Environmental Studies B.S.

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental Studies requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Required courses: 28 sh

ENS 111INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3 sh

ENS 113INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB

1 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

PST 224ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW

4 sh

ENS 200STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY

4 sh

ENS 215/BIO 215DIVERSITY OF LIFE

4 sh

ENS 461SENIOR SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

Choose two semester hours from one of the following: 2 sh

ENS 381INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

2-4 sh

ENS 499RESEARCH

1-8 sh

<u>Environmental Values in Communication</u><br>Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh

ART 339ECO ART

4 sh

COM 331ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

PWR 322WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

ENG 339AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS

4 sh

ENS 110HUMANS AND NATURE

4 sh

ENS 160THE ART OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

4 sh

PHL 348/REL 348ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

4 sh

Selection must include at least one of the following: ENG 339, PHL 348

<u>Policy, Planning, and Management</u><br>Choose four courses from the following: 16 sh

ECO 335ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

4 sh

GEO 310DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA

4 sh

GEO 345GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

4 sh

GEO 250/ENS 250INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

GEO 340/ENS 340WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ENS 242ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ENS 244NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

4 sh

ENS 360GREEN DESIGN: ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

4 sh

ENS 366SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES

4 sh

POL 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

<u>Science and Analysis</u><br>Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 335FIELD BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 342AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS

4 sh

BIO 350GENERAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

CHM 112GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

4 sh

ENS 314AGROECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 320RESTORATION ECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 321URBAN ECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 330WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 346/ENS 346WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

4 sh

PHY 110ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 62

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.) _______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) _____ECO 111______   ______PST 224_______

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 and PHS 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) ____CHM 111______     __ENS 111, ENS 113_

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.

Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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