ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES – CORE COURSES FOR ALL CONCENTRATIONS
Course
Course Title
Prerequisites
MLO #1: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS (30-32 units)
One of the following courses:
STAT 100
Introduction to Statistics (GE B4)
MATH 99 or ELMT 50+
STAT 250
Applied Stat: Sci Tech
(BE B4)
MATH 150
Each of the following courses:
MATH 130
Precalculus
(GE B4)
MATH 99 or ELMT 50+
CHEM 109
Chemistry and the Environment (GE B1)
MATH 98 or ELMT 46+
ENVS 201
Intro to Env. Science GE B2, B3)
None
BIO 204
Introduction to the Life Sciences (GE B2)
MATH 99 or ELMT 50+
MATH 130&(CHEM 110or(CHEM 109&ENVS201)
BIO 240/L
Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity (GE B2, B3)
MATH 130&(CHEM 110or(CHEM 109&ENVS201)
GEOL260 or 210 Geology/Hydrology OR Intro to Earth Science
One of the following courses:
ENVS 202
Human Interactions With the Environment (GE B2)
MATH 99 or MATH 100
ENVS 271
The Oceans
MATH 98 or ELMT 46+
ENVS 272
The Atmosphere
MATH 98 or ELMT 46+
ENVS 282
Monterey Bay Case Study
None
PHYS 121
Integrated Physical Science
MATH 98 or ELMT 46+
MLO #2: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY (8-11 units)
The following course:
ENVS 284
Environmental Economics and Management
MATH 150 or (MATH 130 and ENVS 201)
One of the following courses:
ENVS 283
Politics and the Environment
EngCom A
GS 200 or
Politics of Everyday Life (US1, US2, US3; D area)
None
SBS 212
Social and Political Histories of the US
SBS 251
Introduction to Global Economics (GE A3)
None
One of the following courses:
ENVS 384S
Social and Ecological Justice SL (D7, UD GE)
EngCom B and (ENVS 283 or DP)
ENVS 387
Water Resources Assessment, Law& Policy (US2, US3)
GEOL260 & EngCom A
GS 376
Political Economy of United States
None
SBS 342
History of Economic Thought
None
MLO #3: CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (4 units)
One of the following courses:
HCOM 230
Environmental Creative Writing (GE C1)
EngCom A
(EngCom A and EngCom B) and (HCOM 330 or
HCOM 432S
Social Action Writing (GE D7)
HCOM 330S or HCOM 339S or HCOM 331)
SBS 336
Advan/Topics/Cult/Anthro
SBS 360S/L
Mission Archaeology (GE D7)
SBS 385
CA/Gov/Politics/Environ/History (GE D8; US2, US3)
SBS 386
Social & Political History of CA (GE D8; US2, US3)
MLO #4: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES (4 units)
One of the following courses:
GS 320
Global Issues in the Third World
GS 375
Ecological Political Economy
GS 385
Global Ecology
SBS 339
Labor Organizing: US & Global
SBS 252 or 352
World Geography, Cultures, Societies
ENVS 309
Science and Policy of Global Change
MLO #5: CRITICAL THINKING & COMMUNICATION (5-8 units)
Each of the following courses:
ENVS 300
Reading, Writing & Crit Thinking in ENVS
ENVS400&403
Capstone 1 & 2 OR
or ENVS 410
Capstone Integration Seminar
MLO #6: SERVICE LEARNING
(4-5 units)
One of the following (can double count with other any other category):
ENVS 349S
Natural History Interpretation
ENVS 369S
Com-Based Watershed Restoration SL
ENVS 384S
Social and Ecological Justice SL
GS 380S
International Organizations & Service Learning
HCOM 432S
Social Action Writing
SBS 360S/L
Mission Archaeology
TAT 399S
TAT in the Community
Any other upper-division service learning course with advisor consent
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
(BIO240 or GEOL260)&(ENVS 283& ENVS 284)
(EngComA&EngComB) & (ENVS283 or DP ULR)
ENVS 300
(BIO 204 or BIO 240) and (CST 101 or ENVS 300L)
Sci Content or Sci Methods
EngCom B &(ENVS 283 or DP)
None
(EngComA&B)&(HCOM330 or 330S or 339S or331)
None
TAT 237 or TAT 337
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES – ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONCENTRATION
CONCENTRATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (28 units)
Environmental Education Group
Education theory – 3 units from the following:
LS 380
Teaching for Social Change
None
LS 383
Issues in Education
None
LS 384
Issues in Comparative & International Ed
None
LS 391
Culture and Cultural Diversity
None
Environmental education in classroom setting 5 units from the following:
(BIO204 or 240)&(CST101orENVS300L)
ENVS 349S
Natural History Interpretation (GE D7)
ENVS 369S
Com-Based Watershed Restoration SL (GE D7)
Sci Content or Sci Methods ULR
Visual tools – 4 units from the following:
CST 201/L
Media Tools Lab (GE C1)
CST 101
(CST101orENVS300L)&(STAT100or250)
ENVS 332
Intro to GIS/GPS
SBS 327
Intro/Geog/Info/Systems
None
SBS 371
Applications/GIS/Soc/Sci/Busi
None
TAT 337/L
Production Foundations
None
Advanced media tools/media-based communication – 4 units from the following:
CST 328
Digital Art and Design
CST 201
CST 351
Web Design
CST 201
TAT 399S
TAT in the Community (GE D7)
TAT 237 or TAT 337
Electives - choose 12 units from the following (cannot double count with any other category):
BIO 340
Ecology
BIO 240 and MATH 150
BIO 342
California Ecosystems
BIO 240 and GEOL 260
BIO 345/L
Marine Biology
BIO 240 and CST 101
ENVS 303/L
California Transect
BIO 240, ENVS 283&GEOL 260
GEOL 360
Geomorphic Systems
GEOL 260
Other natural history course with advisor approval
Appropriate upper-division electives in preparation for multiple subjects California Subject Examination for Teachers
(CSET) and entrance to a teacher credentialing program
Internship with advisor approval
Certification program with advisor approval
Other course from Environmental Studies core with advisor approval
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES –ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
CONCENTRATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Choose 28 units, with at least 8 units Group 1 (Env. Sci) and 8 units from Group 2 (Social Sci/Humanities):
GROUP 1: Environmental Science (cannot double count with core):
Environmental science and equity
ENVS 303/L
California Transect
BIO 240 and ENVS 283 and GEOL 260
ENVS 309
Science and Policy of Global Change
(BIO240 or GEOL260) & (ENVS283&284)
ENVS 387
Water Resources Assessment, Law and, Policy
GEOL260 & EngCom A
ENVS 349S
Natural History Interpretation
(BIO 204 or 240)&(CST101orENVS 300L)
ENVS 369S
Com-Based Watershed Restoration SL
Sci Content or Sci Methods ULR
ESTP/MPC
Environmental Short Course
Geospatial analysis
(CST 101 or ENVS300L) and (STAT100 or 250)
ENVS 332
Intro to GIS/GPS
(ENVS 332) & (PHYS 121 or 150 or 220)
ENVS 433
Seafloor Mapping
ENVS 436
Remote Sensing and Image Processing
ENVS 332/L
Natural history
BIO 340
Ecology
BIO 240 and MATH 150
BIO 342
California Ecosystems
BIO 240 and GEOL 260
BIO 345
Marine Biology
BIO 240 and CHEM 111 and CST 101
ENVS 315
Soil Science
CHEM 111 &BIO 240L & GEOL 260
GEOL 360
Geomorphic Systems
GEOL 260
Other natural history course with advisor approval
GROUP 2: Social Science, Humanities, and the Environment (cannot double count with core)
Social science analysis methods
SBS 362/L
Research Methods for SBS: Qualitative Emphasis
None
SBS 366/L
Research Methods for SBS: Quantitative Emphasis
STAT 100
Global Environmental Perspectives
GS 320
Global Issues & 3rd World
None
GS 375
Ecological Political Economy
None
GS 385
Global Ecology
None
Environmental history and literature
SBS 333
Forensic Anthropology Lab
SBS 342
History of Economic Thought
None
SBS 360S/L
Mission Archaeology
None
SBS 385
CA/Gov/Politics/Environ/History
None
(EngCom A and EngCom B) and (HCOM 330 or
HCOM 432S
Social Action Writing
HCOM 330S or HCOM 339S or HCOM 331)
Ethics and communication
HCOM 403
Ethical Issues
CHHS 350
Personal/Professional Ethics
Community/environmental leadership and non-profit management
CHHS 330
Collab Community Ldrshop
CHHS 340
Conflict Res/Collab Negotiation
CHHS 430
Public/Non-Profit SystMgt
CHHS 440
Public/Non-Profit Financ Mgt
KIN 382
Wilderness Leadership
Politics, social science, and the environment
ENVS 384S
Social and Ecological Justice SL
GS 370
Global Political Economy
GS 376
Political Economy of United States
GS 390
Global Politics
SBS 327
Intro/Geog/Info/Systems
SBS 339
Labor Organizing: US & Global
SBS 252 or 352 Online: Wrl/Reg/Geo/Cul/Soc/Sp
SBS 355
Archeologic/Thought/Americas
SBS 356
Intro/Geog/People/Places/Envir
SBS 371
Applications/GIS/Soc/Scie/Busi
Internship Any internship with advisor approval
EngCom A and EngCom B
None
None
None
None
None
None
EngCom B and (ENVS 283 or DP)
None
None
None
None
None
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None
None
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