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Environmental Studies

Utah Valley University · Orem, UT

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.0605
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
0189
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies (BS-EVST) is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. The program equips students with the skills and perspectives from physical science, social science, and the humanities needed to address pressing environmental challenges and discover viable solutions. It also helps students gain an understanding of ethical considerations and sustainability principles, enabling them to approach environmental issues from a socially responsible perspective. The program offers flexibility and prepares students for a wide array of career paths in environmental policy, advocacy, education, research, sustainability consulting, and non-profit organizations.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
230737
CourseShelf checklist
CK_230737_946c97ef
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
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Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

0 items

    General Education Requirements

    Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · general education · 9 items
    1. ENGL 1010
      Introduction to Academic Writing
      or: ENGL 1005 Foundations of Academic Writing
      3
    2. ENGL 2010
      3
    3. MATH 1050
      College Algebra
      or: MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries
      4
    4. Complete one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. HIST 2700& HIST 2710
      US History to 1877and US History since 1877 (6)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. HIST 1700
      American History
      As published: “American History (3)”
      3
    7. HIST 1740
      US Economic History
      As published: “US Economic History (3)”
      3
    8. POLS 1000
      American Heritage
      As published: “American Heritage (3)”
      3
    9. POLS 1100
      American National Government
      As published: “American National Government (3)”
      3

    Distribution Courses:

    6 items
    1. Humanities
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Physical Science (ENVT 1110 or GEOG 1000 is recommended)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Life Science (BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610 is recommended)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. Fine Arts
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. Social/Behavioral Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. Personal, Professional, and Civic Growth
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Discipline Core Requirements

    major core · 9 items
    1. GEOG 1400G
      3
    2. GEOG 2000
      3
    3. GEOG 3000
      3
    4. ENST 2000
      3
    5. ENST 3110
      Environmental Justice
      or: PHIL 3110 Environmental Justice
      3
    6. ENVT 3290
      3
    7. ENVT 3850
      4
    8. COMM 3115
      3
    9. GEO 4800R
      Earth Science Seminar
      As published: “Earth Science Seminar must be taken twice”
      1

    Program electives

    Complete six credits from the following 6 · electives · 60 items
    1. Complete six credits from the following
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    2. ENVT 2560
      Environmental Health
      As published: “Environmental Health (3)”
      3
    3. ENVT 3280
      Environmental Law
      As published: “Environmental Law (3)”
      3
    4. ENVT 3800
      Energy Use on Earth
      As published: “Energy Use on Earth (3)”
      3
    5. ENVT 3770
      Natural Resources Management
      As published: “Natural Resources Management (3)”
      3
    6. ENST 3520
      Environmental Sociology
      As published: “Environmental Sociology (3)”
      3
    7. ENST 4900R
      Topics in Environmental Studies
      As published: “Topics in Environmental Studies (undefined)”
      3
    8. PHIL 3530
      Environmental Ethics
      As published: “Environmental Ethics (3)”
      3
    9. PHIL 4300
      Environmental Aesthetics
      As published: “Environmental Aesthetics (3)”
      3
    10. Select one of the following methods courses
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. ANTH 3850
      Ethnographic Methods
      As published: “Ethnographic Methods (3)”
      3
    12. ENGL 3460
      Wilderness and Environmental Writing
      As published: “Wilderness and Environmental Writing (3)”
      3
    13. GEOG 3600
      Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
      As published: “Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)”
      4
    14. STAT 2040
      Principles of Statistics
      As published: “Principles of Statistics (4)”
      4
    15. Complete 12 credits from the following physical and life science courses 1
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    16. ENVT 3750
      Land Use Planning
      As published: “Land Use Planning (3)”
      3
    17. GEOG 3700
      Wetland Studies
      As published: “Wetland Studies (3)”
      3
    18. GEOG 3400
      Environmental Remote Sensing
      As published: “Environmental Remote Sensing (4)”
      4
    19. GEOG 3440
      Geospatial Data Science
      As published: “Geospatial Data Science (3)”
      3
    20. GEOG 3300
      Biogeography
      As published: “Biogeography (4)”
      4
    21. GEOG 3500& GEOG 3505
      Geomorphologyand Geomorphology Lab (5)
      Not resolved to a course
    22. GEOG 3650
      Advanced Geographic Information Systems
      As published: “Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4)”
      4
    23. GEOG 3705
      Wetland Studies Laboratory
      As published: “Wetland Studies Laboratory (1)”
      1
    24. BIOL 2500
      Environmental Biology
      As published: “Environmental Biology (3)”
      3
    25. BIOL 3700
      General Ecology
      As published: “General Ecology (3)”
      3
    26. ENVT 2730
      Introduction to Soils
      As published: “Introduction to Soils (4)”
      4
    27. ENVT 3790
      Applied Hydrology
      As published: “Applied Hydrology (4)”
      4
    28. GEO 4790
      Hydrogeology
      As published: “Hydrogeology (4)”
      4
    29. GEO 1080
      Introduction to Oceanography
      As published: “Introduction to Oceanography (3)”
      3
    30. GEO 1010
      Introduction to Geology
      As published: “Introduction to Geology (3)”
      or: GEO 1030 Natural Disasters and the Environment
      or: GEO 1040 The Dinosaurian World
      or: GEO 1050 Geology of National Parks
      3
    31. GEO 1085
      Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory
      As published: “Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory (1)”
      1
    32. GEO 3080
      Earth Materials
      As published: “Earth Materials (3)”
      3
    33. GEO 3200& GEO 3205
      Geologic Hazardsand Geologic Hazards Laboratory (4)
      Not resolved to a course
    34. GEO 2020R
      Science Excursion
      As published: “Science Excursion (1)”
      1
    35. GEOG 4100
      Geospatial Field Methods
      As published: “Geospatial Field Methods (4)”
      4
    36. METO 3100
      Climate and the Earth System
      As published: “Climate and the Earth System (3)”
      3
    37. Complete 12 credits from the following social science and humanities classes 1
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    38. ANTH 3200
      Food and Culture
      As published: “Food and Culture (3)”
      3
    39. ANTH 1010G
      Social Cultural Anthropology
      As published: “Social Cultural Anthropology (3)”
      3
    40. GEOG 2500
      Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean
      As published: “Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean (3)”
      3
    41. GEOG 3110
      Urban Geography
      As published: “Urban Geography (3)”
      3
    42. GEOG 3200
      Geography of Utah
      As published: “Geography of Utah (3)”
      3
    43. GEOG 3350
      Geography of Africa
      As published: “Geography of Africa (undefined)”
      3
    44. GEOG/HIST 3800
      Environmental History of the United States (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    45. HIST 3220G
      History of the American West to 1850
      As published: “History of the American West to 1850 (3)”
      3
    46. HIST 3230G
      History of the American West since 1850
      As published: “History of the American West since 1850 (3)”
      3
    47. HIST 4320
      History of Scientific Thought
      As published: “History of Scientific Thought (3)”
      3
    48. POLS 3030
      State and Local Government
      As published: “State and Local Government (3)”
      3
    49. POLS 3310
      Introduction to Public Policy
      As published: “Introduction to Public Policy (3)”
      3
    50. POLS 3320
      Nonprofits and The Public Sector
      As published: “Nonprofits and The Public Sector (3)”
      3
    51. POLS 3330
      Environmental Politics and Policy
      As published: “Environmental Politics and Policy (3)”
      3
    52. POLS 3410
      Globalization and Sustainable Development
      As published: “Globalization and Sustainable Development (3)”
      3
    53. POLS 3640
      United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
      As published: “United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (3)”
      3
    54. PHIL 3400
      Philosophy of Science
      As published: “Philosophy of Science (3)”
      3
    55. SOC 1010G
      Intro to Sociology
      As published: “Intro to Sociology (undefined)”
      3
    56. SOC 3520
      Environmental Sociology
      As published: “Environmental Sociology (3)”
      or: ENST 3520 Environmental Sociology
      3
    57. SOC 4100
      Contemporary Social Theory
      As published: “Contemporary Social Theory (3)”
      3
    58. SOC 4400
      Social Change
      As published: “Social Change (3)”
      3
    59. PJST 3200
      Global Poverty Facts Causes and Solutions
      As published: “Global Poverty Facts Causes and Solutions (3)”
      3
    60. PJST 3300
      Community Development
      As published: “Community Development (3)”
      3

    Electives 1

    electives · 35 items
    1. Choose any classes. It is recommended that you select classes listed in the categories above that have not been taken or select from the courses below. It is also recommended to select classes from the following prefixes: GEOG, GEO, ENVT, ENST, AIST, ANTH, SOC, BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, NSS, HIST, GIS, MATH, STAT, CS, REC, PHIL, ENTR, ARC, ART, HUM, ENGL,METO, PJST, POLS, MGMT.
      Not resolved to a course
      30
    2. GEOG 4820R
      GIS Internship
      As published: “GIS Internship (1-3)”
      1-3
    3. GEOG 4890R
      Student Research in Geography
      As published: “Student Research in Geography (1-4)”
      1-4
    4. AIST 3270G
      Indians of Utah
      As published: “Indians of Utah (3)”
      3
    5. CHEM 1210
      Principles of Chemistry I
      As published: “Principles of Chemistry I (4)”
      4
    6. CHEM 1215
      Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory
      As published: “Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory (1)”
      1
    7. CHEM 1220
      Principles of Chemistry II
      As published: “Principles of Chemistry II (4)”
      4
    8. CHEM 1225
      Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory
      As published: “Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory (1)”
      1
    9. STAT 2060
      Introduction to Statistical Computing
      As published: “Introduction to Statistical Computing (1)”
      1
    10. STAT 3040
      Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences
      As published: “Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (3)”
      3
    11. ENGL 3730R
      Literature of Cultures and Places
      As published: “Literature of Cultures and Places (3)”
      3
    12. ENTR 2500
      Creativity and Entrepreneurial Thinking
      As published: “Creativity and Entrepreneurial Thinking (3)”
      3
    13. AIST 3600
      American Indian Policy and Tribal Government
      As published: “American Indian Policy and Tribal Government (3)”
      3
    14. AIST 3810
      Precolumbian America
      As published: “Precolumbian America (3)”
      3
    15. ANTH 3150
      Culture Ecology and Health
      As published: “Culture Ecology and Health (3)”
      3
    16. ANTH 3450
      Shamanism and Indigenous Religion
      As published: “Shamanism and Indigenous Religion (3)”
      3
    17. SOC 3700
      Social Inequality
      As published: “Social Inequality (3)”
      3
    18. SOC 3460
      Political Sociology
      As published: “Political Sociology (3)”
      3
    19. GEO 1220
      Historical Geology
      As published: “Historical Geology (3)”
      3
    20. ENVT 3270
      Environmental Microbiology
      As published: “Environmental Microbiology (4)”
      4
    21. GEO 3100
      Isotope Geochemistry
      As published: “Isotope Geochemistry (3)”
      3
    22. GEO 3000
      Environmental Geochemistry
      As published: “Environmental Geochemistry (3)”
      3
    23. GEO 3700
      Structure and Tectonics
      As published: “Structure and Tectonics (4)”
      4
    24. GEO 4500
      Sedimentary Geology
      As published: “Sedimentary Geology (4)”
      4
    25. MATH 1060
      Trigonometry
      As published: “Trigonometry (3)”
      3
    26. MATH 1210
      Calculus I
      As published: “Calculus I (4)”
      4
    27. PHYS 2010
      College Physics I
      As published: “College Physics I (4)”
      or: PHYS 2210 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
      4
    28. PHYS 2020
      College Physics II
      As published: “College Physics II (4)”
      or: PHYS 2220 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
      4
    29. REC 1535
      Backpacking
      As published: “Backpacking (1)”
      1
    30. REC 2700
      Leave No Trace Trainer
      As published: “Leave No Trace Trainer (1)”
      1
    31. SOC 2630G
      Race and Minority Relations
      As published: “Race and Minority Relations (undefined)”
      3
    32. SOC 3030
      Social Research Methods
      As published: “Social Research Methods (undefined)”
      3
    33. SOC 2370
      Sociology of Gender
      As published: “Sociology of Gender (3)”
      3
    34. SOC 3690
      Internet Technology and Society
      As published: “Internet Technology and Society (3)”
      3
    35. SOC 3850
      Land Food and Society
      As published: “Land Food and Society (3)”
      3
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