Public Policy Concentration B.S.
This concentration meets the requirements of a variety of career paths and graduate studies related to public administration, government affairs, political consulting and lobbying, and legislating. 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:
| ENS 242 | Environmental Science and Policy | 4 |
| ENS 242L | Environmental Science and Policy Discussion | 0 |
| PSC 101 | Introduction to American Government | 4 |
| PSC 102 | Introduction to International Relations | 4 |
| PSC 215 | Introduction to Public Policy | 4 |
| PSC 269 | Research Methods for Political Science | 4 |
| PSC 270 | Political Analysis | 4 |
| PSC 285 | Environmental Politics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Environmental Studies Electives (choose 8 credits total):
| ENS 210 | Global Sustainability | 4 |
| 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 335 | Fisheries Science and Management | 4 |
| ENS 346 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| ENS 346L | Conservation Biology Discussion | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 202 | International Political Economy | 4 |
| PSC 309 | State Politics | 4 |
| PSC 318 | Science, Technology and Public Policy | 4 |
| PSC 326 | Political Campaigns and Electoral Politics | 4 |
| PSC 455 | NGOs and Global Civil Society | 4 |
| WRI 281 | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 64