EVS Major Required Courses
I. INTRODUCTORY COURSES:
Four Introductory courses are required. They can be applied toward electives or general education requirements.
BIOLOGY
101+ L Biology and Society + Lab (3,1)
or
171+ L Introductory Biology + Lab (3,1) Pre: CHEM 151 or 161 (or concurrent) or consent
CHEMISTRY
151+ L Elementary Survey of Chemistry + Lab (3,1)
or
161+ L General Chemistry I + Lab (3,1) Pre: C in CHEM 151, completion of placement exam, or consent
ECONOMICS
120 Introduction to Economics (3)
or
130 Principles of Micro Economics (3)
GEOGRAPHY
101+L The Natural Environment + Lab (3,1)
II. MAJOR COURSES
BOTANY
351+ L Inside Tropical Ecosystems + Lab (3,1) Pre: BOT 101 or BIOL 171-172, or consent
or
454 Vegetation Ecology (4) Pre: One of BOT 101, BIOL 172, or ZOOL 101; Recommended: BOT 453
or
ZOOLOGY
200+ L Marine Biology + Lab (2,1)
GEOGRAPHY
300 Introduction to Climatology (3) Pre: 101, MET 101, MET 200, or consent
or
401 Climate Change (3) Pre: 101 or 300 or 401 or 402 or 405 or MET 101 or MET 200 or MET 302 or MET 303 or MET310, or consent.
or
404 Atmospheric Pollution (3) Pre: Junior standing or higher, or consent
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
489 Environmental Practicum (3) Pre: Upper division standing, courses in appropriate discipline, and consent
OCEANOGRAPHY
310 Global Environmental Change (3) Pre: One environmentally oriented science course, or consent (x-listed as OEST/MET 310)
320 Aquatic Pollution (3) Pre: OCN 201 or consent
ADDITIONAL COURSES
AMERICAN STUDIES
320 American Environments: Survey (3) Pre: sophomore standing or consent
420 American Ideas of Nature (3) Pre: Junior standing or consent
ANTHROPOLOGY
415 Ecological Anthropology (3) Pre: 152 or 200-level
430 Human Adaption to the Sea (3) Pre: 152 or 200-level
435 Human Adaptation to Forests (3) Pre: 152 or concurrent or consent
482 Environmental Anthropology (3) Pre: 415 or consent (alt. years)
BIOLOGY
265 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (3) Pre: BIOL 171+L, 172+L Co-req: BIOL 265L
265L Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Lab (1) Pre: ICS 101+L Co-req: BIOL 265
320 The Atoll (3) Pre: Two semesters of introductory science or consent
331 Marine Mammal Biology (3) Pre: C or better in BIOL 171/171L, 172/172L, and 265, 265L; or consent
360 Island ecosystems (3) Pre: One semester of biological science or consent
410 Human Role in Environmental Change (3) Pre: BIOL 101, or GEOG 101, 123, and either BIOL 310, GEOG 326, or consent (x-listed as GEOG 410)
425 Wildlife and Plant Conservation (3) Pre: BIOL 171+L, 172+L and 265+L, or consent
BOTANY
350 Resource Management & Conservation in Hawaii (3) Pre: College general biology
446 Hawaiian Ethnobotany (3) Pre: One of BOT 101 or 105, ANTH 200 or 210, or consent
450 Natural History or Hawaiian Islands (3) Pre: One semester of biological science (x-listed as ZOOL 450)
454 Vegetation Ecology (4) Pre: One of BIOL 101, 172, or ZOOL 101 Recommended: BOT 453
455 Analysis of Biological Data (3) Pre: BIOL 172 or consent
456 Plant/Animal Interactions (3) Pre: BOT 201+L, or BIOL 265+L
457 `Aina Mauliola: Hawaiian Ecosystems (3) Pre: BOT 105, HWST 107, and junior standing; or consent (x-listed as HWST 457)
458 Natural Resource Issues and Ethics (4) Pre: BOT 457 or HWST 457 (x-listed as HWST 458)
459 Strategies in Hawaiian Resource Use (3) Pre: BOT/HWST 457 (or concurrent) or consent (x-listed as HWST 459)
460 Hui Konohiki Internship: Applied Resource Management (3) Pre: BOT/HWST 457, BOT/HWST 458 (or co-requisite), BOT/HWST 459; or consent (x-listed as HWST 460)
ECONOMICS
350 Sustainable Development (3) Pre: ECON 120, 130, 131, or consent
358 Environmental Economics (3) Pre: ECON 120, 130 or 131, or consent
496 Contemporary Economic Issues (3) Pre: Consent
GEOGRAPHY
305 Water & Society (3) Pre: Sophomore standing or higher, or consent
309 Introduction to Biogeography (3) Pre: Sophomore standing or higher, or consent
322 Globalization and Environment (3) Pre: Consent
330 Culture and Environment (3) Pre: GEOG 102 or 151, or consent
370 Aerial Photo and Image Interpretation (3) Pre: GEOG 104, or consent
375 Introduction to Cartography and Air Photo (3)
388 Introduction to GIS (3) Pre: GEOG 104 or consent
405 Water in the Environment (3) Pre: GEOG 101, 300, 400, 401, 402, or MET 101, 200, 302, 303, 310, or consent
410 Human Role in Environmental Change (3) Pre: One of GEOG 101, or BIOL 101, or 123, and either GEOG 326 or BIOL 310, or consent (x-listed as BIOL 410)
411 Paleoenvironmental Change (3) Pre: Junior standing or higher, or consent
412 Environmental Impact Assessment (3) Pre: Upper division standing in environmental discipline
426 Environment, Resources, and Society (3) Pre: Sophomore standing or higher, or consent
435 Political Geography of Oceans (3) Pre: Junior standing or higher, or consent
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
340 Human Values and the Environment (3) Pre: Consent
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
301 Natural Resources Management (3) Pre: NREM 210, CHEM 151 or higher, BIOL 172; or consent
302 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy (3) Pre: NREM 210 or (BIOL 101 or higher) or GEOG 101 or (GG 101 or higher); and NREM 220 or one ECON course or two DS courses
420 Community and Natural Resource Management (3) Pre: Two social science courses or consent
450 Wildlife Ecology and Management (3) Pre: BIOL 172 or consent
461 Soil and Water Conservation (3) Pre: NREM 304 and consent
OCEANOGRAPHY
315 The Role of Models in Global Environmental Science (3) Pre: Any course 200 or above in PHIL or any course 200 and above with either DB or DP designation, or consent (x-listed as PHIL 315)
330 Mineral & Energy Resources of the Sea (3) Pre: OCN 201, ORE 202, or consent (x-listed as ORE 330)
331 Living Resources of the Sea (3) Pre: OCN 201 or consent
PHYSIOLOGY
403 Environmental Physiology (3) Pre: PHYL 301-302 or 401 or ZOOL 430 or consent
403L Environmental Physiology Lab (1)
PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SCIENCES
350 Invasive Pest Species (3)
451 Environmental Law (3) Pre: Junior or senior standing
POLITICAL SCIENCE
346E Topics in Comparative Political Process: Health & Environment (3) Pre: a 100 or 200 level POLS course or consent
378G(alpha) Topics in American Politics: American Environmental Politics (3) Pre: any 100 level POLS course or consent
TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
420 Principles of Sustainable Tourism (3) Pre: TIM 101 and consent
TROPICAL PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES
304 Fundamentals of Soil Science (4) Pre: One of CHEM 151, CHEM 161, CHEM 171, or CHEM 181A; or consent (x-listed as NREM 304)
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
310 Introduction to Planning (3) Pre: Junior standing or consent
WOMEN'S STUDIES
438 Gender and Environmental Philosophy (3) Pre: Any course 200 or above in WS, Natural Science, or PHIL, or consent (x-listed as PHIL 438)
ZOOLOGY
306 Ethology (2) Pre: ZOOL 101 and 101L with C grade, or BIOL 265 with C grade; or consent
439 Animal Ecology (3) Pre: BIOL 265 and MATH 215, or consent
439L Animal Ecology Lab (2) Pre: BIOL 265
450 Natural History of Hawaiian Islands (3) Pre: One semester of biological science (x-listed as BOT 450)
465+L General Ichthyology + Lab (3,1) Pre: BIOL 265
466 Fisheries Science (3) Pre: One of the following: ZOOL 410, 465, 470, 608, or 620; or consent
467 Ecology of Fishes (3) Pre: ZOOL 465 or consent
470 Limnology (2) Pre: BIOL 172 or consent Co-req: ZOOL 470L
470L Limnology Lab (1) Pre: BIOL 172 or consent Co-req: ZOOL 470
485 Biogeography (3) Pre: BIOL 172