2023-2024 College Catalog

Environment, Sustainability and Society Major

Environment, Sustainability and Society Major Requirements

Complete at least 61 credits, as follows:

Foundational Core Courses (25 credits)

Students will take eight courses that reflect the breadth of environmental, sustainability and society concerns and are representative of different modes of inquiry.

Interdisciplinary

ENSS 160Intro to Environmental Studies

3

Physical and Life Sciences

BIOL 260Conservation Biology

3

MATH 108Statistics

3

GEOL 109Global Envir-With 2 Hr Lab

4

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Economics of Sustainability

POSC 290Environmental Politics & Policy

3

Humanities and the Arts

PHIL 271Values and Society

3

PHIL 322Environmental Ethics

4

Depth and Choice Elective Courses (30 credits)

Working with an advisor, students will determine the direction of their coursework and develop a purposeful plan that adds depth within the field by taking a selection of designated upper-level courses.

Note: The “Depth and Choice” component represents essentially 8-10 courses for each student major, and below we list at least six courses in each academic division (as well as two interdisciplinary courses) that have been offered recently or consistently and will be expected to continue.

Moreover, please note that although some of these courses have prerequisites (they are meant to be upper-level courses), many professors would be willing to waive the prerequisites for majors in Environment, Sustainability and Society if the major has already completed at least three of the five foundational courses at the time of enrollment. Those professors who have already indicated a willingness to waive prerequisites for such students are indicated with ENCH 315, ANTH 341 and POSC 325.

Interdisciplinary

ENSS 201The Idea and Practice of Sustainability

3

ENSS 209/GEOL 209Introduction to Soil with 2 hour lab

4

ENSS 212/GEOL 212Climate Change

3

ENSS 225Water and Human Rights

3

ENSS 310Sustainable Agriculture

3

ENSS 320Geographic Information Systems

3

ENSS 370/POSC 370Environmental Law

3

ENSS 380/POSC 380Energy Policy

3

Physical and Life Sciences

BIOL 303Ecology

4

BIOL 308Aquatic Ecology

4

BIOL 310Ornithology

4

BIOL 435Behavioral Ecology

3

CHEM 203Analytical Chemistry

3

And

CHEM 203LAnalytical Chemistry Lab

2

ENCH 315Environmental Chemistry

3

And

ENCH 315LEnvironmental Chemistry Lab

2

GEOL 200Oceanography

3

GEOL 202Meteorology-With 2 Hr Lab

4

GEOL 274Off-Campus Orientation

1

GEOL 275Off-Campus Field Studies

4

GEOL 288Geomorphology

3

GEOL 302Surficial Geology With 2HR Lab

4

GEOL 305Groundwater Hydrology-With 3 Hr Lab

4

PHYS 125Energy, Environment & Society

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

ANTH 223Cultural Anthropology

3

ANTH 341Cultural Ecology

3

ECON 223Econometrics

4

ECON 314Development and Transition

3

ECON 318Environmental Economics

3

HIST 240American Environmental History

3

POSC 290Environmental Politics & Policy

3

POSC 325International Environmental Politics

3

POSC 325International Environmental Politics

3

SOCI 230Sociology of Environment

3

SOCI 322Population and Ecology

3

Humanities and the Arts

ART 213Introduction to Digital Media

4

ART 217Drawing/Works on Paper

4

ART 241Introduction to Photography: Pinholes to Pixels

4

ART 243Introduction to Digital Photo

4

ART 344Intermediate Photography: Photojournalism

4

ENGL 205Journalism

3

ENGL 213Intro to Creative Writing

3

ENGL 262Utopia & Dystopia in Literature

3

ENGL 305Advanced Journalism

3

PHIL 236Logic

3

PHIL 336Ethics

3

RELS 241Religion & Science

3

RELS 243Religion & Politics in America

3

RELS 347Religion and Nature

4

Required Capstone Courses (6 credits)

All majors will participate in an internship (or independent study) and a capstone research project. The internship and capstone project are determined by the student’s interest.

ENSS 395/495ENSS Internship

1-4 Credits

Or

ENSS 398/498ENSS Independent Study

1-4 Credits

ENSS 490Research Project

3

Environment, Sustainability, and Society Degree Pathway

First Year

Fall

ENSS 160Intro to Environmental Studies

3

GEOL 109Global Envir-With 2 Hr Lab

4

Spring

BIOL 260Conservation Biology

3

MATH 108Statistics

3

Second Year

Fall

PHIL 271Values and Society

3

POSC 290Environmental Politics & Policy

3

Winter

Electives

Spring

Economics of Sustainability

Environmental Ethics

Third Year

Fall

ENSS 310Sustainable Agriculture

3

Electives

Winter

Electives

Spring

ENSS 320Geographic Information Systems

3

Electives

Fourth Year

Fall

ENSS 395/495ENSS Internship

1-4 Credits

ENSS 398/498ENSS Independent Study

1-4 Credits

Electives

Winter

Electives

Spring

ENSS 490Research Project

3

Electives