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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Studies, B.A.


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Requirements for Major in Environmental Studies


The ten-unit environmental studies major provides a deep understanding of the complex relationships among natural and social systems, as well as a proficiency in the analytical, rhetorical and creative skills necessary to perceive the wonders of the natural and human worlds and to solve the environmental challenges we face in the twenty-first century.

Categories of Emphasis:


Six units total from the following three categories with at least one but no more than three courses in each category. If students choose to take three courses from a single category, at least two courses must be at the 200-level.

Experiential Requirements:


Attendance at a series of departmental colloquia each semester. In these, students who completed internships the previous semester will report on them, and other items of general interest, such as graduate schools and careers, will be discussed.

Completion of One of the Following for up to One-half Unit:


An environmental research project, service project or internship. Students should have prior approval of the department chair, and must make a presentation in the colloquium and submit a paper summarizing the experience.

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