Environmental Studies and Sustainability, B.A.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Requirements

(38+ Credits)

ES 1110 - Environmental Science: A Global Concern Credits: 4
ES 2300 - Principles of Sustainability Credits: 2
ES 2410 (PA 2410) - Environmental Ethics Credits: 2
ES 2550 (EC 2550) - Environmental Economics and Management Credits: 2
ES 3000 - Careers in Environmental Science Credits: 1
ES 3255 - Environmental Policy Credits: 2
ES 3300 - Research Methods Credits: 4
ES 4000 - Research Thesis Credits: 2 Must be taken twice for a total of 4 credits.
CH 2010 - Introduction to Chemistry Credits: 4
MT 2310 - Statistics Credits: 4

Take one from the following list

ES 4810 - Directed Study in Environmental Science Credits: 1 to 4
ES 4830 - Independent Study in Environmental Science Credits: 1 to 4
ES 4910 - Environmental Science and Sustainability Internship Credits: 1 to 16

Electives

Students must complete 4 courses from the following list of courses:

ES 1120 - Environmental Science Practicum Credits: 2
ES 2070 (BI 2070) - New England Natural History Credits: 4
ES 2990 - Topics in Environmental Science Credits: 2 to 4
ES 3340 (BI 3340) - Conservation Biology Credits: 4
ES 3350 - Introduction to Soil Science Credits: 2
ES 3550 - Water Resources Credits: 2
ES 3640 - Wetlands Credits: 4
ES 3655 - Solid Waste Management Credits: 2
ES 3850 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
ES 4680 - Energy and the Environment Credits: 2

Experiential Component

Environmental Science and Sustainability students in both the B.A. and B.S. track undertake an internship experience with recognized institutions (appropriate institutions are local, state and federal agencies, private businesses, consulting firms, and conservation/environmental oriented groups). The internship is immersive by nature. Students experience operation of organization that focuses on the natural environment and quite often civic environment(s).

ES 4910 - Environmental Science and Sustainability Internship Credits: 1 to 16
ES 4000 - Research Thesis Credits: 2

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning Credits: 2
WR 1010 - Composition Credits: 4 or approved LAS Writing Course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4 (MT courses numbered higher than 1100 are acceptable)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World Credits: 4
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values Credits: 4
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts Credits: 4
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities Credits: 4
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives Credits: 4
LAS Elective Credits: 4 (One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.)

Electives

Select additional electives to reach 120 credits for a Bachelor’s degree.