Environmental Studies: Applied Sustainability, BA

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Program Learning Outcomes:

A student completing a major in Envorinmental Studies: Applied Sustainability shall demonstrate the ability to:

• Understand and apply transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability issues, across and within the spheres of sustainability (e.g. social, ecological, and economic).
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, theoretical and practical knowledge of ecological, social, and economic systems, and their intersections within sustainability.
• Understand and apply principles of community engagement in accordance with disciplinary standards, to develop equitable interventions for sustainability issues, and communicate these interventions to diverse audiences through culturally appropriate modes.
• Design, conduct, interpret, and evaluate sustainable systems research using qualitative and quantitative methods and reasoning.

Major Requirements

Complete All of the Following:

• ENV 100 - Environmental Studies Seminar 1 credit(s)
• ARTST 107 - Systems Thinking for Problem Solvers 2 credit(s)
• ENV 141 - Permaculture Design Science 4 credit(s)

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• ENV 160 - Energy & the Environment 4 credit(s)

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• PHY 160 - Energy & the Environment 4 credit(s)

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• ENV 200 - Sustainability Science 4 credit(s)
• ENV 201 - Agroecology Methods 2 credit(s)
• ENV 204 - Sustainable Use: Soil & Water 4 credit(s)
• ENV 233 - Interpersonal Sustainability Leadership 2 credit(s)
• ENV 270 - Geospatial Analysis using GIS 4 credit(s)
• ENV 330 - Ecosystems & Ecological Design 4 credit(s)
• ENV 380 - Environmental Problem Solving 2 credit(s)
• ENV 475 - Internship 1-14 credit(s)
• ENV 490 - Capstone Experience 2 credit(s)