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Environmental Studies (ENV)
Advisor: Peter Thompson
The environment is the domain of many disciplines; therefore, the student interested in environmental studies will best be served within the broad context of liberal education. However, to assure depth in at least one discipline, it is recommended that the environmental studies major be pursued in conjunction with a second major.
Major: A total of 12 courses, to include the following:
- GEO 111 (Physical Geology) or 114 (Investigations in Geology), and 331 (Environmental Geology);
- BIO 141, 142 (Foundations I and II), and 321 (Ecology);
- POL 262 (American Politics) and 368 (Environmental Politics), or ECB 102 (Microeconomics) and 325 (Economics of Environment and Conservation Seminar);
- ENG 350 (American Nature Writers) or PHI 224 (Environmental Ethics);
- Four additional courses numbered 200 or above, selected by the student and approved by the program advisor.
A course in Statistics is recommended for all majors. CHE 121-122 (Chemical Principles I and II) are strongly recommended for those interested in environmental science.
Electives suggested for students interested in environmental science include the following: BIO 209 (Plant Morphology), 230 (Conservation Biology), 254 (Ornithology), 308 (Invertebrate Zoology), 320 (Iowa Plant Communities), 334 (Animal Behavior); GEO 215 (Structural Geology I), 220 (Resources and Land Use), 255 (Modern and Ancient Carbonate Systems of the Bahamas), 324 (Sedimentology and Stratigraphy), 332 (Hydrogeology); CHE 202 (Analytical Chemistry), 225 (Organic Chemistry I); PHY 228 (Energy Alternatives).
Electives suggested for students interested in environmental policy and values include the following: ANT 314 (Contact, Change, and Cultural Survival: Anthropology of Colonialism); EDU 380 (Environmental Outdoor Education Internship); ECB 213 (Economic Development), 223 (International Economics), 263 (Multinational Corporation in Central America); PHI 202 (Ethics), 221 (Moral Problems); POL 346 (Political Economy of Developing Countries), 349 (International Political Economy), 367 (Urban Politics); REL 202 (Religions of the World); SOC 313 (Urban Community).
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 one environmental studies advisor. See Index. Courses 280/380. (CR)
912. Tanzania Program: see Tanzania (ACM).
942. Tropical Field Research in Costa Rica
988. There are currently 12 semester-long programs run by the School for International Training which have an emphasis on environmental and ecological issues. They are located in Australia, Belize, Botswana, Brazil (2), Ecuador, Kenya, Madagascar, New Zealand, Tanzania (2), and Venezuela. Some require previous training in a foreign language or coursework in environmental studies. See School for International Training.
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