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Environmental Studies Major
B.A., B.A.A., B.S. degrees

Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the complex relationship between humans and the environment. This program is designed to satisfy the needs of students who desire to work in fields that are explicitly related to the environment as well as to provide valuable information to students who simply care about environmental issues. The Environmental Studies major requires a second major taken in another discipline.

For additional information, please contact Tom Rohrer, Director, 774-4409, 318 Brooks Hall.

All Environmental Studies majors must:

1. elect a concentration from the two outlined below,
2. complete the Environmental Studies common core outlined below,
3. complete a six (6) week Internship Program;
4. earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7.

Environmental Studies Common Core (22 hours)
BIO 240 (3) Conservation of Natural Resources 
OR GEO 330 (3) Resource Perception and Utilization
BIO 340 (3) Ecology
BLR 521 (3) Environmental Law and Policy
ECO 301 (3) Environmental Economics
ENV 101 (3) Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENV 400 (1) Environmental Studies Colloquium
GEL 100 (3) Introduction to Earth Systems 
OR GEL 101 (3) Physical Geology 
OR GEL 105 (3) Environmental Geology 
OR GEL 130 (3) Earth Processes
PSC 261 (3) State and Local Government

Environmental Science Concentration 
Required Courses (22-25 hours)
BIO 208 (3) Microbiology
BIO 334 (3) Soil Science 
OR ESC 334 (3) Soil Science
CHM 131 (4) Introduction to Chemistry I 
AND CHM 132 (4) Introduction to Chemistry II 
OR CHM 161 (5) Principles of Chemistry
GEL 380 (3) Hydrogeology
PHY 130 (4) College Physics I 
AND PHY 131 (4) College Physics II 
OR PHY 145 (4) University Physics I 
AND PHY 146 (4) University Physics II

Electives (12 hours)
Six (6) hours from Group A and six (6) hours from Group B below, chosen in consultation with advisor.

Group A
BIO 365 (3) Environmental Contaminants
BIO 526 (3) Limnology
BIO 527 (3) Limnological Methods
CHM 345 (3) Organic Chemistry I
CHM 346 (3) Organic Chemistry II
CHM 513 (3) Chemistry of Natural Waters
ESC 201 (4) Weather  
OR ESC 240 (4) Meteorology
GEL 372 (3) Introduction to Geophysics
GEL 402 (3) Environmental Geochemistry
GEO 203 (3) Introduction to Cartography
GEO 305 (3) Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEO 503 (3) Geographic Information Systems
GEO 506 (3) Applications in Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEO 508 (3) Computer Assisted Remote Sensing

Group B
ANT 171 (3) Physical Anthropology
ANT/SOC 370 (3) Global Environmental Issues 
BLR 410 (3) Regulatory Law
ENV 310 (3) Environmental Issues Management
ESC 305 (3) Oceanography: Economic and Environmental
HSC 352 (3) Environmental Health
HEV 332 (3) Human Shelter
HST 322 (3) Westward Movement in America
IET 327 (3) Industrial Safety
IET 525 (3) Hazardous Materials Technology
JRN 517 (3) Science and Environment Reporting
MGT 312 (3) Introduction to Management
MKT 151 (3) Marketing and Society
PHL 118 (3) Moral Problems
PSC 514 (3) American Public Policy Making
PSC 522 (3) Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law
PSY 387 (3) Behavioral Neural Science 
OR PSY 537 (3) Organizational Behavior Management 
OR PSY 583 (3) Human Motivation
PSY 530 (3) Environmental Psychology
REL 235 (3) Religion and Social Issues

Total: 56-59 Semester hours

Environmental Policy Concentration
Required Courses (22-23 hours)
BIO 334 (3) Soil Science 
OR ESC 334 (3) Soil Science
CHM 120 (4) Survey of Chemistry 
AND CHM 127 (1) Introductory Chemistry Laboratory 
OR CHM 131 (4) Introduction to Chemistry I
IET 327 (3) Industrial Safety
MGT 312 (3) Introduction to Management
MKT 151 (3) Marketing and Society
PSC 514 (3) American Public Policy Making
PSC 522 (3) Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law 
OR BLR 410 (3) Regulatory Law

Electives (12 hours)
Six (6) hours from Group A and six (6) hours from Group B below, chosen in consultation with advisor.

Group A
BIO 365 (3) Environmental Contaminants
CHM 342 (3) Survey of Organic Chemistry
CHM 513 (3) Chemistry of Natural Waters
ESC 201 (4) Weather 
OR ESC 240 (4) Meteorology
ESC 346 (3) Air Pollution
GEL 372 (3) Introduction to Geophysics
GEL 380 (3) Hydrogeology
GEL 402 (3) Environmental Geochemistry
GEO 203 (3) Introduction to Cartography
GEO 305 (3) Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEO 503 (3) Geographic Information Systems
GEO 506 (3) Applications in Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEO 508 (3) Computer Assisted Remote Sensing
PHY 130 (4) College Physics I
PHY 131 (4) College Physics II

Group B
ANT 171 (3) Physical Anthropology
ANT 370 (3) Global Environmental Issues 
OR SOC 370 (3) Global Environmental Issues
ENV 310 (3) Environmental Issues Management
ESC 305 (3) Oceanography: Economic and Environmental
HSC 352 (3) Environmental Health
HEV 332 (3) Human Shelter
HST 322 (3) Westward Movement in America
IET 525 (3) Hazardous Materials Technology
JRN 517 (3) Science and Environment Reporting
PHL 118 (3) Moral Problems
PSC 105 (3) Introduction to American Government and Politics
PSY 387 (3) Behavioral Neural Science
PSY 530 (3) Environmental Psychology
PSY 583 (3) Human Motivation
REL 235 (3) Religion and Social Issues

Total: 56-57 semester hours
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