About the Certificate

The Certificate in GIS and Remote Sensing consists of 15-16 units. It prepares students in methods of remote data collection using GPS, drones and other spatial technologies, and in spatial data analysis, visualization, and interpretation for use in effective decision making. It enables students to be current in the fields of global positioning and remote sensing, in geographical information systems, and in spatial analysis with an emphasis on the earth, environmental and sustainability sciences but with application in other disciplines where spatial data is important.

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences Courses

Department of Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Courses

Earth, Environmental & Sus Sci

• •  EESC 100 - Earth Systems Science Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-5A, GE-5C
• •  EESC 101 - Introduction to the Earth Sciences Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-5A
• •  EESC 102 - Earth Sciences Laboratory Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-5C
• •  EESC 120 - Human Geography: Diversity and Globalization Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-4
• •  EESC 121 - Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-4; Sustainability
• •  EESC 125 - World Regions and Development Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-4
• •  EESC 130 - Introduction to Oceanography Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-5A
• •  EESC 133 - Introduction to the Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences for Majors Units: 1
• •  EESC 210 - Physical and Environmental Geology and Geography Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-5A, GE-5C
• •  EESC 211 - Historical Geology and Geography Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-5A, GE-5C
• •  EESC 230 - Natural Disasters Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-5A
• •  EESC 240 - Environmental Biology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-5B; Sustainability
• •  EESC 241 - Environmental Biology Laboratory Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-5C
• •  EESC 280 - Humans and the Environment in California Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-5A; Sustainability
• •  EESC 297 - Introductory Field Experience Units: 1
• •  EESC 307 - Social Impact through Sustainable Solar Design Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5; Sustainability
• •  EESC 310 - Literature and Research Methods Units: 3
• •  EESC 315 - The Science of Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5; Sustainability
• •  EESC 320 - Quantitative Methods in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 325 - Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5
• •  EESC 330 - Environment, Sustainability, and Social Justice Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-4; Social Justice
• •  EESC 335 - Weather and the Atmosphere Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5; Sustainability
• •  EESC 340 - The Oceans Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5; Sustainability
• •  EESC 343 - Atmospheric Science Units: 3
• •  EESC 350 - Environmental Hydrology Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  EESC 355 - California Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-4; Sustainability
• •  EESC 360 - Introduction to GIS in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 361 - Mineralogy and Optical Crystallography Units: 4
• •  EESC 362 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Units: 4
• •  EESC 363 - Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy Units: 4
• •  EESC 364 - Structural Geology Units: 5
• •  EESC 375 - Fire Ecology and Management Units: 3
• •  EESC 380 - Applied Field Studies Units: 3
• •  EESC 397 - Advanced Field Experience Units: 2
• •  EESC 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  EESC 410 - Environmental Impact Analysis Units: 3
• •  EESC 414 - Hazardous Waste Management Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  EESC 420 - Global Climate Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  EESC 432 - Hydrogeology Units: 4
• •  EESC 434 - Biogeochemistry Units: 3
• •  EESC 441 - Earthquake Geology Units: 3
• •  EESC 445 - Water and Watershed Resources Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5
• •  EESC 447 - Energy, Climate and Society Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5; Sustainability
• •  EESC 451 - Hydroinformatics Units: 4
• •  EESC 455 - Sustainable Food Systems Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-4; Sustainability
• •  EESC 460 - Advanced GIS in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 461 - Remote Sensing for the Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 462 - Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Units: 3
• •  EESC 465 - Sustainable Communities and Development Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-4; Sustainability
• •  EESC 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• •  EESC 497 - Special Topics in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 498 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  EESC 499 - Capstone Seminar in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3

Earth, Environmental & Sus Sci: Graduate

• •  EESC 601 - Professional Ethics in Environmental Geosciences Units: 1
• •  EESC 602 - Graduate Seminar Units: 2
• •  EESC 622 - Seismic Exploration Units: 4
• •  EESC 631 - Isotope Geochemistry Units: 4
• •  EESC 632 - Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Units: 4
• •  EESC 633 - The Science of Soils Units: 4
• •  EESC 634 - Biogeochemistry Units: 4
• •  EESC 641 - Earthquake Geology Units: 4
• •  EESC 645 - Water and Watershed Resources Units: 3
• •  EESC 651 - Hydroinformatics Units: 4
• •  EESC 655 - Sustainable Food Systems Units: 3
• •  EESC 660 - Advanced GIS in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 661 - Remote Sensing of the Environment in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 671 - Field Experience Units: 1-2
• •  EESC 675 - Fire Ecology and Management Units: 3
• •  EESC 690 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
• •  EESC 691 - University Thesis Units: 1-6
• •  EESC 692 - Comprehensive Exam Units: 2
• •  EESC 693 - Project Units: 1-2
• •  EESC 697 - Issues in Geosciences Units: 3
• •  EESC 698 - Internship Units: 1-3