Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies features two main fields of study, a Science Trak and a Policy Trak.  Students Interested in Environmental Studies should consult the current catalog for the most up to date requirements of the Environmental Studys major and minor, but the basic elements of the major are as follows:

Common Core: 21 credits including ENVS 030 or 040 or 090; 201, 203, 300, 385, 485;

Required Supporting Courses: 16 credits

• Quantitative Courses: MATH 140, MATH 340 or equivalent and MATH 160 (Policy Focus) or MATH 170 (Science Focus) or higher.
• Distribution Courses: ECON 210; ENGL 304 or HIST 152.
• Note: One course from among RELS 110, 355; TCCA 340; ENGL 250, 301, 319 can substitute for ENGL 304 or HIST 152 by permission of the Environmental Studies Coordinator. For either focus courses may count once toward the major.  Courses that satisfy the major and the Linfield Curriculum may be counted toward both requirements.

Science Focus: Common Core and Required Supporting courses plus BIOL 285 or plus 26 to 28 credits as follows:

• 16-18 credit math and science requirement:  BIOL 210 and 211 and CHEM 210 and 211 or PHYS 210 and 211
• 3-credit social science elective from among: ANTH/BIOL 105, 290; ANTH 111, 112, 202; ECON 341, 342, 351; ENVS 230; SOAN 450; SOCL 101, 250, 370
• 8 credits of natural science electives from among: ANTH/BIOL 290; BIOL 204, 225, 235, 250, 260, 270, 280, 300, 330, 350, 361, 385, 400, 410, 450, 480; CHEM 321, 322, 330, 335, 350, 361; ENVS 302, 303, 305, 306, 307, 308, 380, 440, 450, 487, PHYS 210, 211, 220, 252, 253, 303, 325; ENVS 490.

Policy Focus: Common core plus ECON 341 or 342 or POLS 335 plus 23 credits as follows:

• 7 credits science; one physical science from among: CHEM 100, 120; 210, 211; IDST 210; ENVS 380, 450, 480; PHYS 102, 107, 210; and one biological science from among: ANTH/BIOL 105, 290; BIOL 104, 106, 107, 108, 210, 225, 235, 240, 250, 260, 280, 285, 330, 450.
• 16 credits from the following social science disciplines with at least 8 credits from a single discipline and at least 2 disciplines represented. Choices among: ANTH 111, 112; ANTH/BIOL 290; ECON 332, 351; ENVS 230; HIST 252, 268, 353; POLS 362; SOAN 330, 365, 375; or SOCL 101, 250, 370.
• Please note that not all courses in each department will meet the ENVS requirements and students should examine the Linfield Catalog before choosing any course.  

RECOMMENDED FRESHMEN SEQUENCE: 

ENVS 030, 040 or 090 Natural History of This Place We Inhabit, Community Action or Environmental Issues Forum  (options for the major and minor paracurricular requirement)

ENVS 101Human Ecology I

ENVS 102 Human Ecology II

MATH 140 Statistics (Jan or spring semester)

ECON 210 Principles of Economics

RELS 110 Approaches to Religion

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FACULTY 

• Liz Atkinson (Chemistry)
• Nancy Broshot (Environmental Studies)
• Robert Gardner (Sociology)
• Randy Grant (Economics)
• Jennifer Heath (Physics)
• Tom Love (Anthropology)
• Jackson Miller (Communication Arts)
• Joelle Murray (Physics)
• Janet Peterson (HHPA)
• Mike Roberts (Biology)
• Eric Schuck (Economics, Coordinator)
• David Sumner (English)
• Chad Tillberg (Biology)
• Lissa Wadewitz (History)
• Jeremy Weisz (Biology)