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Dedman College

DEDMAN COLLEGE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

www.smu.edu/dedman/majors/environmentalstudies

Professor Bonnie Jacobs, Director

The B.A. in Environmental Studies provides students with the tools necessary to address society’s environmental problems through careers in government, non-governmental or educational organizations, public policy, business and related fields. It is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates courses from numerous departments and three schools around the University. The Environmental Studies major can be tailored to emphasize an area of interest (e.g., environmental biology, sustainability and globalization, environmental policy), and would be complemented by minors or other majors in environmental earth science, economics, business, environmental science, biology, anthropology, journalism, corporate communications and public affairs, advertising, sociology and many of the disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Requirements for the B.A. Degree. The environmental studies major requires 36 total hours, consisting of 21 hours of core classes and 15 hours of electives. The core classes provide the student with the appropriate concepts and tools to understand the scope of global, regional and local environmental issues.

Majors are strongly encouraged to take advantage of opportunities for study abroad and to seek relevant internships. Internship courses are offered in many departments and can be counted toward the major by petition.

Core Courses

BIOL/GEOL 3307 Ecology Prerequisite: BIOL 1402 or permission of instructor
GEOL one 1000-level class of student’s choice.
GEOL 1301 Earth Systems
GEOL 1307 The Solar System
GEOL 1308 Evolution and Life History
GEOL 1313 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
GEOL 1315 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (Dallas and SMU-in-Taos)
GEOL 3353 Modern and Ancient Climates Prerequisite: GEOL 1301 or permission of instructor
HIST 3309 North American Environmental History
PP 3310 Environmental Policy
STAT 2331 Introduction to Statistical Methods (Dallas and SMU-in-Taos)
or STAT 2301 Statistics for Modern Business Decisions Prerequisite: CEE Math Fundamentals or equivalent

Senior Thesis with a field, research or other practical component taken in a department relevant to the student’s interests. For example:

ANTH 4391 or 4392 Independent Study Prerequisite: Approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and a faculty sponsor.
CCJN 5308 Honors Thesis
ECON 4398 Departmental Distinction in Economics Prerequisite: 3.7 G.P.A. in economics classes and 3.5 G.P.A. overall. Student must have a faculty sponsor prior to enrollment.
GEOL 4399 Integrative Research Prerequisite: Permission of faculty adviser.
PLSC 4376 Research Design and Data Analysis in Political Science

Elective Courses

A total of 15 credit hours required, a minimum 3 credit hours at 3000 level or above. In consultation with an academic adviser, choose at least one course from each group.

Natural Sciences and Statistics
(Minimum of three credit hours required.)

BIOL 3303 Evolution Prerequisite: BIOL 1401, 1402 and 3304.
BIOL 3308 Biology of Marine Mammals (SMU-in-Copenhagen) Prerequisite: BIOL 1401 and 1402.
BIOL 3309 Marine Biology of European Coastal Waters (SMU-in-Copenhagen) Prerequisite: BIOL 1401 and 1402; CHEM 1303 and 1113.
BIOL 3310 Ecology and Human Impact in the North and Baltic Seas (SMU-in-Copenhagen) Prerequisite: BIOL 1401 and 1402; CHEM 1303 and 1113.
BIOL 3342 Plant Kingdom
BIOL 3343 Field Botany (SMU-in-Taos)
ENCE 2421 Aquatic Chemistry Prerequisite: CHEM 1303 and 1304.
GEOL 3330 Resources and the Environment Prerequisite: 1300-level course in Earth Sciences or permission of instructor.
GEOL 3340 Face of the Earth Prerequisite: 1300-level course in Earth Sciences or permission of instructor.
GEOL 3359 Computer Methods in Geological Sciences Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
GEOL 3363 Environmental Geology Seminar (Air Quality) Prerequisite: 1300-level course in Earth Sciences or permission of instructor.
GEOL 3366 Environmental Geology and Geochemical Cycles (Global Geochemical Pollution) Prerequisite: High school algebra and chemistry and one 1300-level course in Earth Sciences.
GEOL 3472 Principles of Sedimentation Prerequisite: Credit or registration for GEOL
3451 or permission of instructor.
GEOL 5370 Global Change Prerequisite: GEOL 3340 or permission of instructor.
GEOL 5368 Paleoecology Prerequisite: GEOL 3369 or permission of instructor.
GEOL 5384 Hydrogeology Prerequisite: MATH 1338 and CHEM 1304 or permission of instructor.
STAT 3380 Environmental Statistics Prerequisite: STAT 2301 or 2331 or equivalent.
STAT 5371 Experimental Statistics I Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.
STAT 5372 Experimental Statistics II Prerequisite: STAT 5371.

Social Sciences and Humanities
(Minimum of three credit hours required.)

ANTH 3319 Human Ecology
ANTH 3374 Cultures and Environments of the Southwest (Dallas and SMU-in-Taos)
ANTH 3384 Paradise Lost?: Human Environmental Impacts (Dallas and SMU-in-Taos)
ANTH 3385 Sustainable Living
ANTH 4346 Environmental Anthropology Prerequisite: ANTH 2301.
ECO 4366 Economics of the Public Sector Prerequisite: ECO 1301.
ECO 4382 Economics of Regulated Industries Prerequisite: ECO 3301.
ECO 5301 Environmental Economics Prerequisite: ECO 3301 and 3302, or permission of instructor.
ECO 5360 Economic Development Prerequisite: ECO 3301 and 3302 or equivalent courses.
ECO 5361 Natural Resources and Energy Economics Prerequisite: ECO 3301 and 3302.
HIST 3318 Human History of Natural Disasters
PHIL 3377 Animal Rights
SOC 4321 Immigration and Population Issues Prerequisite: Either SOCI 2300 or 2310, and either SOCI 3311 or 3312.

Business and Engineering
(Minimum of three credit hours required)

ENCE 1302 Introduction to Environmental and Civil Engineering
ENCE 2304 Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science Prerequisite: CHEM 1303 and MATH 1338.
ENCE 3341 Introduction to Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Prerequisite: ENCE 2304 and 2421.
ENCE 3355 Environmental Impact Evaluation, Policy, and Regulation Prerequisite: ENCE 2304.
ENCE 5325 Disaster Management
MNO 3375 Corporate Ethics and Organizational Responsibility Prerequisite: MNO 3370 (for Cox majors and minors only).
MNO 4371 Leadership and Culture Prerequisite: MNO 3370 (for non-Cox students, approval of Cox BBA Advising Office, junior standing and two courses in psychology or sociology may be substituted for the prerequisite.)