Environmental Studies Major Requirements
Entry-level requirements and co-requisites:
Principles of Biology I and II, completed with a minimum grade of C, or evidence of high achievement in equivalent course work, as a prerequisite for all biology courses above the 2000 level. If a C - or below is received in either class, it must be retaken and passed with a minimum grade of C before students can progress to the 3000-level electives.
Principles of Chemistry I and II, Principles of Chemistry I and II Lab, completed with a minimum grade of C-.
Biostatistics or Statistics for the Social Sciences (completed with a minimum grade of C-.)
Prospective Environmental Studies Majors interested in enrolling in Principles of Biology I or II also need to complete the Biology Placement Exam, which is an online exam located on Blackboard at http://blackboard9.mville.edu.
Upper Level Requirements:
One Introductory Environmental Science course
Choose from the following 3 courses:
| BIO 1016 | Endangered Earth: Understanding Environmental Pollution | 3 |
| BIO 2016 | Global Environmentalism | 3 |
| OR | |
| BIO 2007 | Current Environmental Problems | 3 |
One Environmentally-relevant course* from another department (3 credits).
Must be outside of student‘s major area of study and the Natural Sciences. (*course may have prerequisites)
Examples include:
- Environmental chemistry
- Environmental geography
- Environmental sociology
Other classes may also be appropriate, see the Environmental Studies Chairperson for assistance.
The Ecology Sequence (2 courses)
Four additional biology electives, three of which need to be laboratory courses
Other electives may fulfill this requirement, but must be approved by the Program Director or Departmental Chair. All elective major courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
Environmental Studies Senior Research Program
In addition to the requirements as outlined above, environmental studies majors must also complete the following 3-course sequence (see course descriptions below for further details):
Note: All students in the Senior Research Program are required to attend the senior presentations, and all majors are encouraged to attend.