Academic Requirements

Introductory Course:

• ENV 101. Introduction to Environmental Studies

One introductory-level majors sequence in the Natural Sciences:

• BIO 111, 112. General Biology I, II
• CHE 111, 112. General Chemistry I, II

Three additional science courses:

• Ecology: (1 course) 
  • BIO 206. Ecology (if taken BIO 111-112) or
  • BIO 104. Ecology of the Chesapeake Bay (if do not plan to take BIO 111-112)
• Environmental Chemistry: (1 course) 
  • CHE/ENV 210. Environmental Chemistry (if taken CHE 111-112) or
  • CHE/ENV 110. Chemistry of the Environment (if do not plan to take CHE 111-112)
• Earth Science: (1 course) 
  • ENV 140. Exploring the Solid Earth or
  • ENV 141. Atmosphere, Ocean, and Environment

Math course:

• Math: (1 course)
  • MAT 109. Statistics or 
  • MAT 201. Differential Calculus

Social Science, Humanities, and Fine Arts Classes: (5 courses)

• Economics (1 course)
  • ECN 117. Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resource Economics or
  • ECN 317. Environmental Economics (if taken ECN 111, 112)
• Philosophy (1 course)
  • PHL 102. Contemporary Moral Issues

At least one additional Humanities or Fine Arts course, chosen from those listed below:

• CRS 244. A Humanities Perspective on the Chesapeake(if enrolled in the Chesapeake Semester)
• ART/ENV 241. Environment and Public Art
• ENG 321. Romanticism
• ENG 347. American Environmental Writing
• PHL 310. Philosophy of Science

At least two additional Social Science courses, chosen from those listed below:

• ANT/ENV 107. Introduction to Environmental Archaeology
• ANT 280. Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• CRS 242. The Social Science of an Estuary (if enrolled in the Chesapeake Semester)
• ECN/ENV 318. Natural Resource Economics
• POL/ENV 335. Environmental Politics
• SOC/ENV 370. Environmental Sociology 

Two upper level ENV courses chosen from the following:

• ENV/BIO 221. The Bermuda Environment (summer course)
• ENV 222. Summer Environmental Studies in Ecuador
• ENV 302. Wildlife and Conservation Techniques
• ENV 313. Wetlands Ecology
• ENV 314. Energy and the Environment
• ENV 294, 394. Special Topics (with approval of the Chair)

Junior and Senior Seminar - (non-credit bearing)

• ENV 392. Environmental Studies Junior Seminar
• ENV 491. Environmental Studies Senior Seminar  

 Note for students interested in Physics: Students interested in pursuing a physics track within the environmental studies or environmental science degree program can substitute PHY 111 and/or PHY112 for one or two courses in the major, after consultation with and written approval from the ENV department chair.