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Environmental Science & Resource Management
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Today’s environmental problems call for individuals who are educated in more than one discipline, highly trained in technical skills, and aware of the political, economic, and social dimensions of environmental decisions. The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) provides solid training in basic physical, biological, and social sciences, and application of management science to reduce adverse impacts of human activity on the environment and to maximize the benefits that accrue from environmental resources.
In the narrowest sense, environmental science is the study of the impact of human systems on physical and biological systems, and the dependence on natural resources by human systems. In a broader sense, environmental science is the study of the interaction and co-evolution of human, physical, and biological systems. Natural science is the study of physical and biological systems. Social science is the study of human systems - economic systems, political systems, human perceptions, and human interactions. Environmental science requires integral knowledge of both natural and social science. Resource management is concerned with the most effective means of avoiding damage to environmental assets and extracting beneficial uses of environmental resources, within the context of social institutions. Effective resource management considers benefits and costs, uncertainties and risks, limits of knowledge, institutional constraints, and social and political forces.
The B.S. program has two emphases: environmental science and resource management. This program prepares graduates specializing in environmental science who understand basic principles of resource management, and graduates specializing in resource management who understand basic principles of environmental science. Most required courses are those offered in related disciplines. The curriculum fosters cross-disciplinary communication in the several required courses common to both degree programs and particularly in the Environmental Science & Resource Management courses.
Careers
This curriculum prepares students for professional careers in Environmental Science & Resource Management and for subsequent graduate study. For graduates completing the program of study required for the BS degree in Environmental Science & Resource Management, there are ample career opportunities working on environmental problems in industry, government, and non-profit organizations. The degree will also prepare students for graduate programs in either Environmental Science or Resource Management. For example, students might pursue a Ph.D. in Environmental Science at UCLA or in Environmental Science and Policy at UC Santa Barbara.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from the ESRM program will be able to:
- Identify the scientific, social scientific and humanistic aspects of environmental issues;
- Identify, locate, evaluate, synthesize and present current research and information on environmental issues;
- Define environmental problems from the perspectives of both environmental science and resource management;
- Identify possible causes and propose solutions to environmental problems from the perspectives of both environmental science and resource management;
- Evaluate proposed solutions to environmental problems from the perspectives of both environmental science and resource management;
- Use the methodologies of the natural and social sciences to formulate testable hypotheses concerning environmental problems and issues;
- Collect, organize, analyze, interpret and present quantitative and qualitative data; and
- Make use of current, technological tools in the collection, organization, analysis and interpretation of data.
Faculty
Donald Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Chair, Environmental Science & Resource Management
Academic Advisor
Bell Tower West, Room 1176
(805) 437-8494
donald.rodriguez@csuci.edu
Sean Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Resource Management
Academic Advisor
Bell Tower West, Room 1265
(805) 437-8984
sean.anderson@csuci.edu
Cooperating Faculty
Simone Aloisio, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Aliso Hall, Room 207
(805) 437-8999
simone.aloisio@csuci.edu
Rainer Buschmann, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Sage Hall, Room 2145
(805) 437-8995
rainer.buschmann@csuci.edu
Tracylee Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
Bell Tower East, Room 2834
(805) 437-3305
tracylee.clark@csuci.edu
David Claveau, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Bell Tower West, Room 2225
(805) 437-3879
david.claveau@csuci.edu
Colleen Delaney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Bell Tower East, Room 2784
(805) 437-3312
colleen.delaney@csuci.edu
Amy Denton, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Aliso Hall, Room 201
(805) 437-8458
amy.denton@csuci.edu
Scott Frisch, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Sage Hall, Room 2133
(805) 437-2770
scott.frisch@csuci.edu
Sean Kelly, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Sage Hall, Room 2041
(805) 437-3309
sean.kelly@csuci.edu
Philip Hampton, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Aliso Hall, Room 104
(805) 437-8869
philip.hampton@csuci.edu
Brad Monsma, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Bell Tower West, Room 1185
(805) 437-8948
brad.monsma@csuci.edu
Jennifer Perry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Bell Tower East, Room 2834
(805) 437-3694
jennifer.perry@csuci.edu
Dan Wakelee, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
Bell Tower West, Room 2165
(805) 437-8542
dan.wakelee@csuci.edu
Contact Information
http://esrm.csuci.edu/
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