- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Environmental Studies Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| ENVR 1000 | Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern | 1 |
| or INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | |
| Core Courses | ||
| Introductory Courses | ||
| ENVR 1101 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Peoples and Cultures | ||
| Food Justice and Community Development | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems | ||
| ENVR 1110 | Global Climate Change | 4 |
| ENVR 3150 | Food Security and Sustainability | 4 |
| ENVR 3200 | Water Resources | 4 |
| Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | ||
| ENVR 2515 | Sustainable Development | 4 |
| ENVR 3540 | Environmental Psychology | 4 |
| or PHTH 2414 | Environmental Health | |
| SOCL 4522 | Environmental Justice | 4 |
| Skills | ||
| ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300 | 5 |
| ENVR 4000 | Science Communication and Professional Development | 4 |
| Research Methods | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Ethnographic Field Experience | ||
| Statistics for Economists | ||
| Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500 | ||
| Quantitative Techniques | ||
| Research Methods in Sociology | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | ||
or ENVR 4971 | Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | |
| Senior Thesis | ||
Concentrations
Complete one of the following concentrations:
- Environmental and Human Health
- Environmental Ethics and Social Justice
- Environmental Law, Governance, and Management
- Communication and Visualization: Environmental Problems and Solutions
- The Green Economy: Business, Entrepreneurship, and Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Studies Major Credit Requirement
Complete 80 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Concentration in Environmental and Human Health
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | Ecology and Lab for EEMB 2302 | 5 |
| EEMB 3466 | Disease Ecology | 4 |
| PHTH 1270 | Introduction to Global Health | 4 |
| PHTH 4202 | Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Wetlands | ||
| Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling | ||
| Urban Ecology | ||
| Climate and Development | ||
| Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health | ||
or PHTH 5120 | Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States | |
| Environmental Health | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Environment, Technology, and Society | ||
Concentration in Environmental Ethics and Social Justice
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 3500 | Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | 4 |
| PHIL 1180 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| POLS 2395 | Environmental Politics and Policy | 4 |
| SOCL 2485 | Environment, Technology, and Society | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| The Consulting Environment | ||
| Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | ||
| Applied Conservation Biology | ||
ENVR 3151 | ||
| Environmental Pollution | ||
| Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions | ||
| Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling | ||
| Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions | ||
| The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change | ||
| Climate and Development | ||
| Ethics and Evolutionary Games | ||
| International Environmental Policy | ||
| Food Systems and Public Policy | ||
| Special Topics in Public Policy and Urban Affairs | ||
Concentration in Environmental Law, Governance, and Management
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LPSC 1101 | Introduction to Law | 4 |
| LPSC 2301 | Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society | 4 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| International Environmental Policy | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Wildlife Ecology | ||
| Applied Conservation Biology | ||
ENVR 3151 | ||
| Wetlands | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
| Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling | ||
| Streams and Watershed Ecology | ||
| Topics in Law and Public Policy | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Public Policy and Administration | ||
| International Environmental Policy | ||
Concentration in Communication and Visualization: Environmental Problems and Solutions
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ARTG 5110 | Information Design History | 4 |
| COMM 3500 | Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | 4 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Science Writing | ||
| Data Storytelling | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Information Design Mapping Strategies | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| Information Design 1 | ||
| Visual Communication for Information Design | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Games for Change | ||
| Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | ||
ENVR 3201 | ||
ENVR 3202 | ||
| Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling | ||
| Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
| Urban Ecology | ||
| Games and Social Justice | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Data Storytelling | ||
Concentration in the Green Economy: Business, Entrepreneurship, and Environmental Sustainability
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BUSN 1101 | Applied Business Fundamentals | 4 |
| FINA 2720 | Sustainability in the Business Environment | 4 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| The Consulting Environment | ||
| Global Social Enterprise | ||
| Impact Investing and Social Finance | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| The Consulting Environment | ||
| Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
ENVR 3201 | ||
ENVR 3202 | ||
| Energy in the Desert Ecosystem | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
| Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions | ||
| Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions | ||
| The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change | ||
| Environmental Issues in Manufacturing and Product Use | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Marketing and Society | ||
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 1000 | 1 | ENVR 1110 | 4 | General elective 1 | 4 | General elective 3 | 4 |
| ENVR 1101 | 4 | ENVR 3150 | 4 | General elective 2 | 4 | General elective 4 | 4 |
| ENVR 2515 | 4 | PHTH 2414 | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 1180 | 4 | Intermediate language requirement | 4 | ||||
| Elementary language requirement | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 3200 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | General elective 5 | 4 |
| ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | 5 | General elective 6 | 4 | ||||
| Concentration required course 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Concentration required course 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| SOCL 4522 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Concentration elective course 2 | 4 |
| Required research methods course | 4 | General elective 7 | 4 | ||||
| Concentration required course 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Concentration elective course 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Concentration required course 4 | 4 | ENVR 4000 | 4 | ||||
| Concentration elective course 3 | 4 | ENVR 4050 | 4 | ||||
| Concentration elective course 4 | 4 | General elective 9 | 4 | ||||
| General elective 8 | 4 | General elective 10 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||