Environmental Studies Major

Advisers Baptiste, Cardelús, Frey, Globus-Harris, Helfant, Henke, Kawall, Levy, Loranty, McCay, Pattison, Perring, Roller, Ury

The environmental studies major provides students with interdisciplinary training in the topics, methods, and perspectives to research and critically analyze environmental studies questions and challenges. The courses below are required for the major.

Major Requirements

All of the Following

Environmental Science: Challenges and Solutions

ENST 200 - Environmental Science: Challenges and Solutions

Environmental Ethics

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEE in the course offerings.

Geographic Information Systems

GEOG 245 - Geographic Information Systems and
GEOG 245L

Environmental Justice

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEJ in the course offerings.

One of the following:

Environmental Economics and Policy

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEP in the course offerings.

One of the following:

Environmental Science

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEN in the course offerings.

One of the following:

Environmental Arts and Humanities

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESAH in the course offerings.

One of the following:

Environmental Studies Electives

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEL in the course offerings.

Two courses with the following stipulations:

one of these courses must be an ENST offering (or cross-listed with ENST)
one of the courses must be taken at the 300-level or above
- A single course may satisfy both of these requirements, but two electives in total are required.
Courses may not double count for both an elective and the other major requirements listed above.

Community-based Study of Environmental Issues

ENST 450 - Community-Based Study of Environmental Issues and
ENST 450L
Note: By permission of the director,
ENST 389
may be taken in place of
ENST 450

Honors and High Honors

Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Environmental Studies program page.

Environmental Studies Program

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Environmental Studies program catalog page.