2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Studies, B.S. major
Environmental Policy and Planning Emphasis

Required Credits: 74
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• ENVR 3300 Environmental Management and Safety (3 credits)
• GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• ENVR 3880 Environmental Controversies (2 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• ENVR 4880 Senior Seminar I (1 credit)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)

COMPLETE 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES (3 CREDITS):

• ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
• ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
• STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING EMPHASIS

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
• ECON 3010 Public Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 3230 Benefit/Cost Analysis (3 credits)
• GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
• GEOG 3560 Metropolitan Land Use Planning (3 credits)
• POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
• POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 1120 General Biology: Evolution And Ecology (3 credits)
• BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
• SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
• GEOG 3232 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

SELECT COURSE NOT COMPLETED PREVIOUSLY IN REQUIRED CORE

• ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)

SELECT 3 SEMESTER CREDITS OF UPPER DIVISION (3000/4000)
ELECTIVES APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY A CEEESS ADVISOR.

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.S. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING EMPHASIS

The following is a list of Environmental Studies Major Courses arranged by year.  This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
  or CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
• ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Sophomore

• BIOL 1120 General Biology: Evolution And Ecology (3 credits)
  or BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
• ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
  or ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
• GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
  or GEOG 3232 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
  or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Junior

• ECON 3230 Benefit/Cost Analysis (3 credits)
• ENVR 3300 Environmental Management and Safety (3 credits)
• ENVR 3880 Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
• GEOG 3560 Metropolitan Land Use Planning (3 credits)
• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
• POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
• POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
  or SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Senior

• ECON 3010 Public Economics (3 credits)
• ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
• ENVR 4880 Senior Seminar I (1 credit)
• ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
  or ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)