2025-26 Courses Offered
The following listing is only a tentative plan. It is subject to change at department discretion. All courses require sufficient enrollment and are subject to cancellation at any time.
The projected class schedule (included below) provides the basis for the official Schedule of Classes. For the most current information, please see the Web Schedule of Classes.
Courses in Earth System Science (EarthSS) can be taken to satisfy a variety of general education requirements. Please consult the appropriate catalog for specific requirements in your degree, or contact your Academic Counselor (or Academic Counseling Office) for more information.
See in the UC Irvine catalog for a complete listing of courses in the current catalog.
| Fall 2025 | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| EarthSS 1 | Introduction to Earth System Science | Ferguson, Julie |
| EarthSS 17 | Catastrophes | Crook, Elizabeth |
| EarthSS 21 | On Thin Ice | Rignot, Eric |
| EarthSS 40A | Earth System Chemistry | Kim, Saewung |
| EarthSS 50 | Introduction to Computer Problem Solving | Primeau, Francois |
| EarthSS 51 | Land Interactions | Czimczik, Claudia |
| EarthSS 114 | Field Methods | Goulden, Mike |
| EarthSS 116 | Data Analysis For Earth Sciences | Drake, Henri |
| EarthSS 134 | Fundamentals of GIS | Crook, Elizabeth |
| EarthSS 140 | Advanced Geology | Ferguson, Julie |
| EarthSS 141 | Air Quality Management | Guenther, Alex |
| EarthSS 142 | Atmospheric Chemistry | Saltzman, Eric |
| EarthSS 144 | Marine Geochemistry | Walker, Brett |
| EarthSS 154 | Ecosystem Services | Egoh, Benis |
| EarthSS 200 | Global Physical Climatology | Yu, Jin-Yi |
| EarthSS 266 | Global Biogeochemical Cycles | Randerson, Jim |
| Winter 2026 | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| EarthSS 3 | Oceanography | Ferguson, Julie |
| EarthSS 5 | The Atmosphere | Zender, Charlie |
| EarthSS 23 | Air Pollution | Guenther, Alex |
| EarthSS 40B | Earth System Biology | Crook, Elizabeth |
| EarthSS 53 | Ocean Biogeochemistry | Walker, Brett |
| EarthSS 70B | Food and Water | Rigden, Angela |
| EarthSS 116 | Data Analysis | Drake, Henri |
| EarthSS 122 | Atmospheric Dynamics | Magnusdottir, Gudrun |
| EarthSS 138 | Remote Sensing | Rignot, Eric |
| EarthSS 146 | Air Pollutions | Kim, Saewung |
| EarthSS 148 | Marine Ecosystems | Mackey, Kate |
| EarthSS 156 | Future of Forest | Sue Trumbore |
| EarthSS 162 | California Climate | Goulden, Mike |
| EarthSS 177W | Earth System Change | Crook, Elizabeth |
| UNI STU H30B | Environmental Issues Affecting the Sustainability of Societies | Ferguson, Julie |
| EarthSS 204 | Human Systems | Baldwin, Jane |
| EarthSS 215 | Cryosphere | Velicogna, Isabella |
| EarthSS 225 | Marine Biogeochemistry | Martiny, Adam |
| Spring 2026 | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| EarthSS 1 | Introduction to Earth System Science | Crook, Elizabeth |
| EarthSS 3 | Oceanography | Martiny, Adam |
| EarthSS 15 | Climate Change | Egoh, Benis |
| EarthSS 40C | Earth System Physics | Ferguson, Julie |
| EarthSS 55 | Earth's Atmosphere | England, Mark |
| EarthSS 70A | Sustainable Energy | Freese, Lyssa |
| EarthSS 115 | Aquatic Methods | Mackey, Kate |
| EarthSS 112 | Global Climate Change | Velicogna, Isabella |
| EarthSS 118 | Analysis Environmental Data | Ohenhen, Leonard |
| EarthSS 124 | Weather Analysis | Yu, Jin-Yi |
| EarthSS 130 | Physical Oceanography | Drake, Henri |
| EarthSS 132 | Hydrology | Rigden, Angela |
| EarthSS 184 | Carbon and Climate Solutions | Randerson, Jim |
| UNI STU H30C | Environmental Issues Affecting the Sustainability of Societies | Ferguson, Julie |
| EarthSS 212 | Data Analysis | Primeau, Francois |
| EarthSS 252 | Advanced Isotope Geochemistry | Johnson, Kathleen |
| EarthSS 298 | Practicum | Zender, Charlie |