Environmental StudiesJon Jensen (program director) The interdisciplinary major in environmental studies is designed to provide students with fundamental resources for understanding the complex and dynamic relations between humans and the natural world. The major integrates perspectives from the social sciences, the natural sciences, and humanities to develop the conceptual and analytic skills required for a balanced approach to environmental issues. Students completing a major in environmental studies also gain depth of knowledge in one specific area of study through a concentration. Required for a major: Twelve courses in approved environmental studies courses including five core courses, a four or five course concentration in one area, and two or three elective courses from an approved list. Students pursuing the major must choose one of the three options for a concentration listed below. Six of the 12 courses must be at the 200 level or above. No more than three courses counting for another major or minor may be applied to the environmental studies major. Core Courses: ENVS 134, 485; PHIL 140, BIO 151, POLS 258. Concentrations:
Required for a minor: Five courses in approved environmental studies courses including ENVS 134 or BIO 151, PHIL 140 or POLS 258, and ENVS 485. No more than two courses counting for another major or minor may be applied to the environmental studies minor. In addition to all environmental studies courses being able to be used as electives for the major or minor, courses from other departments approved to be used as major or minor electives for environmental studies include: ANTH 101,102, or ANTH 104 Cultural or Physical Anthropology or Archaeology ANTH 302 Field Methods in Archaeology ART 115 Scandinavian Fine Handcrafts BIO 112 Insects, Humans, and the Environment BIO 149 Introduction to Winter Biology BIO 151 Principles of Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity BIO 152 Principles of Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Genes BIO 239 Ecology of Desert Southwest BIO 243 Microbiology BIO 245 Ecology of Ecuador BIO 246 Ornithology BIO 247 Subtropical and Marine Biology BIO 248 Genetics BIO 249 Winter Biology BIO 251 Entomology BIO 252 General Botany BIO 253 Invertebrate Zoology BIO 255 Physiology BIO 256 Biostatistics BIO 258 Vertebrate Natural History BIO 354 Evolutionary Biology BIO 365 General Ecology CHEM 114 The Environment: A Chemical Perspective CHEM 151, 152 General Chemical Principles I & II CHEM 201 Advanced Chemical Principles ECON 255 Environmental Economics HIST 291 Environmental History PAIDEIA 450 Biodiversity PAIDEIA 450 Food and the Environment PAIDEIA 450 Ethics, Energy and Climate Policy PAIDEIA 450 From Sea to Mountain: Ethical Dilemmas of Land Use in Hawaii PAIDEIA 450 Here on Earth: Vocation in a Sustainable Global Community PHIL 120 Ethics PHIL 140 Environmental Philosophy PHIL 230 Philosophy of Science POLS 258 Environmental Politics and Policy POLS 355 Constitutional Law REL 243 Environmental Ethics SCI 123 Introduction to Meteorology SOC 356 Environmental Sociology THD 126 Movement Fundamentals I |