The major in Environmental Science and Studies with a concentration in Environmental Policy/Management requires 70-73 units. Students select this track if their primary interest is in issues related to infrastructure development and implementation of environmental programs and regulations. Students graduating from this track are prepared for graduate study or careers in local, state or national governmental agencies, and the non-profit and private sectors.
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, one upper-level and one lower-level course in both Political Science and Economics. |
| ECON |
201 |
Microeconomic Principles(3 units) |
| ECON |
375 |
Environmental Economics (3 units) |
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| ECON |
376 |
Natural Resource Economics (3 units) |
| POSC |
103 |
American National Government (3 units) |
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| 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 (18-19 units) |
| Any five courses selected from the following list and one additional elective 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 Resources Economics (3 units) (if not taken as part of required coursework) |
| ECON |
470-9 |
Topics in Economics (3 units) (with approval of program director) |
| PHIL |
319 |
Science, Technology and Values (3 units) |
| POSC |
305 |
Urban Government and Politics (3 units) |
| POSC |
470-9 |
Special Topics in Political Science (3 units) (with approval of program director) |
| POSC |
481 |
Seminar: Public Policy Analysis (3 units) |
| POSC |
488 |
Seminar: Energy Policy (3 units) |
| WMST |
345 |
Women, Development and Environment (3 units) |
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