| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: Academic Catalog 2015-2016 Program: Environmental Policy, B.A. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Environmental Policy, B.A. |
||||
Requirements for the Major in Environmental PolicyIncludes ENS 100, four core policy courses, one quantitative method or spatial analysis course; three required science courses; four upper level policy courses in an area of concentration; one environmental seminar; one senior seminar; and two thesis credits for a total of 17 courses. Specific requirements are listed below: | ||||
A. Introductory course | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies | ||||
B. Four required policy courses | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ECO 228 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | ||||
and three from: | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| AAH 260 - Nature, Art, and The Environment | ||||
|
| ||||
| ANT 241 - Environmental Anthropology | ||||
|
| ||||
| CLS 153 - The Environment in the Ancient World | ||||
| EGL 281 - Environmental Psychology and Place Attachment in the American Literary Landscape | ||||
| ENS 201 - Food Ecology | ||||
| ENS 360T - Sustainability Down Under | ||||
| HST 225 - American Environmental History | ||||
|
| ||||
| PHL 273 - Environmental Ethics | ||||
| PSC 260 - Policy Making and American Society | ||||
| PSC 272 - The Environment, Energy, and US Politics | ||||
|
| ||||
| SOC 260 - Demography: Population and Society | ||||
| SOC 271 - Sociology of Disaster | ||||
| HST 229 - The Adirondacks and American Environmental History | ||||
C. One quantitative methods and spatial analysis courseone course from | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ECO 243 - Introduction to Econometrics | ||||
| ENS 204 - Geographic Information Systems | ||||
| PSC 220 - Social Data Analysis | ||||
| PSY 200 - Statistical Methods in Psychology | ||||
| SOC 201 - Social Data Analysis | ||||
| SOC 300 - Quantitative Methods of Social Research | ||||
D. Three required science courses | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| BIO 110 - (102) Heredity, Evolution, and Ecology | ||||
and | ||||
| BIO 320 - Ecology or | ||||
| BIO 322 - Conservation Biology or | ||||
| BIO 324 - Plant Ecology or | ||||
|
| ||||
and one course from | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| GEO 106 - Introduction to Oceanography | ||||
| GEO 108 - Earth Resources | ||||
| GEO 109 - Geologic Perspectives on Global Warming | ||||
| GEO 110 - Physical Geology | ||||
| GEO 112 - Environmental Geology | ||||
| GEO 117 - Natural Disasters | ||||
| GEO 120 - The Earth and Life Through Time | ||||
E. Four upper level policy courses in an area of concentration(no double counting from A-D, above). The following are suggested areas of concentration; alterations should be approved by the ESPE Director. Please Note: Up to two internships may be counted toward any of the tracks below, provided the subject of the internship is selected with that track in mind and approved in writing by both the relevant internship director and the ESPE Director; specific internships include: | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
|
| ||||
| ANT 490T - Independent Study Abroad | ||||
| ECO 390 - Economics Internships | ||||
|
| ||||
| PSC 277 - Capital Region Political Internships | ||||
|
| ||||
| SOC 385 - Internship in the Delivery of Human Services | ||||
Environmental Law and Management | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| CLS 153 - The Environment in the Ancient World | ||||
| ENS 208 - Waste Management and Recycling | ||||
| ENS 360T - Sustainability Down Under | ||||
| GEO 109 - Geologic Perspectives on Global Warming | ||||
| GEO 209 - Paleoclimatology | ||||
| GEO 355T - Living on the Edge | ||||
| HST 138 - Big History | ||||
| HST 225 - American Environmental History | ||||
| HST 229 - The Adirondacks and American Environmental History | ||||
|
| ||||
| PHL 273 - Environmental Ethics | ||||
| PSC 260 - Policy Making and American Society | ||||
| PSC 264 - Congressional Politics | ||||
| PSC 272 - The Environment, Energy, and US Politics | ||||
| PSC 273 - The Supreme Court and Judicial Politics | ||||
|
| ||||
| SOC 240 - Political Sociology | ||||
| SOC 260 - Demography: Population and Society | ||||
| SOC 270 - Social Movements, the Environment, and Society | ||||
Environmental Problems and Response | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| AAH 260 - Nature, Art, and The Environment | ||||
|
| ||||
| ANT 241 - Environmental Anthropology | ||||
|
| ||||
| CLS 153 - The Environment in the Ancient World | ||||
| EGL 280 - (251) Nature and Environmental Writing | ||||
| EGL 281 - Environmental Psychology and Place Attachment in the American Literary Landscape | ||||
| ENS 201 - Food Ecology | ||||
| ENS 208 - Waste Management and Recycling | ||||
| ENS 222 - The New Wall of China | ||||
| ENS 247 - Sustainable Infrastructure | ||||
| ENS 253 - Environmentally Friendly Buildings | ||||
| ENS 360T - Sustainability Down Under | ||||
| GEO 109 - Geologic Perspectives on Global Warming | ||||
| GEO 209 - Paleoclimatology | ||||
| GEO 355T - Living on the Edge | ||||
| HST 225 - American Environmental History | ||||
| MLT 209 - The New Wall of China | ||||
|
| ||||
| PHL 273 - Environmental Ethics | ||||
|
| ||||
| SOC 202 - Social Problems, Policy and Pop Culture | ||||
| SOC 260 - Demography: Population and Society | ||||
| SOC 270 - Social Movements, the Environment, and Society | ||||
| SOC 271 - Sociology of Disaster | ||||
| SOC 370 - Public Health Care Policy and Society | ||||
| SOC 387T - Community Service Miniterm | ||||
|
*Provided term paper is written on an environmental topic | ||||
Marine Studies | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| GEO 106 - Introduction to Oceanography | ||||
| GEO 304 - Carbonate Sedimentology | ||||
| GEO 305 - Biogeochemistry | ||||
Energy and Sustainability | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| BIO 322 - Conservation Biology | ||||
| ENS 200 - Energy | ||||
| ENS 201 - Food Ecology | ||||
| ENS 208 - Waste Management and Recycling | ||||
| ENS 209 - Renewable Energy Systems | ||||
| ENS 222 - The New Wall of China | ||||
| ENS 247 - Sustainable Infrastructure | ||||
| ENS 253 - Environmentally Friendly Buildings | ||||
| ENS 277 - The Water Paradox | ||||
| ENS 299 - Environmental Forensics | ||||
| ENS 360T - Sustainability Down Under | ||||
| MLT 209 - The New Wall of China | ||||
| PSC 272 - The Environment, Energy, and US Politics | ||||
|
| ||||
F. Environmental Services and Policy(Junior seminar for Environmental Policy majors) | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| SOC 450 - Environmental Services and Policy | ||||
G. ESPE Senior Seminar | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ENS 460 - Senior ESPE Seminar | ||||
H. Two terms of thesis research | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ENS 498 - Research in Environmental Studies I | ||||
| ENS 499 - Research in Environmental Studies II | ||||
Requirements for Honors in Environmental Science, Policy, and Engineering:The major requirements as specified above are required, as are the GPA requirements of Union College described elsewhere in this catalog. | ||||
|
Notes:
|
||||
Print this Page