Environmental Analysis
Environmental Analysis is an interdisciplinary major focusing on the interaction between human and non-human components of the biosphere. The major applies approaches in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and natural sciences to understanding and solving environmental problems. Environmental Analysis offers an integrated, unifying perspective on life, as well as a program for affecting positive change. The major prepares students for graduate work and careers in teaching, public policy and administration, law, environmental sciences, international affairs, environmental design, and the non-profit sector. Developing sustainable ways of living is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The Environmental Analysis Program combines the strengths of the five Claremont Colleges to provide robust interdisciplinary training for students interested in environmental issues. Resources for field research include the Pitzer in Costa Rica Program, the John R. Rodman Arboretum, the Bernard Biological Field Station, and numerous local partnerships.
The Environmental Analysis Program regards external study as a valuable, though not required, part of the curriculum, enabling students to secure deeper appreciation of the global dimensions of environmental challenges. Additionally, the Program encourages students to engage in internships and fieldwork that move them beyond the classroom and library to engage in research and action.
The Major
The Environmental Analysis major offers four Tracks: Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Environment & Society and Sustainability and the Built Environment. For the Environmental Policy and Environment and Society Tracks of the major, students take 11 to 12 courses, depending on how they fulfill the internship requirement. Students in the SBE track take 12 to 13 courses. Students who craft a thesis for honors do an additional course of independent research and writing (ENVS 198).
- The major consists of five sets of requirements:
• Core set of courses
• One natural science course
• Track with Course Plan
• Environmental Internship for the Environment & Society and Environmental Policy Tracks
• Capstone Seminar or Thesis depending upon Track
Environmental and Society Track
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Environmental Policy Track
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Sustainability and the Built Environment Track
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EA 95 U.S. Environmental Policy EA 96 Hustle and Flow: Water Policy in CA EA 100 PO Urban Planning and Environment GEOL 112 PO Remote Sensing of Earth’s Environment POLI 36 PO Urban Politics and Public Policy POLI 60 PO Global Politics of Food and Agriculture POLI 61 PO Global Politics of Water POLI 135 PO Policy Implementation and Evaluation POLI 135 SC Political Economy of Food POLI 139 PO Politics of Community Design POST 140 HM Global Environmental Politics PP 325 CGU Urban Political Economy2 PP 338 CGU Policy Implementation2 SPE 318 CGU Cost-Benefit Analysis2 2Contact CGU professors directly regarding prerequisites for enrollment. |
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Environmental Science Track at Keck Science
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Biology |
Complete |
BIO 43L and BIO 44L |
Chemistry |
Complete |
CHEM 14L and CHEM 15 L [The requirement for Introductory Biology and Introductory Chemistry may be met by completion of both semesters of the Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence (AISS)] |
Earth Science |
Choose 1 |
One earth sciences course (e.g. GEOL 20 PO) |
Environmental Policy |
Choose 1 |
Environmental Policy course |
EA Science |
Choose 6 |
Six upper-division EA science courses, including one in ecology (BIO 146L, BIO 169L or equivalent) |
Thesis/Capstone |
Two courses; choose one of the following options |
One-semester thesis, BIO/CHEM/PHYS 191 JS (Fall) and EA 190 PO EA Senior Seminar (Spring) Two-semester thesis, BIO/CHEM/PHYS 188L JS and 190L JS (Fall and Spring) |
EA-Approved Natural Science Courses:
Below are many examples of courses that may be taken for credit toward completion of the major. Please note that this list is not exhaustive and is subject to change.
- EA 85 PO Food, Land & the Environment
- EA 131 Restoring Nature: The Pitzer Outback*
- EA 100L Global Climate Change**
- ASTR 66L Elementary Astronomy
- GEO 20x PO Environmental Geology
- BIOL 43L Introductory Biolog
- BIOL 44L Introductory Biology
- BIOL 57L Concepts in Biology
- BIOL 82L Plant Biotechnology in a Greener World
- BIOL 104 PO Conservation Biology**
- BIOL 135L Field Biology**
- BIOL 138L or 139 Applied Ecology and Conservation**
- BIOL 146L Ecology**
- BIOL 147 Biogeography**
- BIOL 159 Natural Resource Management**
- BIOL 165 Advanced Topics in Environmental Biology**
- BIOL 166 Animal Physiological Ecology**
- BIOL 169L Marine Ecology**
- BIOL 176 Tropical Ecology**
- BIOL 180L Ecology of the Neotropics (Pitzer in Costa Rica)**
- BIOL 187P Special Topics in Biology: Herpetology**
* Does not fulfill natural science requirement for graduation
**Upper level science courses may have prerequisites
Minor in Environmental Analysis
To receive a minor in Environmental Analysis, students must complete:
- • EA 10 Introduction to Environmental Analysis
- • EA 86 Introduction to Environmental Justice
- • EA 30L Introduction to Environmental Science
- • Four electives, in consultation with an EA adviser
- • An internship (the internship may or may not be taken for credit, but must meet requirements noted on the website. See below.)
Combined Major in Environmental Analysis
A combined major in Environmental Analysis must be approved by an EA faculty adviser, and students must complete:
- • EA 10 Introduction to Environmental Analysis
- • EA 86 Introduction to Environmental Justice
- • EA 30L Introduction to Environmental Science
- • Four electives that meld with the curriculum of the students’ other major, in consultation with an EA adviser
- • An internship or field research project
Internships
Environmental Analysis majors are required to deepen their understanding of the discipline through an internship. Information on internships
Environmental Analysis Academic Advisers
Pitzer Advisers: Paul Faulstich, Melinda Herrold-Menzies, Susan Phillips, Brinda Sarathy, Lance Neckar
Keck Science Advisers: (Environmental Science Track): Katie Purvis-Roberts, Donald McFarlane, C. Robins, B. Williams
Arboretum Director: Joe Clements
Environmental Analysis in the Pitzer College course catalog