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
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