Courses and Requirements
Major in Environmental Studies (34 Credits Total)
Includes 4 Required Courses (13 credits) + 1 Capstone Course (3 credits) + 6 Elective Courses (18 credits)
Minor in Environmental Studies (19 Credits Total)
Includes 3 Required Courses (10 credits) + 3 Elective Courses (9 credits)
Please see Melissa Checker, Environmental Studies Advisor (mchecker@qc.cuny.edu) for more information on specific requirements.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COURSES
Note: this is a sampling of courses included in the Major/Minor Program — for details on required courses and elective courses you MUST meet with the Environmental Studies Advisor!!!
Social Sciences and Humanities
Required
URBST 252: The Changing Urban Environment (3 credits)
URBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies (3 credits)
Electives
ANTH 270: Human Disease
ANTH 302: Ecology and Culture
ECON 228, 228W: Economics of the Environment
ECON 208: Economics and Development
ENGL 327, 327W: Environmental Literature
PHIL 125: Philosophy of the Environment
PSCI 287: Law, Politics and the Environment
URBST 141: Introduction to Urban Planning
URBST 207: Development of the American City
URBST 235: Urban Epidemics
URBST 236: Emerging Diseases and Public Policy
URBST 253: Conflicts in Urban Planning
URBST 254: Urban Transportation Policy
URBST 258: Climate Change and Public Policy
Natural Sciences
Required
ENSCI 100: Our Planet in the 21st Century (4 credits)
ENSCI 112: Our Changing Planet (3 credits)
Electives
BIOL 106 (prereq. BIOL 105): General Biology: Life-forms and Ecosystems
GEOL 101: Physical Geology
ENSCI 200 (co-req. CHEM 113): Earth System Science
ENSCI 383: Special Topics in Environmental Science
Capstone Courses (3 credits)
ENSCI 373: Solving Environmental Problems
URBST 373: Special Problems in Environmental Policy
