Environmental Studies Major—BA
Minimum of 43 semester course credits and general BA requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| BIO 002 | General Biology II with Lab 1 | 4 |
| BIO 125 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM 004 | Introduction to College Chemistry 2 | 3-4 |
| or CHEM 017 | General Chemistry I | |
| ECON 050 | Introduction to Economics 3 | 4 |
| ECON 081 | Introduction to Statistics 3 | 4 |
| or MATH 102 | Probability and Statistics | |
| ECON 153 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENVS 022 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| PPOL 150 | Environmental Policy Analysis | 4 |
| ECON 192 | Senior Seminar in Economics | 4 |
| or PPOL 191 | Senior Seminar | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Select one elective from each perspective list, plus an additional elective from either list, in consultation with your major advisor: 4 | 6-8 | |
| Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Public Sector Economics: The Economics of Government 1 | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Introduction to Policy: Identifying and Solving Public Problems | ||
| Methods of Policy Analysis 1 | ||
| Geographic Information Systems and Sociological Geography | ||
| Natural Science Perspectives | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
BIO 145 | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| The Ecology of Plants for Non-majors | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Vertebrate Biology | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Climate Change | ||
| 1 | BIO 001 General Biology I with Lab is not required as a prerequisite for BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab for Environmental Studies majors. |
| 2 | CHEM 017 General Chemistry I is recommended as preparation for upper-division natural science courses. |
| 3 | Meets a foundation requirement for the accelerated MPP degree. ECON 081 also meets a foundation requirement for the accelerated MBA degree. |
| 4 | Other courses that address environmental issues may be substituted for these electives with the advisor’s approval. |