Requirements: Environmental Studies Major (B.A.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C") Writing & Criticism EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C") Elementary French & Culture II  FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
CCI 1 Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI)
(May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.)

Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements.

Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.		  
CCI 2  
CCI 3  
CCI 4  
CCX Experiential Learning  
MA 1005 or Above (course type CMM) Quantitative Reasoning  
Lab science course coded CCS Experimental Reasoning MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 45 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
SC1020  Environmental Science + Lab MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EC2010
or
EC2020		 Principles of Microeconomics
or
Principles of Macroeconomics		 [course:ec2010:prereq]
or
[course:ec2020:prereq]
PL2041 Environmental Ethics [course:pl2041:prereq]
PO3033 International Politics of the Environment [course:ba1020:prereq]
SC4075 Portfolio – 1 credit [course:sc4075:prereq]
SC2010 (course type CCR) Contemporary Environmental Issues [course:sc2010:prereq]

CM4063 (course type CCC)

or

xx4095

or

xx3098

Sustainable Development Practicum

or

Senior Project in appropriate field (e.g., EC, LW, PL, PO, SC)

or

Internship

[course:cm4063:prereq]

or

[course:sc4095:prereq]

or

[course:cm3098:prereq]

 

Select five courses from the following list, creating a coherent pathway, which must be approved by the student’s advisor
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
HI1003 The Contemporary World [course:hi1003:prereq]
HI1006 World History 1500 – present [course:hi1006:prereq]
HI1013 History of the City across the Ages [course:hi1013:prereq]
MA1020 Applied Statistics I MA0900 or placement above
CS1040 Introduction to Computer Programming I – 5 credits [course:cs1040:prereq]
CS2040 Introduction to Computer Programming II – 5 credits [course:cs2040:prereq]
PL/PO2003 Introduction to Political Philosophy [course:pl2003:prereq]
PO/GS2005 The Political Economy of Developing Countries [course:po2005:prereq]
CL/GS2006 Contemporary Feminist Theory [course:cl2006:prereq]
CM1011 Journalism: Writing & Reporting  [course:cm1011:prereq]
CM2012 Digital Journalism  [course:cm2012:prereq]
PO2012 Introduction to Political Geography & Geopolitics [course:po2012:prereq]
PO2050 Political Analysis [course:po2050:prereq]
PL2071 Critique of Political Economy: Smith & Marx [course:pl2071:prereq]
BA3012 Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility [course:ba3012:prereq]
PO/GS3024 Politics of Human Rights [course:po3024:prereq]
PO3035 Waters of the Globe [course:po3035:prereq]
EC3043 Economics of Sustainable Development [course:ec3043:prereq]
CM3046 Media Law, Policy, Ethics [course:cm3046:prereq]
CL3060 Literature & the Political Imagination [course:cl3060:prereq]
PL3079 Modern Critical Theory [course:pl3079:prereq]
BA3044 Consumer Behavior [course:ba3044:prereq]
AN/CM3080 Environmental Anthropology [course:an3080:prereq]
CL/EN3300 Creative Nonfiction: Crafting Personal Narratives [course:cl3300:prereq]
BA3500 Business Information Systems [course:ba3500:prereq]
CM4016 Global Advocacy [course:cm4016:prereq]
  Any “Topics” course in another field that is relevant (subject to approval by the Computers Science/Math/Science chair)  
MAxxxx Any course coded MA above MA1020  
SCxxxx Any course coded SC  

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

 

HONORS

Students earning a GPA of 3.5 or above in the seven required courses including a Senior Project will graduate with honors.