Instructional Programs MSJC Environmental Studies Major Electives (12 required units)
BIOL-146 BIOL-148
Ecology/Conservation Biology Emphasis The Ecology/Conservation Biology emphasis is designed for students wishing to pursue careers primarily in the fields of ecology, conservation biology, environmental impact consulting, wildlife biology, forestry, and related fields. This emphasis is ideal for students wishing to transfer to universities as Environmental Studies/Environmental Science majors, as well as those wishing to major in Conservation Biology or BEES (Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics) disciplines within university Biological Sciences departments. The emphasis is also applicable to those not wishing to transfer, but rather to directly enter careers in the fields of forestry, wildlife biology, environmental impact assessment, and environmental consulting. This emphasis will emphasize classical biological and ecological lecture, laboratory, and field studies, as well as methods in data analysis and new environmental technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GEOG). Students taking courses in this emphasis will also be encouraged to partake in individual ecological research projects and internships that will provide handson practical experience, contacts, and skills that will aide them at the university level, job level, and beyond. Official partnerships between MSJC and its USDA Forest Service and San Jacinto Conservation District partners provide unique field-based learning experiences for students taking courses in this emphasis.
Ecology/Conservation Emphasis Major Electives ANTH-102/102H Cultural Anthropology *UCSB Articulated Major Elective BIOL-115 Topics in Biology BIOL-116 Natural History and Biodiversity BIOL-117 Conservation Biology BIOL-125 Microbiology BIOL-130 Marine Biology BIOL-135/135H Introduction To Evolution BIOL-140 Ecology BIOL-142 The World of Insects BIOL-143 Animal Behavior BIOL-144 Plant Biology
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Biodiversity 3 units Field Studies in Tropical Ecology of Costa Rica 4 units BIOL-201 Biostatistics 4 units CHEM-112 Organic Chemistry I 5 units *UCR Articulated Natural Sciences Option Requirement CHEM-113 Organic Chemistry II 5 units *UCR Articulated Natural Sciences Option Requirement ENGR-167 Global Positioning Systems 4 units ENVS-102/102H Introduction To Environmental Science Laboratory 1 unit ENVS-190 Watershed Resource Management 4 units GEOG-101 Physical Geography 3 units *UCSB Articulated Major Elective GEOG-102 Cultural Geography 3 units *UCSB Articulated Major Elective GEOG-104 Physical Geography Laboratory 1 unit GEOG-115 Introduction To Geographic Information Systems 3 units GEOG-130 Geographic Information Systems for 3 units Science, Business, and Government *UCSB Articulated Major Elective GEOL-110 Oceanography 4 units HIST-105/105H World Environmental History 3 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement ECON-201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement ECON-202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement MATH-140 Introduction To Statistics 4 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement MATH-215 Differential Equations 4 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement PS-102/102H Comparative Politics and Government 3 units *UCSB Articulated Major Elective PHIL-103/103H Logic 3 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement PHIL-104 World Religions 3 units *UCSB Articulated Major Elective PHIL-105 Introduction to Ethics 3 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement PHY-201 Mechanics and Wave Motion 4 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement *UCR Articulated Natural Sciences Option Requirement PHY-202/202H Electricity and Magnetism 4 units *UCSB Articulated Core Requirement *UCR Articulated Natural Sciences Option Requirement SOCI-101/101H Principles of Sociology 3 units *UCSB Articulated Major Elective
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