Environmental Studies

The Focus (18-24 units)

In addition to the following foci, students may design a Focus in consultation with an ES advisor. All self-designed Foci must include in-depth study within a single field or discipline and should contain at least 10 upper-division units. Self-designed Foci must be approved by the ES program Committee.

Chemistry Focus

Students completing the Chemistry Focus may substitute either CHE-412- 412L Biochemistry or CHE-420-420L Inorganic Chemistry for CHE-302 Organic Chemistry II.

Requirements include:

• CHE-141 General Chemistry I & Lab
• CHE-142 General Chemistry II & Lab
• CHE-252 Quantitative Analysis & Equilibrium
• CHE-301 Organic Chemistry I
• CHE-302 Organic Chemistry II
• CHE-451 Instrumental Analysis

Conservation Biology Focus

To ensure that students have adequate quantitative preparation, they should complete either Math-212 or a course in Geographic Information Systems.

Requirements include:

• BIO-131 Frontiers in Genetics
• BIO-220 Organismal Biology
  or
  BIO-230 Cell & Molecular Biology
• BIO-221 Population and Environmental Biology
• BIO-260 Diversity of Life
• BIO-306 Conservation Biology
• One course in Systematics
• One additional course in either ecology or systematics.

Global Studies Focus

Students completing the Global Studies Focus must demonstrate a competency in a foreign language through the intermediate level (i.e., MFL 211-212 (French); MFL 223-224 (German), or MFL 232-233 (Spanish); for other languages, see an ES advisor). Students are also encouraged to complete a course in Geographic Information Systems.

Requirements include:

• ATH-305 Culture Change & the World System
• HIS-106 The History of World Civilization: Modern
• POE-120 International Politics
• POE-263 Introduction to Political Economy
• POE-380 International Political Economy
• Two Regional and National Case Studies.
  Students are encouraged to explore different geographic regions (Latin America, Asia, and Europe) and social science disciplines (anthropology, history, and political economy).
  Additional Social Sciences courses, winter session classes, winter ACI overseas study trips, or immersion study abroad may satisfy the requirement. Consult with your ES advisor. Choose two courses from:
  • ATH-249 Natives of South America
  • ATH-253 Contemporary Mexican Society & Culture
  • HIS-334 19^th Century Europe: the Industrial Nation & Its Discontents
  • HIS-338 Modern India
  • HIS-345 Modern China
  • HIS-348 20^th Century Europe: the Trials of Modernity
  • HIS-350 British Empire 1756-1960
  • HIS-353 Modern England
  • HIS-382 Modern Mexico
  • HIS-383 Brazil
  • HIS-384 Modern Japan
  • HIS-385 Cuba & the Caribbean
  • POE-302 Introduction to Asian Politics & Society
  • POE-372 China & the World

Literature Focus

Students completing the Literature Focus must take PHI 202-02 or REL 251 in the ES Core.

Requirements include:

• ENG-204 Techniques of Creative Nonfiction
• ENG-307 Origins & Traditions in English Literature
• ENG-308 Origins & Traditions of the Literature of the United States
• ENG-309 Seminar: Constructing World Literature
• ENG-325 Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
• Two courses from the following (only one of which may have an environmental focus):
  • Any 300-level seminars
    or
    ENG-220/320 Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop