BA and Minor Requirements
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies major includes a 15-hour core sequence and 15 hours of electives. The requirements for these courses are listed below.
- ENST 2813: Environmental Studies Cornerstone
- ENST 3893: Environmental Studies Research Project
- ENST 4883: Environmental Studies Seminar
- ENST 4893: Environmental Studies Capstone
- ENST 3891: Environmental Studies Learning Community
ENST 3891: Environmental Studies Learning Community is a one-hour course repeated over three semesters, concurrently with ENST 2813, ENST 3893, and one other semester.
Go to the Courses page to learn more about each required course.
Majors must take two interdisciplinary electives and three electives from different single-disciplinary categories for 15 elective hours total.
- Interdisciplinary electives bring together ideas and methods regarding the environment from at least two different academic disciplines. They are mainly offered by the Environmental Studies Program.
- Single-disciplinary electives ensure a general familiarity with typical environmental approaches from different disciplines. These fall into four categories: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Applied Disciplines. Students must take courses from three different categories.
Minor in Environmental Studies
The minor is 16 credit hours, which includes three core courses (7 hours) and three electives (9 hours). The requirements are listed below.
Minor Requirements:
- ENST 2813: Environmental Studies Cornerstone
- ENST 3893: Environmental Studies Research Project
- ENST 3891: Environmental Studies Learning Community
- Two courses from interdisciplinary electives (6 hours)
- One course from single-disciplinary electives (3 hours)
Interdisciplinary electives bring together ideas and methods regarding the environment from at least two different academic disciplines. They are mainly offered within the Environmental Studies Program.
Single-disciplinary electives ensure a general familiarity with typical environmental approaches from different disciplines. These fall into four categories: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Applied Disciplines. Students must take one elective from outside the area of their major.
Double Majors
Environmental Studies works well as a double major because it provides a generalist training that complements the specialized training of other degree programs. Double majors gain in-depth training in one academic discipline and a broader familiarity with other ways of thinking about the environment.
At 30 hours, Environmental Studies fits easily with many other majors.
Contact the Environmental Studies advisor to discuss double majoring.
