Philosophy: Environmental Ethics, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Department of Philosophy .

Consists of a minimum of 36 credits.

Logic

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

History

Value theory

One course from:

PHIL 302 - Ethics and Medicine 3 cr.
PHIL 303 - Philosophy of Art 3 cr.
PHIL 305 - Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 307 - Science and Value 3 cr.
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law 3 cr.
PHIL 335 - Ethics of War 3 cr.
PHIL 336 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 cr.
PHIL 350 - Feminist Philosophy 3 cr.

Environmental ethics, 6 credits

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

Tier 1 electives, 3 credits

Choose from:

Tier 2 electives, 9 credits

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

ANTH 372 - Environmental Anthropology 3 cr.
BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 308 - Plant Communities of the Upper Midwest 2 cr.
BIOL 311 - General Principles of Organic Evolution 3 cr.
BIOL 353 - Ethnobotany 3 cr.
HS 320 - Environment, Health, and Technology 3 cr.
COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Relations 3 cr.
COMM 240 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 cr.
COMM 280 - Introduction to Interpersonal 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 280 - American Environmental History 3 cr. (formerly 366)
HIST 304 - History of Climate Change 3 cr.
HIST 380 - U.S. Environmental Politics, 1900 to Present 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.
PHIL 345 - Philosophy of Nature 3 cr.
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3 cr.
PHIL 385 - Philosophy of Ecology 3 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics 3 cr.
POLI 305 - International Environmental Politics 3 cr.
SHP 330 - Environmental Wellness 3 cr.
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology 3 cr.

Note

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

Bachelor of Science in Philosophy - Environmental Ethics

Take at least 9 credits total from the GEP Social Science and Natural Science categories.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

PHIL 480 - Advanced Environmental Ethics 3 cr.