Environmental Studies Certificate

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Environmental Studies Certificate

The Environmental Studies Certificate provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of environmental issues, encompassing aspects of biological and physical science, natural resources, philosophy, and economics.

The program requires completion of 17 credits in the courses listed below. A maximum of three credits can be transferred into the certificate program from institutions outside the UW Colleges.

A minimum 2.0 grade point average is required.

Course Requirements
Students may select from the options in paired course listings. (Others are required.)
 
Course Number  Title Credits
 
Biology 107
OR
 Biological Aspects/Conservation of Natural Resources  3
 
Geography 350 Environmental Conservation
 
Natural Resources 250
OR
 Fisheries, Forestry, and Wildlife  4
 
Biology 250  Principles of Ecology
 
Geology 169
OR
 Earth Science and Human Environment  4
 
Geography 125
OR
 The Physical Environment
 
Geography 130  Human Impact on the Environment

Philosophy 244  Environmental Ethics  3
 
Economics 342  Environmental Economics 3 3
 
Sociology 355  Environmental Sociology  3