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Geology and the Environment

The Geology and the Environment concentration is designed for students interested in the interaction of humans with Earth's geology and physical systems.

Faculty Advisor:

J.S. Lackey (Geology)

Affiliated Faculty:

R. Gaines (Geology)
E. Grosfils (Geology)
L. Reinen (Geology)

Course Requirements (12+ Courses):

Students must complete the core courses, course or EA 010 PZ, course, and course or course and one senior capstone course (course or course). In addition, EA-Geology majors are required to take the following courses:

  • GEOL020 (any of A through G) or course - Living on the Edge: Earthquakes and Water in Southern California  

  • Four of the following:

    • course - Remote Sensing of Earth’s Environment [Inactive] 

    • course - Introduction to Geochemistry 

    • course - Earth History with Laboratory 

    • course - Sedimentology with Laboratory 

    • course - Oceans on a Habitable Planet: Past and Present 

    • EA 103 KS - Soils and Society 

    • EA 104 KS - Oceanography 

  • course - Just ! GIS: Introduction to an Ecological and Social Oriented Geographic Information Systems 

  • Two within one of the following interface areas (not a comprehensive list - clear substitutes in consultation with advisor):

    • Biogeochemistry

      • course - Intro Ecological and Evolutionary Biology with Laboratory 

      • course - Fire Ecology with Laboratory 

      • course - Ecology and Evolution of Plants with Laboratory 

      • course - Insect Ecology and Behavior with Laboratory 

      • course - Microbial Ecology 

      • course - Global Change Biology 

      • course - General Chemistry with Laboratory Accelerated 

      • course - Environmental Chemistry 

      • CHEM139 KS - Environmental Chemistry .

      • course - Ecology of Streams, Lakes and Wetlands with Lab​ 

    • History and Social Sciences

      • ANTH012 PZ - Native Americans and Their Environments 

      • course - Anthropology of Environmental Justice 

      • course - Water in the West 

      • course - Principles: Microeconomics  

      • course - Environmental Economics or ECON172 PZ - Environmental Economics 

      • course - Energy Economics and Policy    

      • HIST016 PZ - Environmental History 

      • HIST068 CM - Disasters in the Ancient Mediterranean 

      • HIST096 CM - The Amazon 

      • course - Dark Ecologies 

      • course - Science and Empire 

      • course - Food and the Environment in Asia and the Pacific 

      • HIST112 PZ - Energy and Humanity: Past, Present, Future 

      • course - Native American History or HIST120 CM - Native American History 

      • HIST123 CM - History of the American West 

      • course - Global Environmental Histories 

      • course - Introduction to Public Policy Analysis

      • course - The Global Politics of Food and Agriculture 

      • course - The Global Politics of Water  

      • POST140 HM - Global Environmental Politics 

      • STS124S HM - U.S. Science and Technology Policy 

    • Values and Ethics

      • course - Values and the Environment 

      • course - Philosophy of Science: Historical Survey 

      • PHIL190 CM - Science, Values, and Democracy    

      • STS010 HM - Introduction to Science, Technology and Society​