Environmental Studies Major
Requirements for the Major
Fundamental Background:
| ENS 210 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
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| ENS 270 | Introduction to Ecology | 3 |
| OR | |
| BIO 370 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
Interdisciplinary Cores
Students take one course from each core. Two of the three courses must be 300-level or higher.
One of the following humanities courses:
| CRW 270 | Creative Writing on Nature and the Environment | 3 |
| ENG 386 | Getting Back to Nature | 3 |
| PHI 145 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 305 | "Eat Your Values": The Ethics of Food | 3 |
One of the following social studies courses:
| ANT 360 | GIS and the Environment | 3 |
| ECO 355 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| HIS 361 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| POL 433 | American Environmental Policy | 3 |
One of the following science courses:
Tracks Students take five courses from the following list of ENS-credit courses, if not previously taken as Interdisciplinary Core course options.
At least three of these courses must be numbered 300 or higher, adding to a minimum of six courses numbered 300 or higher for the major (including core course options and senior seminar). Three of the five courses are chosen from one of the three tracks in humanities, social studies, or sciences, and two are chosen from one or both of the other tracks.
Humanities:
Social Studies:
| ANT 350 | Ecological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 351 | Climate Change and Human Society in the Past | 3 |
| ANT 360 | GIS and the Environment | 3 |
| ECO 355 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ECO 365 | Sustainability | 3 |
| ENS 251 | Human Ecology in the Yucatan | 3 |
| ENS 310 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| ENS 315 | Environmental Conflict and Negotiation | 3 |
| ENS 420 | Rivers and Adaptive Ecosystem Management | 3 |
| ENS 430 | Human Dimensions of Climate Change | 3 |
| HIS 361 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| SOC 385 | Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| SOC 386 | Sociology of Food and Agriculture | 3 |
Sciences:
Senior Seminar
Senior Seminar
NOTE: Many of the courses listed above have prerequisites, and several courses are not offered regularly or are offered only once every two years. Students are encouraged to consult with a program committee member early on to discuss course offering schedules and options for an emphasis in the major or minor. Upon program committee approval, additional courses may be added to the list of courses fulfilling major and minor requirements.