Environmental Studies Major (BA)
Department of Environmental Studies and Science
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
The Environmental Studies major (B.A.) evaluates the interactions of humans and the natural world through an interdisciplinary lens. The Environmental Studies Major prepares students to critically analyze and investigate potential solutions to local, regional, and global environmental issues. This major is broad in perspective, using courses in the humanities and the social sciences, as well as the natural sciences.
Environmental Studies Major (B.A.) Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Courses | 8 | |
| Intro to Environmental Studies with Lab and Intro to Environmental Studies Lab | ||
| Intro Env & Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Select 1 Introductory Science Sequence (BIO 111 and BIO 112 or CHE 120 and CHE 220) | 8 | |
| General Biology I with Lab and General Biology I Lab | ||
| General Biology II with Lab and General Biology II Lab | ||
| Chem Principles Org Molecules with Lab and Chemical Principals Orgnc Molecules Lab | ||
| Quantitative Chemical Analysis with Lab and Quantitative Chemical Analysis Lab | ||
| Select 1 Earth Science Course From Below | 4 | |
| Exploring the Solid Earth with Lab | ||
| Atmosphere, Ocean & Environment w/Lab | ||
| Select 1 Ecology Course From Below | 4 | |
| Applied Ecology 1 | ||
BIO Course 2 | ||
| Select 1 Environmental Chemistry Course From Below | 4 | |
| Chemistry of the Environment with Lab 4 | ||
| Environmental Chemistry with Lab 3 | ||
| Take 8 Credits From Courses Below (many have prerequisites) 5 | 8 | |
| The Bermuda Environment | ||
| Summer Env. Studies Ecuador | ||
| Earth and Planetary Systems with Lab | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Conservation & Wildlife Techniques | ||
| Marine Conservation | ||
| Field Methods in Environmental Science | ||
| Watershed Biogeochemistry | ||
| Wetlands Ecology w/ Lab | ||
| Energy and the Environment | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Sustainability & the Environment | ||
| Climate Change | ||
| Select 1 Math Course From Below | 4 | |
| Stretch Differential Calculus I and Stretch Differential Calculus II | ||
| Statistical Inference & Data Analysis I | ||
| Differential Calculus | ||
| Philosophy Course | 4 | |
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Select 3 Courses From Below, (must be from at least two subjects) | 12 | |
| Intro to Environmental Archaeology | ||
| Archaeological Method | ||
| Intro to Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Culture & Environments of the Chesapeake | ||
| Environmental Art | ||
| Special Topics (Seeing Ecologically) | ||
| Art & Nature in Med & Early Modern Eur. | ||
| Humanities Perspective on the Chesapeake (if enrolled in the Chesapeake Semester) | ||
| American Environmental Writing | ||
| Special Topics (Disease Ecology) | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Global Environmental Politics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Special Topics (Sociology and Agriculture) | ||
| Junior and Senior Seminars | 2 | |
| Environmental Studies Junior Seminar (1 credit) | ||
| Environmental Studies Senior Seminar I (1 credit) | ||
| Senior Capstone Experience (ENV SCE) | 2-4 | |
| Total Credits | 60-62 | |
- 1
for students intending to take BIO 111/BIO 113 and BIO 112/BIO 114
- 2
for students not intending to take BIO 111/BIO 113 and BIO 112/BIO 114 General Biology II Lab
- 3
for students intending to take CHE 120/CHE 122 and CHE 220/CHE 222
- 4
for students not intending to take CHE 120/CHE 122 and CHE 220/CHE 222
- 5
ENV Special Topics (as approved by the ENV Dept Chair)
Advising notes for the Environmental Studies B.A.
Students pursuing a physics track within the environmental studies major can substitute PHY 111 and/or PHY 112 for the introductory science sequence, after consultation with and written approval from an ENV Department Chair.
Students majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Biology can double count a maximum of 3 courses (BIO 111/BIO 113 & BIO 112/ BIO 114 plus 1 approved upper-level BIO or ENV elective) towards their Environmental Studies major and BIO minor.
Students majoring in Environmental Science or Biology should plan to take either BIO 206 Ecology with Lab or ENV 242 Applied Ecology. Only one of the two courses will count towards your ENV and BIO major.
To complete the Biology minor, an additional 4 upper-level BIO courses are required.
Students majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in any discipline can double count a maximum number of courses, based on the total number of courses required for the minor, as detailed below:
- 5 course minor: 1 course overlap with Environmental Studies major
- 6 course minor: 2 course overlap with Environmental Studies major
- 7 course minor: 3 course overlap with Environmental Studies major
Students majoring in Environmental Studies and who study abroad can transferring in a maximum of two upper level elective classes towards their Environmental Science degree from their study abroad institution.