Applied Ecology Concentration

Required Courses

Complete the following course:
BIO 340 - Ecology Units: 4
Complete one of the following capstone project courses:
BIO 448 - Freshwater Ecology Units: 4
ENVS 446 - Landscape Ecology Units: 4
ENVS 475 - Projects in Natural Resource Management Units: 4
Complete one of the following applied ecology courses or course combinations, not previously taken:
ENVS 303 - Calif Transect Orientation Units: 2 and
ENVS 303L - California Transect Lab Units: 3
ENVS 315 - Soils and the Environment Units: 4
ENVS 440 - Environmental Modeling Units: 4
BIO 342 - Plant Communities of CA Units: 4
BIO 449 - Community Ecology Units: 4
ENVS 446 - Landscape Ecology
Units: 4
ENVS 475 - Projects in Natural Resource Management
Units: 4
To satisfy the requirements of the ESTP major, complete twelve units of Environmental Science Electives or complete a Minor from the list below.

Approved Minors

Environmental Science Electives

Students must complete 12 (twelve) units of Environmental Science Electives from the lists below, with at least 7 units from Group A and the remaining 5 units from either Group A or Group B. Elective courses may not double count with other major core or concentration requirements.

Group A

ENVS 303 - Calif Transect Orientation Units: 2
ENVS 303L - California Transect Lab Units: 3
ENVS 315 - Soils and the Environment Units: 4
ENVS 436 - Rmt Sns/Image Process Units: 4
ENVS 440 - Environmental Modeling Units: 4
ENVS 446 - Landscape Ecology Units: 4
ENVS 475 - Projects in Natural Resource Management Units: 4
GEOL 360 - Geomorphic Systems Units: 4
GEOL 460 - River Hydrology, Assmt&Monitor Units: 4
ENVS 483 - Environmental Impact Assessment Units: 3
ENVS 483L - Environmental Impact Assessment Lab Units: 1
BIO 320 - Microbiology Units: 4
BIO 322 - Plant Pathology Units: 4
BIO 340 - Ecology Units: 4
BIO 342 - Plant Communities of CA Units: 4
BIO 344
BIO 356 - Zoology Specimen Preparation Units: 2
BIO 360 - Natural History of California Wildlife Units: 4
BIO 362 - Field Ornithology Units: 4
BIO 364 - Mammology Units: 4
BIO 380 - Practical Computing for Scientists Units: 4
BIO 448 - Freshwater Ecology Units: 4
BIO 449 - Community Ecology Units: 4
BIO 472 - California Flora Units: 4
CHEM 320 - Environmental Chemistry Units: 3
CHEM 320L - Environmental Chemistry Lab Units: 2
CHEM 350 - Analytical & Instrumental Chemistry Units: 4
CHEM 432 - Aqueous Chemistry Units: 3
ENSTU 387 - Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli Units: 3
MSCI 337 - Robotics for Ecological Research Units: 4
MSCI 437 - Ocean Instrumentation Projects Units: 4
STAT 320 - Nonparametric Statistics Units: 4
STAT 325 - Experimental Design and Analysis Units: 4
STAT 335 - Data Simulation and Analysis Units: 4
STAT 410 - Generalized Linear Models Units: 4

Group B

BIO 211 - Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity and Plants Units: 4
BIO 211L - Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity and Plants Lab Units: 1
CHEM 111 - Chemistry II Units: 4
CHEM 111L - Chemistry II Lab Units: 1
MATH 151 - Calculus II Units: 4
PHYS 221 - Physics II Units: 4
ENVS 394 - Environmental Science Internship Units: 1-2
BIO 394 - Biology Internship Units: 1-2
BIO 494 - Biology Capstone Internship Units: 1-2
ENVS 397 - Independent Study Units: 1-2
ENVS 497 - Independent Study Units: 1-2
BIO 397 - BIO Independent Research Units: 1-2
BIO 497 - Independent Research Units: 1-2
RSCH 394 - Intermediate Undergraduate Research Experience Units: 1-2