Environmental Studies: Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy

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Environmental Studies majors must fulfill the following requirements:

I. Required courses in the major—16 hours:

One course from:

ENVR 234 - Energy and Society (3)
ENVR 282 - Environmental Geology (3)
ENVR 334 - Environmental Policy (3)
Note: ENVR 334 is required for students completing the Environmental Management and Policy concentration.

One course from:

II. Required courses outside the major—12-16 hours:

CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 145 - Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)
MATH 167 - Precalculus (4)
STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)
Note: MATH 191 may be taken in lieu of both MATH 167 and STAT 185.

Either

CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I (3) or
CHEM 233 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry (3)
Note: CHEM 233 is required for students completing the Earth Science concentration.

III. Special departmental requirements—28–33 hours, depending on concentration:

Major competency is satisfied in ENVR 480 and either 490 or 499. These courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy—33 hours distributed as follows:

6 hours from:

At least 4 hours chosen from:

ENVR 302 - Field Ornithology (2)
ENVR 322 - Tropical Ecosystems (BIOL 322) (3) and
ENVR 323 - Tropical Ecosystems Field Experience (BIOL 323) (2)
Note: ENVR 322 and 323 must be taken together to fulfill this requirement
ENVR 338 - Principles of Hydrology and Hydrogeology (4)
ENVR 341 - Wetland Ecology (4)
ENVR 343 - Stream Ecology (4)
ENVR 346 - Plant Ecology (4)
ENVR 347 - Fish Ecology (4)
ENVR 348 - Avian Ecology and Conservation (4)
ENVR 349 - Field Herpetology (2)
ENVR 351 - Herpetology (4)
ENVR 358 - Agriculture (4)
ENVR 362 - Water Chemistry (4)
ENVR 384 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)
ENVR 385 - Soils (4)
ENVR 390 - Wildlife Ecology and Management (4)
ENVR 396 - Woody Plants in Winter (4)

At least 3 hours in ENVR at the 300-400 level

6 additional hours of environmental policy and management-relevant coursework

At least 3 hours must be taken at the 300-400 level. The courses approved for this requirement are listed on the department’s website. They may not be double-counted to meet other requirements for the Environmental Management and Policy concentration.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Seminar	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3