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ANTHROSPHERE

 

Foundations & Breadth:

BIO 41 or BIO 43 or 43H or BIO 101 or EARTHSYS 5 or HUMBIO 2A & 2B
CHEM 31A & 31B or 31X
ECON 1A, 50, 155
G&ES 1A, B, or C or EESS 2
MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42
MATH 51
PHYSICS: One physics class, either from the 20 or 40 series or EARTHSYS 70 (speak with Julie, Deana, or Emily for advice on choosing the appropriate course)
STATS: BIO 174H or ECON 102A or EESS 160 or 161 or STATS 60 or 110 or 116 or 141 (econometrics strongly recommended)
EARTHSYS 10
EARTHSYS 111
EARTHSYS 112
EARTHSYS 210A, B, C, or D (Senior Seminar)
EARTHSYS 260 (Internship)
WIM: EARTHSYS 200 or fulfillment via EARTHSYS 260 iterative paper revisions during Senior Seminar

Track:

Choose one course in each of the three sub-categories, total six required; at least one of the six must be a skills/methods course marked with *

Economics and Environmental Policy:

ECON 51: Economic Analysis II
ECON 102B*: Introduction to Econometrics  
ECON 150: Economic Policy Analysis
ECON 154: Economics of Legal Rules and Institutions
EARTHSYS 147: Controlling Climate Change in the 21st Century
EARTHSYS 175: California Coast: Law, Science, and Policy
MS&E 197: Ethics and Public Policy
MS&E 243: Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis
MS&E 248: Economics of Natural Resources
MS&E 294: Climate Policy Analysis
MS&E 295: Energy Policy Analysis

Social Entrepreneurship & The Environment:


CEE 151: Negotiation (by application - due prior to first class)
ENGR 231: Transformative Design
GSBGEN 339: Environmental Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship
MS&E 180: Organizational Behavior and Management
MS&E 264: Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing
MS&E 277: Creativity and Innovation
MS&E 288: Creating Infectious Action
ME 206A: Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
ME 221: Green Design Strategies and Metrics
ME 222: Design for Sustainability
ME 377 Design Thinking Bootcamp
URBANST 132*: Concepts and Analytic Skills for the Social Sector
URBANST 133: Social Entrepreneurship Collaboratory

Sustainable Development:


ANTHRO 115A: Environmental Crises and State Collapse: Lessons from the Past
ANTHRO 161: Human Behavioral Ecology
ANTHRO 162: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Problems
ANTHRO 343: Culture as Commodity
ANTHRO 349: Anthropology of Capitalism
BIO 102: Demography: Health, Development, Environment
CEE 124: Sustainable Development Studio (3+ units)
EARTHSYS142A: Negotiating Sustainable Development
ECON 52*: Economic Analysis III (Macroeconomics)
ECON 106*: World Food Economy
ECON 118: Development Economics
HUMBIO 118: Theory of Ecological and Environmental Anthropology
MS&E 491: Clean Energy Development
POLISCI 140: Political Economy of Development
POLISCI 143: Non-governmental Organizations and Development in Poor Countries
POLISCI 337T: Designing Liberation Technology
URBANST 163: Land Use Control

Electives: TWO are necessary to meet degree requirements.

Electives allow students to personalize their Earth Systems curriculum by pursuing higher-level courses offered in their focus area, or by incorporating new academic perspectives. Each must be a minimum of 3 units and approved by an advisor.