Environmental Analysis Major

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Major Requirements

The major in Environmental Analysis requires a minimum of fourteen courses. CMC students interested in the major in Environmental Analysis select a concentration in science or a concentration in policy through the Joint Science Department.

A. Environmental Analysis: Science Concentration

1. Environmental Analysis courses:

2. Biology courses

3. Chemistry courses

4. One course in Earth Science; e.g.

GEOL 020 APO - Intro to Geology: Geohazards

5. Elective courses:

Five upper division environmental analysis science courses, including at least one course in ecology (see listing below)

5. One upper-division policy course

See listing below.

6. Senior Thesis:

Environmental Analysis: Science concentration majors must complete a one- or two-semester thesis in biology, chemistry, or physics. For further information, see Senior Thesis in Science .

Note:

The introductory biology, chemistry and physics courses may also be completed by both semesters of the Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence.

B. Environmental Analysis: Policy Concentration

The requirements for this major are the same as those for the Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) major with the following additional substitutions or options:

Students not planning advanced work in science may also substitute EA 010 PO , EA 020 PO , and EA 030L JS for CHEM 014L JS -CHEM 015L JS .
Students may petition to substitute an upper-division elective (see listing below) approved by the EA Steering Committee for BIOL 137 JS - EEP Clinic .
Senior Thesis: Environmental Analysis: Policy concentration majors must complete a one- or two-semester thesis in a department approved by the EA advisors. For further information, see Senior Thesis in Science .

Upper division elective courses for Environmental Analysis Majors

Science Concentration:

Biology:

Geology:

GEOL 110 PO - Remote Sensing and GIS

Policy Concentration:

Economics:

ECON 171 CM - Environmental Economics
ECON 170 SC - Environmental Economics
ECON 172 PZ - Environmental Economics
ECON 171 SC - Economics of Environmental Policy

Government:

Environmental Studies:

EA 095 PZ - U.S. Environmental Policy
EA 090 PZ- Economic Change and the Environment in Asia
EA 086 PZ - Environmental Justic
EA 120 PZ - International Environmental Policy
EA 124 PZ -Protecting Nature: Parks, Conservation Areas & People
EA 154 PZ - The Political Economy of Global Production and Natural Resources

Politics:

POLI 060 PO - Global Politics of Food and Agriculture
POLI 136 PO - The Politics of Environmental Action

Political Studies:

POST 114 HM - Comparative Environmental Politics
POST 140 HM - Global Environmental Politics

Sociology:

SOC 180 HM - Tropical Forests: Policy and Practice

Environmental Analysis: Environment and Society Track

Students who are particularly interested in human ecology, indigenous studies, or art and the environment may pursue this version of the major through Pitzer College.

Student learning Outcomes of the Program in Environmental Analysis

1. Understand and describe the complex social, scientific and humanistic aspects of environmental issues.
2. Understand and apply both disciplinary and interdisciplinary analysis to environmental issues.
3. Critically analyze, evaluate, and interpret scholarly arguments and popular discourse and be able to communicate this analysis to a variety of communities.
4. Develop well-reasoned solutions to environmental predicaments, testing them against relevant criteria and standards.
5. Be able to craft well-researched, informative and effective scholarly presentations.
6. Contribute knowledge and action regarding environmental issues to the public through service learning, internships, community-based-research, and other activities.