Earth Systems Science Policy Minor Degree Requirements

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Earth Systems Science & Policy Minor ~ Degree Requirements

Semester Credits Required

Total credits in the minor: 15-20

Credits at CSUMB: at least 8 upper-division

Prerequisites

Complete MATH ULR before beginning the ESSP minor.

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You must complete the lower-division Science Foundations outcome by earning a C or better in two of the listed courses, or by taking equivalent courses at a community college. In addition, you must complete a minimum of three courses from at least two of the remaining five outcomes. (NOTE: /L following a course number denotes that you must complete both a three-credit course and an associated one-credit lab. Many of the upper-division courses have prerequisites; consult the course descriptions on the CSUMB.EDU/schedule or CSUMB.EDU/catalog websites, or contact the ESSP office for more information. 

LO 1 Science Foundations

• Choose a minimum of 6 to 8 credits from the following courses:
  PHYS 122: Integrated Physical Science
  ESSP 202: Human Interactions with the Environment
  BIO 204: Introduction to Life Sciences
  ESSP 282: Monterey Bay: A Case Study in Environmental Science & Policy
  ESSP 201/L: The Nature of Science. 

You may use SCI ULR courses for your foundations courses, but many upper division courses have additional prerequisites.

• Courses designed for ESSP majors; may be prerequisites for courses in the ‘area of competency’ MLOs:
  CHEM 110/L: Chemistry I & Lab
  PHYS 220/L: Physics I  & Lab
  BIO 240/L: Biology I & Lab (Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity)
  BIO 241/L:  Biology II & Lab (Cells, Genetics & Organisms)
  GEOL 260/L:  Geology & Hydrology & Lab
  ESSP 271: The Oceans
  ESSP 272: The Atmosphere
  ESSP 280: Economics, Policy & Management:  Earth Systems Applications.

Area of Minor Competency
After completing the Science Foundations outcome, choose a minimum of three courses from at least two of the five Outcomes listed below:

Outcome 2 - Applied Science

• Courses for which prerequisites can be fulfilled by completion of specific SCI ULR courses:
  GEOL 304/L: Earth Science for Teachers & Lab (meets SCI MethodsULR)
  BIO 305/L: Inquiry-Based Life Science for Teachers & Lab (meets SCI methods ULR)
  BIO 342/L: California Ecosystems & Lab (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204 and college earth science)
  BIO 345/L: Marine Science & Lab (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
  BIO 346/L:  Zoology & Lab  (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
  BIO 347: Marine Mammal Training (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
  BIO 348: Techniques and Theories of Animal Training (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
  GEOL 360/L: Geomorphic Systems & Lab (Prerequisite: GEOL 260 or 304) 
  
  
• Courses with additional prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details):
  BIO 310/L: Biochemical Systems & Lab
  CHEM 311/L:  Organic Chemistry & Lab
  BIO 340/L: Ecological Systems & Lab
  BIO 341: Evolutionary Biology & Population Genetics
  BIO 442/L: Vernal Pools of Fort Ord & Lab
  BIO 443/L: Physical Marine Ecology & Lab
  GEOL 460/L: River Hydrology, Assessment & Monitoring & Lab
  ESSP 461/L: Watershed Systems Restoration & Lab

Outcome 3 - Applied Policy

• Courses with Part 1 of EngCom ULR as a prerequisite:
  ESSP 383: Environmental Ethics & Environmental Policy
  ESSP 384S: Environmental Justice & Environmental Policy Service Learning
  ESSP 385: Social & Environmental History of California
  ESSP 386: Science, the Environment, and the Political Process
  ESSP 387:  Water Resources Assessment, Law & Policy

Outcome 4 - Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Display

• Course with Tech/Info ULR as a prerequisite:
  ESSP 332/L: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems & Global Positioning Systems & Lab
  
  
• Courses with additional prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details):
  ESSP 330/L:  Electronic Projects for Environmental Measurement & Lab
  ESSP 350/L: Quantitative Field Methods
  ESSP 355/L:  Quantitative Field and Lab Methods
  ESSP 423: Signal Processing
  ESSP 433/L: Applications of Marine Science Technologies & Lab
  ESSP 436:  Remote Sensing & Image Processing & Lab
  ESSP 440: Ecological Modeling

Outcome 5 - Systems Approach to Applied Problem Solving

• Courses that can be taken after SCI ULR is completed:
  ESSP 303/L: California Transect (earth science and biology prerequisites)
  ESSP 309:  Science & Policy of Global Change
  ESSP 387:  Water Resources Assessment, Law & Policy
  
  
• Courses with additional prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details):
  ESSP 301:  Ecosystem Services: Scientific & Economic Analyses
  ESSP 461/L: Watershed Systems Restoration & Lab

Outcome 6 - Earth Systems Service Learning

• These courses should be taken after the SCI , Community Participation, and EngCom ULRs have been completed:
  ESSP 349S:  Interpreting Monterey Bay Natural History for the Community Service Learning
  ESSP 369S: Community Based Watershed Restoration Service Learning
  ESSP 384S:  Environmental Justice & Environmental Policy Service Learning
  ESSP 386S: Science, the Environment, and the Political Process Service Learning

  

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