B.A. Environmental Studies Degree Requirements

Foundations

Foundation English 

  • ENGL 101 and 102 or ENGL 109H
  • ENGL 106, 107 and 108 (International Students)

Math (3 Credits)

  • PHIL 110, LING123, MATH 107, MATH 112 or Higher

Secondary Languages 

  • 4th semester language proficiency or a higher level course
  • (EX: SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201, and SPAN 202)
  • Must earn a grade of “C” or higher in 4th semester of second language course

General Education

General Education Entry Course (1 Credit)

  • UNIV 101

General Education Exploring Perspectives (12 credits)

  • Artist
  • Humanist
  • Natural Scientist
  • Social Scientist

General Education - Building Connections (9 Credits)

  • Building Connections
  • Building Connections
  • Building Connections

General Education Exit Course (1 Credit)

  • UNIV 301

Overview

  • 120 total units to complete degree
  • 39 units in the major (21 upper division)
  • Minor (or dual-major) required

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Introduction to Environmental Studies

Complete the following course (3 units)

EVS 260: Environmental Studies: Ideas and Institutions

Introduction to Environmental Social Sciences

Complete 1 of the following courses (3 units)

GEOG 250: Environment and Society in the Southwest Borderlands
GEOG 256: Sustainable Cities & Societies
HIST 247: Nature and Technology in U.S. History

Environmental Science I

Complete 1 of the following courses (3 units)

ENVS 200: Introduction to Soil Science
ENVS 210: Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Sustainability
ENVS 270: Critical Zone Science
GEOG 220: Our Diverse Biosphere
GEOG 230: Our Changing Climate
GEOG 240: Our Dynamic Landscape

Environmental Science II

Complete 1 of the following courses (3 units)

  • See advisor for other science course options
ENVS 200: Introduction to Soil Science
ENVS 210: Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Sustainability
ENVS 270: Critical Zone Science
ENVS 305: Pollution Science
GEOG 220: Our Diverse Biosphere
GEOG 230: Our Changing Climate
GEOG 240: Our Dynamic Landscape
GEOG 338: Biogeography
GEOG 430: The Climate System
GEOG 435: Plants Under Stress

Methods

Complete 2 of the following courses (6 units)

GEOG 222: Working with Numeric, Spatial, and Visual Data
GEOG 303: Field Study in Environmental Geography
GEOG 330: Introduction to Remote Sensing
GEOG 357: Geographical Research Methods
GEOG 403: Applications of Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 457: Statistical Techniques in Geography, Regional Development and Planning

Environmental Social Sciences and Policy

Complete 5 of the following courses (15 units)

  • See advisor for other Environmental Social Sciences and Policy course options
ANTH 307: Ecological Anthropology
ANTH 331: Anthropology and Development
ANTH 347: Native Peoples of the Southwest
ANTH 418: Southwest Land and Society
ANTH 424A: Political Ecology
ANTH 441A: Natural Resource Management in Native Communities
EVS 393: Internship
EVS 399: Independent Study
EVS 499: Independent Study
GEOG 302: Introduction to Sustainable Development
GEOG 304: Water, Environment & Society
GEOG 362: Environment and Development
GEOG 368: The Green Economy
GEOG 374: Geography, Social Justice, and the Environments
GEOG 404: The Politics of Nature
GEOG 408: Arizona and the Southwest
GEOG 431A: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
GEOG 445: Geographies of International Environmental Governance
GEOG 459: Land Use and Growth Controls
GEOG 461: Environmental and Resource Geography
GEOG 462: Environmental Law, Geography, and Society
GEOG 468: Water and Sustainability
GEOG 488: Governing Science and Technology
GEOG 497F: Community and School Garden Workshop
GEOG 497S: Sustainable Development and New Urbanism
GEOS 478: Global Change
HIST 355: U.S. Environmental History
HIST 356: Global Environmental History
HIST 428: Food, Health & Environment in History
HIST/MENA 443: Environmental History of the Middle East
JOUR 455: Environmental Journalism
JOUR 472: Science Journalism
PHIL 323: Environmental Ethics
RELI 360: Religion and Ecology
RNR 351: Ecosystem Services: Science and Management
RNR 384: Natural Resource Management Practices
RNR 472: Environmental Land Use Planning
RNR 476: Environmental Law and Economics
RNR 480: Natural Resources Policy and Law
RNR 481: Environmental Policy
SOC/CHS 350: Environment, Health, and Society

Engagement

Complete 1 of the following courses (3 units)

ENVS 397S: Sustainability Workshop I: Students for Sustainability
EVS 393: Internship
GEOG 497F: Community and School Garden Workshop

Senior Capstone

Complete the following course (3 units)

  • See advisor for other options
  • Note: Ideally taken during senior year. May not double dip within the major
GEOG/EVS 498: Senior Capstone

Minor

A Minor or Second Major is Required for the Environmental Studies B.A. Degree

  • 18 Units Required / 9 Upper-Division
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA Required
  • Note: Double Dipping or Double Use of Courses, with a Major / Minor in the same Degree Plan is not Permitted.