Major, B.A.

环境电子游戏正规平台专业邀请学生参与正在进行的了解和解决地球生态系统和人类健康恢复的工作. 

学生只接受申请进入环境电子游戏正规平台专业. Applications are evaluated for academic achievement, related coursework, 一份个人陈述,表明你对环境工作的真正兴趣和过往记录. 电子游戏软件由环境电子游戏正规平台计划指导委员会决定, which includes faculty drawn from many departments. Between 30 and 40 students are accepted into the major each year. 学生将在春季注册期前被告知申请状态. 

At a Glance

Breadth

Reflecting the holistic nature of our approach, student take courses in natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.

Depth

学生要修6门3学分的课程,这些课程的重点是环境挑战或职业道路. 

Cohort Development

Our community shares common goals, 但是学生通过追随他们独特的兴趣和发展新技能来发展个人.

Flexibility

With an array of courses, 学生可以通过多种方式追求自己的兴趣和满足专业要求.

Program Goals and Requirements

环境电子游戏正规平台课程旨在使学生成为可持续社会变革的推动者. We meet this goal by

  • 为学生提供跨学科的知识和对世界环境挑战的理解, societal, and cultural points of view
  • 为学生提供与环境相关的各种职业和/或进一步的电子游戏正规平台生学习的多样化技能.

2024-2025 Program Requirements

  • The ENVS major consists of at least 43 credits, equivalent to at least 14 full-semester courses, as detailed below.
  • ENVS专业的至少27个学分不能用于满足其他地方的要求.
  • If you are planning to elect a second major or minor, please consult with that department as well, as their requirements for the number of shared courses may differ.

1. Environmental Studies Introductory Seminar (1 credit, p/f)

  • ENVS1100 Environmental Studies Introductory Seminar

所有进入本专业的学生都在秋季学期参加入门课程. 与环境电子游戏正规平台的核心和附属教师会面,并与他们的专业领域会面,使每个学生都能计划他们的课程计划,并瞄准可能的专注领域.

2. One required Environmental Systems Course (2 credits)

  • EESC 2201 The Human Footprint

3. Three additional Environmental Systems Courses (6 credits)

  • EESC2202 Ecosystems
  • EESC2203 Water Resources
  • EESC2204 Geochemistry
  • EESC2205 Climate Change
  • EESC2206 Oceans
  • EESC2207 Earthquakes
  • EESC2208 Quantitative Methods

鼓励学生尽早在他们的学习计划中学习环境科学方面的必修课程. 这些课程为理解环境系统的复杂性和人为对地球过程的影响提供了科学知识基础.环境系统课程的实验部分让学生有机会发展他们的科学好奇心, field research skills, and proficiency with data analysis.

4. One Environmental History Foundation Course (3 credits)

  • HIST2406 This Land Is Your Land: US Environmental History
    • or HIST 1710 Nature & Power: Making the Modern World Core EQ
    • or HIST 4703 Environmental Histories of Water
    • 或HIST 4705在飓风眼:拉丁美洲的环境史

鼓励学生在大二之前完成历史要求. 对人类如何与自然环境相关的历史理解使学生能够掌握我们当代对环境的看法的特殊性和偶然性, a core intellectual resource for our work.

5. One Environmental Sociology Foundation Course (3 credits)

  • SOCY/ENVS 3562 Environmental Sociology I

我们鼓励学生在大三之前完成社会学的要求. 环境社会学是思考社会建构世界中持续存在的问题(如贫困)的核心知识资源, racism, (移民)以及这些人类问题影响环境和气候变化的复杂方式.

6. Research Methods (3 credits)

  • ENVS 3360 Research Methods in Environmental Studies

学生作为大三学生参加本课程,以接触和理解跨学科科学家提出问题的各种方式, collect and analyze data, and draw conclusions within environmental studies research. As a cohort, 学生发展电子游戏正规平台技能,他们将继续使用,以满足他们的高级电子游戏正规平台要求.

7. One Elective (3 credits)

选修课可以用来加深对学生注意力的理解, or to encounter a novel perspective in the environmental field.

8. Senior Research Seminar (4 credits) or Senior Thesis (6 credits)

在大四的时候,所有ENVS学生都要制定并执行一个电子游戏正规平台项目. 这一要求可以通过以下两种方式之一来满足:通过参加高级电子游戏正规平台研讨会或完成高级论文.

  • Senior Research Seminar (4 credits)
    • ENVS 4941 Senior Research Seminar [Fall]
    • ENVS 4942 Senior Research Seminar II [Spring]

这种队列体验使高年级学生每周与教师讲师一起在两个学期内进行小组电子游戏正规平台项目.

  • Senior Thesis (6 credits)
    • ENVS 4951 Senior Thesis I [Fall]
    • ENVS 4952 Senior Thesis II [Spring]
    • ENVS 4961 Senior Honors Thesis I [Fall]
    • ENVS 4962 Senior Honors Thesis II [Spring]

Alternatively, 学生可以在指导老师的指导下进行独立的电子游戏正规平台项目,指导老师在大三的春季签署了该项目.

Concentrations (18 credits)

2026 Program Requirements

The ENVS major consists of a minimum of 43 credits, equivalent to at least 14 full-semester courses, as detailed below. ENVS students may choose more than one major, 但至少27个学分的ENVS专业不得用于满足其他专业或辅修的要求.e., 16 credits can be shared). 请注意,所有电子游戏软件专业要求至少27个独特的学分, 因此,对于要求较少课程的专业,可以共享的学分数量将会更少, such as most departmental majors (i.e., if a major requires 30 credits, only 3 can be shared).

1. ENVS 2240环境电子游戏正规平台理念与实践(3学分)

本课程为新一届ENVS专业(大二)学生开设,开设时间为秋季学期。. 《环境电子游戏正规平台中的思想与实践》介绍了环境电子游戏正规平台的历史, ideas, 环境电子游戏正规平台领域的实践为新的ENVS专业. 这门互动课程将利用自然科学的交叉和跨学科的观点, social sciences, 和人文探索不同的方式思考复杂的环境问题. 

2. Environmental Systems courses (6 credits):

  • EESC 2201 The Human Footprint
  • EESC 2202 Ecosystems
  • EESC 2203 Water Resources
  • EESC 2204 Carbon Cycle
  • EESC 2205 Climate Change
  • EESC 2206 Oceans
  • EESC 2207 Earthquakes
  • EESC 2208 Quantitative Methods

这是一系列两学分的半学期课程,从不同的角度和教授向学生介绍环境科学的基本概念, 其具体目标是为学生提供进一步跨学科电子游戏正规平台环境问题的基础. 学生可以在任何学期选修一门或多门这些课程. Approved substitutions include: EESC 1167 for EESC 2201, EESC 1170 for EESC 2203, EESC 1505 or EESC 1174 for EESC 2205, and EESC 1157 for EESC 2206.

3. One Environmental History Foundation Course (3 credits)

  • HIST 2406/ENVS 2406 This Land Is Your Land: U.S. Environmental History
    • or HIST 1710 Nature & Power: Making the Modern World Core EQ
    • or HIST 4703 Environmental Histories of Water
    • 或HIST 4705在飓风眼:拉丁美洲的环境史

4. One Environmental Sociology Foundation Course (3 credits)

  • SOCY 3562/ENVS 3562 Environmental Sociology

5. ENVS3360 Research Methods in Environmental Studies

  • ENVS 3360 Research Methods in Environmental Studies

6. One elective (3 credits)

选修课可以用来加深对学生注意力的理解, or to encounter a novel perspective in the environmental field.

7. Senior Research Seminar (4 credits) or Senior Thesis (6 credits)

  • Senior Research Seminar (4 credits)
    • ENVS 4941 Senior Research Seminar [Fall]
    • ENVS 4942 Senior Research Seminar II [Spring]
  • Senior Thesis (6 credits)
    • ENVS 4951 Senior Thesis I [Fall]
    • ENVS 4952 Senior Thesis II [Spring]
    • ENVS 4961 Senior Honors Thesis I [Fall]
    • ENVS 4962 Senior Honors Thesis II [Spring]

Concentrations (18 credits)