Sarah S. Elkind
Environmental Studies Advisor
Department of History
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-6050
619-594-0930
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Last Update:
10/19/09
List of Courses with Prerequisites
Fall 2009
Course offerings for the Fall 2009 semester.
Required Core
- Biology 315 Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment (prerequisite: GE IIA2 or a College course in Biology)
- History 441 Environmental Problems in Global Perspective
- Philosophy 332 Environmental Ethics (prerequisite: GE Foundations IIC Humanities)
Field A, Humanities
- History 540, 584
- Natural Science 315 (prerequisite: GE IIA)
- Philosophy 333 (prerequisite: GE Foundations IIC Humanities)
- Religious Studies 376 (prerequisite: 3 units in Rel S)
- Women's Studies 540
Not in catalog, but can be used for Field A, with completion of a program adjustment form: Recreation and Tourism Management 305 (prerequisite: Bio 100 & GE IIB).
Field B, Social Sciences
- American Indian Studies 200
- Anthropology 510
- Anthropology 532
- Economics 452 (prerequisite: 6 units of economics)
- Economics 453, 454, 458 (prerequisite: Econ 101 & 102)
- Geography 354 (prerequisite: GE Foundations IIB, but Geog 101 or 102 also recommended)
- Geography 370 (prerequisite: Geog 101 or 102, & GE Foundations IIB
- Geography 378 (prerequisite: Geog 101, & Math 121 or Math 150)
- Geography 409 (prerequisite: Geog 101 or 103)
- Geography 483 (prerequisite: Geog 101
- Geography 511 (prerequisite: Geog 101 or 103)
- Geography 570, 572, 574, (all three require: Geog 370)
- Geography 573 (prerequisite: Geog 102)
- Geography 575 (prerequisite Geog 101 or 102)
- International Security and Conflict Resolution 310 (prerequisite GE Foundations IIB)
- Latin American Studies 540 (prerequisite: LATAM 101, Geog 102, Anthro 102 or Pol S 103)
- Political Science 334 (Prerequisite GE Foundations IIB)
- Political ScienceS 564 (Prerequisite: upper division standing)
- Public Affairs 350
- Public Affairs 512
- Recreation and Tourism Management 305 (prerequisite Bio 100 & GE Foundations IIB)
- Recreation and Tourism Management 485
- Recreation and Tourism Management 487 (prerequisite: RTM 101)
- Sociology 350 (prerequisite: C or better in Soc 250 , GE Foundations IIB)
- Women’s Studies 540, 580, 582. (prerequisite: 3 upper division units in Women's Studies)
Field C, Natural Sciences
- Biology 324, 327 (prerequisite: GE IIA2 or a College course in Biology)
- Biology 354/L (prerequisite: Biol 201A, 201B and 215)
- Biology 537
- Biology 517, 538, 540 (all three require: Biol 354)
- Biology 541 (prerequisite: Biol 354 and Biol 520)
- Biology 596
- Chemistry 571 (prerequisites: Chem 231, 251, and consent of instructor)
- Environmental Engineering 320 (prerequisites: GE Foundations IIA)
- Geology 303 (prerequisites: Geol 100 or GE Foundations IIA)
- Geology 305 (prerequisites: Geol 100 or Geog 101, and GE Foundations IIA)
- Oceanography 320 (prerequisites: GE IIA, one college course in life sciences, & one in physical sciences)
- Physics 301
- Public Health 304 (prerequisite: P H 301)
NOTE: There are many more courses offered across campus or on international programs that are acceptable for the major but are not yet listed in the catalog. To count an unlisted course towards the major, BEFORE THE COURSE BEGINS bring a copy of the syllabus and the course description to the Environmental Studies advisor and request a Course Adjustment Form.
Faculty interested in proposing new course offerings, please email the advisor with the following information: department; course number; course title; scheduled day/time; catalog description; prerequisites / GEs; additional information (which students will find this course particularly interesting, other special features of the course.