2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay
Department of Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
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The Department Office is part of the Natural Sciences hub and is located on the 4th Floor of the North Science (SC-N) building, Rooms 429 and 431.
Open 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday - Thursday, closed Fridays.
Dept. Phone: (510) 885-4675
FacultyProfessor Emerita
Jean E. Moran, Ph.D. University of Rochester
Associate Professor Emeritus
Luther M. Strayer, Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Professors
Michael Lee (Chair), Ph.D. London School of Economics (United Kingdom)
Associate Professor
Patricia Oikawa (Chair), Ph.D. University of Virginia
Assistant Professors
Emilio Grande, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz
Antonio Roman-Alcalá, Ph.D. International Institute of Social Studies (The Hague, Netherlands)
Department Statement
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences at Cal State East Bay is the home of the Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography and Geology undergraduate programs and the Environmental Geosciences masters program. Located on the tectonically active Hayward fault, we offer a variety of opportunities for students to obtain experience in lab- and field-based studies. We are a small department that prides itself on a feeling of community. Small class sizes guarantee close interaction between students and faculty, with personal attention at all levels.
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ProgramsBachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Minors
Master of Science
Certificates
CoursesEarth, Environmental & Sus Sci- EESC 100 - Earth Systems Science
- EESC 101 - Introduction to the Earth Sciences
- EESC 102 - Earth Sciences Laboratory
- EESC 120 - Human Geography: Diversity and Globalization
- EESC 121 - Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century
- EESC 125 - World Regions and Development
- EESC 130 - Introduction to Oceanography
- EESC 133 - Introduction to the Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences for Majors
- EESC 210 - Physical and Environmental Geology and Geography
- EESC 211 - Historical Geology and Geography
- EESC 230 - Natural Disasters
- EESC 240 - Environmental Biology
- EESC 241 - Environmental Biology Laboratory
- EESC 280 - Humans and the Environment in California
- EESC 297 - Introductory Field Experience
- EESC 307 - Social Impact through Sustainable Solar Design
- EESC 310 - Literature and Research Methods
- EESC 315 - The Science of Global Change
- EESC 320 - Quantitative Methods in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
- EESC 325 - Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- EESC 330 - Environment, Sustainability, and Social Justice
- EESC 335 - Weather and the Atmosphere
- EESC 340 - The Oceans
- EESC 343 - Atmospheric Science
- EESC 350 - Environmental Hydrology
- EESC 355 - California
- EESC 360 - Introduction to GIS in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
- EESC 361 - Mineralogy and Optical Crystallography
- EESC 362 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- EESC 363 - Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy
- EESC 364 - Structural Geology
- EESC 375 - Fire Ecology and Management
- EESC 380 - Applied Field Studies
- EESC 397 - Advanced Field Experience
- EESC 398 - Internship
- EESC 410 - Environmental Impact Analysis
- EESC 414 - Hazardous Waste Management
- EESC 420 - Global Climate Change
- EESC 432 - Hydrogeology
- EESC 434 - Biogeochemistry
- EESC 441 - Earthquake Geology
- EESC 445 - Water and Watershed Resources
- EESC 447 - Energy, Climate and Society
- EESC 451 - Hydroinformatics
- EESC 455 - Sustainable Food Systems
- EESC 460 - Advanced GIS in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
- EESC 461 - Remote Sensing for the Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
- EESC 462 - Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
- EESC 465 - Sustainable Communities and Development
- EESC 490 - Independent Study
- EESC 497 - Special Topics in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
- EESC 498 - Internship
- EESC 499 - Capstone Seminar in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
Earth, Environmental & Sus Sci: Graduate
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