UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

260 Environmental and Resource Sciences
tal policy, such as urban and regional planning,
water pollution control, or energy.
Career Alternatives. Environmental policy analysis
and planning graduates are prepared for
employment in public agencies, consulting firms,
and businesses concerned with environmental
affairs. The major is also excellent preparation for
students who want to go on to graduate work in law,
planning, public policy, or management.
B.S. Major Requirements:
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English Composition Requirement ...... 7-16
See College requirement ...................... 0-8
University Writing Program 102A, 102B,
102C, 102D, 102E, 102F, or 102G........ 4
Communication 1 or 3 or Dramatic
Art 10................................................ 3-4
Communication 1 or Dramatic Art 10 .... 3-4
Preparatory Subject Matter ............. 50-56
Biological Sciences 1A or 10................ 4-5
Chemistry 2A, 2B.................................10
Agricultural Management and Rangeland
Resources 21, Engineering 5, Computer
Science Engineering 10, 30 ................. 3-4
Economics 1A, 1B.................................. 8
Animal Science 1, Biological Sciences 1B,
Geology 1, Hydrologic Science 124, Plant
Biology 12, Soil Science 100 ............... 3-5
Environmental Science and Policy 1.......... 4
Mathematics 16A-16B or 21A-21B........ 6-8
Physics 1A............................................. 3
Political Science 1 .................................. 4
Statistics 13, 32, 102 .......................... 3-4
Breadth/General Education ............... 6-24
Satisfaction of General Education requirement
Depth Subject Matter ....................... 43-44
(Students must take these units on a letter
grade basis, and must attain an overall grade
point average of 2.000 or higher in the Depth
Subject Matter courses.)
Environmental Science and Policy 110, 160,
164, 168A..........................................16
Environmental Science and Policy 172 or
Political Science 187 .............................. 4
Environmental Science and Policy 161...... 4
Environmental Science and Policy 171 or
179................................................... 3-4
Environmental Science and Policy 178...... 4
Select one course from Sociology 106,
Statistics 100, 103, 108,or Agricultural and
Resource Economics 106 ........................ 4
Economics 100 or Agricultural and Resource
Economics 100A.................................... 5
Agricultural and Resource Economics 175 or
176...................................................... 4
Students must select courses in the Areas of
Specialization that have not been taken in the
Depth Subject Matter.
Areas of Specialization
(choose one).................................... 16-24
Advanced Policy Analysis Option
Select one course from Political Science
100, 104, 105, 120, 122, 155 or
Environmental Science and Policy 169... 3-4
Select one course from Political Science
162, 164, or 170 .................................. 4
Select one course from Political Science
124, 126, or American Studies 101G...... 4
Select one course from Applied Biological
Systems Technology 180, 185 or
Environmental and Resource Sciences
186, 186L.......................................... 4-5
Select one course from Civil and
Environmental Engineering 153, Agricultural
and Resource Economics 106, or Economics
130...................................................... 4
City and Regional Planning Option
Environmental Science and Policy 171….4
Select one course from Applied Biological
Systems Technology 180, 185, or
Environmental and Resource Sciences 186,
186L ................................................. 4-5
Select one course from Civil and
Environmental Engineering 165,
Environmental Science and Policy 163 .. 3-4
Select one course from Soil Science 118 or
Environmental Science and Policy 179 .. 3-4
Environmental Science and Policy 169 ..... 3
Select one course from Political Science 100,
Community and Regional Development 152,
154, 156, 168, or 171.......................... 4
Energy Policy Option
Environmental Science and Policy 167…...4
Engineering 160 and Civil and Environmental
Engineering 143 ................................... 8
Select either Geology 130 or Environmental
and Resource Sciences 131 .................... 3
Environmental Science and Policy 163 ..... 4
Environmental Science Option
Students choosing the Environmental Science
area of specialization must consult with a
faculty adviser to identify an emphasis within
this specialization and to select suitable
courses. Possible areas of emphasis are
biological conservation, pollutants in the
environment, ecology, planning in the
presence of environmental hazards. If you are
considering this area of specialization, please
contact the major adviser as soon as possible.
Transportation Planning Option
Select either Civil and Environmental
Engineering 165 or Environmental Science
and Policy 163 ................................... 3-4
Select either Environmental Science and
Policy 167 or 171 ................................. 4
Applied Biological Systems Technology
180……………………………………………4
Environmental and Resource Sciences
131...................................................... 3
Economics 145………………………………4
Water Quality Option
Environmental Science and Policy 169 ..... 3
Select either Environmental and Resource
Science 121, or Hydrologic Science
150...................................................... 3
Select one course from Hydrologic Science
141, 143, Geology 134, Soil Science
118................................................... 3-4
Select one course from Environmental Science
and Policy 151, 155, Environmental and
Resource Sciences 100, Wildlife, Fish, and
Conservation Biology 120 ................... 3-4
Select one course from Applied Biological
Systems Technology 180, 185, or
Environmental Resource Sciences 186,
186L ................................................. 4-5
Unrestricted Electives ....................... 16-58
Total Units for the Degree ................... 180
Major Adviser. P. Sabatier (Environmental Science
and Policy)
Minor Program Requirements:
The faculty for environmental policy analysis and
planning offers the following minor.. The Environmental
Policy Analysis minor is for natural and social
science students desiring basic training in policy
analysis theory and methods.
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Environmental Policy Analysis ......... 23-24
Preparation: Economics 1A; basic course in
political science.
Environmental Science and Policy 1 ......... 4
Environmental Science and Policy 160, 161,
168A ................................................. 13
Environmental Science and Policy 163, 169,
171, 172, 179................................... 6-8
Minor Adviser. P. Sabatier (Environmental Science
and Policy)
Environmental and
Resource Sciences
(College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Faculty. See under departments of Agricultural and
Resource Economics, on page 125, Agronomy and
Range Science, on page 128, and Land, Air, and
Water Resources, on page 320.
The Major Program
The environmental and resource sciences major is a
program for study of the biological, chemical, and
physical features of environmental resources, and
the economical and social considerations associated
with their use, conservation, protection, management,
and restoration. Students who choose this
major include those with an interest in careers associated
with environmental resource utilization and
management, as well as those pursuing post-baccalaureate,
academic, or professional training.
The Program. The curriculum for the major provides
flexibility in meeting individual needs, interests,
and objectives. At the same time, certain
courses are required in the basic physical and biological
sciences areas. Upper division general environmental
resource sciences courses, a resource
economics course, and a specified number of units
of environmental and resource-oriented courses are
required for all students in the major. Students select
environmental and resource-oriented courses in consultation
with and approval of the student’s adviser.
Considerable care should be taken to ensure effective
utilization of the flexibility of the major, and to
meet individual academic and career objectives. Students
may specialize their study by selecting one of
the options within the major or, in consultation with
their adviser, pursuing other specializations.
Internships and Career Alternatives. Positions
now held by graduates in environmental and
resource sciences are quite varied, but many are
employed as resource analysts and planners as well
as technical and environmental specialists with government
agencies, municipalities, and private firms.
A significant proportion of graduates undertake further
studies leading to advanced degrees in
resources, the environment, and related fields.
B.S. Major Requirements:
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Written/Oral Expression ...................... 0-8
See College requirement.
Preparatory Subject Matter.............. 53-69
Biological Sciences 1A-1B-1C ............... 15
Chemistry 2A-2B.................................. 10
Economics 1A ....................................... 5
Environmental Toxicology 10................... 3
Geology 1 or 50 .................................3-4
Environmental and Resource Sciences
60 ....................................................... 3
Mathematics 16A-16B or 21A-21B ........6-8
Agricultural Management and Rangeland
Resources 21, 121, Engineering 5, Computer
Science Engineering 10, 15..................3-4
Physics 1A-1B or 7A-7B-7C or 9A-9B-9C—
see option requirements ......................6-12
Physics 7A-7B-7C or 9A-9B-9C required for
Air option.
Statistics 13 or 100 or 102..................... 4
Breadth/General Education.............. 18-24
Satisfaction of General Education requirements;
additional units in social sciences and humanities to
total 24 units.
Depth Subject Matter ....................... 24-27
Written expression (in addition to college
requirement), University Writing Program
101, 104A, 104B, 104C, 104D, 104E, or
104F.................................................... 4
Agricultural and Resource Economics 147 or
148 ...................................................3-4
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 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