Stanford University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

The Earth Systems Program is an interdisciplinary environmental science major. Students learn about and independently investigate complex environmental problems caused by human activities in conjunction with natural changes in the Earth system. Earth Systems majors become skilled in those areas of science, economics, and policy needed to tackle the world's most pressing social-environmental problems, becoming part of a generation of scientists, professionals, and citizens who approach and solve problems in a systematic, interdisciplinary way.

The mission of the undergraduate program in Civil Engineering is to provide students with the principles of engineering and the methodologies necessary for civil engineering practice. This pre-professional program balances the fundamentals common to many specialties in civil engineering and includes seven focus areas: structures, construction, environmental, energy/climate, sustainable water, urban systems, sensors/analytics. Students in the major learn to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and civil engineering to conduct experiments, design structures and systems to creatively solve engineering problems, and communicate their ideas effectively. The major prepares students for careers in consulting, industry and government, as well as for graduate studies in engineering.

There are numerous such programs offered for undergraduate-level degrees. Please see the complete list of degree programs in the uploaded materials for the Learning Outcomes credit.

There are 2 subplans available for students interested in pursuing a minor in Earth Systems:
1) Sustainability
2) Environmental Justice

Students declaring a minor in Earth Systems must do so no later than two quarters prior to their intended quarter of degree conferral; for example, a student must declare a minor before the end of Autumn Quarter to graduate the following Spring Quarter. The chosen subplan must also be declared in Axess when declaring the minor.

1) Earth Systems, Sustainability

The minor in Earth Systems, Sustainability subplan, provides students with foundational knowledge, skills, and frameworks needed to understand social-environmental systems and address intergenerational sustainability challenges. Students declaring the minor in Earth Systems must also declare the Sustainability subplan.

2) Earth Systems, Environmental Justice

The minor in Earth Systems, Environmental Justice subplan integrates diverse academic offerings on environmental justice-related topics. Through pursuing the environmental justice minor, students will

- Apply a holistic understanding of environmental justice frameworks, histories, and theories to the problematization of socio-environmental challenges across multiple disciplines.

- Develop the capacity to support and integrate environmental justice frameworks within institutions, organizations, and places of employment as part of one’s career.

- Translate and communicate environmental justice knowledge from communities, stakeholders, academia, and others to diverse audiences including decision makers.

Prior to graduation, students pursuing the minor must complete the Multiple Major/Minor Form and have it reviewed by all applicable departments/programs. This form must be submitted to the Student Services Center by the application to graduate deadline for the term in which the student intends to graduate.

The minor in Urban Studies is designed to introduce students to several disciplinary approaches to the study of cities, and provides the opportunity to explore one of five specialized options:
- Cities in comparative and historical perspective
- Race, ethnicity, and urban life
- Urban education
- Urban society and social change
- Urban sustainability

The Urban Studies Major program requires all students complete the Introduction to Urban Studies course (URBANST 110), which raises raises critical questions, such as: ""What draws people to live in cities? How will urban growth affect the world's environment? Why are cities so divided by race and by class, and what can be done about it? How do cities change who we are, and how can we change cities?

Minor in Earth Systems

There are 2 subplans available for students interested in pursuing a minor in Earth Systems:
1) Sustainability
2) Environmental Justice

Students declaring a minor in Earth Systems must do so no later than two quarters prior to their intended quarter of degree conferral; for example, a student must declare a minor before the end of Autumn Quarter to graduate the following Spring Quarter. The chosen subplan must also be declared in Axess when declaring the minor.

1) Earth Systems, Sustainability

The minor in Earth Systems, Sustainability subplan, provides students with foundational knowledge, skills, and frameworks needed to understand social-environmental systems and address intergenerational sustainability challenges. Students declaring the minor in Earth Systems must also declare the Sustainability subplan.

2) Earth Systems, Environmental Justice

The minor in Earth Systems, Environmental Justice subplan integrates diverse academic offerings on environmental justice-related topics. Through pursuing the environmental justice minor, students will

Apply a holistic understanding of environmental justice frameworks, histories, and theories to the problematization of socio-environmental challenges across multiple disciplines.

Develop the capacity to support and integrate environmental justice frameworks within institutions, organizations, and places of employment as part of one’s career.

Translate and communicate environmental justice knowledge from communities, stakeholders, academia, and others to diverse audiences including decision makers.

Prior to graduation, students pursuing the minor must complete the Multiple Major/Minor Form and have it reviewed by all applicable departments/programs. This form must be submitted to the Student Services Center by the application to graduate deadline for the term in which the student intends to graduate.

There are numerous such programs offered for undergraduate-level degrees. Please see the complete list of degree programs in the uploaded materials for the Learning Outcomes credit.

All links and content reported for this submission are based on the current programs for academic year 2021-2022.