Environment and Sustainability, B.A.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level
- A minimum of 65 credits toward the major, comprised of core courses (37 credits) and concentration-specific options (28 credits).
- Only grades of C- or higher will count toward completion of the required core courses in the major as well as BIO 105/105L, BIO 111/111L, and BIO 112/112L used toward completion of the concentration requirements.
Degree Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements (MAC) | ||
| College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements (CIC) | ||
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 37 | |
| Geography, Environment, and Sustainability | ||
| Introduction to Earth Science and Earth Science Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability | ||
| Introduction to Environment | ||
| Introduction to Spatial Analysis | ||
| Environment and Experience | ||
| Topics in Ethics and Aesthetics | ||
| Topics in Development and Economics | ||
| Topics in Equity and Society | ||
| Topics in Environmental Sciences | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Chemistry and the Human Environment | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following GES courses | 3 | |
| Sustainable Campus Operations | ||
| Research in Environment & Sustainability | ||
| Sustainability | ||
| Environment | ||
Concentrations
Students must select one of the concentrations as detailed following the major requirements.
- Natural Sciences
- Equity, Development, and Ethics
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for degree.
Natural Sciences Concentration Requirements
In addition to the required 28 credits of Options and Electives specified below, all students in the Natural Sciences concentration are required to have a minor in Biology. All courses in the Biology minor already on the Environmental Science Options and Elective lists below will count toward the requirements for the Natural Sciences concentration.
A grade of C- or higher is required in BIO 105/105L, BIO 111/111L and BIO 112/112L.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 13 | |
Select 13 credits from the following: | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Ecology and Evolution Laboratory | ||
| Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Plant Diversity | ||
| Landscape Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| The Biosphere | ||
| Aquatic Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Invertebrate Zoology | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Vascular Plant Systematics | ||
| Vertebrate Zoology | ||
| Essentials of Toxicology | ||
| Introductory Organic Chemistry | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Environmental Hazards Assessment | ||
| Weather and Climate and Climatology Laboratory | ||
| Geomorphology of North America | ||
| Natural Resource Regions of North America | ||
| Physical Geography: Landscape Processes | ||
| Physical Geography Laboratory | ||
| The Water Planet | ||
| Elements of Hydrology | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Remote Sensing of Environment | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Advanced Weather and Climate-Synoptic Climatology | ||
| Equity and Society | 3 | |
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Methods in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Disaster, Self, and Society | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Food and Culture in a Global Context | ||
| Environmental Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Recreation, Parks, and Health | ||
| Urban Geography: Sustainable Land Use | ||
| World Population Problems | ||
| Sustainable Transport and Mobility | ||
| Research Methods in Spatial Science | ||
| Sustainable Tourism and Transportation | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment | ||
| Sustainable Regional Planning | ||
| National Parks and Protected Areas | ||
| Geography of Livable Cities | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Epidemiology | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| American Indians and Nature | ||
| United States Environmental History | ||
| Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Response for Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Law and Policy | ||
| Natural Resources Law and Policy | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Urban Society | ||
| Population Problems | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Green Criminology | ||
| Disaster, Self, and Society | ||
| Seminar in Population and Urban Studies | ||
| Development and Economics | 3 | |
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Experiences in Sustainable Entrepreneurship | ||
| Economics of a Global Sustainable Society | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Development | ||
| Sustainable Food and Craft Beverage | ||
| Hospitality Facilities Management | ||
| Sustainable Tourism and Transportation | ||
| Sustainable Destination and Experience Management | ||
| Ethics and Aesthetics | 3 | |
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Art, Education, and Social Practice | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Literature and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Design | ||
| Global Green: Cultures of Production and/or Consumption | ||
| Music and Environment | ||
| Ethics and International Affairs | ||
| Ethical Issues in Business | ||
| Philosophy of the Arts | ||
| Religious Traditions and Care of the Earth | ||
| The Arts as Social Change: Theory and Practice | ||
| Ecofeminism | ||
| Topics in Native American and Indigenous Studies | ||
| Free Electives | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory * | ||
| Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Laboratory * | ||
| Internship in Biology | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| The International Economy | ||
| Philosophy of Education | ||
| Public Advocacy and Argument | ||
| Writing for Professionals and Entrepreneurs | ||
| Start Something Sustainable! | ||
| North Carolina Environments | ||
| Environmental Change: Its Nature and Impact | ||
| Internship in Environment & Sustainability | ||
| Individual Study in Environment & Sustainability | ||
| Applied Physical Geography | ||
| Seminar in Regional Geography | ||
| Honors Work | ||
| History and Theory of Design I | ||
| History and Theory of Design II | ||
| Introduction to Food Science | ||
| Conceptual Physics | ||
| Conceptual Physics Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Health Policies | ||
| Social Problems in Global Context | ||
| Corporate Social Responsibility and Change Management | ||
| * | A grade of C- or higher is required in BIO 111/BIO 111L and BIO 112/BIO 112L. |
Equity, Development, & Ethics Concentration Requirements
A grade of C- or higher is required in BIO 105/105L, BIO 111/111L and BIO 112/112L.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 4 credits of the following, with a minimum grade of C- in both lecture and lab: | ||
| Major Concepts of Biology and Major Concepts of Biology Laboratory * | ||
| Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Laboratory * | ||
| Environmental Science | 3 | |
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Ecology and Evolution Laboratory | ||
| Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Plant Diversity | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Landscape Ecology and Landscape Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| The Biosphere | ||
| Aquatic Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Invertebrate Zoology | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Vascular Plant Systematics | ||
| Vertebrate Zoology | ||
| Essentials of Toxicology | ||
| Introductory Organic Chemistry | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Environmental Hazards Assessment | ||
| Weather and Climate and Climatology Laboratory | ||
| Geomorphology of North America | ||
| Natural Resource Regions of North America | ||
| Physical Geography: Landscape Processes and Physical Geography Laboratory | ||
| The Water Planet | ||
| Elements of Hydrology | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Remote Sensing of Environment | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Advanced Weather and Climate-Synoptic Climatology | ||
| Equity and Society | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Methods in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Disaster, Self, and Society | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Food and Culture in a Global Context | ||
| Environmental Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Recreation, Parks, and Health | ||
| Urban Geography: Sustainable Land Use | ||
| World Population Problems | ||
| Sustainable Transport and Mobility | ||
| Research Methods in Spatial Science | ||
| Sustainable Tourism and Transportation | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment | ||
| Sustainable Regional Planning | ||
| National Parks and Protected Areas | ||
| Geography of Livable Cities | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Epidemiology | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| American Indians and Nature | ||
| United States Environmental History | ||
| Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Response for Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Law and Policy | ||
| Natural Resources Law and Policy | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Urban Society | ||
| Population Problems | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Green Criminology | ||
| Disaster, Self, and Society | ||
| Seminar in Population and Urban Studies | ||
| Development and Economics | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Experiences in Sustainable Entrepreneurship | ||
| Economics of a Global Sustainable Society | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Development | ||
| Sustainable Food and Craft Beverage | ||
| Hospitality Facilities Management | ||
| Sustainable Tourism and Transportation | ||
| Sustainable Destination and Experience Management | ||
| Ethics and Aesthetics | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Art, Education, and Social Practice | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Literature and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Design | ||
| Global Green: Cultures of Production and/or Consumption | ||
| Music and Environment | ||
| Ethics and International Affairs | ||
| Ethical Issues in Business | ||
| Philosophy of the Arts | ||
| Religious Traditions and Care of the Earth | ||
| The Arts as Social Change: Theory and Practice | ||
| Ecofeminism | ||
| Topics in Native American and Indigenous Studies | ||
| Free Electives | 3 | |
Select 3 credits from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory * | ||
| Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Laboratory * | ||
| Internship in Biology | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| The International Economy | ||
| Philosophy of Education | ||
| Public Advocacy and Argument | ||
| Writing for Professionals and Entrepreneurs | ||
| Start Something Sustainable! | ||
| North Carolina Environments | ||
| Environmental Change: Its Nature and Impact | ||
| Internship in Environment & Sustainability | ||
| Individual Study in Environment & Sustainability | ||
| Applied Physical Geography | ||
| Seminar in Regional Geography | ||
| Honors Work | ||
| History and Theory of Design I | ||
| History and Theory of Design II | ||
| Introduction to Food Science | ||
| Conceptual Physics | ||
| Conceptual Physics Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Health Policies | ||
| Social Problems in Global Context | ||
| Corporate Social Responsibility and Change Management | ||
| * | A grade of C- or higher is required in BIO 105/BIO 105L,BIO 111/BIO 111L and BIO 112/BIO 112L. |
Disciplinary Honors in Environment and Sustainability
Requirements
- A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below.
- UNC Greensboro cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better or, for transfer students, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better from all prior institutions.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 3-6 | |
| Senior Honors Project | ||
or GES 493 | Honors Work | |
| 6 credits of Honors course work in the major | 6 | |
| 3 credits of Honors course work in the major or another area | 3 | |
Recognition
Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Environment and Sustainability Studies; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
Honors Advisor
Contact Aaron Allen at asallen@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in Environment and Sustainability Studies. To apply: http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/forms/disc-application.pdf