The EES track prepares students to work at any of the many Geotechnical/Environmental companies in Hawai‘i, elsewhere in the US, or abroad. Some of these companies are small and local whereas others are international and huge. The work at most is usually quite varied and requires workers with good backgrounds in geochemistry, hydrology, mapping and GIS skills, and the ability to work in the field, write, and communicate with clients. These same skills are also sought after by construction and planning companies, as well as governmental agencies that deal with land, water, and environmental protection.
The ESE track, along with the College of Education’s (CoE) Post-Baccalaureate program, prepares students to teach Earth Science at Middle School or High School in Hawai‘i. It is a 5-year program including the Post-Baccalaureate work (the 5th year is all CoE courses + student-teaching. If you want to be that cool science teacher who knows about the land, ocean, air, and even the planets and stars, this track is for you.
General Education Courses Required By Both Tracks: UH Mānoa requires the following to graduate: FW, FQ, 2xFG, DB, DP, DY, 2xDS, 2 out of DH, DL, or DA, H-focus, O-focus, E focus, and 5 W-focus courses. Required courses for the EES will provide DP, DY, O-focus, E-focus, and 1 or 2 W-focus courses. Required courses for the ESE track will provide DP, DB, DY, 2xDS, O-focus, E-focus and 1 or 2 W-focus courses. Science electives will account for 1 or 2 additional W-focus courses. Recommended courses to satisfy other GenEd requirements include: ERTH 135 and OCN 105 (FG), OCN 102 (DB), HWST 107 (DH, H-focus)
A grade of C (not C-) or better is required of all major courses (i.e., STEM Support, Core, and Science Electives)
STEM Support Courses (23-24 credits):
STEM Support Courses (25 credits):
Required Core Courses (37-38 credits):
Upper division science electives (9 credits): Any in ERTH, ATMO, OCN, EPET, and GEO 370, 405, NREM 301, 302, PEPS 451, PLAN 414, POLS 380
Relevant to Environmental Systems: ERTH401 Energy & Mineral Resources, ERTH420 Beaches, Reefs, & Climate Change, ATMO310 Global Climate Change, OCN320 Aquatic Pollution, GEO305 Water & Society, GEO405 Water in the Environment, GEO410 Human Role in Env. Change, NREM301 Natural Resource Mngmt, NREM302 Natural Resource & Environmental Policy, nREM 461 Soil & Water Conservation, NREM491 Topics in Nat. Resource & Env. Managment, HWST458 Natural Resources & Ethics, HWST 459 Strategies in Hawaiian Resource Use, PEPS451 Environmental Law, PLAN414 Environmental Hazards & Community Resilience, POLS380 Environmental Law & Politics
Relevant to Natural Hazards: ERTH300 Volcanology, ERTH313 Tectonics & Geodynamics, ERTH451 Earthquakes & Crustal Deformation, ERTH402 Hawaiian Geology, GEO370 AUV & Aerial Photography, PLAN414 Environmental Hazards & Community Resilience
Relevant to Coastal Geology: OCN 201 + lab Science of the Sea, OCN320 Aquatic Pollution, ERTH420 Beaches, Reefs, & Climate Change, GEO370 AUV & Aerial Photography, NREM301 Natural Resources Management, NREM302 Natural Resource & Environmental Policy, PLAN414 Environmental Hazards & Community Resilience
Relevant to Geotechnical Consulting: ERTH306 Work of Water, ERTH313 Tectonics & Geodynamics, ERTH323 Physics of the Earth & Planets, PEPS451 Environmental Law, PLAN414 Environmental Hazards & Community Resilience
Upper and Lower division electives any topic (30 credits)
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Required Core Courses (48-49 credits):
Upper division electives any topic (6 credits)
