Environmental Studies Major

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Requirements: Environmental Studies Major (B.A.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

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 – 44 credits

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

 

Core Courses (24 credits)

COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
SC1020CCS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
None
SC2010CCR
 
or
 
DS3010CCDR 
SC3010CCDR
CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
 
or
 
PLANETARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SCIENCE
4 Credits From Range [SC1020CCS To SC1090GE130] AND (MA1005CCM OR MA1020CCM OR MA1025CCM OR MA1030CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1030GE120)
 
or
 
((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))
EC2020
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
None
PL2041CCI
 
or
 
LW3019
PL3019
PO3019
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
 
or
 
GLOBAL JUSTICE
None
 
or
 
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore / 
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore /
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore
PO3033
INTERNAT'L POLITICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
None
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 one of the following tracks (20 credits)

Media and Advocacy
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
CM1011CCR
 
or
 
CM3012
JOURNALISM: WRITING & REPORTING
 
or
 
FEATURE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE
 
or
 
(CM1011 OR CM1011CCR) OR CM1023 OR EN1010 OR (EN2020 OR EN2020CCE)
EC2045CCI
PO2045CCI
THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF INEQUALITY 
None / 
None
FM3063
THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY
CM1019CCI OR FM1019CCI OR CM1019CCDI OR FM1019CCDI OR CM1019 OR FM1019
CM3082
 
or
 
CM4016
CIVIC MEDIA, TACTICAL MEDIA
 
or
 
GLOBAL ADVOCACY
CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
 
or
 
(Major=Journalism OR CM2051 OR CM2051CCR) AND EN2020 OR EN2020CCE
PO3087CCD
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore
 
International Challenges
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
HI1003CCI
THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
None
SC2040CCS
ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT
None
PO2050
 
or
 
PO3004
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
 
 
or
 
 
CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT
None
 
 
or
 
 
College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR OR PO1012CCR OR PL2003CCI OR PL2003GE115 OR PO2003CCI OR PO2003GE115
SC2050CCS
CLIMATE CHANGE
MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120 OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120 OR MA1099CCI OR MA1099CCIM OR MA1910 OR MA1910CCM OR MA1010 OR MA1010GE120 OR CCMCCM OR ELECMA-30
PO3035
WATERS OF THE GLOBE
College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR
EC3042
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) OR (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110)
 
Environmental Justice
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
PO2005
POLITICAL ECON. OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
None
SC2040CCS
ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT
None
PL2041CCI
 
or
 
LW3019
PL3019
PO3019
 
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
 
or
 
GLOBAL JUSTICE
 
*if not taken as Core Course
None
 
or
 
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore / 
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore /
EN1010 AND College Level=Sophomore
EC2045CCI
PO2045CCI
 THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF INEQUALITY 
None / 
None
EC2060CCR
PL2060CCR
PO2060CCR
THE COMMONS AND THE MARKET
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110 OR EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) OR (PO1011CCR OR PO1011GE110) OR (PL2003 OR PL2003GE115) / 
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110 OR EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) OR (PO1011CCR OR PO1011GE110) OR (PL2003 OR PL2003GE115) /
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110 OR EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) OR (PO1011CCR OR PO1011GE110) OR (PL2003 OR PL2003GE115)
GS3024
PO3024
POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR /
College Level=Junior OR PO1011GE110 OR PO1012 OR PO1011CCR
EC3031
ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
(EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) AND (EC2010 OR EC2010GE110)
EC3042
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) OR (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110)
AN3080
CM3080
ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY
None /
None
 
Sustainable Business
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
 
DS1020CCM
MA1020CCM
 
or
 
DS1060CCDI
 
APPLIED STATISTICS I
 
or
 
DATA SCIENCE I: METHODS AND CONTEXT
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
 
or
 
None
PO2050
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
None
SC2050CCS
CLIMATE CHANGE
MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120 OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120 OR MA1099CCI OR MA1099CCIM OR MA1910 OR MA1910CCM OR MA1010 OR MA1010GE120 OR CCMCCM OR ELECMA-30
BA3012CCIR
BUSINESS ETHICS AND CSR
BA1020 AND (BA2020CCI OR BA2020GE110) AND College Level=Junior
EC3043
ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(EC2010 OR EC2010GE110) AND (EC2020 OR EC2020GE110)
BA3044CCD
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
College Level=Junior AND BA2040
BA3087
SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
BA2020CCI AND College Level=Junior
BA4030
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
College Level=Junior
 
Environmental Science
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
DS1020CCM
MA1020CCM
 
or
 
DS1060CCDI
APPLIED STATISTICS I
 
or
 
DATA SCIENCE I: METHODS AND CONTEXT
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
 
or
 
None
SC1055CCS
INTRODUCTION TO BIODIVERSITY
None
SC1060CCS
PHYSICS OF NATURAL & UNNATURAL DISASTERS
None
SC1070CCS
THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT
None
SC1080CCS
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
None
SC1090CCS
HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH
None
SC2040CCS
ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT
None
SC2050CCS
CLIMATE CHANGE
MA1005 OR MA1005CCM OR MA1005GE120 OR MA1020 OR MA1020CCM OR MA1020GE120 OR MA1025CCM OR MA1025GE120 OR MA1030 OR MA1030CCM OR MA1030GE120 OR MA1091 OR MA1091CCM OR MA1091GE120 OR MA1099CCI OR MA1099CCIM OR MA1910 OR MA1910CCM OR MA1010 OR MA1010GE120 OR CCMCCM OR ELECMA-30
SC2087 EVOLUTION OF HUMAN SEXUALITY None
EC3031
ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
(EC2020 OR EC2020GE110) AND (EC2010 OR EC2010GE110)
SC3xxx
Any course coded SC at the 3000-level

 

 

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.