Environmental Studies Major with Policy Focus
Requirements
Degree Requirements
This major is available as a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, as defined in the section on degree requirements for all majors in this catalog.
Students in the policy focus will be expected to exhibit greater depth with respect to the public policy aspects of these goals. It is highly recommended ENVS students considering graduate school also take MATH 140 and 170.
Major Requirements
51-53 credits distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses: | ||
| ENVS 201 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| ENVS 202 | ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE | 4 |
| ENVS 460 | SENIOR CAPSTONE I: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH METHODS | 4 |
| ENVS 470 | SENIOR CAPSTONE II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT | 4 |
| BIOL 285 | PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY | 5 |
| Focus Courses: | ||
| ENVS 230 | INTRODUCTION TO GIS | 4 |
| ENVS/SOAN 203 | HUMAN ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES | 4 |
| or ENVS 250 | ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE (ALSO LISTED AS SOAN 250) | |
| ENVS 325 | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION | 4 |
| or ENVS 357 | ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY (ALSO LISTED AS JAMS 357 AND COMM 357) | |
| ECON 210 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECON 341 | ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | 4 |
| or ECON 342 | NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3-4 credits of the following Natural Science electives: | 3-4 | |
| MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| SHORELINE ECOLOGY | ||
| ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY (ALSO LISTED AS PHYS 207) 1 | ||
or ENVS 307 | ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY (ALSO LISTED AS PHYS 307) | |
| ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY (ALSO LISTED AS PHYS 307) | ||
| ENERGY RESOURCES: TRANSITIONS | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| Select 7 credits minimum (at least 2 courses) of Social Science or Humanities electives: | 7-8 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 2 | ||
or ECON 342 | NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | |
| LITERATURE AND LANDSCAPE | ||
| NW ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND MITIGATION | ||
| RELIGION AND NATURE (ALSO LISTED AS RELS 306) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY (ALSO LISTED AS JAMS 357 AND COMM 357) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH OR THESIS | ||
| HOW THE WEST FED THE UNITED STATES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LAW, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY | ||
| Total Credits | 51-53 | |
- 1
Cannot be used as elective if ENVS 207/307 is used as a focus course.
- 2
Must be different from what is taken as core.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Select appropriate methods and correctly apply them in investigating specific environmental problems at local, regional, and/or global scales.
- Critically examine the values, assumptions and contexts that organize human communities and their relationships with the biosphere.
- Collaborate with community partners and integrate multiple disciplinary perspectives in order to creatively analyze and take effective action to address issues of critical environmental concern.
- Effectively communicate environmental information to diverse audiences.