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Departmental-Affiliated
These programs are designed to give students a similar
background in Environmental Studies through the core courses common to each concentration
and also allow specialization in a particular discipline. There are options (see below)
for students to take courses other than
ENST 200 and
ENST 201 to fulfill the ENST core course requirements. However,
all students must take at least one of these integral courses in the ENST
Program. To fulfill ENST graduation requirements, students must possess a minimum overall
GPA of at least 2.0 in all courses, both ENST core courses and those taken in one of the
departmentally-affiliated concentrations. We strongly recommend that students consult with
a member of the advisory committee about their concentration plans during their first year
at Colgate. Also, there are possibilities for students interested in environmental studies
to concentrate in a discipline other than Environmental Biology, Environmental
Economics, Environmental Geography,
or Environmental Geology. Students interested in this option should speak with the
Division Director for the division in which they wish to concentrate about the
possibilities of designing a special, topical concentration. Honors and High Honors: Students wishing to earn honors or high honors in one of the departmentally-affiliated concentrations will follow the requirements listed for biology, economics, geography, or geology concentrations depending on the host department. However, the courses used in calculating the GPA must be all those courses taken to complete the ENST concentration and not just those from the host department. Students wishing to pursue honors or high honors should consult with the ENST Program Director and the Chair of the affiliated department in the spring of their junior year. This concentration program provides the student with a focus on biological systems and how organisms interact with the abiotic and biotic components of the environment. It also provides a breadth of exposure to environmental studies beyond just the field of biology. Below is the listing of courses required for this concentration. Environmental Studies Core
Courses: (5 Courses) 1. ENST 200 or BIOL 201 - Ecology and one of the following: GEOL 210 (Hydrology and Surficial Geology) , GEOG 301 (Weather and Climate). 2. ENST 201 or with the approval of the Program Director at least two of the following only one from each department: GEOG 206 (Environmental Issues), GEOG 314 (Population Issues), ECON 326 (Environmental Economics) or ECON 356 (Natural Resource Economics). 3. Methods Course - one of the following: BIOL 220
(Biostatistics) or GEOG 345 Geographic Information Systems. 4. Either CORE 114 (Ecology, Ethics and Wilderness) or
PHIL 227 (Philosophy of Nature). 5.
ENST 480 or other 400-level course approved by the
concentration advisor and Program Director. This requirement may also be met by completion
of a semester length project, upon approval of the concentration advisor and Program
Director. Biology Courses: (5 Courses) 1. BIOL 201 - Ecology Other Required
Courses: (2-4 Courses) 1. CHEM 101/102 or
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry 2. Any one of the following: Students who wish to pursue graduate study or a career in the general area of Environmental Biology should consider taking both BIOL 202 and 203 as well as both organic chemistry (CHEM 263/264) and physics (PHYS 111/112). Environmental Geography Concentration This academic program engages students in
the interrelations between human systems and the natural environment. The concentration
combines department courses with the foundation built in the environmental studies core
courses. In collaboration with their academic advisor in geography, environmental
geography students will select a specific theme within environmental studies on which to
focus. This component of the concentration combines courses in the Geography Department
with courses offered in other relevant disciplines. The requirements for the concentration
are presented below. Environmental Studies Core Courses: (6-8 Courses) 1. ENST 200. GEOG 102 (Introduction to Environmental
Geography with a laboratory) also fulfills this requirement. Students who have taken
BIOL
201 (Ecology) plus GEOL 210 (Hydrology and Surficial Geology) may request to have these
courses fulfill this requirement with approval of the Program Director.
2. One of the following: Other Required Courses: (4 Courses) Environmental Geology Concentration This concentration program focuses study on
the geological components of the environment, including terrestrial, marine and freshwater
systems. The program emphasizes large scale processes in earth systems and how they impact
and are impacted by global change. Below is the listing of courses required: Environmental Studies Core Courses
(4-6 Courses) 1. ENST 200 or one of the following: GEOG 102, Environmental Geography (with lab), GEOL 101, Environmental Geology 2. ENST 201 3. Either CORE 114, Ecology, Ethics and Wilderness or PHIL 227, Philosophy of Nature. 4. ENST 480 or other 400-level course approved by the concentration advisor and Program Director. This requirement may also be met by completion of a semester length research project, upon approval of the concentration advisor and Program Director. Geology Courses (7 Courses) 1. Two required courses: 2. Five additional geology courses numbered 200 or higher, including at least one from each of the of the following areas and at least one 400-level course (excluding GEOL 440, 441, 491) a. Nature of the
Earth b. Earth Processes c. Life on Earth Students concentrating in Environmental Geology are strongly encouraged to complete the Geology Field Program (GEOL 320) or a similar field experience. Students who wish to pursue graduate study or a career in the general area of Environmental Geology should supplement their concentration with at least one year of college chemistry, physics and mathematics. Environmental Economics Concentration The Environmental Economics concentration program focuses on the relationships between the economic system and the natural environment, the use of the natural environment as an economic asset, and the impact on the natural environment of the economic system. In addition to courses stressing economic analysis, the concentration program includes a study of relevant science and other social sciences. The following courses are required for the concentration: Environmental Studies Core Courses (4-6 Courses)At least one of the ENST courses, 200 or 201, must be taken. The second of these two ENST core courses may be fulfilled by the recommended alternatives suggested under 1 and 2 below. 1. ENST 200 - Earth and Environmental Processes. With approval of the program director, this requirement may be met by taking BIOL 201, Ecology plus either GEOL 210 (Hydrology and Surficial Geology) or GEOG 301 (Weather and Climate). 2. ENST 201 - Human Systems, Ecosystems, and Social Science. With approval of the program director, this requirement may be met by taking either GEOG 206 (Environmental Issues) or GEOG 314 (Population Issues). 3. Either CORE 114 (Ecology, Ethics and Wilderness) or PHIL 227 (Philosophy of Nature). 4. One methods course: ECON 302 - Statistical Analysis for Economists. 5. ENST 480 - Interdisciplinary Investigations of Environmental Issues. With approval of the concentration adviser and program director, this requirement may also be met by completion of another 400-level course or semester-length project.
1. ECON 201 - Introduction to Economics III. Other required courses (three): Three courses (in addition to those used to fulfill other requirements), chosen in consultation with the concentration advisor. These courses should provide the environmental science background necessary for analyzing environmental policy decisions and/or provide alternative viewpoints for thinking about environmental policy: 1.Earth Systems and Processes courses, choose any two of
the following: 2. Society and the Environment course, choose any one of
the following:
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