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The BA in Environmental Sustainability prepares students to understand, analyze and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. The major combines interdisciplinary foundations in environmental sciences, including natural and social sciences with training in communications, writing, law, critical perspectives and emerging sustainability science. Students also choose one of four options for in-depth study:
These courses must have been completed within the last 5 years.
- TBIOL 110 General Biology (with lab); minimum 1.5 GPA
- TCHEM 131 Chemistry and Society (with lab); minimum 1.7 GPA
- TECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics; minimum 2.0 GPA
- TGEOS 243 Geography of the Physical Environment; minimum 2.0 GPA
- TMATH 110 Introductory Statistics with Applications; minimum 2.0 GPA
- TPHIL 251 Data and Discourse; minimum 2.0 GPA
- TWRT 211 Argumentation and Research; minimum 2.0 GPA OR TWRT 291 Technical Communication in the Workplace; minimum 2.0 GPA
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TBIOL 232 Issues in Biological Conservation
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TESC 201 The Science of Environmental Sustainability
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TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy
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TEST 200 Fundamentals of Environmental Studies and Sustainability
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TGEOS 341 Climate Change
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TLAW 438 Federal Environmental Law
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TWRT 331 Writing in the Natural Sciences
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One of the following:
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TEGL 304 Indigenous Ethnoecology
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TPHIL 456 Environmental Ethics
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TRELIG 350 Religion, Philosophy and the Environment
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TBIOMD 490 Context for Global Health Experiential Learning AND TBIOMD 491 Global Health Experiential Learning Program
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TESC 301 Sustainability in Action
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TESC 495 Environmental Research Experiences
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TESC 496 Internship
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TESC 497 Senior Thesis
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TESC 499 UG Research
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TEST 495 Environmental Studies Experience
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TMGMT 465 Board Governance I AND TMGMT 466 Board Governance II
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Complete GIS or REN certificate program. (Planned with faculty advisor; may span more than one quarter.)
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TECON 210 Ethics and Economics
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TECON 410 Economics of Public Policy
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TECON 421 Environmental Policy
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TESC 404 Navigating the Science Policy Interface
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TEST 337 Natural Resources Policy: America's Public Forests and Parks
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TEST 343 Water Quality Regulation
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TLAW 339 Washington Environmental Law
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TLAW 465 Law and Public Policy in the United States
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TPOLS 203 Introduction to International Relations
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TPOLS 270 Introduction to Political Economy
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TCOM 275 Writing, Reporting and Editing for the Mass Media
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TCOM 310 Contemporary Environmental Issues and the Media
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TCOM 312 Ecology, Inequality and Pop Culture
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TCOM 482 Investigative Reporting
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TESC 404 Navigating the Science Policy Interface
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TLIT 237 Introduction to Literature and Environment
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TWRT 211 Argument and Research in Writing OR TWRT 291 Technical Communication in the Workplace (whichever one was not taken as preparatory course)
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TWRT 372 Writing Eco-Poetry
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TWRT 388 Writing for Social Change
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TWRT 389 Nature Writing
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TWRT 391 Advanced Technical Communication
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TBGEN 212 Introduction to Corporate Responsibility
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TBUS 300 Managing Organizations
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TMGMT 420 Managing Corporate Responsibility
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TMGMT 452 The Dynamics of Leadership
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TMGMT 457 Negotiation and Conflict Management
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TMGMT 465 Board Governance I (If not taken as capstone experience.)
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TMGMT 466 Board Governance II (If not taken as capstone experience.)
- TEDUC 290 Introduction to Teaching
- TEDUC 471 Diversity and Equity in Schools and Curriculum
- TEDUC 482 Foundations of Education: Policy, Ethics, and Philosophy
- Choose one course from the following list:
- TPSYCH 220 Lifespan Development
- TPSYCH 320 The Race, Class and Gender Context of Child Development
- TPSYCH 321 Adolescent Psychology
ADVISOR
MAJOR COORDINATOR
DEPARTMENT
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Corporate Sustainability
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Consulting
- Government
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Post-graduate Studies
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- At least 45 lower-division credits
Transfer Credits
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
For a BA in Environmental Sustainability, you need to complete 98–100 credits.
Course Repeats