Environmental Studies and History, BA (Boston)

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

Introductory Courses

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENVR 1101 — Environmental Science
- All of:
  - ENVR 1200 — Dynamic Earth
  - ENVR 1201 — Lab for ENVR 1200
- All of:
  - ENVR 1400 — Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
  - ENVR 1401 — Lab for ENVR 1400
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ANTH 1101 — Peoples and Cultures
- ENVR 2401 — Food Justice and Community Development
- PHIL 1180 — Environmental Ethics
- SOCL 1246 — Environment and Society

Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENVR 1110 — Global Climate Change
- ENVR 3150 — Food Security and Sustainability
- ENVR 3200 — Water Resources

Human Foundations of Environmental Systems

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENVR 2515 — Sustainable Development
- ENVR 3540 — Environmental Psychology
- PHTH 2414 — Environmental Health
- SOCL 4522 — Environmental Justice

Skills Course

All of:
- ENVR 3300 — Geographic Information Systems
- ENVR 3301 — Lab for ENVR 3300

Electives

From the catalog
Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher:

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- BUSN 3110 — The Consulting Environment
- CIVE 5280 — Remote Sensing of the Environment
- COMM 3500 — Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
- All of:
  - EEMB 2302 — Ecology
  - EEMB 2303 — Lab for EEMB 2302
- EEMB 3460 — Conservation Biology
- EEMB 3466 — Disease Ecology
- ENVR 1110 — Global Climate Change
- One of:
  - ENVR 2401 — Food Justice and Community Development
  - ENVR 3150 — Food Security and Sustainability
- ENVR 3200 — Water Resources
- ENVR 3540 — Environmental Psychology
- ENVR 4504 — Environmental Pollution
- ENVR 4505 — Wetlands
- ENVR 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
- ENVR 5210 — Environmental Planning
- ENVR 5350 — Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
- ENVR 5563 — Advanced Spatial Analysis
- ENVR 5700 — Streams and Watershed Ecology
- ENVR 5750 — Urban Ecology
- ENVR 5800 — Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
- FINA 2720 — Sustainability in the Business Environment
- JRNL 3650 — Science Writing
- LPSC 2301 — Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
- PHIL 1180 — Environmental Ethics
- PHTH 2414 — Environmental Health
- POLS 2395 — Environmental Politics and Policy
- PPUA 5268 — International Environmental Policy
- SOCL 2485 — Environment, Technology, and Society
- SOCL 4522 — Environmental Justice

History Requirements

HIST 1130 — Introduction to the History of the United States
HIST 1170 — Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
All of:
- HIST 1201 — First-Year Seminar
- HIST 1200 — Historical Research and Writing
HIST 1215 — Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues

History Seminar

All of:
- HIST 2301 — The History Seminar
- HIST 2302 — Historical Writing

History/Geographic-Area Requirements

One of:
- HIST 1150 — East Asian Studies
- ASNS 1150 — East Asian Studies
HIST 1185 — Introduction to Middle Eastern History

History-Area Electives

16 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete four HIST courses, approved by a faculty advisor, focused on an idea or geographic area. A minimum of one course must be numbered 2000 to 2999 (Excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302). A minimum of one course must be numbered 3000 to 4999 (Excluding HIST 4701).

Integrative Courses

From the catalog
Complete two of the following (may not overlap with courses used as electives):

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- EEMB 4000 — Applied Conservation Biology
- ENVR 2401 — Food Justice and Community Development
- ENVR 4504 — Environmental Pollution
- ENVR 5210 — Environmental Planning
- JRNL 3700 — Data Storytelling

Capstone Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENVR 4050 — Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone
- ENVR 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
- ENVR 4997 — Senior Thesis
- HIST 4701 — Capstone Seminar

Writing Requirements

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
One of:
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- ENGW 3303 — Advanced Writing in the Environmental Professions
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3308 — Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences

Co-op Requirements

One of:
- EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
- EESH 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

ASNS 1150 ↔ HIST 1150 (tier B)
EESC 2000 ↔ EESH 2000 (tier B)
ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3308 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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