Water Management

Water Management

What are the challenges in managing water quality and quantity with increasing climate variability? How would you design and implement an integrated surface and groundwater policy? The water management track provides students with an in-depth understanding of the policy and politics of water management and resources. The track includes courses in water policy and politics, water law, hydrology, oceanography, and geology.

Preparatory Subject Matter Requirements

Course IDs Course Title Quarters Offered Units Notes
Written and Oral Expression
UWP 101 or any 102 or 104 Upper Division Writing I, II, III, IV 4 May test out of requirement
CMN 1, 3V, 3Y, or DRA 10 Communication I, II, III, IV 4  
Biological/Physical Science (complete all)
BIS 2A or 2B or 10 Essentials of Life on Earth or General Biology I, II, III, IV 4-5 Can’t use BIS 2B both here and below
CHE 2A or 10 General Chemistry or Concepts of Chemistry I, II, IV 4-5 CHE 10 offered in Fall only
PHY 1A Principles of Physics I, II, IV 3  
Biological/Physical Science (select one)
BIS 2B or 2C Principles of Ecology & Evolution I, II, III, IV 5 Can’t use BIS 2B both here and above
CHE 2B General Chemistry II, III, IV 5  
PHY 1B Principles of Physics II, III 3  
Computer Science (select one)
CMN 12Y Data Visualization I, II, III 4  
PLS 21 or 21V Applications of Computers in Technology I, II, III 3  
Economics
ECN 1A or 1AV or 1AY Principles of Microeconomics I, II, III, IV 4 Need C- or better
ECN 1B or 1BV Principles of Macroeconomics I, II, III, IV 4 Need C- or better
Environmental Science (select one)
ANS 1 Domestic Animals and People I 4  
ATM 60 Introduction to Atmospheric Science I 4  
AVS 13 AVS 13, Birds, Humans, & the Environment I 3  
GEL 1 The Earth I, II, III 4  
HYD 10 Water, Power, Society III 3  
PLS/SAS 12 Plants and Society I, II, III 4  
SSC 10 Soils in Our Environment I 3  
Environmental Studies
ESP 1 Environmental Analysis I, IV 4  
Mathematics
MAT 16A, 17A, 19A or 21A Calculus I, II, III, IV 3-4 Need C- or better
MAT 16B, 17B, 19B or 21B Calculus I, II, III, IV 3-4 Need C- or better
Political Science
POL 1 or 1Y American National Government Varies 4 POL 1 is generally offered twice a year
Statistics (select one)
STA 13 Elementary Statistics I, II, III, IV 4  
STA 32 Statistical Analysis through Computers II, III 3  

 

Depth Subject Matter Requirements

 

NOTE: Students graduating with this major are required to attain at least a C average (2.0 GPA) in all courses taken at the university in Depth Subject Matter and pass all coursework. See requirements of the College of Agriculture & Environmental Science in the UC Davis General Catalog.
Course IDs Course Title Prerequisites Quarters Offered Units
Evaluation and Analysis
ESP 110 Principles of Environmental Science PHY 1A or 7A; MAT 16B or 17B or 21B; BIS 2A or 10 recommended II 4
ESP 160 The Policy Process POL 1; ECN 1A and STA 13 recommended III 4
ESP 168A Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis ESP 1 or 10; STA 13 or 100; ECN 1A; ECN 100A recommended I 5
ESP 168B Methods of Environmental Policy Evaluation ESP 168A III 4
Environmental Law
ESP 161 Environmental Law Upper division standing and one course in env science; POL 1 and UWP 1 recommended I, III 4
Environmental Impact Assessment
ESP 179 Environmental Impact Assessment ESP 1 or the equivalent II, IV 4
Research Design
ESP 178 Applied Research Methods ARE 106 or SOC 106 or STA 100 or 103 or 108 or equivalent II 4
Select one Quantitative Methods Course
SOC 106 Intermediate Social Statistics SOC 45B or SOC 56 or consent of instructor I, II 5
STA 100 Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences MAT 16B or 17B or 21B; all with a C- or better I, II, III, IV 4
STA 103 Applied Statistics for Business & Economics STA 13 or 32 or 100; MAT 16B or 17B or 21B with a C- or better I, II, III, IV 4
STA 108 Applied Stat Methods: Regression Analysis STA 13 or 32 or 100 with a C- or better I, II, III, IV 4
Select one Microeconomics Course
ARE 100A Intermediate Microeconomics ECN 1A and 1B; MAT 16C or 17B or 21B; All with C- or better I, II, III, IV 4
ECN 100A Intermediate Micro Theory ECN 1A and 1B; MAT 16B or 17B or 21B; all with a C- or better I, II, III, IV 4
Select one Resource Economics Course
ARE/ESP 175 Natural Resource Economics ARE 100A or ECN 100A or ECN 100 with a C- or better III 4
ARE 176 Environmental Economics ARE 100A or ECN 100A or ECN 100 with a C- or better I 4
ECN 125 Energy Economics ARE 100A or ECN 100A or ECN 100 Varies 4
Select one Environmental Data Science Course
ABT/LDA 150 Introduction to GIS None I, II, III 4
ESP 106 Environmental Data Science STA 13 or 32 or 100 (can be concurrent) II 4
Strongly recommended but not required: Select one advanced GIS or remote sensing course
ABT 181N* Concepts & Methods in GIS LDA 150 or consent of instructor II 4
ABT/HYD 182** Environmental Analysis with GIS LDA 150 or equiv GIS exp, bio and/or ecology courses rec. II 4
ESM 186 Environmental Remote Sensing MAT 16B; PHY 7C or 9B; LDA 150 recommended II 5
ESM 185 Aerial Photo Interpretation & Rmt Sensing Upper division standing I 4

I = fall quarter, II = winter quarter, III = spring quarter, IV = summer session
*Course is offered in odd years only (2023, 2025, etc.)
**Course is offered in even years only (2024, 2026, etc.)

Track Courses

Note: The same course cannot be used to meet both a depth requirement and a track requirement at the same time.
Course IDs Course Title Prerequisites Quarters Units
Select two policy courses
ESP 166 Ocean & Coastal Policy ESP 1 or consent of instructor I 3
ESP 169** Water Policy and Politics ECN 1A or POL 1 recommended III 3
ESP 174 Environmental Justice Policy & Practice ESP 1 or equivalent recommended III 4
HYD 150 Water Law Upper division standing or consent of instructor II 3
Select any two courses from the lists below
Freshwater/General Water Science
ESM 100 Principles of Hydrologic Science CHE 2B; Math 16B; PHY 7A or 9A I 4
ESM 121 Water Science & Management PHY 10 or GEL 1 III 3
ESP 151 Limnology BIS 2A and 2B; BIS 2C and ESP 100 or EVE 101 recommended III 4
ESP 155 Wetland Ecology BIS 2A or equivalent; ESP 100 or EVE 101 recommended   4
GEL 134* Env Geology & Land Use Planning One course in Geology (1 or 50 rec) or consent of instructor II 3
HYD 141 Physical Hydrology PHY 9B; MAT 21B; HYD 100 recommended   4
HYD 143** Ecohydrology HYD 10 or 141 or ESP 1 or ESP 100 or 108 or 120 or GEL 1 or 50 or SSC 100 II 3
SSC 118 Soils in Land Use & the Environment SSC 100 or equivalent or consent of instructor III 4
WFC 120 Biology & Conservation of Fishes BIS 2A-C; upper division ecology course recommended I 3
Coastal
BIS 124 Coastal Marine Research Acceptance into the Bodega Marine Lab summer program IV 6
ESP 116N Oceanography GEL 1, 2, 16, or 50 III 3
ESP 150C Biological Oceanography Acceptance into the Bodega Marine Lab summer program IV 3
ESP 152 Coastal Oceanography Acceptance into the Bodega Marine Lab summer program IV 3
ESP 124 Marine and Coastal Field Ecology Acceptance into the Bodega Marine Lab summer program IV 3

†Future availability unknown
I = fall quarter, II = winter quarter, III = spring quarter, IV = summer session
*Course is offered in odd years only (2023, 2025, etc.)
**Course is offered in even years only (2024, 2026, etc.)

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