Foundations & Breadth
- BIO 41 and BIO 43 or 43H
- CHEM 31A & 31B or 31X and CHEM 33
- ECON 1
- GS 1C or GS 4 or EARTHSYS 117
- MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42
- MATH 51 or CME 100
- PHYSICS 41 or PHYSICS 45
- Statistics: BIO 174H or ECON 102A or STATS 110 or 116 or 141
- EARTHSYS 10
- EARTHSYS 111
- EARTHSYS 112
- EARTHSYS 210A, B, or C (Senior Capstone & Reflection)
- EARTHSYS 210P (Capstone Project)
- EARTHSYS 260 (Internship)
- WIM: EARTHSYS 200, or another designated WIM course in a related department- must be approved by an advisor. Your WIM course may not also count towards your track or electives, if counted as a WIM.
(These courses must be taken for a letter grade: EARTHSYS 10, 111, 112, 210 A/B/C, 200)
Track
Choose at least two courses from Ecology and Conservation Biology, and at least one course from each of the remaining sub-categories below, total six required. In addition, two electives are required for this track. All track courses and electives must be taken for a letter grade (eight courses total).
Ecology and Conservation Biology
- BIO 101: Ecology
- BIO 115: The Hidden Kingdom- Evolution, Ecology, & Diversity of Fungi
- BIO 143: evolution
- BIO 144/HUMBIO 112: Conservation Biology: A Latin American Perspective
- BIOHOPK 172H: Marine Ecology
- BIOHOPK 173H: Marine Conservation Biology
- BIOHOPK 177H: Dynamics and Management of Marine Populations
- BIOHOPK 185H: Ecology & Conservation of Kelp Forest Communities (summer)
- EARTHSYS 116: Ecology of the Hawaiian Islands
- GS 123: Paleobiology
- OSPAUSTL 10: Coral Reef Ecosystems
- OSPAUSTL 25: Freshwater Systems
- OSPAUSTL 30: Coastal Forest Ecosystems
- OSPSANTG 58: Living Chile: A Land of Extremes
- OSPSANTS 85: Marine Ecology of Chile and the South Pacific
Biogeochemistry
- BIO 216: Terrestrial Biogeochemistry (advanced; prior experience required)
- CEE 177: Aquatic Chemistry and Biology (advanced)
- CEE 274A: Environmental Microbiology I
- EARTHSYS 132: Biogeochemical Cycles on Earth through Time
- EARTHSYS 151: Biological Oceanography
- EARTHSYS 152: Marine Chemistry
- EARTHSYS 155: Science of Soils
- EARTHSYS 158: Geomicrobiology (advanced)
- GS 130: Soil Physics and Hydrology
Ecosystems and Society
- ANTHRO 118: Heritage, Environment, and Sovereignty in Hawaii
- ANTHRO 147: Nature, Culture, Heritage
- ANTHRO 161: Human Behavioral Ecology
- ANTHRO 162: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Problems
- ANTHRO 166: Political Ecology of Tropical Land Use
- ANTHRO 177: Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Disease
- ANTHRO 178: Evolution and Conservation in Galapagos
- ANTHRO 183: Ecology, Evolution, and Human Health
- BIOHOPK 168H: Disease Ecology: From Parasites Evolution to the Socio-economic Impacts of Pathogens on Nations
- EARTHSYS 129: Geographic Impacts of Global Change: Mapping the Stories
- EARTHSYS 185: Feeding Nine Billion
- SIW 144: Energy, Environment, Climate & Conservation Policy: A Washington, D.C. Perspective
Electives
TWO additional courses at the 100-level or above are required. Electives allow students to personalize their Earth Systems curriculum by pursuing higher-level courses offered in their focus area, or by incorporating new academic perspectives. Each must be a minimum of 3 units.
Track Updated 8/2015