Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Environmental Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | 1 |
| or PHIL 1000 | Philosophy at Northeastern | |
| Introductory Courses | ||
| Science | ||
| Choose one introductory science course: | 4-5 | |
| Environmental Science | ||
| Dynamic Earth and Lab for ENVR 1200 | ||
| Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Lab for ENVR 1400 | ||
| Social Science | ||
| Choose one introductory social science course: | 4 | |
| Peoples and Cultures | ||
| Food Justice and Community Development | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Food Security and Sustainability | ||
| Water Resources | ||
| Human Foundations of Environmental Systems | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Sustainable Development | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Environmental Psychology | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Skills Course | ||
| ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300 | 5 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher: | 16 | |
| The Consulting Environment | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | ||
| Ecology and Lab for EEMB 2302 | ||
| Disease Ecology | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Food Justice and Community Development | ||
or ENVR 3150 | Food Security and Sustainability | |
| Water Resources | ||
| Environmental Psychology | ||
| Environmental Pollution | ||
| Wetlands | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions | ||
| Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
| Streams and Watershed Ecology | ||
| Urban Ecology | ||
| Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions | ||
| Sustainability in the Business Environment | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| International Environmental Policy | ||
| Environment, Technology, and Society | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
Philosophy Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 1180 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | 4 |
| or POLS 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
| PHIL 2330 | Modern Philosophy | 4 |
| Philosophy of Science/Environment | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Science and Pseudoscience | ||
| Information and Uncertainty | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Philosophy of Biology | ||
| Advanced Electives | ||
| Complete two PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement, with at least one at 4000 or 5000 level. | 8 | |
| Critical Philosophy Elective | ||
| Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirements: | 4 | |
| Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions | ||
| Indigenous Philosophy | ||
| Race and Religion in Film | ||
| Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | ||
| Religion, Race, and Politics | ||
| Philosophy of Race and Racism | ||
| Additional Philosophy Electives | ||
| Complete one additional PHIL course, not used to satisfy another requirement. | 4 | |
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following. Courses used for electives may not be used as integrative courses: | 8 | |
| Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | ||
| Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
NUPath Requirements
The following NUPath requirements are fulfilled by required courses in this major:
- Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone (CE)
- Employing Ethical Reasoning (ER)
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND)
- Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation (EI)
- Interpreting Culture (IC)
- One Writing-Intensive Course in the Disciplines (WI)
- Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI)
- Writing Across Audiences and Genres (WF)
- Writing Across Audiences and Genres (WD)
Other NUPath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the major.
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | 4 |
| or ENGW 3303 | Advanced Writing in the Environmental Professions | |
| or ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | |
| or ENGW 3309 | Advanced Writing in the Humanities | |
Co-op Requirements
Students who want to participate in co-op will need to complete Professional Development for Co-op (EESC 2000).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
Science GPA Requirement (Environmental Studies)
A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: ENVR, EEMB
Environmental Studies and Philosophy Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 78 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 1101 | 4 | ENVR 2515 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| PHIL 1115 | 4 | ENVR 3150 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| PHIL 1180 | 4 | PHIL 2325 or POLS 2325 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | 5 | ENVR elective; 2 of 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PHIL 1105 or 4510 | 4 | Critical PHIL Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PHIL 2330 | 4 | PHIL Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENVR elective; 1 of 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENVR elective; 3 of 4 | 4 | Integrative Course #1 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| ENVR elective; 4 of 4 | 4 | Integrative Course #2 | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 3000/4000/5000 Elective | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL Science/Environment Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | PHIL 3000/4000/5000 Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 129 | |||||||