12. Urban Ecology
2 units, 2 hours lecture
Investigation of selected urban environmental issues: Their relationship to social problems, urban and natural resource policy issues, and critical natural processes supporting urban systems; research of urban environmental impacts; survey of ongoing urban ecological restoration projects and grassroots movements.

13A-13B  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems/Global Positioning Systems (GIS/GPS) .5-3 units
Module 1: .5-1 unit, 1.5-3 hours lecture for 6 weeks
Module 2: 2 units, 3 hours lecture for 12 weeks
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Module 1: Introduction to the principles and use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
Module 2: Overview of computerized map-making, database information management, and associated computer technology:
Basics of Geographic Information Systems and survey of common GIS software.  Basics of cartography, database information management, and computer-associated technology: Creation and customization of data, theme creation, address geocoding, software customization, interfacing with GPS equipment, and theory and use of differential GPS.

14. Environmental Economics
3 unit, 3 hours lecture
Introduction to the economic analysis of environmental issues for students who are not majors in economics: Includes basic economic theory.

15. Environmental Law
3 units, 3 hours lecture
Introduction to the major environmental laws of California and the United States: The process and politics of creation of environmental laws and regulations, current legislative trends, and need for additional laws; some case histories examined.

16. Environmental Careers
1 unit, 1 hour lecture
Career development strategies and exploration of what is avail-able in emerging environmental fields.

22. Restoration Landscaping
2 units, 2 hours lecture
Survey of principles, techniques, and their applications to the practice of restoration landscaping: Emphasis on the use of drought-tolerant native grasses, shrubs, and windflowers in the urban/suburban environment, as well as in parks and other wild lands.

23A-23D Restoration and Monitoring of Watercourses
2 units, 2 hours lecture
Principles and practices in the restoration and monitoring of watercourses: Physical and biological characteristics of streams, and techniques in erosion control and bioengineering.

25.Wetlands Restoration
3 units, 3 hours lecture
Principles and practices in the development and restoration of wetlands: Seasonal wetlands, fresh and salt-water marshlands, and field lectures in a variety of wetland environments.

28. Environmental Field Methods
3-5 units, 2-3 hours lecture, 3-9 hours laboratory
Exploration of a diversity of environments in the East Bay, emphasizing the field study methods and techniques appropriate to each environment: Special emphasis on the Merritt College campus and its environs, contributing to a long-term study and production of a general plan for the ecological restoration of the Merritt campus.

60A-H Natural History Courses
.5-7 units, .5-7 hours lecture
Introduction to the climate, geology, geologic history, geo-morphology, plants, animals and their interactions in the Bay Area; history, archeology, and current conservation issues in the region will also be considered.

80A-H. Birds of Central California and the Bay Area
.5-7 units, .5-7 hours lecture
An introduction to the basic biology of birds with an emphasis on certain selected groups in each course under this heading that are found in Central California and the Bay Area; involves intensive drill and experience in field identification of birds in their natural habitats.

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