Environment and Sustainability
Requirements for the Major in Environment and Sustainability
The major requires successful completion of the following:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements | ||
| ENST 101 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 4 |
| ESCI 220 | The Science of Sustainability | 4 |
| ENST 421 | Environment and Sustainability Capstone | 4 |
| ECON 335 | Environmental Economics | 4 |
| Select eight credits from the following: | 8 | |
| Archaeological Resource Management and Policy | ||
| Energy Economics | ||
| Sustainability and Global Environmental Change Seminar | ||
| Sustainability and Global Environmental Change Field Studies | ||
| Environmental Policy and Law | ||
| Environmental Land-Use Policy | ||
| Water Resource Policy and Law | ||
| Introduction to Public Policy | ||
| China's Environmental Crisis | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Fundamentals of GIS | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Select one course numbered 100 or above in Biology, Chemistry, Forestry and Geology, or Physics 1 | 4 | |
| Select three additional approved electives to fulfill the designated focus topic 2 | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 44 | |
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements | ||
| A comprehensive examination | ||
- 1
This requirement cannot be satisfied with the same course used to meet the G5/G5E requirement. However, ESCI 240 may be used to satisfy this requirement, even if it is also used to meet the G5/G5E requirement.
- 2
Students design their own focus in collaboration with their advisor and two faculty members participating in the program (or two participating faculty if one is their advisor). This focus must contain three courses from a minimum of two departments (preferably three) that have a central theme related to the student’s senior capstone project. Courses in environmental economics and policy not selected to fulfill a requirement may be applied toward a focus. An appropriate special topics course or independent study (ESCI 444) may also be used to satisfy one of the foci requirements. The Environment and Sustainability Steering Committee must approve each self-designed focus prior to the end of the first semester of the junior year. The ultimate goal of the foci is to provide students with a cohesive interdisciplinary experience while preparing them to complete capstone projects, in collaboration with faculty mentors, that offer substantial research potential.