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Program checklist · Environmental Studies Major

Environmental Studies Major

Guilford College · Greensboro, NC

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Program
Award
Environmental Studies Major
CIP
26.1310
Total credits (published)
36
Credits (computed from items)
166
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
198613
CourseShelf checklist
CK_198613_5da5bacf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Studies

7 items
  1. ENVS 101
    Environment and Society. 4. This course is a broad introduction to the historical, cultural, political, economic, and ecological dimensions of human-environment interaction. We will ask big questions that seek to understand how humans and human social formations relate to nature and ecological processes through time and space. We will examine the consequences of those relations and trajectories for possible futures of increased human disturbance and/or the conditions for the mutual flourishing for all species. Course topics include belief systems and the environment, environmental justice, the politics of climate change, sustainable (and unsustainable) food systems, urban ecologies, and the environmental impacts of economic growth, development, and consumerism. Fulfills social justice/environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Evaluating systems and environments requirement
    As published: “Environment and Society”
    4
  2. ENVS 212
    4
  3. Two natural science electives from the list below*
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  4. Two social science or humanities electives from the list below*
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  5. ENVS 380
    4
  6. ENVS 480
    4
  7. Approved off-campus internship or study abroad program
    Not resolved to a course
    4

Natural Science Elective Courses

electives · 17 items
  1. BIOL 201
    4
  2. BIOL 202
    Intro Biol: Ecol and Evolution. 4. This course covers evolutionary biology and ecology, with the goal of exposing students to a broad range of topics and ideas in both disciplines and as an integrated whole. We will examine how organisms interact with their environment at the individual, population, and community levels, while also This course covers evolutionary biology and ecology, with the goal of exposing students to a broad range of topics and ideas in both disciplines and as an integrated whole. We will examine how organisms interact with their environment at the individual, population, and community levels, while also looking at the effects of humans on the natural world. Additionally, we will explore the mechanisms of evolution that have resulted in the diversity of life on Earth. This course is designed to help students develop skills of science, including observation, experimental design, written and oral communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, in a collaborative environment. Fulfills the natural science/mathematics requirement (1998 & 2019)
    As published: “Intro Biol: Ecol and Evolution”
    4
  3. BIOL 215
    4
  4. BIOL 224
    4
  5. BIOL 233
    4
  6. BIOL 235
    4
  7. BIOL 332
    4
  8. BIOL 334
    4
  9. BIOL 336
    4
  10. BIOL 438
    4
  11. CHEM 105
    4
  12. GEOL 121
    4
  13. GEOL 141
    4
  14. GEOL 230
    4
  15. GEOL 223
    4
  16. GEOL 230
    4
  17. GEOL 340
    4

Social Science and Humanities Elective Courses

electives · 17 items
  1. ART 354
    4
  2. ECON 344
    4
  3. ENGL 228
    4
  4. ENVS 220
    6
  5. GEOL 230
    4
  6. HIST 227
    Urban Environmental History. 4
    As published: “Urban Environmental History”
  7. HIST 324
    4
  8. JPS 245
    4
  9. PHIL 242
    4
  10. PSCI 318
    4
  11. PSCI 319
    4
  12. REL 282
    Mindfulness and Social Action. 4
    As published: “Mindfulness and Social Action”
    4
  13. PSY 243
    4
  14. SFS 110
  15. SFS 120
    4
  16. SFS 220
    4
  17. SOAN 322
    4
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