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Environmental Studies and International Affairs, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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Through this combined major, successful undergraduates will develop an awareness of the international issues that influence the scientific, cultural, societal, political, and economic aspects of the world’s environmental problems and the ways in which such environmental challenges can be ameliorated and/or solved.

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.

Environmental Studies Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Introductory Courses
Choose one introductory science:4-5
ENVR 1101
Environmental Science
ENVR 1200
and ENVR 1201
Dynamic Earth
and Lab for ENVR 1200
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
and Lab for ENVR 1400
Choose one introductory social science4
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
ENVR 2401
Food Justice and Community Development
PHIL 1180
Environmental Ethics
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society
Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems:
Complete one of the following:4
ENVR 1110
Global Climate Change
ENVR 3150
Food Security and Sustainability
ENVR 3200
Water Resources
Human Foundations of Environmental Systems:
Complete one of the following:4
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
PHTH 2414
Environmental Health
SOCL 4522
Environmental Justice
Skills Course:
ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
5
Electives:
Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher:16
ARTG 5110
Information Design History
BUSN 1110
Fundamentals of Business
BUSN 3110
The Consulting Environment
CIVE 5280
Remote Sensing of the Environment
COMM 3500
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
EEMB 3466
Disease Ecology
EEMB 3700
Desert Ecology
ENTR 3520
Impact Investing and Social Finance
ENVR 5210
Environmental Planning
ENVR 5563
Advanced Spatial Analysis
ENVR 3701
Energy in the Desert Ecosystem
FINA 2720
Sustainability in the Business Environment
JRNL 3650
Science Writing
LPSC 2301
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
PHIL 1180
Environmental Ethics
PHTH 1270
Introduction to Global Health
PHTH 4202
Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health
POLS 2395
Environmental Politics and Policy
PPUA 5268
International Environmental Policy
SOCL 2485
Environment, Technology, and Society

International Affairs Requirements

Courses used to fulfill major requirements may not be used to satisfy the global dynamics requirement. See department for additional courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
INTL 1101Globalization and International Affairs4
INTL 3400International Conflict and Negotiation4
POLS 1160International Relations4
International Experiential Learning
Complete at least one “international semester” via study abroad, international internship, international co-op, or two short-term programs.

International Affairs Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following courses:4
Course List
Code Title Hours
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
INTL 5100
Climate and Development

Global Dynamics Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following courses. Courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements.8
Course List
Code Title Hours
Environment
ENVR 1110
Global Climate Change
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
INTL 5268
International Environmental Policy
or PPUA 5268
International Environmental Policy
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society
Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
POLS 1155
Comparative Politics
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 3409
Global Governance
POLS 4910
Model United Nations
Human Rights and Social Justice
HIST 2373
Gender and Sexuality in World History
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
LPSC 2302
Global Human Rights: A Social and Economic Perspective
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
Conflict and Security
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
HIST 1206
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 1390
History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies
HIST 3330
The Global Cold War
HIST 3334
Assassinations in World History
HIST 3335
History of Modern Terrorism
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
POLS 2282
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
POLS 3408
International Security
POLS 3418
Nationalism
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
POLS 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
POLS 4918
Model NATO
Globalization
AFAM 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ANTH 2315
Religion and Modernity
ECON 3290
History of the Global Economy
ECON 4635
International Economics
HIST 2211
The World Since 1945
HIST 2311
Colonialism/Imperialism
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
LPSC 2302
Global Human Rights: A Social and Economic Perspective
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
SOCL 3465
Globalization and the Evolution of Human Societies
Population, Migration, and Diaspora
AFRS 1270
Introduction to Global Health
or PHTH 1270
Introduction to Global Health
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
PHIL 1271
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Development
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ECON 1291
Development Economics
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
ENTR 2206
Global Social Enterprise
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
INTB 1203
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
or INTB 1209
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
PHTH 5230
Global Health
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Communication and Media
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
JRNL 5360
Global Reporting
MSCR 2325
Global Media

Regional Analysis Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete two regional analysis courses, both of which must be in one region, from the following lists. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty adviser. See department for additional courses.8
  
Course List
Code Title Hours
Africa
AFRS 2307
Africa Today
AFRS 2900
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya
AFRS 3460
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa
AFRS 4939
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya
ANTH 4510
Anthropology of Africa
ENTR 3308
Business Economic History of South Africa
INTL 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
or AFRS 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
INTL 2465
The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
or AFRS 2465
The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
Asia
ANTH 4350
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
ASNS 1150
East Asian Studies
or HIST 1150
East Asian Studies
CLTR 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
CLTR 1506
Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture
CLTR 1700
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
HIST 1246
World War II in the Pacific
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1253
History of Vietnam Wars
HIST 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
HIST 2308
Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China
HIST 2351
Modern Japan
PHIL 1275
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond: Eastern Religions
PHIL 1290
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 2395
Japanese Buddhism
Europe
CLTR 1501
Introduction to French Culture
CLTR 1503
Introduction to Italian Culture
CLTR 1504
Cultural History of Spain
HIST 1170
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 2280
Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
HIST 2376
Britain and the British Empire
HIST 4946
Independent Field Research Abroad: Central Europe
POLS 3435
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
Latin America
ANTH 4500
Latin American Society and Development
CLTR 1240
Latin American Film
CLTR 1261
Caribbean Literature and Culture
CLTR 1505
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
CLTR 3715
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
CLTR 3720
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
CLTR 4655
Latin American Literature
HIST 2025
Latin American History through Film
LACS 1220
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Middle East
CLTR 1502
Introduction to Arabic Culture
ECON 1292
Economic History of the Middle East
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1290
Modern Middle East
INTL 1150
The Mediterranean World: An Overview
INTL 1160
Middle East Studies
INTL 2100
Modern Israel
INTL 2200
America and the Middle East
INTL 3250
Democracy and Development in North Africa and the Mediterranean
PHIL 1280
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
PHIL 1285
Jewish Religion and Culture
POLS 3465
Government and Politics in the Middle East
POLS 3470
Arab-Israeli Conflict
POLS 4915
Model Arab League
Russia
HIST 1285
Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST 1286
History of the Soviet Union

International Affairs Foreign Language Requirement

Complete coursework in a language through at least intermediate-level two. Note: Completing this requirement satisfies the language requirement for the BA degree.

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Integrative Courses
ECON 1711Economics of Sustainability4
or ECON 3290 History of the Global Economy
or ECON 3423 Environmental Economics
INTL 4700Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs4
or ENVS 4997 Senior Thesis
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
or INTL 5100 Climate and Development
or ENVR 3151 Food Sustainability in the Mediterranean - Abroad
or ENVR 4000 Science Communication and Professional Development
or ENVR 3201 Coastal Sustainability: Ecology and Coupled Human-Natural Systems in Southeast Asia
or ENVR 3202 Coastal Sustainability: The Blue Economy of the Gulf of Maine
or HIST 2211 The World Since 1945
or HIST 2311 Colonialism/Imperialism

Environmental Studies and International Affairs Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 81 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

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

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114ENVR 11104Vacation0Vacation0
ENVR 11014ENVR 25154  
INTL 11014POLS 11604  
SOCL 12464Foreign language course4  
ENVR 10001   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HIST 22114EESC 20001Vacation0Co-op0
ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
5Foreign language course4  
Foreign language course4ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
5  
INAF regional analysis course 14INAF global dynamics course 14  
 INAF regional analysis course 24  
 17 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0International experiential learning16Elective4Co-op0
  Quantitative methods course4-5 
 0 16 8-9 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ECON 34234INAF global dynamics course 24Co-op0
 ENGW 3308 or 33154INTL 47004 
 INTL 34004  
 ENVR elective; 1 of 4  
 0 12 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ENVR Elective; 2 of 44  
 ENVR elective; 3 of 44  
 INAF global dynamics course 34  
 ENVR elective; 4 of 44  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 128-129
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