Environmental Studies - Environmental Sustainability Concentration, B.S.
Students in the Environmental Studies major select one of two concentrations: Environmental Science or Environmental Sustainability. In addition to foundation courses for the Environmental Studies Major, students selecting the Environmental Sustainability Concentration complete courses that cover important concepts in environmental economics, politics, and law. Students also gain ample experience in the field and laboratory settings. Students can choose from a variety of elective courses mainly in environmental anthropology, literature, ethics, and justice to complete this minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies Major Foundation Courses | 27 | |
| Environmental Sustainability Concentration: | ||
| ENVI 310 | Politics and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ENVI 315 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 315 | Environmental Economics | |
| ENVI 340 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| or ENVI 340H | Honors: Environmental Law | |
| Select twelve credits of the following: | 12 | |
| Environmental Studies | ||
| Ecological Disaster and Cultural Imagination | ||
| Plants and Society | ||
or BIOL 327H | Honors: Plants and Society | |
| The Good Earth: The Theme of Agrarianism | ||
| The American Renaissance | ||
| Introduction to Outdoor Leadership | ||
| Green Living Seminar | ||
| Ecology and Management of the Adirondack Park | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Studies | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Everglades and South Florida | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Not more than 6 total credits from Biology/Environmental Science/Physical Science | ||
| Biology | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Bryology & Lichenology | ||
or BIOL 332H | Honors: Bryology and Lichenology | |
| Field Botany | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Nature of New England | ||
| Ornithology | ||
or BIOL 351 | Ornithology | |
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Science | ||
| Physical Science | ||
| Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Upper-Level ERTH Course | ||
| Total Hours | 48 | |