BS Ecosystem Management and Forestry at University of California, Berkeley

Ecosystem Management and Forestry (EMF) focuses on the conservation and restoration of the earth's natural resources through hands-on study of the ecology, stewardship, and management of forest, woodland, and grassland ecosystems. The program offers two specializations to choose from, and if the student chooses a specialization in Forestry, they can qualify to take the Registered Professional Forester's licensing exam in California.

Faculty: Rausser College of Natural Resources  |  Department: Environmental Science, Policy, and Management  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Ecosystem Management and Forestry Majors (Requirements for both specializations); Forestry Specialization (Requirements); Natural Resource Management Specialization (Requirements). Lower division courses Chemistry (Select one of the following): CHEM 1A & 1AL General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 3A & 3AL Chemical Structure and Reactivity and Organic Chemistry Laboratory Biology BIOLOGY 1B General Biology Lecture and Laboratory [4] Calculus (A-B series required) MATH 16A & MATH 16B Analytic Geometry and Calculus and Analytic Geometry and Calculus MATH 51 & MATH 52 Calculus I Calculus II MATH 10A & MATH 10B Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics, and Combinatorics and Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics, and Combinatorics Statistics (Select one of the following): Note: Students who take Math 10A/B are exempt from the Statistics requirement.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Environment, Sciences - Biological & Physical.

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