Students who are fascinated by the interactions between human society and our natural world thrive in this bachelor鈥檚-degree program, where crucial natural-science concepts such as climate change and globalization are explored through a variety of lenses.
Bachelor of Arts / 120 Credits
The Environmental Studies program uses the tools of the social sciences and humanities to examine the challenging intersection of nature and culture. In the context of the global environmental crisis, Environmental Studies students will learn how different cultures view themselves in relation to the natural world and explore how those views impact Earth鈥檚 systems.
The Environmental Studies program allows students to explore these crucial issues from a variety of perspectives across the traditional disciplines, including politics, the arts, sciences, sociology, economics, ethics, philosophy, and environmental history.
The program employs a threefold thematic approach to build and focus student understanding of the relationship between nature and culture and of the importance of stewardship. The three themes鈥擡nvironment and Human Expression, Environment and Society, and Environment and Science 鈥攔epresent broad perspectives through which to examine the opportunities and issues surrounding our society鈥檚 dialogue with nature.
Program Details
- Politics of the Environment
- Wilderness in American Literature
- Nature and Art
- Philosophy of Nature
- Introduction to Environmental Justice
- Contemporary Environmental Writers
- Environmental Educator
- Environmental Advocacy
- Environmental Communications
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Planning and Policy
At the end of the program students will be able to:
- Creatively and critically interpret, in written and oral form, the influence of philosophy, literature, religion, and the arts in developing environmental policies and perspectives.
- Critically interpret the influence of politics, social forces, economics, and geography in developing environmental perspectives, policies, and actions, highlighting the influence of social, cultural, and ecological diversity.
- Analyze how different societies鈥� patterns of relating to and valuing the natural world have shaped the ecosystems around them over time, and how societies in turn have been shaped by their material environments.
- Effectively communicate and discuss how ecosystems function in conjunction with the mechanisms of human influence on nature.
- Through out-of-classroom group and individual work, describe how history, art, local culture, and economic activity have influenced environmental and social outcomes in the Adirondacks and other regions.
- Integrate critical thinking and research skills as a basis for informed action by using one or more applied tools for environmental study and management in independent and group research/action projects.
- Employ and integrate a variety of intellectual and disciplinary concepts in their study of and engagement with complex environmental policies and perspectives.
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Semester 1 |
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BIO 101 |
Biology I |
4 |
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ENG 101 |
Effective 美女萝莉 Writing I |
3 |
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FYS 101 |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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Society and Natural World Course |
3-4 |
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Society Cluster |
3 |
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Semester 2 |
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COM 201 |
Interpersonal Communications |
3 |
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ENG 102 |
Effective 美女萝莉 Writing II |
3 |
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EST 200 |
Intro to Nature & Culture |
3 |
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Math Skills |
3 |
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Liberal Arts and Science Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 3 |
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BIO 210 |
General Ecology |
4 |
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POL 202 |
Politics Of The Environment |
3 |
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Environment & Human Expression Cluster |
3 |
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Environment & Society Cluster |
3-4 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 4 |
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ECN 200 |
Principles of Economic |
3 |
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SOC 220 |
Social Research |
3 |
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Environment & Science Cluster |
3-4 |
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Practitioner Skills Cluster |
3 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 5 |
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ENG 115 |
Wilderness In American Literature |
3 |
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or ENG 340 |
Contemporary Environmental Writers |
3 |
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EST 300 |
Ecological Change & Society |
3 |
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EST 310 |
Environmental History & Social Justice |
3 |
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Environment & Science Cluster |
3-4 |
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Liberal Arts and Science Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 6 |
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EST 320 |
Global Environmental Studies Seminar |
3 |
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NRS 410 |
Natural Resource Economics |
3 |
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Environment & Society Cluster |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Semester 7 |
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HUM 300 |
Philosophy Of Nature |
3 |
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or HUM 400 |
Nature And Art |
3 |
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Environment & Science Cluster |
3-4 |
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Environment & Human Expression Cluster |
3 |
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Liberal Arts and Science Elective |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Semester 8 |
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SUS 496 |
Sustainability Capstone |
4 |
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Environment & Human Expression Cluster |
3 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Faculty
Professor of Environmental & Society
Graduate Studies Faculty
Director of Graduate Studies
Office of the Dean
Assistant Dean of Faculty