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Environmental Sustainability BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The bad news is that people are destroying the planet. The good news is that change-makers like you can help save it. How? By learning how people interact with the environment in one complex ecosystem, so we can reduce the negative impact of humans without causing undue harm to society. It’s certainly not easy. But if you’re ready to help solve complicated issues that affect billions of people, then the world could really use your help.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_67d287e3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Required Courses (10 credits)

      7 items
      1. EVS 118LEC
        Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. Choose one Earth Sciences sequence:
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GEO 101LEC
        Earth Systems Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. GEO 105LAB
        Earth, Environment, and Climate Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. GEO 106LEC
        Global Climate Change
        Not resolved to a course
        or: ERT 101LEC - Natural Hazards
        3
      6. ERT 102LEC
        Climate Change
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. ERT 105LAB
        Natural Hazards and Climate Change:Past, Present, Future
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Sustainability Core (11 credits)

      8 items
      1. EVS 315LAB
        Field Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. EVS 311LEC
        Sustainability Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. EVS 450SEM
        Undergraduate Colloquium Credits:
        Not resolved to a course
      4. Choose one introductory 4 credit statistics course:
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GEO 211LLB
        Univariate Statistics in Geography
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. PSY 207LLB
        Psychological Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. STA 119LEC
        Statistical Methods Lecture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. STA 119REC
        Statistical Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Social Sciences/Humanities Core (9 credits)

      9 items
      1. EVS 250LR
        Environmental Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. Choose three additional courses:
        Not resolved to a course
      3. DMS 201LEC
        Green Media
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. EVS 201LEC
        Climate Change & Sustainability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. EVS 220LEC
        Nature Through Time
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. EVS 238LEC
        Science, Religion, and Nature
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. EVS 317LEC
        The Politics of Sustainability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. EVS 341LEC
        Environment & Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. EVS 442SEM
        Environmental Movements
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Environmental Internship (3 credits)

      1 item
      1. EVS 496TUT
        Environmental Internship
        Not resolved to a course
        1-6

      Specialty Electives (18 credits)

      29 items
      1. EVS 301SEM
        Wilderness First Aid I
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. EVS 302SEM
        Wilderness First Aid II
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. EVS 321LEC
        The Environmental Impact of War
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. EVS 326LEC
        Great Lakes Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. EVS 327LEC
        Sustainable Food and Agriculture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. EVS 330LEC
        Sustainability and Community
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. EVS 345LEC
        Water & Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. EVS 385LEC
        Energy, Environment, and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. EVS 414LEC
        Globalization, Sustainability, and Gender
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. EVS 417LEC
        Sustainability and American Culture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. EVS 418SEM
        Sustainability Transformations in Practice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. EVS 419SEM
        Wilderness
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. EVS 421SEM
        Sustainability and Global Climate Change Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. EVS 424SEM
        Environmental Sustainability in Practice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. EVS 443SEM
        Business, Sustainability, and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. EVS 449SEM
        Social Theory & Sustainability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. EVS 459SEM
        Human Impacts On Ancient Environments
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. EVS 460SEM
        Leadership in Sustainability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. EVS 493LAB
        Ecology of Unique Environments
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. EVS 495TUT
        Undergraduate Supervised Teaching
        Not resolved to a course
        1-3
      21. EVS 498LEC
        Undergraduate Research
        Not resolved to a course
        1-6
      22. EVS 499TUT
        Independent Study
        Not resolved to a course
        1-6
      23. IDS 304SEM
        Indigenous Climate Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      24. IDS 314SEM
        Indigenous Sustainability Credits:
        Not resolved to a course
      25. IDS 324SEM
        Introduction to Indigenous Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      26. IDS 344SEM
        Indigenous Health and the Environment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      27. JDS 295LEC
        Ecocriticism, Sustainability, and Jewish Environmental Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      28. SOC 369LEC
        Prison Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      29. SSC 414LEC
        Grant Writing for Non-Profits
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      0 items

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Program Distinction

          0 items

            Curricular Plan

            42 items
            1. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. EVS 118LEC
              Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. ERT 101LEC
              Natural Hazards
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. ERT 105LAB
              Natural Hazards and Climate Change:Past, Present, Future
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            5. GEO 101LEC
              Earth Systems Science
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. GEO 105LAB
              Earth, Environment, and Climate Laboratory
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            7. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            8. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            9. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            10. Statistics
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            11. GEO 106LEC
              Global Climate Change
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            12. EVS 315LAB
              Field Ecology
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            13. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            14. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            15. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            16. Social Science Core 1
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            17. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            18. Liberal Arts Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            19. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            20. Social Science Core 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            21. Social Science Core 3
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            22. UBC 399MNT
              UB Curriculum Capstone
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            23. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            24. Liberal Arts Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            25. Communication Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            26. Liberal Arts Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            27. EVS Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            28. EVS Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            29. EVS Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            30. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            31. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            32. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            33. EVS 496TUT
              Environmental Internship
              Not resolved to a course
              1-6
            34. EVS Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            35. Elective 300/400 level
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            36. Elective 300/400 level
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            37. Elective 300/400 level
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            38. EVS Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            39. Elective 300/400 level
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            40. Elective 300/400 level
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            41. Elective 300/400 level
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            42. Elective 300/400 level
              Not resolved to a course
              3
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