B.A. Degree Program in Environmental Studies:

                                                            Concentration in Environmental Studies

 
 Program Requirements: 59.5 - 73 credits

  1. Environmental Studies 1.  Computer and Information Sciences 1.5 ( C programming)  Mathematics 2.9 (pre cal) or Mathemathics 2.91 and 2.92.  One of the Following Statistics Courses: Economics 30.2, Health and Nutrition Sciences 60, Psychology 40.1, Physical Education 75, Sociology 19.1, Mathematics 1.5, Political Sciences 57
    2.  
  2. One of the Following Science Tracks: Physics 1(or 1.1 + 1.2) and Physics. 2 or Geology 1 and Geology 2.2
      or Chemistry 1 (or 1.1 + 1.2) and Chemistry 2 or Biology 3 and Biology 4
  3.   Any two of the following laboratory bearing Science courses :
      ( to be taken from disciplines other than the chosen science track.)
      Physics 1 (or 1.1 + 1.2), Physics 2, Geology 1, Geology 2.2, Chemistry 1 (or 1.1 + 1.2), Chemistry 2, Biology 3, Biology 4, Chemistry 5, Health and Nutrition Sciences 24 (epidemiology).
    4.  
  4.  Economics 20.1( microeconomics)
     Philosophy 6 (ethics)
      Political Sciences 1.51 (American politics)
      Sociology 28  (Environmental sociology)
     
  5.   Nine credits from the following Social Science and Humanities Courses:    Economics 60.2 (Environmental economics), Economics 75.5 (Urban economics),     Philosophy  15.1 (Environmental ethics), Political Science 75.1(Urban politics),
         Religious Studies 15.5 (Religion and Science), Classics 30 (Environmental ideologies).
    6.  
  6.     Nine credits from the following courses in the Natural Sciences:
     
     Biology 15 (Field Study in Botany), 52 (Microbiology), 52.1 (Microbiology Lab.).
     Chemistry 41( Analytical), 42 (Instrumental), 51 (Organic I), 52 (Organic II).
     Geology 17.21( Economic and Energy Resourcess),.21 (Energy resources), 18 (Medical), 19.1(Waste disposal), 20 (Conservation), 22 (Urban geology), 23.1 (Ground water), 32.5 (Geochemistry), 53 (Soil Geology).
    Health and Nutrition Sciences 20 (Human Ecology), 22.71 (Human Physiology), 40  (Environmental Health), 40.5 (Occupational safety).
     Physical Education 22.71 (The same as Healt and Nutrition 22.71)
    7.  
  7.   Environmental Studies 75.
     

Discussion:

Statement of Purpose:

The Environmental Studies Concentration is designed for students who are interested in a broad training in environmental science and policy.  This degree prepares students for career opportunities in community activism, state and federal government regulatory agencies, journalism and technical writing; and graduate programs in environmental science, journalism, and law. 

Description:

The program requires the students  to take an introductory 3 credit course in
Environmental Studies (Environmental Studies 1)(to be taken no later than during the semester that follows their selection of a major)  and a capstone seminar on Research Methods in Environmental Studies (Environmental Studies 75). The students will be required to take 7
credits from specified existing courses in Statistics, Mathematics and Computer and Information
Science; approximately 20 credits from laboratory courses in the Natural Sciences, 12 credits in
selected Social Sciences, including a course in Ethics; and elective courses in the Social
Sciences, Humanities, and Natural Sciences. The students will be exempted from core 5 and
from at least two out of the four science core courses ( core 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2).