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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:
ESSP 202 Human Interactn W/Environ
BIO 204 Introduction to Life Sciences
ESSP 282 Mtry Bay:Case Sty Env Sci &Pol
ESSP 201/L The Nature of Science
PHYS 121/L Integrated Physical Science
CHEM 109 Chemistry & the Environment
GEOL 210 Introduction to Earth Science
You may use SCI ULR courses for your foundations courses, but many upper division courses have additional prerequisites.
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:
BIO 305/L Inquiry-Bsd Life Sci f/ Teach
BIO 342/L California Ecosystems
BIO 345/L Marine Biology
BIO 346/L Zoology (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
BIO 347 Working with Marine Mammals (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
BIO 348 Tech & Theor. of Animal Train (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
GEOL 360/L Geomorphic Systems (Prerequisite: GEOL 260 or 304)
- Courses with additional prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details):
BIO 310/L Biochemical Systems
BIO 340/L Ecological Systems
BIO 341 Evolution Bio & Pop Genetics
ESSP 442/L Vernal Pools of Ft Ord
GEOL 460/L River Hydrology, Assmt&Monitor
Outcome 3 - Applied Policy
- Courses with Part 1 of ENGCOM ULR as a prerequisite:
ESSP 384S Envir Justice & Envir Poli SL
ESSP 386 Sci, Enviro & Polit Process
ESSP 387 Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli
Outcome 4 - Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Display
- Course with Tech/Info ULR as a prerequisite:
ESSP 332/L Intro to GIS/GPS
- Courses with additional prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details):
ESSP 330/L Elec Proj. for Envir. Measure
ESSP 350/L Quantitative Field Methds
ESSP 355/L Environmental Monitoring
ESSP 433/L App Mar Sci Tech
ESSP 436 Rmt Sns/Image Process
ESSP 440 Environmental Modeling
Outcome 5 - Systems Approach to Applied Problem Solving
- Courses that can be taken after SCI ULR is completed:
ESSP 303/L California Transect Lab (earth science and biology prerequisites)
ESSP 309 Sci & Policy of Global Change
ESSP 387 Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli
- Courses with additional prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details):
ESSP 301 Ecosys Srvs: Sci&Econ Anl
Outcome 6 - Earth Systems Service Learning
- These courses should be taken after the SCI , Community Participation, and ENGCOM ULRs have been completed:
ESSP 349S Interp MB Natrl Hist F/Commun
ESSP 369S Com-Based Watershed Restor SL
ESSP 384S Envir Justice & Envir Poli SL
ESSP 386 Sci, Enviro & Polit Process
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