Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Social Sciences
Required core courses Units BISC 110L Introduction to Biology I 4 BISC 112L Introduction to Biology II 4 BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4 CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4 ENE 201 Engineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control 4 ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4 ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies 4 GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4
One elective statistics course chosen from: Units ECON 317 Introduction to Statistics for Economists 4 PSYC 274 Statistics I 4 SOCI 314 Sociological Statistics 4
Five elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department): Units ECON 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 GEOG 255 American Environmentalism 4 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 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 two units in one course from: GEOG 395 Internship in Environmental Social Sciences POSC 395 Directed Governmental and Political Internship Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Business
Required Core Courses Units BISC 110L Introduction to Biology I 4 BISC 112L Introductionto Biology II 4 BISC 315 Introduction to Ecology, or GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4 CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4 ENE 201 Engineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control 4 ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4 ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies 4 BUAD 302 Business Communication 4 BUAD 304 Organizational Behavior 4 BUAD 307 Marketing Management 4 BUAD 403 Legal Environment of Business 4
Two elective courses in business chosen from: Units BUAD 310 Applied Business Statistics 4 (BUAD 310 can be used to satisfy the statistics requirement) BUAD 351 Economic Analysis for Business Decisions 4 FBE 402 Government and Business 4 IOM 425 Quality Management 4 IOM 441 Trends in Operations Management 4 MOR 421 Social and Ethical Issues in Business 4 MOR 471 Human Resource Management 4
One elective statistics course chosen from: Units ECON 317 Introduction to Statistics for Economists 4 PSYC 274 Statistics I 4 SOCI 314 Sociological Statistics 4
Two elective courses chosen from
(no more than one in a single department)Units ECON 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 GEOG 255 American Environmentalism 4 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 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 two units in: Units GEOG 395 Internship in Environmental Social Sciences) POSC 395 Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship) Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Geography
Required core courses Units BISC 110L Introduction to Biology I 4 BISC 112L Introduction to 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 GEOG 281 Environmental Geographic Information Systems 4 GEOG 365L Fundamentals of Weather and Climate 4 GEOG 392 Geographical Analysis 4 GEOG 393 Field Techniques 4 GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4
and two of the following four courses: GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 419 Environment and Health 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 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 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 ENE 201 Engineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control 4 ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 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: GEOG 395 Internship in Environmental Social Sciences 2 Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Public Policy and Management
Required core courses Units BISC 110L Introduction to Biology I 4 BISC 112L Introduction to 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 Policymaking 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 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 ENE 201 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 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 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 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Biology
Required core courses Units BISC 110L Introduction to Biology I 4 BISC 112L Introduction to Biology II 4 BISC 300L Introduction to Microbiology 4 BISC 311 Molecular Biology 4 BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4 BISC 316L Biochemistry and Cell Biology 4 CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4 CHEM 322abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4 ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies 4 MATH 125 Calculus I 4 MATH 126 Calculus II, or MATH 208x Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life Sciences 4-4
One course from: Units BISC 313 Evolution and Population Genetics 4 GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4 GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate and the Environment 4 GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Hydrogeology 4 ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3
Four elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department): Units ECON 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 GEOG 255 American Environmentalism 4 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 370 Marine and Coastal Zone Geography 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 4 POSC 347 Environmental Law 4 POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4 SOCI 333 Environment and Society 4 SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4
One of the following may be included among the four
courses by students who do not select MATH 208x above:Units SOCI 314 Sociological Statistics 4 PSYC 274 Statistics I 4 ECON 317 Introduction to Statistics for Economists 4 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Chemistry
Required core courses Units BISC 110L Introduction to Biology I 4 BISC 112L Introduction to Biology II 4 BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4 CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4 CHEM 300L Analytical Chemistry 4 CHEM 322abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4 ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies 4 MATH 125 Calculus I 4 MATH 126 Calculus II 4 PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life Sciences 4-4
one course from among: CHEM 430a Physical Chemistry 4 CHEM 453 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 4 ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3
one course from among: GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4 GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate and the Environment 4 GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Hydrogeology 4 ENE 428L Air Pollution Fundamentals 3 ENE 429L Air Pollution Control 3
Four elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department): Units ECON 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 GEOG 255 American Environmentalism 4 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 370 Marine and Coastal Zone Geography 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 4 POSC 347 Environmental Law 4 POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4 SOCI 333 Environment and Society 4 SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4
one of the following may be included among the four courses: Units ECON 317 Introduction to Statistics for Economists 4 MATH 208x Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 PSYC 274 Statistics I 4 SOCI 314 Sociological Statistics 4 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Earth Sciences
Required core courses Units BISC 110L Introduction to Biology I 4 BISC 112L Introduction to Biology II 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 GEOL 215abL Mineralogy and Petrology 4-4 GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Hydrogeology 4 MATH 125 Calculus I 4 MATH 126 Calculus II, or MATH 208x Elementary Probability and Statistics 4 PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life Sciences 4-4 BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology, or 4 ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3
Two of the following four courses: Units GEOL 320L Surficial Processes and Stratigraphic Systems 4 GEOL 321L Structural Geology and Tectonics 4 GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the Environment 4 GEOL 440 Geophysics and Geoengineering 4
Four elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department): Units ECON 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 GEOG 255 American Environmentalism 4 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 370 Marine and Coastal Zone Geography 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 4 POSC 347 Environmental Law 4 POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4 SOCI 333 Environment and Society 4 SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4
One of the following may be included among the four courses by students who do not select MATH 208x above: ECON 317 Introduction to Statistics for Economists 4 PSYC 274 Statistics I 4 SOCI 314 Sociological Statistics 4 Requirements for the Minor in Environmental
Studies (Social Sciences)
Required core courses Units ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4
and two of the following: BISC 112L Introduction to Biology II 4 BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4 CHEM 105aL General Chemistry 4 CHEM 105bL General Chemistry 4 ENE 201 Engineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control 4 GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4
One elective statistics course chosen from: Units ECON 317 Introduction to Statistics for Economists 4 GEOG 392 Geographical Analysis 4 PSYC 274 Statistics I 4 SOCI 314 Sociological Statistics 4
Four elective social sciences courses chosen from (no more
than one in a single department, excluding the internship):Units ECON 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 4 POSC 347 Environmental Law 4 POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4 SOCI 333 Environment and Society 4 SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4 GEOG 395 Internship in Environmental Social Science, or POSC 395 Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship 4 Requirements for the Minor in Environmental
Studies (Natural Sciences)
Required core courses Units ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4
Three of the following: BISC 112L Introduction to Biology II 4 BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4 CHEM 105aL General Chemistry 4 CHEM 105bL General Chemistry 4 ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3 GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4
One elective course outside student's major from among: Units CHEM 300L Analytical Chemistry 4 CHEM 322aL Organic Chemistry 4 ENE 428L Air Pollution Fundamentals 3 ENE 429L Air Pollution Control 3 GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate and the Environment 4 GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Hydrogeology 4
Three elective social science courses chosen from (no more than one from a single department): ECON 387x Natural Resource Economics, or ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 4 POSC 347 Environmental Law 4 POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4 SOCI 333 Environment and Society 4 SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4 Requirements for the Minor in Environmental
Planning and Development
Required courses Units ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4 PLDV 361 Property Rights, Governance and the Environment 4
Two courses chosen from: BISC 112L Introduction to Biology II 4 BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4 CHEM 105aL General Chemistry 4 ENE 201 Engineering Aspects of Environmental Quality Control 4 GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4
One methods course chosen from: GEOG 281L Environmental Geographic Information Systems 4 PLDV 404 Quantitative Methods for Planning and Development 4 PLDV 414 Urban Design Practicum 4
Two planning and development process and politics courses chosen from: PLDV 315 Urban Sleuths: Exploring People and Places in Cities 4 PLDV 355 Introduction to Urban, Regional and International Planning 4 PLDV 461 Environmental Issues 4
One elective course chosen from: ECON 487 Resources and Environmental Economics 4 ENE 400 Environmental Engineering Principles 3 GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4 GEOG 360 Environmental Disasters 4 GEOG 395 Internship in Environmental Social Science 4 GEOG 410 Urban Geography 4 GEOG 477 Water Resources 4 IR 323 Politics of Global Environment 4 IR 422 Ecological Security and Global Politics 4 POSC 347 Environmental Law 4 POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4 POSC 395 Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship 4 SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4 Total units 31-32
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