Liberal Arts
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Academic Programs / Liberal Arts
Environmental Studies
Michele Masucci, Chair of Geography & Urban Studies
309 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-4429
www.temple.edu/gus
Christina Rosan, Faculty Advisor
320 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-9327
christina.rosan@temple.edu
Belinda Wilson, Administrator
215-204-0472
bwilson@temple.edu
Tycina Cousin, Coordinator
215-204-7692
tcousin@temple.edu
Advising
guses@temple.edu
Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major offered by the Department of Geography and Urban Studies that examines the nature, causes and consequences of human interactions with the environment. Students in Environmental Studies gain the intellectual and methodological tools to understand and address the crucial environmental issues of our time and the impact on individuals, society, and the planet. Students are introduced to a physical lab science, an understanding of the economic system, and social science methods in order to prepare for our core courses.
The Environmental Studies core courses are designed to develop the theoretical and methodological frameworks and tools necessary to understand the relationships between people and their environment as they interact through local to global connections. Students examine environmental policy and the role of political institutions; environmental decision-making; natural hazards and risk assessment; environmental ethics and legal issues; and environmental justice. The electives give students the opportunity to develop an area of emphasis around their particular interests.
We encourage our students to incorporate a semester abroad and/or an internship into their plan of study. Each student's program is developed with a departmental advisor to suit individual interests and is designed to maximize educational and career opportunities. Our graduates find employment with government environmental agencies, nonprofits (domestic and international), citizens' organizations, consulting firms, and corporate environmental affairs departments. Many also go on to graduate programs in environmental studies, law, geography, planning, and other fields.
We offer the B.A. as well as a minor in Environmental Studies. Many of our students choose to complete a double major or a minor in a complementary discipline.
Internships
We encourage students to apply their skills and knowledge in a credit-bearing internship that utilizes their academic training. Assignments at planning, social service, environmental and other agencies, as well as at firms that specialize in mapping and geographic data analysis, have helped in securing employment opportunities. The internship is complemented by a seminar in which students discuss their experiences. Contact guses@temple.edu for more information on this opportunity.
Requirements for the B.A. Degree in Environmental Studies
1. University Requirements:
- Mathematics 0701 (4 s.h.) and/or English 0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
- All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. See below for a list of the specific courses required for your major.
- Students must complete requirements of the General Education (GenEd) Program. See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for more details.
2. College of Liberal Arts Requirements:
- Completion of a minimum of 123 credits, including: 90 credits in CLA/CST courses, 45 credits of which must be at the upper level (numbered 2000-4999). For Social Science majors, 6 upper level credits must be taken in the Humanities Departments (English, French, German, Greek and Roman Classics, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese (only available at our Japan campus), Philosophy, Religion, Russian, and Spanish), Art History, or any department in the College of Science and Technology.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0, cumulatively, in CLA/CST coursework, and in the major.
- Only courses in which a student receives a grade of at least C- can satisfy GenEd, major, minor, or CLA Foreign Language and Global Studies requirements.
3. Foreign Language/Global Studies Requirements:
1) All students must complete the second level of a foreign language;
2) All students must complete at least one course from the GenEd Global/World Society category; and
3) All students must complete one of the following options:
- Third level of a foreign language;
- Demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language;
- A second General Education Global/World Society course;
- Study Abroad at an approved program; or
- Take one Global Studies course from the list on the CLA College Graduation
Requirements page
4. Major Requirements (49 s.h.)
Specifically Required courses:
- Biology 1011, 1012
- Economics 1101, 1102, 3596
- Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies 1051 (or 1951), 1052, 3062
- Geography and Urban Studies 3161
- Environmental Studies 4198
Other major requirements:
- A Research Methods course selected from Geography & Urban Studies 4197 (which also completes the second writing intensive course) or Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies 4078 (which is *not* writing intensive, so a student must select a WI Elective to compensate for this).
- One course selected from the Policy Listing Below
- One course selected from the Natural Science Topics Listing below
- One additional course from either area.
5. General electives vary according to a student's individual program of study. Consult your academic advisor for more information.
Prerequisite and Fundamental courses: |
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Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
Economics |
1101 |
Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
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Economics |
1102 |
Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
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Major courses: |
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Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
1051 or 1951 |
Environment and Society |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
1052 |
Introduction to the Physical Environment |
4 |
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Biology |
1011 |
General Biology I (with lab) |
4 |
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Biology |
1012 |
General Biology II (with lab) |
4 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
3062 |
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems |
3 |
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Geography & Urban Studies |
3161 |
Statistics for Urban and Spatial Analysis |
3 |
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Economics |
3596 |
Energy, Ecology, and Economy (prerequisites: Economics 1101 & 1102) |
3 |
WI |
Environmental Studies |
4198 |
Senior Research Seminar |
3 |
WI |
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Select one Research Methods course from: |
3 |
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Geography & Urban Studies
Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
4197
4078 |
Research Methods in Geography and Urban Studies
or
Research Methods in Environmental Studies** |
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WI |
Electives |
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Choose three courses from the list of approved electives below.
One must be a policy course and one must be from the natural sciences.
Note: No electives may double-count between the Environmental Studies
major and either
the Geography & Urban Studies major or minor. |
9 |
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Major subtotal: |
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39 |
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Total |
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major + prerequisites |
45 |
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All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for this major are listed above and are identified by "WI" in the Attribute column.
Double-Counting Across Curricula
Many students elect to take a combination of the Environmental Studies major or minor and the Geography and Urban Studies major or minor as they are complementary programs.
The ONLY courses that can double-count between the Geography and Urban Studies and Environmental Studies majors are: Geography & Urban Studies 3161, Geography & Urban Studies 4197, Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies 4078. When used for the major in either program, these courses may not be used to fulfill the minor elective requirements of the other program. Note Geography & Urban Studies 4198 and Environmental Studies 4198 are NOT cross-listed seminars. Anyone pursuing a double major in Geography & Urban Studies and ES must take both capstone courses.
Students may not combine a major or minor in Environmental Studies and a major or minor in Environmental Science in the College of Science and Technology.
Distinction in Major
Environmental Studies majors may graduate with distinction in major with a 3.5 in Environmental Studies coursework and a 3.0 GPA overall.
Requirements for the Minor
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
1051 or 1951 |
Environment and Society |
3 |
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One of the following (plus any required prerequisites): |
3-4 |
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Biology
Earth & Environmental Science
Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies
Economics |
2227
3021
3062
3596 |
Principles of Ecology
or
Introduction to Hydrology
or
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems
or
Energy, Ecology, and Economy |
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Policy Elective |
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Select one policy course from the list of approved electives below. |
3 |
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Environmental Studies Electives |
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Select three topics courses from the list of approved electives below.
Note: No electives may double-count between the Geography & Urban
Studies major and either
the Geography & Urban Studies major or minor. |
9 |
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Total |
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18-19 |
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Environmental Studies Electives List
Note: Upper-level Science and Liberal Arts courses from this list can be used to satisfy the CLA 45 credit upper-level distribution requirement. Please consult with an advisor.
*NS - Indicates that the course counts as a Natural Science course in fulfillment of B.A. requirements.
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
NS |
Select at least three electives, one must be policy-related, one must be science-related,
the third can be any course on this list. |
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Policy Electives Select at least one: |
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Community & Regional Planning |
2014 |
Planning Policy and Law |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Anthropology |
3175 |
Heritage Management in Archaeology |
3 |
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Economics |
3512 |
Public Finance |
3 |
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Economics |
3513 |
Economics of State & Local Government |
3 |
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Environmental Engineering Technology |
4761 |
Environmental Regulations |
3 |
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Environmental Studies |
3025 |
Environmental Law and Regulation |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
3051 |
Environmental Policy Issues |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Political Science |
3152 |
U.S. Environmental Policy |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Political Science |
3265 |
International Environmental Policy |
3 |
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Natural Science Electives Select at least one: |
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Environmental Studies/Anthropology |
3170 |
Methods in Archaeology (Soils, Sediments, Stratigraphy topic only) |
3 |
NS |
Environmental Studies/Anthropology |
3189 |
Field Session in Archaeology |
3 |
NS |
Anthropology |
3774 |
Environmental Physiology and Health |
3 |
NS |
Biology |
2227 |
Principles of Ecology |
3 |
NS |
Biology |
3196 |
Experimental Marine Biology |
4 |
NS |
Biology |
3245 |
Marine Ecology |
4 |
NS |
Biology |
3316 |
Tropical Marine Biology |
4 |
NS |
Biology |
3336 |
Freshwater Ecology |
4 |
NS |
Biology |
4327 |
Biological Impacts of Global Climate Change |
3 |
NS |
Botany |
1112 |
Plant Ecology |
3 |
NS |
Earth & Environmental Science |
2096 |
Climate Change: Oceans to Atmosphere |
4 |
NS |
Earth & Environmental Science |
2021 |
Facies Models |
4 |
NS |
Earth & Environmental Science |
2061 |
Introduction to Geochemistry |
4 |
NS |
Earth & Environmental Science |
3011 |
Remote Sensing and GIS |
4 |
NS |
Earth & Environmental Science |
3021 |
Introduction to Hydrology |
4 |
NS |
Horticulture |
2114 |
Soils |
3 |
NS |
Landscape Architecture |
2758 |
Summer Field Ecology |
3 |
NS |
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Topics |
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Environmental Studies/Anthropology |
4117 |
Seminar in Environmental Archaeology |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Anthropology |
4796 |
Biocultural Adaptations in Human Populations |
3 |
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Community & Regional Planning |
1027 |
History and Practice of Community and Regional Planning |
3 |
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Community & Regional Planning |
2114 |
Urban Form and Design |
3 |
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Community & Regional Planning |
2213 |
Environmental Planning |
3 |
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Community & Regional Planning |
2524 |
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems |
3 |
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Community & Regional Planning |
3256 |
Sustainable Community Design and Development |
3 |
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Environmental Studies |
3000 |
Special Topics in Environmental Studies |
3 |
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Environmental Studies |
4082 |
Independent Study: Environmental Studies |
1-3 |
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Environmental Studies |
4085 |
Internship: Environmental Studies |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
2051 |
The Urban Environment |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
3052 |
Environmental Problems in Asia |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
3054 |
Energy, Resources, and Conservation |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
3062 |
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
3097 |
Environment and Development |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
4015 |
The Geographic Basis of Land Use Planning |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
4051 |
Hazards Geography |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
4056 |
Political Ecology |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
4071 |
Medical Geography |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
4096 |
Problems of Environmental Quality |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/History |
3214 |
North American Environmental History |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/History |
4297 |
Social History of American Medicine |
3 |
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Horticulture |
2334/2353 |
Food Crops I/II |
3 |
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Horticulture |
3514 |
Landscape Restoration |
3 |
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Journalism |
3253 |
Health and Environmental Reporting |
3 |
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Landscape Architecture |
2144 |
Landscape Architecture Design Studio II |
6 |
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Environmental Studies/Philosophy |
2157 |
Environmental Ethics |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Philosophy |
2596 |
Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Religion |
3001 |
Earth Ethics |
3 |
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Public Health |
2102 |
Environmental Health |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Sociology |
3511 |
Sociology of the Environment |
3 |
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Further information is available at www.temple.edu/gus/undergraduate/esmajor/index.htm.
Suggested Semester-by-Semester Plan
Freshman Year – 1st Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
English |
0802, 0812, or 0902 |
Analytical Reading & Writing |
4 |
GW |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Quantitative Literacy |
4 |
GQ |
Foreign
Language |
1001 |
Foreign Language (first level) |
4 |
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GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Race & Diversity |
3 |
GD |
Subtotal |
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15 |
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Freshman Year – 2nd Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
Intellectual Heritage |
0851 or 0951 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar I |
3 |
GY |
Foreign
Language |
1002 |
Foreign Language (second level) |
4 |
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Economics |
1101 |
Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
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CLA/CST |
0800-4999 |
Any CLA/CST Elective |
3 |
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Any |
0800-4999 |
One Elective in Any School or
College |
2 |
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Subtotal |
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15 |
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Sophomore Year – 1st Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
Foreign
Language/
GenEd |
0800+ |
Foreign Language (third level) or
GenEd World Society course or
Internationally Focused
Course From Approved List |
3 |
GG |
Intellectual Heritage |
0852 or 0952 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar II |
3 |
GZ |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Human Behavior |
3 |
GB |
Economics |
1102 |
Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
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CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ CLA/CST Course |
3 |
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Subtotal |
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15 |
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Sophomore Year – 2nd Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Arts |
3-4 |
GA |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
U.S. Society |
3 |
GU |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
Global/World Society |
3 |
GG |
Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
1051 or 1951 |
Environment and Society |
3 |
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CLA/CST |
0800-4999 |
Any CLA/CST Elective |
3 |
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Subtotal |
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15-16 |
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Junior Year – 1st Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ Humanities/CST
Course |
3 |
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Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
1052 |
Introduction to the Physical
Environment |
4 |
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Biology |
1011 |
General Biology I * |
4 |
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Economics |
3596 |
Energy, Ecology, and Economy |
3 |
WI |
CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ CLA/CST Course |
3 |
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Subtotal |
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17 |
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Junior Year – 2nd Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ Humanities/CST
Course |
3 |
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Biology |
1012 |
General Biology II * |
4 |
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Geography & Urban Studies |
3161 |
Statistics for Urban and Spatial Analysis |
3 |
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CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ CLA/CST Course |
3 |
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CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ CLA/CST Course |
3 |
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Subtotal |
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16 |
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Senior Year – 1st Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
3062 |
Fundamentals of Geographic
Information Systems |
3 |
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Environmental Studies Electives List |
1000+ |
One Approved Environmental
Studies
Elective
(Natural Science) |
3 |
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Environmental Studies Electives List |
2000+ |
One Approved Environmental
Studies
Elective (any) |
3 |
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Select one Research Methods Course: |
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3 |
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Geography & Urban Studies
or
Environmental Studies/Geography & Urban Studies |
4197
or
4078 |
Research Methods in Geography and Urban Studies
or
Research Methods in Environmental Studies |
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WI |
CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ CLA/CST Course |
3 |
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Subtotal |
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15 |
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Senior Year – 2nd Semester |
Subject |
Course # |
Course Title |
Hours |
Attribute |
Environmental Studies |
4198 |
Senior Research Seminar |
3 |
WI |
Environmental Studies Electives List |
2000+ |
One Approved Environmental
Studies Elective
(Policy) |
3-4 |
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CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ CLA/CST Course |
3 |
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CLA/CST |
2000+ |
One 2000+ CLA/CST Course |
3 |
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CLA/CST |
0800-4999 |
Any CLA/CST Elective |
3 |
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Subtotal |
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15-16 |
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Degree Total |
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123 |
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*Completion of the Biology sequence fulfills the GenEd Science & Technology
requirement. |
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