Students are required to take 4 electives (16 elective units). Below is a list of electives students are permitted to take.
Environmental Regulation & Policy
| UPPP 205 | Environmental Economics & Policy |
| UPPP 207 | Land Use Law |
| UPPP 221 | Public Policy |
| UPPP 224 | Environmental Politics & Policy |
| UPPP 232 | Water Policy and Planning |
| UPPP 244 | Land Use Policy |
| UPPP 252 | Environmental Law & Policy |
| UPPP 260 | Policy and Ethics |
| UPPP 270 | Environmental Ethics |
| UPPP 272 | Site Development |
| UPPP 275 | Special Topics (Rotating) |
| UPPP 276 | Planning For Sustainable Cities |
| UPPP 277 | Site Planning and Design |
Organismal Biology and Diversity
| EEB 275 | Wildlife Ecology and Sampling |
| EEB 278 | Evolution and Conservation |
| Bio Sci E184 | Ecology and Diversity of Insects |
| Bio Sci E160 | Biology of Birds |
| Bio Sci E160L | Bio of Birds Lab |
| Bio Sci E179 | Limnology & Freshwater |
Earth & Environmental Science
| Eco Evo 227 | Plant Physiological Ecology |
| ESS 130/230 | Physical Oceanography |
| ESS 132 | Terrestrial Hydrology |
| ESS 133 | Soil: It’s the Good Dirt |
| ESS 138/238 | Satellite Remote Sensing for Earth System Science |
| ESS 140 | Advanced Geology |
| ESS 141 | Air Quality Management |
| ESS 142 | Atmospheric Chemistry |
| ESS 144 | Marine Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry |
| ESS 146 | Consequences of Air Pollution |
| ESS 148/248 | Marine Ecosystems and Global Change |
| ESS 154 | Ecosystem Services |
| ESS 156 | The Future of Forests |
| ESS 162 | The Impact of Climate Change on California’s Landscape |
| ESS 164 | Ecosystem Ecology |
| ESS 171 | Microbial Biogeochemistry |
| ESS 179 | Climate Solutions |
| ESS 200 | Global Physical Climate |
| ESS 204 | Human Systems |
| ESS 226 | Land Surface Processes |
| ESS 242 | Advanced Atmospheric Chemistry |
| ESS 244 | Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics |
| ESS 248 | Marine Ecosystems and Global Change |
| ESS 266 | Global Biogeochemical Cycles |
Technical Skills
| UPPP 235 | GIS Problem Solving in Planning |
| EEB 261 | Advanced Quantitative Methods |
| EEB 276 | Environmental Education and Outreach |
Please note, the electives above 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.
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