Environmental Studies

Standard program for the A.B. degree in Environmental Studies.

Basic prerequisites:

Competence in mathematics sufficient to take courses approved for the concentration

Core Requirements:

ENVS 0110 Humans, Nature, and the Environment: Addressing Environmental Change in the 21st Century, or an approved alternative*/**

3 intermediate level social science or humanities courses appropriate to the student's focus ***, e.g.,

• ENVS 0510 International Environmental Policy
• ENVS 1350 Environmental Economics
• ENVS 1410 Environmental Law and Policy
• ENVS 1710 Environmental Health
• HIST 1790 North American Environmental History

2 intermediate level environmental science courses appropriate to the student's focus ****, e.g.,

• ENVS 0490** Environmental Science in a Changing World
• BIOL 0420 Principles of Ecology
• GEOL 0220 Physical Processes in Geology

Competence in statistics and/or qualitative methods based on the student's focus

ENVS 1920 Analysis and Resolution of Environmental Problems

Focus: Four focus courses beyond the introductory level.

Thesis : ENVS 1970/1971

TOTAL # COURSES: 8 Core + 4 Focus + 2 Thesis = 14 courses

Standard program for the Sc.B. degree in Environmental Science

Basic Requirements:
Competence in mathematics (MATH 0090, MATH 0100) and chemistry (CHEM 0330)

Core Requirements:

ENVS 0110 Humans, Nature, and the Environment: Addressing Environmental Change in the 21st Century, or an approved alternative*/**

2 intermediate level non-science courses appropriate to the student's focus ***, e.g.,

• ENVS 0510 International Environmental Policy
• ENVS 1350 Environmental Economics
• ENVS 1410 Environmental Law and Policy
• ENVS 1710 Environmental Health
• HIST 1790 North American Environmental History

3 intermediate level environmental science courses appropriate to the student's focus ****, e.g.,

• ENVS 0490** Environmental Science in a Changing World
• BIOL 0420 Principles of Ecology
• GEOL 0220 Physical Processes in Geology

Competence in statistics, e.g., PHP 2500, PHP 2501 (BC 203, BC 213)

ENVS 1920 Analysis and Resolution of Environmental Problems

Focus: Six focus courses beyond the introductory level:

• - 5 of 6 must be science courses;
• - 3 of 6 must be at the 1000-level;
• - a t least one (1) course must have laboratory or field-based component.

TOTAL # COURSES: 3 Basic science + 8 Core + 6 Focus + 2 Thesis = 19 courses. (Advanced placement credit for MATH 0090 or MATH 0090 and MATH 0100 can be used to meet the math competency requirement and reduce the number of required courses).

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* Alternatives to ENVS 0110 may include GEOL 0160B Global Environmental Change, ENVS 0070 Environment and Society, or a similar course from transferring institution depending on the student's situation. Substitution requires approval of the concentration advisor.

**A score of 5 on AP exam may be used to satisfy ENVS 0110, ENVS 0490, MATH 0090, or MATH 0100 with permission of the concentration advisor.

***Students are strongly encouraged to take Environmental Economics and an environmental policy course.

****Other intermediate level science courses may be substituted with the approval of the concentration advisor.

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