A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BA
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 03.0103
- Total credits (published)
- 8
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Through this combined major, successful undergraduates will develop an awareness of the scientific, cultural, and political aspects of the world’s environmental problems while considering the philosophical, moral, and ethical impacts that such decisions have on human-environment interactions. Due to overlap in course content, students majoring in Environmental Studies or any Environmental Studies combined majors may not complete a minor in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_5d02835c
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Environmental Studies Requirements
0 items
Introduction to College
1 item
- As published: “Science at Northeastern”or: PHIL 1000 Philosophy at Northeastern1
Introductory Courses
0 items
Science
4 items
- Choose one introductory science course:Not resolved to a course4-5
- 4
- ENVR 1200and ENVR 1201Dynamic Earthand Lab for ENVR 1200Not resolved to a course
- ENVR 1400and ENVR 1401Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciencesand Lab for ENVR 1400Not resolved to a course
Social Science
4 items
- Choose one introductory social science course:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Environment and Society”4
Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 4 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Human Foundations of Environmental Systems
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 5 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Skills Course
1 item
- ENVR 3300and ENVR 3301Geographic Information Systemsand Lab for ENVR 3300Not resolved to a course5
Electives
Choose 4 of the following · Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher: · electives · 28 items
- Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher:Not resolved to a course16
- 4
- 4
- 4
- EEMB 2302and EEMB 2303Ecologyand Lab for EEMB 2302Not resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: ENVR 3150 Food Security and Sustainability4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Philosophy Requirements
0 items
Philosophy Required Courses
4 items
- As published: “Introduction to Logic”4
- 4
- or: POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought4
- 4
Philosophy of Science/Environment
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 5 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- PHIL 4555Philosophy of BiologyNot resolved to a course
Advanced Electives
electives · 1 item
- 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.Not resolved to a course8
Critical Philosophy Elective
Choose 1 of the following · Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirements: · electives · 10 items
- Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirements:Not resolved to a course4
- As published: “Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions”4
- PHIL 2619Race and Religion in FilmNot resolved to a course
- PHIL 3492Indigenous PhilosophyNot resolved to a course
- PHIL 3512Religion, Race, and PoliticsNot resolved to a course
Additional Philosophy Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete one additional PHIL course, not used to satisfy another requirement.Not resolved to a course4
Integrative Courses
Choose 2 of the following · Complete two of the following. Courses used for electives may not be used as integrative courses: · 7 items
- Complete two of the following. Courses used for electives may not be used as integrative courses:Not resolved to a course8
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Writing Requirements
2 items
- or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers4
- or: ENGW 3303 Advanced Writing in the Environmental Professionsor: ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciencesor: ENGW 3309 Advanced Writing in the Humanities4
Co-op Requirements
1 item
- or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op1
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