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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & STUDIES
BA Environmental Studies – Urban Environment Track

Environmental Science/Environmental Studies (14 credit hours):

ENSC 1343/1143 – Science of the Human Environment & lab
ENVR 4353 – Environmental Policy & Law
ENSC 3300 – Field Studies in Ecology and Environmental Science
ENSC 4191 – Internship in Environmental Science
ENSC 4398 – Capstone Seminar in Environmental Science & Studies

Environmental Science/Geology (4 credit hours)
Choose one course and corresponding lab from the following:
ENSC 1344/1144 – Science of the Earth Environment & lab
GEOL 1341/1141 – Physical Geology & lab

Environmental Science/Environmental Studies (12 credit hours)
ENVR 2346 – Authentic Development and Sustainability
ENGL/ENVR 3319 – Nature and Environment in Literature (may apply to English core requirement)
THEO 3322 – Theology of Creation (applies to Theology core requirement)
CS 3320 – Catholicism and the Natural and Social Sciences

Environmental Science/Environmental Studies (6 credit hours)
Choose 2 methods courses from the following:
ENSC 3351 – Urban Environmental Investigations
ENVR 3355 – Introduction to GIS
ENVR 4356 – Advanced Topics in GIS

Urban Environment (9 credit hours)
Choose 3 courses from the following – at least one of which must be ENVR or ENSC:
ENVR 3348 – Urban Planning
ENSC 3330 – Energy for the Future
POSC 3332 – Urban Government & Politics (pre-requisites: POSC 2331 & POSC 2332)
POSC 3371 – Introduction to Public Administration (pre-requisites: POSC 2331 & POSC 2332)
POSC 3360 – Intro to Justice and Peace Studies (pre-requisites: POSC 2331 & POSC 2332)
GEOG 3333 – Urban Geography
THEO 4334 – Social Justice and the Church (may apply to Theology core requirement)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)
MATH 3332 – Elementary Statistical Methods for Economics and Busines

Electives (24 credit hours)
A minimum of 24 credit hours of elective credit in any field will be required to meet the minimum
credit hour requirement for graduation. Consider a minor.

Other Environmental Science/Studies Major Requirements:
All students must complete 40 hours of environmental service.

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