OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-16
[Archived Catalog]
Environmental Studies Certificate Program |
Certificate code CTENVS
Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs
The Ridges Building 22, Room 119
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.9358
Fax: 740.593.0924
www.ohio.edu/envstu
Dr. Geoff Dabelko, Director, Environmental Studies Program
/contact person
, dabelkog@ohio.edu
Cheryl Hanze l, Program Manager/contact person
, hanzel@ohio.edu
Program Overview
The undergraduate certificate in environmental studies offers students in any major a means of enhancing their curriculum with environmental content. The certificate is multidisciplinary in that it requires students to complete classes in several disciplines. The program is open to students in any major, but it is especially relevant for those seeking environmentally related careers in education, government, business, law, and consulting firms.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
The environmental studies certificate is a credential that enhances the degree of students in any major. The addition of this credential will contribute to a student’s competitiveness in the job market and it highlights the student’s multi-disciplinary foundation to address complex environmental challenges that require expertise across the natural, physical, and social sciences.
Requirements
Certificate Hours Requirement
The environmental studies certificate program requires a minimum of 18 hours.
Core Requirements
Complete one of the following courses:
- GEOG 2400 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOL 2150 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
Interdisciplinary Programmatic Components
Complete one course from each of the following topics. Students cannot take more than two courses from the same department to fulfill the ecology, policy/politics, natural/physical sciences, and social sciences/humanities components. The certificate program is willing to review proposed course substitutions in these categories.
Ecology
Complete one of the following courses:
- BIOS 2200 - Conservation and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 3.0
- BIOS 2750 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3.0
- BIOS 3750 - Animal Ecology Credit Hours: 3.0
- PBIO 2090 - Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 3.0
- PBIO 4350 - Plant Population Biology and Community Ecology Credit Hours: 4.0
Policy, Politics, and Regulation
Complete one of the following courses:
- ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3.0
- ECON 3140 - Natural Resource Economics Credit Hours: 3.0
- ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3.0
- ECON 3710 - Cost Benefit Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0
- EH 2000 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOG 3460 - Environmental Law Credit Hours: 3.0
- POLS 4250 - Environmental and Natural Resources Politics and Policy Credit Hours: 3.0
- POLS 4260 - Politics of the Contemporary Environmental Movement Credit Hours: 3.0
- POLS 4840 - The Politics of Sustainability Credit Hours: 3.0
- POLS 4880 - Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution Credit Hours: 3.0
Natural and Physical Science
Complete one of the following courses:
- BIOS 4290 - Marine Biology Credit Hours: 3.0
- BIOS 4310 - Aquatic Biology Credit Hours: 4.0
- BIOS 4810 - Animal Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3.0
- ES 4250 - Watershed Management Credit Hours: 3.0
- CHEM 1010 - Chemistry Applied to Today’s World Credit Hours: 3.0
- CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4.0
- GEOG 3010 - Meteorology Credit Hours: 4.0
- GEOG 3020 - Climatology Credit Hours: 4.0
- GEOG 3150 - Landforms and Landscapes Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOG 3160 - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOL 2310 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOL 3300 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOL 4270 - Water Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOL 4320 - Origin and Classification of Soils Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOL 4800 - Principles of Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3.0
- PBIO 4380 - Soil Properties and Ecosystem Processes Credit Hours: 4.0
Social Sciences and Humanities
Complete one of the following courses:
- ANTH 3780 - Human Ecology Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOG 3330 - Appalachia: Land and People Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOG 3430 - Global Issues in Environment Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOG 4470 - Natural Resource Conservation Credit Hours: 3.0
- GEOG 4560 - The City and the Environment Credit Hours: 3.0
- HIST 3060 - American Environmental History Credit Hours: 3.0
- PHIL 3350 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 3.0
- REC 3400 - Environmental Interpretation Credit Hours: 3.0
- REC 4800 - Wilderness Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
- SOC 4810 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 3.0
Environmental Studies Synthesis
Complete one of the following courses:
- ES 4500 - Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar Credit Hours: 3.0
- ES 4910 - Environmental Studies Leadership Experience Credit Hours: 1.0-5.0