Track A: Society & Policy

Students in this track should choose a specialization

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Overview

Besides the ENVS Common Curriculum, Track A students must complete:

1) 2 required courses
2) 15 hours of courses from one of four specializations:

  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • International Environment and Development
  • Decision-making, Planning, and Public Policy
  • Environmental Analysis

Required Courses

  • EBIO 2040 Principles of Ecology OR CVEN/ENVS 3434 Intro to Applied Ecology OR ANTH 4150 Human Ecology (ANTH 4150 not currently taught at CU Boulder)
  • GEOG 3412 Conservation Practice (not currently taught, substitute any Track A Specialization Course. Refer to Current Courses)

*Satisfies Arts and Sciences core curriculum requirement

If any of these courses is not offered when you need to take it in order to graduate, please see ENVS advisor for appropriate substitutions.

Specializations (must complete ONE)

Important Notes

  • Courses used to satisfy a "Common Curriculum" requirement cannot be used to satisfy a "Specialization" requirement.
  • ENVS 3930 (ENVS Internship) may be used as one specialization course. Please check with your advisor.
  • ENVS Topics courses (3001, 4100, 4800) may be used as specialization courses. Please check with your advisor.
  • Not all courses are offered every semester. Please refer to Current Courses.
  • Some courses apply to all specializations. Refer to Current Courses.

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Complete 15 hours from the following list:

  • AREN 4830 Energy & Environmental Policy
  • EBIO 4060 Landscape Ecology
  • ENVD 4023 Environmental Impact Assessment
  • ENVS/EBIO 3040 Conservation Biology
  • ENVS/PHYS 3070* Energy and the Environment
  • GEOG 3251 Mountain Geography
  • GEOG 3351 Biogeography
  • GEOG 3362 Economic Geography
  • GEOG 4371 Forest Geography
  • GEOG 4430* Seminar: Conservation Trends
  • GEOG 4501 Water Resources & Water Management of US West
  • GEOG 4732 Population Geography
  • GEOG 4742* Environment & Peoples
  • GEOL 3070* Introduction to Oceanography
  • GEOL 3500* Earth Resources and the Environment
  • HIST 4417 Environmental History of North America
  • SOCY/ENVS 4027 Inequality, Democracy and the Environment

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Complete 15 hours from the following list:

  • ECON 3403 International Economics and Policy
  • GEOG 3672 Gender and Global Economy
  • GEOG 3682 Geography of International Development
  • GEOG 3812 Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean
  • GEOG 3822* Geography of China
  • GEOG 3862 Geography of Africa
  • GEOG 4712 Political Geography
  • PHIL 2140 Environmental Justice
  • PSCI 2223 Intro to International Relations (prereq for most int'l PSCI courses)
  • PSCI 3143 International Relations
  • PSCI 3193 International Behavior
  • PSCI 4012 Global Development
  • PSCI 4173 International Organization
  • PSCI 4183 International Law
  • PSCI 4783* Global Issues
  • SOCY 3002 Population and Society
  • SOCY 3012* Women, Development, and Fertility

DECISION-MAKING, PLANNING, AND PUBLIC POLICY

Complete 15 hours from the following list:

  • AREN 4830/CVEN 4834 Energy and Environmental Policy
  • ATOC 4800* Policy and Climate
  • ENVD 4023 Environmental Impact Assessment
  • ENVS/PHYS 3070* Energy and the Environment
  • GEOG 3402 Natural Hazards
  • GEOL 3950* Natural Catastrophes
  • PHIL 2140 Environmental Justice
  • PSCI 2101 Intro to Public Policy Analysis
  • PSCI 3206 Environment and Public Policy
  • SOCY 2077 Environment and Society

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

Complete 15 hours from the following list:

  • ATOC 3300 Analysis of Climate and Weather Observations
  • ECON 4808 Intro to Mathematical Economics
  • ENVD 4023 Environmental Impact Assessment
  • GEOG 2053 Mapping a Changing World
  • GEOG 3053 Comp. Cartography
  • GEOG 4043 Cartography 2/Computer Mapping
  • GEOG 4093 Remote Sensing of the Environment
  • GEOG 4103 Geographic Information Systems

*Courses that also satisfy Arts and Sciences core curriculum requirements.