SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY
C. Ronald Huff, Dean
300 Social Ecology I
Undergraduate Counseling: (949) 824-6861
Graduate Counseling: (949) 824-5917
World Wide Web: http://www.seweb.uci.edu/
Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree; School Requirements
Undergraduate Major in Social Ecology
Undergraduate Major in Applied Ecology
Department of Criminology, Law and Society
Department of Environmental Analysis and Design
Department of Psychology and Social Behavior
Deparment of Planning, Policy, and Design
Faculty
Phyllis F. Agran, M.D. University of California, Irvine, M.P.H. Harvard University, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Professor of Pediatrics and Social Ecology
Hoda Anton-Culver, Ph.D. St. Andrews University (Scotland), Chief of Epidemiology and Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine) and Social Ecology
Dean Bradford Baker, M.D. University of California, Berkeley, Director of the UCI Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and Professor of Clinical Medicine, Community and Environmental Medicine, and Social Ecology
M. Victoria Basolo, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (housing and community development policy within the context of governmental relations)
Arnold Binder, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor Emeritus of Social Ecology (research methodology, juvenile delinquency, police organization and methods)
Marlon G. Boarnet, Ph.D. Princeton University, Chair of the Department of Planning, Policy, and Design and Associate Professor of Social Ecology and Economics (urban economics, urban planning, urban economic development)
Scott A. Bollens, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Professor of Social Ecology (ethnicity and urban planning, urban growth policy, metropolitan governance, intergovernmental approaches to planning)
Peter A. Bowler, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Director of the UCI Arboretum, UC Natural Reserve System Academic Coordinator, and Lecturer with Security of Employment, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Social Ecology
Thomas C. Buchmueller, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Associate Professor of Management, Economics, and Social Ecology (health policy and promotion)
Michael L. Burton, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Anthropology and Social Ecology (economic, ecological, and psychological anthropology)
Kitty C. Calavita, Ph.D. University of Delaware, Professor of Social Ecology and Sociology (sociology of law, criminology, social deviance, immigration, and inequality)
Susan Charles, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (life-span development, emotion and cognition, emotion and health)
Chuansheng Chen, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Chair of the Department of Psychology and Social Behavior and Associate Professor of Social Ecology (cross-cultural psychology, socialization of achievement, adolescent development)
Kenneth S. Chew, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Social Ecology and Sociology (social demography, epidemiology and public health)
K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Dean of Research, School of Social Ecology, and Professor of Social Ecology (development in early childhood and the effects of variation in the social environment)
Peter Clecak, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Social Ecology
Simon A. Cole, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (science, technology, law, and criminal justice)
Ross F. Conner, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (evaluation research and social psychology, health promotion)
Susan Bibler Coutin, Ph.D. Stanford University, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (anthropology of law, law and society, immigration, political activism, human rights, Central America)
Thomas J. Crawford, Ph.D. Harvard University, Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment Emeritus, Social Ecology (attitude theory and social problems research)
Kristen Day, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (urban issues in environment-behavior studies)
Ralph Delfino, M.D. University of Chicago, Ph.D. McGill University (Canada), Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology), Pediatrics, and Social Ecology
Joseph F. DiMento, Ph.D., J.D. University of Michigan, Professor of Social Ecology and Management (planning, land use and environmental law, use of social science in policy making, legal control of corporate behavior)
Peter Ditto, Ph.D. Princeton University, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (psychological reactions to medical diagnoses, end-of-life medical decision making, the role of motivation and emotion in information processing)
John D. Dombrink, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Social Ecology (crime and criminal justice, deviance and social control)
C. David Dooley, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Social Ecology (community psychology, epidemiology, economic change)
Jonathon E. Ericson, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Chair of the Department of Environmental Analysis and Design and Professor of Social Ecology and of Community and Environmental Medicine (environmental health science; archaeological chemistry)
Martha Feldman, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Social Ecology and Roger W. and Janice M. Johnson Chair in Civic Governance and Public Management (organization theory and behavior, stability and change in organizations, decision making and information processing)
Paul J. Feldstein, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Professor of Management, Economics, and Social Ecology, and Robert Gumbiner Chair in Health Care Management (economics of health care)
Chad P. Garner, Ph.D. Oxford University, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology and Medicine (Epidemiology) (development of statistical genetic methods for human complex disease and in population genetics theory, focusing on the analysis of genetic variation)
Gilbert L. Geis, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Professor Emeritus of Social Ecology (crime and criminal justice)
David Theo Goldberg, Ph.D. City University of New York Graduate School and Center, Director of the UC Humanities Research Institute and Professor of African-American Studies and Social Ecology (race, racism, race and the law, political theory, South Africa)
Wendy A. Goldberg, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (developmental psychology, children and their families, transition to parenthood, social policy)
Michael R. Gottfredson, Ph.D. State University of New York, Albany, Executive Vice Chancellor and Professor of Social Ecology (criminology, theory, crime and policy)
Lisa Grant, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (earthquake geology, paleoseismology, environmental geology, seismic hazard)
Ellen Greenberger, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor of Social Ecology (developmental psychology, adolescence and social institutions, work and the family, social policy)
Jutta Heckhausen, Ph.D. University of Strathclyde, Professor of Social Ecology (life-span development, primary and secondary control, cultural universals and differences)
F. Allan Hubbell, M.D., M.S.P.H. Baylor University College of Medicine, Chief of Primary Care, Department Chair of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Primary Care) and Social Ecology, and Director of the Irvine Research Unit in Health Policy and Research
C. Ronald Huff, Ph.D. Ohio State University, Dean of the School of Social Ecology and Professor of Social Ecology (criminology and public policy)
Helen Ingram, Ph.D. Columbia University, Professor of Social Ecology and Political Science, and Drew, Chace, and Erin Warmington Chair in the Social Ecology of Peace and International Cooperation (public policy, U.S.-Mexico relations, environmental resource management)
Mireille Jacobson, Ph.D. Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (labor economics, health economics, economics of crime and drug policy)
Larry Jamner, Ph.D. State University of New York at Stony Brook, Associate Professor of Social Ecology and Pharmacology (health psychology, psychophysiology, algology)
Valerie Jenness, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, Chair of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Associate Professor of Social Ecology and Sociology (links between divorce and social control, especially law, gender, and social change and social movements)
Paul D. Jesilow, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (crime and criminal justice)
Chenyang (Sunny) Jiang, Ph.D. University of South Florida, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Community and Environmental Medicine (marine science, microbial ecology in marine environments)
Michael T. Kleinman, Ph.D. New York University, Adjunct Professor of Community and Environmental Medicine and of Social Ecology
Raul Perez Lejano, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (collaborative planning, environmental decision making, planning theories)
Richard Leo, Ph.D., J.D., University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (sociology and history of American police interrogation practices, social psychology of false confessions to police, causes and consequences of miscarriage of justice in American criminal justice system)
Linda J. Levine, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (relations between cognitive and emotional development, how emotions influence attention and memory, the development of children's strategies for coping with negative emotions)
Elizabeth F. Loftus, Ph.D. Stanford University, UCI Distinguished Professor of Social Ecology and Cognitive Sciences (cognitive psychology, human memory, psychology and law)
Salvatore R. Maddi, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor of Social Ecology (personality, psychopathology, health psychology, creativity)
Richard Matthew, Ph.D. Princeton University, Associate Professor of Social Ecology and Political Science (international relations, environmental policy, ethics)
Cheryl Maxson, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (crime and delinquency, youth violence, juvenile justice system and policing street gangs)
Sanjoy Mazumdar, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (environmental studies and design, organizational analysis, management and planning, and social and behavioral aspects of architecture)
Richard McCleary, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Professor of Social Ecology (criminal justice, research methodology, statistics)
Michael G. McNally, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Director of the Graduate Program in Transportation Science and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and of Social Ecology (travel behavior, transportation systems analysis)
James W. Meeker, Ph.D., J.D. State University of New York, Buffalo, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, School of Social Ecology, and Professor of Social Ecology (sociology of law, criminal justice, research methodology, statistics)
Calvin Morrill, Ph.D. Harvard University, Department Chair and Professor of Sociology and Professor of Social Ecology (anthropology of law, sociology of culture, qualitative field methods)
Raymond W. Novaco, Ph.D. Indiana University, Professor of Social Ecology (human stress, aggression, community psychology)
Oladele Ogunseitan, Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (environmental health, microbiology, molecular ecology, environmental biotechnology, applied microbiology)
Betty H. Olson, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Social Ecology and of Community and Environmental Medicine (aquatic microbiology, environmental health and molecular biology, water resources)
Emily J. Ozer, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (risk and protective factors for post-traumatic stress disorder, school and community intervention)
Cornelia Pechmann, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Associate Professor of Management and Social Ecology (consumer behavior, advertising strategy, health care marketing, evaluation research)
Joan Petersilia, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Social Ecology (program evaluation, public policy, juvenile justice)
Henry N. Pontell, Ph.D. State University of New York, Stony Brook, Professor of Social Ecology and Sociology (criminal justice, sociology of law, medical sociology)
JoAnn Prause, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer with Security of Employment, Social Ecology (statistics, quantitative epidemiology, employment typology)
Jodi Quas, Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (memory development, children's involvement in the legal system)
Karen S. Rook, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Social Ecology (gerontology, social support systems, subjective well-being and health)
Judy B. Rosener, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School, Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment, Management and Social Ecology (business and government, cultural diversity, gender and management)
Jean-Daniel M. Saphores, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Economics (environmental and natural resource economics and policy, transportation economics, planning and policy, quantitative methods)
Roxane Cohen Silver, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Professor of Social Ecology (stress and coping, social psychology, health psychology)
Kenneth A. Small, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Economics and Social Ecology
David A. Smith, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Professor of Sociology and Social Ecology (urbanization, comparative historical sociology, political sociology, world-system analysis)
Sharon Stern, Ph.D. University of Utah, Lecturer with Security of Employment, Social Ecology (water pollution and treatment, environmental pollution remediation, conservation biology, health and policy)
Daniel Stokols, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Professor of Social Ecology (health impacts of environmental stressors, environmental design and social behavior)
Luis Suarez-Villa, Ph.D. Cornell University, Professor of Social Ecology (innovation and technology, economic and social development, regional analysis)
Eunkook Mark Suh, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (health and well-being in social and ecological contexts)
Tammy O. Tengs, Sc.D. Harvard University, Associate Professor of Social Ecology and Management (health policy and management, decision science, policy and planning in public health)
William C. Thompson, Ph.D. Stanford University, J.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Social Ecology (psychology and law, criminal justice, human judgment and decision making, use of social science in appellate litigation)
George Tita, Ph.D. Carnegie-Mellon University, Assistant Professor of Social Ecology (criminology, community context of violence, urban youth gangs, homicide studies)
Rudolpho D. Torres, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University, Associate Professor of Education, Social Ecology, and Political Science (urban political economy, Latino politics)
Elaine Vaughan, Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Social Ecology (environmental assessment, risk perceptions, research methodology, social psychology)
James Diego Vigil, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Social Ecology (urban research, urban poverty, culture change, socialization and education, psychological anthropology, street gangs in cross-cultural perspective, Mexico and U.S. southwestern ethnohistory, and comparative ethnicity)
Pathik Wadwha, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and of Social Ecology (biobehavioral processes in human pregnancy and life-span development, biobehavioral processes in breast cancer)
Carol K. Whalen, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Social Ecology (developmental psychopathology, childhood behavior disorders, child therapies, health psychology)
John M. Whiteley, Ed.D. Harvard University, Professor of Social Ecology (moral development, late adolescent to early adult development, social ecology of peace)
Argyrios Ziogas, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology) and Social Ecology (epidemiology of diseases with substantial environmental risk factors)
OVERVIEW
The School of Social Ecology is a unique interdisciplinary academic unit spanning the environmental, social, behavioral, and health sciences, as well as the relationship between law and society. The School is comprised of the Departments of Criminology, Law and Society; Environmental Analysis and Design; Psychology and Social Behavior; and Planning, Policy, and Design. It has approximately 60 full-time faculty members, 2,100 undergraduate majors, and 170 graduate students. Social ecology applies scientific methods to the study of a wide range of recurring social and environmental problems. Among issues of long-standing interest in the School are crime and justice in society, social influences on human development over the life cycle, and effects of the physical environment on health and behavior. In summary, while ecology is the science of the relationship between organisms and their environments, social ecology is the science of the relationships between human populations and their environments.
The faculty is multidisciplinary. It includes psychologists with a variety of specialties (e.g., developmental, clinical, social, and environmental); sociologists; program evaluators; criminologists; lawyers; urban and regional planners; environmental health scientists; and environmental design specialists. Faculty members conduct research and teach courses that integrate concepts and perspectives of the several disciplines. This focus arises from commitment to the view that societal problems are so complex that their analysis requires interdisciplinary efforts (i.e., the joining of talents by people with different intellectual backgrounds). A number of faculty members are involved in interventions directed toward improving the way groups of individuals, institutions, and communities function. A number of others are involved in interventions aimed at improving the quality and control of the environment.
Research Facilities
The Social Ecology Buildings I and II feature many facilities for experimental research, such as wet laboratories for research and teaching in the environmental health sciences and behavioral assessment laboratories for research in human development, social relations, and legal studies. Wet laboratories are used for studying air and water pollution. Behavioral assessment laboratories are used for studying social phenomena such as parent-child interaction, cooperation among children, hyperactivity, social support processes, and mock jury discussions.
The School also offers students up-to-date computing facilities and assistance to ensure that their skills prepare them for either advanced (graduate) work or for the changing needs of today's workplace, which increasingly demands skills in computing and information technology.
Degrees
| Applied Ecology* | B.S. |
| Criminology, Law and Society | B.A., M.A.S., Ph.D. |
| Environmental Analysis and Design | B.A. |
| Environmental Health Science and Policy | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Planning, Policy, and Design | Ph.D. |
| Psychology and Social Behavior | B.A., Ph.D. |
| Social Ecology | B.A., M.A., Ph.D. |
| Urban and Regional Planning | M.U.R.P. |
*Offered jointly with the School of Biological Sciences
Honors
Honors at graduation will be awarded to about 12 percent of the graduating seniors. Eligibility for such honors will be on the basis of grade point average (GPA). A minimum overall GPA of 3.5 is required. A general criterion is that students must have completed at least 72 units in residence at a University of California campus. Final decisions concerning the awards of summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude are the responsibility of a committee chaired by the Associate Dean for Students. Other important factors are also considered (see "Honors Convocation" in the Division of Undergraduate Education section).
Undergraduate Program
The School of Social Ecology offers either a general interdisciplinary degree in Social Ecology or a more focused experience through degree programs in Applied Ecology; Criminology, Law and Society; Environmental Analysis and Design; and Psychology and Social Behavior.
Continuing-Student Applicants. Due to the high demand for admission to the School of Social Ecology, not all eligible continuing-student applicants may be accommodated at the time they may wish to change or declare a major within the School. Interested students should contact the Social Ecology Undergraduate Counseling Office for information about change of major requirements, procedures, and policies.
HONORS PROGRAM IN SOCIAL ECOLOGY
The Social Ecology Honors Program provides the opportunity for selected School of Social Ecology students to pursue advanced independent study. Admission to the program is based on formal invitation and application in the spring quarter of the junior year. In order to be considered, a student must have satisfied the following requirements: completion of all lower-division Social Ecology courses required for the major; completion of at least five upper-division Social Ecology courses with a grade point average of at least 3.5 in these courses; and achievement of an overall grade point average at UCI of at least 3.2. Acceptance into the program is based upon evidence of the student's ability, interest in research, and proposed thesis project. Successful completion of the program requires two quarters of supervised, independent work on a thesis research project (Social Ecology H190A-B) and written and oral presentation of an honors thesis (Social Ecology H190W).
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the School of Social Ecology bring a distinctive cross-disciplinary perspective to the job market. The School provides a solid foundation for those students who seek jobs in planning departments, mental health settings, educational institutions, and a variety of community and governmental agencies. Many Social Ecology students find that their interdisciplinary training is also useful for careers in management.
The School also provides sound preparation for students who wish to apply to graduate and professional schools of law, administration, public health, social welfare, psychology, sociology, criminology, and urban planning.
The UCI Career Center provides services to students and alumni including career counseling, information about job opportunities, a career library, and workshops on resume preparation, job search, and interview techniques. Additional information is available in the Career Center section.
FIELD STUDY
An important aspect of the undergraduate program is its field study requirement for majors. Field study is designed to provide students with an opportunity to examine social-environmental problems as they occur in community settings; to evaluate the merit of ideas presented in the classroom; and to conduct naturalistic observations and investigations at field sites. Under the supervision of a Social Ecology faculty sponsor, students have the opportunity to test their skills in the community, to evaluate procedures and problem-solving strategies used in the work place, and to observe the links between community practices and academic ideas and issues.
The settings provided for field study include a wide range of problem-oriented institutions and agencies in both the private and the public sector (e.g., Orange County Public Defender's Office; Irvine Medical Center; California Coastal Commission; American Red Cross; primary and secondary schools; Fairview Development Center; planning, legal, and design corporations). Students must select a placement site from those listed and approved by the School of Social Ecology. Unlisted or inappropriate placements, as well as those that could give the appearance of nepotism or preferential treatment, will not be approved. Departmental approval for field study will be determined by the Field Study Coordinator.
Field study is open only to upper-division School of Social Ecology students who are in good academic standing and have completed all prerequisite course work. All field studies are taken on a Pass/Not Pass grading basis. Further information, including field study sign-up procedures and prerequisites, must be obtained from the Social Ecology Undergraduate Counseling Office.
Planning a Program of Study
Because there are many alternative ways to plan a program, some of which may require careful attention to specific major requirements, students should consult with the Undergraduate Counseling Office, 102 Social Ecology Building I, to design an appropriate program of study.
Students who elect one of the majors in the School of Social Ecology in their freshman year might begin by taking the introductory courses required by their major. It is a good idea to take these courses early because they include fundamental concepts that are widely applicable in more advanced courses. In addition, the lower-division writing requirement of the breadth requirement (category I) should be completed during the first year. In the sophomore year, the student might complete three courses toward the breadth requirement, four courses in their major, and four electives. Students who are planning to go on to graduate school can use their freshman and sophomore years to advantage by taking courses in theory, research methods, statistics, and other areas important to graduate study. In the junior and senior years, the student should take courses in the major area and should create an individualized program of study through a combination of courses and course modules which fall in an area of interest. Particular attention should be paid to planning a program of study that will ensure that major requirements are met prior to graduation.
Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
University Requirements: See pages 54-59.
School Requirements
Criminology, Law and Society C7, Environmental Analysis and Design E8, Psychology and Social Behavior P9, Social Ecology 10, 13, 194, 195 (four units), and one additional upper-division course (four units) chosen from any department in the School of Social Ecology or an additional four units of Social Ecology 195. (Social Ecology 198 and 199 may not be used to fulfill this requirement.)
Breadth Requirement Limitation: With the exception of categories I, V, and VII, a student in any School of Social Ecology major may count toward breadth no more than three courses offered by the School of Social Ecology.
Departmental Requirements: Refer to individual departments.
Grade Requirement
A minimum grade average of at least C (2.0) is required: (1) overall, (2) in all courses required for the major program, including the School requirements, and (3) in the upper-division courses required for the major.
Double Majors
In order to double major within the School of Social Ecology, major requirements must be met for both majors without any overlap of upper-division courses.
Additional Curricular Options
Students in the School of Social Ecology may combine their course work with the following University programs and should consult an academic counselor for further information.
CAMPUSWIDE HONORS PROGRAM
The Campuswide Honors Program is available to selected high-achieving students from all academic majors from their freshman through senior years. For more information contact the Campuswide Honors Program, 1200 Student Services II; telephone (949) 824-5461; e-mail: honors@uci.edu; World Wide Web: http://www.honors.uci.edu/.
EDUCATION
Students who plan to obtain a teaching credential or a higher degree in the field of education should consult with counselors in the UCI Department of Education early in their college career. Students completing a degree program in the School of Social Ecology may qualify for a waiver of the Single Subject Credential Examination. For additional information about teaching credentials, refer to the Department of Education section.
THE 3-2 PROGRAM WITH THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Outstanding students in the School of Social Ecology who are interested in a career in management may wish to apply for entry into the Graduate School of Management's 3-2 Program. Students normally apply for this program early in their junior year. See the Graduate School of Management section for additional information.
EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM
Upper-division students have the opportunity to experience a different culture while making progress toward degree objectives through the Education Abroad Program (EAP). EAP is an overseas study program which operates in cooperation with host universities and colleges in countries throughout the world. Additional information is available in the Center for International Education section.
INTERDISCIPLINARY MINORS
These minors are available to all UCI students.
The minor in Conflict Resolution provides skills in conflict analysis and resolution and a useful understanding of integrative institutions at the local, regional, and international levels. See the School of Social Sciences section for information.
The minor in Global Sustainability trains students to understand the changes that need to be made in order for the human population to live in a sustainable relationship with the resources available on this planet. See the Interdisciplinary Studies section for information.
The minor in Native American Studies is an interdisciplinary, interschool program which focuses on history, culture, religion, and the environment. See the Interdisciplinary Studies section for information.
Undergraduate Major in Social Ecology
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL ECOLOGY
University Requirements: See pages 54-59.
School Requirements: See above.
Requirements for the Major
Ten upper-division courses (numbered 100-193), selected from the Departments of Criminology, Law and Society; Environmental Analysis and Design; and Psychology and Social Behavior.
Course prerequisites established by the individual departments must be satisfied. Students may, by petition, count one Social Ecology 199 course and graduate courses (numbered 200-290) toward the upper-division requirement.
Courses in Social Ecology
LOWER-DIVISION
10 Research Design (4). Lecture, three hours. An introduction to the logic behind and methods of designing research studies and experiments in Social Ecology. Statistical reasoning discussed to the extent necessary for relevant data analyses.
13 Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology (4). Lecture, three hours. Introduction to the techniques of statistical analysis in Social Ecology. Topics include probability, statistical inference, significance testing, univariate descriptive statistics, and multivariate analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 10; may be taken concurrently. Restricted to majors only. Only one course from Social Ecology 13, Social Science 9A-B-C, and Social Science 10A-B-C may be taken for credit.
H20A-B-C Honors: Critical Issues in the Social Sciences (6-6-6). Lecture, three hours; seminar, two hours. Major themes, methods, and works in the social sciences from an interdisciplinary perspective. Each quarter focuses on a different topic. Weekly small seminars emphasizing the development of the skills of critical thinking and quantitative analysis through regular written work are integral to the course. Prerequisite: restricted to members of the Campuswide Honors Program. Same as Social Sciences H1E-F-G. (III)
UPPER-DIVISION
100 Special Topics in Social Ecology (4). Lecture, three hours (or variable). Special topics courses are offered from time to time, but not on a regular basis. Course content varies with interests of the instructor. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
111 Advanced Research Methods (4). Lecture, three hours. For students planning to conduct senior research projects or apply to graduate school in social research fields. Topics include reviewing literature, preparing a research proposal, protecting human subjects, citing scholarly work, selecting or building measures, estimating sample size, interview and presentation skills. Prerequisites: Social Ecology 10 and 13 or equivalent.
120 Health Education for University Life (4). Lecture, three hours. A survey of health issues that present a potential for high-risk behavior in the student community. Students acquire knowledge of risk and wellness factors in sexual health, stress management, fitness and nutrition, alcohol and other drug use, and health relationships. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E181U.
121A Peer Community Health Training (4). Lecture, three hours. Focuses on the study of health behavior theory, change models, and environmental analysis skills as applied to college student health risk issues. Students design an intervention for the UCI student community which addresses individual, environmental, or policy change in health risk behavior. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite: one course from Social Ecology 120, Environmental Analysis and Design E168, Psychology and Social Behavior P139H, or consent of instructor. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E182U.
121B Peer Community Health Practicum I (4). Lecture, three hours. Training sessions (one meeting per week) prepare students to serve as undergraduate teaching assistants and run a weekly discussion group for the Social Ecology 120 course. Practicum meetings (one per week) provide supervision of teaching assistant responsibilities and the student's delivery of the intervention they designed in 121A course. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 121A. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E183U.
121C Peer Community Health Practicum II (4). Lecture, three hours. Students receive training and supervision in the role of undergraduate teaching assistant in the Social Ecology 120 course and in the delivery of health-risk intervention in the student community. New topics of study include social marketing and health promotion in the media. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 121B. Formerly Environmental Analysis and Design E184U.
130 Transdisciplinary Tobacco Research (4). Lecture, three hours. Answers two general questions from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives: What is addiction in general? and What is addiction to tobacco in particular? Context includes meaning of transdisciplinarity and creating new frameworks, with consideration of questions on tobacco uptake and cessation.
166A-B-C Foundations of Applied Statistics I, II, III (4-4-4). Lecture, four hours; laboratory, three hours. 166A-B: Descriptive statistical concepts and techniques most widely used in social science research. Weekly laboratories employ computer graphics to investigate concepts. 166A: Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisite for 166B: Social Ecology 166A. 166C: Classical statistical inference, limited to simple random sampling or simple randomization designs. Characteristics of sampling distributions; bias, standard error, mathematical models, estimation, hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 166B. Same as Social Sciences 100A-B-C. (V)
166E Introduction to Statistical Computing (4). Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Enables the student to utilize the analysis routines available within the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Methods of data management and interpretation of computer output are presented. Pass/Not Pass only. Corequisite: Social Ecology 166B. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 166A. Same as Social Sciences 101E.
181 Mentors in Higher Education (4). Seminar, three hours. Discussion of roles and functions of mentors in higher education. Specific mentoring issues include: personal skills, training, the sociocultural role of mentoring in higher education, student affirmative action, history and politics in higher education. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
183A International Studies Forum (2). A faculty-student forum featuring lecturers from a variety of institutions with discussion issues related to international studies. Pass/Not Pass only. May be taken for credit four times. Same as Humanities 183A and Social Science 183A.
183B Senior Seminar in Conflict Resolution (4). Designed for seniors (juniors may also enroll) who are pursuing the minor in Conflict Resolution and/or International Studies major. Provides a forum in which students will refine skills and theory in the study of cooperation and conflict, from local to global arenas. Same as Humanities 183B and Social Science 183B. (VII-B)
183C Senior Seminar in Conflict Resolution (4). Continuation of Social Ecology 183B. Students write a senior research paper. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 183B and satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement. Same as Humanities 183C and Social Science 183C.
186A-B Senior Seminar on Global Sustainability I, II (2-2) F, W. Students attend weekly seminar to discuss current issues in global sustainability. Weekly attendance at Global Sustainability Forum also is required. Seminar utilized to analyze forum presentations. A: Prepare bibliography. B: Prepare research proposal. In-progress grading for 186A-B, grade for sequence given upon completion of 186C. Prerequisites: senior standing, Biological Sciences 65, Environmental Analysis and Design E20, and Earth System Science 10. Same as Biological Sciences 191A-B and Earth System Science 190A-B.
186C Writing/Senior Seminar on Global Sustainability III (4) S. Students attend weekly seminar to discuss current issues in global sustainability. Weekly attendance at Global Sustainability Forum also is required. Seminar utilized to analyze forum presentations and to prepare senior research paper. Prepare/write research paper under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisites: Social Ecology 186A-B and satisfaction of the lower-division writing requirement. Same as Biological Sciences 191C and Earth System Science 190C.
187 Ideology and Contemporary Social Problems (4). Examines the concept of ideology from the Enlightenment to the present, tracing it from Marx to such contemporary thinkers as R. Williams and D. Bell. The concept and "social criticism" discourse are illustrated through discussions of socialism, communism, fascism, liberalism, conservatism, capitalism.
188 Global Issues and International Perspectives (2). Primarily for students planning to study abroad. Weekly guest lectures, giving global perspectives on culture, politics, economics, women's roles, environmental issues, language, and history. In discussion sections participants study the particular area to which they are going, and learn how to conduct themselves while there. Pass/Not Pass only. Same as Social Sciences 188.
H190A-B Honors Research (4-4). Seminar, three hours. Independent work on an individual research project in addition to participation in a mini proseminar in which faculty discuss their ongoing research. Students prepare a written proposal for a research project. H190A: Letter grade and Pass/Not Pass. H190B: Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisites: acceptance into the Honors Program; junior or senior standing.
H190W Honors Seminar and Thesis (4). Seminar, three hours. Students write up their honors research project (H190A-B) and prepare an oral report which is presented at the honors seminar. Prerequisites: acceptance into the honors program; junior or senior standing.
194 Naturalistic Field Research (4). Lecture, three hours. Introduction to alternative models of experiential learning and to various methods of observation, assessment, and evaluation. Introduction to the nature of organizations and ethical issues that emerge from research and intervention in natural settings. Must be taken prior to Social Ecology 195. Enrollment in discussion section is required. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 10; satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement; restricted to Social Ecology majors.
195 Field Study (2 to 4) F, W, S. Prerequisites: Social Ecology 194; junior standing; restricted to Social Ecology majors. Pass/Not Pass only. May be repeated for credit.
198 Directed Studies (1 to 4) F, W, S. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Pass/Not Pass only. May be repeated for credit.
199 Special Studies (1 to 4) F, W, S. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and junior or senior status. May be repeated for credit.
Undergraduate Major in Applied Ecology
102 Social Ecology I; (949) 824-6861
101 Biological Sciences Administration; (949) 824-5318
The School of Social Ecology and the School of Biological Sciences offer a B.S. degree program in Applied Ecology. The interdisciplinary curriculum furnishes a strong undergraduate foundation in human-environment interactions, and develops skills in resource quality and management, molecular and genetic methodology for environmental protection, and field sampling techniques for data collection.
An Applied Ecology major receives the basic science training of a Biological Sciences major and utilizes these skills in a core of environmentally based courses taught in Social Ecology. Social Ecology brings to this major a unique combination of courses in Environmental Quality and Health, Planning and Public Policy, and Law and Society. This combination, together with a strong biology background contributed by the School of Biological Sciences and a general science background contributed by the School of Physical Sciences, enables students selecting this major to pursue interdisciplinary learning experiences which are difficult to achieve within traditional disciplines. The first three years of the major are very structured, leaving the last year open for students to specialize in an area of their choice.
Transfer Applicants: See page 41.
PLANNING A PROGRAM OF STUDY
It is important that students take the required science courses early, in order that the science background may be utilized in the Social Ecology courses. There are many required courses, and the student must plan carefully. For initial academic advising, students should consult the Social Ecology Counseling Office or the Biological Sciences Student Affairs Office. Faculty academic advisors may be either Social Ecology or Biological Sciences faculty members.
CAREERS IN APPLIED ECOLOGY
Careers in the fields of environmental and resource management and planning are particularly suited to an Applied Ecology background. Many graduates hold technical or administrative positions in, for example, the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or in California's Regional Water Quality Control Board, Air Resources Board, Department of Fish and Game, and Department of Health and Human Services; or in various county and city agencies. A variety of firms in the private sector employ Applied Ecology graduates to prepare environmental impact reports, laboratory analyses, and planning studies. The Applied Ecology major also provides a strong academic foundation for graduate or professional study in areas such as conservation and natural resources, environmental health science, microbiology, public health, law, medicine, dentistry, planning, and administration.
The Applied Ecology major provides students with a comprehensive treatment of basic ecological principles and their relevance to human needs. As an alternate pathway, students with related interests should explore other environmental program options within The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, the School of Physical Sciences, and the School of Biological Sciences.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN APPLIED ECOLOGY
University Requirements: See pages 54-59.
Requirements for the Major
General: Economics 1; Information and Computer Science 10A, 10B, or 10C; Mathematics 2A, 2B, and either 2D, 2J, 7, or Biological Sciences 7; Chemistry 1A-B-C, 1LB-LC, 51A-B-C, and 51LA-LB; Physics 3A-B-C, 3LB-LC; Biological Sciences 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100L, 107, 108 or 109, and 194S; Environmental Analysis and Design E5; three courses from E103, E110, E160, E168, and Biological Sciences 179; Environmental Analysis and Design E180 and E180L.
Laboratory Courses: Two courses from the following: Biological Sciences 111L, 112L, 113L, 114L, 116L, 122L, 124L, 129L, 179L; Environmental Analysis and Design E160L, E164L, E165L, E166L.
Research or Field Study: Either eight units of Biological Sciences 199, Environmental Analysis and Design E196, or Social Ecology 199 (research), or Social Ecology 194 plus four units of Social Ecology 195 (field study).
Applied Ecology Elective Areas: A minimum of three courses selected from the following list. At least two of the three courses must be from the same category. Students should note that some courses have prerequisites. Environmental Analysis and Design E103, E110, E160, and Biological Sciences 179 may be used to fulfill the General Requirement or the Applied Ecology Elective Area but may not be used to fulfill both requirements.
Environmental Biotechnology: Biological Sciences 122, 123, 124, 129, 137A, 137B, 189; Environmental Analysis and Design E105U, E112, E117, E160.
Environmental Health Science: Biological Sciences 122, 143; Environmental Analysis and Design E111U, E112, E117, E130, E160, E164, E169A, E169B, E176, E177A, E177B, E178.
Environmental Law, Planning, and Public Policy: Environmental Analysis and Design E101, E105U, E107U, E108U, E109U, E111U, E112, E131U, E137U, E141U, E143U, E148U, E149U, E150U, E155U, E156U, E157U, E169A, E169B.
Resource Management-Terrestrial Environments: Biological Sciences 174, 175, 181, 186; Environmental Analysis and Design E103, E105U, E110, E117, E154U, E164, E169A, E169B.
Water Pollution Control and Management: Biological Sciences 122, 178, 179, 189; Environmental Analysis and Design E103, E105U, E117, E137U, E155U, E160, E164, E169A, E169B, E178.
