UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

418 Nature and Culture
ence in elementary, middle school, and high school
classrooms.
B.S. Major Requirements:
UNITS
Preparatory Subject Matter .................. 68
Chemistry 2A, 2B, 2C ..........................15
Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C .............15
Geology 2, 3, 3L, 50L, 60 ....................13
Mathematics 16A, 16B, 16C................... 9
Physics 7A, 7B, 7C ..............................12
Statistics 100 or 102 .............................. 4
Depth Subject Matter ............................ 42
Concentration (chosen from among the four
fields of concentration listed below) ........27
Supplementary Field; chosen from among the
four fields listed below. May not include the
same field as the concentration. The same
course may not be used to fulfill the
requirements for both a Concentration and a
Supplementary Field. ............................15
Total Units for the Major..................... 110
Fields of Concentration:
Chemistry............................................27
Chemistry 105, 107A, 107B, 118A,
118B, 118C, 124A ..........................25
Chemistry 197 or 199 ......................... 2
Earth Science.......................................27
Geology 62, 100, 100L, 105, 108, 109,
109L, 116N .....................................20
Soil Science 100................................. 4
Geology 199...................................... 3
Life Science .................................... 27-34
Chemistry 8A, 8B or 118A, 118B,
118C............................................ 6-12
Biological Sciences 101....................... 4
Evolution and Ecology 100, 101........... 8
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
101 ................................................... 5
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
101L or Molecular and Cellular Biology
160L............................................... 3-4
One 199 course from Biological Sciences,
Evolution and Ecology, Molecular and
Cellular Biology, or Neurobiology,
Physiology, and Behavior ..................... 1
Physics................................................27
Chemistry 107A, 110A ....................... 7
Geology 161, 162.............................. 6
Physics 108, 122 ................................ 7
Physics 137 or 160 ............................. 3
Physics 199 ........................................ 4
Supplementary Fields:
Chemistry............................................15
Chemistry 105, 107A, 118A, 124A ...14
Approved elective ............................... 1
Other Chemistry or related science courses
may be substituted with the prior approval
of the major adviser.
Earth Science.......................................15
Geology 108, 109, 109L, 116N,
138 .................................................14
Approved elective ............................... 1
Other Geology or related science courses
may be substituted with the prior approval
of the major adviser.
Life Science .........................................15
Biological Sciences 101*..................... 4
Evolution and Ecology 100................... 4
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
101 ................................................... 5
Approved electives .............................. 2
Other Biological Sciences or related
science courses may be substituted with the
prior approval of the major adviser.
Physics................................................ 15
Physics 122........................................ 3
Chemistry 107A, 110A ....................... 7
Geology 161 ..................................... 3
Approved electives .............................. 2
Other Physics or related science courses
may be substituted with the prior approval
of the major adviser.
*Note: Students pursuing a concentration in
earth science or physics may not have had
the necessary prerequisites in organic
chemistry.
Major Advisers. H. W. Day (Geology), D. A.
Osleger (Geology)
Nature and Culture
(College of Letters and Science)
James S. McClain, Ph.D., Program Director
Program Office. 176 Voorhies Hall
(530) 752-2257; http://www.nac.ucdavis.edu
Committee in Charge
Michael Barbour, Ph.D. (Environmental Horticulture)
Laurie Glover, Ph.D. (English)
W. Jack Hicks, Ph.D. (English)
James S. McClain, Ph.D. (Geology)
Scott McLean, Ph.D. (Comparative Literature)
Timothy Morton, Ph.D. (English)
Peter Moyle, Ph.D.
(Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology)
David A. Osleger, Ph.D. (Geology)
Michael Ziser, Ph.D. (English)
The Major Program
The Nature and Culture major is a coherent interdisciplinary
set of studies that offers exploration of the
complex relationships existing between human cultures
and the natural world.
The Program. This program is the first of its kind in
the country, providing a rigorous curriculum that
interweaves courses in the natural sciences, the
humanities, and the social sciences, supplemented
by elective course work in these and other fields of
study. There are at present three required core
courses in Nature and Culture itself, a principal function
of which is to tie together knowledge and experience
gained in the various disciplines that students
will work in as they progress through their studies.
Career Alternatives. Students completing an
A.B. degree in Nature and Culture will be qualified
to enter most professional schools, such as medicine
and law, and many graduate programs in science
and the humanities, especially those with an emphasis
on interdisciplinary study. Students expecting to
apply for highly specialized fields will need to plan
their elective work carefully. The degree program
provides excellent preparation for careers in business
and government, as well as for the credential
program for K-12 teaching. When combined with
courses in non-fiction writing, the Nature and Culture
curriculum will prepare students for the burgeoning
fields of environmental writing and environmental
journalism.
A.B. Major Requirements:
UNITS
Preparatory Subject Matter ............. 38-41
Nature and Culture 1 ............................. 4
Geology 3-3L and 50-50L and Geology 36
or Astronomy 2; or Chemistry 2A-2B and
Biological Sciences 2A .................... 13-15
Biological Sciences 2B-2C..................... 10
Environmental Science and Policy 30, or
Anthropology 2, or Geology 10 ........... 3-4
Comparative Literature 1, 2, 3, or 4, or
English 3............................................... 4
Comparative Literature 20....................... 4
Recommended. Statistics 13, 32, 102, or 103.
Depth Subject Matter ............................ 44
Nature and Culture 100 and 180............ 8
Nature and Culture 120 or 140, or American
Studies 157, or Veterinary Medicine
170 ..................................................... 4
Environmental Science and Policy 100, or
Evolution and Ecology 101 or Plant Biology
147 ..................................................... 4
Anthropology/Environmental Science and
Policy 101 or 102 ................................. 4
Nature and Culture 130, or English 184 or
Native American Studies 181A, 181B, or
181C, or Comparative Literature 120 ...... 4
Electives, a minimum of 20 units selected in
consultation with an adviser from one or two
thematic clusters. Possible clusters include
Human Evolution and Ecology, Human
Culture and Society, Historical and
Philosophical Studies, Indigenous Peoples,
California and the Southwest, Art and
Literature, Earth and Environment, The Impact
of Humans on the Environment, Ecological
and Environmental Studies, Environmental
Law, Policy and Planning. A representative list
of clusters and courses is available from
advisers and from the Program office ..... 20
Total Units for the Major .................. 82-85
Major Advisers. Consult the Program office.
Minor Program Requirements:
UNITS
Nature and Culture............................... 24
Nature and Culture 1 ............................. 4
Nature and Culture 100 ......................... 4
Environmental Science and Policy 100, or
Evolution and Ecology 101, or Plant Biology
147 ..................................................... 4
Nature and Culture 120 or 140, or
Veterinary Medicine 170 ........................ 4
Anthropology/Environmental Science and
Policy 101 or 102 ................................. 4
English 184 or Native American Studies
181A, 181B, or 181C ........................... 4
Courses in Nature and Culture
(NAC)
Lower Division Courses
1. Intersections of Nature and Culture (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:
satisfaction of Subject A requirement; Comparative
Literature 1, 2 or 3, or English 3 recommended.
Nature and culture as human constructs, conditioned
by both time and place; importance of nature in
human thought, both scientific and spiritual; scientific
and literary view of the relation between nature
and culture, including forms of observation and
methods of analysis. GE credit: ArtHum or SciEng,
Wrt.—II. (II.)
98. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading
only.)
99. Individual Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading
only.)
Upper Division Courses
100. The Culture of Nature: Theoretical
Frameworks and Case Studies (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:
course 1. Problems in nature and culture, with
particular attention to integrative theoretical frameworks
available for the investigation of specific
issues. Case studies will vary with instructor. May be
repeated once for credit when topic and instructor
differ. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum
or SciEng, Wrt—III.
120. Environmental Ethics (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:
course 1. Ethical issues underlying environmental/ecological
controversies, including
anthropocentrism vs. ecocentrism, wilderness and
species preservation, human population growth, animal
rights, deep ecology, and ecofeminism. Empha-
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience