Environmental Studies (Environment and Society Concentration), B.A.

Requirements for a Concentration in Environment and Society

Concentration Requirements
Eighteen semester hours from the following:
Six semester hours from Environment and Society:6
Environment and Society
Environment and Human Behavior
World Food Problems
The Environment and Economic Analysis
Environmental Sustainability and Religion
American Environmental History
Environmental Ethics
Humans and Environmental Change
Three semester hours from Environmental Science:3
Conserving Biodiversity
Marine Environments and Biodiversity
Introduction to Environmental Health
Introduction to Air Quality
Watershed Assessment
Agricultural Ecology
Heavy Metals & Global Public Health
The Environment and Energy
Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology
Applied Forest Ecology
Nine additional semester hours of 3000-4000 level ENV courses9
Subtotal18
Required Courses in Other Fields
Chemistry3-4
Introductory Chemistry
Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I
Chemistry and Society
Life Science – select at least three hours from the following:4
Modern Concepts of Bioscience
and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory
Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued
and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory
Current Issues in Human Biology
Physical Science – select at least three hours from the following:3
Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry II
Introductory Organic Biochemistry
Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
World Oceans
Environmental Geology
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Advanced GIS Analysis
Data Evaluation – select at least three hours from the following:3
Elementary Statistics
Introductory Statistical Methods
Issues in Economics for Non-Business Majors
Principles of Microeconomics
Total Hours31-32