BS Society and Environment at University of California, Berkeley

Social and environmental problems are deeply intertwined. This major introduces students to the main approaches and theories in environmental social sciences, including how social science theories and tools can be applied to understand and solve environmental problems. At the upper-division level, students select courses from three Thematic Areas aligned with their interests: US Environmental Policy and Management, Global Environmental Politics, and Justice and Sustainability.

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: Lower Division (Mathematics or Statistics, Economics, ESPM Environmental Science Core, ESPM Social Science Core, Breadth); Upper Division (Environmental Economics / Political Economics / Skills or Methods); Thematic Area Courses (ESPM Courses, U.S. Environmental Policy & Management/Global Environmental Politics/Justice & Sustainability, Additional Thematic Area Courses, U.S. Environmental Policy & Management/Global Environmental Politics/Justice & Sustainability). International Studies: 1 Course Physical Sciences: 1 Course Arts & Literature, Historical or Philosophy & Values: 1 Course Biological Sciences: 1 Course Social/Behavioral Sciences: 1 Course

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Architecture & Environmental Design, Business, Communications, Education, Environment, Government, International, Law & Public Policy, Nonprofit & Community Development, Urban and Regional Planning.

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