Environmental Studies Ba Ucsb

[Stephani Kapnick]

TheEnvironmental Studies Program offers three undergraduate degrees. The B.A. and B.S. degrees in Environmental Studies both integrate knowledge from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to analyze and address the complex interactions between humans and the environment. The two options allow students the opportunity to choose a degree that best fits their environmental interests and goals (learn more about the difference between the B.A. and B.S. in Environmental Studies). The major in Hydrological Sciences and Policy provides students with the scientific training needed to understand and solve complex hydrologic problems at local, regional, and global levels. The goal of the hydrologic sciences curriculum is to provide a rigorous framework for students to examine the range of hydrologic processes in our environment. All three degree programs offer rigorous training and exposure to significant breadth and depth of subject matter.

The Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Environmental Studies offers interdisciplinary training necessary for students to explore the social, cultural, and scientific challenges pertaining to the study of environmental threats and solutions. Students are introduced to the major through a series of interdisciplinary lower division courses (ENV S 1, 2, and 3), which emphasize integrated thinking across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. They then acquire basic disciplinary expertise by completing a range of lower division prerequisites.

The next stage of training reemphasizes integration and interdisciplinarity. Under the upper division requirements, Environmental Studies majors select three courses, one from each of three clusters (Ecology and Society; Energy/Water/Climate; The Built Environment). Although these clusters and the associated courses vary in focus, each tackles a key environmental topic by drawing on research from the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, each emphasizes solutions, and each requires critical thinking.

Finally, students complete their training by acquiring in-depth expertise through upper division Environmental Studies electives and an outside concentration. Through the outside concentration, students complete courses from one or more UCSB departments or programs relating to their emphasis. Approximately one-third of all environmental studies B.A. majors elect to use this section to complete either a double major or minor, or to participate in a field studies or study abroad program.

The goal of the Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Environmental Studies is to train students to become proficient in the natural and physical sciences, as well as to be aware of social and cultural influences upon environmental problems facing society today. The B.S. degree follows a curriculum design similar to the B.A. degree. Students in the B.S. degree are also introduced to the major through a series of interdisciplinary lower division courses (ENV S 1, 2, and 3), which emphasize integrated thinking across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. However, their lower division prerequisites include a full year of introductory biology, chemistry, physics, and calculus, in addition to introductory social science and humanities courses.

At the upper division level, the B.S. degree also emphasizes integration and interdisciplinarity. Under the new upper division requirements, B.S. majors in Environmental Studies select three courses, one from each of three clusters (Ecology and Society; Energy/Water/Climate; The Built Environment). Although these clusters and the associated courses vary in focus, each tackles a key environmental topic by drawing on research from the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, each emphasizes solutions, and each requires critical thinking.

Students in the B.S. degree track complete their training by acquiring in-depth expertise through upper division Environmental Studies electives and an outside concentration. Both elective and outside concentration courses are restricted to physical and natural science disciplines.

The main focus of the hydrologic sciences and policy major is to provide students with the scientific training needed to understand and solve complex hydrologic problems at local, regional, and global levels. The goal of the hydrologic sciences curriculum is to provide a rigorous framework for students to examine the hydrologic process in our environment. Although the program is housed within the Environmental Studies Program, the curriculum for this degree is offered cooperatively by the departments of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Geography; and Earth Science. Lower-division courses concentrate on the physical and natural sciences. In the upper division, students complete a core group of hydrology courses and then select one of the following three emphases: biology and ecology, physical and chemical sciences, or policy.

Energy systems and policy analysis; electricity sector planning, operations, and markets; geospatial analysis of energy resources; energy access in developin Bren 4003

rdes...@ucsb.edu Kelsey Dowdy

Lecturer kdo...@ucsb.edu Joan Dudney

Assistant Professor Global change ecology, forest disturbance, climate change

Marine Ecology, Aquaculture, Fisheries, Climate Change, Ecological Modeling, Data Science, Environmental Physiology and Behavior, So Bren 4007

froe...@es.ucsb.edu Helene Gardner

Emeritus (LSOE) - Lecturer with Security of Employment Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Chemistry, Air Quality and Pollution

TA/Associate appointment coordinator, UC Recruit Coordinator for Temp. Bren 4312

es...@es.ucsb.edu Stephanie Moret

Continuing Lecturer Land Use Impacts on Water Resources, Ecological Connectivity and Sustainable Systems

Intersectional environmentalism and religious studies , contributions of women to environment-related, or environment-focused, social movements, amni...@ucsb.edu David Pellow

Dehlsen Professor Environmental Justice Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies, Social Change, and Social Movements

Critical island and oceanic studies, climate justice, marine-related environmental justice issues, and understanding how militarism impacts Indigenous life a oqui...@ucsb.edu Wagner Quiros

Lecturer Governance, Marine Conservation, Sea Turtle Research, Sustainable Fisheries, Community Base Conservation

Itching to do your own research? Explore the College of Letters and Science Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities program which allows students to perform independent studies or senior theses on topics of their choice. Many programs can provide upper division academic credit for your work.

The Center for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, offers undergraduate students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge original research under the guidance of a graduate student mentor and faculty adviser. As CEEM interns, UCSB undergraduates work to develop innovative solutions to current and future clean energy challenges, focusing on four key areas: photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, solid-state lighting, and energy storage.

During the academic year, student interns work approximately 100 hours per quarter, and during the summer, the internship is a full time commitment and immersive experience. In addition to research experience, the program provides opportunities for professional development through workshops and research seminars.

Specific projects that students have been involved in include investigating performance degradation in polymer solar cells, synthesizing novel platinum-carbon composites for fuel cell catalysts, and studying the optimal geometry for maximum absorption in thin-film solar cells.

A collection of general Environmental Science resources such as information on Green Careers, Endangered Species, Field Guides, Environmental Science resources in the Santa Barbara area, and information on Sustainability in Higher Education are also available.

The UCSB Library also provides a subscription to the database, Sustainability Science Abstracts, and links to the freely accessible GreenFILE database. It has 40 current journal subscriptions in sustainable development and over 1000 in the environmental sciences.

The University of California, Santa Barbara offers an Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society. Doctoral students from over fifteen departments may add the emphasis to the PhD in their home department. The goal of the PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society is to provide UCSB doctoral students training and mentorship in interdisciplinary environmental studies and sciences beyond the scope of their normal degree programs. Students who meet the requirements of the PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society will graduate with a PhD from their home department, along with wording on their transcript stating they have earned an Emphasis in Environment and Society.

Through the emphasis, students also join the growing network of scholars at UCSB, whose research focuses at the intersection of environment and society. Enrolling in the emphasis will connect graduate students to their peers in other departments and to a diverse group of participating faculty.

Keller, a professor of earth science, environmental studies, and geography at UCSB, described the book as both a labor of love, and a part of the university's public service mission. "I wanted to make a contribution to the community," Keller said. The book is a compilation of his research as a whole, combined with many of the journal articles he has written over the past few years, and the "History Naturally" columns he contributed to the Santa Barbara News-Press. "That was something else I did as public service for the university," he said about the column.

An anticline, he explained, is an up-arch fold. "All our hills are anticlines, and all our low areas are synclines. The city of Santa Barbara, Goleta slough, and Carpinteria slough are downfolds," he said.

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