Environmental Studies, Politics and Policy, 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 Credits: 4
MTH 134 - Business Calculus Credits: 3 or
MTH 231 - Calculus 1 Credits: 4 *
POL 201 - American Government 1 Credits: 3
POL 203 - Introduction to Global Politics Credits: 3
RST 213 - Religion and the Natural World Credits: 3

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

B. Concentration Courses

Politics and Policy

Group 1: Required Courses (3 courses)

ECO 370 - Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development Credits: 3
POL 302 - Research Methods in Political Science Credits: 3
POL 383 - The Public Policy Process Credits: 3

Group 2: Area Electives (choose two)

ENV 300 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies Credits: 3
POL 372 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
POL 373 - Global Cities and the Environment Credits: 3
POL 380 - American Bureaucracy: The Administration of Public Policy Credits: 3
POL 483 - Internship in Political Science Credits: 3

Note:

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