The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies requires the completion of at least one hundred twenty (120) credit hours. The student will complete an Environmental Studies Core (thirty credit hours) providing a broad appreciation of the interrelationships inherent in any study of the environment, and a more specific concentration (forty two credit hours) which will provide the depth and focus of the degree program.
Students will be required to take the following courses:
Students must complete 30 credit hours as follows:
- Economics 2010: Introduction to Microeconomics
- Environmental Studies 1000: Introduction to Environmental Studies
- Environmental Studies 2000: Introduction to Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographical Information Systems
- Environmental Studies 3000: Issues in Environmental Economics
- Environmental Studies 3001: Environmental and Resource Management
- Environmental Studies 4010: Seminar in Environmental Studies
- Environmental Studies 4950: Independent Research Project
- Geography 1000: Introduction to Physical Geography
- Geography 3222: Research Design and Quantitative Methods
- Philosophy 2561: Environmental Ethics
In addition to the courses listed above, students will be required to complete 42 credit hours in one of the following concentrations:
A. Environmental Perspectives Concentration
15 of the 42 credit hours from the following required courses must be at the 3000 or 4000 level:
- Anthropology 3080: Third World
- Anthropology 3083: Cultural Crises and the Environment
- Biology 1001 and 1002: Principles of Biology
- Biology 2041: Modern Biology and Human Society II
- Biology 2600: Principles of Ecology
- Chemistry 1001: General Chemistry II
- Chemistry 1200: General Chemistry I
- Earth Sciences 1000: Earth Systems
- Earth Sciences 1002: Concepts and Methods in Earth Sciences
- Environmental Science 2261: Survey of Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Science 2360: Geological Hazards and Natural Disasters
- Environmental Science 2370: Global Environmental Change
- Environmental Science 2371: Oceanography
- Environmental Studies 3010-3029: Special Topics in Environmental Studies
- Environmental Studies 4000: Environmental Impact Assessment
- Folklore 2401: Folklore Studies
- Folklore 2600: Regional Folklore
- Forestry 1010 and 1011: Introduction to Forestry
- Geography 1001: Introduction to Geography II
- Geography 2001: Cultural Geography
- Geography 2102: Physical Geography
- Geography 2302: Economic Geography
- Geography 2425: Natural Resources
- Political Science 3550: Politics and the Environment
- Political Science 3731: Environmental Policy
- Religious Studies 3880: Spirituality and the Earth
- Sociology 2120: Technology and Society
- Geography 4405 (Outdoor Recreation Resources and Planning)
or
Human Kinetics and Recreation 3555 (Outdoor Recreation Management)
B. Outdoor Environmental Pursuits Concentration
- Environmental Studies 2210: Outdoor Environmental Pursuits I
- Environmental Studies 2220: Outdoor Environmental Pursuits II
- Environmental Studies 3210: Expedition
- Human Kinetics and Recreation 3555: Outdoor Recreation Management
- Human Kinetics and Recreation 4555: Leadership and Supervision in Recreation
and27 credit hours from the following of which at least nine credit hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level:
- Anthropology 3083: Cultural Crises and the Environment
- Biology 1001 and 1002: Principles of Biology
- Biology 2041: Modern Biology and Human Society II
- Biology 2600: Principles of Ecology
- Chemistry 1001: General Chemistry II
- Chemistry 1200: General Chemistry I
- Earth Sciences 1000: Earth Systems
- Earth Sciences 1002: Concepts and Methods in Earth Sciences
- Environmental Science 2261: Survey of Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Science 2360: Geological Hazards and Natural Disasters
- Environmental Science 2370: Global Environmental Change
- Environmental Science 2371: Oceanography
- Environmental Studies 3010-3029: Special Topics in Environmental Studies
- Environmental Studies 4000: Environmental impact Assessment
- Folklore 2600: Regional Folklore
- Forestry 1010 and 1011: Introduction to Forestry
- Geography 1001: Introduction to Geography II
- Geography 2102: Physical Geography
- Geography 3325: Natural Resources
- Political Science 3731: Environmental Policy
- Human Kinetics and Recreation 3565: Tourism/ Commercial Recreation
- Human Kinetics and Recreation 4575: Recreation Ethics, Issues and Trends
- Religious Studies 3880: Spirituality and the Earth
Students completing a minor in Environmental Studies require 24 credit hours:
- Environmental Studies 1000 and nine credit hours from those designated as Environmental Studies core courses.
- Twelve credit hours from one of the Environmental Studies concentrations or a combination of courses taken from both concentrations. The courses chosen must be chosen from at least three subject areas.
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