Geography B.A., - Environmental Studies Option
Millersville University's Environmental Studies concentration offers a comprehensive program of study that encourages students to pursue study in traditional resource-based issues of air, water, energy and land resources. Emphasizing physical geography and environmental topics, this concentration aims to fuse together both the social and natural sciences in order to create a well-rounded educational program for students. Graduates of this program have been provided the foundation for further academic study in disciplines addressing geographic, environmental and international issues, or for immediate use in professional fields such as planning, public policy, law and environmental management.
Environmental Studies is a concentration within the Geography major.
-
Major in Geography
-
HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY3 hours
-
Human Geography
-
-
ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATIONS6 hours
-
Environmental Sustainability
-
Physical Geography
-
-
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNIQUES6 hours
-
Maps and GIS
-
GIS I: Vector Data Analysis
-
-
POLICY AND LEADERSHIP
-
CONCENTRATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - See separate block
-
-
Concentration in Environmental Studies
-
REGIONAL DIMENSIONS - Choose 1 class from:
-
Any 14-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 24-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 34-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 44-level GEOG course(s)
-
-
UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL/PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - Choose 4 classes from:
-
Any 30-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 33-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 43-level GEOG course(s)
-
Glbl Envrnmtl Policy/Negotiatn
-
Note: This requirement may not be satisfied with GEOG 300.
-
-
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNIQUES COURSE - Choose 1 class from:
-
Any 29-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 37-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 38-level GEOG course(s)
-
Any 39-level GEOG course(s)
-
-
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH/PRACTICUM
-
Co-Op in Geography or Senior Thesis - Choose 1 of the following:3–12 hours
-
Co-Op Ed Experience in Geog
-
Senior Thesis
-
Departmental Honors
-
-
-
-
Req Related for Geography, BA
-
A MINOR IS REQUIRED
-
Select a minor OTHER THAN Geography. Recommended minors with an environmental emphasis: Biology, Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Earth Science, Env Hazards & Emergency Mgmt, Env Policy & Regulation, Land Use, Water Resources Industrial and Environmental Health, Quantitative Methods in Env Science, Occupational Safety, Other relevant minors: Criminology, Government, International Studies, and Print Media Studies.
-
-
REQUIRED RELATED COURSES
-
Statistics Course - Choose 1 of the following:3 hours
-
Biometry
-
Applied Statistcs 1
-
Environmental Statistics & Risk Assessment
-
Survey of Statistics
-
-
Calculus for Management or Precalculus - Choose 1 of the following:4 hours
-
Calculus for Management
-
Precalculus
-
-
Environmental Science Course - Choose 1 of the following:3–4 hours
-
Principles of Ecology
-
Earth Systems & Natural Hazards
-
The World Ocean
-
The Atmosphere
-
Atmosphere with Lab
-
Physical Geology
-
Geomorphology
-
Environmental Meteorology
-
Introduction to Oceanography
-
Environmental Hydrology
-
-
Total hours10–11 hours -