Environmental Studies, Religious Studies, BA (0420)

Overview

	Politics and Policy	Religious Studies	Ecological and Environmental Literacy
College Core	46 credits	46 credits	46 credits
Major Courses:
Common Courses	10 credits	10 credits	10 credits
Co/Prerequisites	0	0	13 credits
Area Requirements	9 credits	12 credits	8 credits
Area Electives	6 credits	6 credits	6-9 credits
Outside Area Electives	0	0	6 credits
Open Electives	35-36 credits	32-33 credits	32-35 credits
TOTAL	120	120	120

Required Courses in the College Core

BIO 125 - Environmental Science I 4 Credits
MTH 134 - Business Calculus 3 Credits or
MTH 231 - Calculus 1 4 Credits *
POL 201 - American Government 1 3 Credits
POL 203 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 Credits
RST 213 - Religion and the Natural World 3 Credits

Note:

*Student pursuing a concentration in Ecological and Environmental Literacy must take MTH 231

Major Requirements

A. Common Courses:

Courses Required for All Concentrations (10 credits)

ENV 452 - Colloquium in Environmental Studies 1 Credits
ENV 495 - Capstone Seminar in Environmental Studies 3 Credits
POL 368 - Environmental Politics 3 Credits
RST 341 - Story of the Universe: Foundational Cosmology and Earth History 3 Credits

B. Concentration Courses

Religious Studies

Group 1: Required Courses (4 courses)

POL 302 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 Credits
RST 339 - Spirituality for an Ecological Age 3 Credits
RST 404 - Catholic Creation Theology 3 Credits
RST 412 - Environmental Ethics and Religion 3 Credits

Group 2: Area Electives (choose two)

ENV 300 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies 3 Credits
RST 340 - Creation Masters Series 3 Credits
RST 370 - Creative Peacemaking 3 Credits
RST 400 - Internship in Religious Studies 3 Credits

Note:

Students may also choose courses from the Politics and Policy concentration or the Ecological and Environmental Literacy concentration or any approved elective chosen by the student and major advisor.