BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
This degree provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of three aspects of environmental and sustainability studies: people, prosperity, and planet.
In addition to required core courses, students develop more in-depth knowledge in one of four concentrations.
This degree prepares students for employment and graduate study in fields related to social justice, business and public policy, and environmental protection as they relate to the environment and sustainability.
Degree Requirements (Catalog Year 2012-2013)
In addition to meeting the following requirements for this degree, students must meet the university requirements for all bachelor's degrees. Students pursuing the BA in environmental and sustainability studies must complete 59 credits with a minimum grade of 2.00 in each course.
Of the credits required for this degree, two credits may simultaneously fulfill the the experiential learning requirement and requirements of the concentration, 14 credits simultaneously fulfill core requirements for the major and general education requirements, and, depending on the concentration and electives chosen, up to 9 credits may simultaneously fulfill university general education requirements and college BA requirements. Thus, depending on the concentration, electives, and experiential learning, this degree requires between 34 and 43 unique credits.
- Eleven required core courses (39 credits):
Core requirements fulfill university general education requirements in natural science (EVPP 110, 111) and the BA requirement for social and behavioral science (GOVT 361).- Three courses (11 credits) in environmental science and society: EVPP 110, 111, 377
- Two courses (7 credits) in individual and group behavior: EVPP 336; NCLC 334
- Two courses (6 credits) in business and public policy: EVPP 322 and either EVPP 361 or GOVT 361
- One course (4 credits) in statistics: SOCI 313
- Three courses (11 credits) in integration, analysis, innovation: NCLC 210; EVPP 480; NCLC 490 (3 credits may be applied to this requirement)
- Experiential learning (2 credits)
- One concentration (18-19 credits)
Students must complete one concentration from the list to the right.
Total: 59 Credits
Writing-Intensive Requirement
The university requires all students to complete at least one course designated as “writing intensive” in their major at the 300 level or above. Students majoring in environmental and sustainability studies should consult an advisor to learn how to fulfill this requirement.
Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.