BA-ENST - Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies

ACAD 101

Principles of the Learning Academy

1

Shared Skills and Proficiencies

Writing and Critical Thinking

WRIT 101

Composition

3

HMXP 102     

Human Experience

3

CRTW 201

Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing

3

Oral Communication

See approved list; may be met by other requirement

0-3

Technology

Met in major with GEOG/GEOL 305 or GEOG 308

0

Intensive Writing

Met in major with ENVS 490

0

Constitution Requirement

See approved list; may be met in major with PLSC 201

0

Physical Activity

See approved list;

1

Thinking Critically Across Disciplines*

Global Perspectives

Met in major with GEOG 101 or 201

0

Historical Perspectives

See approved list; may be met in major

0-3

Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives*

Social Science

See approved list; Met in major with ENVS 101 and ECON 103 or 205

0

Humanities and Arts

See approved list; must include 2 designators; may be partially met in major

3-6

Quantitative Skills and Natural Science

(3 courses)

9-12

Quantitative Skills

Partially met in the major with MATH 141 or QMTH 205

(0-3)

Natural Science

See approved list; partially met in the major with BIOL 221/223.  If 2 courses taken, must be in different group:  Physical or Earth

(0-3)

Subtotal

26-44

*Because this is an interdisciplinary major, the two-course rule is not in effect for these areas.

Requirements in the Major

51-54

ENVS 101

Intro to Environmental Issues

3

ENVS 220

Environmental Career Exploration

1

ENVS 350, 375, or 510

Special Topics, Field Studies in the Environment

3

ENVS 490

Senior Seminar in the Environment

 3

BIOL 221/223

Principles of Ecology and Evolution/Lab

4

ECON 103 or 215

Intro to Political Economy, Princ of Microeconomics

3

GEOG 101 or 201

Human Geography, Geog of World Regions

3

GEOG 305 or 308

Intro to Geographic Systems, Intro to Geospatial Tech

3

PLSC 201

American Government

3

MATH 141, QMTH 205, PLSC 350 or PSYC 301

Statistics course

3-4

Environmental Experiential Learning:

1-3

   ENVS 461, 462, 463, 495

Internship, Research

Environmental Electives (select six courses from the following)

18

ANTH 326

Native Peoples and Environment

3

ANTH 350

Special Topics (when titled "Food and Culture")

3

ANTH 540

Human Ecology

3

BIOL 309

Economic Botany

3

ECON 343

Environmental Economics

3

ENVS 350     

Special Topics

3

ENVS 510

Special Topics in the Environment (when different titles)

3

GEOG 305

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOG 308

Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

3

GEOG 315

Global Sustainable Development

3

GEOG 320

Remote Sensing/Environment

3

HIST/PEAC 502

Social Movements since the 1960s

3

PHIL 340

Environmental Ethics

3

PLSC 321

Public Policy and Policy Analysis

3

PLSC 325

Environmental Politics

3

PSYC 311

Ecological Psychology

3

SUST 102

Introduction to Sustainability

3

SUST 300

Topics in Applied Sustainability

3

MGMT 330

Sustainable Business Practices

3

Science and Math Electives 

3-4

In addition to courses that fulfill Quantitative Skills and Natural Sciences General Education requirements, select one course in BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, MATH, NUTR, PHYS, or SCIE

Foreign Language

3-8§

Minor

15-24

General Electives

5-34

Total

120