Environmental Ethics and Policy, B.A., Requirements
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 Requirements - 39 hours
See Core Curriculum
Environmental Ethics & Policy majors may only take THE 327/427 or THE 353/453 or THEP 482 to fulfill the upper division theology core requirement.
College Requirements - 21-33 hours
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Degree Requirements
Major Requirements — 52 hours
Required:
| ENV 200 | Perspectives in Environmental Science | 3 |
| ECN 322 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENV 325/ECN 325 | Metrics for Sustainability | 3 |
| ENV 349 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ENV 383 | Environmental Geoscience | 3 |
| ENV 400 | Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ECN 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
3 credits from below:
| ENV 110 | Earth Systems Science | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENV 111 | Natural Hazards in the Pacific Northwest | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENV 162 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENV 182 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BIO 208 | Introduction to Evolution and Ecology | 3 |
3 credits from below:
4 credits from below:
Ethics and Policy Concentration -- 24 credits from below
Total Credit Hours: 120
48 hours of total credits must be upper-division. 120 overall credits or more required.