Students must be able to apply advanced knowledge and skills relevant to their concentration

IMPORTANT: All students should meet with their upper-division advisor to select a sequence of courses appropriate to their career goals.

Required Courses

  • Marine & Coastal Ecology Concentration
  • Take three of the following, at least one of which must be 400 level or above:
  • BIO 242/L: Plant & Animal Form & Function (4 units)
  • BIO 310/L: Biochemistry (4 units)
  • BIO 311: Genetics (3 units)
  • BIO 342: California Ecosystems (4 units)
  • BIO 344L: Environmental Biotech Lab (2 units)
  • BIO 345/L: Marine Biology (4 units)
  • BIO 448: Aquatic Ecology (4 units)
  • ENVS 303/L: Calif Transect Orientation (5 units)
  • ENVS 433: Seafloor Mapping (4 units)
  • ENVS 436: Rmt Sns/Image Process (4 units)
  • ENVS 440: Environmental Modeling (4 units)
  • ENVS 442: Vernal Pools of Ft Ord (4 units)
  • ENVS 470: Marine Conservation Biology (4 units)
  • GEOL 360: Geomorphic Systems (4 units)
  • PHYS 330/L: Electronics for Ecol Research (4 units)
  • Or an advisor-approved MLML course
  • Watershed Systems Concentration
  • Complete the following:
  • GEOL 460: River Hydrology, Assmt&Monitor (4 units)
  • And complete one of the following
  • BIO 340: Ecology (4 units)
  • OR
  • BIO 342: California Ecosystems (4 units)
  • And complete one of the following
  • BIO 448: Aquatic Ecology (4 units)
  • ENVS 303/L: Calif Transect Orientation (5 units)
  • ENVS 433: Seafloor Mapping (4 units)
  • ENVS 436: Rmt Sns/Image Process (4 units)
  • ENVS 440: Environmental Modeling (4 units)
  • ENVS 442: Vernal Pools of Ft Ord (4 units)
  • PHYS 330/L: Electronics for Ecol Research (4 units)
  • Science and Social Justice Concentration
  • Complete one of the following
  • ENVS 386: Sci, Enviro & Polit Process (4 units)
  • ENVS 387: Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli (4 units)
  • SBS 385: CA/Gov/Politic/Environ/History (3 to 4 units)
  • And complete one of the following
  • ENVS 349S: Natural History Interpretation (4 to 5 units)
  • ENVS 369S: Com-Based Watershed Restor SL (5 units)
  • ENVS 394: Junior Internship (2 to 4 units)
  • And another appropriate policy, ethics or science course approved by your advisor.
  • Environmental Policy Concentration
  • ENVS 580: Envir & Resource Eco:App&Meth (3 to 4 units)
  • And complete one of the following:
  • ENVS 386: Sci, Enviro & Polit Process (4 units)
  • ENVS 387: Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli (4 units)
  • SBS 385: CA/Gov/Politic/Environ/History (3 to 4 units)
  • And one upper division policy or economic course approved by your advisor
  • Science Education - Environmental Education Emphasis Concentration
  • Group I. Choose an advanced course from the focus chosen in MLO 5:
  • Complete one of the following for Multimedia focus:
  • CST 328: Digital Art & Design (4 units)
  • OR
  • CST 251/L: Basic Web Design (4 units)
  • Complete one of the following for Mass Communication Outreach focus:
  • TAT 339/L: Advanced Video Prod Lect (4 units)
  • OR
  • TAT 361: Intro to Non-Linear Editing (4 units)
  • Complete the following for GIS/GPS/RS focus:
  • ENVS 436: Rmt Sns/Image Process (4 units)
  • Group II. Teaching Experience. One Service Learning course with a Teaching focus:
  • Complete one of the following. May not be double-counted for MLO 10
  • ENVS 349S: Natural History Interpretation (4 to 5 units)
  • OR
  • ENVS 369S: Com-Based Watershed Restor SL (5 units)
  • Group III. One Natural History course not taken for MLO 3:
  • And complete one of the following
  • BIO 342: California Ecosystems (4 units)
  • BIO 345/L: Marine Biology (4 units)
  • BIO 347: Working with Marine Mammals (3 to 4 units)
  • BIO 360: Vertebrate Natural History (4 units)
  • Or other course approved by advisor