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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
14056	ENEC 89 - 001 First Year Seminar: Special Topics	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Amy Cooke	Venable Hall-Rm G311	Seats filled	Seats filled	22/22
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
7175	ENEC 201 - 001 Introduction to Environment and Society	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Gregory Gangi	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0121	Seats filled	62/77	147/162	0/999
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 4 units.
12735	ENEC 201 - 01F Introduction to Environment and Society	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Gregory Gangi	Venable Hall-Rm G307	Seats filled	Seats filled	28/28
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 4 units.
7176	ENEC 201 - 601 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 4:40PM - 5:30PM	Gregory Gangi	Murphey Hall-Rm 0222	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7194	ENEC 201 - 602 Introduction to Environment and Society	Tu 3:30PM - 4:20PM	Gregory Gangi	Murphey Hall-Rm 0222	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7183	ENEC 201 - 603 Introduction to Environment and Society	We 5:45PM - 6:35PM	Gregory Gangi	Murphey Hall-Rm 0222	Seats filled	Seats filled	12/12	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7184	ENEC 201 - 604 Introduction to Environment and Society	We 4:40PM - 5:30PM	Gregory Gangi	Murphey Hall-Rm 0222	Seats filled	Seats filled	12/12	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7185	ENEC 201 - 605 Introduction to Environment and Society	Tu 5:00PM - 5:50PM	Gregory Gangi	New East-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	16/16	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7186	ENEC 201 - 606 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Gregory Gangi	Graham Memorial-Rm 0212	Seats filled	Seats filled	11/11	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7187	ENEC 201 - 607 Introduction to Environment and Society	Tu 2:00PM - 2:50PM	Gregory Gangi	Murphey Hall-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	12/12	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7188	ENEC 201 - 608 Introduction to Environment and Society	We 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Gregory Gangi	New East-Rm 0201	7/9	Seats filled	7/9	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7189	ENEC 201 - 609 Introduction to Environment and Society	We 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Gregory Gangi	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0570	7/8	Seats filled	7/8	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7190	ENEC 201 - 610 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Gregory Gangi	New East-Rm 0201	6/8	Seats filled	6/8	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7191	ENEC 201 - 611 Introduction to Environment and Society	We 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Gregory Gangi	Tate-Turner-Kuralt -Rm 226A	8/10	Seats filled	8/10	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7192	ENEC 201 - 612 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Gregory Gangi	Murphey Hall-Rm 0222	5/8	Seats filled	5/8	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7193	ENEC 201 - 613 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Gregory Gangi	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1370	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
13843	ENEC 201 - 614 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 5:45PM - 6:45PM	Gregory Gangi	Murphey Hall-Rm 0222	6/8	Seats filled	6/8	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
13844	ENEC 201 - 615 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 5:45PM - 6:35PM	Gregory Gangi	New East-Rm 0301	0/5	Seats filled	0/5	0/5
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
12736	ENEC 201 - 735 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Gregory Gangi	Stone Center-Rm 0201	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
12737	ENEC 201 - 736 Introduction to Environment and Society	Mo 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Gregory Gangi	Stone Center-Rm 0200	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
Description: Human-environment interactions are examined through analytical methods from the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The focus is on the role of social, political, and economic factors in controlling interactions between society and the environment in historical and cultural contexts. Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. 0 units.
7178	ENEC 202 - 001 Introduction to the Environmental Sciences	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Geoffrey Bell	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0101	Seats filled	9/18	59/68	0/999
Description: Examines fundamental processes governing the movement and transformation of material and energy in environmental systems. Focuses on the role of these processes in environmental phenomena and how society perturbs these processes. Integrates methods from a range of scientific disciplines. Three lecture hours and three computer laboratory hours a week. 4 units.
7179	ENEC 202 - 401 Introduction to the Environmental Sciences	Mo 2:30PM - 4:20PM	Geoffrey Bell	Venable Hall-Rm 3302	26/27	Seats filled	26/27	0/999
Description: Examines fundamental processes governing the movement and transformation of material and energy in environmental systems. Focuses on the role of these processes in environmental phenomena and how society perturbs these processes. Integrates methods from a range of scientific disciplines. Three lecture hours and three computer laboratory hours a week. 0 units.
7201	ENEC 202 - 402 Introduction to the Environmental Sciences	Tu 11:00AM - 12:50PM	Geoffrey Bell	Venable Hall-Rm 3302	16/20	Seats filled	16/20	0/999
Description: Examines fundamental processes governing the movement and transformation of material and energy in environmental systems. Focuses on the role of these processes in environmental phenomena and how society perturbs these processes. Integrates methods from a range of scientific disciplines. Three lecture hours and three computer laboratory hours a week. 0 units.
7202	ENEC 202 - 403 Introduction to the Environmental Sciences	Th 9:00AM - 10:50AM	Geoffrey Bell	Venable Hall-Rm 3302	17/21	Seats filled	17/21	0/999
Description: Examines fundamental processes governing the movement and transformation of material and energy in environmental systems. Focuses on the role of these processes in environmental phenomena and how society perturbs these processes. Integrates methods from a range of scientific disciplines. Three lecture hours and three computer laboratory hours a week. 0 units.
7180	ENEC 204 - 03S Environmental Seminar	Th 12:00AM - 12:00AM	Janet Nye	TBA	0/20	Seats filled	0/20	0/999
Description: This course will provide an intellectual focus on the interface between environment and society by examining the relationship among science, policy, and actual management practices on a chosen topic. 1 - 3 units.
9416	ENEC 222 - 001 Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	MARC ALPERIN	Venable Hall-Rm G307	25/30	Seats filled	25/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MATH 231 and either CHEM 101 or PHYS 114. Introduction to the estuarine and coastal environment: geomorphology, physical circulation, nutrient loading, primary and secondary production, carbon and nitrogen cycling, benthic processes, and sedimentation. Consideration given to human impact on coastal systems with emphasis on North Carolina estuaries and sounds. Includes a mandatory weekend field trip and laboratory. 4 units.
9417	ENEC 222 - 601 Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science	Th 5:00PM - 6:15PM	MARC ALPERIN	Venable Hall-Rm G307	25/30	Seats filled	25/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MATH 231 and either CHEM 101 or PHYS 114. Introduction to the estuarine and coastal environment: geomorphology, physical circulation, nutrient loading, primary and secondary production, carbon and nitrogen cycling, benthic processes, and sedimentation. Consideration given to human impact on coastal systems with emphasis on North Carolina estuaries and sounds. Includes a mandatory weekend field trip and laboratory. 0 units.
7204	ENEC 241 - 001 Energy and Culture Seminar for the Thailand Field Site	We 5:00PM - 5:50PM	Richard Kamens	Venable Hall-Rm G307	2/25	Seats filled	2/25	0/999
Description: This one credit hour course meets the semester before UNC students go to study abroad at the Institute for the Environment Thailand Field Site. The course will prepare students for the research portion of the program. Student should be applying to the field site when taking this course. 1 units.
8937	ENEC 272 - 001 Local Flora	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Joshua Fuller	Wilson Hall-Rm 0128	Seats filled	Seats filled	4/4	1/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOL 101, and 101L or 102L; Corequisite, BIOL 272L. Open to all undergraduates. North Carolina's flora: recognition, identification, classification, evolution, history, economics, plant families, ecology, and conservation. Three lecture hours per week. 3 units.
14706	ENEC 272 - 401 Local Flora	Mo 1:25PM - 4:20PM	To be Announced	Wilson Hall-Rm 0140	Seats filled	Seats filled	2/2	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOL 101, and 101L or 102L; Corequisite, BIOL 272L. Open to all undergraduates. North Carolina's flora: recognition, identification, classification, evolution, history, economics, plant families, ecology, and conservation. Three lecture hours per week. 0 units.
14707	ENEC 272 - 402 Local Flora	We 1:25PM - 4:20PM	To be Announced	Wilson Hall-Rm 0140	Seats filled	Seats filled	2/2	1/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOL 101, and 101L or 102L; Corequisite, BIOL 272L. Open to all undergraduates. North Carolina's flora: recognition, identification, classification, evolution, history, economics, plant families, ecology, and conservation. Three lecture hours per week. 0 units.
10045	ENEC 307 - 001 Energy and Material Flows in the Environment and Society	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	David Hatcher	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	8/999
Description: Prerequisites, ENEC 201 and MATH 231 or MATH 152; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Examines regional to global scale flow of materials and energy through materials extractions, processing, manufacturing, product use, recycling, and disposal, including relevance to policy development. Reviews natural cycles, basic physics, and technology of energy production. 3 units.
17190	ENEC 307 - 002 Energy and Material Flows in the Environment and Society	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	David Hatcher	Gardner Hall-Rm 0001	0/30	Seats filled	0/30
Description: Prerequisites, ENEC 201 and MATH 231 or MATH 152; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Examines regional to global scale flow of materials and energy through materials extractions, processing, manufacturing, product use, recycling, and disposal, including relevance to policy development. Reviews natural cycles, basic physics, and technology of energy production. 3 units.
8569	ENEC 330 - 001 Principles of Sustainability	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	To be Announced	Venable Hall-Rm G307	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	30/999
Description: This course introduces students to theories, principles, and measurement of sustainability. It also provides an overview of sustainability in national and international contexts. 3 units.
10047	ENEC 352 - 001 Marine Fisheries Ecology	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Geoffrey Bell	Venable Hall-Rm G307	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, EMES 103, 401, or ENEC 202. Gives students a foundation in population biology and the ecological processes that influence populations of economically important fish and shellfish. Students will gain practical quantitative skills including statistical analyses, model development, and data visualization. Familiarity with introductory statistics concepts is preferred but not necessary. 3 units.
7505	ENEC 370 - 001 Agriculture and the Environment	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Amy Cooke	Peabody Hall-Rm 3050	Seats filled	Seats filled	48/48	5/999
Description: Introduction to the ecology of agricultural practices and the impact of food production on the environment. Particular attention will be paid to the constraints on agriculture which must be overcome to feed the planet's growing population. 3 units.
14679	ENEC 435 - 001 Principles of Environmental Consulting: Mechanics of Groundwater Flow	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Antonia Sebastian	Mitchell Hall-Rm 0205	0/5	Seats filled	0/5	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, EMES 324; MATH 232; PHYS 114 or 118; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Water is an essential resource for all life, and the availability of clean water will become one of the most important socio-political and economic discussions over the coming decades. This course covers fundamentals of groundwater storage, subsurface flow, and contaminant transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater and drinking water resources. Course previously offered as GEOL 435. 3 units.
11874	ENEC 437 - 001 Social Vulnerability to Climate Change	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Clark Gray	Carolina Hall-Rm 0204	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	10/999
Description: How does climate change affect vulnerable human populations? We will attempt to answer a shared research question on this topic by reading the peer-reviewed literature and by conducting a semester-long data analysis project incorporating social and climate data from around the world. This is a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). 3 units.
12829	ENEC 444 - 001 Marine Phytoplankton	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	ADRIAN MARCHETTI	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	1/999
Description: For junior and senior science majors or graduate students. Biology of marine photosynthetic protists and cyanobacteria. Phytoplankton evolution, biodiversity, structure, function, biogeochemical cycles and genomics. Harmful algal blooms, commercial products, and climate change. Three lecture/practical session hours per week. Course previously offered as MASC 444. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
7407	ENEC 448 - 01S Coastal and Estuarine Ecology	Tu 12:00AM - 12:00AM	Niels Lindquist	TBA	0/17	Seats filled	0/17	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, CHEM 102 and MATH 231. A field-intensive study of the ecology of marine organisms and their interactions with their environment, including commercially important organisms. Laboratory/recitation/field work is included and contributes two credit hours to the course. Course previously offered as MASC 448. 4 units.
8583	ENEC 468 - 001 Temporal GIS and Space/Time Geostatistics for the Environment and Public Health	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Marc Serre	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1304	Seats filled	Seats filled	2/2	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MATH 232; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Reviews geographical information systems (GIS). Covers geostatistics theory for the interpolation of environmental and health monitoring data across space and time. Uses publicly available water and air quality monitoring data to create maps used for environmental assessment, regulatory compliance analysis, exposure science, and risk analysis. 3 units.
7404	ENEC 471 - 01S Human Impacts on Estuarine Ecosystems	TuTh 12:00AM - 12:00AM	RACHEL NOBLE	TBA	0/17	Seats filled	0/17	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, CHEM 102 and MATH 231. A cohesive examination of the human impacts on biological processes in estuarine ecosystems. Laboratory/recitation/field work is included and contributes two credit hours to the course. Taught at off-campus field station. 4 units.
17188	ENEC 473 - 001 Business and Finance Fundamentals for Change Makers	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	David Hatcher	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	4/40	Seats filled	4/40
Description: This course is designed to develop basic finance skills along with familiarity with core business concepts. The goal of the course is to empower non-business majors with the skills and vocabulary required to advance the goals of pro-environment businesses and social entrepreneurs. 3 units.
14025	ENEC 490 - 002 Special Topics in Environmental Science and Studies	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Geoffrey Bell	Hanes Hall-Rm 0112	22/25	Seats filled	22/25	0/999
Description: Advanced topics from diverse areas of environmental science and/or environmental studies are explored. 1 - 12 units.
9667	ENEC 492 - 001 Social Science Research Methods	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	To be Announced	Hanes Hall-Rm 0112	21/24	Seats filled	21/24	0/999
Description: Students learn quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research skills and their application to public policies and management of natural resources. 3 units.
10194	ENEC 548 - 001 Sustainable Energy Systems	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Noah Kittner	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	6/999
Description: This course will provide an introduction to urgent topics related to energy, sustainability, and the environment. The course material will focus on new technologies, policies, and plans in cities and different governing bodies in the energy system with a focus on developing tools to analyze energy for its sustainability, impact on people, the environment, and the economy. 3 units.
14026	ENEC 562 - 001 Statistics for Environmental Scientists	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	To be Announced	Phillips Hall-Rm 0222	5/20	Seats filled	5/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOL 103 and BIOL 104, and either STOR 120 or STOR 155; or permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Introduction to the application of quantitative and statistical methods in environmental science, including environmental monitoring, assessment, threshold exceedance, risk assessment, and environmental decision making. 4 units.
12558	ENEC 569 - 001 Current Issues in Ecology	TuTh 9:30PM - 10:45PM	CHARLES MITCHELL	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1373	6/20	Seats filled	6/20	0/999
Description: Required preparation, previous course work in ecology. Permission of the instructor. Topics vary but focus on interdisciplinary problems facing humans and/or the environment. May be repeated for credit. 3 units.
15027	ENEC 570 - 001 Uncertainty, Decisions, and the Environment	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	ANDREW YATES	Carolina Hall-Rm 0322	11/20	Seats filled	11/20	0/999
Description: Required preparation, one course in probability and statistics. Use of quantitative tools for balancing conflicting priorities (such as costs versus human health protection) and evaluating uncertainties when making environmental decisions. 3 units.
7208	ENEC 593 - 001 Environmental Practicum	Tu 12:30PM - 1:30PM	Amy Cooke	Murphey Hall-Rm 0117	0/10	Seats filled	0/10	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor required. Students receive service-learning credit through active participation in a community, campus, or other approved group project. 1 - 3 units.
10785	ENEC 698 - 003 Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems	We 2:30PM - 5:00PM	Jaap Schut	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0150	0/10	Seats filled	0/10	0/2
Description: Interdisciplinary, team-based analyses of environmental phenomena are performed and applied to problems of the selection of effective environmental strategies. Students may select from a wide range of examples and venues. 3 units.