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BA in Environmental Studies Credit Distribution

Subject Category Credits
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English Composition 6
B. Humanities 12
Must include at least two subject areas
C. Social Sciences 12
Must include at least two subject areas
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 12
  • One college-level mathematics course required
(3)
  • One computer science course recommended
(3)
  • General Chemisty with lab
(3)
  • General Biology with lab
(3)
E. General Education Electives 18
II. Area of Study: Environmental Studies 33
A. Required Courses (All must be included) 18
  • Introduction to Environmental Science 
(3)
  • Earth's Resources
(3)
  • Geology with a Human Emphasis
(3)
Nine credits chosen from at least three of the following areas: (9)
  • Anthropology of the Environment
  • Economics of the Environment
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Global Environmental Change
  • Philosophy/Environment
  • Politics of the Environment
  • Sociology/Environment
  • Anthropology of the Environment
B. Environmental Studies Electives* 15
(An additional 15 credits in subjects related to the environment and chosen from field such as biology, ecology, geography, geology, sociology, etc., are required.)
  • LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone strongly recommended
  • Community and Environmental Action
  • Ecology and Urban Problems
  • Energy and the Environment
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Environmental Remediation Technologies
  • Environmental Risk Analysis 
  • Introduction to Cultural Geography
  • Minerals for Modern Society
  • Population Growth and Environmental Sustainability
  • Principles of Land Use
  • The Biosphere
  • World Energy Resources
III. Free Electives 27
Total 120

*This list is a guide. Other environmental studies courses my be appropriate for this area of study.

Note: Because this area of study is interdisciplinary, it must be planned closely with a BA degree program advisor.



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