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Earth, Energy & Sustainability (LUC)

Major

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Major requirements:

  • 15 EC: Compulsory 100-level courses, namely Environmental Science, Earth System Science and Energy & Resource Management

  • 20 EC: Complete two of the following three tracks: Ecosystem Health, Earth System Science, Energy and Natural Resources tracks (at least one class at 100, 200, and 300-level per track)

  • 20 EC: Methodology courses, namely Quantitative Research Methods, Research Design in Earth, Energy & Sustainability, and two other methodology courses (at 200-level or 300-level)

  • 10 EC: Capstone

  • 20 EC: Additional courses tagged with EES, which can include additional method courses

NOTE: make sure to have at least four courses at the 300-level, which can include (300-level) method courses

100-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Calculus 5
Health, Society, and History 5
Sharing Scarcity: Water 5
Earth System Science 5
Environmental Science 5
Energy and Resource Management 5
Biology 5
Sharing Scarcity: The Commons 5

200-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Qualitative Research Methods 5
Quantitative Research Methods 5
Field Methods for Environmental Sustainability: Land and Water Resource Management 5
The One Health Approach: Humans and the Environment 5
Geographic Information Systems 5
Climate Change 5
Research Design in Earth, Energy & Sustainability 5
Alternative Energy Strategies 5
Conservation Biology 5
Environmental Governance 5
Social and Gender Analysis for Sustainability 5
Extended Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment 5
Field Methods for Environmental Sustainability: Ecosystem Health and Biodiversity 5

300-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Ecosystem Services 5
Environment & Development 5
Earth System Modeling 5
Water Resources and River Management 5
Advanced Quantitative Research Methods 5
Applied Natural Resource Management 5
Decision Analysis for Environmental Management 5
Health and Environment 5
Equity and Justice in Food System Transformations 5