Natural Resources, Environmental Science and Management Concentration, M.S.

Total units required for the degree: 30

ESM graduate studies are oriented toward environmental analysis and land use planning; environmental science, particularly ecological restoration, renewable energy, and energy policy; recreational use of natural resources; and geospatial analysis of environmental and natural resource-related topics.

Required Courses

ESM 685 - Graduate Seminar Units: 1-3
Enrollment in ESM 685 is required during two semesters of residence. A maximum of 2 units is applicable to the 30-unit requirement.
Students may enroll in 1 unit of ESM x690 through the College of Extended Education & Global Engagement their final semester if approved by their advisor.

Approved Electives

Approved upper division and graduate electives to bring total units to no fewer than 30 units. At least half of these units must be courses organized and conducted at the graduate level.

BIOL 340 - Genetics Units: 4
BIOL 430 - Intertidal Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 440 - Molecular Genetics Lab Units: 2
BIOL 484 - Current Topics in Biology Units: 1
BIOL 534 - Population and Community Ecology Units: 4
BIOL 548 - Biogeography Units: 3
BOT 330 - Plant Ecology Units: 2
BOT 350 - Plant Taxonomy Units: 4
BOT 358 - Biology of the Microfungi Units: 2
BOT 359 - Biology of the Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes Units: 2
CS 325 - Database Design Units: 4
CS 328 - Web-Apps Using Databases Units: 4
EC 620 - Economic-Political Dimensions Units: 3
EC 630 - Socio-Cultural Dimensions Units: 3
EC 640 - Ecological Dimensions Units: 3
ENGR 532 - Energy, Environment and Society Units: 4
ENGR 533 - Energy and Climate Change Units: 4
ENGR 471 - Thermodynamics and Energy Systems II Units: 3
ENGR 371 - Energy Systems and Technology Units: 3
ESM 303 - Applied Natural History and Ecology Units: 4
ESM 305 - Environmental Conflict Resolution Units: 3
ESM 309B - Environmental Communication Units: 3
ESM 325 - Environmental Law and Regulation Units: 3
ESM 350 - Fundamentals of Environmental Education and Interpretation Units: 3
ESM 355 - Principles of Ecological Restoration Units: 3
ESM 360 - Introduction to Environmental Planning Methods Units: 3
ESM 365 - Local Government Planning Units: 3
ESM 370 - Energy, Technology and Society Units: 3
ESM 425 - Environmental Impact Assessment Units: 3
ESM 430 - Natural Resource Management in Protected Areas Units: 3
ESM 455 - Ecological Restoration Capstone Units: 4
ESM 460 - Environmental Planning for Public Lands and Rural Communities Units: 3
ESM 462 - Coastal and Marine Planning Units: 3
ESM 555 - Applied Ecological Restoration Units: 4
ESM 620 - Ecosystems and Society Units: 3
ESM 685 - Graduate Seminar Units: 1-3
FISH 375 - Mariculture Units: 3
FISH 434 - Ecology of Freshwater Fish Units: 4
FISH 435 - Ecology of Marine Fish Units: 4
FISH 558 - Fish Population Dynamics Units: 4
FISH 570 - River Fish Restoration Ecology Units: 3
FISH 576 - Ecology of Running Waters Units: 3
FOR 315 - Forest Management Units: 3
FOR 321 - Fire Ecology Units: 3
FOR 323 - Wildland Fire Behavior and Use Units: 3
FOR 359 - CA and US Forest and Wildland Policy Units: 3
FOR 374 - Wilderness Area Management Units: 3
FOR 430 - Forest Ecosystems Units: 3
FOR 431 - Forest Restoration Units: 3
FOR 432 - Silviculture Units: 4
FOR 532 - Advanced Principles in Silviculture Units: 4
GEOG 302 - Global Ecology and Biogeography Units: 3
GEOG 357 - Climate, Ecosystems and People Units: 3
GEOL 306 - General Geomorphology Units: 3
GEOL 308 - Natural Disasters Units: 3
GEOL 550 - Fluvial Processes Units: 3
GSP 316 - Cartography Units: 4
GSP 318 - Geospatial Programming I Units: 3
GSP 326 - Intermediate Remote Sensing Units: 3
GSP 330 - Mobile Mapping Units: 3
GSP 370 - Intermediate Geographic Information Science (GIS) Units: 3
GSP 416 - Advanced Cartography Design Seminar Units: 4
GSP 418 - Geospatial Programming II Units: 3
GSP 436 - Advanced Remote Sensing Units: 3
GSP 570 - Advanced Geospatial Analysis and Modeling Units: 3
NAS 331 - Indigenous Natural Resource Management Practices Units: 3
OCN 310 - Biological Oceanography Units: 4
OCN 340 - Geological Oceanography Units: 4
OCN 420 - Oceans and Climate Units: 3
RRS 306 - Wildland Resource Principles Units: 3
RRS 360 - Wildland Plant Communities Units: 3
RRS 370 - Wildland Ecology Principles Units: 3
RRS 375 - Vegetation Analysis and Health Units: 3
RRS 430 - Wildland Restoration and Development Units: 3
RRS 475 - Advanced Study of Rangeland Plants Units: 1
SOC 583 - Quantitative Research Methods Units: 4
SOC 584 - Qualitative Research Methods Units: 4
SOC 665 - Community, Ecology and Social Action Units: 4
SOIL 360 - Origin and Classification of Soils Units: 3
SOIL 363 - Wetland Soils Units: 3
WSHD 310 - Hydrology and Watershed Management Units: 4
WSHD 333 - Wildland Water Quality Units: 3
WSHD 424 - Watershed Hydrology Units: 3
WSHD 458 - Climate Change and Land Use Units: 3
WLDF 301 - Principles of Wildlife Management Units: 3
WLDF 311 - Wildlife Techniques Units: 4
WLDF 365 - Ornithology I Units: 3
WLDF 460 - Conservation Biology Units: 3
WLDF 468 - Spatial Wildlife Ecology Units: 3
WLDF 578 - Advanced Ecology of Wildlife Populations Units: 4
WLDF 585 - Seminar in Wildlife Management Units: 1-3