Environmental Studies
Required for the Environmental Studies Major
Required Core Courses
- Environmental Studies 150: Introduction to Environmental
Science
- Environmental Studies 300: Symposium on Environmental
Topics
- Environmental Studies 650: Environmental Studies
Senior Seminar
- Mathematics 107 or 117: Elementary
Statistics or Mathematics 207: Introduction to Probability and
Statistics
- Economics 100: Introductory Economics:
Microeconomic Emphasis or Economics 300: Microeconomic Theory
- Economics 280: Environmental Economics, Economics 480:
Advanced Environmental Economics, or Economics 285: Natural Resource Economics
- Government 380:
Introduction to Public Policy
- One of the following courses emphasizing historical, social, and philosophical perspective on environmental issues:
- Environmental Studies 270/Government 270: Global
Environmental Politics
- Environmental Studies 360/Philosophy 360:
Environmental Ethics
- Environmental Studies 365/Anthropology
310: Ecological Anthropology
- Environmental Studies
460/Education Studies 400: The Environment, Community, and Education
- Environmental Studies 470/Government 465: Environmental Policy,
Politics, and Justice
- One Environmental
Studies cross-listed course [may include independent study]
- Field
experience (not necessarily for credit; typically about 50 hours outside the
classroom or participation in an ENST-related internship or off-campus program;
documentation must be submitted to advisor.)
Environmental Policy Track
- Two of the following introductory science courses, from two
different departments:
- Biology 110: Principles of Biology
- Geology 110: Introductory Geology
- Chemistry 115:
Principles of Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity, Chemistry 116:
Principles of Chemistry: Energetics and Dynamics, or Chemistry
119: Accelerated General Chemistry
- Physics 120:
Foundations of Physics I or Physics 150: Principles of
Classical Physics
- Three additional six-unit courses numbered above 200 from the
economics department or three additional six-unit courses numbered above
200 from the government department (not including courses taken to
complete another category)
Environmental Science Track
- Three of the following introductory science courses, from three
different departments:
- Biology 110: Principles of Biology
- Geology 110: Introductory Geology
- Chemistry 115:
Principles of Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity, Chemistry 116:
Principles of Chemistry: Energetics and Dynamics, or Chemistry
119: Accelerated General Chemistry
- Physics 120:
Foundations of Physics I or Physics 150: Principles of
Classical Physics
- Three additional courses, numbered above 200, within one science
department (not including courses taken to complete another category)
Required for the Environmental Studies Minor
Required Core Courses
- Environmental studies courses
- Environmental Studies 150:
Introduction to Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
300: Symposium on Environmental Topics
- Foundation courses in natural sciences
Choose two of the
following: - Geology 110: Introductory Geology
- Biology
110: Introductory Biology
- Chemistry 115: Principles of
Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity, Chemistry 116: Principles of
Chemistry: Energetics and Dynamics, or Chemistry 119: Accelerated
General Chemistry
- Physics 120: Foundations of Physics I
or Physics 150: Principles of Classical Physics
- Foundation courses in social sciences
- Economics 100:
Elements of Economics: Microeconomic Emphasis or Economics 285: Natural Resource Economics or Economics 300: Microeconomic Theory or Environmental
Studies 280: Environmental Economics
- Government 380:
Public Policy or Environmental Studies 470: Environmental
Policy, Politics, and Justice or Environmental Studies 270:
Global Environmental Politics
- C average in the
minor
Courses with Significant Emphasis on Environmental Topics
Any two environmental studies cross-listed courses. Environmental
studies courses taken through Lawrence-sponsored off-campus programs,
such as the Semester in
Environmental Science may also fulfill this requirement,
with approval of the Environmental Studies Steering Committee.
Special
note: No more than three courses may be applied simultaneously toward
completion of this minor and a student's major.
