Course Descriptions - USF Honors College

Course Descriptions - USF Honors College: Honors Natural Sciences IDH 3350 - 003
Subtitle:

Water and Society for Sustainable Development
Day/Time: M/W 9:30 - 10:45 Professor: Eric Weaver/Adit Patel
Description:

This course will addresses water resource fundamentals, and how these affect the evolution, sustainability, and economic viability of societies. Students will be introduced to various case examples where drought limitations, water quality problems, catastrophic floods and conflicts over water allocations are damaging societies and international relations. Current articles and regulation will be reviewed and critiqued in context of current technologies. The course will then discuss modern and developing methods for alleviating such challenges in support of more sustainable societies.



Honors Natural Sciences IDH 3350 - 004
Subtitle:

Agriculturally Led Sustainable Development
Day/Time: T/R 12:30 - 1:45 Professor: Eric Weaver/Neil Singer

Description:
Seven major content areas within food and agriculture are introduced. Two focus subjects are presented for each topic. One week will be devoted to each topic subject. Readings will support historic and recent real world examples to place agricultural development and sustainable food theory in context for the five natural sciences. Lessons will focus on the interconnectedness of economy and society with natural science historical data, to examine the current trends, and forecasts. In class group projects will reinforce study goals. System dynamics will be illustrated, in part, by game theory exercises. Student reports and testing will require demonstration of linkages between key course themes using citations and original research within the natural sciences in support of agricultural development.