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 2026-27
| 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 |
| C159 | Life Cycle Assessment (Rajagopal) | Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| 188A | Urban Ecology (Kleinhesselink) | Life/Physical Elective | Elective |
| 180A | Practicum in Environmental Science (Garrison) | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185A | Sustainability Talks (Shipe) | Sustainability Talks | N/A |
| Num | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Introduction to Environmental Science (Garrison/Harrigan) | Required | LD Elective |
| 116 | Science, Impacts, and Management of Wildland Fires and Smoke (Saide) | Life/Physical Elective | Elective |
| 157 | Energy, Environment, and Development (Rajagopal) | Life/Physical Elective or Social/Hum Elective | Elective |
| M167 | Environmental Justice through Multiple Lenses (Koslov) | Social/Humanities Elective | Elective |
| 175 | Programming with Big Environmental Datasets | Required | Elective |
| 180B | Practicum in Environmental Science (Garrison) | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185B/C | Sustainability Action Research/Leaders | N/A | Elective |
| Num. | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most courses still TBD for spring | |||
| 175 | Programming with Big Environmental Datasets (Barreca) | Required | Elective |
| 180C | Practicum in Environmental Science | Required (seniors) | N/A |
| 185B/C | Sustainability Action Research | N/A | Elective |
| Social/Hum Elective | Elective | ||
| Num. | Course | Major | Minor |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Social/Hum Elective | Elective | |
| Social/Hum Elective | Elective | ||
| Required | Elective | ||
| Social/Hum Elective | Elective | ||
| 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 during fall quarter 2026. Days and hours TBD. It is recommended to check in via email the day prior.
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 IoES LinkedIn group and network with alumni, faculty, and others in the environmental fields.
