B.A. Degree Option 3: Environmental Studies (40 hours)

ADvisors: Deborah Thomas or Rafael Moreno

Required of all option 3 majors (22 hours)
Lower Division
ENVS 1042. Introduction to Environmental Science
ENVS 1342. Introduction to Environment and Society
GEOG 1302. Introduction to Human Geography
Upper Division
GEOG 3080. Introduction to Cartography and Computer Mapping
GEOG 3232. Weather and Climate
GEOG 3411. Globalization and Regional Development
GEOG 4080. Geographic Information Systems

Additional Requirements: Students enrolled in option 3 must complete six additional courses, including at least one course from each of the following subfields (18 hours):

A. Environmental Studies (9 hours)
Both of the following:
GEOG 4335/5335. Contemporary Environmental Issue
GEOG 4265/5265. Sustainability in Resource Management
Plus one course from the following list:
GEOG 3302. Water Resources
GEOG 3430. Geography of Tourism
GEOG 4350/5350. Environment and Society in the American Past

B. Environmental Policy and Planning (1 from list, 3 hours)
GEOG 4220,5220/URP 6651. Environmental Impact Assessment
GEOG 4230/5230. Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment
GEOG 4260/5260. Natural Resource Planning and Management
PAD 5631. Seminar in Environmental Politics and Policy
PAD 5633. Seminar in Natural Resource and Environmental Health Law
PSC 4354. Environmental Politics

C. Techniques for Environmental Analysis Courses (2 from list, 6 hours)
GEOG 4060. Environmental Remote Sensing I
GEOG 4070. Environmental Remote Sensing II
GEOG 4085. GIS Applications
GEOG 4090/5090. Environmental Modeling with GIS
GEOG 4095/5095. Deploying GIS Functionality on the Web
GEOG 4770. Applied Statistics for the Natural Sciences

D. Community/professional Experience (optional, but highly recommended)
GEOG 3939. Cooperative Education Internship