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Major: Environmental Studies, B.A. (1917), 42 Credits

General Education: 42 Credits; Major: 42 Credits; Elective Credits: 36 Credits

Learning Goals for the Major in Environmental Studies

Students majoring in Environmental Studies will be able to:

  • Apply and relate fundamental concepts from the social sciences and the humanities to environmental thought, and governance.
  • Recognize and describe fundamental physical and biological principles that govern natural processes.
  • Explain and integrate perspectives from across the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities in the context of complex environmental problems.
  • Evaluate and communicate the complex relationships between scientific approaches to environmental issues and political, social, economic, and ethical perspectives on the environment.
  • Effectively communicate environmental issues orally and in writing.

Required Courses (36 credits)

CHEM 105CHEMISTRY & THE ENVIRONMENT
ENV 115ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ENV 314CONTROVERSIES IN ENVIRN SCI
IS 214GLOBAL ECONOMY
IS 318GLOBAL SUSTAINABILILTY
MATH 141PRECALCULUS
MATH 224STATISTICS
PHIL 306ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
PHR 218ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
PHR 320ECOCLTR AND SUSTAINABILITY
PS 355GREEN POLITICAL THOUGHT
ENV 497RESEARCH (CAPSTONE)

Electives: At least 2 chosen from the following: (6 credits)

BIOL 127EVOLUTION
BIOL 222GENERAL BIOLOGY II
BIOL 330CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
BIOL 392ECOLOGY
ENV 117URBAN ECOSYSTEM
ENV 310APPLIED ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE
ENV 312ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ENV 316NATURAL DISASTERS & THE ENVR
ENV 170GENERAL GEOLOGY
IS 207WORLD GEOGRAPHY
PHIL 409HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SC
PHYS 261GENERAL PHYSICS I