Environment, Society, and Policy Concentration

The environment, society, and policy concentration is a quantitative concentration in which students focus their studies on the analysis of the intersections of social and economic policies with the natural world. Students complete courses in the social sciences including, economics and environmental law or environmental politics along with electives from the humanities and natural and applied sciences. After completing this program, students should have the necessary skills for continuing education in environmental studies and related fields or introductory employment in environmental studies related fields.

Requirements

• EC 102  -  Microeconomic Principles
• EC 103  -  Macroeconomic Principles
• EC 360  -  Environmental Economics
• LW 411  -  Environmental Law and Policy or PS 358  -  Global Environmental Politics
• ST 210  -  Introduction to Statistics
• Two Environment, Society, and Policy Electives*
• One Environmental Humanities Elective*
• One Environmental Science Elective*

*Two of the four electives must be at the 300 or 400 level. See the catalogue for a complete and current list of elective courses and all restrictions.