Program
The Environmental Science B.S. curriculum was revised to provide updated guidelines. If you need guidance on which program to follow or would like an assessment, please schedule an appointment with Royce Dieckmann.
Environment Course Schedule 2025-26
| Num. | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| M30 | Environmental Literature and Culture (Heise) | N/A | LD Elective |
| 140 | Foundations of Environmental Policy and Regulation (Boyd) | Required | Elective (enrollment after orientation) |
| 155 | Energy and Society in a Time of Climate Change (Pincetl) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 175 | Programming with Big Environmental Datasets (Barreca) also in spring | Required | Elective |
| 163 | Business and Natural Environment (Delmas) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 180A | Practicum in Environmental Science (Garrison) | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185A | Sustainability Talks | Sustainability Talks | N/A |
| Num | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Introduction to Environmental Science (Garrison/Tripati) | Required | LD Elective |
| M102 | Soils and Environment (Okin) | Life/Physical Elective | N/A |
| M111 | Earth and Its Environment (Li) | N/A | Elective |
M131 | Human Impact on Biophysical Environment (Li) | N/A | Elective |
| M153 | Introduction to Sustainable Architecture and Community Planning (Wells) | Social/Humanities Elective | Elective |
| M167 | Environmental Justice through Multiple Lenses (Koslov) | Social/Humanities Elective | Elective |
| 168 | Environmental Justice: Theory & Action (Montgomery) | Social/Humanities Elective | Elective |
| 180B | Practicum in Environmental Science (Garrison) | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185B/C | Sustainability Action Research/Leaders | N/A | Elective |
| 188A | Sustainable Energy in Nature and Society (Rajagopal/Tommaso) | Life/Physical Sci elective | Elective |
| Num. | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | Environmental Economics | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| M169 | NEW! Race Nature and the City (Montgomery) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 175 | Programming with Big Environmental Datasets (TBD) | Required | Elective |
| 180C | Practicum in Environmental Science | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185B/C | Sustainability Action Research | N/A | Elective |
| 188A | Sustainability (Pincetl) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 188A | Urban Ecology (Kleinhesselink) | Life/Physical Elective | Elective |
| Num. | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| M125 | Environmentalism Past Present Future (Manville) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| M133 | Environmental Sociology (TBA) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 140 | Foundations of Environmental Policy & Regulation (Garrison) | Required | Elective |
| M153 | Intro to Sustainable Architecture & Community Planning (Wells) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 163 | Business & Natural Environment (Timmer) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
When you make an appointment on Calendly, don’t forget to include your phone number even if requesting a Zoom appointment. You will receive a call or Royce will join your Zoom at the appointment time. The best way to contact counseling with quick or general questions is via email to rdieckmann@ioes.ucla.edu.
Walk-In Counseling is available in person on Wednesdays, from 12:30-3:30pm at Life Science 2318.
Our student handbook is a comprehensive, downloadable book to help you go from matriculation to graduation. It includes information about prep courses, major courses, the Senior Practicum, and all our minor/concentrations. In addition, we’ve included some advice about how to get into research, find internships, volunteer and study abroad opportunities; and getting involved on- and off-campus in environmental challenges.
Create an account and join IoES “undergraduate advising.” Includes important messages for undergraduate students on courses, events on and off campus, internship and job opportunities, research and lab opportunities, volunteering, campus clubs, alumni, study abroad, and more!
Note: If you’re already a Piazza user from one of your courses, you need only join the “class” to start getting messages. Piazza, allows you to tailor how often you receive email messages (we recommend the daily digest delivery), and keeps a complete, searchable archive of all messages that you can access on any device via the Piazza website.
Join the Environmental Science Facebook group exclusively for current students, alumni, and faculty!
Join the IoES LinkedIn group and network with alumni, faculty, and others in the environmental fields.
