Environmental Studies
Associate in Science Geography · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The Associates of Arts in Environmental Studies provides students with a multidisciplinary overview of the relationship between humans and the physical world. Contemporary environmental issues are examined from a holistic perspective, including the science of ecological relationships in nature, but emphasizing also the political, social, economic, and cultural context in which environmental issues arise. Curriculum emphasizes sustainability, environmental justice, and the wisdom of all global citizens to combat environmental demise and work towards a better future for all. Students can select from a variety of elective classes based on their interest in this interdisciplinary field. Selection of electives may also be steered by articulation agreements with schools students plan to transfer to.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- illustrate how human history has shaped our relationship to the environment
- describe how human behavior, including our production of energy and use of natural resources, affects the environment and processes in the earth's systems.
Program Requirements
SUBJECT #
TITLE
UNITS
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENST 1 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENSC 11 | Humans and the Environment with Laboratory | 4 |
| orENSC 10 | Humans and the Environment | 3 |
| GEOS 11 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| orGEO 1 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEO 8 | Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| GEO 10 | Global Environmental Solutions | 3 |
| GEO 12 | Geography of California | 3 |
| GEO 13 | Climate Studies | 3 |
| GEO 20 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| ENSC 15 | Agroecology | 3 |
| BIOS 21A | Principles of Plant Biology and Ecology | 4 |
| GEO 5 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| PHIL 60 | Ethics | 3 |
| SOCI 1 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| GEO 3 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| ANTH 3 | Social and Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| orGEO 2 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| POSC 30 | International Relations | 3 |
| orPOSC 20 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| BIOS 1 | Introduction to the Science of Biology | 4 |
| orBIOS 41 | Fundamentals of Biology for Health Sciences | 4 |
| CHEM 31 | Introduction to College Chemistry | 4 |
| orCHEM 1A | General College Chemistry I | 5 |
| PHYS 4A | General Physics I | 5 |
| orPHYS 3A | College Physics A | 4 |
| PSY 5 | Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences | 4 |
| orSTAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Total | 60 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Environment
Program Control Number: 31881
TOP Code: 030200 - Environmental Studies
CIP Code: 03.0103 - Environmental Studies