Environmental Studies : Requirements

The Concentration in Environmental Studies

Number of Units

Six units are required.

Required Courses

One from each group is required of all concentrators:
BIOL 115 Environmental Science or BIOL 124 Physiology and Ecology with Lab
CHEM 101 Chemistry and Society or CHEM 105 The Physical Earth or CHEM 120 Introductory Chemistry II with Lab
ECON 235 Environmental and Resource Economics*  (*Prerequisite: ECON 101)
ENVS 490 Environmental Studies Senior Seminar

Electives

At least two of the following courses are required:
ANSO 258 Political Ecology of Globalization
BIOL 312 Population and Community Ecology with Lab
BIOL 322 General Microbiology with Lab
CHEM 240 Analytical Chemistry with Lab
CHEM 420 Instrumental Analysis with Lab
ENGL 217 World Indigenous Literature: The People and the Land
HIST 217 History of Leisure and Recreation in America
PHIL 108 Ecological Philosophy
PHYS 105 Energy and the Environment

*Additional one-time course offerings may count as electives depending on content (e.g. ENGL, RELG); please discuss the suitability of these courses with Dr. Girdler or Dr. Hussen.

Additional courses that may be relevant to students interested in this concentration include BIOL 232, 296; COMP 105, 110; ECON 240, 412; MATH 260, 360.