Newsletter - Spring 2009

Announcements - New Undergraduate Major

The new major is a collaborative effort within LAWR and the department of Environmental Science & Policy. The Environmental Science and Management (ESM) major is designed for students who are interested in solving environmental problems from an interdisciplinary perspective linking the natural and social sciences.

Students who choose this major will study the interaction of physical, biological, and social components of environmental problems. Students completing the program will understand the scientific basis for environmental decision making and the legal, economic, and political issues involved in management of the environment.

Course Curriculum.
Courses in biology, chemistry, physics, economics, and calculus form the lower-division foundation of the curriculum. These are then tied together with Environmental Science and Policy 1, “Environmental Analysis” which provides an inter-disciplinary analysis of several environmental problems.  The upper-division core consists of foundation courses in physical, biological, and social sciences, as well as applied courses in environmental monitoring, GIS, impact reporting, and statistical analysis. In their junior year, students must choose a specialized track from the following six options:

a) Ecology, Biodiversity, and Conservation
b) Natural Resource Management
c) Climate Change and Air Quality
d) GIS and Remote Sensing
e) Watershed Science
f) Soils and Biogeochemistry

For more information, visit the program page: Environmental Science and Management

or contact:
Elizabeth Shull, Undergraduate Student Advisor
lawradvising@ucdavis.edu
(530)752-1603