Environmental Studies and Philosophy, BA (Boston)

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

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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.

Introduction to College

One of:
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern
- PHIL 1000 — Philosophy at Northeastern

Introductory Courses

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Science
Choose one introductory science course:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- 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
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Social Science
Choose one introductory social science course:
Choose 4 semester hours from:
- ANTH 1101 — Peoples and Cultures
- ENVR 2401 — Food Justice and Community Development
- 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

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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
- 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

Philosophy Required Courses

PHIL 1115 — Introduction to Logic
PHIL 1180 — Environmental Ethics
One of:
- PHIL 2325 — Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
- POLS 2325 — Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2330 — Modern Philosophy

Philosophy of Science/Environment

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- PHIL 1105 — Science and Pseudoscience
- PHIL 3050 — Information and Uncertainty
- PHIL 4510 — Philosophy of Science
- PHIL 4555 — Philosophy of Biology

Advanced Electives

8 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete two PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement, with at least one at 4000 or 5000 level.

Critical Philosophy Elective

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Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirements:

One of:
- PHIL 1104 — Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
- PHIL 1271 — Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- PHIL 2155 — Human Rights
- PHIL 2410 — Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
- PHIL 2619 — Race and Religion in Film
- PHIL 3492 — Indigenous Philosophy
- PHIL 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
- PHIL 3512 — Religion, Race, and Politics
- PHIL 3822 — Philosophy of Race and Racism

Additional Philosophy Electives

40 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete one additional PHIL course, not used to satisfy another requirement.

Integrative Courses

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Complete two of the following. Courses used for electives may not be used as integrative courses:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- COMM 3532 — Theories of Conflict and Negotiation
- ENVR 4050 — Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone
- ENVR 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
- ENVR 4997 — Senior Thesis
- ENVR 5210 — Environmental Planning
- ENVR 5220 — Ecosystem-Based Management

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 3309 — Advanced Writing in the Humanities

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:

EESC 2000 ↔ EESH 2000 (tier B)
ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
PHIL 2325 ↔ POLS 2325 (tier B)

What the tiers mean

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