Environmental Humanities, BA

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Environmental Humanities, BA

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Humanities

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Required Foundation Courses for Major (30 credits)

Pick 2 courses · 8 courses to choose from

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300s

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400s

None

Upper-Division Course Groups (24 credits)

Pick 21 credits · 28 courses to choose from

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200s

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300s

400s

Required Foundation Courses for Major (30 credits)

All of
- AMS 102Elements of Statistics3 cr
- ANT 102What Makes Us Human?3 cr
- GSS 105Introduction to Maps and Mapping3 cr
- POL 102Introduction to American Government3 cr
- SUS 111Introduction to Sustainability3 cr
- or
  ENS 101Prospects for Planet Earth3 cr
All of
- SUS 201Systems and Models3 cr
- SUS 202Introduction to Environmental Humanities3 cr
- SUS 203Interpretation and Critical Analysis3 cr
Choose 2 courses
- ATM 201Introduction to Climate and Climate Change3 cr
- BIO 113General Ecology3 cr
- BIO 115Evolution and Society3 cr
- CHE 115Chemistry, Life, and Environment3 cr
- ENV 115Chemistry, Life, and Environment3 cr
- GEO 102The Earth3 cr
- MAR 101Long Island Sound: Science and Use3 cr
- MAR 104Oceanography3 cr
- SUS 118

Substitution

Note: CHE 129, CHE 131, or CHE 152 may be substituted for CHE 115/ENV 115.

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AMS 102 - Elements of Statistics 3 credits; ANT 102 - What Makes Us Human? 3 credits; GSS 105 - Introduction to Maps and Mapping 3 credits; POL 102 - Introduction to American Government 3 credits; SUS 111 - Introduction to Sustainability 3 credits OR ENS 101 - Prospects for Planet Earth 3 credits; SUS 201 - Systems and Models 3 credits; SUS 202 - Introduction to Environmental Humanities 3 credits; SUS 203 - Interpretation and Critical Analysis 3 credits; Two of the following: ATM 201, BIO 113, BIO 115, CHE 115, ENV 115, GEO 102, MAR 101, MAR 104, SUS 118

Core Courses (12-13 credits)

- ENV 301Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens3 cr
- or
  SUS 401Integrative, Collaborative Systems Studies3 cr
One of
- All of
  - GSS 313GIS Design and Application I3 cr
  - GSS 314GIS Laboratory1 cr
- or
  GIS 317
SUS 301Technical Writing and Communication3 cr
SUS 305Collective Action and Advocacy3 cr

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ENV 301 - Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens 3 credits OR SUS 401 - Integrative, Collaborative Systems Studies 3 credits; GSS 313 - GIS Design and Application I 3 credits; GSS 314 - GIS Laboratory 1 credit OR GIS 317 - Geospatial Narratives; SUS 301 - Technical Writing and Communication 3 credits; SUS 305 - Collective Action and Advocacy 3 credits

Upper-Division Course Groups (24 credits)

Group 1: Natural Sciences - ENV 304, GEO 313, MAR 340, MAR 392 (the page does not state how many of these are required)
Choose 21 credits
- EGL 394Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies of Science and Technology3 cr
- SUS 320Utopia and Dystopia and the Environment in Literature and Culture3 cr
- SUS 321Ecology and Evolution in American Literature3 cr
- SUS 325Environmental Writing and the Media3 cr
- SUS 328Ecofeminism, Literature & Film3 cr
- SUS 350Contemporary Topics in Sustainability3 cr
- AAS 352Environmental History of China3 cr
- HIS 352Environmental History of China3 cr
- AFS 374Environment and Development in African History3 cr
- SUS 374Environment and Development in African History3 cr
- ENS 333Environmental Law3 cr
- HIS 302Environmental History in Global Perspective3 cr
- SOC 344Environmental Sociology3 cr
- SUS 309
- SUS 314Civilizations and Collapse3 cr
- SUS 315
- SUS 317American Environmental History3 cr
- SUS 318American Environmental Politics3 cr
- SUS 323Environmental Justice3 cr
- SUS 324Human Geography and the Environment3 cr
- SUS 343Age of the Anthropocene3 cr
- SUS 386The Maya3 cr
- SUS 117Design Drawing3 cr
- SUS 329Environmental Film, Media, Arts3 cr
- SUS 487Research in Sustainability0–6 cr
- SUS 488Internship in Sustainability Studies0–12 cr
- ANP 487
- ANT 309Comparing Ecosystems in Madagascar3 cr
- ANT 310Environments, Ecosystems and Evolution: Evidence from the Turkana Basin3 cr
- ANT 326Lemurs of Madagascar3 cr
- SUS 316Cuba and Sustainability3 cr
At least 1 from EGL 394, SUS 320, SUS 321, SUS 325, SUS 328, SUS 350.
At least 1 from AAS 352, HIS 352, AFS 374, SUS 374, ENS 333, HIS 302, SOC 344, SUS 309, SUS 314, SUS 315, SUS 317, SUS 318, SUS 323, SUS 324, SUS 343, SUS 350, SUS 386.
At least 2 from SUS 117, SUS 329, SUS 350.

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Students are required to complete 21 credits total from the courses of Groups 2, 3, and 4. Select one course from each of Groups 2 and 3 and two courses from Group 4. The remaining three courses may be selected from any one area or spread across areas as is most relevant to the student. With the permission of the faculty advisor, students may do an independent study or research (SUS 487, SUS 488, or ANP 487) in place of 3 credits in groups 2, 3, or 4. Other classes may be substituted with permission of undergraduate director.

Upper-Division Writing Requirement

SUS 459Write Effectively in Sustainability0 cr

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The advanced writing component of the major in EHM requires registration in the 0-credit SUS 459 and approval of either a term paper or a laboratory report written for an advanced course in the appropriate major at Stony Brook (including Readings and Research courses). Completion of SUS 459 with a grade of S will result in approval of the WRTD requirement.

Grade limit for major courses

No more than one course (4 credits maximum) with a passing grade lower than C can be credited towards the major. Course taken with the Pass/NC option may not be applied to the major.

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No more than one course (4 credits maximum) with a passing grade lower than C can be credited towards the major. Course taken with the Pass/NC option may not be applied to the major.

Double Majors

Excluding ENV 301, SUS 301, SUS 305, and SUS 401, no more than 6 credits of 300-400 level course credits can be applied to two majors within the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

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Excluding ENV 301 Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens, SUS 301 Technical Writing and Communication, SUS 305 Collective Action and Advocacy, and SUS 401 Integrative, Collaborative Systems Studies, no more than 6 credits of 300-400 level course credits can be applied to two majors within the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

Stony Brook Curriculum

WRTD satisfied by

SUS 459Write Effectively in Sustainability0 cr

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Completion of SUS 459 with a grade of S will result in approval of the WRTD requirement.

Notes

Note: Effective Spring 2023, students may not declare the major in Environmental Humanities. Students may instead enroll in the Environmental Humanities track in the Sustainability Studies, BA.
Advising: Contact the director (David Taylor) or undergraduate advisor (Nancy Black) to plan the Upper Division Writing Requirement and study abroad coursework.
Note: Study abroad experiences in Costa Rica, Madagascar, and the Turkana Basin (Kenya) are encouraged; discuss with the major director how study abroad coursework can fulfill requirements.
Note: Several courses are listed with former designations (e.g., formerly offered as SBC 111, EHM 202); the page lists these as the current SUS course numbers.
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