The Department of Environmental Studies allows students to focus their courses in an interdisciplinary study of the complex issues regarding the sustainability of the natural environment in the face of human development. The program integrates humanities, natural and social science, policy and planning perspectives. A variety of courses provides students with emerging paradigms, theories, approaches, methods, and technical tools in environmental studies. These courses also develop ideas and skills needed to engage constructively with social and environmental issues brought about by changes in economic activities, technology, population, and human values.
A student may earn either the Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies or the Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science. The department also offers a minor in environmental science.
The Environmental Studies Major (B.A.)
The Environmental Science Major (B.S.)
The Environmental Science Minor
Course Descriptions
The Environmental Studies Major (B.A.)
(51-53 semester hours)
Core Requirements:
BIOL 324 (4) Ecology
ECON 101 (3) Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 342 (3) Ecological Economics
ENVR 101 (3) Introduction to Environmental Issues
ENVR 203 (4) Freshwater Systems
ENVR 215 (3) Environmental Policy Analysis
ENVR 220 (3) Applied Environmental Analysis
ENVR 309 (3) Energy and Atmospheric Pollution
ENVR 316 (3) Geographic Information Systems I
MATH 123 (4) Calculus I
Choose 1 of the following:
ANTH 112 (3) Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 221 (3) Culture, Society, and the Individual
SOCI 100 (3) Introduction to Sociology: The Sociological Perspective
SOCI 110 (3) Introduction to Sociology: Social Research
Senior Exercise:
ENVR 446 (3) Evaluation of Environmental Issues
Choose 1 of the following courses:
ENVR 377 (3) Internship
ENVR 450 (3) Senior Research in Environmental Studies
HNRS 399 (3) Summer Honors Research
Choose 3 of the following courses, at least one of which must be at the 300-level or above:
ANTH 317 (3) Ecological Anthropology
BIOL 218 (4) Field Natural History
BIOL 316 (3) Seminar in Conservation Biology
ENVR 116 (4) Weather and Climate
ENVR 143 (4) Physical Geography: Landscapes
ENVR 210 (3) Humans and Wildlife
ENVR 228 (4) Oceanography
ENVR 319 (3) People and the American Landscape
ENVR 322 (3) Ecological Modeling
ENVR 329 (3) Global Diversity Conservation
ENVR 377 (3) Internship (if not taken above)
ENVR 393 (3) Topics in Environmental Studies
ENVR 416 (3) Geographic Information Systems II
ENVR 451 (3) Senior Research in Environmental Science
GOVT 246 (3) The Political Economy fo International Development
SOCI 220 (3) Community
SOCI 370 (3) Environmental Sociology
The Environmental Science Major (B.S.)
(61-63 semester hours)
Core Requirements:
BIOL 324 (4) Ecology
CHEM 131 (4) General Chemistry
CHEM 141 (1) General Chemistry Laborabory
CHEM 216 (3) Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 226 (1) Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
ECON 101 (3) Principles of Microeconomics
ENVR 101 (3) Introduction to Environmental Issues
ENVR 143 (4) Physical Geography: Landscapes
ENVR 203 (4) Freshwater Systems
ENVR 215 (3) Environmental Policy Analysis
ENVR 220 (3) Applied Environmental Analysis
ENVR 309 (3) Energy and Atmospheric Pollution
ENVR 316 (3) Geographic Information Systems I
MATH 123 (4) Calculus I
Choose 1 of the following courses:
MATH 124 (3) Calculus II
MATH 205 (3) Applied Statistics
PSYC 219 (4) Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
Senior Exercises:
ENVR 433 (3) Advanced Lab in Environmental Science
ENVR 446 (3) Evaluation of Environmental Issues
Choose 1 of the following courses:
ENVR 377 (3) Internship
ENVR 451 (3) Senior Research in Environmental Science
HNRS 399 (3) Summer Honors Research
Choose 2 of the following courses, at least one of which must be at the 300-level or above:
BIOL 218 (3) Field Natural History
BIOL 316 (3) Seminar in Conservation Biology
ECON 342 (3) Ecological Economics
ENGR 120 (3) Analyzing Our World: Foundations of Engineering Analysis
ENVR 116 (4) Weather and Climate
ENVR 210 (3) Humans and Wildlife
ENVR 228 (4) Oceanography
ENVR 319 (3) People and the American Landscape
ENVR 322 (3) Ecological Modeling
ENVR 329 (3) Global Biodiversity Conservation
ENVR 377 (3) Internship (if not taken above)
ENVR 393 (3) Topics in Environmental Studies
ENVR 416 (3) Geographic Information Systems II
ENVR 451 (3) Senior Research in Environmental Science (if not taken above)
MATH 315 (3) Biostatistics
The Environmental Science Minor
(18 semester hours)
Required:
ENVR 101 (3) Introduction to Environmental Issues
ENVR 316 (3) Geographic Information Systems I
Choose 12 additional semester hours of ENVR courses, at least 3 credits of which must be at the 300-level or above. ECON 342 may be taken as one of these electives.
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