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Catalog 2016-2017

Environmental Studies

Catalog Year: 2016-2017

Teaching Faculty

Professors听膶apek, Gron,听Hardin, Hines, McDaniel, and Moran听
Associate Professors Gess, Hatch (chair), and Hill
Assistant Professors听Dow, Hancock, McClung, and Sarkar

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Description

The Environmental Studies program is designed to provide an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to studying the environment. As such, it both complements and embodies the liberal arts aim of combining strengths of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to prepare students to be well-equipped citizens in an increasingly globalized world. Core requirements for Environmental Studies majors are designed to fit requirements for graduate programs in Environmental Studies or related fields while the electives allow students to specialize in their particular interests.

Major in Environmental Studies (updated April 2017)

13 courses distributed as follows:

  • EVST 110听 Introduction to Environmental Studies听
  • ENGL 275听 American Literature and the Environment听
    听听听听听听听听听 or
    ENGC 306听 Exploring Nature Writing听
  • POLI 235听 Public Policy听
    听 听 听 听 听 or
    POLI 315听 Environmental Policy and Management 听
  • 1 of the following:听
    听 听 听 听 听 PSYC 290听 Statistics 听
    听 听 听 听 听 BUSI 250听 Principles of Statistics听
    听 听 听 听 听 MATH 215 听Statistical Analysis 听
    听 听 听 听 听 ANTH 335听 Geographic Information Science 听
  • ECON 340听 Environmental Economics听
  • 1 of the following:
    听听听听听听听听听 SOCI 375听 Environmental Sociology 听
    听 听 听 听 听 ANTH 312听 Land of the Ancestors
    听 听 听 听 听 ANTH 330 Human Impact on the Ancient Environments
  • 1 of the following:听
    听 听 听 听 听 RELI 270听 Ecotheology
    听 听 听 听 听 PHIL 270听 Environmental Philosophy 听
    听 听 听 听 听 PHIL 315听 Ethics and Relations to Friend, Kin, and Community 听
  • EVST 497听 Senior Seminar 听
  • Complete an internship with an environmental studies focus. The internship must be through the Office of Career Discovery and Internships and approved in advance by the Environmental Studies program chair.听
  • Choose from three possible concentrations for their remaining courses.

Natural Science Biology Concentration

Biology Courses:

  • BIOL 150 Cell Biology
  • BIOL 190 Botany
    听 听 听 听 听 or 听
    BIOL 220 Zoology
  • BIOL 250 Genetics
  • BIOL 365 Ecology and Evolution
  • CHEM 101 Chemistry of the Environment

Natural Science Chemistry Concentration

  • BIOL 104 Environmental Biology
  • CHEM 110 and 120 General Chemistry I and II
    听 听 听 听 or
    CHEM 150 Accelerated General Chemistry
  • CHEM 240 Organic Chemistry I
  • CHEM 280 Environmental Analysis

Socio-cultural Concentration

  • BIOL 104 Environmental Biology
  • CHEM 101 Chemistry of the Environment
  • 3 of the following courses from three different disciplines:听
    听 听 听 听 听 ANTH 312 Land of the Ancestors*
    听 听 听 听 听听ANTH 330 Human Impact on the Ancient Environments*
    听 听 听 听 听听ANTH 360听 Globalization and Transnationalism 听
    听 听 听 听 听 ENGC/SOCI 306听 Exploring Nature Writing *听
    听 听 听 听 听 ENGF 275听 Film and the Environment 听
    听 听 听 听 听 ENGL 275听 American Literature and the Environment *听
    听 听 听 听 听 HIST 308听 Ecology in American Indian History听
    听 听 听 听 听 PHIL 270听 Environmental Philosophy *听
    听 听 听 听 听听PHIL 315 Ethics and Relations to Friend, Kin, and Community*
    听 听 听 听 听听PHIL 490听 Special Topics **听
    听 听 听 听 听 RELI 270听 Ecotheology *听
    听 听 听 听 听 SOCI 300听 The听Urban Community听
    听 听 听 听 听 SOCI 340听 Food, Culture and Nature 听
    听 听 听 听 听 SOCI 362听 Images of the City
    听 听 听 听 听听SOCI 375 Environmental Sociology*听

*听If not taken in core requirements听

**听Must be approved by the Environmental Studies program chair because some topics courses may not cover environmental concepts.

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Senior Capstone Experience

The Senior Capstone Experience for the environmental studies major consists of participation in the Senior Seminar course. EVST 497 Senior Seminar 听is a one semester course that involves common readings, research methods, and both written and oral presentation of independent research. The grade for the Senior Capstone Experience is based on the oral presentation and defense of research components of the senior seminar.

Study Away Programs

Coursework undertaken through study-away programs (abroad or domestic) enhances the 黑料不打烊 environmental studies major, and is encouraged. Appropriate examples include 黑料不打烊-in-Costa Rica, The 黑料不打烊 American Southwest Program, The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and the Semester in Environmental Science.听 Pre-approval by the Environmental Studies program chair is recommended. For more information, see "Engaged Learning Opportunities."

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Program Course Listings

The courses for this program are organized into the following categories:

Environmental Studies Courses

EVST 110

Intro to Environmental Studies

An introduction to the study of environmental problems using an interdisciplinary approach with emphasis on the importance of sustainable solutions. The course combines scientific, economic, political, socio-cultural and ethical knowledge to examine selected topics such as human population, food, water, and energy.
EVST 275

Literature & the Environment

An examination of how literary and other representations have depicted their culture's relationship to the environment. The exact content varies from term to term, though the course studies various literary and representational forms, including some theoretical writing. While the course examines how writers have experienced, understood, and envisioned their environment and their place in it, other aspects of the texts studied (character, point of view, gender, race, economics, etc.). Cross-listed as ENGL 275.

Literary Studies LS
Writing Level 1 W1
EVST 280

Title Unavailable
EVST 497

Senior Seminar

A capstone experience involving common readings, research methods and both written and oral presentation of independent research. Oral presentation and defense of research functions as the senior comprehensive exam. Prerequisite: senior standing.

senior standing.
EVST X98

EVST Internship

Students interested in internships in environmental studies should contact the program chair. All internships counting toward the EVST major must be processed through the Office of Career Services.
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