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Environmental Studies Major (BA)

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Environmental Studies Major - Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Please see the UNLV School of Environmental and Public Affairs web page at sepa.unlv.edu/ for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.

Please see advising information at the UNLV Urban Affairs Undergraduate Advising at urbanaffairs.unlv.edu/advising/programs/

Accreditation

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program students will be able to:

  1. Articulate the complexity and multiple dimensions of an environmental issue by identifying fundamental theories from the natural and social sciences.
  2. Analyze environmental damages and/or policy impacts with an approach such as cost-benefit analysis from economics, life cycle approach from sociology, or system dynamics from engineering.
  3. Identify technical and socioeconomic trade-offs associated with diverse approaches to environmental management and develop innovative, creative, adaptive solutions to environmental issues.
  4. Identify and explain practical issues currently faced by environmental decision makers.
  5. Design and complete a senior research project addressing a question or problem related to environment and career goals by
    a. Identifying and utilizing a scientific method to conduct research on an environmental issue,
    b. Demonstrating the ability to locate and access information on an environmental issue,
    c. Demonstrating technical skills required for basic fieldwork, laboratory experiments, and/or acquisition and analysis of other relevant data, and
    d. Demonstrating proficiency in technical writing and oral presentation.
  6. Compete for alternative career options as environmental professional. 

University Graduation Requirements

Admission to the Major

Minimum GPA 2.00

Recommended Courses That Meet General Education Core Requirements

The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs strongly recommends that students address their General Education Core curriculum requirements through our college. The following classes offered in our college meet graduation requirements.

Seminars

Constitution

Humanities

Social Sciences

Multicultural

International

In addition

Incoming freshmen are strongly encouraged to join a themed Learning Community (LC) during their first-year at UNLV. A Learning Community is a cohort of students who take coursework together and benefit from the following outcomes: greater course satisfaction, increased interaction between faculty and students, increased understanding of the connections between disciplines, better connections with peers, improved student engagement and involvement on campus, increased satisfaction with the college experience.
 

Environmental Studies Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits

(see notes 1-3 below)

General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 37-38

First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3

English Composition - Credits: 6

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3

Constitutions - Credits: 4

Mathematics - Credits: 3

Distribution Requirement: Credits: 19

Please see Distribution Requirements  for more information.

Multicultural and International - Credits: 3

Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
  International requirement, ENV 205 - Environment and Development 

These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements.  A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students

Major Requirements - BA in Environmental Studies - Subtotal: 46-47 Credits

Environmental Studies Requirements - Credits: 40-41

Earth Sciences:

Public Policy, Environment and Society:

Evidence Based Decision-Making & Applied Skills

Electives - Credits: 32-34

Total Credits: 120

Notes

  1. Forty-two upper-division credits are necessary for graduation.
  2. No more than four PEX credits will count towards graduation.
  3. A minor is strongly recommended but not required.

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