Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science and Policy

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Environmental Science and Policy B.A. degree program prepares students interested in environmental problem solving by linking an understanding of natural science with socioeconomic factors and public policy. The curriculum combines a quantitative understanding of environmental science, chemistry, and biology with law, policy, and economics to provide a foundation for careers in environmental policy, resource management, education, environmental law, urban and environmental design and related fields. 

The Environmental Science and Policy program provides students with a solid foundation to recognize the impacts of human activities on the environment, and in turn the impacts of environmental change on society. Students will understand the mechanisms by which key institutions, policies, and regulations impact ecosystems and the physical environment. Once the core course work is complete, students are encouraged to focus on a particular area within Environmental Science and Policy and to choose electives that build a coherent core of knowledge. Focus areas include, but are not limited to, urban planning, public policy, sociology, economics, climatology, water resources, water quality, agriculture, air pollution, resource management, and atmospheric sciences.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Research opportunities
Field Studies project
Many amazing opportunities
Honors Program
Alumni
Kriti Rajput
Kriti Rajput
BS
BA
2011

After completing my undergraduate degrees at UCI, I went on to pursue a JD/MBA from Santa Clara University and completed my dual d

Javier Flores
Javier Flores
BS
BA
2015

I’m a Specification Consultant for ASSA ABLOY.

Erick Partida
Erick Partida
BA
2018

Since graduating from UC Irvine, I've moved up north to Monterey to begin work on a master's degree in marine science at the Moss

McKenna Coffey
McKenna Coffey
BA
2019

After completing the UCDC Internship and graduating from the ENSP program, I began working with the Society of Environmental Journalists, w

Balmore Ruano
Balmore Ruano
BS
2013

ESS taught me a lot more than ocean chemistry or atmospheric composition. The program taught me very valuable skills for problem solving.

The Department of Earth System Science acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, who still hold strong cultural, spiritual and physical ties to this region.