# Environmental Science (ENSC) courses

Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://chabot.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/3973/6079/6083/7528/7570

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### ENSC 10 — Humans and the Environment

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/chabot-college/schedule/summer-2026/ensc.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/chabot-college/schedule/fall-2026/ensc.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade Only

Identification of problems created by humans’ modification of their environment by focusing on ecological interactions involving the human species; investigating the life processes of organisms as they relate to specific environments. Environmental Science 10 and 11 may be combined for a maximum of 4 units.

### ENSC 10L — Humans and the Environment Laboratory

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** ENSC 10 (may be taken concurrently)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Grading: Optional

A laboratory class that will focus on investigating the life processes of organisms as they relate to specific environments, such as speciation, population dynamics, soil and water microscopy and biogeochemical cycles.

### ENSC 11 — Humans and the Environment with Laboratory

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Grading: Letter Grade Only

Identification of problems created by humans’ modification of their environment by focusing on ecological interactions involving the human species; investigating the life processes of organisms as they relate to specific environments. Includes basic ecological concepts, evolution, biodiversity, human population growth, environmental policy, water, land and energy resources. Environmental Science 10, 11, and 12 may be combined for a maximum of 4 units. (Formerly Ecology 11)

### ENSC 14 — California Fire Ecology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Grading: Optional

This class will explore how the ecosystems of California are adapted to fire, historical and contemporary indigenous land management practices that use fire, and the roles of colonization and government policies in changing fire regimes in California. This class will also discuss the possible causes and solutions for the recent catastrophic wildfires that have occurred in California

### ENSC 15 — Agroecology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/chabot-college/schedule/summer-2026/ensc.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/chabot-college/schedule/fall-2026/ensc.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade Only

Principles of the ecology of sustainable food systems. The environmental impact of agriculture, types of agriculture, soil science, plant structure, reproduction, development and growth and plants' interactions with other organisms. The interactions of culture, human population growth, and major environmental challenges in the transition to sustainable agriculture and food systems Designed for non-majors in environmental science.

### ENSC 15L — Agroecology Laboratory

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** ENSC 15 ENSC 15 (may be taken concurrently).
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/chabot-college/schedule/fall-2026/ensc.md)
- Grading: Letter Grade Only

Laboratory exercises developed as an adjunct to ENSC 15 (Agroecology). Practical applications of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable food systems. Investigation of abiotic factors and organisms that make up agroecosystems. Examination of gardens, farms and the local food system.