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Concentration Requirements

Concentration advising is an important part of the process of selecting courses. Students shall develop their concentration in consultation with the faculty and with the approval of a concentration advisor.

  Environmental Studies Concentration

(A.B. Degree)		 Environmental Science Concentration (Sc.B. Degree)
Additional Requirements Competence in mathematics sufficient to take courses approved for the concentration CHEM0330 Equilibrium, Rate, and Structure and MA0090-0100 Introductory Calculus, Parts I , II
Core ENVS0110 Humans, Nature and Envt. 1,2 ENVS0110 Humans, Nature and Envt.1,2
3 intermediate level social science or humanities courses appropriate to the student’s focus3, e.g.,
  • ENVS0510 Internatl Envtl Policy
  • ENVS1350 Envtl Economics
  • ENVS1410 Envtl Law and Policy
  • ENVS1710 Envtl Health
  • HI179 North Am Envtl History
 2 intermediate level non-science courses appropriate to the student’s focus3, e.g.,
  • ENVS0510 Internatl Envtl Policy
  • ENVS1350 Envtl Economics
  • ENVS1410 Envtl Law and Policy
  • ENVS1710 Envtl Health
  • HIST1790 North Am Envtl History
2 intermediate level environmental science courses appropriate to the student’s focus4, e.g.,
  • ENVS0490 Envtl Science in a Changing World
  • BIOL0420 Principles of Ecology
  • GEOL0220 Physical Processes in Geology
 3 intermediate level environmental science courses appropriate to the student’s focus4, e.g.,
  • ENVS0490 Envtl Science in a Changing World
  • BIOL0420 Principles of Ecology
  • GEOL0220 Physical Processes in Geology
Competence in statistics and/or qualitative methods based on the student’s focus5 Competence in statistics5
ENVS1920 Analysis and Resolution of Envtl Problems ENVS1920 Analysis and Resolution of Envtl Problems
Focus Four (4) focal courses beyond the introductory level. Six (6) focal courses beyond the introductory level:
  • 5 of 6 must be science courses;
  • 3 of 6 must be at the 100 level;
  • at least one (1) course must have laboratory or field-based component.
Thesis ENVS1970/1971 Independent Study ENVS1970/1971 Independent Study
TOTAL # COURSES 8 Core + 4 Focus + 2 Thesis = 14 courses 3 Basic science + 8 Core + 6 Focus + 2 Thesis = 19 courses6

1ENVS0110 equivalents could include GEOL0007§02 Global Envtl Change, ES0007§01 Environment and Society or a similar course from transferring institution depending on the student’s situation. Substitution requires approval of the concentration advisor.

2A score of 5 on the AP exam can be used to satisfy ENVS0110 or ENVS0490 with permission of the concentration advisor.

3Students are strongly encouraged to take Environmental Economics and an environmental policy course.

4Other intermediate level science and non-science courses may be substituted with the approval of the concentration advisor

5Relevant methods courses include but are not necessarily limited to: AMCV1902S Qualitative Research Methods; APMA0650 Essential Statistics; EDUC1110 Introductory Statistics for Education Research and Policy Analysis; PPAI2030 Statistics or SOC1020 Methods of Social Research. ScB candidates are encouraged to take PHP2500 Introduction to Biostatistics or PHP 2510 - Principles of Biostatistics and Data Analysis

6AP credit equivalent to MATH0090 and MATH0100 can be used to meet the math competency requirement and reduce the number of required courses

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