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The Environmental Studies Program:
Academic Requirements

Revised effective Fall 2012

In addition to meeting general degree requirements, environmental studies majors must complete the following requirements (77 credits). In addition to the foundation and synthesis courses, students must choose a concentration in either ecology or policy. Students are encouraged to complete the requirements for a minor in a cognate field, selected in consultation with the student’s academic advisor. Electives count toward the general B.A. degree requirement of 120 total credits. Electives at the 3000- and 4000-level count toward the general B.A. degree requirement of 45 upper-level credits.

Required Foundation and Synthesis Courses
The required core of the environmental studies B.A. curriculum consists of the following foundation and synthesis courses:

• ENV 1500/Introduction to Environmental Science
  
• BIO 1550 and 1560/General Biology I and II (with labs)
  
• PSY 2320/Behavioral Statistics
  
• ENV 2720/Geology
  
• ENV/POL 3030/Environmental Policy
  
• ENV 3120/General Ecology (with lab)
  
• ENV 3150/Geographic Information Systems
  
• One of the following courses:
  ENV 3045/Environmental Impact Assessment or
  ENV 3300/Environmental Regulations
  
• One of the following physical education courses:
  PED 1070/Outdoor Skills or
  PED 1105/Scuba or
  PED 1120/Rock Climbing
  
• ENV 3880/Environmental Studies Junior Seminar
  
• ENV 3980/Internship in Environmental Studies (at least 2 credits)
  
• ENV 4990/Senior Project (two semesters)

Ecology Concentration

• CHE 1550 and 1560/General Chemistry I and II (with labs)
  
• Electives (12 credits):
  Students must complete at least 12 credits in elective courses, chosen from the following. Please note that some of these courses have prerequisites and/or corequisites. New and reinstated courses may be added to the following list; students interested in taking elective courses not listed below should check with their faculty advisor before registering.
  ENV 2030/Computer Applications in the Sciences
  ENV 2300/Physical Geography
  BIO 2470/Marine Biology of the Mediterranean
  ENV 3153/GIS Certification Lab
  ENV 3070/Economic Botany (added Spring 2013)
  ENV 3240/Environmental Education
  ENV 3250/Ecology of Urban Environments
  ENV 3280/Field Biology of Local Landscapes
  ENV 3420/Tropical Ecosystems (added Winter 2013)
  ENV 3640/Watershed Science
  ENV 3700/Natural Resources
  ENV 3720/Aquatic Pollution
  ENV 3805/Conservation Biology
  ENV 3820/Animal Behavior
  ENV 4460/Marine Ecology

Policy Concentration

• Two of the following courses in political science or economics:
  POL 1570/Introduction to United States Politics and
  POL 2180/Political Theory II: Hobbes to the Present
  or
  ECO 1500/Macroeconomic Theory I and
  ECO 3200/The Global Economy
  or
  ECO 1510/Microeconomics I and
  ECO/ENV 2280/Environmental Economics
• Electives (14 credits):
  Students must complete at least 14 credits in elective courses, chosen from the following. Please note that some of these courses have prerequisites and/or corequisites. New and reinstated courses may be added to the following list; students interested in taking elective courses not listed below should check with their faculty advisor before registering.
  ENV 2030/Computer Applications in the Sciences
  POL/ENV 2080/Environmental Justice
  SOC/ENV 2165/Culture, Consumption, and the City
  SOC/ENV 2255/Environmental Sociology
  ENV 2260/Art and the Environment
  PHI/ENV 2820/Philosophy of the Environment
  ENV 3153/GIS Certification Lab
  ENV 3240/Environmental Education
  JOU/ENV 3260/Environmental Journalism
  ENV 3700/Natural Resources

Updated May 2, 2012

Updates to the 2011–13 College Catalog

Effective Fall 2012, the curriculum has been extensively revised, including the addition of two concentrations. Students who declared a major in environmental studies before Fall 2012 should refer to the academic policies overview in the 2011–13 College Catalog for further information.

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