Minor in Environmental Science, Technology & Policy
DESCRIPTION
The minor in Environmental Science, Technology & Policy (ESTP) provides students with an opportunity to explore
their particular interests in Environmental Science, Technology & Policy, be it in the physical or
biological sciences, or in the human dimension or the interaction of science
and policy. The minor in ESSP allows
students to tailor their minor curriculum so that it can be integrated with
many other major programs at CSUMB.
Many unique and exciting
opportunities exist to combine knowledge and skills from ESSP with other major
programs at CSUMB, including Computer Science, Teledramatic Arts &
Technology, Business, Liberal Studies, etc. The goal
of the ESSP minor is to encourage non-ESSP majors to pursue their interest in
science.
The ESSP minor covers six
Minor Learning Outcomes (mLOs). The
ESSP minor requires at least 20 credits, which in most cases amounts to a
minimum of five courses. Students must
satisfy the requirements shown below in both Science Foundations and Area of
Minor Competency.
mLO 1: Science Foundations
Choose a minimum of 8 credits from the following
courses. It is acceptable to use SCI ULR courses for your foundations courses.
However, in many cases the lower-division courses designed for ESSP majors are
prerequisites to the upper division courses contained in mLOs 2-6:
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PHYS 121/L : Integrated Physical Science (4 credits) |
ESSP 201/L: The Nature of
Science (4 credits) |
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ESSP 202: Human
Interactions with the Environment (4 credits) |
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BIO 204: Introduction to
Life Sciences (4 credits) |
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ESSP 282: Monterey Bay: A
Case Study in Environmental Science & Policy (4 credits) |
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Courses designed for ESSP majors; may be prerequisites for courses in
the ‘area of competency’ mLOs.
CHEM 110/L: Chemistry I
& Lab (4 credits)
PHYS 220/L: Physics I & Lab (4 credits)
BIO 240/L: Biology I &
Lab (Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity) (4 credits)
BIO 241/L: Biology II & Lab (Cells, Genetics &
Organisms) (4 credits)
GEOL 260/L: Geology & Hydrology & Lab (4
credits)
ESSP 271: The Oceans (2
credits)
ESSP 272: The Atmosphere (2
credits)
ESSP 283: Politics & the Environment (2 credits)
ESSP 284: Environmental Economics & Managements (2 credits)
Choose a minimum of 12 credits from at least two of the five ESSP mLOs listed
below:
mLO 2 - Applied Science Competency:
Courses for which
prerequisites can be fulfilled by completion of specific SCI ULR courses:
GEOL
304/L: Earth Science for Teachers & Lab (4 credits) (meets SCI MethodsULR)
ESSP
305/L: Inquiry-Based Life Science for Teachers & Lab (4 credits) (meets SCI methods ULR)
BIO
342/L: California Ecosystems & Lab (4 credits) (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
BIO
345/L: Marine Biology & Lab (4 credits)
(Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
Continued on back
BIO
346/L: Zoology & Lab (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
BIO
347: Marine Mammal Training (3 or 4 credits) (Prerequisite: BIO 240 or 204)
BIO
348: Techniques and Theories of Animal Training (3 or 4 credits) (Prerequisite:
BIO 240 or 204)
GEOL
360/L: Geomorphic Systems & Lab (4 credits) (Prerequisite: BIO 260 or GEOL 304)
Courses with additional
prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details)
BIO
310/L: Biochemical Systems & Lab (4 credits)
CHEM
211/L: Organic Chemistry & Lab (4
credits)
BIO
340/L: Ecological Systems & Lab (4 credits)
BIO
341: Evolutionary Biology & Population Genetics (3 credits)
ESSP
442/L: Vernal Pools of Fort Ord & Lab (4 credits)
BIO
443/L: Physical Marine Ecology & Lab (4 credits)
GEOL
460/L: River Hydrology, Assessment & Monitoring & Lab (4 credits)
ESSP
461/L: Watershed Systems Restoration & Lab (4 credits)
mLO 3 - Applied Policy Competency:
Courses with Part 1 of ENG COM ULR as a prerequisite
ESSP 384S: Environmental
Justice & Environmental Policy Service Learning (5 credits)
ESSP 387: Water Resources Assessment, Law & Policy
(4 credits)
mLO 4 - Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Display Competency:
Course with Tech/Info
ULR as a prerequisite:
ESSP 332/L: Introduction
to Geographic Information Systems & Global Positioning Systems & Lab (4
credits)
Courses with additional
prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details)
ESSP 330/L: Electronic Projects for Ecological Research & Lab (4 credits)
ESSP 350/L: Quantitative
Field Methods (3 credits)
ESSP 355/L: Environmental Monitoring (4
credits)
ESSP 423: Signal
Processing (4 credits)
ESSP 433/L: Applications
of Marine Science Technologies & Lab (4 credits)
ESSP 436: Remote Sensing & Image Processing &
Lab (4 credits)
ESSP 440: Environmental
Modeling (4 credits)
mLO 5 - Systems Approach to Applied Problem Solving:
Courses that can be taken after SCI ULR is completed:
ESSP 303/L: California
Transect (5 credits) (earth science and biology prerequisites)
ESSP 309: Science & Policy of Global Change (4
credits)
ESSP 387: Water Resources Assessment, Law & Policy
(4 credits)
Courses with additional perquisites (consult CSUMB course
catalog for details)
ESSP 301: Ecosystem Services: Scientific &
Economic Analyses (4 credits)
mLO 6 - Earth Systems Service Learning:
These courses should be taken after the SCI ULR and ENGCOM ULR have been completed:
ESSP 349S: Interpreting Monterey Bay Natural History
for the Community Service Learning (4 credits)
ESSP 369S: Community Based
Watershed Restoration Service Learning (4 credits)
ESSP 384S: Environmental Justice & Environmental
Policy Service Learning (5 credits)
ESSP 386S: Science, the
Environment, and the Political Process Service Learning (5 credits)
ESSP 396S: Science After School Service Learning (2
credits)
ESSP
Minor Learning Plan:
Name ____________________________________ Student ID Number_______________
ESSP approval of learning plan for ESSP minor ______________________________
Date____________
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Area of Competency:
12 credits from at least two of the five MLOs listed below.
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Transfer students may
request ESSP approval for substitutions but must have a minimum of 8 upper
division credits:
mLO 2
- Applied Science Competency: ESSP
304/L, ESSP 305/L, BIO 310/L, CHEM 211/L, BIO 340/L, BIO 341, BIO 342/L,
BIO 345/L, BIO 346/346L, BIO 347, BIO 348, GEOL 360/L, BIO 442/L, BIO
443/L, GEOL 460/L, ESSP 461/L.
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3 - Applied Policy Competency: ESSP 383, ESSP 384S,
ESSP 385, ESSP 387.
mLO 4 - Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Display Competency:
ESSP 330/L, ESSP 332/L, ESSP 350/L, ESSP 355/L, ESSP 423, ESSP 433/L, ESSP 436,
ESSP 440.
mLO 5 - Systems Approach to Applied Problem Solving: ESSP
301, ESSP 303/L, ESSP 309, ESSP 320, ESSP 387, ESSP 461/L
mLO 6 - Earth Systems
Service Learning: ESSP 349S, ESSP 369S, ESSP 384S, ESSP 396S.