Environmental Science and Studies, B.A.

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Students may declare only one concentration to complete the major. Due to significant overlapping of courses, students declaring both an Environmental Science and Studies major and a Biology major must complete the Environmental Studies concentration.

Environmental Science Concentration
Environmental Studies Concentration

14½-16 course credits:

Core plus one concentration:

Core Requirements

8 course credits:

One course credit from

Environmental Science Concentration

Core plus 8 course credits:

One course credit from

BA 418 Sustainable Economics and Finance
or
EC 418 Sustainable Economics and Finance
EC 118 Principles of Microeconomics
EC 295 Special Topics (Only topics approved by EPC.)
PH 206 Ethics
PH 223 Environmental Ethics
PS 310 Policy Formulation, Administration, and Analysis

One field biology course credit studying life at the ecosystem level

BI 207 Vertebrate Ecology of the Prairie
BI 208 Island Ecology
BI 209 Ecology
BI 214 Amazonian Ecology and Culture II
BI 315 Ornithology
BI 320 Aquatic Biology
BI 325 Behavioral Ecology
BI 348 Current Topics with Laboratory (One topic approved by EPC.)
1. Field Ecology of Iowa

Environmental Studies Concentration

Core plus 6½-7 course credits:

One course credit from

BI 120 Science of Water
or
PHY 120 Science of Water
BI 207 Vertebrate Ecology of the Prairie
BI 208 Island Ecology
BI 209 Ecology
BI 214 Amazonian Ecology and Culture II
BI 315 Ornithology
BI 320 Aquatic Biology
BI 325 Behavioral Ecology
BI 348 Current Topics with Laboratory (One topic approved by EPC.)
1. Field Ecology of Iowa
CH 190 Environmental Chemistry
PHY 132 Earth Science