Students will be equipped with the scholarly background and intellectual skills to understand a wide range of pressing environmental issues, and they will come to appreciate the physical, economic, political, demographic, and ethical factors that define those issues. Among the many environmental problems central to our program are groundwater contamination, suburban sprawl, river basin management, environmental justice, and the greening of abandoned urban spaces. Our graduates find employment with government environmental agencies, citizens' organizations, consulting firms, and corporate environmental affairs departments.
Offered jointly by the College of Liberal Arts and College of Science and Technology, Environmental Studies includes both B.A. and B.S. options. A minor also is offered and a Certificate of Completion is an option for those already holding an undergraduate degree in a different field.
B.A. Requirements
B.A. Requirements
Department
Course #
Course Name
Hours
RCI
Prerequisite Courses
Math
C055
College Mathematics
3
QA
Geology
C050
Introduction to Geology
4
SA
Economics
C051
Macroeconomic Principles
3
IN
Economics
C052 or H092
Microeconomic Principles or Honors Microeconomic Principles
3
IN
Envt. Studies/GUS Envt. Studies/GUS
C050 or H090
Environment & Society Honors Environment & Society
3
IN
Biology
C083
General Biology I
4
SA
Biology
C084
General Biology II
4
SB
Geology Envt. St./GUS
C081 or C052
Environmental Resources or Introduction to the Physical Environment
4
SB
Math or
C067 or C021
Elements of Statistics or Statistical Methods & Concepts
3
QB
Economics
W255
Energy, Ecology, & Economy
3
WI
Envt. Studies
W300
Senior Research Seminar
3
WI
Elective Courses
In addition to the required courses and their prerequisites, B.A. majors must take five (5) courses from the list of approved electives. One of these courses must be a policy course and one must be from the natural sciences.
15-20
B.S. Requirements
Requirements for the Minor
List of Environmental Studies Electives
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