Environmental Studies Major

Required Courses

Required Core Courses 12 credit hours

Introduction to Environmental Studies

Take one course.

BIOL 1030	Introduction to Environmental Science	3
CHEM 1070	Environmental Chemistry	3

 

Environmental Policy Course

Take one Environmental Policy Course:

ENST 2100	Environmental Policy	3
COMM 1101	Environmental Advocacy	3
ECON 2150	Environmental Economics	3
GOVT 3600	Environmental Politics	3
PHYS 1110	Energy and the Environment	3

 

Environmental Culture Course

Take one Environmental Culture course.

ENST 2200	Environmental Culture	3
ANTH 1720	Great Discoveries in Archaeology	3
ANTH 3120	Southwestern Anthropology	3
ANTH 3892	Explore the Anthropology of the Southwest	4
ARTS 1700	Photography I	3
BREW 1100	Beer, Brie, and Bread: Preserving the Planet	3
BIOL 2032	The Ecology of Food	3
MGMT 4230	Strategic Management	3
ENGL 1100	The Literary Experience	3
ENGL 3140	Seminar in Global Literature	3
PHIL 2460	Religion and the Environment	3
PHIL 3100	Environmental Philosophy	3
PHIL 3300	Philosophy Seminar	3
RELI 2430	Religion, Science, and Technology	3
RELI 2450	Religion, Politics and Violence	3
RELI 2480	Geography, Spirit, Traditions	3

 

Intro to GIS

ENST 2300

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - GIS

3

Required Capstone Courses: 6 credit hours

ENST 4910	Senior Thesis in Environmental Studies	3
ENST 4940	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

CHEM 1040	General Chemistry II	4
	OR
CHEM 1050	Accelerated General Chemistry	4
CHEM 1500	Survey of Organic and Biochemistry	4
CHEM 2300	Analysis	4
CHEM 4300	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	4

 

Energy Emphasis

CHEM 1030	General Chemistry I	4
PHYS 1110	Energy and the Environment	3
PHYS 1620	General Physics II	4
PHYS 3610	Modern Physics I	3
PHYS 3611	Modern Physics Lab	1
PHYS 3640	Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics	3
	OR
CHEM 3400	Chemical Thermodynamics, Equilibrium and Kinetics	4

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.

PHIL 2100	Reason, Faith and the Search for Meaning	3
PHIL 2230	Ethics in America	3
PHIL 3250	Free Will and Moral Responsibility	3

Global Perspectives

Take one of the following courses.

PHIL 2250	Global Ethics	3
PHIL 2540	Asian Philosophies	3

History

Take both of the following courses.

PHIL 2310	Ancient and Medieval Philosophies	3
PHIL 2320	Modern Western Philosophy	3

Political Philosophy

GOVT 4500

Political Philosophy

3

Religion Emphasis

Take five courses - one from each of the following categories.

Religion and Environment

PHIL 2460

Religion and the Environment

3

Ethics

Take one of the following courses.

PHIL 2100	Reason, Faith and the Search for Meaning	3
PHIL 2230	Ethics in America	3
PHIL 2250	Global Ethics	3

Religion and Cultural Context

Take one of the following courses.

RELI 2210	Scriptures, Sci Fi, & Fantasy	3
RELI 2430	Religion, Science, and Technology	3
RELI 2480	Geography, Spirit, Traditions	3
RELI 2510	Islam & Christianity	3
RELI 2540	Manga, K-Drama, and Religion	3
RELI 2560	Jesus in Islam and Christianity	3
RELI 2620	Hope, Apocalypse, Future	3

Religion and Justice

Take one of the following courses.

RELI 2220	Wisdom Traditions	3
RELI 2230	Examining the Prophets	3
RELI 2240	Gospels and Transformations	3
RELI 2270	Christianity in Chains	3
RELI 2410	Gender, Sexuality, & Religion	3
RELI 2450	Religion, Politics and Violence	3
RELI 2630	God, Suffering, and Evil	3
RELI 2640	Justice, Race, Religion	3

Religious Awareness

Take one of the following courses.

RELI 2270	Christianity in Chains	3
RELI 2500	Religions Global Context	3
RELI 2510	Islam & Christianity	3
RELI 2570	Exploring Judaism	3