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Upper Division Elective Requirements
Every Environmental Sciences student is required to take one 3- or 4-unit upper division course in the chosen area of emphasis: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, or Social Sciences.
Additionally, students are required to complete at least 30 upper division units in the major. All upper division courses taken to fulfill the Environmental Sciences requirements (ES 100, ERG 102, the Human Environment Interactions class, course in chosen area of emphasis, etc.) will count toward this 30-unit minimum. If the upper division Environmental Sciences courses a student takes do not total 30 units, students must fulfill the minimum 30-unit requirement by taking additional courses from the major electives list below.
Please use the links below to find courses by department, and to look for elective courses that fall under a particular area of emphasis.
| B = Biological Sciences |
P = Physical Sciences |
S = Social Sciences |
| Architecture (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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P |
140 |
Intro. to Energy and Environmental Management/4 |
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P |
149 |
Seminar on the Physical Environment in Buildings/variable units |
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| Chemical Engineering (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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P |
140 |
Intro. to Chemical Process Analysis/4 |
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P |
141 |
Chem. Engineering Thermodynamics/3 |
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P |
142 |
Chem. Kinetics and Reaction Engineering/3 |
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P |
150A |
Transport Processes/4 |
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P |
150B |
Transport Separation Processes/4 |
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| Chemistry (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
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P |
103 |
Inorganic Chemistry in Living Systems/3 |
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P |
104A |
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry/3 |
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P |
104B |
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry/3 |
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P |
105 |
Instrumental Methods in Analytic Chemistry/4 |
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| B |
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P |
112A |
Organic Chemistry/5 |
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| B |
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P |
112B |
Organic Chemistry/5 |
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| B |
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115 |
Organic Chemistry--Advanced Laboratory Methods/5 |
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P |
120A |
Physical Chemistry/3 |
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P |
120B |
Physical Chemistry/3 |
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P |
125 |
Physical Chemistry Lab/3 |
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P |
130A |
Biophysical Chemistry/3 |
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P |
130B |
Biophysical Chemistry/3 |
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P |
C182 |
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics/3 |
EPS C182 |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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P |
100 |
Elementary Fluid Mechanics/4 |
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| B |
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P |
101 |
Fluid Mechanics of Rivers, Streams, and Wetlands/3 |
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P |
103 |
Introduction to Hydrology/3 |
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| B |
S |
P |
107 |
Climate Change Mitigation/3 |
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P |
108 |
Air Pollutant Emissions and Control/3 |
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P |
109 |
Indoor Air Quality/3 |
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| B |
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P |
110 |
Water Pollution Control and Treatment/3 |
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P |
111 |
Environmental Engineering/3 |
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| B |
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P |
113 |
Lakes and Reservoirs: Ecology and Management/3 |
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| B |
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114 |
Environmental Microbiology/3 |
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P |
115/L |
Water Chemistry/3,1 |
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P |
C116 |
Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry/3 |
ESPM C128 |
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P |
117/L |
Environmental Organic Chemistry/2,1 |
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P |
171 |
Intro. to Geological Engineering/3 |
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P |
173 |
Groundwater and Seepage/3 |
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| Demography (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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S |
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C126 |
Population Issues/4 |
Soc. C126 |
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S |
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C175 |
Ecomonic Demography/3 |
Econ.C175 |
| Earth and Planetary Science (EPS) (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
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P |
C100 |
Communicating Ocean Science/2 |
IB C100 |
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P |
100A |
Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin/4 |
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P |
100B |
Genesis and Interpretation of Rocks/4 |
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P |
101 |
Field Geology and Digital Mapping/4 |
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P |
105 |
Hydrogeology/3 |
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P |
106AC |
Crossroads of Earth Resources and Society/4 |
L&S 170AC |
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P |
117 |
Geomorphology/4 |
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P |
119 |
Geologic Field Studies/2 |
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| B |
S |
P |
C120 |
Analysis of Environmental Data/4 |
ERG C130 |
| B |
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C129 |
Biometeorology/3 |
ESPM C129 |
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P |
131 |
Geochemistry/4 |
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| |
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P |
C141 |
Paleoclimatology/4 |
Geography C141 |
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P |
C146 |
Geological Oceanography/4 |
Geography C145 |
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P |
C180 |
Atmospheric Chemistry/3 |
ESPM C180 |
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P |
C181 |
Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics/3 |
Geography C139 |
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P |
C182 |
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics/3 |
Chemistry C182 |
| B |
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P |
185 |
Marine Geobiology/2 |
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| Economics (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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S |
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C102 |
Natural Resource Economics/4 |
EEP C102 |
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S |
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C125 |
Environmental Economics/4 |
Econ C101 |
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S |
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C171 |
Economic Development/4 |
EEP C151 |
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S |
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C175 |
Economic Demography/3 |
Demog. C175 |
| Energy and Resources Group (ERG) (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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S |
P |
100 |
Energy and Society/4 |
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| B |
S |
P |
102 |
Quantitative Aspects of Global Environmental Problems/4 |
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P |
120 |
Renewable Resources for Electric Generation/3 |
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| B |
S |
P |
C130 |
Analysis of Environmental Data/4 |
EPS C120 |
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S |
P |
151 |
Politics of Energy and Environmental Policy/4 |
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S |
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166 |
Science for the Public/3 |
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S |
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170 |
Environmental Classics/3 |
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S |
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C180 |
Ecological Economics in Historical Context/3 |
EEP C180 |
| Engineering (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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P |
115 |
Engineering Thermodynamics/4 |
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S |
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124 |
Ethics and the Impact of Technology on Society/3 |
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| Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
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S |
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100 |
Microeconomic Theory w/ Application to Natural Resources/4 |
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S |
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C101 |
Environmental Economics/4 |
EEP C125 |
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S |
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C102 |
Natural Resource Economics/4 |
Econ. C102 |
| B |
S |
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C115 |
Modeling and Management of Biological Resources/4 |
ESPM C104 |
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S |
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131 |
Globalization and the Natural Environment/3 |
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S |
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141 |
Agricultural and Environmental Policy/4 |
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S |
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C151 |
Economic Development/4 |
Econ C171 |
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S |
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153 |
Population, Environment, and Development/3 |
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| |
S |
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161 |
Advanced Topics in Environmental & Resource Economics/4 |
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S |
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162 |
Economics of Water Resources/3 |
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| Environmental Sciences (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
S |
P |
125 |
Environments of the SF Bay Area/3 |
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| Environmental Sciences Policy and Management (ESPM) (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
S |
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100 |
Environmental Problem Solving/4 |
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| B |
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101A |
Sierra Nevada Ecology/4 |
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| B |
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102A |
Terrestrial Resource Ecology/4 |
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| B |
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P |
102B/L |
Natural Resource Sampling/2,2 |
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| |
S |
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102C |
Resource Management/4 |
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| |
S |
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102D |
Resource and Environmental Policy/4 |
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| B |
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C103 |
Principles of Conservation Biology/4 |
IB C156 |
| B |
S |
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C104 |
Modeling and Management of Biological Resources/4 |
EEP C115 |
| B |
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105A |
Conservation Biology/4 |
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| B |
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106 |
American Wildlife: Identification and Conservation/3 |
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| B |
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C107 |
Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands/13 |
IB C158 |
| B |
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108A |
Trees: Taxonomy, Growth, and Structures/3 |
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| B |
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109 |
Range Plants/3 |
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| B |
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110 |
Primate Ecology/4 |
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| B |
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111 |
Ecosystem Ecology/3 |
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| B |
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112 |
Microbial Ecology/3 |
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| B |
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113 |
Insect Ecology/2 |
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| B |
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114 |
Wildlife Ecology/3 |
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| B |
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115B |
Biology of Aquatic Insects/3 |
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| B |
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116A |
Forest Ecology/4 |
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| B |
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116B |
Range Ecology, Improvements, and Management/3 |
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| B |
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116C |
Tropical Forest Ecology/3 |
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| B |
S |
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117 |
Urban Garden Ecosystems/4 |
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| B |
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118 |
Agricultural Ecology/3 |
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| B |
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119 |
Chemical Ecology/2 |
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| B |
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P |
120 |
Soil Characteristics/3 |
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| B |
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P |
121 |
Development and Classification of Soils/3 |
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| |
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P |
122 |
Field Study of Soil Development/1 |
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| B |
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124 |
The Soil as a Medium for Plant Growth/3 |
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| |
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P |
125 |
Soil Physics/4 |
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| |
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P |
126 |
Environmental Soil Chemistry/3 |
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| |
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P |
127 |
Terrestrial Ecosystem Analysis: Below Ground Processes/4 |
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| |
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P |
C128 |
Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry/3 |
Civ. Eng. C116 |
| B |
|
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C129 |
Biometeorology/3 |
EPS C129 |
| |
|
P |
C130 |
Water in Terrestrial Environment/3 |
Geography C136 |
| B |
|
P |
131 |
Soil Microbiology/2 |
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| B |
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134 |
Fire, Insects, and Diseases in Forest Ecosystems/3 |
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| B |
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135 |
Biological Control of Pests/3 |
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| B |
|
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C138 |
Introduction to Comparative Virology/4 |
MCB C114, Plant Bio C114 |
| B |
|
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140 |
General Entomolgy/4 |
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| B |
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144 |
Insect Physiology/3 |
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| B |
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145 |
Arthropod-Borne Zoonotic Diseases/2 |
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| B |
|
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146/L |
Medical and Veterinary Entomology/3,1 |
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| B |
|
|
147 |
Field Entomology/1 |
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| B |
|
P |
C148 |
Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology/3 |
NST C114 |
| B |
|
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C149/L |
Molecular Ecology/2,2 |
IB C149/L |
| |
S |
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155 |
Sociology of Natural Resources/4 |
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| |
S |
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160AC |
American Environmental and Cultural History/4 |
History C120 |
| |
S |
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161 |
Environmental Philosophy and Ethics/3 |
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| B |
S |
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162 |
Bioethics/3 |
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| |
S |
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163AC |
Environmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, and the Environment/3 |
Sociology 128AC |
| |
S |
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165 |
International Rural Development Policy/4 |
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| |
S |
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166 |
Natural Resource Policy and Indigenous Peoples/4 |
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| |
S |
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167 |
Environmental Health and Development/3 |
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| |
S |
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168 |
Political Ecology/4 |
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| |
S |
|
169 |
International Environmental Politics/4 |
|
| B |
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P |
172 |
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing/3 |
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| |
|
P |
C180 |
Atmospheric Chemistry/3 |
EPS C180 |
| B |
|
P |
181A |
Fire Science and Mgmt in the Urban-Wildland Interface/3 |
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| |
S |
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181B |
Understanding Urban-Wildland Interface Fires/3 |
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| |
S |
|
183 |
Forest Planning and Management/4 |
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| B |
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184 |
Agroforestry Systems/3 |
|
| B |
|
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185 |
Multiple Resource Silviculture/4 |
|
| B |
|
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186 |
Management of Grassland and Woodlands/4 |
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| B |
|
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187 |
Wildlife Conservation/3 |
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| B |
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|
188 |
Case Histories in Wildlife Management/2 |
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| Geography (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| |
S |
|
130 |
Natural Resources and Population/4 |
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| B |
S |
P |
134 |
Natural Hazards and Problems/4 |
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| |
|
P |
C136 |
Water in Terrestrial Environment/3 |
ESPM C130 |
| |
|
P |
C139 |
Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics/3 |
EPS C181 |
| |
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P |
140A |
Physical Landscapes: Process and Form/4 |
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| |
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P |
140B |
Physiography and Geomorphologic Extremes |
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| |
|
P |
C141 |
Paleoclimatology/4 |
EPS C141 |
| |
|
P |
142 |
Climate Dynamics/4 |
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| |
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P |
143 |
Global Change and Biogeochemistry/4 |
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| |
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P |
144 |
Principles of Meteorology/4 |
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| |
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P |
C145 |
Geological Oceanography/4 |
EPS C146 |
| B |
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|
148 |
Biogeography/4 |
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| |
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P |
180 |
Field Methods for Physical Geography/5 |
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| |
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P |
183 |
Cartographic Representation/4 |
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| |
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P |
184 |
Topographic Map Analysis/4 |
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| B |
S |
P |
C188 |
Geographic Information Systems/4 |
Land Arch C188 |
| History (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| |
S |
|
120AC |
American Envir. and Cultural History/4 |
ESPM 160AC |
| Integrative Biology (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
|
P |
C100 |
Communicating Ocean Science/2 |
EPS C100 |
| B |
|
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C101/L |
Diversity of Plants and Fungi/2,2 |
Plant Bio C102/L |
| B |
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102/L |
Intro. to California Plant Life/2,2 |
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| B |
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103/L |
Invertebrate Zoology/3,2 |
|
| B |
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104/L |
Natural History of the Vertebrates/3,2 |
|
| B |
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|
106 |
Biological Oceanography/3 |
|
| B |
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P |
106A |
Physical and Chemical Environment of the Ocean/4 |
|
| B |
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|
106L |
Laboratory in Biological Oceanography/2 |
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| B |
S |
|
117/L |
Medical Ethnobotany/2,2 |
|
| B |
|
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C144 |
Animal Behavior/4 |
Psych. C115B |
| B |
|
|
146 |
Behavioral Ecology/3 |
|
| B |
|
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C149/L |
Molecular Ecology/2,2 |
ESPM C149 |
| B |
|
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151/L |
Plant Physiological Ecology/3,1 |
|
| B |
|
|
152 |
Marine Pollution/4 |
|
| B |
|
|
153 |
Population and Community Ecology/3 |
|
| B |
|
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153L |
Lab. in Population and Community Ecology/3 |
|
| B |
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154/L |
Plant Population and Community Ecology/3,2 |
|
| B |
|
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C156 |
Principles of Conservation Bio./4 |
ESPM C103 |
| B |
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|
157L |
Ecosystems of California/4 |
|
| B |
|
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C158 |
Bio. and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands/13 |
ESPM C107 |
| B |
|
|
162 |
Ecological Genetics/4 |
|
| B |
|
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C163 |
Survey of General Genetics/4 |
MCB C142 |
| B |
|
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168/L |
Systematics of Vascular Plants/2,2 |
|
| B |
|
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173/L |
Mammalogy/2,3 |
|
| B |
|
|
174/L |
Ornithology/2,2 |
|
| B |
|
|
175/L |
Herpetology/2,2 |
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| Landscape Architecture (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
S |
|
110 |
Ecological Analysis/4 |
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| |
|
P |
120 |
Topographic Form and Design Technology/2 |
|
| B |
S |
P |
C188 |
Geographic Information Systems/4 |
Geog C188 |
| Letters & Science (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| |
|
P |
170AC |
Crossroads of Earth Resources and Society/4 |
EPS 106AC |
| Mathematics |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| |
|
P |
121A |
Mathematical Tools for Physical Sciences/4 |
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| |
|
P |
121B |
Mathematical Tools for Physical Sciences/4 |
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| Mechanical Engineering (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| |
|
P |
106 |
Fluid Mechanics/3 |
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| Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
|
|
102 |
Survey of the Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/4 |
|
| B |
|
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C112/L |
General Microbiology/4,2 |
Plant Bio C112 /L |
| B |
|
|
C114 |
Introduction to Comparative Virology/4 |
ESPM C138, Plant Bio C114 |
| B |
|
|
C116 |
Microbial Diversity/3 |
PB C116 |
| B |
|
|
C142 |
Survey of General Genetics/4 |
IB C163 |
| Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (NST) (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
|
|
110 |
Food Toxicology/3 |
|
| B |
|
|
113 |
Food Microbiology/2 |
|
| B |
|
|
C119 |
Toxicology/3 |
Public Health C170B |
| Plant Biology (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
|
|
C102/L |
Diversity of Plants and Fungi/2,2 |
IB C101/L |
| B |
|
|
110/L |
Biology of Fungi/2,2 |
|
| B |
|
|
C112/L |
General Microbiology/4,2 |
MCB C112/L |
| B |
|
|
C114 |
Intro to Comparative Virology/4 |
ESPM C138, MCB C114 |
| B |
|
|
C116 |
Microbial Diversity/3 |
MCB C116 |
| B |
|
|
120/L |
Biology of Algae/2,2 |
|
| B |
|
|
180 |
Environmental Plant Biology/2 |
|
| Psychology (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
|
|
C115B |
Animal Behavior/4 |
IB C144 |
| Public Health (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| B |
S |
|
140 |
Intro. to Risk and Demographic Statistics/4 |
|
| B |
|
|
150A |
Intro. to Epidemiology/3 |
|
| B |
|
|
150B |
Intro. to Environmental Health Sciences /3 |
|
| B |
|
|
162A/L |
Public Health Microbiology/3,1 |
|
| B |
|
|
C170B |
Toxicology/3 |
NSTX C119 |
| |
|
P |
171 |
Environmental Engineering: Air Pollution/3 |
|
| Sociology (Return to Top) |
| Bio |
Soc |
Phys |
Course |
Course Name |
Cross Listed |
| |
S |
|
C126 |
Population Issues/4 |
Demog C126 |
| |
S |
|
128AC |
Environmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, and the Environment/3 |
ESPM 163AC |
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