Students will gain depth of understanding in Environmental Education or Environmental Science for Sustainable Communities and they will apply that knowledge to promote sustainable human and non-human communities.

Required Courses

  • Science for Sustainable Communities Concentration
  • 28 units total, including at least 8 credits from each group.
  • GROUP 1: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  • Complete 8 to 20 credits to give a total of 28 credits in MLO 7.
  • You may choose any combination of courses from the groups listed below.
  • (Courses may NOT double-count with any other major requirements.)
  • BIO 340: Ecology (4 units)
  • BIO 342: Plant Communities of CA (4 units)
  • BIO 345: Marine Biology (4 units)
  • BIO 448: Aquatic Ecology (4 units)
  • ENSTU 349S: Environmental Interpretation (4 to 5 units)
  • ENSTU 369S: Com-Based Wshed Restor SL (5 units)
  • ENSTU 375: Sustainability Systems (3 units)
  • ENSTU 376: Utility Systems (3 units)
  • ENSTU 387: Water Res Assess/Law/Poli (4 units)
  • ENVS 303/L: Calif Transect Orientation (5 units)
  • ENVS 309: Sci & Policy of Global Change (4 units)
  • ENVS 315: Soils & the Environment (4 units)
  • ENVS 332: Intro to GIS/GPS (4 units)
  • ENVS 436: Rmt Sns/Image Process (4 units)
  • GEOL 360: Geomorphic Systems (4 units)
  • MSCI 433: Seafloor Mapping (4 units)
  • MSCI 470: Sci Pol & Mgmt in Marine Env (4 units)
  • or other upper-division BIO, ENVS, GEOL, MSCI, or PH course with advisor approval.
  • GROUP 2: SOCIAL SCIENCE, HUMANITIES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
  • Complete 8 to 20 credits to give a total of 28 credits in MLO 7.
  • You may choose any combination of courses from the groups listed below.
  • (Courses may NOT double-count with any other major requirements.)
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE ANALYSIS METHODS:
  • SBS 362/L: Rsrch Mthd for SBS: Qual Emph (4 to 5 units)
  • SBS 366/L: Rsrch Mthd for SBS:Quant Emph (4 to 5 units)
  • COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT:
  • BUS 433: Mgmt of Nonprofit Organization (4 units)
  • CHHS 330: Collab Community Leadership (4 units)
  • CHHS 340: Conflict Res/Collab Negotia (4 units)
  • KIN 382: Wilderness Leadership (3 units)
  • KIN 385/L: Outdoor Edu/Rec Program Admin (4 units)
  • ETHICS AND COMMUNICATION:
  • CHHS 350: Ethics for Health & Human Serv (3 units)
  • ENSTU 384: Social & Ecological Justice (3 units)
  • ENSTU 384S: Social and Ecol Justice (2 units)
  • HCOM 403: Ethical Issues (4 units)
  • GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES:
  • GS 320: Global Issues & 3rd World (4 units)
  • GS 375: Ecological Political Economy (2 to 4 units)
  • GS 385: Global Ecology (2 to 6 units)
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY AND LITERATURE:
  • HCOM 432S: Social Action Writing (6 units)
  • SBS 342: Economic Thought (2 to 4 units)
  • SBS 360S: Mission Archaeology (3 units)
  • SBS 333: Forensic Anthropology (1 to 4 units)
  • SBS 385: Environmental History of CA (3 to 4 units)
  • POLITICS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
  • GS 370: Global Political Economy (4 units)
  • GS 376: Political Economy of the US (2 to 4 units)
  • GS 390: Global Politics (4 units)
  • SBS 252: Wrl/Reg/Geo/Cul/Soc/Sp:On-line (3 to 4 units)
  • SBS 339: Sweat/Service/Solidarity (4 units)
  • SBS 355: Archaeologic/Thought/Americas (2 to 4 units)
  • SBS 356: Intro/Geog/People/Places/Envir (2 to 4 units)
  • SBS 371: Applications/GIS/Soc/Scie/Busi (2 to 4 units)
  • ARTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
  • TAT 237: Intro to Video (2 units)
  • TAT 301: Practical Application (1 to 4 units)
  • TAT 339: Advanced Video Prod Lect (2 units)
  • TAT 424: Environmental Filmmaking (4 units)
  • INTERNSHIP:
  • ENVS 394: Junior Internship (2 to 4 units)
  • or other appropriate internship course with advisor approval
  • SOCIAL SCIENCES OR HUMANITIES ELECTIVE:
  • Other upper-division ENSTU, social science or humanities course with advisor approval
  • Environmental Education Concentration
  • 28 credits, distributed by taking the specified number of credits from each group of courses
  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN COMMUNITY SETTING (5 credits)
  • ENSTU 349S: Environmental Interpretation (4 to 5 units)
  • ENSTU 369S: Com-Based Wshed Restor SL (5 units)
  • VISUAL AND MEDIA TOOLS (8 credits)
  • CST 201/L: Media Tools Lecture (3 to 6 units)
  • CST 328: Digital Art and Design (4 units)
  • CST 351: Web Design (4 units)
  • ENVS 332: Intro to GIS/GPS (4 units)
  • SBS 371: Applications/GIS/Soc/Scie/Busi (2 to 4 units)
  • TAT 237/L: Intro to Video (4 units)
  • TAT 339/L: Advanced Video Prod Lect (4 units)
  • TAT 399S: Community-Based Media (4 units)
  • TAT 424: Environmental Filmmaking (4 units)
  • NATURAL HISTORY (4 credits)
  • BIO 340: Ecology (4 units)
  • BIO 342: Plant Communities of CA (4 units)
  • BIO 345: Marine Biology (4 units)
  • BIO 448: Aquatic Ecology (4 units)
  • ENVS 303/L: Calif Transect Orientation (5 units)
  • GEOL 360: Geomorphic Systems (4 units)
  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (11 credits)
  • BIO 379S: Biology Education Serv Learn (5 units)
  • CST 351: Web Design (4 units)
  • ENSTU 349S: Environmental Interpretation (4 to 5 units)
  • ENSTU 369S: Com-Based Wshed Restor SL (5 units)
  • LS 380: Teaching for Social Change (3 units)
  • LS 383: Innov Approach to Schooling (3 units)
  • LS 384: Issues in Comp & Intl Ed (1 to 3 units)
  • LS 391: Diversity in Ed Settings (3 units)
  • TAT 339/L: Advanced Video Prod Lect (4 units)
  • TAT 399S: Community-Based Media (4 units)
  • TAT 424: Environmental Filmmaking (4 units)
  • Any course listed under MLO 7, Group 1 for the Science for Sustainable Communities Concentration
  • Other upper division courses, internships or certification program with advisor approval