Through this combined major, successful undergraduates will develop an awareness of the scientific, cultural, and political aspects of the world’s environmental problems while considering the philosophical, moral, and ethical impacts that such decisions have on human-environment interactions. Due to overlap in course content, students majoring in Environmental Studies or any Environmental Studies combined majors may not complete a minor in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete theUniversitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete theBA language requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete theNUpath Requirements.
Environmental Studies Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Introductory Courses | ||
Choose one introductory science course: | 4-5 | |
Environmental Science | ||
Dynamic Earth and Lab for ENVR 1200 |
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Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Lab for ENVR 1400 |
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Choose one introductory social science course: | 4 | |
Peoples and Cultures | ||
Food Justice and Community Development | ||
Environmental Ethics | ||
Environment and Society | ||
科学的基础环境Systems: | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Global Climate Change | ||
Food Security and Sustainability | ||
Water Resources | ||
Human Foundations of Environmental Systems: | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Sustainable Development | ||
Environmental Health | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Skills Course: | ||
ENVR 3300 andENVR 3301 |
Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300 |
5 |
Electives: | ||
Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher: | 16 | |
Information Design History | ||
Fundamentals of Business | ||
The Consulting Environment | ||
Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | ||
Disease Ecology | ||
Desert Ecology | ||
Coastal Sustainability: Ecology and Coupled Human-Natural Systems in Southeast Asia | ||
Coastal Sustainability: The Blue Economy of the Gulf of Maine | ||
Energy in the Desert Ecosystem | ||
Environmental Pollution | ||
Environmental Planning | ||
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions | ||
Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
Urban Ecology | ||
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions | ||
Sustainability in the Business Environment | ||
Science Writing | ||
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society | ||
Environmental Ethics | ||
Introduction to Global Health | ||
Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
International Environmental Policy |
Philosophy Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Philosophy Required Courses | ||
PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
PHIL 1180 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | 4 |
orPOLS 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
PHIL 2330 | Modern Philosophy | 4 |
Philosophy of Science/Environment | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Science and Pseudoscience | ||
Information and Uncertainty | ||
Philosophy of Science | ||
Philosophy of Biology | ||
Restricted Electives | ||
Complete two of the following not used to fulfill another requirement with at least one course at the 4000 or 5000 level: | 8 | |
The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life | ||
Existentialism | ||
Scientific Approaches to Philosophy | ||
Moral Philosophy | ||
Philosophy and Literature | ||
Philosophy of Race and Racism | ||
Theory of Knowledge | ||
Philosophy of Science | ||
Advanced Logic | ||
Philosophy of Mind | ||
Philosophy of Economics | ||
Philosophy of Biology | ||
Topics in Philosophy Seminar | ||
Seminar in Religion | ||
Global Justice | ||
Ethics and Public Policy | ||
Information Ethics | ||
AI Ethics | ||
Additional Electives | ||
Complete two additional PHIL courses. | 8 |
Integrative Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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完成以下两个。课程用于厄尔ectives may not be used as integrative courses: | 8 | |
Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone | ||
Senior Thesis | ||
Environmental Planning | ||
Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
Theories of Conflict and Negotiation |
Environmental Studies and Philosophy Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 78 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
PHIL 1115 | 4 | PHIL 2325orPOLS 2325 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
ENVR 1101 | 4 | ENVR 3150 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
INTL 2240 | 4 | ENVR 2515 | 4 | ||||
PHIL 1180 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
PHIL 1105or4510 | 4 | PHIL Restricted Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | |
ENVR 3300 andENVR 3301 |
5 | ENVR elective; 2 of 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
ENVR elective; 1 of 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
PHIL 2330 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | PHIL Elective | 4 | Integrative Course #1 | 4 | Co-op | ||
PHIL 4000/5000 Elective | 4 | Integrative Course #2 | 4 | ||||
ENVR elective; 3 of 4 | 4 | ||||||
ENVR elective; 4 of 4 | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | PHIL Elective | 4 | |||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 129 |