Environmental Studies, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 38-40

Core (26-27 credits)

ENV 110 - Fundamentals of Environmental Studies 3 credit(s) OR UIST 120 - Living in the Environment 4 credit(s)
M 115P - Biostatistics 3 credit(s)
ENV 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science 4 credit(s)
ENV 260W - Ecology 4 credit(s)
ENV 320W - Environmental Communication 3 credit(s)
ENV 385 - Internship in Environmental Studies 3 credit(s)
ENV 442W - Environmental Capstone 3 credit(s)
ENV 242P - Environmental Ethics 3 credit(s)

Concentration

Select either Environmental Policy or Environmental Communication.

Environmental Policy (12-13 credits)

Required:

ENV 315 - American Environmental Policy 3 credit(s)
ENV 316 - Plastic Pollution Policy and Action 3 credit(s)
POL 313 - American Public Policy 3 credit(s)

One Elective

Select from the following:

M 260 - Introduction to Data Science 3 credit(s)
CMM 310 - Political Communication 3 credit(s)
ENV 326 - Conservation Biology 4 credit(s)
ENV 380 - Independent Study in Environmental Studies 3 credit(s)
ENV 480 - Independent Study in Environmental Studies 3 credit(s)
CE 503 Geographic Information Systems in Practice 3 credit(s)
Any Economics course 3 credit(s)
Any course approved by the Environmental Studies Faculty Committee 3-4 credit(s)

Environmental Communication (12 credits)

Required:

CMM 242 - Introduction to Radio and Audio 3 credit(s)
OR CMM 214 - Introduction to Digital Media Production OR CMM 244 - Introduction to Television Production
CMM 253W - Writing for the Media 3 credit(s)
CMM 468 - Topics in Advanced Media Production 3 credit(s)

One Elective

CMM 310 - Political Communication 3 credit(s)
CMM 313 - Media Marketing and Promotion 3 credit(s)
CMM 329 - Online Journalism 3 credit(s)
CMM 340 - Conflict and Communication 3 credit(s)
CMM 345 - Video Field Production 3 credit(s)
CMM 371 - Public Relations Cases 3 credit(s)
CMM 415 - Issues in New Media Technology 3 credit(s)
CMM 463 - Media Industries: Ethics, Politics, Economics 3 credit(s)
ENV 315 - American Environmental Policy 3 credit(s)
ENV 316 - Plastic Pollution Policy and Action 3 credit(s)
M 260 - Introduction to Data Science 3 credit(s)
POL 313 - American Public Policy 3 credit(s)
Any course approved by the Environmental Studies Faculty Committee

Additional Information

It is recommended that when fulfilling general education requirements, students select courses from the following:

UISS 140D - Latin American Environment and Development 3 credit(s)
UISS 165 - Studies in Social Context and Change 3 credit(s) (when offered as Sustainable Food: Farm to Table)
UIST 120 - Living in the Environment 1-4 credit(s)
UIST 130 - Climate Change Science 3 credit(s)
UIST 165 - Studies in Science and Technology 3-4 credit(s)
(when offered as Pathway to Sustainability)