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U-ENVS-AB - Environmental Sciences and Policy (AB)

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NSOETrinity CollegeAB - Bachelor of Arts

Program Summary

Requirements

Free Form Requisites

Corequisites. The following courses or their equivalents (for example, Advanced Placement credit) are required. Approval to substitute courses taken at other universities must be obtained from the director of undergraduate studies in the department offering the course. Some of these courses are prerequisites to some upper-level courses in this major.

  • Environment 102 (Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Policy)

  • Biology 201L or 202L or 203L (Gateway to Biology)

  • Chemistry 101L or 110L (Advanced General Chemistry), or equivalent

  • Economics: Economics 101 (Economic Principles); Environment 155 (Principles of Economics and the Environment); or Political Science 145 (Introduction to Political Economy) or equivalent

  • Mathematics 111L (Introductory Calculus) or equivalent (e.g., Mathematics 105L and 106L)

  • Statistics: Statistical Science 101L, 102L, 111L, 130L, or 199L; or Biology 304; or Sociology 333; or equivalent 

Major Requirements

  • Gateway Course: Environment 201 (Integrating Environmental Sciences and Policy)

  • Topical Areas: One course in each area, chosen from a list of approved courses:

    • Environmental Humanities

    • Environmental Sciences

    • Environmental Policy

  • Focus Area: Students are required to choose a focus area and take three courses around that focus, at least one of which is a 500-level course. Focus areas will be chosen under the direction of the student’s major advisor and will be approved by the director of undergraduate studies upon successful submission of a short essay outlining the focus area and justifying the chosen courses.

  • Capstone: Environment 495 (Capstone Course). Participating in Graduation with Distinction (GWD) can fulfill this requirement.

  • Field Experience or Internship: Students will complete a field experience or internship relevant to their major. The Duke Career Center maintains information on available internships. Field experiences may include a semester or summer session at the Duke University Marine Laboratory or participation in field-oriented study abroad programs.

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