Environmental Studies Major
Requirements for the Major
Core Courses
Take all of the following courses:
| ENS 110 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENS 115 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 |
| ENS 220 | Environmental Problem Analysis | 3 |
Core Electives
Take one course from each set below:
Quantitative Environmental Analysis
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| One ENS course numbered 320-329 (Quantitative Environmental Analysis): | 3 |
| POL 433 | American Environmental Policy | 3 |
Values Analysis:
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| One ENS course numbered 370-379 (Values Analysis): | 3 |
Scientific Analysis:
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| One ENS course numbered 380-389 (Scientific Analysis): | 3 |
Electives
Take 4 additional electives courses. Up to 2 of the additional electives can be listed under the "Introductory Elective" category.
Introductory Electives:
| ENS 290 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| ENS 240 | Alternative Energy Technology | 3 |
| ENS 285 | Outdoor Leadership and the Liberal Arts | 3 |
| BIO 392 | Bioinformatics and Genomics | 4 |
| CRW 270 | Creative Writing on Nature and the Environment | 3 |
| EDU 253/ENS 256 | Approaches to Environmental Education | 3 |
Advanced Electives
| ENS 420 | Rivers and Adaptive Ecosystem Management | 3 |
| ANT 351 | Climate Change and Ancient Society | 3 |
| ANT 360 | GIS and Spatial Analysis | 3 |
| ANT 363 | Animals, Culture, and Environment | 3 |
| BIO 308 | Paleontology:The History of Life | 3 |
| BIO 315 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 370 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 372 | Caribbean Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 375 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| NRO 405 | Neuroscience Research Immersion | 4 |
| HIS 361 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| ECO 355 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENG 331 | Appalachian Literature and the Environment | 3 |
| POL 433 | American Environmental Policy | 3 |
| SOC 385 | Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| SOC 386 | Sociology of Food and Agriculture | 3 |
Senior Seminar
Senior Seminar
NOTE: Many of the courses listed above have prerequisites, and several courses are not offered regularly or are offered only once every two years. Students are encouraged to consult with a program committee member early on to discuss course offering schedules and options for an emphasis in the major or minor. Upon program committee approval, additional courses may be added to the list of courses fulfilling major and minor requirements.