Environmental Sciences Major: Public Policy Concentration, B.S.

Environmental Sciences Major Requirements

Each student must complete the core requirements listed below, the appropriate elective courses, and the designated courses for one area of concentration.

Core Requirements: 33 hours

BIO 202 - Principles of Zoology 3-2-4 or
BIO 215 - Principles of Microbiology and Botany 3-2-4
CHM 108 - General Chemistry I 3-3-4
ECO 110 - Principles of Economics I 3-0-3
EVS 104 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences 3-2-4
EVS 405 - Environmental Sciences Methods 2-4-4
EVS 490 - Environmental Sciences Seminar 1-0-1
GEO 101 - Physical Geology 3-2-4
GOV 211 - American National Government 3-0-3
MAT 111 - Elementary Statistics 3-0-3
PHI 359 I - Environmental Ethics 3-0-3

Elective Courses: 8 hours

Biology, Chemistry, and Geosciences

Students in the Biology, Chemistry, and Geosciences Concentration choose 8 hours from the following courses:

ANT 200 - Cultural Anthropology 3-0-3
BUS 210 - Legal Environment of Business 3-0-3
COM 250 - Reporting and Writing 2-2-3
ECO 370 - Environmental Economics 3-0-3 *
EVS 480 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science 1 to 4 hours
EVS 496 - Academic Internship 1 to 4 hours
GOV 207 - Contemporary World Issues 3-0-3
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology 3-0-3 *

Public Policy

Students in the Public Policy Concentration choose 8 hours from the following courses:

BIO 305 - General Ecology 3-3-4
BIO 383 - Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation 2-4-4
BIO 482 - Coral Reef Ecology 2-4-4
CHM 109 - General Chemistry II 3-3-4 *
EVS 480 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science 1 to 4 hours
EVS 496 - Academic Internship 1 to 4 hours
GEO 320 - Environmental Geology 3-3-4 *
GEO 360 - Geomorphology 3-3-4

Note:

*Please check catalog listing for prerequisites.

Areas of Concentration

Each area of concentration is offered and administered by an individual department or a group of departments working jointly. Each area of concentration requires at least 18 hours, but not more than 27 hours.

Concentration Requirements: 21 hours

Required concentration coursework

ECO 330 I - Public Economics 3-0-3
ECO 370 - Environmental Economics 3-0-3
GOV 325 - Global Environmental Politics 3-0-3
GOV 420 - Public Administration and Public Policy 3-0-3
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology 3-0-3

One of the following quantitative courses:

ECO 420 - Econometrics 3-0-3
GOV 393 I - Social-Science Research Methods 3-0-3
SOC 305 I - Social-Science Research Methods 3-0-3

One of the following:

ECO 350 I - Economic Development 3-0-3
ECO 360 - Economic Analysis of Law 3-0-3
ECO 490 - Topics in Economics 3-0-3 (approval required)
ECO 496 - Academic Internship 3 hours (approval required)
EVS 480 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science 1 to 4 hours (3 specified) (GIS, approval required)
GOV 411 - International Law and Organizations 3-0-3
GOV 496 - Academic Internship 3, 6, 9 or 12 hours (3 specified) (approval required)

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