Humanity and Geography Concentration B.S.
This concentration meets the requirements of a variety of career paths and graduate studies related to geography, public health, and social and community service management. 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:
| GEO 205 | Principles of Resource Utilization | 4 |
| HSC 236 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
| HSC 240 | Global Disparities in Environmental Health | 4 |
| HSC 360 | Principles of Epidemiology in Exercise and Public Health | 4 |
| PHL 210 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| HSC 350 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| or | |
| MAT 201 | Introduction to Statistics | 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 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 250 | Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context | 4 |
| HSC 440 | Health Policy and Social Change | 4 |
| PSC 285 | Environmental Politics | 4 |
| PSC 318 | Science, Technology and Public Policy | 4 |
| SOC 205 | Medical Sociology | 4 |
| SOC 330 | Global Sociology | 4 |
| WRI 281 | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 64