Sustainability, Environmental Conservation Concentration, B.S.

Sustainability Core (6 crs.)

• ESS 108 - Introduction to Environmental Sustainability Credits: 3

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• BIO 145 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3

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• GEO 427 - Sustainability Credits: 3

Concentration Core (12+ crs.)

• GEO 202 - GIS I: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GEO 230 - Economic Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 360 - Internship in Geography I Credits: 3
• GEO 391 - Geography Seminar Credits: 3

Sustainable Systems (9 crs.)

Choose 9 credits from the following:

• ESS 214 - Geology of National Parks Credits: 3
• ESS 404 - Applied Meteorology and Climatology Credits: 3
• ESS 413 - Mineral and Rock Resources Credits: 3
• ESS 442 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3
• ESS 451 - Coastal Environmental Oceanography Credits: 3
• GEO 405 - Environmental Conservation and Management in PA Credits: 3
• GEO 444 - Environmental Land-Use Planning Credits: 3
• GEO 446 - Water Resources Management Credits: 3
• GEO 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3 Strongly recommended; can only count in one category

Human Sustainability Electives (6 crs.)

Choose 6 credits from the following:

• GEO 140 - Human Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 244 - Land Use Credits: 3
• GEO 310 - Transportation Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 322 - Urban Geography Credits: 3

Technique Course Electives (9 crs.)

Choose 9 credits from the following:

• GEO 339 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3
• GEO 352 - Cartography Credits: 3
• GEO 363 - GIS II: Intermediate Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GEO 420 - GIS III: Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GEO 425 - Image Processing Credits: 3
• GEO 440 - Field Techniques Credits: 3
• GEO 441 - Quantitative Methods Credits: 3 Strongly recommended
• GEO 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3 Strongly recommended; can only count in one category
• GEO 463 - Applied Geophysical Imaging Credits: 3

Biology (3 crs.)

Choose 3 credits from the following:

• BIO 205 - Marine Biology Credits: 3
• BIO 208 - Field Biology Credits: 3
• BIO 210 - Field Zoology Credits: 3
• BIO 230 - Botany Credits: 3
• BIO 242 - Ecology Credits: 3 Strongly recommended
• BIO 245 - Marine Ecology Credits: 3
• BIO 442 - Aquatic Ecology Credits: 3
• BIO 444 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3

Psychology and Sociology (6 crs.)

Choose 6 credits from the following:

• PSY 350 - Psychology of Sustainability Credits: 3 Strongly recommended
• SOC 265 - Global Society Credits: 3
• SOC 346 - City and Community Credits: 3
• SOC 354 - Social Movements and Social Change Credits: 3
• SOC 363 - Population Problems Credits: 3
• SOC 440 - Global Leadership for Global Society Credits: 3

Economics and Business (3 crs.)

Choose 3 credits from the following:

• ECO 345 - The Economics of Growth and Development Credits: 3
• ECO 355 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3 Strongly recommended
• MGT 447 - Business and Society Credits: 3
• MIS 142 - Business Computer Systems Credits: 3
• MIS 242 - Design and Development of User Information Systems Credits: 3

• SCM 3XX Sustainable Operations Management

• SCM 420 - Global Logistics Systems Credits: 3

English, History, and Communication (6 crs.)

Choose 6 credits from the following:

• ENG 238 - Technical/Professional Writing I Credits: 3
• ENG 359 - Native American Literature Credits: 3
• HCS 345 - Environmental Communication Credits: 3 Strongly recommended
• HIS 358 - American Environmental History Credits: 3 Strongly recommended

General Education Requirements