B.A. in Environmental Studies
The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies meets the requirements of a variety of career paths and graduate studies related to the relationships between environmental, social, and economic issues and policies, but does so in a more liberal and less prescribed way than the B.S. in Environmental Studies. Students must complete the Environmental Studies Core Curriculum and elective courses from a series of categories (Environmental Studies, Arts and Humanities, Business, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Statistics).
Degree Requirements
Environmental Studies Core Curriculum:
| ENS 198 | Introduction to Environmental Studies I | 4 |
| ENS 199 | Introduction to Environmental Studies II | 4 |
| ENS 410 | Environmental Studies Capstone | 4 |
| MAT 170 | Precalculus | 4 |
| ECO 204 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| ENS 235 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| or | |
| GEO 235 | GIS Mapmaking for the Social Sciences | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Environmental Studies Electives (choose 8 credits total):
| ENS 210 | Global Sustainability | 4 |
| ENS 242 | Environmental Science and Policy | 4 |
| ENS 242L | Environmental Science and Policy Discussion | 0 |
| ENS 250 | Environmental Justice | 4 |
| ENS 307 | Environmental Microbiology | 4 |
| ENS 307L | Environmental Microbiology Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 310 | Atmospheric Science | 4 |
| ENS 310L | Atmospheric Science Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 323 | Natural Resource Management | 4 |
| ENS 335 | Fisheries Science and Management | 4 |
| ENS 346 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| ENS 346L | Conservation Biology Discussion | 0 |
| ENS 349 | Water, Wetlands and Wildlife | 4 |
| ENS 380 | Environmental Methods and Technology | 4 |
| ENS 380L | Environmental Methods and Technology Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 399 | Environmental Studies Career Seminar | 1 |
| ENS 490 | Environmental Studies Internship | 1-4 |
| ENS 495 | Special Topics in Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Arts and Humanities Electives (choose 4 credits total):
Business Electives (choose 4 credits total):
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Global Business | 4 |
| BUS 221 | Business Law and Social Responsibility | 4 |
| ECO 310 | Environmental Economics and Management | 4 |
| MGT 360 | Sustainable Development: A New Business Paradigm | 4 |
| MGT 365 | Business Strategies for Emerging and the Base of the Pyramid Markets | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Natural Sciences Electives (choose 3-4 credits total):
Social Sciences Electives (choose 4 credits total):
| GEO 205 | Principles of Resource Utilization | 4 |
| GEO 250 | Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context | 4 |
| PSC 285 | Environmental Politics | 4 |
| PSC 318 | Science, Technology and Public Policy | 4 |
| PSC 455 | NGOs and Global Civil Society | 4 |
| SOC 330 | Global Sociology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Statistics Electives (choose 4 credits total):
| BIO 230 | Experimental Design and Biostatistics | 4 |
| HSC 350 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| MAT 201 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| PSC 270 | Political Analysis | 4 |
| QMB 210 | Business Statistics and Analytics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 51