Program Requirements

A student normally moderates simultaneously in Environmental Studies and a related discipline. At Moderation, the student presents a plan of study that integrates environmental studies with the primary program. The student must satisfy all the requirements of the disciplinary program as well as those of Environmental Studies, and a substantial component of the Senior Project must draw upon the student's interdisciplinary work in Environmental Studies. The Moderation and Senior Project boards should each include at least one core faculty member of the Environmental Studies program.

Three Environmental Studies courses are required for moderation, including at least one core natural science course and one core course in social science or social studies. At least one of these three courses must be at the 200 level or higher.

Three additional courses at the 200 level or higher, including at least one at the 300 level, are required for graduation: A course in quantitative empirical methods; a natural science course in Environmental Studies; and a core social science course in Environmental Studies.

Occasionally, a student may wish to combine Environmental Studies with a major concentration in literature or the arts. These students are generally expected to take two or more additional related courses in the social or natural sciences, to be determined by the moderation board.

Environmental Studies students are encouraged to participate in relevant internships, community service projects and study abroad programs during the junior year and/or the summers. These opportunities should be discussed at the moderation.