Learning Objectives:
1. Articulate the interplay of ecology, evolution, and biogeochemistry and understand their connections to the functioning of ecosystems on multiple spatial and temporal scales.
2. Recognize how human activity alters ecological processes, and how ecological changes can interact with human societies at multiple scales.
3.Apply knowledge of natural sciences and human-mediated environmental change to conservation challenges, while considering implications for environmental justice.
Foundation & Breadth
- BIO 81 OR BIOHOPK 81, and BIO 82
- CHEM 31A & 31B or 31X, and CHEM 33
- ECON 1
- GEOLSCI 1 or GEOLSCI 4 or EARTHSYS 117 or EARTHSYS 128
- MATH 19, 20, 21
- MATH 51 or CME 100
- PHYSICS 41 or PHYSICS 45 or GEOPHYS 110
- STATS: BIO 174H or ECON 102A or STATS 101 or STATS 110 or 116 or 141 or CME 106
- EARTHSYS 10
- EARTHSYS 111
- EARTHSYS 112
- EARTHSYS 210 A or B(Senior Capstone & Reflection)
- EARTHSYS 210P (Capstone Project) or Honors Thesis
- EARTHSYS 260 (Internship)
- WIM: EARTHSYS 200, EARTHSYS 191, EARTHSYS 177C, EARTHSYS 149, BIOHOPK 47, or another designated WIM course in a related department- must be approved by an advisor. Your WIM course may not also count towards your track or electives, if counted as a WIM.
(These courses must be taken for a letter grade: EARTHSYS 10, 111, 112, 210 A/B, WIM)
Track
Choose at least two courses from Ecology and Conservation Biology, and at least one course from each of the remaining sub-categories below, total six required. In addition, two electives are required for this track. All track courses and electives must be taken for a letter grade (8 courses total). Check Explore Courses for availability and updates.
Ecology and Conservation Biology
- BIO 115 The Hidden Kingdom- Evolution, Ecology & Diversity of Fungi
- BIO 130 Ecosystems of California
- BIO 144/HUMBIO 112 Conservation Biology: A Latin American Perspective
- BIOHOPK 172H Marine Ecology
- BIOHOPK 173H Marine Conservation Biology
- BIOHOPK 177H Dynamics and Management of Marine Populations
- BIOHOPK 185H Ecology & Conservation of Kelp Forest Communities (summer)
- EARTHSYS 105 A+B Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
- EARTHSYS 116 Ecology of the Hawaiian Islands
- EARTHSYS 123 Asian Americans and Environmental Justice
- EARTHSYS 128 Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems
- ESS 223 Ecophysiology and Land Surface Processes
- OSPAUSTL 10 Coral Reef Ecosystems
- OSPAUSTL 30 Coastal Forest Ecosystems
- OSPSANTG 58 Living Chile: A Land of Extremes
- OSPSANTG 85 Marine Ecology of Chile and the South Pacific
Biogeochemistry
- CEE 177 Aquatic Chemistry and Biology (advanced)
- CEE 274A Environmental Microbiology I
- EARTHSYS 132 Evolution of Earth Systems
- EARTHSYS 143 Molecular Geomicrobiology Laboratory
- EARTHSYS 151 Biological Oceanography
- EARTHSYS 152 Marine Chemistry
- EARTHSYS 155 Science of Soils
- EARTHSYS 158 Geomicrobiology (advanced, offered alternate years)
- ESS 256 Soil and Water Chemistry
Ecosystems and Society
- ANTHRO 118 Heritage, Environment, and Sovereignty in Hawaii
- ANTHRO 166 Political Ecology of Tropical Land Use
- ANTHRO 177 Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Disease
- EARTHSYS 136 The Ethics of Stewardship
- EARTHSYS 139 Ecosystem Services: Frontiers in the Science of Valuing Nature
- EARTHSYS 159 Economic, Legal, and Political Analysis of Climate-Change Policy
- BIOHOPK 168H Disease Ecology: From Parasites Evolution to the Socio-economic Impacts of Pathogens on Nations
- CEE 175A California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law
- EARTHSYS 107 Control of Nature
- EARTHSYS 185 Feeding Nine Billion
- ENVRES 250 Environmental Governance
- HUMBIO 118 Theory of Ecological and Environmental Anthropology
- LAW 2515 Environmental Justice
- SIW 144 Energy, Environment, Climate & Conservation Policy: A Washington, D.C. Perspective
Methods
Required:
- EARTHSYS 144 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Optional:
- EARTHSYS 124 Measurements in Earth Systems
- EARTHSYS 142 Remote Sensing of Land
- EARTHSYS 211 Fundamentals of Modeling
- ESS 124 Remote Sensing of Hydrology
- ESS 165 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- ESS 220 Physical Hydrogeology
- GEOLSCI 240 Data Science for Geoscience
Electives
TWO additional courses at the 100-level or above are required. 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.
Track Updated 9/2018