Ten total course units are required for the Environmental Studies major. Each student completes four courses as part of the major core, three courses from Natural Sciences and Engineering disciplines, and three courses from Humanities, Social Science, or established Interdisciplinary programs. Many options that satisfy the Environmental Studies requirements have prerequisites that require additional coursework that may not be required for the Environmental Studies major (these are indicated with an asterisk in the lists below; students should consult the bulletin from the department that offers the course to determine prerequisites). Other options may be included in the Environmental Studies major by advisement and permission of the Program Director.
The major consists of the following coursework:
Core Requirements (4 course units)
- ENV 200 Introduction to Environmental Studies (1 course unit)
- MAT 127 Calculus A or STA 215 Inferential Statistics (1 course unit)
- Disciplinary Methods Course from the list below (1 course unit)
- ENV 499 Capstone (1 course unit)
Major Options (6 course units, 4 of which must be at 300/400 level)
- Three courses from Natural Sciences and Engineering disciplines from list below (3
course units) - Three courses from Humanities, Social Science, and Interdisciplinary fields from list
below (3 course units)
Courses
Disciplinary Methods Courses
- BIO 352 Biostatistics*
- ECO 231 Applied Economics and Business Statistics*
- PBHG 652 Biostatistics for Public Health*
- POL 200 Political Analysis*
- PSY 203 Design and Statistical Analysis* (Psychology double-majors only)
- SOC 302 Quantitative Research Methods*
- MAT 330/BIO 330 Mathematical Biology*
- MAT 341 Computational Mathematics*
- STA 215 Inferential Statistics
- STA 303 Design of Experiments*
- STA 304 Sampling and Nonparametric Statistics*
- STA 305 Regression Analysis*
- STA 306 Applied Multivariate Analysis*
*Course has a prerequisite, see TCNJ bulletin for the program that offers this
Major Course Options in Natural Sciences and Engineering
- BIO 221 Ecology and Field Biology*
- BIO 315 Plants and People*
- BIO 363 Marine Biology (Sea Grant Consortium at Sandy Hook)
- BIO 420 Ecology of Evolution and Plant Insect Interaction
- BIO 455 Ecological Developmental Biology*
- BIO 465 Physiological and Behavioral Ecology*
- CHE 365 Environmental Chemistry*
- CIV 381 Environmental Engineering*
- MST 203 Environmental Science for Educators
- PHY 120 Introduction to Geology
- PHY 171 Introduction to Meteorology
- PHY 220 Advanced Geology*
- PHY 345 Physics of Clouds and Climate*
*Course has a prerequisite, see TCNJ bulletin for the program that offers this
Major Course Options in Humanities, Social Science, and Interdisciplinary Fields
- ANT 341 Environmental Anthropology
- ANT 346 Climate Justice and Social Action
- ECO 350 Economics of Environmental Quality*
- HIS 388 Global Environmental History
- JPW 335 Health and Environmental Journalism
- LIT 381 Literary History of Nature
- PBH 379 Environmental and Occupational Health
- PBHG 678 Water, Land, Air: Critical Issues in Global Environmental Health*
- PHL 265 Environmental Ethics
- POL 355/INT 355 Political Economy of Natural Resources
- POL 307/PUB610 Environmental Policy
- SOC 345 Environmental Sociology: Inequality, Pollution, and the Environment
- SOC 355 Introduction to Urban Planning
- WGS 374 EcoFeminism*
*Course has a prerequisite; see TCNJ bulletin for the program that offers this
Suggested Four-Year Sequence for Environmental Studies Majors
The following sequence is a suggestion only; students should craft a schedule to best meet their own needs. Students admitted in their first year as Environmental Studies majors but who plan to declare a second major must follow that major’s requirements for internal transfers; these students may choose to modify their first-year courses.
First Year
- FYS: First Year Seminar (1 course unit)
- HSS 99: Orientation Course for Humanities and Social Sciences (0 course units)
- Foreign Language* (2 course units)
- ENV 200: Introduction to Environmental Studies (1 course unit)
- STA 215** or MAT 127** (1-2 course units)
- ES or Core Options (2-3 course units)
* Chinese 151 and 152 and Japanese 151 and 152 are intensive courses and carry two course units of credit each. Students should take this into account when planning a normal four-course semester.
**Students who plan to pursue a second major that requires MAT 127 may need to complete MAT 120 in their first semester, based on testing.
Second Year
- At least one semester of the second or third year of studying abroad is encouraged.
- ES Options (2-3 course units)
- Language* (1 course unit)
- Disciplinary Methods course (1 course unit)
- College core options (or second major/minor, free electives) (3-4 course units)
Third Year
At least one semester of the second or third year of studying abroad is encouraged.
- ES Options (2-3 course units)
- College core options or second major/minor, free electives (5-6 course units)
Fourth Year
- ES Options (1-2 course units)
- ENV 499 Capstone in Environmental Studies (1 course unit)
- College core options or second major/minor, free electives (5-6 course units)