Students must complete 16 units from the courses below in order to fulfill the requirements of the Environmental Science Minor; at least 12 of these units (including 8 or more upper-division units) must be unique to the minor and may not be used in fulfillment of other majors, minors, or concentrations.
Minor Learning Outcome 1: Science Foundations
Students apply scientific principles and methods to the study of some aspect of the major physical or biological processes underlying the environment.
Complete 4 to 8 units from the following courses:
- ENVS 101ENVS 101: Energy and Sustainability
- ENVS 105ENVS 105: Climate Science
- ENVS 201ENVS 201: Intro to Environmental Science
- ENVS 272ENVS 272: The Atmosphere
- ENVS 282ENVS 282: Mtry Bay:Case Sty Env Sci &Pol
- BIO 230BIO 230: Environmental Biology
- PHYS 121/LPHYS 121/L: Integrated Physical Science
- GEOL 260GEOL 260: Geology/Hydrology
Or other appropriate lower-division course completed at a community college
Minor Learning Outcome 2: Applied Environmental Science
Students apply advanced scientific concepts in a laboratory or field setting to describe, analyze, and solve complex environmental problems.
Complete 8 to 12 units from the following courses:
- ENVS 300ENVS 300: Crit Thkg & Comm in Env Sci
- ENVS 303/LENVS 303/L: Calif Transect Orientation
- ENVS 315ENVS 315: Soils & the Environment
- ENVS 332ENVS 332: Intro to GIS/GPS
- ENVS 350ENVS 350: Quantitative Field Methods
- ENVS 355ENVS 355: Environmental Monitoring
- ENVS 370ENVS 370: Enviro Wildlands Studies
- ENVS 371ENVS 371: Environmental Field Survey
- ENVS 394ENVS 394: Junior Internship
- ENVS 395ENVS 395: Special Topics
- ENVS 397ENVS 397: Independent Study
- ENVS 436ENVS 436: Rmt Sns/Image Process
- ENVS 440ENVS 440: Environmental Modeling
- ENVS 441/LENVS 441/L: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
- ENVS 442ENVS 442: Vernal Pools of Ft Ord
- ENVS 495ENVS 495: Special Topics
- ENVS 497ENVS 497: Independent Study
- GEOL 360GEOL 360: Geomorphic Systems
- GEOL 460GEOL 460: River Hydrology, Assmt&Monitor
- BIO 342BIO 342: Plant Communities of CA
- BIO 448BIO 448: Aquatic Ecology
- CHEM 350CHEM 350: Analyt & Instr Chem
- PHYS 330PHYS 330: Robotics for Ecol Research