Environmental Science, Technology & 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 ENVS 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 ENVS 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