Environmental Systems, B.A.

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This concentration is designed for students who would like to focus on the natural environment, including the nature of biophysical patterns and processes, as well as applied, science-based conservation, restoration, conservation planning, land management, and preservation

Foundational courses	12
Intermediate breadth	2-16
Practical Experience	4-5
Capstone	5-9

Concentration: 12-14 Units

Take at least two courses in GEP 340-359; Biological Path: GEP 341 required. Breadth not double-counted in concentration.

GEP 340 - Applied Ecology Unit(s): 3-4
GEP 341 - Conservation Biology Unit(s): 3-4
GEP 343 - Biogeography Unit(s): 4
GEP 350 - Geomorphology Unit(s): 4
GEP 351 - Natural Hazards Unit(s): 3-4
GEP 352 - Soil Science Unit(s): 3-4
GEP 354 - Watershed Hydrology and Management Unit(s): 4
GEP 355 - Weather and Climate Unit(s): 4
GEP 356 - Global Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future Unit(s): 4
GEP 359 - Special Topics in Environmental Systems Unit(s): 1-4 (2-4 Unit(s) Required)
GEP 380 - Environmental Remote Sensing Unit(s): 4
GEP 388 - Environmental Geographic Information Systems Unit(s): 3-4
GEP 389 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Unit(s): 3
GEP 390 - Environmental Data Analysis Unit(s): 4
GEP 440 - Field Methods Unit(s): 2
GEP 441 - Lab Methods Unit(s): 2
GEP 443 - Introduction to Agroecology Unit(s): 2
GEP 444 - Native Plants in Restoration Unit(s): 2
GEP 445 - Restoration Ecology Unit(s): 5

Supporting Courses: 12-14 Units

Choose one of two pathways to meet the 12 unit minimum. Biological Path: Take BIOL 130 , BIOL 131 and one additional course from the list; Physical Path; Take BIOL 131 and two additional courses from the list, with GEOL 303 &GEOL 304 considered as single combined-course option

Biological Path

BIOL 130 - Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Unit(s): 4
BIOL 131 - Biological Diversity and Ecology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 322 - Invertebrate Biology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 323 - Entomology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 324 - Biology of Marine Mammals Unit(s): 3
BIOL 327 - Vertebrate Biology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 329 - Plant Biology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 330 - Plant Taxonomy Unit(s): 4
BIOL 332 - Marine Biology Unit(s): 3
BIOL 333 - Ecology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 335 - Marine Ecology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 337 - Behavioral Ecology Unit(s): 3
BIOL 341 - Evolution Unit(s): 4
BIOL 350 - Plant Physiological Ecology Unit(s): 4
BIOL 351 - Climate Change Biology Unit(s): 4

Physical Path

BIOL 131 required. GEOL 303 & 304 considered as single course

BIOL 131 - Biological Diversity and Ecology Unit(s): 4 (required)
CS 115 - Programming I Unit(s): 4
GEOL 303 - Advanced Principles of Geology Unit(s): 4
AND
GEOL 304 - Geologic Mapping and Report Writing Unit(s): 1
GEOL 323 - Hydrology Unit(s): 3
GEOL 306 - Environmental Geology Unit(s): 3
GEOL 310 - Geophysics Unit(s): 4
GEOL 311 - Sedimentary Geology Unit(s): 4

Units

Total Units in Core: 33-42

Total Units in Concentration: 57-69