Environmental Studies Degree
Total Hours for Major (minimum) 66-68 Semester Hrs
REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES* 51-52 Semester Hrs
Select one course: 3hrs
ART 120 Drawing I
ART 150 3-D Design
ART 260 Photography I
Required courses:
BIO 110/110L Principles of Biology I 4hrs
CHE 103/103L Principles of Chemistry I 4hrs
ECON 201 Macroeconomics 3hrs
ENV 220 Environmental Assessment 3hrs
ENV 301 Environmental Policy 3hrs
PLSC 210 American Government 3hrs
Select one course: 4hrs
GEOL 101/101L Physical Geology
GEOL 105/105L Historical Geology
Required courses:
GEOL 201/201L Environmental Geology 4hrs
MAT 141 Probability and Statistics 3hrs
PSY 240 Social Psychology 3hrs
PSY 365 Personal and Group Environments 3hrs
Select one course: 3hrs
HIS 211 Humans and the Environment in Antiquity
HIS 302 Environmental History
HIS 303 History of Modern Science to 1800
HIS 304 History of Modern Science 1800 to the Present
Required courses:
ENV 380 Environmental Seminar 3hrs
ENV 391 Research Seminar 1hr
(required only if doing original research for senior project)
ENV 394 Internship I 2hrs
ENV 395 Internship II 2hrs
ENV 494 Senior Project I 2hrs
ENV 495 Senior Project II 2hrs
* BCE 210 Environmental Perspectives is the introductory course in the major and is taken by all students as part of the General Education Requirements; Environmental Studies major should take this course as second semester freshman.
RESTRICTED ELECTIVES 12-13 Semester Hrs
Select at least one course per group.
1. Environmental Studies: 3hrs
ARCH 101 Principles of Archaeology
COM 302 Environmental Journalism
ECOL 410 Human Ecology
ENG 217 Studies in Environmental Literature
SOC 325 Population and Contemporary Social Issues
WLEE 101 Introduction to Outdoor Education
2. Psychology—Sociology: 3hrs
ANTH 201 Principles of Anthropology
PSY 101 General Psychology
PSY 210 Social Science Research Methods
PSY 370 Community and the Environment
SOC 201 Principles of Sociology
3. Science: 3-4hrs
BIO 120/120L Principles of Biology II or higher numbered course, except BIO 210/210L and BIO 220/220L
CHE 104/104L Principles of Chemistry II or higher numbered course
GEOL 101/101L Physical Geology if GEOL 105/105L is selected above
GEOL 105/105L Historical Geology if GEOL 101/101L is selected above
GEOL 200/300/400 level
MAT 131 Calculus for Business and the Applied Sciences or higher numbered course
PHYS 103/103L Concepts of Physics or higher numbered course
4. Government—Economy—History 3 hrs
ECON 201 Macroeconomics (if not selected above)
HIS 110 Global History
HIS 211 Humans and the Environment in Antiquity if HIS 211 is not selected as a required course
HIS 302 Environmental History if HIS 302 is not selected as a required course
HIS 303 History of Modern Science to 1800 if HIS 303 is not selected as a required course
HIS 304 History of Modern Science 1800 to the Present if HIS 211 is not selected as a required course
HIS 323 History of Southeastern Native Americans
ORG 304 Legal Environment of Business
PLSC 210 American Government (if not selected above) |