Environmental Studies Major
NSM PEAK
Ours is an age when human and non-human well-being depend on the reframing of conventional questions and on developing ourselves as agents of intellectual change. Through the Environmental Studies program, we seek to understand the complex and influential interactions between the conceptual and the material aspects of human-environment relations. Students majoring in Environmental Studies and planning to go on to professional or graduate school are advised to pursue a specialization (see below) or double major in an accompanying, complementary field of study, such as conservation biology, geography and geoscience, history, law, philosophy, international political economy, or political economy. Consult with your ENV major advisor to chart the best course for you and your hopes toward the future. Students majoring in Environmental Studies may not minor in Environmental Humanities or Environmental Science.
Major Requirements
42 credits
Quantitative Skills (3 credits)
Complete one course.
| MAT-125 | Data Analysis and Statistics | 3 credits |
| MAT-212 | Multiple Regression Analysis | 3 credits |
The credits for the math requirement (MAT-125 or MAT-212) are counted in the Professional Foundations minor.
Introduction to Environmental Interdisciplinarity (3 credits)
Complete one course (or both IND-305.1 and IND-305.2).
The sequence of IND-305.1 and IND-305.2 Winter Experience counts as 3 credits toward the major.
Foundations: Land, Systems, Humanity (18 credits)
| BIO-140 | Idaho Natural History | 3 credits |
| BIO-140L | Idaho Natural History Lab | 1 credit |
| BIO-203 | Ecology, Evolution and Diversity | 3 credits |
| BIO-203L | Ecology Evolution and Diversity Lab | 1 credit |
| ENG-239 | Visions of Environment | 3 credits |
| ENV-151 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3 credits |
| ENV-161 | Environmental Systems Science | 3 credits |
| ENV-161L | Environmental Systems Science Lab | 1 credit |
Bridging the Disciplines: Humanities Perspectives (3 credits)
Complete one course.
| ENV-305 | Natural History and Ethics at the Museum | 3 credits |
| PHI-340 | Environmental Philosophy | 3 credits |
| REL-348 | Religion and Science | 3 credits |
Bridging the Disciplines: Social Science Perspectives (3 credits)
Complete one course.
| ENV-330 | Working Landscapes | 3 credits |
| ENV-355 | Urban Geography | 3 credits |
| ENV-357 | Making Maps: Creative Cartography | 3 credits |
| POE-215 | Power and Policy | 3 credits |
| POE-317 | Capitalism and Socialism | 3 credits |
| PSY-360 | Environmental Psychology | 3 credits |
Applications: Land, Systems, Humanity (12 credits)
Complete 12 credits from the courses below. Courses may not overlap with courses selected above.
| BIO-306 | Conservation Biology | 3 credits |
| ENV-320 | Earth's Dynamic Climate System | 3 credits |
| ENV-350 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 2 credits |
| ENV-350L | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Lab | 1 credit |
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| ENV-330 | Working Landscapes | 3 credits |
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| ENV-355 | Urban Geography | 3 credits |
Senior Thesis Capstone Experience (3 credits)