Major Overview
The major in environmental and sustainability studies with an environmental policy concentration is an interdisciplinary track in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program that focuses on how public policy is negotiated. The concentration provides students the tools necessary to contribute to policy decision making and change. Some of the upper-level science options are listed as suitable substitutions for students who have the prerequisites because they are double majoring.
Major Requirements
The requirements for a major in environmental and sustainability studies with an environmental policy concentration are 37-40 credits:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental and Sustainability Studies Courses | ||
| ENVR 103 | Ecosystems and Human Influence | 4 |
| or BIOL 221 | Ecology | |
| ENVR/PSC 350 | Environmental Policy- Politics | 4 |
| BIOL/ENVR 360 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 4 |
| Physical or Biological Sciences Courses | ||
| Select 4 credits in physical or biological sciences from the following: | 4 | |
| General Biology | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Evolution and Diversity | ||
| Urban Ecology | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Principles of Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| Survey of Organic and Biochemistry | ||
| Geology | ||
| General College Physics I | ||
| Foundations of Modern Physics | ||
| Physics for Scientists and Engineers | ||
| Ethics or Theology Courses | ||
| Select 4 credits in ethics or theology from the following: | 4 | |
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Ethics of Sustainable Community | ||
| Religion and Ecology | ||
| Policy Courses | ||
| Select 8 credits in policy from the following: | 8 | |
| Climate Change and Conflict | ||
| Petroleum Politics & Planet | ||
| Global Sustainability Issues | ||
| Environmental Nutrition | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| Urban Communities | ||
| Social Change in Theory & Practice | ||
| Arts and Humanities Courses | ||
| Select 4 credits in arts and humanities from the following: | 4 | |
| Video Production | ||
| Global Literature and Environmental Justice | ||
| Animal Stories: Kinship, Rivalry, and Alterity | ||
| Sustainability in Germany | ||
| Nature's Place in U.S. History | ||
| Sustainable Communities | ||
| Policy-Related Internship | ||
| Select 1-4 credits in a policy-related internship, study away, or directed research experience approved by the environmental and sustainability studies program director(s) from: | 1-4 | |
| Academic Internship | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| Research | ||
| ENVR 475 | Interdisciplinary Research | 4 |
| Total Hours | 37-40 | |
Degree and Graduation Requirements
In addition to the program-specific requirements listed above, all students must complete the graduation requirements specified for their degree. See the Degree and Graduation Requirements section for more information.