Environmental Studies Major

Requirements: Environmental Studies Major (B.A.)

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1	Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
CCI 2
CCI 3
CCI 4
CCX	Experiential Learning
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE	Writing & Criticism	EN1010
CCD	Digital Literacy and Communication
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR	Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)	Quantitative Reasoning
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)	Experimental Reasoning	MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above)	Elementary French & Culture II	FR1100
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC	AUP Capstone

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 45 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
SC1020CCS	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE	None
SC2010CCR	CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES	4 Credits From Range [SC1020CCS To SC1090GE130] AND (MA1005CCM OR MA1020CCM OR MA1025CCM OR MA1030CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1030GE120)
EC2010 or EC2020	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS or PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	None or None
PL2041CCI	ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS	None
PO3033	INTERNAT'L POLITICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT	None
SC4075	PORTFOLIO – 1 credit	College Level=Junior OR College Level=Senior AND Major=Environmental Studies
CM4063CCC or xx4095 or SC4098CCCX	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICUM or Senior Project in appropriate field (e.g., EC, LW, PL, PO, SC) or CAPSTONE INTERNSHIP	College Level=Junior or College Level=Senior or College Level=Junior OR College Level=Senior

Select five courses from the following list, creating a coherent pathway, which must be approved by the student’s advisor

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
HI1003CCI	THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD	None
HI1006	WORLD HISTORY FROM 1500	None
CM1011CCR	JOURNALISM: WRITING & REPORTING	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE
DS1020CCM MA1020CCM	APPLIED STATISTICS I	MA0900 OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR ELECMA-25 OR ELECMA-20 OR ELECMA-30 OR (MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120) OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120 / MA0900 OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR ELECMA-25 OR ELECMA-20 OR ELECMA-30 OR (MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120) OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120
CS1040CCD	INTRO TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	None
PL2003CCI	POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	None
CL2006CCI	CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY	None
CM2012	DIGITAL JOURNALISM	None
PO2012	INTRO TO POLIT'L GEOGRAPHY & GEOPOLITICS	None
CS2040	INTRO TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II	CS1040GE110 OR CS1040 OR CS1040CCD
PO2050	POLITICAL ANALYSIS	None
PL2071	CRITIQUE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY	None
DS3010CCDR / SC3010CCDR	PLANETARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SCIENCE	((CCMCCM OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1025GE120 OR MA1025GE120) AND (CCDCCD OR CS1005 OR CS1040CCD OR CS1040GE110 OR DS1020CCM OR DS1060CCDI) AND (CCSCCS OR SC1020CCS OR SC1020GE130 OR SC1040CCS OR SC1040GE130 OR SC1055CCS OR SC1060CCS OR SC1060GE130 OR SC1070CCS OR SC1070GE130 OR SC1080CCS OR SC1080GE130)) / ((CCMCCM OR MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120) AND (CCDCCD OR CS1005 OR CS1040 OR CS1040CCD OR CS1040GE110 OR DS1020CCM OR DS1060CCDI) AND (CCSCCS OR SC1020CCS OR SC1020GE130 OR SC1040CCS OR SC1040GE130 OR SC1055CCS OR SC1060CCS OR SC1060GE130 OR SC1070CCS OR SC1070GE130 OR SC1080CCS OR SC1080GE130))
BA3012CCIR	BUSINESS ETHICS AND CSR	BA1020 AND (BA2020CCI OR BA2020GE110) AND College Level=Junior
PO3024	POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS	College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR
PO3035	WATERS OF THE GLOBE	College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR
EC3043	ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) AND (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110)
BA3044CCD	CONSUMER BEHAVIOR	College Level=Junior AND BA2040
CM3046	MEDIA LAW, POLICY, & ETHICS	None
CL3060CCI	LITERATURE & THE POLITICAL IMAGINATION	None
PL3079	MODERN CRITICAL THEORY	None
AN3080	ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY	None
BA3087	SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT	BA2020CCI AND College Level=Junior
CL3300	CREATIVE NONFICTION: CRAFTING PERSONAL NARRATIVES	None
BA3500CCD	MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	College Level=Junior AND BA2001
CM4016	GLOBAL ADVOCACY	(Major=Journalism OR CM2051 OR CM2051CCR) AND EN2020 OR EN2020CCE
xxX091	Any “Topics” course in another field that is relevant (subject to approval by the Computers Science/Math/Science chair)
MAxxxx	Any course coded MA above MA1020
SCxxxx	Any course coded SC

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

HONORS

Students earning a GPA of 3.5 or above in the seven required courses including a Senior Project will graduate with honors.