MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: B.A. TRACK
The B.A. track in Environmental Studies is ideal for students with interests in the societal aspects of environmental issues.
Career paths for students who pursue this track include environmental policy and planning, environmental law, international environmental affairs and development, journalism, fund-raising, environmental education and outreach, and environmental advocacy.
The B.A. track in Environmental Studies can be combined with another major such as political science, business, economics, communication arts, or philosophy, among others, to provide students with a strong foundation for pursuing careers in government, the private sector, and with not-for-profit organizations.
Courses Required for the B.A. track
(40 total credits)
Science & Mathematics (14 credits)
BIO 102 - Human Ecology
BIO 242 - Conservation Biology
BIO 215 - Environmental Impacts on Human Health
MTH 117 - Elementary Statistics
Social Sciences and Humanities (9 credits)
ECO 106 - Environmental Economics
PHL 240 - Critical Issues in Environmentalism
Choice of ONE of the following:
POS 260 - Issues in American Politics or
POS 255 - Problems in World Politics or
POS 320 - International Law & Organizations or
HIS 360 - Twentieth Century Global Issues
Environmental Studies (5 credits)
ENV 101 - Environmental Colloquium I
ENV 201 - Environmental Colloquium II
ENV 495 - Internship
Choice of FOUR of the following electives (12 credits)
INS 400 - Environmental Justice
SOC 240 - Technology and Society
INS 400 - Multinational Corporations, Business Ethics & Human Rights
POS 260 - Issues in American Politics
POS 255 - Problems in World Politics
POS 320 - International Law and Organizations
HIS 360 - Twentieth Century Global Issues
ECO 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 253 - International Economics
PHL 250 - Technology & Environmentalism
PHL 260 - Intercultural Perspectives of Culture & Environment
PHL 270 - Women, the Poor, & the Environment