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Program Learning Outcomes for the BA Degree with a Major in Environmental Science

Upon completing the BA degree with a major in Environmental Science, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate foundational knowledge in the natural sciences that is fundamental to the environmental sciences or application of the environmental sciences to other fields.
2. Integrate knowledge of natural and applied sciences to understand complex natural systems and cycles.
3. Synthesize knowledge from natural sciences and engineering and understand how it applies to the study of the environment.
4. Understand environmental issues from a scientific perspective and be able to solve issues using a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives (e.g., social sciences, economics, humanities, and/or architecture).

Students pursuing the BA degree with a major in Environmental Science must complete:

• A minimum of 22-24 courses (61-67 credit hours), depending on course selection, to satisfy major requirements.
• A minimum of 121-127 credit hours to satisfy degree requirements.
• A minimum of 60 credit hours outside of major requirements.
• A minimum of 4-6 courses (12-21 credit hours), depending on declared major concentration, taken at the 300-level or above.
• A capstone senior seminar requirement.
• The requirements of a major concentration. When students declare the major in Environmental Science, students must additionally identify and declare one of two major concentrations, either in:
  • Earth Science, or
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary major that addresses environmental issues in the context of what we know about earth, ecology, and society. In addition to its science core, the major also seeks to provide students with some appreciation of social, cultural, and policy dimensions of environmental issues.

• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Earth Science