Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
The B.A. in Environmental Studies prepares students as professionals and citizens of the world for work in environmental careers. Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program that instills in students an ability to understand the relationships between humans and environments, and humanity's impact on different environments. Students work individually and collaboratively to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and motivation to seek out solutions to global environmental issues. Through interdisciplinary study in science, the social sciences, and the humanities, Environmental Studies encourages students to embrace the interconnections in knowledge and the environment in order to deal with the complexities of environmental, cultural, and social issues that are local, national, and global in scale.
Graduation Requirements
Total Minimum Credits Required: 120 credits
General Education Requirements: 46 credits
Major Course Requirements: 40 credits
Minor (student's choice): 18-27 credits
Required Electives: 11 credits
Electives: 0-4 credits
Students majoring in Environmental Studies will complete the following requirements:
Required Courses (40 credits)
- ENV 101Humanity and the Environment (4 credits)
- ENV 300Environmental Biology (3 credits)
- ENV 301Environmental Studies Seminar (3 credits) (cross-listed with BIO 301)
- ENV 306Environmental Chemistry (4 credits)
- ENV 310Environmental Policy (3 credits)
- ENV 345Business and the Environment (3 credits)
- ENV 498Senior Thesis (2 credits)
- ENV 499Senior Thesis (2 credits)
- ANT 101Cultural Anthropology* (3 credits)
- PHY 103Weather and Climate* (4 credits)
- OR
- PHY 105Introduction to Physical Science* (4 credits)
- POL 201American National Government* (3 credits) (prerequisite for ENV 310)
- ENG 328Scientific and Technical Writing (3 credits)
- LIB 315The Environment and the Human Spirit (INTD) (3 credits)
Required Electives - Additional courses from the following (11 credits)
Courses included in the minor requirement (below) do not meet these requirements.
- BIO 103Principles of General Biology I (4 credits)
- BIO 104Principles of General Biology II (4 credits)
- BIO 201Microbiology (4 credits)
- BIO 210/310Field Techniques Laboratory (4 credits)
- CHE 151General Chemistry I (4 credits)
- CHE 152General Chemistry II (4 credits)
- ENV 420Environmental Internship (variable credits)
- LIB 313Moral Controversies in Technology (INTD) (3 credits)
- LIB 318Peacemaking (INTD) (3 credits)
- LIB 320Global Socioeconomic Perspectives (INTD) (3 credits)
- LIB 332Science and Culture (INTD) (3 credits)
- An introductory statistics course (3 credits)
- PHI 310Franciscanism Yesterday and Today* (3 credits)
- PHI 402Business Ethics (3 credits)
- SOC 203Social Problems (3 credits)
Special topics courses may be included with the permission of the Program Director.
Students will complete a minor of their choice (18 credits minimum)
Any minor will be allowed, except Environmental Studies
* Free Electives (to meet minimum of 120 degree credit requirement)
Each of these courses will be allowed to count as both a required course and as a general education requirement (Examples: ANT 101 = multicultural perspective, PHY 103/105 = physical world, POL 201 = social perspective, PHI 310 = values and beliefs).