The Environmental Studies (ENVS) degrees are built on specialized natural and social science courses and a set of interdisciplinary courses focusing on sustainability. The social science core courses focus on environmental problems from political, legal, economic and international prospectives. Specially designed one-semester surveys of biology, earth science and chemistry provide the natural science competency for subsequent policy or science advanced course work in environmental studies. Two concentrations are available in the Environmental Studies BA degree: Science and Management; and Policy and Management. Four concentrations are available in the Environmental Studies BS degrees; Sustainability and Society; Oceans and People; Climate and Environment; and Environmental Policy.
Bachelor of Science Environmental Studies Curriculum (ENVS)
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Math Requirement:
Choose 1:
HP 340Lg Health Behavior Statistical Methods
MATH 114xg Foundation of Statistics
PSYC 274Lg Statistics
QBIO 305g Statistics for Social Sciences
Natural Science Core Experiences:
BISC 103g General Biology for Environment and Life
CHEM 103g General Chemistry for the Environment and Life
GEOL 160g Introduction to Geosystems
Environmental Studies Core Experiences:
ENST 100g Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENST 320a Water and Soil Sustainability
ENST 320b Energy and Air Sustainability
ENST 344 Environmental Ethics
ENST 387 Economics for Natural Resources and the Environment
ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies
Policy/Governance Core Experience:
Choose 2:
POSC 270 Introduction to Environmental Law and Politics
POSC 320 Urban Politics
POSC/ENST 347 Environmental Law
ENST 360 Public Policy for Sustainability
ENST/IR 323 Politics of Global Environment
IR 309 Global Governance
IR 349 International Law and Politics
MDES 201 The Middle East (Global and Environmental Perspectives)
MDES 401 Environment and Politics in the Middle East
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Further add 6 of the following (24 units minimum)
At least 3 must have ENST prefix:
BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology
BISC 419L Environmental Microbiology
BISC 431 Aquatic Microbiology or BISC 457L Methods in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
BISC 469L Marine Biology or BISC 473L Biological Oceanography
ENST 310 Sustainable Fisheries Management
ENST 370 Marine and Coastal Environmental Policy
ENST 405 Public Engagement for Nature Conservation
ENST/GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the Environment
ENST 413 Sustainable Aquaculture and Food Security
ENST/GEOL 470L Environmental Hydrogeology
ENST 483 Coastal Zone Sustainability
ENST 484 Waves of Change: Unearthing Coastal Environmental Histories
ENST 490x Directed Research or ENST 492 Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship**
GEOL 450L Geosystems
SSCI 301L Maps and Spatial Reasoning or PPD 427L GIS and Planning Applications
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Further Add (8 units):
MATH 125g Calculus I
PHYS 151Lg Fundamentals of Physics I
Choose one (4 units)*:
ENST/GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the Environment
ENST 432 Environment and Governance: International and National Policy
ENST 442 Global Climate Change: Policy and Society
ENST 445 Earth Climate: Past, Present, and Future
GEOL 351 Climate Systems
Choose 3 of the following (12 units).
At least 2 must have ENST prefix:
ENST 335 Science, Health and the Environment
ENST 442 Global Climate Change: Policy and Society
ENST 443 Global Climate Negotiations: Communications and Research
ENST 445 Earth Climate: Past, Present and Future or ENST/GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate and the Environment
ENST/GEOL 470 Environmental Hydrogeology
ENST 483 Coastal Zone Sustainability
ENST 490x Directed Research or ENST 492 Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship**
GEOL 450L Geosystems
HP 448 Global Environmental Change and Health
SSCI 301L Maps and Spatial Reasoning or PPD 427L GIS and Planning Applications
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Further add 6 of the following (24 units minimum)
At least 3 must have ENST prefix:
ENST 310 Sustainable Fisheries Management
ENST 360 Public Policy for Sustainability***
ENST 405 Public Engagement for Nature Conservation
ENST 413 Sustainable Aquaculture and Food Security
ENST 432 Environmental Governance: International and National Policy
ENST 445 Earth Climate: Past, Present, and Future
ENST/MOR 466 Business and Environmental Sustainability
ENST 484 Waves of Change: Unearthing Coastal Environmental History
ENST 486 Social Science Research Methods for Environmental Analysis
ENST 490x Directed Research or ENST 492 Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship**
MDES 401 Environment and Politics in the Middle East***
MDES 441 Cities of the Middle East
POSC 418 Environmental Sustainability and Public Participation
PPD 361 Sustainable Communities, Policy and Planning
SSCI 301L Maps and Spatial Reasoning or PPD 427L GIS and Planning Applications
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Further add 6 of the following (24 units minimum)
At least 3 must have ENST prefix:
ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENST 360 Public Policy for Sustainability***
ENST 370 Marine and Coastal Environment Policy
ENST 432 Environmental Governance: International and National Policymaking
ENST/POSC 436 Environmental Politics
ENST 442 Global Climate Change: Policy and Society
ENST 443 Global Climate Negotiations: Communications and Research
ENST 486 Social Science Research Method for Environmental Analysis
ENST 490x Directed Research or ENST 492 Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship**
HP 446 Poisons, People, Politics
MDES 401 Environment and Politics in the Middle East
POSC 418 Environmental Sustainability and Public Participation
PPD 410 Comparative Urban Development
PPD 420 Environmental Impact Assessment
SSCI 301L Maps and Spatial Reasoning or PPD 427L GIS and Planning Applications
Notes:
*For the Climate and Environment Concentration: students cannot take more than one of the following climate science courses: ENST/GEOL 412, ENST 445, GEOL 351. If one of these options is being taken as a required climate class, none of them are available to take as an elective.
**ENST 490x and ENST 492 (Max units towards major: 4)
***These courses may not be double counted for a Policy/Governance Core Experience and as an elective in a chosen track. For classes with an ENST/xx prefix: these count as ENST requirement, but go to the home department to find the class when registering.
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies Curriculum (ENVS)
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Math Requirement:
Choose 1:
HP 340Lg Health Behavior Statistical Methods
MATH 114xg Foundation of Statistics
PSYC 274Lg Statistics
QBIO 305g Data Analysis in the Earth and Environmental Sciences
Natural Science Core Experiences:
Choose 2:
BISC 103g General Biology for Environment and Life
CHEM 103g General Chemistry for the Environment and Life
GEOL 160g Introduction to Geosystems
Environmental Studies Core Experiences:
ENST 100g Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENST 320a Water and Soil Sustainability
ENST 320b Energy and Air Sustainability
ENST 344 Environmental Ethics
ENST 387 Economics for Natural Resources and the Environment
ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies
Policy/Governance Core Experience:
Choose 1:
POSC 270 Introduction to Environmental Law and Politics
POSC 320 Urban Politics
POSC/ENST 347 Environmental Law
ENST 360 Public Policy for Sustainability
ENST/IR 323 Politics of Global Environment
IR 309 Global Governance
IR 349 International Law and Politics
MDES 201 The Middle East (Global and Environmental Perspectives)
MDES 401 Environment and Politics in the Middle East
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Further add four of the following (a minimum of two classes must have the ENST prefix):
BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology or BISC 469L Marine Biology or BISC 473L Biological Oceanography
ENST 310 Sustainable Fisheries Management
ENST 335 Science, Health and the Environment
ENST 370 Marine and Coastal Environmental Policy
ENST 413 Sustainable Aquaculture and Food Security
ENST 445 Earth Climate: Past, Present, and Future or ENST/GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the Environment
ENST/GEOL 470L Environmental Hydrogeology
ENST 480 Integrated Ecosystem Management in Micronesia
ENST 483 Coastal Zone Sustainability
ENST 490x Directed Research or ENST 492 Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship**
GEOL 351L Climate Systems
HP 408 Environmental Health in the Community or HP 448 Global Environmental Change and Health
SSCI 301L Maps and Spatial Reasoning or PPD 427L Geographic Information Systems and Planning Applications
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Further add four of the following (a minimum of two classes must have the ENST prefix):
ECON 203g Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENST/IR 323 Politics of the Global Environment*
ENST 360 Public Policy for Sustainability*
ENST 370 Marine and Coastal Environmental Policy
ENST 405 Public Engagement for Nature Conservation
ENST 432 Environment and Governance: International and National Policy
ENST/POSC 436 Environmental Politics
ENST 442 Global Climate Change: Policy and Society
ENST 443 Global Climate Negotiations: Communications and Research
ENST/MOR 466 Business and Environmental Sustainability
ENST 484 Waves of Change: Unearthing Coastal Environmental Histories
ENST 486 Social Science Research Methods for Environmental Analysis
ENST 490x Directed Research or ENST 492 Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship**
HP 446 Poisons, People, Politics
MDES 401 Environment and Politics in the Middle East*
POSC 270 Introduction to Environmental Law and Politics*
POSC 418 Environmental Sustainability and Public Participation
PPD 410 Comparative Urban Development
SSCI 301L Maps and Spatial Reasoning or PPD 427L Geographic Information Systems and Planning Applications
Notes:
*These courses may not be double counted for the Policy/Governance Core Experience and as an elective in the Science & Management Track
**ENST 490x and ENST 492 (Max units towards major: 4)
For classes with an ENST/xx prefix: these count as ENST requirements, but go to the home department to find the class when registering
The Environmental Studies Program acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Tongva/Gabrielino/Kizh people and their neighbors, the Chumash, Tataviam, Kitanemuk, Serrano, Cahuilla, Payomkawichum, Acjachemen, Ipai-Tipai, Kumeyaay, and Quechan peoples. Indigenous stewardship and rightful claims to these lands have never been voluntarily relinquished nor legally extinguished. We pay our respect to the members and elders of these communities – past, present, and future – who remain stewards and advocates of this region.