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Bachelor Of Arts - History & Government - Environmental Studies Specialization

Access the complete curriculum for the BA, History & Government, Environmental Studies specialization, from the History & Government Department section of the Daemen catalogue.

Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.

Course Loads

Maximum of 17 credits allowed for all semesters. Additional course loads are allowed for students who achieve Dean's List. Consult the Dean's List section of the Daemen catalogue for details on the Dean's List privilege.

Year 1

LEARNING COMMUNITIES are generally completed in the first year (LC1 in the 1st semester; LC2 in the 2nd semester)

First Semester

BIO109/L General Biology I Lecture & Lab (4)
CMP101 English Composition (3)
GVT113 National Government (3)
IND101 Sustainable & Critical Relationships (3)
CORE ELECTIVE (1st Learning Community: linked course) (3)
Total Credits (16)

Second Semester

BIO110/L General Biology II Lecture & Lab (4)
GVT114 State and Local Government (3)
CORE ELECTIVES (2nd Learning Community) (6)
Total Credits (13)

Year 2

First Semester

CHE101/L General Chemistry I Lecture & Lab (4)
ENS/GVT211 Environmental & Energy Policies I (3)
HIS105 Introduction to World History I: From Antiquity-1500 (3)
Language/Core Elective (3)
MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3)
Total Credits (16)

Second Semester

CHE301 Organic Chemistry I Lecture (3)
ENS/GVT212 Environmental & Energy Policies II (3)
HIS106 Introduction to World History II: From 1500 (3)
Govt/Environmental Science: additional required course (3)
Language/Core Elective (3)
Total Credits (15)

Year 3

First Semester

BIO302 General Ecology Lecture & Lab OR ENS304/L Environmental Chemistry Lecture & Lab (4)*
HIS220 American History to 1877 (3)
Govt/Environmental Science: additional required course (3)
Language/Core Electives (6)
Total Credits (16)

Second Semester

BIO302 General Ecology Lecture & Lab OR ENS304/L Environmental Chemistry Lecture & Lab (4)*
GVT331 Political Science Research Methods OR HIS331 Introduction to Historiography (3)**
HG442 Thesis Research (2)**
HIS221 American History from 1877 to the Present (3)
Language/Core Elective (3)
Total Credits (15)

*Both BIO302/L General Ecology and ENS304/L Environmental Chemistry are required courses to be completed in Year 3. One may be taken in the Fall semester, the other in the Spring semester.

**GVT331 or HIS331 must be taken prior to or concurrently with HG442. GVT331 and HIS331 and HG442 are only offered in the Spring semester. GVT331 or HIS331, and HG442 are prerequisites for HG443 and must be successfully completed before taking HG443.

Year 4

First Semester

ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics OR ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)*
Govt/Environmental Science: additional required course (3)
History elective (3)
HG443 Research Project (3)**
Natural Science: additional required course (3-4)
Total Credits (15-16)

Second Semester

Govt/Environmental Science: additional required course (3)
History electives (6)
CORE ELECTIVES (6)
Total Credits (15)

*ECONOMICS REQUIREMENT: Students may complete either ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics OR ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics or may take a Principles of Economics course elsewhere, provided that Daemen's Business Chair pre-approves the transfer course as an acceptable equivalent to a generic principles course. Bear in mind that, should the course be taken elsewhere, no competency will be satisfied.

**GVT331 or HIS331, and HG442 are prerequisites for HG443 and must be successfully completed before taking HG443. HG443 will only be offered in the Fall semester and you will not be able to enroll in HG443 if you fail GVT331 or HIS331, or HG442.