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School of Social Science and Human Services 
Environmental Studies (B.A.) 
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Environmental Studies (B.A.) 
Requirements of the Major


Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INTD 101 FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
ENGL 180 COLLEGE ENGLISH
AIID 201 READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY:
MATH 101 thru 121
SELECT ONE GE-HISTORY:
HIST 101-110
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL  NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CATEGORY -- WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS ARTS AND HUMANITIES CATEGORY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN SERVICES
REQUIREMENTS
SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SOSC 235 HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT
SELECT ONE Consciousness and Society one course from the following:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
HIST 324 AGE OF SEGREGATION
HIST 325 THE BLACK POWER YEARS
LITR 301 LITERARY: THEORY AND CRITICISM
POLI 231 BLACK AMERICANS AND THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLI 360 CONFLICT RESOLUTION
POLI 327 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 306 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
PSYC 311 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
PSYC 313 VALUES IN AMERICAN CULTURE
PSYC 317 PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM
PSYC 349 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
SOCI 205 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING
SOCI 215 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS
SOCI 240 THE BLACK FAMILY
SOCI 303 SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
SOCI 331 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
SOSC 209 IDEOLOGY AND FILM
SOSC 215 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN FILM
SOSC 223 WOMEN WRITERS:  MEDLEY OF VOICES
SOSC 280 WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
SOSC 308 AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
SWRK 330 AIDS: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
SELECT ONE History Elective (200-300 level) course from the following:
HIST 201-290 or HIST 301-396 OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
AMER 309 HOLOCAUST & MEDIA
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
SELECT ONE Social Science Elective (200-300 level) course-not in one's major
ANTHROPOLOGY
ECONOMICS
LAWS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL WORK
SOCIOLOGY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY
OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
EDUC 211 STUDENT LITERACY CORPS
EDUC 221 SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
SELECT ONE Sustainability course from the following:
ENSC 325 BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
ENSC 327 ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
ENST 207 PUBLIC POLICY
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
ENST 312 ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENST 313 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ENST 335 ECOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND THE SACRED
ENST 338 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ENST 390 TOPICS:
GEOG 303 WATER RESOURCES
GEOG 304 FOREST RESOURCES
PSYC 343 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCI 306 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 309 FOOD AND POPULATION
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
ENSC 103 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Biology Requirement
BIOL 101 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY or
BIOL 110 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE/LAB
Earth Science Requirement (One of the following)
GEOL 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY
GEOG 101 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
GEOL 105 FUNDAMENTALS OF EARTH SCIENCE LECTURE/LAB
200/300 Level Core Requirements
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
ENST 215 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
ENST 223 ENERGY AND SOCIETY
ENST 234

NATURAL HISTORY AND APPLIED FIELD ECOLOGY

ENST 207 PUBLIC POLICY or
POLI 328 LAW AND POLITICS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ENST 314 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
300/400 Level Elements of a Sustainable Society
select one from each of the following categories:
Earth Resources (one of the following or another approved science course)
GEOL 333 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
GEOG 303 WATER RESOURCES
GEOG 304 FOREST RESOURCES or other approved science
Place and Communities (one of the following)
ENST 312 ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENST 335 ECOLOGY,SOCIETYAND THE SACRED
PYSC 343 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Sustainable Economics & Ethics (one of the following)
ENST 305 ECOLOGY ECONOMICS AND ETHICS
SOCI 306 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
ENST 336 GLOBAL ETHICS
Ecological Practice (one of the following)
ENST 338 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ENSC 327 ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
ENST 313 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
Field Placement Requirement (one of the following)
ENST 331 ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIP
ENST 388 CO-OP ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Field Studies / Study Abroad
Study Abroad (South India, American West,
 American Southwest) OR a
FIeld Studies course (Geology of New Jersey, the Meadowlands Ecosystems, etc)
ENST 390 Topics in Environmental Studies OR an approved elective (not used for another environmental studies requirement)
400 level Requirements
ENST 410 ENVIRONMENTAL SEMINAR
ENST 414 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LECTURE/LAB
Note: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required.

Related Information:
Environmental Studies Home Page
Requirements of the Minor
Environmental Studies as offered by the School of Social Science and Human Services
General Education Requirements
Graduation Requirements

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