Emphasis in Environmental Communication

After completing this emphasis, students will:

be able to explain the role of language in shaping a public perception of an environmental resource

be able to recognize the main areas of debate among differing factions of an environmental dispute

craft a message for one local environmental issue and convey their perspective persuasively to an audience.

Students will apply communication concepts to environmental discourse by:

examining arguments & analysis of risk

engaging in participatory decision making & community dialogue

designing and delivering strategic environmental messages

After a detailed examination of environmental conflict situations, participants will be able to identify some of the ethical dilemmas and recognize some implications of various environmental choices.

ANTH/ESRM 332 Human Ecology (3) D, Interdisciplinary
CHEM 301 Environmental Chemistry (3) (Prereq. CHEM 122)
ENGL 337 Literature of the Environment (3) C2, D. Interdisciplinary
ESRM 313 Conservation Biology (4) (Prereq. BIOL 200)
ESRM 329 Environmental Law and Policy (3) (Prereq. ESRM 100)
ESRM 462 Coastal & Marine Management (3) (Prerequisites include: BIOL 433, ECON 362, ESRM 329)
ESRM 463 Water Resources Management (3) (Prerequisites include: BIOL 433, ECON 362, ESRM 329)
ESRM 464 Land Use Planning & Agricultural Management (3) (Prerequisites include: BIOL 433, ECON 362, ESRM 329)
ESRM 482 Issues in Environmental Planning & Resource Management (3) (Prerequisites include: BIOL 433, ECON 362, ESRM 329)
ESRM 483 Issues in Global Resource Management (3)
GEOL 121 Physical Geology (4) or GEOL 122 Historical Geology (3)
GEOL 321 Environmental Geology (4)
BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment (4) (Prereq. BIOL 200) (B2, Interdisciplinary)

International Freshmen Checklist  

International Transfer Checklist 

Financial Affidavit for Undergraduate applicants 

Submit all application documents to the Center for International Affairs. 

*Transfer Students: We are currently accepting applications from all community colleges in the U.S.  Please make sure that you have at least 60 units and have completed “Oral communication”, “Written communication”, “Critical thinking” and “College level mathematics/quantitative reasoning” with “C” or better.  Please note that the Nursing programs are closed for international students.  

English Score

Submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or other acceptable test (see below for list of tests).  Scores must be sent directly to CSUCI from testing agency.

Acceptable English Placement Exams

TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language with a minimum Paper-Based score of 500, a minimum Computer Based score of 173 or a minimum Internet Based score of 61.

IELTS – International English Language Test System with an overall band score of 6.0.

*Transfer students: It’s not necessary to submit a TOEFL or IELTS score if you have completed the required Freshman Composition Class at your community college.