ESPP Secondary Field
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The secondary field in ESPP offers students in other concentrations an opportunity to complement their studies with courses that will provide an environmental science and policy perspective.
Secondary Field Requirements - Five Courses\ \ Foundational/Introductory Courses\ Choose one:\ EPS/ESE 6. Introduction to Environmental Science and Engineering (fall)\ EPS/ESE 50. The Fluid Earth: Oceans, Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment (spring)\ GenEd 1158. Water and the Environment (spring)
Bracketed Courses in 25/26:\ [ GenEd 1085. Energy Resources and the Environment ]\ [ GenEd 1094. Confronting Climate Change: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy ]\ \ Choose at least two upper-level courses from each of the two categories \ \ Social Sciences and Public Policy\ API 165 Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy\ ECON 1661 Economics of Climate Change and Environmental Policy\ ESPP 77 Technology, Environment and Society \ ESPP 160. US Environmental Policy and Policymaking: The Role of Congress, EPA, Stakeholders, and Courts\ ESPP 180 Climate Change, Health and Environmental Justice-Focusing on Solutions\ Gov 1722 Politics of the Environment and Climate Change \ One ESPP junior seminar (ESPP 90) may be used in substitution for one of the social science and public policy requirements.\ Bracketed Courses in 25/26 :\ [ ESPP 78 Environmental Politics ]\ \ Natural Sciences and Engineering\ EPS/ESE 101 Global Warming Science\ EPS/ESE 112 Thermodynamics\ EPS/ESE 132 Introduction to Meteorology and Climate\ EPS/ESE 133 Atmospheric Chemistry\ EPS/ESE 164 Environmental and Industrial Chemistry for Energy, Climate, and Sustainability \ EPS/ESE 169 Field and Lab-Based Seminar on Local Pollution Issues\ ESE 115 Ecosystem Patterns & Processes: Parallels in Natural & Built Environments \ ESPP 171 Solid Waste in Developing Countries\ ESPP 173 Water Resources in Developing Countries \ OEB 55 Ecology: Populations, Communities and Ecosystems\ OEB 172 Remote Sensing for Biodiversity and Ecology\ Bracketed Courses in 25/26:\ [ EPS/ESE 109 Earth Resources and the Environment ]\ [ EPS/ESE 161 Applied Environmental Toxicology ]\ [ EPS/ESE 162 Hydrology ]\ [ EPS/ESE 168 Human Environmental Data Science: Agriculture, Conflict, and Health ]\ [ OEB 65 Conservation Biology ]\ [ OEB 120 Plants and Climate ]\ [ OEB 157 Global Change Biology ]
\ Additional Opportunities for Engagement\ There are many opportunities to enrich your studies in ESPP by getting involved in the larger environmental community at Harvard. Please stay tuned for e-mail announcements throughout the semester for ESPP-related talks, seminars and events!
Note regarding courses while taken abroad: One course taken through a study abroad program may, with prior approval, be counted toward the SF requirement.
Declaring a Secondary Field
To declare a Secondary Field, visit my.harvard and follow these instructions. Following the declaration on my.harvard, students should complete a and submit it by email to the ESPP Advising Team espp@fas.harvard.edu