The major in Environmental Science and Studies with a Directed Environmental Studies track requires 70-74 units. Students select this track if their environmental interest is broad and they wish to interweave several perspectives.
All students selecting this track should, after consulting their academic advisers, develop a coherent course of study that includes their electives. Students completing this track are prepared for a wide range of potential career paths depending upon the specific electives they select.
Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics (22-24 units) |
| BIOL |
201 |
Cellular Biology and Genetics (4 units) |
| BIOL |
202 |
Introduction to Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (4 units) |
| CHEM |
104 |
Introduction to Environmental Chemistry (4 units) |
| GEOL |
121 |
Physical Geology (4 units) |
| One of the following: |
| MATH |
119 |
Pre-Calculus (4 units) |
| MATH |
211 |
Calculus for Applications (3 units) |
| One of the following: |
| MATH |
231 |
Basic Statistics (3 units) |
| MATH |
237 |
Elementary Biostatistics (4 units) |
| GEOG |
375 |
Quantitative Methods in Geography (3 units) |
| ECON |
205 |
Statistics for Business and Economics (3 units) |
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| Advanced Writing (3 units) |
| One of the following: |
| ENGL |
318 |
Advanced Informational Writing (3 units) |
| ENVS |
337 |
The Chesapeake Bay and Its Watershed (3 units) |
| GEOG |
383 |
Natural Resources and Society (3 units) |
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| Environmental Geography, Ethics and Health (12 units) |
| GEOG |
101 |
Physical Geography (3 units) |
| GEOG |
410 |
Environmental Geography (3 units) |
| HLTH |
451 |
Introduction to Environmental Health (3 units) |
| PHIL |
255 |
Environmental Ethics (3 units) |
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| Economics and Political Science (12 units) |
| Students complete two, two-course sequences consisting of one lower-level and one upper-level course in both Economics and Political Science. |
| ECON |
201 |
Microeconomics Principles (3 units) |
| ECON |
375 |
Environmental Economics (3 units) |
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| ECON |
376 |
Natural Resources Economics (3 units) |
| POSC |
103 |
American National Government (3 units) |
| or |
| POSC |
207 |
State Government (3 units) |
| POSC |
421 |
Politics and Environmental Policy (3 units) |
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| Applications (3 units) |
| One of the following: |
| ENVS |
482 |
Environmental Research (3 units) |
| ENVS |
485 |
Environmental Internship (3 units) |
| ENVS |
491 |
Senior Seminar (3 units) |
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| Electives (18-20units) |
| Students complete 15-16 units selected from the list below and one additional elective (3-5 units) from any Environmental Science and Studies track. |
| BIOL |
306 |
Human Ecology and Sustainability (3 units) |
| ECON |
325 |
Economic Development (3 units) |
| ECON |
337 |
Public Finance (3 units) |
| ECON |
351 |
Urban Economics (3 units) |
| ECON |
375 |
Environmental Economics (3 units) (if not taken as part of required coursework) |
| ECON |
376 |
Natural Resource Economics (3 units) (if not taken as part of required coursework) |
| ECON |
470-9 |
Topics in Economics (need approval of program director) |
| ENVS |
471 |
Independent Study in Environmental Science and Studies (1-3 units) |
| GEOG |
221 |
Interpretation of Map (3 units) |
| GEOG |
232 |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units) |
| GEOG |
317 |
Energy Resources (3 units) |
| GEOG |
319 |
Soils and Vegetation (3 units) |
| GEOG |
329 |
Medical Geography (3 units) |
| GEOG |
383 |
Natural Resources and Society (3 units) (if not taken as part of required coursework) |
| GEOG |
385 |
Population Geography (3 units) |
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| SOCI |
329 |
Demography (3 units) |
| GEOG |
393 |
Transportation and Infrastructure Planning (3 units) |
| GEOG |
405 |
Comprehensive Planning (3 units) |
| GEOG |
411 |
Studies in Natural Hazards (3 units) |
| GEOG |
414 |
GIS Application (3 units) |
| GEOG |
415 |
Geographical Aspects of Pollution (3 units) |
| GEOG |
416 |
Principles of Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (3 units) |
| GEOG |
419 |
Severe and Hazardous Weather (3 units) |
| GEOG |
470-9 |
Selected Topics in Geography (3 units) (only with approval of program director) |
| GEOG |
481 |
Environmental Impact Analysis (3 units) |
| GEOG |
484 |
Land Use Planning (3 units) |
| GEOG |
495 |
Directed Readings (3 units) (only with approval of program director) |
| GEOG |
496 |
Independent Research (3 units) (only with approval of program director) |
| GEOG |
470-9 |
Selected Topics in Geography (3 units) (only with approval of program director) |
| GEOG |
481 |
Environmental Impact Analysis (3 units) |
| HLTH |
435 |
Epidemiological Basis of Disease and Environmental Health(3 units) |
| HLTH |
491 |
Health Directed Readings(3 units) (only with approval of program director) |
| PHIL |
319 |
Science, Technology and Values (3 units) |
| PHIL |
380 |
Philosophical Topics: Eco-Philosophy (3 units) |
| POSC |
305 |
Urban Government (3 units) |
| POSC |
375 |
Public Administration (3 units) |
| POSC |
470-9 |
Special Topics in Political Science (3 units) (only with approval of program director) |
| POSC |
481 |
Seminar: Public Policy Analysis (3 units) |
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| POSC |
488 |
Seminar: Selected topics in Public Policy (3 units) |
| PSYC |
341 |
Environmental Psychology (3 units) |
| SOCI |
329 |
Demography (3 units) |
| WMST |
345 |
Women, Development and the Environment (3 units) |
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Studies Track