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The Global Environment Concentration Requirement
The Global Environment is a functional concentration that meets the concentration requirement for the ITS major.
Take 12 credit hours, representing at least 3 different disciplines, from the table below.
Note: A cross-listed course can represent any one of the disciplines for which it is cross-listed. For example, BOT/MBI/ZOO 115 can be used for the Botany, Microbiology, or the Zoology disciplines.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ATH 348 | Culture, Illness, and Healing ** | 3 |
| ATH 448 | Developing Solutions in Global Health | 3 |
| BOT/MBI/ZOO 115 | Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity | 4 (lab) |
| BOT/CHM/ENV/GEO/ GLG/MBI/MTH/STA/ZOO 175 |
First Year Seminar in Environmental Science | 1 |
| BOT/CHM/ENV/GEO/ GLG/MBI/MTH/STA/ZOO 275 |
Principles of Environmental Science | 3 |
| BWS/HST 495 | Modern African Environmental History * | 3 |
| CHM 111 | Chemistry in Modern Society (for non-science majors) |
4 (lab) |
| CHM 131 | Chemistry of Life Processes | 4 (lab) |
| ECO 434 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENV 274 | Introduction to Environmental Principles | 3 |
| ENV/IES 440 | Contemporary Topics in Environmental Sciences | 1-3 |
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography: Patterns and Issues | 3 |
| GEO 211 | Global Change | 3 |
| GEO 271 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation |
3 |
| GEO 304 | Latin American Development | 3 |
| GEO 333 | Geography of Natural Hazards | 3 |
| GEO 401 | Sustainable Regions | 3 |
| GEO 405 | The Caribbean in Global Context | 3 |
| GEO 416/516 | Connections: Understanding Tropical Ecology and Natural History via Belize, Central America | 5 |
| GEO/WGS 436 | Women, Gender and the Environment |
3 |
| IES/PCE 244 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering |
3 |
| IES/LAS 414 | Latin American Environmental Affairs |
3 |
| IES 431 | Principles and Application of Environmental Sciences | 3 |
| IES 450 | Environmental Law | 3 |
* Offered infrequently
** ATH 155 or ATH 175 is a prerequisite for ATH 348.
Most departments periodically offer special courses (not listed in catalog) under "0" ending numbers; check specific titles at time of their offering. Courses in a language will not count if they are in the principle language of the student. Exceptions allowed: CHI 252, 255; FRE 366, 411; GEO 250, 261, 304, 305; JPN 172, 254; RUS 137, 255, 256; and SPN 433; so long as they are not used toward language requirement hours. Most "regional" courses taken in overseas study programs can be credited toward the foreign area emphasis component of the major; however, students should consult the Director prior to departure to determine which courses are appropriate.