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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 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements SENRSCLCON

The Sustainable Energy, Resources and Climate Concentration area provides students with a focus on sustainability in energy and resource systems (largely abiotic, such as water and air) particularly as they interact with climate. Students pursuing this concentration area can expect to gain an understanding of global and regional climate and environmental systems and the challenges associated with development and exploitation of energy and natural resources. Potential career areas include applied work in the environmental, energy, or mining industries, careers in the government and non-profit sector, environmental advocacy organizations, or further academic pursuits with graduate study.

Requirements

The concentration requires at least 12 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Required Courses. Four (4) courses:
    • Sustainable Energy
      • PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics
      • Sustainable Resources
        • EAS-E 416 Economic Geology
        • EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology
        • GEOG-G 259 Water Security and Sustainability
        • GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology
        • GEOG-G 453 Water and Society
        • Climate Studies
          • EAS-A 340 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
          • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
          • EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History
          • GEOG-G 305 Current Issues in Climate, Land and Environmental Change
          • GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology
          • INTL-I 420 Global Sustainability Studies Negotiating Climate: Culture, Science, Politics
          • Policy and Development
            • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
            • EAS-E 490 Undergraduate Seminar Environmental and Energy Diplomacy
            • GEOG-G 411 Sustainable Development Systems
            • GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature
            • Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in sustainable energy, resources and climate from any department with pre-approval from the Program
            • BUS-G 316 SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE
            • BUS-L 302
            • SPEA-E 340 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
            • SPEA-E 363 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
            • SPEA-E 400 TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES The Foundations of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)|Environmental Sustainability
            • SPEA-E 401 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION
            • SPEA-E 431 WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
            • SPEA-E 451 AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL
            • SPEA-E 452 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
            • SPEA-E 456 LAKE AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
            • SPEA-E 476 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND REGULATION
            • SPEA-V 450 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS Public Transit Management|Climate Change and Electricity
            • SPH-O 305 INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
            • SPH-O 360 HUMAN HEALTH AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
            • SPH-T 301 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
            • SPH-V 310 NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
  2. Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.

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.