Foundation & Breadth

• BIO 81 OR BIOHOPK 81 OR BIOHOPK 47H, BIO 82
• CHEM 31A & 31B or 31X and CHEM 33
• ECON 1
• GS 1 or GS 4 or EARTHSYS 117 or EARTHSYS 128
• MATH 19, 20, 21 
• MATH 51 or CME 100
• PHYSICS 41 or PHYSICS 45 or GEOPHYS 110
• Statistics: BIO 174H or ECON 102A or STATS 101 or STATS 110 or 116 or 141
• EARTHSYS 10
• EARTHSYS 111
• EARTHSYS 112
• EARTHSYS 210A, B, or C (Senior Capstone & Reflection)
• EARTHSYS 210P (Capstone Project)
• EARTHSYS 260 (Internship)
• WIM: EARTHSYS 200, EARTHSYS 191, EARTHSYS 177C, EARTHSYS 149, EARTHSYS 135, 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/C, 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 (eight courses total).  

Ecology and Conservation Biology

• BIO 115: The Hidden Kingdom- Evolution, Ecology, & Diversity of Fungi
• 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 116: Ecology of the Hawaiian Islands
• EARTHSYS 128: Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems
• GS 123: Paleobiology
• OSPAUSTL 10: Coral Reef Ecosystems
• OSPAUSTL 25: Freshwater Systems
• OSPAUSTL 30: Coastal Forest Ecosystems
• OSPSANTG 58: Living Chile: A Land of Extremes

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)

Ecosystems and Society

• ANTHRO 118: Heritage, Environment, and Sovereignty in Hawaii
• ANTHRO 147: Nature, Culture, Heritage (offered occasionally)
• ANTHRO 162: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Problems
• ANTHRO 166: Political Ecology of Tropical Land Use
• ANTHRO 177: Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Disease (offered occasionally)
• ANTHRO 178: Evolution and Conservation in Galapagos
• BIOHOPK 168H: Disease Ecology: From Parasites Evolution to the Socio-economic Impacts of Pathogens on Nations
• EARTHSYS 107: Control of Nature 
• EARTHSYS 129: Geographic Impacts of Global Change: Mapping the Stories (offered occasionally)
• EARTHSYS 185: Feeding Nine Billion
• HUMBIO 118: Theory of Ecological and Environmental Anthropology
• SIW 144: Energy, Environment, Climate & Conservation Policy: A Washington, D.C. Perspective

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 7/2017