Lower Division Major Requirements: 3 courses

• ENVS 101 Introduction to Environmental Science 3 semester hours
• EVST 1000 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4 semester hours
• EVST 1010 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 semester hours

Upper Division Major Requirements: 3 courses

• EVST 3010 Environmental Policy 4 semester hours
• EVST 3020 Sustainable Cities 4 semester hours
• EVST 4001 Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar 4 semester hours

Major Distribution Course Requirements: 4 courses

Majors must meet the following course distribution requirements:

• Humanities (1 course; 3-4 semester hours)
• Social Sciences (1 course; 3-4 semester hours)
• Environmental Science (1 course, plus lab is applicable; 3-4 semester hours)
• Ethics and Justice (1 course; 3-4 semester hours)

Majors must meet the following requirement in selecting distribution courses:

• No more than four (4) lower division courses may count for the major (including the three required lower division major courses)

Major Elective Course Requirements: 1 course

Majors must meet the following requirements in selecting an additional course to complete the major:

• No more than four (4) lower division courses may count for the major (including the three required lower division major courses)
• 1- and 2-semester-hour courses do not count toward the 11-course major requirement

Courses Approved for the Major and Minor Distribution Requirements

Student Learning Outcomes: Students who successfully compete the Environmental Studies major should:

Know-Understand

1. The basic science that frames and makes comprehensible current debates about environmental issues.
2. Various ways to asses and grasp the moral and ethical significance of environmental crises and the various possible responses to those crises.
3. The practical challenges (e.g., political, economic, etc.) associated with various possible responses to environmental crises.
4. The primary environmental issues confronting humans in the 21st Century (e.g., anthropogenic climate change, loss of biodiversity, resource consumption, etc.).

Do-Be Able to

1. Apply diverse perspectives and ways of addressing environmental questions (e.g., philosophical, economic, scientific, political, theological, etc.), transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries in favor of a more holistic perspective.
2. Apply the knowledge they have learned in the course of their studies to real-world issues, bridging the supposed gap between theory and practice.
3. Write, speak, and think clearly about the issues studied in the major and minor.

Value

1. The diverse perspectives and values (cultural, religious, economic, political, etc.) amongst the various stakeholders in environmental challenges.
2. The importance of good science in framing environmental questions.
3. The role of both (a) personal transformation (e.g., lifestyle choices, consumptive dispositions, etc.) and social transformation (e.g., community involvement, political action, addressing environmental justice and environmental racism, etc.) in any response to environmental challenges.

Environmental Studies Major Four-Year Plan: