Environmental Ethics and Policy, B.A., Requirements
The University’s bachelor of arts in environmental ethics and policy is designed to provide students with a firm foundation in environmental science and ecology and the influence these sciences have on the development of political policy, environmental ethics, and recent continuing theological reflection on environmental issues. The program culminates in a capstone experience designed to challenge students to apply their area of study to specific issues germane to the Pacific Northwest.
University Requirements - 39 hours
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Environmental Ethics & Policy majors may only take THE 327/427 or THE 353/453 or THEP 482 or other environmental one-time THE or THEP offerings at the 300 or 400 level to fulfill the upper division theology core requirement. The two core science requirements are satisfied by the major requirements below.
College Requirements - 21-33 hours
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Degree Requirements
Major Requirements — 52 hours
ENV 200 | Perspectives in Environmental Studies | 3 |
| Or | |
ENV 310 | Topics in Environmental Studies | 3 |
ECN 322 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| Or | |
ENV 325/ECN 325 | Metrics for Sustainability | 3 |
| Or | |
ECN 326 | Climate Change Economics | 3 |
ENV 349 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| Or | |
ENV 314 | Resilience and Policy | 3 |
ENV 383 | Environmental Geoscience | 3 |
ENV 400 | Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies | 3 |
ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Or | |
ECN 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
3 credits from below:
| Any 100-level ENV course | 3 |
BIO 208 | Introduction to Evolution and Ecology | 3 |
3 credits from below:
4 credits from below:
Ethics and Policy Concentration -- 24 credits from below
Appropriate one-time course offerings in Theology (numbered THE 391/491 or THEP 391/491) or Philosophy (numbered PHL 391) may also count towards the Ethics and Policy Concentration. Please check with your academic advisor.
Total Credit Hours: 120
48 hours of total credits must be upper-division. 120 overall credits or more required.