Environmental Studies and Sustainability Major Requirements
Complete at least 65 credits, as follows:
Foundational Core Courses (29 credits)
Students will take nine courses that reflect the breadth of environmental, sustainability, and society concerns and are representative of different modes of inquiry.
Interdisciplinary
Physical and Life Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Humanities and the Arts
Depth and Choice Elective Courses (30 credits)
Working with an advisor, students are required to determine a concentration within the Environmental Studies and Sustainability major and develop a purposeful plan that adds depth that is aligned with the students overall goals. Popular concentrations are Environmental Health and Safety, Sustainability, Environmental Studies, and Environmental Management. Students may also build their own unique plan. Each student should take 30 credits (or more), including courses from ESST (minimum three), and two or more academic divisions. Need to include 2 or more 300-level courses. Double majors can count a maximum of three overlapping courses between ESST and their other major.
Note: The “Depth and Choice” component represents essentially 8-10 courses for each student major from the list below, but other upper level courses of any major can be considered in consultation with the ESST coordinator
Moreover, many professors would be willing to waive the prerequisites of “Depth and Choice” courses for majors in Environmental Studies and Sustainability if the major has already completed at least three of the nine foundational courses at the time of enrollment.
Interdisciplinary
Physical and Life Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Humanities and the Arts
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.
Environmental Studies and Sustainability Degree Pathway
First Year
Fall
| ESST 160 | Intro to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| GEOL 106 | Global Environment-With 2-Hr Lab | 4 |
Winter
| ECON 118 | Economics of Sustainability | 3 |
| Or | |
| Electives | |
Spring
Second Year
Fall
Winter
| ECON 118 | Economics of Sustainability | 3 |
| Or | |
| Electives | |
Spring
Third Year
Fall
Winter
Major (ENSS) Electives
Spring
Fourth Year
Fall
Winter
Spring