Environmental Studies Major, B.A. and B.S.

B.A. and B.S. degrees

Advisors: Becker, Feig, Francek, Graziano, Heumann, Leisch

Environmental Studies focuses on environmental processes, the complex relationship between humans and the environment, laws, regulations, and policies that govern human-use of the environment. All Environmental Studies majors must complete a minor chosen in consultation with advisor from the list provided below.

For additional information regarding the Environmental Studies Major, please contact Dr. Brian Becker, 989-774-1529, 292 Dow Science Complex, [e-mail].

All Environmental Studies majors must:

1. earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in courses applying toward the major.
2. complete a minor chosen in consultation with major advisor.

Program Requirements

Core Courses I (21 hours)

ANT 370/SOC 370	Global Environmental Issues	3(3-0)
ECO 301	Environmental Economics	3(3-0)
ENV 101	Introduction to Environmental Studies	3(3-0)
ENV 310	Environmental Issues Management	3(3-0)
ENV 400WI	Environmental Studies Capstone	3(3-0)
GEO 203QR	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3(2-2)
PSC 261	State and Local Government	3(3-0)

Core Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BLR 521	Environmental Law and Policy	3(3-0)
PSC 516	Environmental Politics and Policy	3(3-0)

Core Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BIO 240	Conservation of Natural Resources	3(3-0)
ENV 210QR	Environmental Resource Use	3(3-0)
GEO 330	Resource Perception and Utilization	3(3-0)

Required Courses I (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

GEL 100	Introduction to Earth Systems	3(2-2)
GEL 101	Physical Geology	3(3-0)
GEL 130QR	Earth Processes	3(2-2)
GEO 105	Physical Geography	3(2-2)

Required Courses II (3-4 hours)

Select one of the following:

BIO 101	General Biology	3(2-2)
BIO 105QR	Introductory Quantitative Biology	3(2-2)
BIO 110	Concepts of Biology	4(3-3)

Required Courses III (4-5 hours)

Select one of the following:

CHM 120	Survey of Chemistry	4(4-0)
CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4(3-3)
CHM 161	Principles of Chemistry	5(4-4)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

STA 282QR	Introduction to Statistics	3(3-0)
STA 382QR	Elementary Statistical Analysis	3(3-0)

Electives (12-14 hours)

Select 12-14 hours from the list of Electives below from at least two designators. Six (6) hours must be earned from courses at the 300 level or above.

BIO 250WI	Water as Life, Death, and Power	3(2-2)
BIO 334/GEO 334	Soil Science	3(2-2)
BIO 338	Human Ecology	3(3-0)
BIO 340	Ecology	3(2-3)
BIO 365	Environmental Contaminants	3(3-0)
BLR 521	Environmental Law and Policy	3(3-0)
CHM 342	Survey of Organic Chemistry	4(3-3)
ENV 197	Special Topics	1-6(Spec)
ENV 397	Special Topics	1-6(Spec)
ENV 497	Independent Study	1-3(Spec)
ENV 597	Special Topics	1-6(Spec)
GEL 304	Earth Resources	3(3-0)
GEL 380WI	Hydrogeology	3(2-3)
GEO 120QR	Environmental Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 201	Weather and Climate	4(4-0)
GEO 210	Landforms	3(2-2)
GEO 303	Geographic Information Systems	3(2-2)
GEO 308	Fundamentals of Remote Sensing	3(2-2)
GEO 310	Surface Hydrology	3(2-2)
GEO 315	Food and Agriculture	3(3-0)
GEO 325	Geography of Growth and Change	3(3-0)
GEO 335	Biogeography	3(3-0)
HSC 352	Environmental Health	3(3-0)
MET 101QR	Our Changing Climate	3(2-2)
PSC 516	Environmental Politics and Policy	3(3-0)

Note: You may not count BLR 521 or PSC 516 as both an elective and for Core Courses II.

Total: 52-56 semester hours