Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies · 62 credits
+ First Year Seminar
+ First Year Seminar
+ SBC ×2
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ SBC
+ Upper-division SBC
+ Upper-division elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ Upper-division SBC
+ Elective
+ Upper-division elective ×2
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If the student does not place into MAT 125, MAT 131, or AMS 151 on the math placement examination, MAT 123 (or MAT 119 /MAT 123) is required.
Substitution
AMS 110 , AMS 310 , BIO 211 , ECO 320 , POL 201 , PSY 201 , or SOC 202 may be substituted for AMS 102.
Substitution
CHE 129 /CHE 130 may be substituted for CHE 131 .
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PHY 121 or PHY 125 /PHY 126 /PHY 133 or PHY 131 /PHY 133 or PHY 141 /PHY 133 may be substituted for PHY 119 /ENS 119 .
AMS 102 - Elements of Statistics 3 credits (see Note 5); ANT 120 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 credits (formerly ANP 120); BIO 201 - Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits; BIO 204 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits; CHE 131 - General Chemistry IB 4 credits (See Note 4); CHE 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit (See Note 4); ECO 108 - Introduction to Economics 4 credits OR ECO 110 - Introduction to Microeconomics 3 credits OR ECO 111 - Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 credits; ENS 101 - Prospects for Planet Earth 3 credits OR SUS 111 - Introduction to Sustainability 3 credits OR MAR 104 - Oceanography 3 credits; ENS 119 - Physics for Environmental Studies 4 credits (see Note 1) OR PHY 119 - Physics for Environmental Studies 4 credits (see Note 1); MAT 125 - Calculus A 3 credits (or MAT 130 /MAT 125) OR MAT 131 - Calculus I 4 credits OR AMS 151 - Applied Calculus I 3 credits. Note: If students do not place into MAT 125 or MAT 131 or AMS 151 on the basis of the math placement examination, MAT 123 (or MAT 119 /MAT 123 ) is a required course for the major; PHI 104 - Moral Reasoning (II) 3 credits OR PHI 105 - Politics and Society (II) 3 credits; POL 102 - Introduction to American Government 3 credits
ATM 305 - Global Atmospheric Change 3 credits OR ENV 304 - Global Environmental Change 3 credits; ENS 311 - Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits * OR SUS 322 - Human Ecology 3 credits OR SUS 324 - Human Geography and the Environment 3 credits. Note: *ENS 311 is crosslisted with BIO 386. Either course will satisfy this requirement.; MAR 340 - Environmental Problems and Solutions 3 credits OR ENS 312 - Population, Technology, and the Environment 3 credits; ENS 301 - Contemporary Environmental Issues and Policies 3 credits OR SUS 305 - Collective Action and Advocacy 3 credits; One of the following courses: SUS 351 - Design and Implement a Research Project in Ecotoxicology 3 credits; SUS 352 - Conduct and Communicate a Research Project in Ecotoxicology 3 credits; ENS 487 - Independent Research in Environmental Studies 0-6 credits (at least 2 credits, see Notes 2 & 3); ENS 488 - Internship in Environmental Studies 0-6 credits (at least 2 credits, see Notes 2 & 3)
One concentration
Choose 4 courses
At most 2 courses from MAR 373, MAR 375, MAR 376, MAR 377.
Choose 4 courses
Choose 4 courses
Choose 4 courses with a 12 credit minimum from one of the following concentrations: Conservation Biology/Biological Anthropology (ANT 309, ANT 322, ANT 352, ANT 361, BIO 336, BIO 351, BIO 353, BIO 356, MAR 315, SUS 326; Up to two of the following: MAR 373, MAR 375, MAR 376, MAR 377); Marine Science, Marine or Terrestrial Ecology (BIO 319, BIO 351, BIO 352, BIO 353, BIO 354, BIO 371, BIO 385, EBH 359, ENV 316, MAR 301, MAR 302, MAR 303, MAR 304, MAR 305, MAR 315, MAR 320, MAR 333, MAR 334, MAR 336, MAR 346, MAR 349, MAR 351, MAR 352, MAR 354, MAR 370, MAR 373, MAR 375, MAR 376, MAR 377, MAR 380, MAR 385, MAR 386, MAR 388); Environmental Law, Waste Management, and Public Policy (AAS 352, ENS 333, ENV 316, GEO 313, HIS 302, MAR 336, MAR 392, MAR 393, MAR 394, PHI 364, PHI 375, POL 320, POL 351, POL 359, SOC 344, SUS 305, SUS 317 OR HIS 365, SUS 318, SUS 321, SUS 323, SUS 325, SUS 329, SUS 344, SUS 366, SUS 405)
Enrollment in an approved advanced course that entails writing of either a term paper or a laboratory report.
The advanced writing component of the major in ENS requires registration in, and satisfactory completion of, the 0-credit MAR 459 or SUS 459 (S/U grading) along with enrollment in an approved advanced course that entails writing of either a term paper or a laboratory report. Completion of MAR 459 or SUS 459 with a grade of S will also result in fulfillment of the WRTD requirement.
Of the courses applied to the major, no more than one course (4 credits) with a grade lower than C can be credited to the major.
Completion of the major requires approximately 62 credits. Of these, no more than one course (4 credits) with a grade lower than C can be credited to the major.
Excluding SUS 305, no more than 6 credits of 300-400 level course credits can be applied between the Environmental Studies major and another major.
Excluding SUS 305 - Collective Action and Advocacy , no more than 6 credits of 300-400 level course credits can be applied between the Environmental Studies major and another major.
Year 1 · Fall15 cr
Year 1 · Spring16 cr
Year 2 · Fall14 cr
Year 2 · Spring16 cr
Year 3 · Fall15 cr
Year 3 · Spring15 cr
Year 4 · Fall14 cr
Year 4 · Spring15 cr
+ First Year Seminar
+ First Year Seminar
+ SBC ×2
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ SBC
+ Elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ SBC
+ Upper-division SBC
+ Upper-division elective
+ ENS Concentration Course
+ Upper-division SBC
+ Elective
+ Upper-division elective ×2
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