Specialization: Environmental Studies

Essential Courses

ECO 201 Microeconomics
 or EC0 202 Macroeconomics
MTH 104 Survey of Statistics
CHE 101 General Chemistry Lecture and Lab
Successful completion of one foreign language through the intermediate level.

The same upper and lower division History and HG courses are required as in the History & Government major above: HG 103, HIS 105, HIS 106, HIS 220, HIS 221, HIS 331 or GVT 331, HG 442, and HG 443. Also required are the following:

Six credit hours in government (GVT 113 and 114)

Nine credit hours of history electives, one from each of the categories noted in the History & Government major, and at least two at the 300-level.

Additional environmental studies coursework is required as follows

BIO 109 General Biology I Lecture & Lab
BIO 110 General Biology II Lecture & Lab
BIO 302 General Ecology Lecture & Lab
CHE 101  General Chemistry Lecture & Lab
CHE 301 Organic Chemistry I Lecture
ENS 304 Environmental Chemistry Lecture & Lab
GVT 211 Environmental and Energy Policies I
GVT 212 Environmental and Energy Policies II

Select one course from the following

BIO 304 Conservation Biology
BIO 315 General Microbiology Lecture & Lab
NSC 310 Biostatistics
Any 300-level Biology course
Any 200 or 300-level Chemistry Course

Select two courses from the following

ENS 205 Planet Earth I: Physical Features
ENS 206 Planet Earth II: Geographical Features
ENS 303 Environmental Toxicology
ENS 309 Population Dynamics

Select two courses from the following

GVT 115 Local Environmental Problems
GVT 217 American Political Parties and Pressure Groups
GVT 219 Politics, Planning and Land Use
GVT 411 Environmental Law

See the Interdisciplinary Programs Section of the catalog for Environmental Studies (ENS) course descriptions.

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