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Urban Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Science Degree: 184.0 credits

Degree Requirements

General requirements			55.0 Credits
UNIV 101	The Drexel Experience		2.0
ANTH 101	Cultural Diversity: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology		3.0
COM 380	Special Topics in Communication Theory: Environmental Communication		3.0
PHIL 341	Philosophy of the Environment		3.0
PSCI 110	American Government		4.0
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics		4.0
ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics		4.0
ENGL 101	Expository Writing and Reading		3.0
ENGL 102	Persuasive Writing and Reading		3.0
ENGL 103	Analytical Writing and Reading		3.0
ENGL 300	Literature & Science		3.0
ENGL 325	Topics in World Literature: Environmental Literature		3.0
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology		3.0
	Two history electives		6.0
One of the following math sequences:
MATH 101	Introduction to Analysis I		4.0
MATH 102	Introduction to Analysis II		4.0
or
MATH 121	Calculus I		4.0
MATH 122	Calculus II		4.0
Urban Environmental Studies Core Requirements			55.0 Credits
SOC 270	Theory/ Applied, and Community Sociology		3.0
ANTH 370	Ethnographic Methods		3.0
Theory Sequence:
COM 210	Theory and Models of Communication		3.0
SOC 260 WI	Contemporary Social Theory		3.0
ANTH 410	Cultural Theory		3.0
Methods Sequence:
COM 220	Introduction to Communications Research		3.0
SOC 250	Research Methods I		3.0
SOC 364	Data Analysis I		3.0
Other Social Science courses:
ANTH 360	Culture and the Environment		3.0
ECON 351	Resource and Environmental Economics		4.0
ENVS 370	Practice of Environmental Economics		3.0
PSCI 331	Environmental Politics		3.0
PSCI 427	Special Studies in Political Science: Urban Politics		3.0
SOC 240	Urban Sociology		3.0
ENVP 360	Environmental Movements in America		3.0
ENVP 345	Sociology of the Environment		3.0
ENVP 346	Environmental Justice		3.0
ENVP 365	Introduction to Environmental Policy Analysis		3.0
Physical/Natural Science Requirements			51.0 Credits
BIO 102	Biology I: Cells and Tissues		4.0
BIO 104	Biology II: Growth and Heredity		4.0
BIO 106	Organismal Biology		4.0
CHEM 151	Applied Chemistry		3.0
ENVS 260	Environmental Science and Society I		3.0
ENVS 262	Environmental Science and Society II		3.0
ENVS 284 WI	Physiological and Population Ecology		5.0
ENVS 286 WI	Community and Ecosystem Ecology		5.0
ENVS 321	Environmental Health*		3.0
ENVS 338	Biodiversity and Conservation		3.0
ENVS 342	Bioclimatology		3.0
ENVS 436	Principles of Toxicology I		3.0
ENVS 441 WI	Issues in Global Change I		2.0
ENVS 442	Issues in Global Change II		2.0
PHEV 145	Weather 1: Climate and Global Change		4.0
Urban Studies Electives			9.0 Credits
Students select three of the following Urban Environmental Studies electives:
ANTH 310	Societies in Transition		3.0
BIO 210	Biology of Cancer		2.0
COM 310	Mass Media and Society		3.0
ENVS 316	Sanitary Microbiology		3.0
ENVS 330	Aquatic Ecology		3.0
ENVS 335	Industrial Safety		3.0
ENVS 431	Environmental Epidemiology		3.0
ENVS 437	Principles of Toxicology II		3.0
HIST 285	Technology in Historical Perspective		3.0
PSCI 371	Science, Technology and Public Policy		3.0
SOC 210	Race and Ethnic Relations		3.0
SOC 220	Wealth and Power		3.0
SOC 340	Globalization		3.0
SOC 343	American Experience of Wilderness		3.0
SOC 344	Social Movements		3.0
SOC 350	Research Methods II		3.0
SOC 365	Data Analysis II		3.0
SOC 380	Special Topics in Sociology*		3.0
ANTH 380	Special Topics in Anthropology*		3.0
COM 380	Special Topics in Communication Theory*		3.0
*Additional special topics courses as appropriate.
Electives			14.0 Credits
	Free electives		14.0
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements In order to graduate, all students beginning with the entering class of 2002/01 (fall, 2002) must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate. A "WI" next to a course in this catalog indicates that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. Departments will designate specific sections of such courses as writing-intensive. Sections of writing-intensive courses are not indicated in this catalog. Students should check the section comments in Banner when registering. Students scheduling their courses in Banner can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term. For more information on writing-intensive courses, see the Drexel University Writing Program's Writing-Intensive Course page.