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B.S. and B.A. in
environmental studies.
The Environmental Studies Program at the University of Utah
is one of several multidisciplinary environmental programs at the
University. Its unique emphasis is on policy decisions about the
environment.
The
Environmental Studies Program offers students an opportunity to consider
human-environment relationships across time and culture and at varied
levels of environmental scale (micro to global). Students explore the
relations between humans and nature from the perspectives of the natural
sciences, the social and health sciences, and the humanities and fine arts.
The program provides an early grounding in the natural and physical
sciences so that students have a clear understanding of environmental
systems and both short- and long-term consequences of human-environment
interactions. Basic studies also include comparisons of ancient and modern
societies to put current experiences into a broader context. The social and
health sciences provide information about environmental decision making and
public policies with respect to behavioral, social, economic, socioemotional, and health considerations. The
humanities and fine arts provide aesthetic, affective, ethical, and
historical approaches to human-environment relations.
Career
paths for students are varied and may include graduate programs in urban
planning, public administration, business, and law. The program also is an
excellent adjunct (second undergraduate major) for students earning a B.A.
or B.S. in the humanities or social sciences and planning to obtain a
graduate degree in that field (e.g., for a career in environmental
economics or environmental psychology).
Graduates
can work effectively in government agencies, corporations, and
public-interest groups that design, implement, interpret, or publicize policies
involving human-environment relationships. Ability to speak and read a
foreign language may open international opportunities.
Students
planning a career in law, urban planning, or public administration should
consult with faculty in those areas and select a program of study that will
be competitive for admission to those programs.
The
environmental studies degree is a policy-oriented degree. It is not
intended to be a natural science degree nor is it intended to prepare
students for careers in recreational management. Students interested in
such careers might consider degrees in environmental earth science;
geography; parks, recreation and tourism; or civil and environmental
engineering. Students interested in an environmental studies degree with an
emphasis in resource management and society are
encouraged to inquire at Utah State University
in Logan, Utah.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Environmental
studies majors may compete for the Eugene Andreasen
Scholarship and any general scholarships offered by the College of Social
and Behavioral Science.
Special Opportunities
Many
faculty need assistants in their research. These research opportunities are
arranged with individual faculty and carry academic credit in that faculty
member’s department. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of an
internship or senior seminar as a capstone experience.
Senior
seminars, service-learning courses, and internships provide opportunities
for close collaboration with faculty, fellow students, and community
organizations.
The major is unrestricted upon entry, but majors must maintain a cumulative
GPA of 2.25 or better and earn at least a C- grade in all courses
contributing to the major.
For
both B.S. and B.A. degrees in environmental studies, 48 semester credits
are required. Students are expected to take course prerequisites specified
by respective departments. Note: “FAC” indicates students must take courses
from specified faculty member to earn environmental studies credit.
Residency
Requirement in the Major: 25 hours, 20 of which must be in the final two
years.
Allied
Hours: No additional allied hours are required for this major.
Course Requirements
The
student must complete the following five-part curriculum in addition to
general University requirements.
These
courses are approved for the major effective 2/15/06. Check the
environmental Studies website www.envst.utah.edu for new courses added
after 2/15/06.
1. Both
of the following core courses are prerequisites for all other environmental
studies courses:
BIOL 1210
Principles of Biology (4)
ENVST
2100/UGS 2100 Intro. to Environmental Studies (3)
2.
Three of the following Biology/Natural Science courses, at least one of
which is from Group A.
Group A:
Core
Biology/Natural Science
BIOL
3460 Global Environmental Issues (3)
CHEM
1010 Chemistry, Humanity and Environment (3)
GEOG
1000 Earth Environments and Global Change (3)
METEO
1020 Climate Change (3)
Group B:
Electives
Biology/Natural Science
ANTH
4261 Paleoanthropology (3)
ANTH
4291 Evolution of Human Health (3)
BIOL
1400 Intro. to Environmental Science (3)
BIOL
2400 Prin. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3)
BIOL
3410 Ecology and Evolution (3)
CHEM
1110 Elementary Chemistry (4)
CHEM
1120 Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry (4)
GEO
1110/1115 Introduction to Earth Systems with Lab (3)
GEO
3300 The Water Planet (3)
GEOG
3200 Geomorph. of Earth Surface Processes (3)
GEOG
3210 Earth & Global Change (3)
GEOG
3270 Life on Planet Earth (4)
GEOG
3400 Population Geography (3)
GEOG
5810 Field Seminar (4)
H EDU
3050 Community Health Issues (3)
MSE
2601 Materials Molding Civilization
3.Three of the following Humanities/Aesthetics courses, at
least one of which is from Group C.
Group C:
Core
Humanities/Aesthetic Approaches
ARCH
1611 Freshman Seminar: Building Community and the Culture of Architecture
(3)
COMM
5360 Environmental Communication (3)
HIST
4380 Environmental History of the U.S. (3)
PHIL
3530 Environmental Ethics (3)
Group D: Electives Humanities/Aesthetic
Approaches
COMM
3490 Comm. & Public Issues: Env. Movements
(3)
ENGL
3080 Studies in Environmental Writing (3)
PHIL
5350 Topics in Philosophy of Science: Philosophy of Ecology and Philosophy
of Biology (3)
URBPL
2010 Shaping Urban America
(3)
4.
Three of the following Human Behavior/Policy/ Decision Making courses, at
least one of which is from Group E.
Group E: Core Human
Behavior/Policy/Decision Making
ECON
3250 Intro. to Enviro. and Nat. Resource Econ. (3)
GEOG 3350
Resource Con. and Environ. Management (3)
H EDU
3700 Environmental Health (3)
POLS 3390 Introduction to Environmental
Politics (3)
Group F: Electives Human
Behavior/Policy/Decision Making
ANTH
1030 The Human Past (3)
ANTH
4184 Hunter-Gatherer Ethnology (3)
ANTH
4186 Human Ecology (3)
ANTH
4351 Anthropological Demography (3)
ANTH
4461 Behavioral Ecology and Anthropology (3)
ECON
5250 Environmental and Nat. Resource Economics (3)
FCS
3600 Consumer & Community (3)
FCS
3620/PSY 3420 Environment and Behavior (3)
FCS
5620/PSY 5400 Advanced Environment and Behavior (FAC: Werner) (3) See
Senior Seminar
FCS
5700 Methods of Environmental Analysis (4)
FCS
5730 Community and Environmental Change (3)
GEO
5340 System Dynamics & Enviro. Policy (3)
GEO
5341 Practicum in Env. Systems Sustainability (3)
GEOG
3310 Intro. to Natural Hazards (3)
GEOG
3330 Urban Environmental Geography (3)
GEOG
3340 Modern Natural Disasters (3)
GEOG
3360 Utah
Earthquakes and Floods (3)
GEOG
5220/URBPL 5220 Land Use Planning (3)
GEOG
5330 Wasatch Hazards (3)
GEOG
5340/URBPL 5440 Managing the Nation’s Disasters (3)
GEOG
5350/URBPL 5350 Enviro. Impact Assessment (3)
POLS
5322 Environmental Policy (3)
POLS
5323 System Dynamics & Enviro. Policy (3)
POLS
5324 Pract. in Env. Systems Sustainability (3)
POLS
5962 Public Policy: Energy and the Environment (3) (FAC: Benedict or
McCool)
PSY
3130 Mind and Nature (4)
PSY
3410 Introduction to Social Psychology (3)
PRT
3500 Outdoor Recreation (3) (FAC: Ruddell)
PRT
4430 Environmental Interpretation (3)
PRT
5420 Park Policy (FAC: Ruddell) (3) See Senior
Seminar
SOC
3450 Population and Society (3)
T&L
5175 Natural Science Instruction (3)
URBPL
3100 Issues in Urban and Environmental Planning (3)
URBPL
5330 Urban Growth Management (3)
URBPL
5340 Public/Private Interests in Land Development (3)
URBPL
5360 Environmental Planning Law and Policy (3)
URBPL/GEOGR
5370 System Dynamics and Env. Policy (3) URBPL/GEOGR
5371 Practicum Env. Sys. Sustainability (3)
URBPL
5390 Community, Economy and Sustainability (3)
URBPL
5600 The Politics of Planning (3)
Technical
requirements: Some of these courses may fulfill University requirements
(contact department for more information).
a. Critical
Thinking Skills Requirement Fulfilled by One of the Following Courses:
COMM
1270 Analysis of Argument (3) [QB]
PHIL
1250 Reasoning & Rational Decision Making (3) [QB]
PHIL
3200 Deductive Logic (4) [QB]
See the
Environmental Studies advisor for more options.
b.
Statistics Requirement Fulfilled by One of the Following Courses:
COMM
3710 Intro to Quant Comm Research (3) [QI] (Joint
COMM & ENVST majors ONLY)
ECON
3640 Probablity and Statistical Inference for
Economists (3) [QB]
FCS 3210 Statistics in FCS (4) [QI]
GEOG
3020 Geographical Analysis (3) [QB, QI]
POLS
5001 Quantitative Analysis in POL S (3) [QI]
PSY
3000 Intro to Statistics in SBS (4) [QB, QI]
SOC
3112 Social Statistics (4) [QB, QI]
c.
Research Methodology Requirement Fulfilled by One of the Following Courses:
COMM
5710 Communication Research (4) [QI] (Joint COMM & ENVST majors ONLY)
ECON
4650 Principles of Econometrics (3) [QI]
FCS
3200 Research Methods in FCS (4)
H EDU
4300 Intro to Research & Assessment (3) [QI]
POLS
3001 Political Analysis (3) [QB, QI]
PRT
3780 Evaluation/Research in PRT (3) [QB, QI]
PSY
3010 Research Methods in PSY (4) [QI, CW] (Joint PSY & ENVST majors
ONLY)
SOC
3111 Research Methods (3)
SOC
3473 Social Epidemiology (3) [QB, QI]
URBPL
3250 Planning Methods (3) [QI] (Joint URBPL & ENVST majors ONLY)
Optional Classes
The
following internships, senior seminars, and PRT courses are optional. Internships
and seminars can serve as electives in specified content areas. All three
can round out the 48 credit-hour requirement. The supplemental
environmental experience provides an opportunity to learn about nature in
context.
a.
Internships. See program office for details. Internships can be arranged
with individual agencies and faculty. Faculty supervision and contract
required. A maximum of 3 semester hours can be earned. Elective area
depends upon faculty supervisor’s departmental affiliation and project
topic.
b. The
following classes fulfill “additional hours” for the major.
BIOL
2355 Field Botony
BIOL
3960 The Literature of Ecology
BIOL
3960 Organic Gardening (2)
Directed
Reading*
Independent
Study*
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*with
approval of Director of Environmental Studies
c.
Senior Seminars.
PSY
5400/FCS 5620 Advanced Environment and Behavior (3) (FAC: Werner)
area=policy/decision making
PRT
5420 Park Policy (3) (FAC: Ruddell)
area=policy/decision making
d. Optional
Supplemental Environmental Experiences. Only one course from an approved
list of PRT Natural Resources Learning Courses (PRT courses beginning with
“NRL”) may be applied towards the 48 semester hours. See the current
approved list in the program office or on the Environmental Studies Web
page (www.envst.utah.edu).
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