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

Introduction to College
INSC 1000Science at Northeastern1
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
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

Philosophy Required Courses
PHIL 1115Introduction to Logic4
PHIL 1180Environmental Ethics4
PHIL 2325Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought4
or POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2330Modern Philosophy4
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

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

ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
ENGW 3315Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines4
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).

EESC 2000Professional Development for Co-op1

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
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENVR 11014ENVR 25154Elective 4Elective 4
PHIL 11154ENVR 31504Elective 4Elective 4
PHIL 11804PHIL 2325 or POLS 23254  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
5ENVR elective; 2 of 44Elective4Co-op0
PHIL 1105 or 45104Critical PHIL Elective4Elective 4 
PHIL 23304PHIL Elective 4  
ENVR elective; 1 of 44Elective4  
 17 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENVR elective; 3 of 44Integrative Course #14Co-op0
 ENVR elective; 4 of 44Integrative Course #24 
 PHIL 3000/4000/5000 Elective4  
 PHIL Science/Environment Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0PHIL 3000/4000/5000 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 129