| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ENVS 161 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENVS 171 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| ENVS 217 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| COMM 418 | Seminar on Women, Leadership, and Communication | 3 |
| or ENVS 321 | Women, Leadership, and the Environment | |
| ENVS 385 | Interdisciplinary Environmental Research | 3 |
| ENVS 386 | Current Issues in Environmental Studies | 1 |
| ENVS 495 | Comprehensive Project Seminar | 3 |
| Concentration | ||
| Select the following Concentration: | 21-22 | |
| Total Credits | 40-41 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STEM Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Survey II: Human Prehistory | ||
| Introduction to Marine Biology | ||
| Vertebrate Natural History and Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Conservation Biology and Conservation Biology Laboratory | ||
| Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Chemistry in Everyday Life | ||
| Mathematics for Sustainability | ||
| Arts and Culture Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| People and Nature | ||
| Survey I: Culture and Language | ||
| Sustainable Textiles | ||
| Introduction to Landscape Architecture | ||
| Social Design-Build | ||
| Picturing Biodiversity: The Art of Natural History | ||
| Environment in Contemporary Art | ||
| Landscape Architecture II | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Topics in Economics (Approved Sections) | ||
| Communicating Climate Science | ||
| Animals in Literature and Society | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| 19th-Century American Literature | ||
| Cultural Sust and Spirituality | ||
| The Shape of the City | ||
| Give Me Shelter | ||
| Rhetoric | ||
| Nature and Environmental Writing | ||
| Consumer Society | ||
| Fashion Ethics | ||
| Environment and Spirituality | 3 | |
| Sustainability at Saint Mary’s College and in the Holy Cross Charism | ||
| Catholic Social Thought | ||
or RLST 251 | The Christian Tradition | |
| Environment and Justice | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Justice Studies | ||
| Social Justice | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| PHIL 256 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| Advanced Courses | ||
| Select two courses in any suitable SJE topic from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Water, Culture & Sustainability | ||
| Human Ecology and Spirituality | ||
| Sustainable Food Systems | ||
| Ethics | ||
| The Global Politics of International Development | ||
| Religion and Science | ||
| Total Credits | 21-22 | |
A 3-credit internship may be substituted for one advanced course.
Students fulfill this proficiency requirement by receiving approval for a portfolio of three writing projects drawn from multiple disciplines contributing to environmental studies. The portfolio will include the paper completed in ENVS 495 Comprehensive Project Seminar; the other two projects included will vary with the student’s major concentration and selection of courses.
The Senior Comprehensive requirement in Environmental Studies is fulfilled by successful completion of ENVS 495 Comprehensive Project Seminar and department approval of the paper and oral presentation based on the student’s comprehensive project.
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