Environmental Studies, BA

Environmental Studies (BA) Offered by the Department of Environmental Science, College of Arts and Sciences. Admission to the Program Admission to the program is through formal declaration of the major through the Department of Environmental Science. 120 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better Completion of college writing requirement Completion of university mathematics requirement General Education Requirements A total of ten courses, consisting of two courses from each of the five foundational areas At least one course from Area Five: The Natural and Mathematical Sciences must include a laboratory science component No more than two courses may be taken in the same discipline Major Requirements 50 credit hours with grades of C or better Course Requirements Environmental Science (17 credit hours) Required (11 credit hours) ENVS-160 Introduction to Environmental Science I FA5 (4) ENVS-260 Introduction to Environmental Science II FA5 (4) ENVS-492 Senior Capstone in Environmental Studies (3) Core Electives (6 credit hours) ENVS-300 Conservation (3) ENVS-310 Environmental Methods (3) ENVS-350 Environmental Geology (3) ENVS-460 Climatology (3) ENVS-470 Water Resources (3) ENVS-505 Energy (3) Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 credit hours) Biology Complete one of the following: BIO-100 Great Experiments in Biology FA5 (4) BIO-110 General Biology I FA5 (4) Chemistry Complete one of the following: CHEM-100 The Molecular World FA5 (4) CHEM-110 General Chemistry I FA5 (4) Mathematics/Statistics Complete one of the following: MATH-211 Applied Calculus I (4) MATH-221 Calculus I (4) STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4) STAT-203 Basic Statistics with Calculus (4) Social Sciences (15 credit hours) Required (6 credit hours) ECON-100 Macroeconomics FA4 (3) ECON-200 Microeconomics FA4 (3) 200-level Course (3 credit hours) Complete one of the following: GOVT-210 Political Power and American Public Policy FA4 (3) SISU-240 International Development (3) SISU-250 Environmental Sustainability and Global Health (3) 300-level Course (3 credit hours) Complete one of the following: ANTH-334 Environmental Justice (3) ANTH-350 Special Topics (3) (approved topic) SOCY-389 Society and the Global Environment (3) Additional 300-level Course (3 credit hours) Complete one of the following: Note: Other courses may be substituted with approval of the department. ECON-379 Economics of Environmental Policy (3) SISU-328 Global Economy and Sustainable Development (3) SISU-349 Topics in Global Inequality, Development, Environmental Sustainability, and Global Health (3) (sustainability related topic) SISU-350 Topics in Environmental Sustainability and Global Health (3) (sustainability related topic) SISU-352 Environmental Politics of Asia (3) SISU-359 Environment, Conflict, and Peace (3) SISU-370 Topics in Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights (3) Skills (3 credit hours) Complete one of the following: COMM-200 Writing for Communication (3) CSC-310 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3) Experiential Learning (3 credit hours) Complete a maximum of 3 credit hours from: ENVS-490 Independent Study Project in Environmental Studies (1-6) ENVS-491 Internship in Environmental Studies (1-6) Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor's/master's programs. See Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees for more information.