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, EA 010 PO  or EA 010 PZ , EA 020 PO , and EA 030 PO  or EA 030E PO  and one senior capstone course (EA 190 PO  or EA 191 PO ). In addition, EA-Geology majors are required to take the following courses:

• GEOL020 (any of A through G) or GEOL015 PO - Living on the Edge: Earthquakes and Water in Southern California   
• Four of the following:
  • GEOL112 PO - Remote Sensing of Earth’s Environment  
  • GEOL120 PO - Introduction to Geochemistry  
  • GEOL125 PO - Earth History with Laboratory  
  • GEOL183 PO - Sedimentology with Laboratory  
  • GEOL189C PO - Oceans on a Habitable Planet: Past and Present  
  • EA 103 KS - Soils and Society  
  • EA 104 KS - Oceanography  
• EA101 PO - 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
    • BIOL041E PO - Intro Ecological and Evolutionary Biology with Laboratory  
    • BIOL105 PO - Fire Ecology  
    • BIOL116 PO - Ecology and Evolution of Plants with Laboratory  
    • BIOL121 PO - Insect Ecology and Behavior with Laboratory  
    • BIOL180 PO - Microbial Ecology  
    • BIOL189E PO - Global Change Biology 
    • CHEM051 PO - General Chemistry with Laboratory Accelerated  
    • CHEM106 PO - Environmental Chemistry  
    • CHEM139 KS - Environmental Chemistry  .
    • EA173 PO - Ecology of Streams, Lakes and Wetlands with Lab ​ 
  • History and Social Sciences
    • ANTH012 PZ - Native Americans and Their Environments  
    • ANTH144 PO - Anthropology of Environmental Justice 
    • EA171 PO - Water in the West  
    • ECON052 PO - Principles: Microeconomics   
    • ECON127 PO - Environmental Economics  or ECON172 PZ - Environmental Economics  
    • ECON128 PO - Energy Economics and Policy     
    • HIST016 PZ - Environmental History  
    • HIST068 CM - Disasters in the Ancient Mediterranean  
    • HIST096 CM - The Amazon  
    • HIST101ACPO - Dark Ecologies  
    • HIST101E PO - Science and Empire  
    • HIST101F PO - Food and the Environment in Asia and the Pacific  
    • HIST112 PZ - Energy and Humanity: Past, Present, Future  
    • HIST118 PO - Native American History  or HIST120 CM - Native American History  
    • HIST184 PO - Global Environmental Histories 
    • PPA001 PO - Introduction to Public Policy Analysis 
    • POLI060 PO - The Global Politics of Food and Agriculture  
    • POLI061 PO - The Global Politics of Water   
    • POST140 HM - Global Environmental Politics  
    • STS124S HM - U.S. Science and Technology Policy  
  • Values and Ethics
    • PHIL037 PO - Values and the Environment  
    • PHIL103 PO - Philosophy of Science: Historical Survey  
    • PHIL190 CM - Science, Values, and Democracy     
    • STS010 HM - Introduction to Science, Technology and Society ​