Environmental Studies Core Curriculum
The B.S. in Environmental Studies and B.A. in Environmental Studies share a core curriculum of six courses which establish the foundations of environmental studies, mathematical competency, and interdisciplinary synthesis of content areas related to environmental studies.
Core Curriculum
Courses of the environmental studies core curriculum*
| ENS 198 | Introduction to Environmental Studies I | 4 |
| ENS 199 | Introduction to Environmental Studies II | 4 |
| | One of the following: | |
| ENS 235 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| | or | |
| GEO 235 | GIS Mapmaking for the Social Sciences | 4 |
| MAT 170 | Precalculus | 4 |
| ECO 204 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| ENS 410 | Environmental Studies Capstone | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
*All courses in the Environmental Studies Core Curriculum must be completed with a C or better.
ENS 235 is required for the B.S. in Environmental Studies – Natural Sciences concentration.
ENS 235 or
GEO 235 may be counted towards the B.A. in Environmental Studies, B.S. in Environmental Studies – Communication concentration, B.S. in Environmental Studies – Humanity and Geography concentration, and B.S. in Environmental Studies – Public Policy concentration.
MAT 170: May be waived if student is placed directly into
MAT 260 Calculus.