2020-2021 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

ECON 150Economics of Sustainability

3

POSC 290Environmental Politics & Policy

3

Humanities and the Arts

PHIL 250CTIP: Environmental Ethics

3

PHIL 271Values and Society

3

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 310Sustainable Agriculture

3

ENSS 320Geographic Information Systems

3

Physical and Life Sciences

BIOL 303Ecology

4

And

BIOL 303LEcology Lab

1

BIOL 435Behavioral Ecology

3

CHEM 203Analytical Chemistry

3

ENCH 315Environmental Chemistry

3

GEOL 202Meteorology-With 2 Hr Lab

4

GEOL 274Off-Campus Orientation

1

GEOL 275Off-Campus Field Studies

4

PHYS 125Energy, Environment & Society

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

ANTH 341Cultural Ecology

3

ECON 314Development and Transition

3

ECON 318Environmental Economics

3

HIST 241Environmental Injustice

3

POSC 370Enviromental Law

3

POSC 350Tip/Energy Policy

3

POSC 325Global Environmental Governance

3

SOCI 322Population and Ecology

3

Humanities and the Arts

ART 217Works on Paper: Experimental Drawing

4

ART 344Photojournalism

4

ENGL 262Utopia & Dystopia in Literature

3

PHIL 336Ethics

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 410Internship/Independent Study

3

ENSS 420Research Project

3

Environment, Sustainability, and Society Degree Pathway

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year