Communication Concentration B.S.
This concentration meets the requirements of a variety of career paths and graduate studies related to advertising, public relations, and news reporting, editing, and corresponding related to scientific information. Students must complete the Environmental Studies Core Curriculum, an additional series of required courses, 8 credit hours of Environmental Studies electives, and 4 credit hours of Concentration electives.
Degree Requirements
Environmental Studies Core Curriculum:
| ENS 198 | Introduction to Environmental Studies I | 4 |
| ENS 199 | Introduction to Environmental Studies II | 4 |
| ENS 410 | Environmental Studies Capstone | 4 |
| MAT 170 | Precalculus | 4 |
| ECO 204 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| ENS 235 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| or | |
| GEO 235 | GIS Mapmaking for the Social Sciences | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Required Courses:
| JOU 101 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 |
| JOU 221 | Multimedia Storytelling | 4 |
| JOU 271 | News Reporting and Writing | 4 |
| MAT 201 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| COM 224 | Media and Society | 4 |
| COM 232 | Visual Literacy | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| COM 242 | Digital Citizenship | 4 |
| ART 110 | Digital Arts | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| SPE 200 | Oral Communication | 4 |
| SPE 208 | Speech for Business and the Professions | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Environmental Studies Electives (choose 8 credits total):
| ENS 210 | Global Sustainability | 4 |
| ENS 242 | Environmental Science and Policy | 4 |
| ENS 242L | Environmental Science and Policy Discussion | 0 |
| ENS 250 | Environmental Justice | 4 |
| ENS 307 | Environmental Microbiology | 4 |
| ENS 307L | Environmental Microbiology Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 310 | Atmospheric Science | 4 |
| ENS 310L | Atmospheric Science Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 323 | Natural Resource Management | 4 |
| ENS 349 | Water, Wetlands and Wildlife | 4 |
| ENS 380 | Environmental Methods and Technology | 4 |
| ENS 380L | Environmental Methods and Technology Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 399 | Environmental Studies Career Seminar | 1 |
| ENS 495 | Special Topics in Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Concentration Electives (choose 4 credits total):
| COM 212 | Co-Creative Documentary Abroad | 4 |
| COM 284 | Principles of Public Relations | 4 |
| ECO 310 | Environmental Economics and Management | 4 |
| ENS 490 | Environmental Studies Internship | 1-4 |
| GEO 205 | Principles of Resource Utilization | 4 |
| GEO 250 | Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context | 4 |
| PHL 210 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PSC 285 | Environmental Politics | 4 |
| PSC 318 | Science, Technology and Public Policy | 4 |
| WRI 281 | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 64