Environmental Studies, Bachelor of Arts

Environmental Studies Major Requirements

Major Requirements

BIO 1001Principles of Biology I

4

BIO 1002Principles of Biology II

4

CHM 1001Principles of Chemistry I

3

CHM 1002Principles of Chemistry II

3

CHM 1003Principles of Chemistry Lab I

1

CHM 1004Principles of Chemistry Lab II

1

BIO 3012Biostatistics

3

OR

PSY 2012Statistics for the Social Sciences

4

BIO 2010Foundations of Ecology

3

BIO 3056Environmental Ecology

4

BIO 3996Team Biology Research

4

OR

BIO 3997Independent Biology Research

4

BIO 3998Senior Evaluation Capstone

3

Additional Required Courses 

BIOxxx One Introductory Environmental Science course (see list) 3 credits
BIOxxx One Environmentally-relevant course* from another program (see list) 3 credits 
BIOxxx  Four additional biology electives, three of which need to be laboratory courses (see list) 15-16 credits 

Note: All students in the Senior Research Program are required to attend the senior presentations, and all majors are encouraged to attend.

Placement Exam

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.  Otherwise students should begin with BIO 1000: Introduction to Biology.

Introductory Environmental Courses List

Four additional biology electives, three of which need to be laboratory courses

BIO 3005Developmental Biology

4

BIO 3007Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIO 3013Microbiology

4

BIO 3032Parasitology

4

BIO 3047Vertebrate Biology

4

BIO 3055Plant Biology

4

BIO 3057Forensic Biology

4

BIO 3058Evolutionary Biology

4

BIO 3059Marine Biology

4

Other electives may fulfill this requirement, but must be approved by the Division Chair. All elective major courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.

Environmentally-relevant courses* from another department (3 credits)

Must be outside of the Natural Sciences. (*course may have prerequisites)

CHM 2018Environmental Chemistry

3

POS 3012Environmental Politics

3

SOC 2000Environmental Sociology

3

SOC 3100CLIMATE CHANGE & SOCIETY

3

Other classes may also be appropriate, see the Division Chair for assistance.