Program Requirements
Environmental Studies and Sustainbility (Ests) Course Requirements Checklist
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General Education |
Major Requirements |
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Intro to Liberal Arts |
1.0 |
Intro. Environmental Science (ESTS 103) |
1.0 |
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English 110 |
1.0 |
Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (BIOL 155) |
1.0 |
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COMM 101 |
1.0 |
Intro. Sociology or Anthropology (SOCI 101/ANTH 103) |
1.0 |
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Foreign Language |
1.0 |
American Politics (POLS 103) |
1.0 |
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Foreign Language |
1.0 |
Economics (ECON 200) |
1.0 |
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Art |
1.0 |
Humanities/ Social Science Electives1 (choose two, see list below) |
2.0 |
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Global Perspectives |
1.0 |
Science/Math Electives2 (choose three, see list below) |
3.0 |
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Reflections |
1.0 |
Research Methods and Research3 |
1.0 - 2.0 |
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Citizenship |
1.0 |
Science Seminar (BIOL 350, 2 semesters) |
0.5 |
Humanities/Social Science Electives (choose at least two)
- Environmental Economics (ECON 380) – prerequisite filled above
- Regulation and Legislation (ECON 310) – prerequisite filled above
- Economics and Law (ECON 340) – prerequisite filled above
- Public Finance (ECON 370) – prerequisite filled above
- Sociology of Inequality (SOCI 345) – prerequisite filled above
- Environmental Politics (POLS 375) – no prerequisite
- Parties and Elections (POLS 311) – no prerequisite
- Argumentation (COMM 335) – prerequisite filled above
- Small Group Communication (COMM 235) – prerequisite filled above
- Persuasion (COMM 339) – prerequisites COMM 101 and 230
- Environmental Ethics (PHIL 310) – perquisite, sophomore standing
- Other humanities courses at or above the 200 level with approval of the ESTS coordinator.
Science/Math Electives (choose at least three; two must be at or above the 200 level)
- Statistics for the Sciences (MATH 207) – prerequisite, “competent mathematical skills”
- Investigating Biological Concepts (BIOL 150) – no prerequisite
- Field Botany (BIOL 201) – no prerequisite
- Ecology (BIOL 307) – prerequisite, C− or better in BIOL 150 & 155 and MATH 207 (or co-requisite)
- Conservation Biology (BIOL 315) – prerequisite, C- or better in BIOL155 & junior standing
- General Chemistry (CHEM 140) – no prerequisite
- Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 220) – prerequisite, CHEM 140
- Other science/math courses at or above the 200 level with approval of the ESTS coordinator.
Research Methods and Research
Choose a sequence of research methods and a capstone research experience for a minimum of 1.0 credit total, from a department of your choice, with prior approval of the Environmental Studies coordinator.
Environmental Studies and Sustainbility (Ests) Minor Course Requirements
- ESTS 103 – Introduction to Environmental Science
Choose three upper-level courses from the following:
- BIOL 201 – Field Botany (no prerequisite)
- BIOL 315 – Conservation Biology (BIOL 155, junior standing)
- COMM 335 – Argumentation (prerequisite COMM 101)
- PHIL 310 – Environmental Ethics (no prerequisite)
- POLS 375* – Environmental Politics (prerequisite POLS 103 or POLS 200)
- ECON 380* – Environmental Economics (prerequisite ECON 200)
