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Environmental Studies & Environmental Policy

Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA

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Program
Award
Environmental Studies & Environmental Policy
Total credits (published)
12
Credits (computed from items)
608-684
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
213543
CourseShelf checklist
CK_213543_f6a4f324
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Environmental Studies Major

major core · 0 items

    BA ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

    0 items

      Required Courses 1

      4 items
      1. 4
      2. EVST/EES 002
        Introduction to Environmental Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. 1
      4. or: EES 024 Earth's Climate from the Dinosaurs to the Day After Tomorrow
        or: EES 025 Observing and Studying Nature
        or: EES 026 Energy – Origins, Impacts, and Options
        or: EES 027 Natural Hazards: Impacts and Consequences
        or: EES 028 Conservation and Biodiversity
        or: EES 029 Human Health and the Environment
        3

      or another science course approved by the faculty advisor. 2

      0 items

        Core Courses 3

        major core · 6 items
        1. Select two of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          8
        2. EVST/HIST 006
          Global Environmental Histories
          Not resolved to a course
        3. EVST/POLS 105
          US Environmental Policy and Law
          Not resolved to a course
        4. EVST/POLS 107
          The Politics of the Environment
          Not resolved to a course
        5. EVST/POLS/HMS 110
          Environmental Planning for Healthy Cities
          Not resolved to a course
        6. EVST/ANTH 121
          Environment and Culture
          Not resolved to a course

        300-level courses

        0 items

          Two EVST courses at the 300-level are required.

          0 items

            Internships and Practicums

            0 items

              Students are encouraged to participate in at least one practicum or internship experience. Faculty permission and direct supervision is required for EVST 393. Practicum course enrollments in EVST 294 must be approved for credit by the Program Director. A maximum of 8 internship or practicum credits can be counted toward the major as electives within concentrations.

              electives · 0 items

                Suggested Math Courses

                1 item
                1. As published: “Basic Statistics and Data Science”
                  or: MATH 021 Calculus I
                  4

                Concentrations

                concentration · 0 items

                  There are three concentrations in the Environmental Studies major intended to serve a variety of different student interests and possible career choices. Each concentration has a skills, content, and elective section. Preferably by their junior year, students will select one of the concentrations for their major program: 1) Health, 2) Policy, Planning & Law, or 3) Politics & Society. Many courses are found in more than one concentration, and while switching between concentrations is discouraged, it is possible if needed. In special cases, courses can be substituted within concentrations with the permission of the faculty advisor or program director. At least three EVST courses must be taken in a concentration and at least one required content course in a concentration must be a 3-4 credit EVST course. Elective courses can be from the skills, content, or elective areas within a concentration.

                  electives · 0 items

                    CONCENTRATION: HEALTH

                    concentration · 0 items

                      Required Skills Courses (choose 2)

                      11 items
                      1. EVST/POLS 319
                        Mapping Data for Policymaking
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      2. EVST/TLT 367
                        Environmental Education
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      3. EVST/TLT 368
                        Teaching and Learning with Geospatial Tools
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      4. EVST/TLT 369
                        Applied Geospatial Tools
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      5. 4
                      6. 2
                      7. 3
                      8. As published: “Community Based Participatory Research Methodology”
                        3-4
                      9. DOC/FILM 150
                        Introduction to Documentary Storymaking
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      10. 4
                      11. 4

                      Required Content Courses (choose 2) 1

                      9 items
                      1. EVST/HMS/POLS 110
                        Environmental Planning for Healthy Cities
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      2. EVST/ANTH/GS 353
                        Ethnobotany: People and Plants 3
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      3. 4
                      4. 3
                      5. 3
                      6. As published: “Human Health and the Environment”
                        3
                      7. 4
                      8. PHIL/ETH/HMS 116
                        Bioethics
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      9. 3

                      Elective Courses (choose 3) 2

                      electives · 24 items
                      1. 1-4
                      2. 1-4
                      3. 1-4
                      4. EVST/POLS 120
                        Climate Change and Society
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      5. 1-4
                      6. EVST/ANTH 304
                        Socio-cultural Foundations of Environmental Policy
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      7. As published: “Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice”
                        4
                      8. EVST/PSYC 357
                        Psychology of Environmental Issues
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      9. EVST/SOC/GS 370
                        Globalization and the Environment
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      10. 1-4
                      11. 1-4
                      12. 1-4
                      13. 4
                      14. 3
                      15. 3
                      16. 3
                      17. As published: “Community Based Participatory Research Methodology”
                        3-4
                      18. 3
                      19. ENGL/EVST 341
                        Contemporary US Literature of Environmental Crises
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3-4
                      20. HMS/ENGL 115
                        Topics in Literature, Medicine, and Health
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      21. HMS/COMM 150
                        Health Communication
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      22. HMS/ENGL 315
                        Topics in Literature, Medicine, and Health
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      23. HMS/GS/SOC 322
                        Global Health Issues
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      24. POLS/EVST 220
                        The Politics of Crises and Emergencies
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4

                      CONCENTRATION: POLICY, PLANNING & LAW

                      concentration · 0 items

                        Required Skills Courses (choose 2)

                        11 items
                        1. EVST/POLS 319
                          Mapping Data for Policymaking
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        2. EVST/TLT 367
                          Environmental Education
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        3. 4
                        4. 2
                        5. 3
                        6. As published: “Community Based Participatory Research Methodology”
                          3-4
                        7. As published: “Principles of Economics”
                          4
                        8. 3
                        9. 4
                        10. 4
                        11. 4

                        Required Content Courses (choose 2) 1

                        12 items
                        1. As published: “Global Environmental Histories”
                          4
                        2. As published: “US Environmental Policy and Law”
                          4
                        3. EVST/POLS 106
                          Environmental Values and Ethics
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        4. EVST/POLS 107
                          The Politics of the Environment
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        5. As published: “Climate and Energy in Modern History”
                          4
                        6. EVST/POLS 120
                          Climate Change and Society
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        7. EVST/ANTH 304
                          Socio-cultural Foundations of Environmental Policy
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        8. EVST/POLS 312
                          Urban Environmental Policy Workshop
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        9. EVST/POLS 328
                          U.S. Politics and the Environment
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        10. EVST/POLS 355
                          Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        11. EVST/POLS 366
                          Advanced Environmental Policy
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        12. EVST/SOC/GS 370
                          Globalization and the Environment
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4

                        Elective Courses (choose 3) 2

                        electives · 36 items
                        1. EVST/HMS/POLS 110
                          Environmental Planning for Healthy Cities
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        2. EVST/ANTH 121
                          Environment and Culture
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        3. 1-4
                        4. 1-4
                        5. 1-4
                        6. 1-4
                        7. As published: “Residential Segregation: Policies and Practices”
                          4
                        8. As published: “Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice”
                          4
                        9. EVST/POLS 311
                          Environmental Valuation for Policy Design
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        10. EVST/POLS 312
                          Urban Environmental Policy Workshop
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        11. EVST/HIST 315
                          American Environmental History
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        12. EVST/POLS 328
                          U.S. Politics and the Environment
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        13. ENGL/EVST 341
                          Contemporary US Literature of Environmental Crises
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3-4
                        14. As published: “Ethnobotany: People and Plants”
                          4
                        15. EVST/POLS 355
                          Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        16. EVST/PSYC 357
                          Psychology of Environmental Issues
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        17. EVST/TLT 368
                          Teaching and Learning with Geospatial Tools
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        18. EVST/SOC/GS 370
                          Globalization and the Environment
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        19. 1-4
                        20. 1-4
                        21. 1-4
                        22. ANTH/GS 126
                          Urban Anthropology
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        23. 4
                        24. 3
                        25. 3
                        26. 3
                        27. 3
                        28. ENGL/EVST 341
                          Contemporary US Literature of Environmental Crises
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3-4
                        29. 4
                        30. 4
                        31. 4
                        32. POLS/EVST 220
                          The Politics of Crises and Emergencies
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        33. 4
                        34. 4
                        35. REL/EVST/GS 084
                          Global Religions and the Environment
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        36. SOC/GS 319
                          The Political Economy of Globalization
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4

                        CONCENTRATION: POLITICS & SOCIETY

                        concentration · 0 items

                          Required Skills Courses (choose 2)

                          16 items
                          1. 3
                          2. 1-4
                          3. EVST/PHIL 301
                            Philosophical-Policy & Legal Design: Methods & Applications
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          4. EVST/POLS 319
                            Mapping Data for Policymaking
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          5. EVST/ANTH/GS 353
                            Ethnobotany: People and Plants 3
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          6. EVST/TLT 367
                            Environmental Education
                            Not resolved to a course
                            3
                          7. EVST/TLT 368
                            Teaching and Learning with Geospatial Tools
                            Not resolved to a course
                            3
                          8. 4
                          9. ARCH/CEE 010
                            Engineering/Architectural Graphics and Design
                            Not resolved to a course
                            3
                          10. As published: “Community Based Participatory Research Methodology”
                            3-4
                          11. DOC/FILM 150
                            Introduction to Documentary Storymaking
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          12. As published: “Principles of Economics”
                            4
                          13. 4
                          14. 4
                          15. 4
                          16. 4

                          Required Content Courses (choose 2) 1

                          19 items
                          1. As published: “Global Environmental Histories”
                            4
                          2. EVST/POLS 105
                            US Environmental Policy and Law
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          3. EVST/POLS 106
                            Environmental Values and Ethics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          4. EVST/POLS 107
                            The Politics of the Environment
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          5. As published: “Climate and Energy in Modern History”
                            4
                          6. EVST/PHIL/ETH 119
                            Environmental Ethics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          7. EVST/POLS 120
                            Climate Change and Society
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          8. EVST/ANTH 121
                            Environment and Culture
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          9. EVST/ASIA/REL 254
                            Buddhism and Ecology
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          10. EVST/ANTH 304
                            Socio-cultural Foundations of Environmental Policy
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          11. EVST/POLS 312
                            Urban Environmental Policy Workshop
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          12. EVST/POLS 328
                            U.S. Politics and the Environment
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          13. ENGL/EVST 341
                            Contemporary US Literature of Environmental Crises
                            Not resolved to a course
                            3-4
                          14. EVST/POLS 355
                            Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          15. EVST/POLS 366
                            Advanced Environmental Policy
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          16. EVST/GS/SOC 370
                            Globalization and the Environment
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          17. 3
                          18. REL/EVST/GS 084
                            Global Religions and the Environment
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          19. POLS/EVST 220
                            The Politics of Crises and Emergencies
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4

                          Elective Courses (choose 3) 2

                          electives · 30 items
                          1. 1-4
                          2. 1-4
                          3. 1-4
                          4. 1-4
                          5. As published: “Residential Segregation: Policies and Practices”
                            4
                          6. As published: “Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice”
                            4
                          7. EVST/POLS 312
                            Urban Environmental Policy Workshop
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          8. EVST/HIST 315
                            American Environmental History
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          9. EVST/PSYC 357
                            Psychology of Environmental Issues
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          10. EVST/SOC/GS 370
                            Globalization and the Environment
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          11. 1-4
                          12. 1-4
                          13. 1-4
                          14. 4
                          15. 3
                          16. 3
                          17. As published: “Human Health and the Environment”
                            3
                          18. 4
                          19. ENGL/EVST 341
                            Contemporary US Literature of Environmental Crises
                            Not resolved to a course
                            3-4
                          20. As published: “Religion and Food”
                            4
                          21. 4
                          22. HIST/GS 101
                            Histories of Globalization
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          23. HIST/GS 107
                            Science and Technology in the Making of the Modern World
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          24. PHIL/ETH/HMS 116
                            Bioethics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          25. 4
                          26. 4
                          27. POLS/AAS 230
                            Social Movements From the 1960s to Present
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          28. REL/GS 013
                            Religion and Food
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          29. SOC/AAS 313
                            Keep the Change: Social Movements in Society
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          30. SOC/GS 319
                            The Political Economy of Globalization
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4

                          Minor in Environmental Studies

                          0 items

                            MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

                            3 items
                            1. 4
                            2. One additional course from the core set of courses for the major
                              Not resolved to a course
                              3-4
                            3. Two additional EVST courses at the 100-level or above.
                              Not resolved to a course
                              8

                            M.A. Environmental Policy

                            0 items

                              MA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

                              0 items

                                Core Courses

                                major core · 3 items
                                1. EVST/EES 402
                                  Scientific Foundations for Environmental Policy Design
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                  3
                                2. or: EVST/POLS 466 Advanced Environmental Policy
                                  3
                                3. or: POLS 434 Quantitative Applications in Political Science
                                  or: POLS 463 Public Opinion Research
                                  3

                                Elective Courses 1

                                electives · 21 items
                                1. 3
                                2. 3
                                3. 3
                                4. 0-4
                                5. 0-4
                                6. EVST/TLT 368
                                  Teaching and Learning with Geospatial Tools
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                7. EVST/POLS 405
                                  Residential Segregation: Policies and Practices
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                8. 3
                                9. EVST/POLS 411
                                  Environmental Valuation for Policy Design
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                10. EVST/POLS 412
                                  Urban Environmental Policy Workshop
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                11. EVST/POLS 419
                                  Mapping Data for Policymaking
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                12. 3
                                13. EVST/POLS 455
                                  Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                14. EVST/POLS 460
                                  Public Administration
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                15. EVST/POLS 466
                                  Advanced Environmental Policy
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                16. 3
                                17. POLS/GS/WGSS 342
                                  Gender and Third World Development
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                18. 3
                                19. 3
                                20. SOC/GS 319
                                  The Political Economy of Globalization
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                21. SOC/GS/HMS 322
                                  Global Health Issues
                                  Not resolved to a course

                                Tracks

                                0 items

                                  Thesis track 2

                                  1 item
                                  1. 1-6

                                  Internship Track 3

                                  1 item
                                  1. 3

                                  Community Fellows Track 4

                                  0 items

                                    A one year Master’s Program in which students work for 15 hours a week in a non-profit organization as part of their academic experience. Please see the program website at www.lehigh.edu/communityfellows.

                                    2 items
                                    1. 3
                                    2. 3

                                    CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN EP

                                    concentration · 0 items

                                      Concentration in Environmental Policy and Planning

                                      concentration · 5 items
                                      1. EVST/POLS 405
                                        Residential Segregation: Policies and Practices
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      2. EVST/POLS 412
                                        Urban Environmental Policy Workshop
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      3. EVST/POLS 455
                                        Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      4. EVST/POLS 466
                                        Advanced Environmental Policy
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      5. 3

                                      Concentration in Sustainable Development

                                      concentration · 7 items
                                      1. 3
                                      2. 3
                                      3. 3
                                      4. 3
                                      5. 3
                                      6. POLS/GS/WGSS 342
                                        Gender and Third World Development
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      7. SOC/GS 319
                                        The Political Economy of Globalization
                                        Not resolved to a course

                                      Concentration in Environmental Health

                                      concentration · 5 items
                                      1. 3
                                      2. EVST/POLS 455
                                        Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      3. 3
                                      4. SOC/GS/HMS 322
                                        Global Health Issues
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      5. 3

                                      Concentration in Environmental Justice

                                      concentration · 4 items
                                      1. EVST/POLS 405
                                        Residential Segregation: Policies and Practices
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      2. EVST/POLS 455
                                        Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                                        Not resolved to a course
                                      3. As published: “Interest Groups, Power, and Democracy in American Politics”
                                        4
                                      4. 3

                                      Environmental Policy and Planning

                                      0 items

                                        GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING

                                        0 items

                                          Core Course

                                          major core · 1 item
                                          1. or: EVST/POLS 466 Advanced Environmental Policy
                                            3

                                          Elective Courses 1

                                          electives · 6 items
                                          1. EVST/POLS 405
                                            Residential Segregation: Policies and Practices
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                          2. EVST/POLS 411
                                            Environmental Valuation for Policy Design
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                          3. EVST/POLS 412
                                            Urban Environmental Policy Workshop
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                          4. EVST/POLS 455
                                            Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice
                                            Not resolved to a course
                                          5. 3
                                          6. 3

                                          ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

                                          0 items

                                            GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

                                            0 items

                                              Core Courses

                                              major core · 1 item
                                              1. or: EVST/POLS 466 Advanced Environmental Policy
                                                3

                                              Elective Courses 1

                                              electives · 7 items
                                              1. EVST/POLS 420
                                                Food Justice in Urban Environments
                                                Not resolved to a course
                                              2. 3
                                              3. As published: “Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice”
                                                3
                                              4. 3
                                              5. 3
                                              6. 3
                                              7. SOC/GS/HMS 322
                                                Global Health Issues
                                                Not resolved to a course

                                              Environmental Justice

                                              0 items

                                                GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

                                                0 items

                                                  Core Courses

                                                  major core · 1 item
                                                  1. As published: “Environmental Justice: From Theory to Practice”
                                                    3

                                                  Elective Courses 1

                                                  electives · 5 items
                                                  1. As published: “Interest Groups, Power, and Democracy in American Politics”
                                                    4
                                                  2. EVST/POLS 405
                                                    Residential Segregation: Policies and Practices
                                                    Not resolved to a course
                                                  3. 3
                                                  4. As published: “Greed: Social Policy for Profit”
                                                    4
                                                  5. 3
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