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 2024-25
Fall 2024
| Num. | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Foundations of Environmental Policy and Regulation (Garrison) | 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 |
| 166 | Leadership in Water Management (Gold) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 180 A | Practicum in Environmental Science (Garrison) | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185A | Sustainability Talks | Sustainability Talks | N/A |
Winter 2025
| Num | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Introduction to Environmental Science (Tripati/McKinnon) | Required | LD Elective |
| M153 | Introduction to Sustainable Architecture and Community Planning (Wells) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 150 | Environmental Journalism (Christensen) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| M167 | Environmental Justice through Multiple Lenses (TBD) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
168 | Environmental Justice: Theory and Action (Montgomery) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 188A | Special Courses: Wildfires (Saide) | Elective TBD | Elective |
| 180B | Practicum in Environmental Science | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185B/C | Sustainability Action Research/Leaders | N/A | Elective |
Spring 2025
| Num. | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | Environmental Economics (Takatsuka) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 159 | Life Cycle Assessment (Rajagopal) | 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/2 | Special Course: Geoengineering & Human Rights (Sasnal) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 188A/1 | Special Course: Urban Ecology (Kleinhesselink) | Life/Physical Elective | Elective |
| 188A/3 | Faith Flourishing and Environment (Sexton) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
Summer 2025
| 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 |
Schedule Counseling Appointment
When you make an appointment on Calendly, don’t forget to include your phone number. You will receive a call at the appointment time. To cancel an appointment, send an email to rdieckmann@ioes.ucla.edu. The best way to contact counseling with quick or general questions is via email.
Student Handbook
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.
Join undergraduate advising mailing list
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 our Facebook group
Join the Environmental Science Facebook group exclusively for current students, alumni, and faculty!
Join our LinkedIn Group
Join the IoES LinkedIn group and network with alumni, faculty, and others in the environmental fields.
