2023-2024 Catalog

Environmental Studies B.A.

Course Requirements

Foundation Courses

Introduction to Environmental Studies

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENST 200WEnvironmental Studies

4

Spring.

Statistics

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 240Biostatistics and Experimental Design

4

As needed.
-Or-

MATH 240Statistical Methods I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.

Professional Writing

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COMM 201WWriting for Strategic Communication

4

Fall, Spring.
-Or-

COMM 242Message, Media, and Meaning

4

As needed.
-Or-

ENGL 231WMultimodal Writing

4

Alternate years.
-Or-

ENGL 232WPublic and Community Writing

4

Alternate years.

The Natural Environment

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 100Fundamental Concepts of Biology

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 105General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
 

PSCI 212Introduction to Geology

4

Fall, Summer.
-Or-

PSCI 214Introduction to Meteorology

4

Fall.
-Or-

PSCI 217Introduction to Oceanography

4

Spring.

The Cultural Environment

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 258Environmental History

3

Annually.
 

ONE COURSE from:

ANTH 101Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

4

Fall, Spring.
ANTH 102Introduction to Archaeology

4

Fall, Spring.
SOC 200Introduction to Sociology

4

Fall, Spring.

The Human-Environment Interface

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
PHIL 325Environmental Ethics

3

Spring.
 

POL 102American Government

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-

POL 103Global Politics

4

Fall, Spring.
 

ECON 200Introduction to Economics

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-

ECON 214Principles of Microeconomics

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-

 

ONE COURSE from:

COMM 240Mass Media and Society

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 100Introduction to Environmental Geography

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 201Mapping Our Changing World

4

Fall, Spring.
SOC 204Urban Sociology

4

As needed.
SUST 200Introduction to Sustainability

4

Annually.

Depth Courses

FOUR COURSES, BUT NO MORE THAN TWO FROM ANY SINGLE DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM FROM:
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 301/ENST 301Ethnobotany

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 307Human Nature: Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

4

Fall, Spring.
ANTH 334Steamships and Cyberspace: Technology, Culture, Society

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 338Urban Anthropology

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 343Environmental Anthropology

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 347Environmental Justice

4

Alternate years.
ECON 331Topics in Global Economics

4

Annually (even years).
ECON 337Economics of Climate Change and Sustainability

4

Annually (odd years).
ENGL 315Literature, Environment and Ecocriticism

4

As needed.
ENST 301/ANTH 301Ethnobotany

4

Alternate years.
GEOG 202/PBAD 202Geographic Information Systems I

4

Fall, Spring.
GEOG 206Disaster Management

4

Fall, Spring.
GEOG 338/POL 338People, Houses, Neighborhoods, and Cities

4

As needed.
HIST 357Public History Experiences

3

Annually.
INGO 300International NGOs and Nonprofits

4

Fall.
INGO 301Global Development

4

Spring.
PHIL 320Philosophy of Science

3

Spring (even years).
POL 300Methodology in Political Science

4

Fall, Spring.
POL 301WFoundations of Public Administration

4

Fall.
POL 341Politics of Development

4

Spring.
POL 345International NGOs and Nonprofits

4

Fall.
POL 355Policy Formation Process

4

Spring.
SOC 302WSocial Research Methods

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 404Social Data Analysis

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
XXX 350Appropriate topics from different departments

4

As needed.

Note: Cannot receive credit for ANTH 301 and ENST 301. Cannot receive credit for INGO 300 and POL 345. GEOG 301 may not be taken for both Foundational and Depth credit.

Capstone

Select one of the following: Seminar, Internship or Fieldcourse

Seminar

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENST 461Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar

4

As needed.
 

-Or-

Internship

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
INGO 303Pre-Internship in International NGOs and Nonprofits

1

As needed.
 

-Or-

Fieldcourse

CHOOSE ONE from the following:
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 482Anthropology Field School: Archaeology

4-8

As needed.
ANTH 483Anthropology Field School: Biological Anthropology

4-8

As needed.
ENST 462Internship in Environmental Studies

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 463Internship in Geography

4-6

Fall, Spring, Summer.
POL 327Internship in State Government

4

Spring.
POL 328Field Experiences in the Public Sector

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.

Note: ANTH 482, ANTH 483 and GEOG 463 only require 4 credits to fulfill the requirement. INGO 304 requires all 3 credits to fulfill the requirement.

Note: If selecting the INGO options, both INGO 303 and INGO 304 MUST be completed.

Note: Students enrolled in the Environmental Studies program can only receive credit for ONE of the following courses: ENST 462, GEOG 463, INGO 304, POL 328.

Total Credit Hours: 63-67

Note: Program adds to 48-56 without general education courses.