Integrated Program in the Environment
Concentration in Biodiversity and Sustainability (Bachelor of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements BIODVSUCON
Requirements
The concentration requires at least 12 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Core Courses. Two (2) courses:
- BIOL-L 307
- BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse-City. The Art and Science of Green Infrastructure
- GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life
- GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation
- HPSC-X 342 The Secret Life of Trees: Scientific, Historical, and Psychological Perspectives on Forests
- SPEA-E 457 INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
- SPH-O 310 ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse-City. The Art and Science of Green Infrastructure
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- 100-level Biology; or consent of instructor
- Description
- An interdisciplinary, place-based approach to understanding biological diversity and its relationship to flourishing human societies, and to developing associated skills and values (e.g. interdisciplinary thinking and action, stewardship).
- Fall 2024CASE SLcourse
GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the present and past distributions of the world's plants and animals, emphasizing ecological explanation of species distributions. Topics include evolution and distribution of major plant and animal groups, world vegetation, plant and animal domestication, introduction of plant and animal pests, destruction of natural communities, and extinction.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the environmental impact of global population growth, natural resources utilization, and pollution. Examines current problems relating to energy consumption, farming practices, water use, resource development and deforestation from geologic and ecological perspectives. Strategies designed to avert predicted global catastrophe will be examined to determine success potential.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HPSC-X 342 The Secret Life of Trees: Scientific, Historical, and Psychological Perspectives on Forests
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines trees and forests as conspicuous natural objects that play a multivalent role in human imagination, thinking, and emotion. Explores the intertwined natural and cultural trajectory of trees along scientific, historical, and psychological dimensions. Topics include ecosystem services, human uses and attitudes, deforestation, IU\'s woodland campus, and ecological ethics.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SPEA-E 457 INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-O 310 ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- Elective Courses. Two (2) additional courses:
- ANTH-B 343 Evolution of Human Ecological Footprint
- ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation
- BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants
- BIOL-B 364 Summer Flowering Plants
- BIOL-L 307
- BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse-City. The Art and Science of Green Infrastructure
- BIOL-L 369 Heredity, Evolution, and Society
- BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds
- BIOL-Z 373 Entomology
- BIOL-Z 374
- BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology
- BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior
- BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes
- EAS-E 341
- GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life
- GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation
- GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science, Politics, and Ethics
- GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology
- GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology
- HPSC-X 342 The Secret Life of Trees: Scientific, Historical, and Psychological Perspectives on Forests
- SPEA-E 332 INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECOLOGY
- SPEA-E 363 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- SPEA-E 416
- SPEA-E 422 URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT
- SPEA-E 456 LAKE AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
- SPEA-E 457 INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
- SPEA-E 460 FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
- SPEA-E 476 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION
- SPEA-E 482 OVERSEAS TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
- SPH-O 310 ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
- SPH-O 313 WILDERNESS AND PROTECTED LANDS
- SPH-O 360 HUMAN HEALTH AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
- SPH-T 301 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
- Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in biodiversity and sustainability from any department (3 cr.) with pre-approval of the Program
ANTH-B 343 Evolution of Human Ecological Footprint
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The current environmental crisis did not begin overnight and likely has roots deep in our evolutionary history. Although the scale of our effects on the biosphere has only recently shown exponential growth, it is worth examining how we got to this point today. This course explores a series of threshold moments in the history of our species that had great implications for the environment.
- Fall 2024CASE SLcourse
ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Seminar course that explores major theories and approaches to conservation, from "fortress conservation" to community-based and participatory strategies. Considers the implications of protected areas for local human populations and cultural diversity. Evaluates outcomes and unintended consequences of protected areas, and controversies over the "best" way to protect natural resources.
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SLcourse
BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- One introductory biology course
- Description
- Survey of the ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants, including their morphology, classification, ecology, evolution, and economic importance.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
BIOL-B 364 Summer Flowering Plants
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- One introductory biology course
- Description
- For those desiring a broad, practical knowledge of common wild and cultivated plants.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse-City. The Art and Science of Green Infrastructure
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- 100-level Biology; or consent of instructor
- Description
- An interdisciplinary, place-based approach to understanding biological diversity and its relationship to flourishing human societies, and to developing associated skills and values (e.g. interdisciplinary thinking and action, stewardship).
- Fall 2024CASE SLcourse
BIOL-L 369 Heredity, Evolution, and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior or senior standing
- Notes
- Not open to biology majors
- Description
- Basic concepts and principles of evolution, heredity, and individual development. Problems of the individual and society raised by present and future genetic knowledge and technology.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- BIOL-L 111; and BIOL-H 111 or BIOL-L 112
- Notes
- Intended for biology majors
- Description
- Avian systematics, distribution, evolution, ecology, and behavior, emphasis on migration and orientation, territoriality, communication, and reproductive behavior. Field trips will concentrate on identification, interpretation of behavior, and research methods.
BIOL-Z 373 Entomology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One introductory biology course
- Description
- Insects, with emphasis on evolution, distribution, behavior, and structure.
BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology
- Credits
- 5
- Prerequisites
- BIOL-L 111 and junior or senior standing
- Description
- Morphology, evolution, adaptations, and general biology of vertebrates.
BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior or senior standing
- Description
- Introduction to the zoological study of animal behavior. Emphasizes both internal and external factors involved in the causation of species-typical behavior of animals (protozoa-primates) in their natural environment.
BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- BIOL-L 111; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- Introduces diversity of extant fishes with respect to evolutionary relationships, classification, structure, function, behavior, ecology and biogeography.
GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the present and past distributions of the world's plants and animals, emphasizing ecological explanation of species distributions. Topics include evolution and distribution of major plant and animal groups, world vegetation, plant and animal domestication, introduction of plant and animal pests, destruction of natural communities, and extinction.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the environmental impact of global population growth, natural resources utilization, and pollution. Examines current problems relating to energy consumption, farming practices, water use, resource development and deforestation from geologic and ecological perspectives. Strategies designed to avert predicted global catastrophe will be examined to determine success potential.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science, Politics, and Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Can humans restore ecosystems and undo the environmental harm they have caused? To what state/extent should ecosystems be restored? What drives the ecological restoration movement? Investigates the deeply interconnected history, philosophy, ecology, geomorphology, and political economy of restoration through readings, discussions, and fieldwork.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to hydrological processes occurring at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Principles of water resources such as infiltration, runoff, surface- and groundwater flow will be explored. Topics covered also include the environmental, economic, and social implications of floods, droughts, dams, and water usage as well as current and future issues in water quality, water pollution, and water-resource regulation.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to global environmental change (GEC), focusing on the human causes and consequences of biophysical transformations of land systems. Emphasis on socioeconomic, political, institutional, and environmental dimensions of land change; tropical forests, grasslands, and urbanizing areas; international environmental regimes; spatial methodologies in GEC research, and integrated approaches.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Introduces basic principles and concepts in forest ecohydrology, focusing on modeling perspectives. Examines processes and feedback among water, carbon, and nitrogen fluxes in application to water resources and forest management: control of climate, vegetation change, and disturbance regimes on hydrological and biogeochemical processes.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
HPSC-X 342 The Secret Life of Trees: Scientific, Historical, and Psychological Perspectives on Forests
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines trees and forests as conspicuous natural objects that play a multivalent role in human imagination, thinking, and emotion. Explores the intertwined natural and cultural trajectory of trees along scientific, historical, and psychological dimensions. Topics include ecosystem services, human uses and attitudes, deforestation, IU\'s woodland campus, and ecological ethics.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
SPEA-E 332 INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECOLOGY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-E 363 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-E 422 URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-E 456 LAKE AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-E 457 INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-E 460 FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-E 476 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-E 482 OVERSEAS TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
- Credits
- 0–15 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-O 310 ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-O 313 WILDERNESS AND PROTECTED LANDS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-O 360 HUMAN HEALTH AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-T 301 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Concentration GPA. 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.
- Concentration Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
- Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
Concentration Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exceptions to and substitutions for concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.