Major in:
Conservation and Resource Studies
Demonstrate your intellectual maturity by creating your own individualized major in environmental studies and graduate with a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree.
Environmental Economics and Policy
Gain a broad foundation that combinesand graduate with a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree.
- economics
- law
- policy
- domestic or international development studies
Environmental Sciences
Pursue a rigorous training in the natural and social sciences with the ES major, which involves conducting a senior thesis research project and graduate with a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree (B.A. if in the College of Letters and Science).
These majors are interdisciplinary and will teach you how to analyze problems using multiple approaches - a skill highly valued by business and law school programs.
Gain necessary skills: hone your ability to read and write well, to think critically and analytically, especially in more intimate classroom settings. CNR has smaller class sizes and a close-knit learning community where the student:faculty ratio can be as small as 4:1.
Practice your public speaking skills by enrolling in the CNR Honors Program and presenting your honors thesis at the semi-annual CNR Honors Symposium, or by joining the Peer Advising Leadership (PAL) Program.
Conduct independent research under the guidance of a CNR faculty mentor who can provide you with individualized advising and support your career goals to pursue socially responsible business or law.
Bring your knowledge of environmental issues to bear on important business solutions or legal concerns, and contribute to the increasingly significant fields of sustainable business, environmental law, or public planning and administration.
Major in:
Genetics and Plant Biology
Microbial Biology
Molecular Environmental Biology
Molecular Toxicology
Nutritional Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Biological Sciences Concentration
Stand out as a unique pre-med or pre-health professions major by following a non-traditional biology path in CNR that leads to a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree.
Choose from among 6 different biology-based majors in CNR to find the specific biological focus that matches best with your particular interests and career goals.
Begin a career in
- human medicine
- veterinary medicine
- dentistry
- optometry
- pharmacy
- pharmacology
- public health
CNR offers the most biology major options compared to any other college on the entire Berkeley campus.
Learn biological principles at the micro, molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecologicallevels, including their applications to biomedical research, genetics, and biotechnology.
Gain hands-on experience under the mentorship of a CNR faculty member by designing your own independent research project or working on a faculty project, while receiving generous funding support through the CNR Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Program.
Develop your communication skills and contribute directly to the CNR academic community by sharing your research accomplishments at the CNR Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions held each semester.
Thrive in a small college learning environment where faculty really get to know you well, and can speak to your specific academic and research talents in their letters of recommendation when you apply to professional graduate programs.
Major in:
Nutritional Sciences
Didactic Training program in Dietetics
Pursue a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in a biology- and chemistry-based major that prepares you to become a professional working toward the advancement of the health and well-being of people in a variety of settings.
Take courses when you reach junior and senior student status that focus on the application of nutritional knowledge to dietetic practice.
The spectrum of topics includes the cultural and socioeconomic determinants of human diets, the connection between diet and chronic diseases like cancer, or the development of programs and policies to address human and environmental health and safety.
Learn techniques of research and analysis by participating in a faculty research project, or by developing your own independently or through a research program, such as the CNR Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Program.
Investigate possible research options through one of the CNR-affiliated research centers, such as the Center for Weight & Health.
Receive individualized support and advising from CNR faculty with expertise in nutrition, physiology, metabolism, toxicology, and public health, among other related areas.
Participate in a dietetic internship that complements your UC Berkeley coursework and prepares you for the national examination required for a career as a Registered Dietician (RD).
Major in:
Forestry and Natural Resources
Forestry and Natural Sciences Concentration
Pursue a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in the FNR major and acquire interdisciplinary skills in the ecology, stewardship, and management of ecosystems such as forests, woodlands, and grasslands.
Choose to study topics including
- wildlife biology
- ecosystem restoration
- water policy
- fire science
- environmental justice
- remote sensing and Global Information Systems (GIS)
- and rural sociology
Become well prepared for the California professional forester's licensing examination; UC Berkeley graduates have the highest success rate for passing the rigorous exam.
Benefit from hands-on instruction at the 8-week forestry summer field program in the northern Sierra Nevada, surrounded by huge conifer trees and hundreds of acres of public Forest Service land where you can experience forestry and natural resources at its finest. Courses include forest ecology and silviculture.
Gain practical experience conducting independent research or projects with faculty in the lab or in the field. UC Berkeley has 5 research forests where students can take an active part as research assistants in forest science, ecology, and management.
Learn cutting-edge technologies in the applied natural sciences, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing, to enhance your skill set and expand your future career opportunities Benefit from one of the best Fire Science Laboratories in the U.S.; UC Berkeley's Fire Science program conducts quality scientific research and provides academic training in the fields of wildland fire science, ecology, and management.
Graduate from a forestry program with longstanding history (Cal Forestry since 1914), and position yourself for employment success among an established network of Cal alumni in both public and private sectors.