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UC Davis Majors/Programs Related to Sustainability 

UC Davis has developed a myriad of programs that gear students toward understanding and solving sustainability challenges. 

UC Davis Sustainability maintains a list of UC Davis degrees and programs focused on sustainability to help guide students who are interested in pursuing sustainability academically. The degrees in this list feature a primary and explicit focus on sustainability or the interdependence of ecological systems and social/economic systems.

Additionally, UC Davis Sustainability maintains a list of UC Davis departments that offer courses related to sustainability. Departments with one or more sustainability course offerings (this includes courses that are administered jointly with other departments) are included in the inventory. For more information on UC Davis sustainability related courses click here.  

The following list details UC Davis departments from the 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 academic years with at least one course related to sustainability:  

  • Departments
  • African American Studies
    Agricultural & Resource Economics
    Agricultural Dean's Office
    American Studies
    Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology
    Animal Science
    Anthropology
    Art & Art History
    Asian American Studies
    Biological & Agricultural Engineering
    Biological Sciences
    Biomedical Engineering
    BioSci Graduate Group Cluster
    Chemistry
    Chicano/a Studies
    Cinema and Digital Media
    Classics
    Communication
    Comparative Literature
    Computer Science
    Design
    East Asian Languages and Cultures
    Economics
    Education
    Engineering
    Engineering - Biological & Agricultural
    Engineering - Chemical
    Engineering - Civil & Environmental
    Engineering - Electrical & Computer
    Engineering - Mechanical & Aerospace
    English
    Entomology & Nematology
    Environmental Science and Policy
    Environmental Toxicology
    Family & Communication Medicine
    Food Science & Technology
    French & Italian
    Geology
    German & Russian
    History
    Human Ecology
    Human Physiology
    Internal Medicine
    Land, Air & Water Resources
    Law
    Letters & Science Dean's Office
    Linguistics
    Management
    Material Science & Engineering
    Medical Microbiology
    Medical Pathology and Lab Medicine
    Medicine & Epidemiology
    Microbiology
    Middle East/South Asia Studies
    Military Science
    Molecular Biosciences
    Native American Studies
    Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
    Nursing
    Nutrition
    Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
    Pharmacology & Toxicology
    Philosophy
    Physical Education
    Plant Biology
    Plant Pathology
    Plant Sciences
    Population Health & Reproduction
    Psychiatry
    Psychology
    Public Health Sciences
    Radiology
    Religious Studies
    Science and Technology Studies
    Sociology
    Spanish & Portuguese
    Statistics
    Textiles & Clothing
    Theatre and Dance
    Undergraduate Studies
    University Writing Program
    Viticulture & Enology
    Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
    Women's Studies

This list was originally created in March 2023 and published in the 2023 UC Davis STARS submission. The protocol for the inventory is guided by methods outlined in the higher education sustainability reporting tool, Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). 


UC Davis Professional and Continuing Education Programs Related to Sustainability 

UC Davis offers the following programs in Planning and Sustainability for professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of sustainability issues: 

 

Click here for more information about UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education.