BA in Environmental Science degree requirements
Bachelor of Science.
The BA in environmental science is an 'ob;ligate second major' -- all environmental science students must also complete another major in geology, biology, or chemistry.
The bachelor of arts in environmental science is offered for the student particularly interested in scientific and technical aspects of human and natural systems. As a science major, it is meant to provide substantial depth in environmental sciences and related technical fields within the context of a liberal education.
This new BA (since 2011) is designed to guide students toward 'concentrations' to organize their science electives toward their professional interests. The structure of the new major more closely resembles other BA-science degrees at Bucknell.
The Bachelor of arts in environmental studies major requires 18 - 19 courses distributed as follows
First, a BA major in geology, biology, or chemistry.
Then 10 courses in environmental science as described in the university catalogue (due to be updated for Fall 2012)
All BA-envirnmental science students will have taken math, science electives, geology, enviornmental policy courses, as well as the environmental studies 'gateway' and 'capstone' courses.
The 2012 catalogue will describe the major like this:
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Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science
The B.A. in Environmental Science is only available as a second major to students who major in biology, chemistry, or geology and therefore may be thought of as a means of adding an environmental concentration to a B.A. science degree. These three disciplines form the core of environmental science, and consequently the first major ensures that students have sufficient depth of knowledge in a particular area of environmental science. Complementing the depth a student receives from the biology, chemistry, or geology major, the BA in Environmental Science provides breadth across the interdisciplinary field of environmental science. The major is not intended as - nor can be declared as - a stand-alone course of study. No courses may be counted for both majors.
1) ENST 201 Environmental Problems - Sustainable Futures
2&3) Two of the three introductory courses from the disciplines within the environmental sciences, but outside the student's primary major:
GEOL 103 Physical/Environmental Geology
BIOL 208 Population and Community Biology
CHEM 160 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
4) One of the following courses:
ENST 245 Environmental Policy and Politics
ENST 240 Sustainable Resource Management
RELI 226 Environmental Ethics
5-7) Three science or engineering courses from list D. These may not be from the same department as the student's pmary major. Other courses not included in the regular catalog offerings (e.g. special topics courses) may be counted with permission.
8) ENST 411 Environmental Community Projects
