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Environmental Studies and History, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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      • Behavioral Neuroscience
      • Biochemistry
      • Biology
      • Chemistry and Chemical Biology
      • Linguistics
      • Marine and Environmental Sciences
        • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Environmental Studies, BA
        • Marine Biology, BS
        • Computer Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Data Science and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Chemistry, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Economics, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Landscape Architecture, BS
        • Environmental Studies and History, BA
        • Environmental Studies and International Affairs, BA
        • Environmental Studies and Philosophy, BA
        • Environmental Studies and Political Science, BA
        • Sociology and Environmental Studies, BA
        • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Minor
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Minor
        • Environmental Studies, Minor
        • Geosciences, Minor
        • Marine Sciences, Minor
      • Mathematics
      • Physics
      • Psychology
      • Interdisciplinary
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
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  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

Through this combined major, successful undergraduates will develop an awareness of the scientific, cultural, and political aspects of the world’s environmental problems through historical perspectives and backgrounds.

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.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Environmental Studies Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Science Requirements
ENVR 1101Environmental Science4
ENVR 1202
and ENVR 1203
History of Earth and Life
and Interpreting Earth History
5
ENVR 1110Global Climate Change4
Humanities Requirement
PHIL 1180Environmental Ethics4
Social Science Requirements
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
POLS 1150
and POLS 1151
American Government
and Recitation for POLS 1150
4
SOCL 1246Environment and Society4
Environmental Studies Requirements
ECON 3423Environmental Economics4
POLS 2395Environmental Politics and Policy4

History Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
History Requirements
HIST 1130Introduction to the History of the United States4
HIST 1170Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath4
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
HIST 1215Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues4
History Seminar
HIST 2301
and HIST 2302
The History Seminar
and Historical Writing
5
History/Geographic-Area Electives
Complete two of the following:8
ASNS 1150
East Asian Studies
HIST 1180
African History
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
History-Area Electives
Complete four HIST courses, approved by a faculty adviser, focused on an idea or geographic area. These courses must be numbered 2000 or higher.16

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Integrative Course
ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
5
Integrated Elective
ENVR 5210Environmental Planning4

Experiential Learning and Capstone

Course List
Code Title Hours
Experiential Learning
Complete an approved activity from either department, combined with reflection in capstone.
Capstone Course
Complete one of the following:1-4
ENVR 4997
Senior Thesis
or ENVS 4997
Senior Thesis
ENVR 4900
Earth and Environmental Science Capstone
ENVR 4970
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
HIST 4701
Capstone Seminar

Combined-Major Credit Requirement

Complete 91 semester hours in the major.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114ENVR 1202
and ENVR 1203
5Vacation0Vacation0
ENVR 10001HIST 11704  
ENVR 11014HIST 12014  
HIST 11304PHIL 11804  
SOCL 12464   
 17 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 11164EESC 20001Vacation0Co-op0
Foreign language course4Elective4  
HIST 12154ENVR 11104  
History elective4Foreign language course4  
 HIST geographic elective4  
 16 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
5Elective4Co-op0
 POLS 1150
and POLS 1151
4Elective4 
 Foreign language course4  
 ENVR undergraduate elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 3308 or 33154Elective4Co-op0
 HIST 2301
and HIST 2302
5Elective4 
 History elective4  
 History elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0Capstone course1-3  
 ENVR undergraduate elective4  
 HIST geographic elective4  
 Integrative major requirement4  
 History elective4  
 0 17-19  
Total Hours: 134-136
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