Environment and Sustainability

Major in Environment and Sustainability

Lower-level Requirements

Students must take the following courses:

• 9 credits GEOG_V 121, GEOG_V 211 or ENST_V 211, GEOS_V¹ 270
• 6 credits GEOS_V¹ 102², 103²
• 3 credits from GEOS_V¹ 200, 204, 206, 207, GEOG_V 122, 202, 210, 220, GEOG_V 250 or URST_V 200.

Upper-level Requirements³

30 credits from courses numbered 300 and higher, as follows:

Environmental Concentration

• 6 credits of GEOG_V 313 and GEOG_V 314
• 6 credits from GEOG_V 302, 310, 311, 312, 316, 318, 351 or ENST course equivalents
• 3 credits from GEOS_V¹ 300, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309
• 3 credits from GEOS_V¹ 400, 401, 402, 407; GEOG_V 402, 410, 411, 412, 419, 423

Research and Methods

• 3 credits GEOG_V 374
• 9 credits from GEOG_V 315 (or 379), 319, 342, 345, 371, 395, 410, 411, 412, 419, 423, 429, 446, 447, 448, 491, 492; GEOS_V¹ 309, 370, 372, 373, 400, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 415, 472, 479

Although some courses pertain to more than one requirement, no course can be counted twice (credits applied to more than one requirement) within the Major.

¹As of 2021S, the course code GEOS_V replaced the course code GEOB_V. There were no changes to course content.
² Students may obtain credit for only one of GEOS_V 102 or EOSC_V 112, and only one of GEOS_V 103 or EOSC_V 110. See the Science Credit Exclusion List. 
³ The Department will accept an ENST_V course in place of a GEOG_V course equivalent when taken by the student.  Credit will only be granted for one of the courses, not both. See GEOG_V courses for equivalency notes. 

Minor in Environment and Sustainability

Lower-level Requirements

Students must take 6 credits of GEOG_V 121, GEOG_V 211 or ENST_V 211 and 3 credits from GEOS_V¹ 102² or 103².

Upper-level Requirements³

21 credits of geography (GEOG_V/GEOS_V¹) courses numbered 300 and higher, as follows:

• 6 credits of GEOG_V 313, 314
• 15 credits from GEOB_V/GEOS_V¹ 303, 306, 307, GEOG_V 302, 310, 311, 312, 316, 318, 319, 351, 395, 396, 410, 411, 412, 419, 423, 432, 446, 495, 491, 492, 497

¹As of 2021S, the course code GEOS_V replaced the course code GEOB_V. There were no changes to course content.
² Students may obtain credit for only one of GEOS_V 102 or EOSC_V 112, and only one of GEOS_V 103 or EOSC_V 110. See the Science Credit Exclusion List. 
³ The Department will accept an ENST_V course in place of a GEOG_V course equivalent when taken by the student. Credit will only be granted for one of the courses, not both.