycle Assessment | Framework and applications of life cycle assessment to evaluate environmental, social and economic sustainability of products and their supply chains. | COI | 1, 2, M | 3 |
| ENS 242 | Economic Valuation of Environmental and Natural Resource System | Approaches and techniques for economic measurements and valuation of natural resources and environmental impacts of development. | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 255 | Environmental Psychology | Analysis of the confluence of psychological processes and environmental context from a transactional perspective. | COI | 2 | 3 |
| ENS 265 | Gender and Environments | Theories, research, and issues relevant to the analysis of gender relations in the home and work environments. | COI | 1 | 3 |
| ENS 270 | Dynamics of Population, Resources and Environment | Interactions of human populations with resources and environment in different ecosystems; local, national, and global in scope. | HUME 2 or COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 275 | Contemporary Issues in Environment and Development | Environmental issues, concerns and opportunities; environment-economy interactions; environmental administration; sustainable development policies and issues; resource-use conflict and resolution. | COI | 1, 2 | 3 |
| ENS 290 | Special Problems | COI | 1, 2, M | 1-3 (May be taken twice provided that total number of units to be credited to the student's program will not exceed 4 units.) | |
| ENS 291 | Special Topics | Topics: • Environmental Research Methods • Environmental Diplomacy • Environmental Geology • Environment, Human Health and the Industries • Environmental Hydrology | COI | 1, 2, M | 1-3 (May be taken twice provided that total number of units to be credited to the student's program will not exceed 4 units.) |
| ENS 296 | Environmental Impact Assessment: Perspectives from the Natural and Social Sciences | Framework and methodology for environmental impact assessment of the biophysical and socioeconomic systems; ecological, social and ethical bases of EIA; risk assessment and management; mitigation of negative impacts and enhancement of positive impacts; case studies. | COI | 1, 2, M | 4 |
| ENS 299 | Graduate Seminar | COI | 1, 2, M | 1 (May be taken twice) | |
| ENS 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |||
| ENS 400 | Doctoral Dissertation | 12 |
