LIST OF MAJOR/MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected to check in/meet with the ENSTD Advisor each semester
MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (34-36 Credits Total) The interdisciplinary major in Environmental Studies requires the following courses: ENSCI 100 and 112; URBST 252 and 372; and either ENSCI 373W or URBST 373W. Additionally, students will choose six electives from the lists below. At least two courses must be in the Natural Sciences, at least two in the Social Sciences/Humanities, and two can be from either list.
MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (19 Credits)The interdisciplinary minor in Environmental Studies requires the following courses: ENSCI 100, ENSCI 112, URBST 252. Students will choose also choose three electives from the same list as provided for the major. (NOTE: Environmental Science majors should replace ENSCI electives with non-ENSCI courses).
REQUIRED – Students must take ALL of the following courses: (13 credits)
URBST 252: The Changing Urban Environment
URBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies (click on the link for more info!)
ENSCI 100: Our Planet in the 21st Century (4 credits)
ENSCI 112: Our Changing Planet
CAPSTONE COURSES – Students must take ONE of the following: (3 credits)
ENSCI 373W: Solving Environmental Problems
URBST 373W: Special Problems in Environmental Studies
ELECTIVES (This list may be expanded – check with advisor for details).
Social Science/Humanities Electives – Students must take 2-4 courses from the following list: (6-12 credits)
ANTH 270: Evolutionary Medicine
ANTH 275: Diseases in the Past*
ANTH 302: Ecology and Culture
ECON 228, 228W: Economics of the Environment
ECON 232: Economics of Climate Change
ENGL 327, 327W: Environmental Literature
MEDST 270: Media and the Environment (MUST TAKE WITH PROF. MAXWELL)
PHIL 125: Philosophy of the Environment
PSCI 289.1: Law & Politics: Sustainable Development
PSCI 287: Law, Politics and the Environment
URBST 241: Introduction to Urban Planning
URBST 206: Cities of the World
URBST 207: Development of the American City
URBST 230: Environmental and Public Health Policy
URBST 235: Urban Epidemics
URBST 236: Emerging Diseases and Public Policy
URBST 253: Conflicts in Urban Planning
URBST 254: Urban Transportation Policy
URBST 358: Climate Change and Public Policy
URBST 373W: Special Problems in Environmental Policy (counts as EITHER an elective OR a capstone)
URBST 263: Introduction to GIS*
URBST 265: Special Topics (Only SOME sections apply to this major – check with ENSTD advisor before registering!!!)
Natural Sciences Electives – Students must take 2-4 courses from the following list: (6-14 credits)
BIOL 106: General Biology: Life-forms and Ecosystems (4 credits)
GEOL 101: Physical Geology (4 credits)
ENSCI 200 (co-req. CHEM 113.4 and 113.1): Earth System Science
ENSCI 383 Special Topics in Environmental Science (permission of ENSCI Advisor required!)
GEOL 383 Special Topics in Geology (permission of ENSCI Advisor required!)
* Not listed on Degreeworks
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