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Agricultural and Environmental Education

Do you want to help people understand their part in creating a sustainable environment?

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Major
Applied Physics

How does the universe work? The study of physics attempts to answer this question by examining the smallest subatomic particles, atoms, molecules, stars and galaxies.

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Major
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Are you curious about studying how life works at a molecular level? Are you interested in solving biological problems using quantitative molecular-based techniques?

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Major
Chemistry

How is the twitch of a muscle fiber related to the silent explosion of a supernova? Every happening in the universe is linked at an atomic level by the principles of chemistry.

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Major
Civil Engineering

Civil engineers design the infrastructure that allows society to function: roads, bay-spanning bridges, earthquake-safe buildings, drinking water treatment systems, reservoir systems.

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Minor
Climate Science and Policy

We offer the climate science and policy minor to provide students from across campus with a basic background in climate change science as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies.

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Minor
Construction Engineering and Management
California's construction industry continues to experience high growth as it continues to accommodate increasing population and as it faces renewal of much of the infrastructure built by previous generations. At the same time, the construction industry faces challenges of scarce materials, a need for decreased environmental impact in terms of the construction process itself and operation of the completed project, and a more complex operational, regulatory and social context in which it must do its work. The purpose of this minor is to better prepare professional civil and environmental engineers to thrive in this challenging industry, and to improve the efficiency of delivery and sustainability of the civil infrastructure in the state through their future efforts. It is expected that engineering students will enroll in this minor program, including civil, mechanical, chemical and materials science majors. Students from other colleges can also complete this minor, but it is recommended that they review the requirements with one of the advisors before enrolling. Students who are interested in construction of infrastructure in their discipline can make use of the skills that will be learned through completion of this minor.
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Graduate Program
Ecology (Joint Program with San Diego State University)

The JDPE is a doctoral degree that is run jointly by the Ecology Program at San Diego State University and the Ecology Graduate Group at UC Davis.

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Graduate Program
Energy Systems

The Interdisciplinary Energy Studies Graduate Group offers M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs focused on energy technologies and policy, planning, systems analysis, management, and design.

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Minor
Energy Policy

There is an urgent need to develop and commercialize technologies for the sustainable conversion and use of energy.