Philosophy: Environmental Ethics, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Department of Philosophy .

Consists of a minimum of 33 credits.

Logic

PHIL 121 - Critical Thinking 3 cr. or
PHIL 322 - Symbolic Logic 3 cr.

History

Ethics and Applied Ethics

Two courses from:

PHIL 302 - Ethics and Medicine 3 cr.
PHIL 305 - Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 321 - Food Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 336 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 351 - Ecofeminism 3 cr.
PHIL 360 - Animal Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3 cr.

Environmental ethics

PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 480 - Advanced Environmental Ethics 3 cr.

Philosophy Electives, 3 credits

Choose one additional course from:

PHIL 306 - Philosophy of Science 3 cr.
PHIL 307 - Science and Value 3 cr.
PHIL 310 - Metaphysics 3 cr.
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law 3 cr.
PHIL 320 - Philosophy of Religion 3 cr.
PHIL 321 - Food Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 336 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 351 - Ecofeminism 3 cr.
PHIL 360 - Animal Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3 cr.

Interdisciplinary Electives, 9 credits

At least 6 credits must be 300-level or higher and no more than 6 credits may be in philosophy. Choose from:

BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 311 - Population Genetics and Evolution 3 cr.
BIOL 353 - Ethnobotany 3 cr.
HS 320 - Environment, Health, and Technology 3 cr.
COMM 230 - Foundations of Public Relations 3 cr.
COMM 180 - Foundations of Workplace Communication 3 cr.
ECON 342 - Ecological Economics 3 cr.
ENGL 248 - Introduction to Environmental and Science Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 348 - Advanced Environmental and Science Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 358 - Outdoor Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 363 - Nature Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 365 - Science Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 392 - Literature and Ecology 3 cr.
FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics 3 cr.
GEOG 100 - Human Impacts on the Physical Environment 3 cr.
GEOG 303 - Processes of Environmental Degradation 3 cr.
GEOL 330 - Environmental Geology 3 cr.
HIST 204 - Modern Global Environmental History 3 cr. (formerly 260)
HIST 277 - Designing the American Dream 3 cr.
HIST 278 - Business and Environment 3 cr.
HIST 279 - Environmental Justice 3 cr.
HIST 280 - American Environmental History 3 cr. (formerly 366)
HIST 304 - History of Climate Change 3 cr.
HIST 380 - The Environmental Movement 3 cr. (formerly 394)
NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere 3 cr.
NRES 151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management 3 cr.
NRES 320 - Natural Resources Public Relations and Social Science 3 cr.
NRES 323 - International Resource Management 3 cr.
NRES 370 - Introduction to Environmental Study and Education 3 cr.
NRES 395 - Environmental Science for Educators 1-3 cr.
NRES 404 - Environmental Health 1-3 cr.
NRES 412 - Ecological Basis for Environmental Education 1 cr.
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 3 cr.
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration 3 cr.
NRES 460 - People and Ecosystems 4 cr.
NRES 491 - Seminar in Conservation Biology 1 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 305 - Climate Change Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 338 - Environmental Law and Regulation 3 cr.
SHP 330 - Environmental Wellness 3 cr.
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology 3 cr.
REL 345 - Religion and Ecology 3 cr.

Note

Other courses not listed here may count with approval of the Environmental Ethics concentration director.

World Language Courses, 0-8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement. Please see the Department of World Languages and Literatures for details.

Communication in the Major

6 credits required, to be taken in any two of the following courses:

Capstone Experience

PHIL 480 - Advanced Environmental Ethics 3 cr.