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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 six-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)
ENVST 2000 Introductory Field Trip (1)
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)
CVEEN 1010 Engineering Solutions for Global Sustainability (3)
GEO 1110/1115 Introduction
to Earth Systems with Lab (3)
GEO 3300 The Water Planet
(3)
GEOG 3110 Earth From Space: Remote Sensing of the
Enviro. (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)
MET E 1001 Energy Resources
MSE 2601 Materials Molding
Civilization (3)
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
Sem.: Building Comm
& Culture of Arch. (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 3620
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/GEOG 5370 System
Dynamics and Env.
Policy (3) URBPL/GEOG 5371 Practicum
Env. Sys. Sustainability (3)
URBPL 5390 Community,
Economy and Sustainability (3)
URBPL 5600 The Politics of
Planning (3)
5.
Required Internship-Must do a minimum of 3 credit hours of an approved
internship. See Environmental Studies advisor for
information and approval.
ENVST 4800 Internship (1-3)
6.
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 courses are
optional and can round out the 48 credit-hour requirement. The supplemental
environmental experience provides an opportunity to learn about nature in
context.
a. 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
b. 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
c. 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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