Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Social Sciences

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I4
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
ENE 201xEngineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4

One elective statistics course chosen from:Units
ECON 381Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Five elective courses chosen from
(no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Natural Hazards4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 423Politics of Global Space and Environment4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SOCI 333Environment and Society4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4

Internship

Students must register for two units in one course from:
GEOG 395Internship in Environmental Social Sciences
POSC 395Directed Governmental and Political Internship

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Geography

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I4
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry8
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
GEOG 365LFundamentals of Weather and Climate4
GEOG 392Geographical Analysis4
GEOG 393Field Techniques4
GEOG 497LComputer Cartography and Geographic Information4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4

and two of the following four courses:
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Natural Hazards4
GEOG 419Environment and Health4
GEOG 477Water Resources4

One of the two optional geography courses not selected from the list of required courses may be taken as an additional optional elective course under the following two elective courses.

Two elective courses chosen from (no more than one in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENE 201xEngineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3
IR 423Politics of Global Space and Environment4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SOCI 333Environment and Society4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4

Internship

Students must register for 2 units in:
GEOG 395Internship in Environmental Social Sciences2

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Public Policy and Management

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 106L Principles of Biology I 4
BISC 107L Principles of Biology II 4
BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4
CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4
ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4
ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies 4
GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4
PPMT 215 Public Organizations and Management 4
PPMT 357 Government and Business 4
PPMT 404 Statistics in Public Policy and Management 4
PPMT 485 Organizational Behavior in Public Administration 4

Two elective courses in public policy and management chosen from: Units
PPMT 220 Simulated Policy making in Urban Systems: Theory and Practice 4
PPMT 313 Administration of Financial Resources 4
PPMT 316 Administration of Personnel Resources 4
PPMT 351 Financial Accounting in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 4
PPMT 403 Management Analysis I 4
PPMT 414 Financial Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations 4
PPMT 473 Public Policy Analysis 4

Two elective courses chosen from (no more than one in a single department): Units
ECON 487 Resource and Environmental Economics 4
ENE 201x Engineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control 4
ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3
GEOG 255 American Environmentalism 4
GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4
GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4
GEOG 360 Natural Hazards 4
GEOG 477 Water Resources 4
IR 423 Politics of Global Space and Environment 4
POSC 347 Environmental Law 4
POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4
SOCI 333 Environment and Society 4
SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4

Internship
Students must register for 2 units in:
PPMT 401 Public Policy and Management Issues and Practices
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