Environmental Studies, Politics and Policy, BA (0420)

Overview

	Politics and Policy	Religious Studies	Ecological and Environmental Literacy
College Core	59-60 credits	59-60 credits	60 credits
Major Courses: 25-42 credits
Common Courses	10 credits	10 credits	10 credits
Co/Prerequisites			13 credits
Area Requirements	9 credits	12 credits	4 credits
Area Electives	6 credits	6 credits	6-9 credits
Outside Area Electives			6 credits
Open Electives	35-36 credits	32-33 credits	18-21 credits
TOTAL	120	120	120

Required Courses in the College Core (20-21 credits)

BIO 125 - Environmental Science I 4 Credits
BIO 225 - Environmental Science II: Environmental Geology 4 Credits
MTH 134 - Brief 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

Politics and Policy

Group 1: Required Courses (3 courses)

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

Group 2: Area Electives (choose two)

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

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.