Required Courses
Required Core Courses 12 credit hours
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take one course.
| ENST 180 | Introduction to Environmental Studies (SI) | 3 |
| BIOL 180 | Introduction to Environmental Science (SI) | 3 |
| CHEM 197 | Topics: | 3 |
CHEM 197: Environmental Chemistry section only
Environmental Policy Course
Take one Environmental Policy Course:
Communication: Environmental Advocacy (COMM 123 or select COMM 197)
Economics: Environmental Economics (select ECON 297)
Government: Environmental Politics (select GOVT 297)
Philosophy: Environmental Ethics, Law and Policy (select PHIL 297)
Physics: Energy and the Environment (PHYS 140)
Environmental Culture Course
Take one Environmental Culture course.
NOTES:
BIOL 397: Global Food Security or Winter Ecology sections only
ENGL 200: Environmental Literature section only
GOVT 197: Guatemala: The Politics of Social Justice section only
PHIL 297: Nature Writing in Alaska section only
Intro to GIS
| ENST 203 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - GIS | 3 |
Required Capstone Courses: 6 credit hours
| ENST 400 | Senior Thesis in Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENST 401 | Practicum in Environmental Studies | 3 |
Required One Emphasis area
Students are required to complete the coursework for one emphasis area.
Questions and possible interdisciplinary emphasis areas should be discussed with the Director of the Environmental Studies major and/or the Dean of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.
Chemistry Emphasis
Energy Emphasis
Philosophy Emphasis
Take five courses total: one ethics course, one global perspectives course, two history courses, and one political philosophy course.
Ethics
Take one of the following courses.
Global Perspectives
Take one of the following courses.
History
Take
both of the following courses.
Political Philosophy
Religion Emphasis
Take five courses - one from each of the following categories.
Religion and Environment
Ethics
Take one of the following courses.
Religion and Cultural Context
Take one of the following courses.
| RELI 211/PHIL 211 | Scriptures, Sci Fi, & Fantasy (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 218 | Apocalypse: Hope and the Future (E) (RT) (W) | 3 |
| RELI 243 | Religion, Science, and Technology (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 251 | Christianity and Islam: A Comparative Exploration (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 256 | Jesus in Islam and Christianity (PW) | 3 |
| RELI 260 | Geographies and Stories of Faith (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 265 | Manga, K-Drama, and Religion (RT)(E) | 3 |
Religion and Justice
Take one of the following courses.
| RELI 212 | Lessons in Living: Biblical and Contemporary Reflections on Wisdom (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 213 | Power, Politics, and the Biblical Prophets (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 214 | Telling Stories, Disrupting Order: Gospels and Other Transformations (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 219 | God, Suffering, and Evil (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 235 | Gender, Sexuality, & Religion (RT)(E) | 3 |
| RELI 242 | Liberation Theologies (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 247 | From Plato to Genesis to Job: The Question of Justice (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 255 | Religion, Politics and Violence (E) (RT) | 3 |
Religious Awareness
Take one of the following courses.
| RELI 247 | From Plato to Genesis to Job: The Question of Justice (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 248 | Religions of the World (E)(RT) | 3 |
| RELI 251 | Christianity and Islam: A Comparative Exploration (E) (RT) | 3 |
| RELI 330 | Exploring Judaism (PW)(W) | 3 |