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Environmental Studies (AA) Earth & Space Sciences Total Units: 20.5
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Term Effective: Spring 2010

Description:

The Environmental Studies major will provide students with an understanding of the manner in which various disciplines study the environment and approach our most pressing environmental issues. The degree in Environmental Studies will also help prepare students for transfer to a broad-based Environmental Studies program at a University of California or California State University campus.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Environmental Studies (AA) program are:

  • Complete 20.5 units from
    • Environmental Studies Core Requirements
    • Environmental Studies Science/Math Elective Requirements
    • Environmental Studies Behavioral/Social Sciences/Humanities Elective Reqs
    • Information Learning Resources Requirement

Environmental Studies Core Requirements - complete 13.50 units
ENVST 40Environmental Forum1.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 12.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
BIO 12Basic Concepts of Ecology3.00
ECON 12Introduction to Economics and the Environment3.00
ENGL 10Introduction to Literature and the Environment3.00
ENVS 12Introduction to Environmental Science3.00
NRM 12Introduction to Environmental Conservation3.00
PHIL 12Environmental Philosophy3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 0.50 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
WEOC 99Occupational Work Experience0.50
WEOC 99IOccupational Work Experience Internship0.50
 
Environmental Studies Science/Math Elective Requirements - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ANTHRO 1Physical Anthropology3.00
AUTO 190Alternative Fuels and Fuel Systems3.00
AUTO 190.1Alternative Fuels and Fuel Systems3.00
AUTO 191Advanced Alternative Fuels3.00
BIO 12Basic Concepts of Ecology3.00
BIO 15The Future of Rainforests3.00
BIO 2.1Fundamentals of Biology (Cell and Molecular)5.00
BIO 2.2Fundamentals of Biology (Evolution, Genetics, and Zoology)5.00
BIO 2.3Fundamentals of Biology (Botany and Ecology)5.00
BIO 25Marine Biology4.00
BIO 26Biology of Marine Mammals4.00
BIO 31Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation2.00
BOTANY 60Field Botany4.00
BOTANY 61Living Among The Oaks1.00
BOTANY 62Coast Redwood Ecology and Management1.50
BOTANY 63Sonoma County Woodlands1.00
BOTANY 64Plants of the Northern Sierra1.00-2.00
CHEM 10Chemistry and Society3.00
CHEM 1AGeneral Chemistry5.00
CHEM 4AGeneral Chemistry with Quantitative Analysis5.00
DET 190Alternative Fuels and Fuel Systems3.00
DET 190.1Alternative Fuels and Fuel Systems3.00
DET 191Advanced Alternative Fuels3.00
ENVS 12Introduction to Environmental Science3.00
GEOG 4Physical Geography3.00
MATH 15Elementary Statistics4.00
NRM 103Restoring Native Habitats0.50
NRM 12Introduction to Environmental Conservation3.00
NRM 51Wildland Trees and Shrubs3.00
NRM 84Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Conservation3.00
NRM 88Watershed Ecology and Restoration3.00
SUSAG 110Organic Gardening and Food Production4.00
SUSAG 50Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture3.00
VIT 111Organic Viticulture3.00
 
Environmental Studies Behavioral/Social Sciences/Humanities Elective Reqs - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
ANTHRO 2Cultural Anthropology3.00
ANTHRO 32Native Cultures of North America3.00
ECON 1APrinciples of Macroeconomics3.00
ECON 1BPrinciples of Microeconomics3.00
ECON 12Introduction to Economics and the Environment3.00
ENGL 10Introduction to Literature and the Environment3.00
GEOG 7Cultural3.00
HIST 22History of California3.00
HUMAN 5World Humanities: Arts, Ideas, Values3.00
PHIL 11Introduction to Asian Philosophy3.00
PHIL 12Environmental Philosophy3.00
POLS 25Introduction to International Relations3.00
 
Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
LIR 10Introduction to Information Literacy1.00
LIR 30Introduction to Information Literacy for Research Projects1.00

Term Effective: Spring 2010

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Fall 2011

Previous Versions:

Environmental Studies - effective Fall 2007

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

Completing four of six core courses is required to fulfill the core requirement for the major.
(BIO 12, ECON 12, ENVS 12, NRM 12, PHIL 12, and ENGL 10)

Students are encouraged to use remaining core courses to fulfill elective requirements for the major.

No course may be used more than once to fulfill a requirement in the major.

The work Experience / Internship Requirement

The work experience/internship requirement is an integral part of the Environmental Studies major. This requirement is intended to give students the chance to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to real-world situations. Additionally, it may provide networking opportunities and build awareness regarding potential career options. To develop an appropriate work experience/internship, students will work with their instructors and the SRJC Work Experience and Internships department. Most students will complete this requirement in their second year of the study.

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