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Integrated Program in the Environment

Concentration in Sustainable Energy, Resources and Climate (Bachelor of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements SENRSCLCON

Requirements

The concentration requires at least 12 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Required Courses. Four (4) courses:
    • Sustainable Energy
      • BUS-L 319
      • INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "INTL ENERGY MRKTS-ENVIRONMENTAL/HEALTH ASPECTS" (TPC 318))
      • PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics
      • SPEA-E 401 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION
      • SPEA-V 437 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
      • SPH-O 305 INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
      • SPH-O 360 HUMAN HEALTH AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
    • Sustainable Resources
      • EAS-E 333 Sedimentation and Tectonics
      • EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology
      • GEOG-G 259 Water Security and Sustainability
      • GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest
      • GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology
      • GEOG-G 453 Water and Society
      • GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology
      • SPEA-E 416
      • SPEA-E 431 WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
      • SPEA-E 450
      • SPEA-E 451 AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL
      • SPEA-E 452 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
      • SPEA-E 456 LAKE AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
      • SPEA-E 460 FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
    • Climate Studies
      • EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering
      • EAS-A 340 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
      • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
      • EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History
      • EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: A Geological Record of Earth's Climate History
      • GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
      • GEOG-G 305 Current Issues in Climate, Land and Environmental Change
      • GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology
      • GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts
      • INTL-I 303 Advanced Topics in Global Development (Approved topics: "CLIMATE DISASTER & RESILIENCE" (TPC 6))
      • INTL-I 434 International Climate Governance
      • MSCH-S 452 Communicating Climate Change
    • Policy and Development
      • BUS-G 316 SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE
      • BUS-L 302
      • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
      • EAS-E 430 Environmental and Energy Diplomacy
      • GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature
      • SPEA-E 340 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
      • SPEA-E 363 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
      • SPEA-E 476 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION
      • SPEA-V 450 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Approved topics: "AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND GOVERNANCE" (TPC 884))
      • SPH-T 301 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
      • Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in sustainable energy, resources and climate from any department with pre-approval from the Program
  2. Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    2. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
    3. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    4. Exceptions to concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.