Program Requirements
A minimum of 71 credits is required for the Environment & Sustainability Comprehensive Major: Water Emphasis.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 130 | Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| BIOL 135 | Environmental Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| ECON 215 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENVS 100 | Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| ENVS 200 | Writing the Environment | 3 |
| ENVS 250 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| ENVS 301 | Science of Sustainability and Resilience | 3 |
| ENVS 350 | U.S. and Western Environmental Politics | 3 |
| ENVS 370 | Water Policy and Politics | 3 |
| ENVS 373 | The Water Planet | 3 |
| ENVS 376 | The Colorado Water Workshop | 1 |
| ENVS 375 | Seminar in Water Topics | 3 |
| ENVS 390 | Environmental Monitoring | 4 |
| ENVS 400 | Applied Sustainability | 3 |
| ENVS 410 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| GEOG 340 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 1 |
| PHYS 125 | Energy and the Environment (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| This Is The Headwaters | ||
| Headwaters Conference | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry (GT-SC2) | ||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics for Business and Economics | ||
| Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) | ||
| Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | ||
| Quantitative Research Methods | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Aquatic Ecology (with laboratory) | ||
| Water Law | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Global Environmental Policy | ||
| Outdoor Pursuits Education- Water Based (with laboratory) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-6 | |
| Natural History of the Gunnison Basin | ||
| Watersheds of the World | ||
| Internship in Environmental Studies | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Anthropology (with laboratory) | ||
| Cultural Ecology | ||
| Borderlands: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Politics of the Environment | ||
| Politics of Social Movements | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| The Global South | ||
| Political Economy | ||
| Environmental Psychology | ||
| Multicultural Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Social Inequalities | ||
| Total Credits | 71-75 | |
Admission to Recreation and Outdoor Education courses for declared Water Emphasis students is based on instructor permission and available seats.
Capstone Course Requirement
The following course in the Environment and Sustainability Major fulfills the capstone course requirement: ENVS 400 Applied Sustainability.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENVS 100 | Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| BIOL 130 & BIOL 135 |
Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) and Environmental Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) |
4 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| CHEM 101 or CHEM 111 |
Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry (GT-SC2) or General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) |
3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 113 | Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| PHYS 125 | Energy and the Environment (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) (Area II Gen Ed) | 3 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) (Area II Gen Ed) | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENVS 200 | Writing the Environment | 3 |
| ENVS 250 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| HWTR 398 | Headwaters Conference | 1 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I or III) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I or III) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 215 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I or III) | 12 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENVS 301 | Science of Sustainability and Resilience | 3 |
| ENVS 350 | U.S. and Western Environmental Politics | 3 |
| ENVS 370 or ENVS 375 |
Water Policy and Politics or Seminar in Water Topics |
3 |
| ENVS 370 and ENVS 375 are offered in alternating fall semesters. | ||
| ENVS 373 | The Water Planet | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 1 |
| ENVS 390 | Environmental Monitoring | 4 |
| BIOL 301 | General Ecology | 3 |
| Elective | chosen from selection of classes on cultural, racial, ethnic, gender, sex, sexuality, and/or class contexts | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Summer | ||
| ENVS 376 | The Colorado Water Workshop | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEOG 340 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| ENVS 370 or ENVS 375 |
Water Policy and Politics or Seminar in Water Topics |
3 |
| ENVS 370 and ENVS 375 are offered in alternating fall semesters. | ||
| Water Elective | ROE 293 or ECON 370 or ENVS 360 or BIOL 467 or BIOL 476 | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| ENVS 410 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Water Elective | ROE 293 or ECON 370 or ENVS 360 or BIOL 467 or BIOL 476 | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| ENVS 499 |
Internship in Environmental Studies or Natural History of the Gunnison Basin or Watersheds of the World |
3 |
| ENVS 400 | Applied Sustainability | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 121 | |