Major Overview
The major in environmental and sustainability studies with a sustainability studies concentration is an interdisciplinary track in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program that examines the ecological, ethical, and economic forces of human–environment interactions and how organizations design their activities to mitigate human impacts with ecological sustainability in mind. The concentration provides students with the tools necessary to contribute to the development of resilient human-natural systems and organizations in a changing climate.
Major Requirements
The requirements for a major in environmental and sustainability studies with a sustainability studies 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 365 | Global Sustainability Issues | 4 |
| Statistical or Geographical Reasoning Courses | ||
| Select 4 credits in statistical or geographical reasoning from the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Methods and Techniques of Political Analysis | ||
| Statistics and Psychology Measurement | ||
| 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 or Economics Courses | ||
| Select 8 credits in policy or economics from the following: | 8 | |
| Principles of Global Economics | ||
| Global Development Issues | ||
| Climate Change and Conflict | ||
| Environmental Policy- Politics | ||
| Petroleum Politics & Planet | ||
| Environmental Nutrition | ||
| Politics of Development | ||
| 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 | ||
| Upper-Level Environmental Science or GIS | ||
| Select 4 credits of upper-level environmental science or GIS not taken above from the following: | 4 | |
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Ecology of East Africa | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Geology | ||
| Sustainability-Related Internship | ||
| Select 1-4 credits in sustainability-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.