Degree Requirements

40 credits Preparatory courses (Preparatory courses must have been completed with the last 5 years.)

  • TBIOL 110 General Biology (with lab); minimum 1.5 GPA 

  • TCHEM 131 Chemistry and Society (with lab); minimum 1.7 GPA 

  • TECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics; minimum 2.0 GPA

  • TGEOS 243 Geography of the Physical Environment; minimum 2.0 GPA 

  • TMATH 110 Introductory Statistics with Applications; minimum 2.0 GPA

  • TPHIL 251 Data and Discourse; minimum 2.0 GPA

  • TWRT 211 Argumentation and Research; minimum 2.0 GPA OR TWRT 291 Technical Communication in the Workplace; minimum 2.0 GPA

58–60 credits Required courses

  • 35 credits Core courses

    • TBIOL 232 Issues in Biological Conservation (formerly TESC 232)

    • TESC 201 The Science of Environmental Sustainability

    • TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy

    • TEST 200 Fundamentals of Environmental Studies and Sustainability

    • TGEOS 341 Climate Change

    • TLAW 438 Federal Environmental Law

    • TWRT 331 Writing in the Natural Sciences

  • One of the following:

    • TEGL 304 Indigenous Ethnoecology

    • TPHIL 456 Environmental Ethics

    • TRELIG 350 Religion, Philosophy & the Environment

    • Capstone experience: must select at least a 3-credit option from the following list.

    • TBIOMD 490 Context for Global Health Experiential Learning AND TBIOMD 491 Global Health Experiential Learning Program

    • TESC 301 Sustainability in Action

    • TESC 495 Environmental Research Experiences

    • TESC 496 Internship

    • TESC 497 Senior Thesis

    • TESC 499 UG Research

    • TEST 495 Environmental Studies Experience

    • TMGMT 465 Board Governance I and

    • TMGMT 466 Board Governance II

    • Complete GIS or REN certificate program. (Planned with faculty advisor; may span more than one quarter.)

20 credits for the Environmental Communication option

  • TCOM 275 Writing, Reporting and Editing for the Mass Media

  • TCOM 310 Contemporary Environmental Issues and the Media

  • TCOM 312 Ecology, Inequality and Pop Culture

  • TCOM 482 Investigative Reporting

  • TESC 404 Navigating the Science Policy Interface

  • TLIT 237 Introduction to Literature and Environment

  • TWRT 211 Argument and Research in Writing OR TWRT 291 Technical Communication in the Workplace (whichever one was not taken as preparatory course)

  • TWRT 372 Writing Eco-Poetry

  • TWRT 388 Writing for Social Change

  • TWRT 389 Nature Writing

  • TWRT 391 Advanced Technical Communication