Major Completion Summary
Major Completion Summary
Requirement |
Credits |
Major Requirements |
47 |
University Core Requirements |
44-55 |
Open Electives |
26-37 |
Total Credits |
128 |
University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)
See complete University Core requirements.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
1 | 44-55 |
| |
Total Credits | 44-55 |
Major Requirements (47 Credits)
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ENV 100 | Water, Wildlife and Windmills - An Introduction to Environmental Studies and Sciences | 3 |
ENS 201 | Fundamentals of Environmental Science I | 4 |
ENS 202 | Fundamentals of Environmental Science I | 4 |
ENV 210 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
ENV 245 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
or ENV 265 | Multiple Environmental Knowledges |
ENV 310 | Environmental Policy and Sustainable Governance | 3 |
ENV 320 | Environmental Assessment | 3 |
ENS 326 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
ENV 380 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
ENV 498 | Mentoring Seminar | 3 |
| |
| Environmental and Ecological Art | |
| Ecology | |
| Botany | |
| Green Chemistry | |
| Nature and Culture: A Study in Connections | |
| Act Locally: Sustainable Design and You | |
| Animals and Society | |
| Globalization, Trade and the Environment | |
| Energy Policy | |
| Environmental Anthropology | |
| Natural Beauty: An Introduction to Environmental Aesthetic | |
| Equity and the Design of Sustainable Futures | |
| Sustainable Living in Our World | |
| Environmental History | |
| Climate Change | |
| Multiple Environmental Knowledges | |
| Environmental Education and Interpretation | |
| Food Systems and Agroecology | |
| Food Revolutions: The Politics | |
| Flora and Fauna of the Hudson Valley | |
| | |
| Development of Environmental Regulation | |
| Topics on Political Ecology | |
| Habitats of the Hudson Valley: Identification and Assessment | |
| Internship In Environmental Studies | |
| Independent Study in Environmental Science | |
| Senior Year Experience in Environmental Issues | |
| Animal Advocacy Clinic | |
| Topic: Ethical and Economic Challenges of Ecotourism | |
| Philosophical Perspectives on Technology | |
| Topics in Religious Studies | |
Total Credits | 47 |
Open Electives (26-37 Credits)
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
1 | 26-37 |
Total Credits | 26-37 |
In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.
Plan of Study Grid
First Year |
Fall |
ENG 110 |
Composition |
3 |
ENV 100 |
Water, Wildlife and Windmills - An Introduction to Environmental Studies and Sciences |
3 |
MAT 141 |
Introductory Statistics for the Life Sciences |
4 |
COM 200 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
UNV 101 |
First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community |
1 |
| Credits | 14 |
Spring |
ENV 110
|
Nature and Culture: A Study in Connections
or Act Locally: Sustainable Design and You |
3 |
ENG 120 |
Critical Writing |
4 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
|
|
| Credits | 16 |
Second Year |
Fall |
ENS 201 |
Fundamentals of Environmental Science I |
0-4 |
ENV 245
|
Environmental Justice
or Multiple Environmental Knowledges |
3 |
ENG 201 |
Writing in the Disciplines |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 12-16 |
Spring |
ENS 202 |
Fundamentals of Environmental Science I |
0-4 |
ENV 265
|
Multiple Environmental Knowledges
or Environmental Justice |
3 |
ENS 326
|
Geographic Information Systems
or Geographical Information Systems in Environmental Science |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 12-16 |
Third Year |
Fall |
ENV 210 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring |
ENV 380 |
Introduction to Research Methods |
3 |
ENV 310 |
Environmental Policy and Sustainable Governance |
3 |
ENV 320
|
Environmental Assessment
or Environmental Assessment |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Fourth Year |
Fall |
ENV 498
|
Mentoring Seminar ()
or Research in Environmental Science |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
Spring |
ENV 498
|
Mentoring Seminar ()
or Research in Environmental Science |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Total Credits | 114-122 |