Major Requirements
The environmental studies major is designed to teach students how to understand their physical and social environments as the intersection of a variety of overlapping forces, including constraints of biology and climate, as well as the influence of law and public policy, literature and philosophy. This major recognizes the urgency of an interdisciplinary approach to solving problems such as resource depletion, overpopulation, habitat loss, environmental degradation, pollution, and ultimately the loss of biodiversity. As the major draws upon courses from across all three academic divisions of the University, the skills and knowledge imparted to students are correspondingly broad, yet centered around an abiding concern with the environment.
Major: Environmental Studies (BA)
Environmental Studies Course Requirements |
Sem. Hrs. |
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ENVS 106: Humans, the Environment & Sustainability |
4 |
MBE 201: Introductory Macroeconomics |
8 |
PHIL/ENVS 304: Environmental Ethics | 4 |
POLS/ENVS 326: Environmental Policy Analysis | 4 |
ENG/ENVS 410: Environmental Writings | 4 |
Choose TWO from the following courses: BIO 130: Principles of Biology I ENVS 107 Environmental Biology EES 132: Environmental Geology without lab EES133: Environmental Geology with lab EES 200: Oceanography EES 210: Meteorology EES 270: Environmental Chemistry |
8 |
Choose TWO from the following courses: BIO 316: General Ecology BIO 340: Tropical Marine Ecology BIO 355: Marine Ecology BIO 475: Natural and Social History of the Chesapeake Bay EES 300: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems EES 320: Energy and the Environment EES330: Advanced Topics in Geology EES 340: Climatology EES 410: Physical Hydrology EES 425: The Age of Oil EES 450: Biogeochemistry |
8 |
One of the following: ENVS 283: Seminar in Alaska ENVS 470: Internship in Environmental Studies BIO 375: Topics in Tropical Biology BIO 470: Internships in the Natural Sciences BIO 489: Research in the Natural Sciences EES 250: Field Experiences in Earth and Environment Sciences EES470: Internship in the Natural Sciences EES 489: Research in the Natural Sciences REC 348: Maui to Moguls: The Impact of Adventure Travels on Culture & the Environment |
2-4 |
Choose One of the Following: ENVS 420: Topics in Sustainability ENVS 444: Communicating Ocean Science to Informal Audiences (COSIA) PHIL 372: Beyond the Western Tradition POLS 343: Public Administration POLS 373: Conflict Management REC 347: Outdoor Recreation and Education ENG/ENVS 306: Ecopoetry |
4 |
Total credit hours | 46-48 |
Students may NOT double major in ENVS and Sustainability Management, due to the modest degree of overlap between the two.
Minor: Environmental Studies
Course Number And Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
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Choose Three from the following courses: ENVS 106: Humans, the Environment & Sustainability PHIL/ENVS 304: Environmental Ethics ENG/ENVS 306: Ecopoetry POLS/ENVS 326: Environmental Policy Analysis ENG/ENVS 410: Environmental Writings |
12 |
Choose One of the Following: BIO 130: Principles of Biology I EES 130: Physical Geology without Laboratory EES 132: Environmental Geology without lab EES 200: Oceanography EES 210: Meteorology EES 250: Field Experiences in Earth and Environment Sciences EES 270: Environmental Chemistry |
4 |
Choose One of the Following: |
4 |
Total | 20 |