Instructional Programs In addition to the above major CORE foundational requirements, students wishing to transfer into UCR’s Environmental Science: Natural Sciences option B.S. program will also need to complete the following:
Additional Major CORE Foundational Courses for Transfer into the Environmental Science: Natural Sciences Option B.S. program at UCR (18 units) CHEM-112 Organic Chemistry I CHEM-113 Organic Chemistry II PHY-201 Mechanics and Wave Motion PHY-202/202H Electricity and Magnetism
5 units 5 units 4 units 4 units
In addition to the major CORE foundational requirements, students wishing to transfer into UCSB’s Environmental Studies B.S. program will also need to complete the following:
Additional Major Core Foundational Courses for Transfer into the Environmental Studies B.S. program at UCSB (28 units) HIST-105/105H World Environmental History ECON-201 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECON-202 Principles of Microeconomics PHY-201 Mechanics and Wave Motion PHY-202/202H Electricity and Magnetism MATH-215 Differential Equations MATH-140 Introduction to Statistics PHIL-103*/ 103H* Logic or PHIL-105* Introduction to Ethics
3 units 3 units 4 units 4 units 4 units 4 units
3 units
And one course from the following list (3 units)
ANTH-102/102H** Cultural Anthropology 3 units GEOG-102** Cultural Geography 3 units PS-102/102H** Comparative Politics and Government 3 units PHIL-104* World Religions 3 units SOC 101/101H* Principles of Sociology 3 units *IGETC Recommended Course Area 3 **IGETC Recommended Course Area 4 In addition to the MSJC Major CORE Foundational Requirements and transfer school-specific foundational courses, students majoring in Environmental Studies at MSJC must take a minimum of 12 credits from the MSJC Environmental Studies Major Electives lists below. Students are encouraged to work closely with counselors and Environmental Studies faculty to determine which of the two major emphases, the Ecology/Conservation Biology emphasis or the Water and Soil Technologies/Environmental Engineering emphasis, best meets the students desired environmental career goals. Student are encouraged to primarily focus major elective work in that chosen emphasis, but may also take major elective courses from the other emphasis. Information describing the two emphases is given below:
Degree This degree has two emphases: 1) Ecology/ Conservation Biology and 2) Water and Soil Technologies/ Environmental Engineering, outlined as follows:
MSJC Core Requirements (40 units) ENVS-101 BIOL-150 BIOL-151 CHEM-101 CHEM-102 MATH-211 MATH-212
Environmental Science General Biology I General Biology II General Chemistry I General Chemistry II Calculus I and Analytic Geometry Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
3 units 5 units 5 units 5 units 5 units 5 units 5 units
Mt. San Jacinto College 2008-2009 Catalog
GEOL-100 Physical Geology PS-101/101H Introduction to American Government and Politics
4 units 3 units
MSJC Environmental Studies Major Electives (12 required units) 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 hands-on 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
3 units
BIOL-115 Topics in Biology BIOL-116 Natural History and Biodiversity BIOL-117 Conservation Biology BIOL-125 Microbiology BIOL-130 Marine Biology BIOL-135/135HIntroduction To Evolution BIOL-140 Ecology BIOL-142 The World of Insects BIOL-143 Animal Behavior BIOL-144 Plant Biology BIOL-146 Biodiversity BIOL-148 Field Studies in Tropical Ecology of Costa Rica BIOL-201 Biostatistics CHEM-112 Organic Chemistry I
4 units 4 units 3 units 5 units 4 units 3 units 4 units 4 units 3 units 4 units 3 units
CHEM-113 Organic Chemistry II
5 units
ENGR-167 Global Positioning Systems ENVS-102/102H Introduction To Environmental Science Laboratory ENVS-190 Watershed Resource Management GEOG-101 Physical Geography
4 units 1 unit 4 units 3 units
GEOG-102
Cultural Geography
3 units
GEOG-104
Physical Geography Laboratory
*UCR Articulated Natural Sciences Option Requirement
*UCR Articulated Natural Sciences Option Requirement
*UCSB Articulated Major Elective
*UCSB Articulated Major Elective
4 units 4 units 5 units
1 unit
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