Learn About the BA in Environmental Studies

Students and professors on site for a service learning project

Students from the Spring 2023 Environmental Studies Capstone gather for a service learning project in Oklahoma City.

Program Overview

The Environmental Studies Core Course flow chart. Majors must take the core sequence in order. 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.ENST 2813 Cornerstone + ENST 3891 Learning Community are at the top. An arrow points down to the next level, which includes ENST 3893 Research Project + ENST 3891 Learning Community. Another arrow points down to ENST 4883 Seminar, and another arrow points to ENST 4893 Capstone. Below All this, ENST 3891 Learning Community is displayed again. The label for the whole table is ENST 3891 Learning Community.

A Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies prepares you to participate in conversations on environmental topics with others who have a range of academic backgrounds.

The curriculum includes a 15-hour core sequence and 15 hours of interdisciplinary electives.

The core includes:

The Cornerstone: an overview of environmental research and teaching across the OU campus
The Research Project: independent study on a topic you choose
The Seminar: close study of the interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues
The Capstone: a service learning course working on an environmental problem in our area
The Learning Community: an enrichment experience for our students

The electives are in two groups:

6 hours of courses designed to demonstrate the interdisciplinary approach to the environment
9 hours of courses taken from specific disciplines, spread across the environmental offerings in the OU course catalog.

For more details about the major, visit the BA and Minor Requirements page.