Minor in GEP
This minor provides an opportunity for students to compliment their major degree with courses that develop their understanding of the environmental systems, policies, and management. Some students use this minor to develop specific technical and professional skills that are available through the department (such as GIS, data analysis, and planning). Others choose to deepen their understanding of human-environment relations more broadly, using the minor to explore a wide range of courses available within the department.
Degree Plan
FOUNDATION COURSES (7 units)
Society, Environment, and Development (choose one)
- GEP 105b Global Societies through Film (GE A3/C1)
- GEP 203 Human Geography
- GEP 206 Society, Environment & Sustainable Development (GE E)
- GEP 305 or 306 World Regions in Global Context (GE UD D)
Environmental Systems
- GEP 201 Global Environmental Systems
Environmental Inquiry and Analysis
- GEP 211 GEP Forum
ELECTIVE COURSES (13 Units)
Choose any in consultation with an advisor.
Focus 1: Society, Environment & Development
- GEP 321 Parks & Protected Areas Management
- GEP 323 Natural Resources & Development
- GEP 324 Climate Change & Society
- GEP 325 Global Food Systems
- GEP 326 Water Law, Policy & Management
- GEP 330 Environmental History
- GEP 332 Environmental Literature
- GEP 332W Environmental Literature, Writing Intensive
- GEP 334 Globalization and the City
- GEP 442 Political Ecology
Focus 2: Environmental Systems
- GEP 340 Applied Ecology
- GEP 343 Biogeography
- GEP 344 Field Methods
- GEP 345 Lab Methods
- GEP 347 Conservation Biology
- GEP 350 Geomorphology
- GEP 351 Natural Hazards
- GEP 352 Soil Science
- GEP 354 Watershed Hydrology & Mngmnt
- GEP 355 Weather and Climate
- GEP 446 Restoration Ecology
- GEP 456 Global Climate Change
Focus 3: Urban Studies & Planning
- GEP 362 Environmental Impact Assessment
- GEP 367 Transportation Policy & Tech.
- GEP 368 Urban Design
- GEP 371 Social Geog. of the US City
- GEP 461 Planning Practice & Methods
Focus 4: Energy, Management & Design
- GEP 373 Energy, Technology & Society
- GEP 374a Carbon & Energy Reduction
- GEP 374b Lab Methods for Energy
- GEP 375 Renewable & Resilient Energy
- GEP 476 Energy Services & Efficiency
Focus 5: Geospatial Analysis
- GEP 380 Environ. Remote Sensing
- GEP 385 Cartographic Visualization
- GEP 388 Environmental GIS
- GEP 486 Environmental Data Analysis
- GEP 489 Advanced GIS