Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies (120 Hours)
REQUIRES A MINOR
Students in this program must complete a minor in addition to the Core, Cognate, and Elective requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies.
The minor in Environmental Science does not fulfill the completion of a minor requirement for the degree.
A student majoring in the Geology and Environmental Science department will not be barred from using the geology minor to fulfill the Environmental Studies minor requirement, even though the major and minor are from the same department.
Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in a second major will satisfy the Environmental Studies minor requirement (e.g., completion of a B.A. in Criminal Justice will satisfy the Environmental Studies minor requirement).
Essential Liberal Arts Courses (31 hours)
Required
| CCC100 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| CCC102 | Public Speaking | 3 |
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| MATH100 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts | 4 |
| Or | |
| MATH101 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
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| Scientific Inquiry | 4 |
| ESS310 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
Great Conversation Series
Required
| GCON110 | Great Conversation: The Meaning of Life | 3 |
| GCON120 | Great Conversation: Western Civilization | 3 |
| GCON130 | GCON130 - Great Conversation: Global Civilization | 3 |
| GCON140 | GCON140 - Great Conversation: Art | 3 |
| GCON150 | GCON150 - Great Conversation: What It Means to Be A U.S. Citizen | 3 |
Environmental Studies Core (21 hours)
Required
| ESS104 | Regional Geography | 3 |
| ESS110 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| ESS201 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| ESS305 | Paleoclimatology | 2 |
| ESS310 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| ESS375 | Geographic Information & Positioning Systems | 4 |
| ESS403 | Capstone: Senior Research | 2 |
Environmental Studies Cognates (19-20 hours)
Required
| BIOL101 | Biology and Society | 4 |
| Or | |
| BIOL131 | General Biology I - Molecules and Cells | 4 |
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| GEOL101 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| Or | |
| GEOL107 | Geology of National Parks | 4 |
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GEOL321
| | 4 |
| MATH115 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 4 |
And
Choose 3-4 hours required from the following:
| COMM302 | Persuasion | 3 |
| ECON223 | Economics of Developing Countries | 3 |
ECON315
| | 3 |
ENGL201
| | 3 |
| GEOL108 | Natural Disasters | 4 |
| JRNL238 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| LDRS360 | Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL304 | Ethics | 3 |
| PSCI205 | Introduction to Public Policy | 3 |
PSCI315
| | 3 |
| PSYC214 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| RELG340 | Religion and Environmental Ethics | 3 |
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| SOC309 | Urban Sociology | 3 |
| Or | |
| 200+ Topics course in any Humanities or Social Science department | |
Note:
- General elective credit hours will vary dependent upon the following degree requirements:
- Must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
- Must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework at the 300 or 400-level
- Courses requiring prerequisites and corequisites are noted on the course which can be found in the course description section of the catalog.
- 200+ Topics course in any Humanities or Social Science department with a strong environmental-related component. It requires approval from the Department Chair.