Elective courses

Students are required to take 4 electives (16 elective units). Below is a list of electives students are permitted to take.

Please note, the electives below are approved by the Academic Senate for students in the MCRS program. However, there is no guarantee that each course will be offered. The courses are scheduled by each department (UPPP, ESS, EEB and BioSci) and are subject to change. MCRS student enrollment in an elective course must be approved by each department and enrollment in any particular course is not guaranteed. The MCRS Academic Coordinator works with students to identify their elective choices.

Environmental Regulation & Policy

Bio Sci E 189Environmental Ethics
UPPP 221Public Policy
UPPP 224Environmental Politics & Policy
UPPP 232Water Policy and Planning
UPPP 244Land Use Policy
UPPP 252Environmental Law & Policy
UPPP 260Policy and Ethics
UPPP 270Environmental Ethics
UPPP 272Site Development
UPPP 275Special Topics (Rotating)
UPPP 276Planning For Sustainable Cities
UPPP 277Site Planning and Design

Organismal Biology and Diversity

EEB 275Wildlife Ecology and Sampling
EEB 278Evolution and Conservation
Bio Sci E184Ecology and Diversity of Insects
Bio Sci E179Limnology & Freshwater
EEB 203 CCo–Management Land Practices

Earth & Environmental Science

Eco Evo 227Plant Physiological Ecology
ESS 130/230Physical Oceanography
ESS 132Terrestrial Hydrology
ESS 133Soil: It’s the Good Dirt
ESS 138/238Satellite Remote Sensing for Earth System Science
ESS 140Advanced Geology
ESS 141Air Quality Management
ESS 142Atmospheric Chemistry
ESS 144Marine Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry
ESS 146Consequences of Air Pollution
ESS 148Marine Ecosystems and Global Change
ESS 154Ecosystem Services
ESS 156The Future of Forests
ESS 162The Impact of Climate Change on California’s Landscape
ESS 164Ecosystem Ecology
ESS 179Climate Solutions
ESS 200Global Physical Climate
ESS 204Human Systems
ESS 226Land Surface Processes
ESS 242Advanced Atmospheric Chemistry
ESS 244Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics
ESS 266Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Technical Skills

UPPP 235GIS Problem Solving in Planning
EEB 261Advanced Quantitative Methods
EEB 276Environmental Education and Outreach
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