#34 Feb. 19, 2026 - SP SCHED UPDATES!!!!
Eric Zimmerman
IMPORTANT SPRING CLASS SCHEDULE UPDATES!!!!
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REMEMBER:
2/23/26 Start of Spring
Quarter Registration
Pass #2.
Check GOLD for your day and time!
-
View Winter
Quarter Registration Deadlines here.
- View Registration
Pass Times & Info here.
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INDEX:
1) ENVS
169 added to
the Spring Class Schedule – Open starting Pass #2
This course fulfills the Area B-1 for ES B.S. majors.
2). ENVS 127B - Advanced
Environmental
Education and Practicum - is open
to students who have not completed, or
simultaneously enrolled in the
prerequisite of ENVS 127A. See below how to secure
an add code.
3). NEW ES course in Spring: ENVS
193DD
– Data Science for Environmental Studies.
Class will apply as an Area B elective, and B-1 course for All
ES B.S. majors!
4) REMINDER: LOOKING to fulfill your Area
A-1 (Ecosystems
& Society)
requirement this quarter? If so, ENVS 153 is approved for this
section and
retroactive to ALL current ES majors – even if not on your
year’s major sheet!
5). REGISTER for a special SPRING 2 Unit E.S course - ENV S 194TK
(Traditional
Ecological Knowledges Studies).
6).
REMINDER: UCSB Summer
Sessions has a preliminary
list of
courses
they hope to offer in Summer 2026 posted on their webpage.
We have included the list of ES Courses planned to be offered
below
7). SPRING CLASS TO CONSIDER:
GEOG 191: Introduction
to
Optimization Methods for Geographic Problems
8) The Communication
Department is
participating in a campus-wide
data science initiative and has opened COMM 187:
Data Science in
Communication to non-Communication majors during Pass
2.
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CONTENT:
1) ENVS 169 - Tracer and
Contaminant
Hydrology - added to the Spring Class Schedule – Open starting
Pass #2. Course
fulfills the Area B-1 for ES B.S. majors.
ENVS 169. Tracer and Contaminant Hydrology (4 units)
Cross-listed with EARTH 169
Prerequisites: Mathematics
2B or 3B and Chemistry 1A-B-C.
Introduction to principles of chemical and isotope tracer
hydrology.
Emphasis on methods of groundwater dating, the use of tracers as
management
tools, and contaminate plume monitoring.
Note: This is likely the
last time this
course will be offered for a few years!
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2). ENVS 127B - Advanced
Environmental Education and Practicum - is open to students who
have not
completed, or simultaneously enrolled in the prerequisite of ENVS
127A. See below
how to secure an add code.
ENVS 127B - Advanced Environmental Education
and Practicum
Prerequisites; ENVS 127A
This seminar style course is a practicum-oriented class where you learn to teach environmental education lessons to others on a topic of your choosing and in a location of your choice. Successful placements have included teaching environmental education lessons in schools, at UCSB, in non-profit settings, in businesses, gardens, and community settings.
The class is being offered the same quarter as its prerequisite,
ENV S 127A. The
instructor is willing to waive it for
this spring quarter if:
• You are simultaneously taking ENV S 127A (also offered
during spring
2026),
• If you have had previous teaching experience, you can take it on its own (i.e. taken ENVS 191, a UCSB upper-div ED course, or have work experience in a related field).
If interested in adding this class via approval code, contact the instructor, Bridget Lewin, at le...@es.ucsb.edu or to discuss any questions you may have.
Note: For the UCSB Elementary and Secondary Math & Science Minor:
- ENV S 127A is an accepted course for the Disciplinary requirement
- ENV S 127B is an accepted course for the Disciplinary Practicum requirement
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3). NEW ES course in Spring: ENVS
193DD
– Data Science for Environmental Studies.
Class will apply as an Area B elective, and B-1 course for All ES
B.S. majors!
Students
will be introduced to basic computing and data management,
manipulation, and
visualization using examples from environmental studies. Students
will conduct
hands-on exercises in class using current data science tools. No
background in
computing or coding is required, and new learners of both skills
are especially
welcome. Basic understanding of biological and environmental
concepts would
provide necessary context for class exercises.
No need for ES major petitions for Area B-1. Course will retroactively be applied to all declared ES B.S. majors' B-1 by the time Spring classes start!
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4) REMINDER: LOOKING to fulfill your Area
A-1 (Ecosystems
& Society) requirement this quarter? If so, ENVS 153 is
approved for this
section and retroactive to ALL current ES majors – even if it’s
not on your
year’s major sheet!
This is a newer course (previously listed as ENVS 193GC) and was added to the A-1 list two years ago. It is retroactive to all current ES majors, even if not on your declared year’s major sheet. So if you need to fulfill this requirement, ENVS 153 is your option this Spring quarter!
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5). REGISTER for a special SPRING 2 Unit E.S course
- ENV S 194TK (Traditional Ecological Knowledges Studies).
Are you interested in a course providing hands-on experience in Traditional/Indigenous Ecological Knowledges (TEK)?
This 2-unit ES field course will explore TEK, or Taditional Ecological Knowledges: Indigenous Peoples' many ways of knowing their relationship(s) to the land, air, water, flora, fauna, to each other, and to all beings. This course is focused on reframing our relationships with the land through hands-on participation in tending Indigenous garden spaces on campus.
Students will use the lessons of TEK and reciprocal relationships with the natural world in a hands-on environment. Gardening, workshops, guest speakers, and an independent project will give students the tools they need to put their TEK knowledge into practice within our community garden spaces. Students will create their own independent projects in these spaces, working in conjunction with garden staff and leaders in an effort to make a positive and lasting impact on the local ecosystem. We will collaboratively tend these spaces as a group to aid our Indigenous community's restoration efforts. This course has been meaningfully crafted to correspond with Professor Margaret McMurtrey's ES 193TK course.
By engaging fully with this course, students will:
- Develop their understanding of sustainable Indigenous gardening practices, Indigenous food sovereignty, ethnobotany, Indigenous allyship in outdoor spaces, Chumash culture, and history.
- Identify perspectives and methods of forming meaningful connections with the environment via Indigenous lifeways.
- Improve their ability to incorporate multiple kinds of learning (i.e TEK & Western Science) into hands-on practice.
This course will be held on Mondays 4:00 - 6:00 pm. ENV S 194TK is currently closed on GOLD. Students who are interested in enrolling can find a course application and more information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsUFKIIT3chPJQvydpUeoZ-VLVVOF8LKa7RWPzvNT8uIrIDw/viewform
* Priority is given to students who have taken or are currently enrolled in ENV S 193TK, and members of AIISA.
Applications are due by Sunday, March 1st, by 11:59 PM.
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6).
REMINDER: UCSB Summer
Sessions has a preliminary
list of
courses they hope to offer in Summer 2026 posted on their webpage.
We have included the list of ES Courses planned to be offered
below
The
following is a list of ES courses ES is proposing to offer over
UCSB’s 2026
Summer Sessions. Days and
times will be
announced when the final Summer Class Schedule is released to GOLD
in
mid-March. Several courses are being offered online/remote this
summer. Note,
there are two ES courses that are still yet to be confirmed and
may not be
offered at all.
Session A
ENVS 2 - Intro. to Environmental Sciences
ENVS 3 - Intro. Social & Cultural Envt. (ONLINE)
ENVS 108O - History of Oceans
ENVS 129 – Ecopsychology
ENVS 130C - Aquatic Food Mgt.
(ONLINE) (fulfills
A-1 or a B-1
for B.S. majors)
ENVS 143 - Endangered Species
Session B
ENVS 1 - Intro. to Env. Studies
ENVS 60 - Applied Ecology (ONLINE)
ENVS 178 - Politics of the Environment (ONLINE)
ENVS 193TK - Traditional Eco Knowledge (ONLINE)
ENVS 193TW - Transwater Boundary (ONLINE)
Possible ES Offering still TBD*
ENVS 116 or another course from Area A-2 list
ENVS 117 or another course from Area A-3 list
* ES is still working to lock down instructors for these two
courses. If both
are offered at least one will be in Session B, possible both.
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7). SPRING CLASS TO CONSIDER:
GEOG 191: Introduction
to
Optimization Methods for Geographic Problems
This technical course provides an introduction to spatial
optimization methods
used in the analysis of geographic problems.
See attached flier for more info or contact Patty Murray pmu...@ucsb.edu
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8) The Communication
Department is
participating in a campus-wide data science initiative and has
opened COMM 187:
Data Science in Communication to non-Communication majors
during Pass
2.
About the Course:
COMM 187 explores the role of data science in Communication and
the
Social Sciences. Students will engage with computational methods,
Big Data,
Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence, while also
examining ethical
considerations, the social impact of technology, and data
visualization. The
course includes case studies drawn from Communication research.
Interested in Enrolling? Non-Communication majors may waitlist the course this week only in Pass 2! The department will select the top 20 non-Communication majors from the waitlist. Selected students will receive add codes on Monday, March 2nd, and will have three days to enroll.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to @COMM Advising.
-- Eric D. Zimmerman (he/him) Student Services Manager, Lecturer Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara To schedule a Zoom advising appointment visit: https://tinyurl.com/8nrcckds "Work Hard ~ Play Harder!"
