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Environmental Studies

Required for the Environmental Studies Major

Required Core Courses

  1. Environmental Studies 150: Introduction to Environmental Science
  2. Environmental Studies 300: Symposium on Environmental Topics
  3. Environmental Studies 650: Environmental Studies Senior Seminar
  4. Mathematics 107 or 117: Elementary Statistics or Mathematics 207: Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  5. Economics 100: Introductory Economics: Microeconomic Emphasis or Economics 300: Microeconomic Theory
  6. Economics 280: Environmental Economics, Economics 480: Advanced Environmental Economics, or Economics 285: Natural Resource Economics
  7. Government 380: Introduction to Public Policy
  8. 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
  9. One Environmental Studies cross-listed course [may include independent study]
  10. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. Environmental studies courses
    • Environmental Studies 150: Introduction to Environmental Science
    • Environmental Studies 300: Symposium on Environmental Topics
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.