Curriculum
A major consists of 50 semester hours.
Core Courses: Introduction to Sustainability (12 SH)
- BIOL 173 Concepts in Biology: Unity and Diversityof Life - 4
- BIOL 174 Concepts in Biology Seminar - 1
- BIOL 235 Ecology: Adaptation and Environment - 4
- SOC 245 Environmentand Society - 3
Core Courses: Integration (18 SH)
- *ENVS 205 Environmental Applications ofGIS - 3
- *ENVS 385Conservation Biology - 4
- *ENVS 325Environmental Ethics - 2
- *ENVS 365 Environmental Risk and Policy - 2
- ENVS 429 Environmental Sustainability Internship - 3
- ENVS 430 Environmental Sustainability Capstone - 2
- STAT 120 Descriptive Statistics OR STAT 220 Inferential Statistics - 2
Required Supporting Courses (9 SH)
- BIOL 255 Biology Research Seminar - 1
- CHEM 223 General Chemistry I - 4
- *CHEM 285 Environmental Chemistry - 4
Environmental Science electives (5 SH)
Choose 5 SH of the following courses:
- BIOL 215 Organismal Biology - 4
- BIOL 240 Molecular and Cellular Biology - 4
- *BIOL 327 Advanced Microbiology - 3
- *BIOL 358 Natural History of the ShenandoahValley - 4
- *BIOL 368 Blue Ridge Botany - 2
- *BIOL388 Entomology - 3
- *BIOL 465 Topics in Advanced Ecology - 2
- CHEM 224 General Chemistry II - 4
- *CHEM 305 Alternative Energy - 2
- CHEM 315 Organic Chemistry I - 4
- CHEM 316 Organic Chemistry II - 4
- *CHEM 325 AnalyticalChemistry I - 2
- *CHEM 345 Analytical Chemistry II- 2
- ENVS 135 Earth Science - 2
- *ENVS 235 Sustainable Food Systems - 2
- *ENVS 379 Techniques in Environmental Monitoring - 1
Social Sustainability electives (6 SH)
Choose 6 SH of the following courses:
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology - 3
- SOC 225 Theories of Social Change - 3
- SOC 336 Methods of Social Research - 3
- *PXD 261 Community and Conflict AnalysisTechniques - 3
- PXD 375 Globalizationand Justice - 3
- SOC 210 Social Stratification - 3
- SOC 255 Social Movements - 3
- *SOC 350 Urban Sociology - 3
- *SOC 430 Environmental Justice - 3
- SOWK 360 Raceand Gender - 3
- BUAD 221 Principles of Management - 3
- BUAD 465 Project Management and Grantwriting - 3
- ECON 201 Surveyof Economics - 3
- ECON 211 Principles of Microeconomics - 3
- ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3
- *ECON 300 Environmental and Ecological Economics - 3
- *ECON 311 Contemporary Economic Issues - 3
- *ECON 401 Development Economics - 3
- *ECON 411 International Economics - 3
- PXD 365 Social and Political Economy - 3
- PXD 485 Global Development - 3
- VACA 354 Conservation Photography - 4
Enrollment in upper-level biology, biochemistry, chemistry and environmental science
courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS 300s and 400s) requires a minimum cumulative GPA
of 2.0 in all science and math courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS, MATH, PHYS). Students
who fail to earn a C- in any coursework required for their major should promptly schedule
a meeting with their advisor.
