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Ecosystems and Human Impact, BA

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Ecosystems and Human Impact major, leading to a Bachelor of Art degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address the complex interaction of humans and natural environments. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from ecology, biology, genetics, anthropology, human ecology, and geography, combined with an understanding of economics, ethics, and policy within a greater global perspective.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_c10cbb2c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Degree Requirements

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    Required Foundation Courses for Major (27-28 credits)

    11 items
    1. ANT 120
      Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. BIO 201
      Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    3. BIO 204
      Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CHE 115
      Chemistry, Life, and Environment 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ENV 115
      Chemistry, Life, and Environment 3 credits (Note: CHE 129 , CHE 131 , or CHE 152 may be substituted for CHE 115 /ENV 115 )
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ECO 108
      Introduction to Economics 4 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MAT 125
      Calculus A 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MAT 130 - Trigonometry and Logarithms 1 credit,
    8. MAT 125
      Calculus A
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MAT 131 - Calculus I 4 credits
      or: AMS 151 - Applied Calculus I 3 credits If students do not place into MAT 125 or MAT 131 or AMS 151 on the basis of the math placement examination, MAT 123 (or MAT 119 /MAT 123 ) is a required course for the major.
      3
    9. SUS 111
      As published: “Introduction to Sustainability 3 credits”
      or: ENS 101 - Prospects for Planet Earth 3 credits
      3
    10. SUS 201
      Systems and Models 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    11. SUS 204
      Population Studies 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    Core Courses (24-25 credits)

    9 items
    1. BIO 351
      Ecology 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ENV 301
      Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: SUS 401 - Integrative, Collaborative Systems Studies 3 credits
    3. ENV 304
      Global Environmental Change 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ATM 305 - Global Atmospheric Change 3 credits
    4. GSS 313
      GIS Design and Application I 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. GSS 314
      GIS Laboratory 1 credit
      Not resolved to a course
      or: GIS 317 - Geospatial Narratives
    6. SUS 301
      Technical Writing and Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    7. SUS 305
      Collective Action and Advocacy 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    8. SUS 322
      Human Ecology 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    9. SUS 326
      Conservation Genetics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    Elective Course Groups (15-18 credits)

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      Group I: Technical Skills

      3 items
      1. BIO 211
        Statistics and Data Analysis: A Conceptual Approach 4 credits (AMS 110 , AMS 310 , ECO 320 or POL 201 may be substituted for BIO 211 )
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CSE 101
        As published: “Computer Science Principles 4 credits”
        3
      3. GSS 325
        GIS Design & Applications II 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Group 2: Solutions for Environmental Problems

      23 items
      1. ANT 309
        Comparing Ecosystems in Madagascar 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ANT 326
        Lemurs of Madagascar 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ANT 352
        Methods in Studying Primates 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ANT 408
        Pastoralism Under Pressure: Savannas, Societies, and Sustainability in East Africa 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ANT 353
        Biodiversity Assessment Methods for Tropical Field Research 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      6. BIO 319
        Landscape Ecology Laboratory 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      7. BIO 352
        Ecology Laboratory 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      8. BIO 353
        Marine Ecology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      9. BIO 371
        Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems 4 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      10. ENV 340
        Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GEO 304
        Energy, Mineral Resources, and the Environment 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      12. GEO 313
        Understanding Water Resources for the 21st Century 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      13. MAR 315
        Marine Conservation 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      14. MAR 336
        Marine Pollution 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      15. MAR 384
        Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      16. MAR 388
        Tropical Marine Ecology 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      17. MAR 394
        Environmental Toxicology and Public Health 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      18. SUS 313
        Ecosystem Based Management (formerly offered as EHI 311)
        Not resolved to a course
      19. SUS 319
        Restoration Ecology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      20. SUS 340
        Ecological and Social Dimensions of Disease 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      21. SUS 344
        Sustainable Natural Resources 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      22. SUS 351
        Design and Implement a Research Project in Ecotoxicology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      23. SUS 352
        Conduct and Communicate a Research Project in Ecotoxicology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Group 3: History and Policy of Environmental Issues

      19 items
      1. AFS 374
        Environment and Development in African History 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. SUS 374
        Environment and Development in African History 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENS 311
        Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ENS 333
        Environmental Law 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      5. MAR 340
        Environmental Problems and Solutions 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      6. MAR 392
        Waste Management Issues 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      7. SOC 344
        Environmental Sociology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      8. SUS 203
        Interpretation and Critical Analysis 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      9. SUS 206
        Economics and Sustainability 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      10. SUS 307
        Environmental Economics and Management 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      11. SUS 309
        Global Environmental Politics (formerly offered as SBC 309)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. SUS 311
        Disasters and Society: A Global Perspective 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      13. SUS 312
        Environment, Society, and Health * (formerly offered as SBC 312)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. SUS 314
        Civilizations and Collapse 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      15. SUS 316
        Cuba and Sustainability 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      16. SUS 317
        American Environmental History 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      17. SUS 325
        Environmental Writing and the Media 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      18. SUS 341
        Environmental Treatises and Protocol
        Not resolved to a course
      19. SUS 350
        Contemporary Topics in Sustainability 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Notes

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        Communications and Writing Requirement

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          Study Abroad

          0 items

            Double Majors

            0 items

              SBC Courses

              3 items
              1. Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                Not resolved to a course
              2. Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
                Not resolved to a course
              3. Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                Not resolved to a course

              Sample Course Sequence

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                Source. Stony Brook University, catalog Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.stonybrook.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=1423&returnto=1134. Captured page pages/0223.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.