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Elon University, Environmental Studies

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Environmental Studies requires the following:

ENS 111 Introduction to Environmental Science 3 sh
ENS 113  Introduction to Environmental Science Lab 1 sh
ECO 201 Principles of Economics 4 sh
POL  224 Environmental Policy and Law 4 sh
ENG
PHL/REL
339
348
American Environmental Writers
Environmental Ethics

4 sh or

ENS 381 Internship in Environmental Studies  1-4 sh
ENS 461 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies  4 sh

Choose one course from the following:                                               4 sh

ENG 212  Writing Rhetoric and Interface Design
ENG 318 Scientific and Technical Communication
ENS/GEO 250 Introduction to GIS
GEO 356 Remote Sensing and GEO 355 Introduction to Cartography
JCM 218 Media Writing
JCM 211  Professional Speaking and Rhetoric

Choose two courses from the following: (Must be from two departments)           8 sh

ECO 335 Environmental Economics
ENS 310 Environment Issues in Southeast Asia
ENG 339  American Environmental Writers
PHL/REL 348 Environmental Ethics
POL 344  International Environmental Change
GEO 345  Global Environmental Change
GEO 310  Development and Environment in Latin America, Aftica and South Asia
GEO 342 Gender and Environment in South America

Choose two courses from the following:                                                    8 sh

BIO 112/114 Introduction to Population Biology and Lab
BIO/ENS 215      Diversity of Life
BIO 355  Field Biology (Study Abroad)
CHM 101/102 Basic Chemistry and Lab
PHY 110 Energy and the Environment

TOTAL 41-44 sh

 

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental Studies requires the following:

PHY 110 Energy and the Environment 4 sh
ENS 111  Introduction to Environmental Science 3 sh
ENS 113 Introduction to Environmental Science Lab 1 sh
BIO 112 Introduction to Population Biology 3 sh
BIO 114 Introduction to Population Biology Lab 1 sh
ENS 215 Diversity of Life 4 sh
BIO 452 General Ecology 4 sh
CHM 111 General Chemistry I  3 sh
CHM 112 General Chemistry II 3 sh
CHM 113 General Chemistry I Lab 1 sh
CHM 114  General Chemistry II Lab 1 sh
ECO 201 Principles of Economics 4 sh
POL 224 Environmental Policy and Law 4 sh
ENS 381 Internship 2 sh
ENS 461 Seminar: Environmental Impact Assessment and Policy Development 4 sh
MTH  112 General Statistics  4 sh
PHL/REL
ENG
348
339
Environmental Ethics
American Environmental Writers

4 sh or

TOTAL 50 sh

Select one of the following two concentrations:

Science Concentration

CHM 211 Organic Chemistry I  3 sh
CHM 213 Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 sh
CHM 305 Environmental Chemistry 4 sh

Choose two courses from the following:                                          8 sh

PHY 103 Basic Concepts in Geology
BIO 442  Aquatic Biology
CHM 311  Quantitative Analysis
BIO 335 Field Biology (Study Abroad)
BIO 344  Evolution

TOTAL 16 sh

Society and Environment Concentration

ECO 335 Economics of Environmental Issues 4 sh

Choose three courses from the following:                                     12 sh

POL 328 Public Policy
POL 344 International Environmental Policy
POL 431 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
ENS 310   Environmental Issues of Southeast Asia
GEO 310 Development and the Environment in Latin America, Africa and South Asia
GEO 320 Africa's People and Environments
ENS/GEO 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
ENG 318   Scientific and Technical Communications

TOTAL 16 sh

A Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies/Environmental Engineering: See requirements listed in Engineering.