Environmental Studies

Program of Study

The curriculum of the Environmental Studies Program is designed to provide students will a broad exposure to different perspectives on understanding environmental issues. At the same time, we have attempted to make the minor as flexible as possible.

Our curriculum and courses are described below. Feel free to contact individual faculty for more information about their courses, or the program chair.

Curriculum

Students are required to complete seven (7) different courses equaling 21 semester hours from the following curriculum: at least six hours from each of the three course areas, as well as a mandatory three hour Environmental Studies Practicum involving field work or independent study.

The three course areas and the currently approved courses are listed below. We will update the course list on this page as they are approved, but students should feel free to contact the Program Chair for the latest list of eligible courses.

Minor Requirements

The Environmental Studies minor is composed of the following 21 hours:

Choose two of the following Natural & Mathematical Sciences courses:

  • BIOL Z230 Human Ecology
  • BIOL Z236 Evolutionary Biology
  • BIOL Z264 Global Ecology
  • BIOL H295 Human Ecological Science
  • BIOL A208 Ecology and Evolution
  • BIOL A118 Tropical Ecology
  • BIOL A330/A331 General Ecology
  • CHEM A105 - A107 General Chemistry I
  • CHEM A106 - A108 General Chemistry II
  • CHEM T122 Intro to Chemistry
 6

Choose two of the following Social Sciences courses:

  • CMMN A475 Environmental Communications
  • SOCI X235 Environment and Society
  • SOCI X236 Global Environmental Crisis
 6

Select two of the following Humanities courses:

  • PHIL V143 Environmental Philosophy
  • PHIL V245 Environmental Ethics
  • RELS A368 Christianity and the Environment
  • RELS A470 Spirituality of Nature Writers
  • ENGL V281 Literature of Nature
 6

Senior Research Experience

  • ENVA A497 Practicum
  • ENVA A498 Research Project
  • ENVA A499 Independent Study
 3