环境研究 is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the environment and humans’ relationship with it. The program incorporates a variety of approaches in the arts and humanities, 自然科学, 社会分析, 以及社会政策. Students may choose an 环境研究 major to explore the environment from a scientific perspective or to prepare for a career in one of the many fields that seek to monitor, 形状, or interpret our relationship with it. 环境研究 majors have extensive interaction with the natural world in research, 类项目, 和实习.
The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in 环境研究 are at least 42 credit hours,包括 at least 18 upper division credit hours, 如下:
I. The Introductory Course (3 credit hours)
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 环境- 1301 | Introduction to 环境研究 |
II. Fundamentals (13-15 credit hours)
In addition to the Introductory Course, the Fundamentals provide foundational knowledge and skills for students engaged in 环境研究. Students must take at least one course from each of the categories below.
A. 环境科学
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 杂志- 1311年 | 综合生物学 杂志- 1111年 生物学入门实验室) |
| geos - 1409 | Earth's Environmental Systems |
B. 环境政策
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 尖刺外壳- 2357 | Humans and the Environment |
| 经济学- 1311 | Principles of Microeconomics |
C. Environmental Arts and Humanities
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 菲尔- 1350 | 环境伦理学 |
| cmlt - 2350 | Science Fiction and the Environment |
D. 定量技能
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 数学- 1320 | 统计方法或 |
| geos - 3408 | 地理信息系统和遥感 |
| 市区- 3465/的社会- 3465 | 研究方法:GIS |
3. 环境科学 core (11-12 credit hours)
Take at least 3 of the following:
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 杂志- 2312年 | 细胞与细胞系统 (with 杂志- 2112年 细胞与细胞系统 Lab) |
| 杂志- 3413年 | Genes, Phenotypes, and 进化ary Dynamics |
| 杂志- 3434年 | 生态 |
| 杂志- 3435年 | 进化 |
| 杂志- 4351年 | 保护生物学 |
| 化学- 2319 | 有机化学I (with 化学- 2119 Laboratory Methods in Organic Chemistry) |
| geos - 2400 | 固体地球过程 |
| geos - 2402 | 地表过程 |
| geos - 3310 | 全球气候变化 |
| geos - 3411 | 水文地质 |
| geos - 3421 | Environmental Geochemistry |
IV. 环境政策 core (6 credit hours)
Take at least 2 of the following:
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 尖刺外壳- 3345 | International Issues in Health and the Environment (also listed as 的社会- 3345) |
| 尖刺外壳- 3402 | 环境种族主义 (also listed as 的社会- 3402) |
| busn - 3314 | 可持续性 and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Global Concern |
| 经济学- 3430 | Economics and the Environment (also listed as 市区- 3430) |
| 经济学- 3334 | 城市经济学 (also listed as 市区- 3334) |
| plsi - 3413 | Policy Analysis and the Policymaking Process |
| plsi - 3464 | Environmental Political Theory |
| 的社会- 3345 | International Issues in Health and the Environment (also listed as 尖刺外壳- 3345) |
| 的社会- 3402 | 环境种族主义 (also listed as 尖刺外壳- 3402) |
| 的社会- 3440 | 城市地理 (also listed as 市区- 3440) |
| 市区- 3430 | Economics and the Environment (also listed as ECON-3430) |
| 市区- 3334 | 城市经济学 (also listed as 经济学- 3334) |
| 市区- 3440 | 城市地理 (also listed as 的社会- 3440) |
V. Environmental Humanities and Arts core (6 credit hours)
Take at least 2 of the following:
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 艺术- 2495 | 户外工作室 |
| cmlt - 2301 | World Literature and the Environment |
| 通讯- 3323 | Environmental Communication in Asia |
| 嘘- 3465 | Indigenous Environmental History |
| 建造- 3410 | 自然环境 and 幸福 (also listed as 环境- 3410) |
| 环境- 3301 | 环境文学 |
| 环境- 3410 | 自然环境 and 幸福 (also listed as 建造- 3410) |
| 可靠性- 2312 | Religion and the Environment |
VI. 除了三位一体
Although not required for the major, students are encouraged to engage in off-campus internship opportunities or to gain experience writing grants and fundraising to support environmental not-for-profit organizations.
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| ale - 3301 | 格兰特写作 and 筹款 |
| 环境- 4395 | 环境研究 Internship |
VI. Senior Seminar in 环境研究 (3 credit hours)
| 进程ID | 科目名称 |
|---|---|
| 环境- 4301 | Senior Seminar in 环境研究 |
8. 大学要求
Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.
需求
环境研究 majors are eligible to receive Honors if they have completed two semesters of Senior Thesis credit and presented a senior thesis or project, which has been evaluated and approved by 环境研究 faculty. In addition, students must attain an overall 3.3 grade point average cumulatively and in the major. Prior to registration for their senior year, 环境研究 Honors candidates must meet with the 环境研究 program Director and arrange for the faculty thesis director and two additional faculty members to act as an Honors Advisory Committee. Students must submit to the program Director a written request to graduate with Honors in 环境研究 no later than the first full week of the student's final semester before graduation. The decision to confer or not to confer Honors will be made by the program Director, the Honors Committee and two additional faculty from the 环境研究 Committee, based on the quality of the written thesis or art work and the oral presentation of that material.