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 198Introduction to Environmental Studies I

4

ENS 199Introduction to Environmental Studies II

4

ENS 410Environmental Studies Capstone

4

MAT 170Precalculus

4

ECO 204Principles of Microeconomics

4

One of the following:

ENS 235Geographic Information Systems

4

or

GEO 235GIS Mapmaking for the Social Sciences

4

*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 Precalculus may be waived if student is placed directly into MAT 260 Calculus.

Total Credit Hours: 24