Requirements to Major in Environmental Studies

A. Collegium Courses

• NSM 1000 - The Way of Science 
• NSM 3000 - Careers in Science (1 credit)
• NSM 4000 - Senior Science Thesis 

B. Environmental Core Courses

• Computer course approved by the ES faculty
• BI 1110 - General Biology I (4 credits)
• ES 1110 - Environmental Science: A Global Concern (4 credits)
• ES 2050 - Environmental Policy and Regulation
• ES 4830 – Independent Study in Environmental Science (1 – 4 credits)
  or ES 4910 - Environmental Science Internship (1 – 15 credits)
• MT 2310 – Statistics
• One Analytical Methods Course

·                    ES 2350 – Surveying, Field Measurements, and Mapping

·                    ES 2450 – Environmental Impact Assessment

·         One Sustainability Course

·                    ES 3450 – Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Developments

·                    ES 3650 - Planning Sustainable Communities 

C. Environmental Studies Concentration

• CH 2010 - Introduction to Chemistry (4 credits)
• CO 1110 - Oral Communication
  or BU 2420 Organizational Behavior
• ES 2000+ - Environmental Studies Elective 2000+ 
• ES 2410 (PA 2410) - Environmental Ethics 
• ES 2550 – Environmental Economics Management
  or EC 2120 Introduction to Microeconomics

D.  Minor in a Related Discipline Offered by the College

Environmental studies majors are required to minor in a related discipline offered by the College or to individually design a minor in consultation with the environmental sciences faculty (normally 6-7 courses.)