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Major Requirements
Students majoring in environmental studies must fulfill core requirements of five courses, a major concentration, a one- or two-semester thesis, and a 200-hour internship. Students may apply designated Short Term courses toward fulfilling their major requirements. It is recommended that students complete Environmental Studies 203, 204, and 205 as early as possible. Beginning with the class of 2010, these courses are not open to seniors.
Students should note that there may be flexibility in requirements due to changes in the curriculum.
The environmental studies committee recommends that all students interested in environmental studies take a department-designated set in biology, chemistry, or geology during their first year. Chemistry/Environmental Studies 107B-108B is a set designed specifically for students interested in environmental studies.
Students interested in environmental education are advised to take a minor in education in addition to their major in environmental studies. Students are encouraged to consider study abroad. However, the program reserves the right to restrict study abroad to one semester.
Core Requirements
1) The following courses are required of all majors:
ENVR 203. Scientific Approaches to Environmental Issues.
ENVR 204. Environment and Society.
ENVR 205. Environment and Culture.
ENVR 417. Applied Environmental Studies across the Disciplines.
ENVR 457, 458. Senior Seminar and Thesis.
2) Each student must take at least one course from the following list, although there are restrictions depending on the student's major concentration. Students should consult the Environmental Studies Web site for information on which courses fulfill each concentration.
ENVR 222. Imagining Open Spaces.
ENVR 240. Water and Watersheds.
AN/ES 242. Environment, Human Rights, and Indigenous Peoples.
ENVR 300. Posthuman Science Fictions.
ENVR 310. Soils.
ENVR 332. Environmental Nonfiction: Theory and Practice.
ENVR 334. The Question of the Animal.
AN/ES 337. Social Movements, NGOs, and the Environment.
The Major Concentration
Major concentrations focus on a particular aspect of environmental studies. Students interested in environmental studies should consult the program's Web site or a member of the environmental studies committee for more information regarding the content of these major concentrations. The major concentrations are:
Ecology.
The Environment and Human Culture.
Environmental Chemistry.
Environmental Economics.
Environmental Ethics.
Environmental Geology.
Environment in the Literary and Visual Arts.
Global Environment and Social Change.
Health.
Regional Perspectives on Environment and Society.
The Thesis
All students must complete a one- or two-semester thesis. Theses must build in some significant way upon the courses that students take as part of their major concentration. Students write proposals for thesis in the winter semester of the junior year.
The Internship
Every student must complete a 200-hour internship in an environmentally oriented organization off the Bates campus by the end of the fall semester of their senior year. Internships at academic research organizations, those requiring only physical labor, and those at summer camps are generally unacceptable.
Pass/Fail Grading Option
Pass/fail grading may not be elected for courses applied toward the major.
General Education Information for the Class of 2010
Students should be aware that courses listed only in environmental studies, without being cross-listed in another department, cannot be counted toward requirements in General Education, except for 203, which may fulfill the quantitative requirement. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or A-Level credit awarded by the program may not be used toward fulfillment of any General Education requirements. |
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