Environmental & Sustainability Studies (BSA Concentration)
Abigail Owen, BSA ESS Concentration Advisor
BSA Environmental & Sustainability Studies Concentration
(123 units minimum)
Additional Required Courses (2 courses, 18 units minimum)
| Units | ||
| 09-217 | Organic Chemistry I | 9 |
| 33-122 | Physics II for Biological Sciences and Chemistry Students | 9 |
| or 33-142 | Physics II for Engineering and Physics Students | |
Core Courses (3 courses, 33 units)
| 24/09-381 | Environmental Systems on a Changing Planet -Spring | 12 |
| 66-236 | Introduction to Environmental Ideas | 9 |
| 66-237 | Interdisciplinary Dialogues for Environmental & Sustainability Studies -Spring | 3 |
| 66-507 | Capstone for Environmental and Sustainability Studies -Fall | 9 |
Earth and Environmental Science (1 course, 9 units)
Choose one course from the list below.
| 03-128 | Biology for Life Special Topics (Section S, Tropical Ecology) | 9 |
| 03-140 | Ecology and Environmental Science | 9 |
| 09-225 | Climate Change: Chemistry, Physics and Planetary Science * | 9 |
| 09-510 | Chemistry and Sustainability * | 9 |
| 09-524 | Environmental Chemistry * | 9 |
| 09-529 | Introduction to Sustainable Energy Science * | 9 |
| 09-538 | Exposure and Risk Assessment for Environmental Pollutants * | 9 |
| 33-226 | Physics of Energy * | 9 |
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Prerequisites from the BSA general education curriculum
Statistics and Data Science (1 course, 9 units)
| 36-xxx | Any Statistics Course | 9 |
Political Economy (1 course, 9 units minimum)
Choose one course from the list below.
| 19-101 | Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy | 12 |
| 84-110 | The Economics of Politics and Technology | 9 |
| 84-226 | International Relations | 9 |
| 84-325 | Contemporary American Foreign Policy | 9 |
| 88-344 | Systems Analysis: Environmental Policy | 9 |
Electives (5 courses, 45 units minimum)
Choose three MCS Electives and two DC Electives in consultation with the concentration advisor.
MCS Electives:
| 03-140 | Ecology and Environmental Science | 9 |
| 09-225 | Climate Change: Chemistry, Physics and Planetary Science | 9 |
| 09-510 | Chemistry and Sustainability | 9 |
| 09-524 | Environmental Chemistry * | 9 |
| 09-529 | Introduction to Sustainable Energy Science | 9 |
| 12-100 | Exploring CEE: Infrastructure and Environment in a Changing World | 12 |
| 12-201 | Geology | 9 |
| 19-101 | Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy | 12 |
| 27-505 | Exploration of Everyday Materials | 9 |
| 33-226 | Physics of Energy | 9 |
DC Electives:
| 76-241 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 9 |
| 76-354 | Watchdog Journalism | 9 |
| 76-395 | Science Writing * | 9 |
| 76-450 | Law, Culture, and the Humanities | 9 |
| 79-201 | Introduction to Anthropology | 9 |
| 79-275 | Introduction to Global Studies | 9 |
| 79-278 | How (Not) to Change the World | 9 |
| 79-283 | Anthropology of Energy | 9 |
| 79-288 | Bananas, Baseball, and Borders: Latin America and the United States | 9 |
| 79-297 | Technology and Work | 9 |
| 79-331 | Body Politics: Women and Health in America | 9 |
| 79-377 | Food, Culture, and Power: A History of Eating | 9 |
| 79-379 | Experimental Ethnography | 9 |
| 79-383 | The History of Capitalism | 9 |
| 80-135 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 9 |
| 80-244 | Environmental Ethics | 9 |
| 84-110 | The Economics of Politics and Technology | 9 |
| 84-275 | Comparative Politics | 9 |
| 84-325 | Contemporary American Foreign Policy | 9 |
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Additional prerequisites