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Social Science Track

The Social Science Track of Environmental Studies is designed to give students a broad understanding of the environment with regard to anthropology, economics, history, philosophy and political science.  In order to ensure the breadth and depth necessary to evaluate the consequences of environmental policy decisions, the environmental social science major has been created with the following required (A) and elective (B,C) courses.

Required Courses

  • 1 of the 2 following courses:
    1. ANTH 361. Culture and Environment
    2. POL SCI 332. Environmental and Energy Issues
  • ENST 294. Introduction to Environmental Studies: Social Science
  • BIO 381. Introduction to Ecology
  • EPSC 201.  Earth and the Environment
  • EnSt 490. Senior Seminar

Tier 1 Electives (3 of the following)

The courses in A1 not taken as a required course

  • ANTH 3322 - Brave New Crops
  • ANTH 3612 - Population and Society
  • ANTH 399B - Rich Nations, Poor Nations
  • ECON 451 - Environmental Policy
  • EnSt 335 - Introduction to Environmental Ethics
  • Pathfinder 201 AND 202 (both courses necessary for one requirement)

Tier 2 Electives (2 of the following)

  • AMCS 4210 - Tale of Two Cities: Urban Form & Society in Chicago and St. Louis
  • ANTH 306B - Africa: Peoples and Culture
  • ANTH 406 - Primate Ecology and Social Structure
  • ANTH 4253 - Researching Fertility, Mortality, and Migration (WI course)
  • ANTH 4282 - Political Ecology
  • ARCH 336A - Sustainability
  • ARCH 336B - Designing Sustainable Environments
  • ARCH 455 - Metropolitan Landscapes
  • ARCH 464 - Hybrid Landscapes: Ecology, Infrastructure, and Cultural Expression
  • CIV ENG 253 - Pollution and Environmental Impact
  • ENST 380 - Applications in GIS
  • E LIT 424 - Topics in American Literature II
  • ENV ENG 262 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • HIST 3063 - American Environmental History
  • HIST 3066 - American City in 19th and 20th Centuries
  • HIST 38M8 - The Making of the Modern American Landscape (WI)
  • ENST/HIST 3003 - Critical Issues in American Environmental History
  • ENST/HIST 3225 - Environmental History of Latin America
  • ENST/ANTH 379 - Feast or Famine: Archaeology and Climate Change
  • ENST/ANTH 479 - Climate, Culture, and Human History
  • ENST 4980/EPSc 498 - Undergraduate Research Seminar (WI)
  • ENST 539 - Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic
  • PSYC 347 - Environmental Psychology