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 Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours
All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.
See Core Curriculum Requirements
Two of the three core requirements for the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by economics and science requirements within the major.
ENV 324 and ENV 400 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in Environmental Ethics and Policy.
College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours
See College Requirements, B.A.
The College requirement for 15 credit hours of upper-division courses outside the primary major are fulfilled by the major requirements.
Major Requirements — 52 credit hours
Environmental Ethics & Policy Tracks — 6 credit hours
Select one track from the following:
Track One
| BIO 208 | Introduction to Evolution and Ecology | 3 |
| ENV 200 | Perspectives in Environmental Studies | 3 |
Track Two
Select
ENV 310 and one other course from the following:
| ENV 310 | Topics in Environmental Studies | 3 |
| And | |
| BIO 208 | Introduction to Evolution and Ecology | 3 |
| Or | |
| Any 100-level ENV course | 3 |
Select Four Courses from the Following — 12 credit hours
| ENV 324 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| ENV 314 | Resilience and Policy | 3 |
| Or | |
| ENV 349 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ENV 400 | Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Or | |
| ECN 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
Select One Course from the Following - 3 credit hours
| ECN 322 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ECN 325/ENV 325 | Metrics for Sustainability | 3 |
| ECN 326 | Climate Change Economics and Policy: A Global Perspective | 3 |
Select Four Credit Hours from the Following - 4 credit hours
Select One Course from the Following - 3 credit hours
Ethics and Policy Concentration -- 24 credit hours
Select eight courses from the following:
One time course offerings (designated 391/491) in THE, THEP or PHL may fulfill the Ethics and Policy Concentration requirements if the topic is appropriate. Please confirm eligible yearly course offerings with your academic advisor.
Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
48 hours of total credits must be upper-division. 120 overall credits or more required.