Environmental Studies (ENV)
Advisor: Rhawn Denniston
Major: A minimum of 12 courses (11 courses if CHE 161 is taken), to include four core courses, required courses from one of the three concentrations listed below, and electives selected by the student and approved by the program advisor. Internships, individual projects, and/or extended research may fulfill elective credits. To assure depth in at least one discipline, it is recommended that the Environmental Studies major be pursued with a second major.
Core Courses (Required of all Environmental Studies majors):
BIO 141 Foundations: Cellular Biology
BIO 142 Foundations: Organismal Biology
BIO 321 Ecology or an accredited off-campus ecology course
GEO 111 Physical Geology or GEO 114 Investigations in Geology
Electives must be at or above the 200 level, and must be chosen from the list of recommended courses for each concentration as indicated, or from the courses required for the three concentrations.
Concentrations:
Environmental Sciences
Required Courses:
CHE 121-122 Chemical Principles I & II or CHE 161 Accelerated General Chemistry
GEO 331 Environmental Geology
ENG 350 American Nature Writers or PHI 224 Environmental Ethics
POL 262 American Politics or POL 282 Public Policy
POL 368 Environmental Politics or POL 371 Wilderness Politics
Two (2) electives
Elective Courses:
BIO 209 Plant Morphology
BIO 211 Evolution
BIO 230 Conservation Biology
BIO 254 Ornithology
BIO 308 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 312 Vertebrate Zoology
BIO 332 Plant Systematics
BIO 334 Animal Behavior
BIO 337 Entomology
CHE 202 Analytical Chemistry
CHE 225 Organic Chemistry I Lecture
GEO 222 Climate Change
GEO 223 Geology of National Parks
GEO 255 Modern and Ancient Carbonate Systems of the Bahamas
GEO 324 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
GEO 320 Geomorphology
GEO 322 Quaternary Environments
PHY 228 Energy Alternatives
Courses numbered ENV 260 or above may also fulfill elective credits.
Environmental Policy and Values
Required Courses:
ENG 350 American Nature Writers
GEO 331 Environmental Geology
PHI 224 Environmental Ethics
POL 262 American Politics or POL 282 Public Policy
POL 368 Environmental Politics or POL 371 Wilderness Politics
Two (2) electives
Elective Courses:
ANT 222 Applied Anthropology
BIO 211 Evolution
ECB 223 International Economics
GEO 222 Climate Change
GEO 223 Geology of the National Parks
PHI 202 Ethics
PHY 228 Energy Alternatives
POL 346 Political Economy of Developing Countries
POL 349 International Political Economy
POL 367 Urban Politics
SOC 314 Community
Courses numbered ENV 260 or above may also fulfill elective credits.
Marine Sciences
Required Courses:
CHE 121-122 Chemical Principles I & II or CHE 161 Accelerated General Chemistry
CHE 202 Analytical Chemistry or CHE 225 Organic Chemistry I
ENV 380 Internship, ENV 390 Individual Project, or an accredited summer field course in marine science
GEO 105 Marine Science
GEO 217 Invertebrate Paleontology
Three (3) electives, at least two of which must be numbered 300 or above
Supporting coursework in mathematics and physics is strongly recommended for students interested in pursuing graduate study in marine science.
Elective Courses:
BIO 211 Evolution
BIO 230 Conservation Biology
BIO 308 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 312 Vertebrate Zoology
BIO 485 Biological Problems, especially when taught in the Bahamas
CHE 326 Organic Chemistry II Lecture
CHE 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 333 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
GEO 222 Climate Change
GEO 255 Modern and Ancient Carbonate Systems of the Bahamas
GEO 317 Paleoecology
GEO 324 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
GEO 485 Geological Literature
INT 201 Statistical Methods I or MAT 121 Calculus of a Single Variable
POL 368 Environmental Politics
POL 371 Wilderness Politics
Courses numbered ENV 260 or above may also fulfill elective credits.
101. Environmental Perspectives
An interdisciplinary examination of the interplay between the artistic, social and scientific components of modern environmental issues. Not open to juniors or seniors. DENNISTON or McCOLLUM
260 Through 265. Topics in Environmental Studies
See Topics Courses.
290/390. Individual Project: see Courses 290/390.
380. Internship in Environmental Studies
Working with a business, government agency, or other institution under the direction of the organization's leaders and a faculty supervisor. Prerequisites: junior standing; at least one of the three required 300-level courses; approval by the participating institution, the faculty supervisor, and the Environmental Studies advisor. See Courses 280/380. (CR)
912. Tanzania: Studies in Human Evolution and Ecology: see Tanzania (ACM).
942. Costa Rica: Tropical Field Research: see Costa Rica: Tropical Field Research (ACM).
988. The School for International Training offers semester-long programs that have an emphasis on environmental and ecological issues. They are located in Australia (2), Botswana, Brazil, Ecuador, Madagascar, Panama, Tanzania (2), and Viet Nam. Some require previous training in a foreign language or coursework in environmental studies. See School for International Training.