Students who are fascinated by the interactions between human society and our natural world thrive in this bachelor’s-degree program, where crucial natural-science concepts such as climate change and globalization are explored through a variety of lenses.
Bachelor of Arts / 120 Credits
Political science, economics, art, literature, philosophy, ethics and sociology are all applied.
You’ll learn:
- What it means to possess a personal sense of place
- Fundamentals of social sciences, natural sciences and humanities
- How to respond effectively to environmental problems and how to encourage effective responses from others
- Our highly experiential coursework focuses on understanding and addressing the complex environmental problems faced by our society, such as climate change, globalization, invasive species, loss of biodiversity, energy, pollution and population pressure. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in environmental advocacy and environmental education, as well as work in environmental organizations and agencies, writing and public relations, environmental policy and law, and teaching and graduate study.
Program Details
Environmental Studies Bachelor of Arts 120 Credits
- Intro Nature and Culture
- Interpersonal Communications
- General Ecology
- Politics of the Environment
- Social Research
- Principles of Economics
- Wilderness in American Literature
- Environmental History & Social Justice
- Ornithology
- Intro to GIS
- Nature & Art
- Herpetology
- The Culture of Food
- Environmental Educator
- Environmental Advocacy
- Environmental Communications
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Planning and Policy
- Teacher—7-12; Higher Education
- Graduate School—variety of disciplines
ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN EXPRESSION CLUSTER –
CHOOSE 3 COURSES – (1 course must be Upper Div)
American Lit I/II, Art of Film, Contemp Env Writers, Creative Writing, Ethics, Food Writing, Issues in Phil, Nature & Art, Philosophy of Nature, Photography, Reporting & Writ Env News, Studio Art Courses, Survey of Art: Various Topics, Western & World Music, Wilderness in American Lit, World Literature, Writing on Nat & Env
ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY CLUSTER –
CHOOSE 3 COURSES – (1 course must be Upper Div)
Adirondack Studies, Change Mgt, Comm Org & Outreach, Consv Design:Green Comm, Consv Design: Green Constr, Cultural Anthropology, Env Impact Assessment, Env Law & Reg Process, Env Res Analy, Fac Plan & Env Mgt, For Policy, Hist of the US I/II, Interdisc Fld Studies, Latin Amer Studies, Mass Communication, Non-West Culture, Park Mgt, Rec & Leisure in the US, Sust Comm Agric, Sustain Devel, Sustain Nature-Based Tour, The Adirondacks, The Culture of Food, Western Culture
ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE CLUSTER –
CHOOSE 3 COURSES – (1 course must be Upper Div)
Aquatics Inverts, Biology II, Consv Biology, Dendrology, Ecological Restoration, Entomology, Environmental Chemistry, Evolution, For Ecology, For Health, Found of Envir Science, Genetics, Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Intro Wildlife Mgt, Invertebrate Zoology, Limnology, Mammalogy, Nat Hist of N. Amer Verts, Ornithology, Our Environment, Paleoecology, Physics I/II, Plant Biology, Plant Physiology, Soils & Hydrology, Stream Ecol & Mgt, Understory & Groundcover Flora, Watershed Sci, Wetlands Eco & Mgt, Winter Ecology
PRACTITIONER SKILLS CLUSTER- CHOOSE 1 COURSE
Adv GIS Tech, Adventure Ed I/II, Arboriculture I/II, Creating & Comm Values, Draft Horse Mgt, Environ Education, Facilitation & Reporting, Financial Acct, Financial Decision Making, Intro to Forestry, Intro to GIS, Intro to Remote Sensing, Managerial Acct, Maple Sap Syrup, New Media Tools: Various Topics, Outdoor Ed Program Design & Planning, Outdoor Rec Lead, Silviculture, Statistics, Tech Communications, Timber Harvesting, Wood Props & Prod Process
SOCIETY AND NATURAL WORLD FOUNDATION CLUSTER –
CHOOSE 1 COURSE – ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY IS DEFAULT COURSE
Environment & Society (SC-F), Found of Environmental Science, Intro to Fisheries & Wildlife Mgt, Intro to Forestry, Our Environment, Recreation & Leisure in the US (SC-F)
|
Semester 1 |
||
|
BIO 101 |
Biology I |
4 |
|
ENG 101 |
Effective College Writing I |
3 |
|
FYS 101 |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
|
Society and Natural World Course |
3-4 |
|
|
Society Cluster |
3 |
|
|
Semester 2 |
||
|
COM 201 |
Interpersonal Communications |
3 |
|
ENG 102 |
Effective College Writing II |
3 |
|
EST 200 |
Intro to Nature & Culture |
3 |
|
Math Skills |
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts and Science Elective |
3-4 |
|
|
Semester 3 |
||
|
BIO 210 |
General Ecology |
4 |
|
POL 202 |
Politics Of The Environment |
3 |
|
Environment & Human Expression Cluster |
3 |
|
|
Environment & Society Cluster |
3-4 |
|
|
Elective |
3-4 |
|
|
Semester 4 |
||
|
ECN 200 |
Principles of Economic |
3 |
|
SOC 220 |
Social Research |
3 |
|
Environment & Science Cluster |
3-4 |
|
|
Practitioner Skills Cluster |
3 |
|
|
Elective |
3-4 |
|
|
Semester 5 |
||
|
ENG 115 |
Wilderness In American Literature |
3 |
|
or ENG 340 |
Contemporary Environmental Writers |
3 |
|
EST 300 |
Ecological Change & Society |
3 |
|
EST 310 |
Environmental History & Social Justice |
3 |
|
Environment & Science Cluster |
3-4 |
|
|
Liberal Arts and Science Elective |
3-4 |
|
|
Semester 6 |
||
|
EST 320 |
Global Environmental Studies Seminar |
3 |
|
NRS 410 |
Natural Resource Economics |
3 |
|
Environment & Society Cluster |
3-4 |
|
|
Elective – UD |
3-4 |
|
|
Elective – UD |
3-4 |
|
|
Semester 7 |
||
|
HUM 300 |
Philosophy Of Nature |
3 |
|
or HUM 400 |
Nature And Art |
3 |
|
Environment & Science Cluster |
3-4 |
|
|
Environment & Human Expression Cluster |
3 |
|
|
Liberal Arts and Science Elective |
3-4 |
|
|
Elective – UD |
3-4 |
|
|
Semester 8 |
||
|
SUS 496 |
Sustainability Capstone |
4 |
|
Environment & Human Expression Cluster |
3 |
|
|
Elective – UD |
3-4 |
|
|
Elective – UD |
3-4 |
|
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies
Questions? Let's get in touch.
Bailey Walton
Admissions
Director of Admissions