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[Introductory Courses](/pages/courses#intro)  
[Foundational Courses](/pages/courses#foundational)  
[Junior Seminars](/pages/courses#junior)

***\[ \] Indicates the course is bracketed/not offered in 26/27***



 

**Introductory Course**  
**1 course chosen from:**  
  
EPS/ESE 6 Introduction to Environmental Science and Engineering (fall)  
EPS/ESPP 105 Confronting Climate Change (fall)

  
EPS/ESE 50 The Fluid Earth: Oceans, Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment (spring)  
GenEd 1158 Water and the Environment (spring)  
  
\[ GenEd 1085. Energy Resources and the Environment \]



 

**Foundational Courses**

**Physical Sciences — 1 course:**  
PS 11 Foundations and Frontiers of Modern Chemistry: A Molecular and Global Perspective   
  
**Mathematics and/or Statistics — 2 courses:**  
Minimum: Mathematics 1a Introduction to Calculus and Mathematics 1b Calculus, Series, and Differential Equations (these two courses are the minimum requirements). Advanced courses are encouraged. [Math/Stat course options.](/mathstat-course-options)  
  
**Biological Sciences — 1 course chosen from:**  
OEB 10 Foundations of Biological Diversity OR  
OEB 55 Ecology: Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems OR  
OEB 65 Conservation Biology  
  
**Environmental Science & Public Policy — 1 course chosen from:**   
\[ ESPP 77 Technology, Environment, and Society \] OR  
ESPP 78 Environmental Politics   
  
**Economics — 1 course:**  
Economics 1661 Economics of Climate Change and Environmental Policy



 

**Junior Seminars**  
ESPP 90g The Law and Policy of Climate Change: Influencing Decision Makers (fall)  
ESPP 90m Natural Climate Solutions: Feasible or Fantasy? (fall)

  
ESPP 90s The Technology, Economics, and Public Policy of Renewable Energy (spring)  
ESPP 90z International Dimensions of Climate Change Policy: History, Economics, Law, and Politics (spring)