Environmental Studies:
Courses & Requirements
Courses:
- ES 112: Environmental Analysis (4)
Also listed and described as CHEM 112.
- ES 117: Environmental Science (4)
Also listed as BIOL 117.
- ES 182: Environmental Ethics (4)
Also listed and described as PHIL 182.
- ES 197F: First-Year Seminar - The Nature and Culture of Water (4)
Also listed as ENG 197F.
- ES 207: Ecology (4)
Also listed as BIOL 207.
- ES 207L: Ecology Lab (2)
Also listed as BIOL 207L.
- ES 210: World Geography (4)
Also listed as INTL 210. - ES 220: Global Systems (4)
Also listed and described as INTL 220.
- ES 230: Economics and the Environment (4)
Also listed as ECON 230.
- ES 250: Special Topic - Spinning Your Food Web (2)
Also listed as BIOL 250.
- ES 259: Environment and Society (4)
Also listed as SOC 259.
- ES 304: Geography of Global Environment (4)
Also listed and described as INTL 304.
- ES 305: Cultural Geography and Landscape Studies (4)
Also listed and described as INTL 305.
- ES 352: Topics in Human Geography (4)
Also listed and described as INTL 352.
- ES 357: Conservation Biology (4)
- Also listed as BIOL 357.
- ES 390: Independent Study (2 or 4)
- ES 470: Seminar in Environmental Studies (2)
- ES 480: Senior Thesis (4)
- ES 490: Senior Honors Thesis (4, 4)
Requirements for a Major in Environmental Studies:
12 courses (minimum of 44 credits)
- Six core courses in environmental studies.
- Six additional courses from the list of environmental studies elective courses or affiliates. At least three of these courses should be at the 200 level or above, and an additional course at the 300 level or above.
- Experiential component, which consists of a related internship, service project, or certification in Hollins' Wilderness Education Association's National Standards Program (NSP). For more information regarding the NSP, contact Jon Guy Owens, Hollins Outdoor Program director.
Core courses:
- ES 117: Environmental Science (4)
- ES 207: Ecology (4)
- ES 207L: Ecology Lab (2)
- ES 210: World Geography, ES 230: Economics and the Environment, or
ES 259: Environment and Society (4)
- ES 357: Conservation Biology (4)
- ES 470: Seminar in Environmental Studies (2)
Six Additional Courses from the List of Environmental Studies or Affiliated Courses
Environmental studies courses:
- ES 112: Environmental Analysis (4)
- ES 182: Environmental Ethics (4)
- ES 197F: First-Year Seminar - The Nature and Culture of Water (4)
- ES 210: World Geography (4)
- ES 220: Global Systems (4)
- ES 230: Economics and the Environment (4)
- ES 250: Special Topic in environmental studies (2) (may be taken more than once for credit)
- ES 259: Environment and Society (4)
- ES 304: Geography of Global Environment (4)
- ES 305: Cultural Geography and Landscape Studies (4)
- ES 352: Topics in Human Geography (4)
- ES 390: Independent Study (2 or 4)*
- ES 480: Senior Thesis *
- ES 490: Senior Honors Thesis *
- Four elective courses are also available through the Hollins affiliated School for Field Studies. For more information contact Renee Godard or Erika Latty.
*A student may apply up to two semesters of ES 390, ES 480, and ES 490 toward her elective courses.
Affiliated courses:
Division I
- PHIL 181: Contemporary Moral Issues (4)
- PHIL 252: Ethics (4)
- REL 109: Introduction to World Religions I (4)
- REL 110: Introduction to World Religions II (4)
Division II
- ANTH 145: Intro to Anthropology (4)
- ANTH 312: Women and Social Movements around the Globe (4)
- BUS 224: Business Ethics (4)
- BUS 320: Managing Nonprofit Organizations (4)
- COMM 231: Writing for the Print Media I (4)
- COMM 322: Public Relations Principles (4)
- ECON 157: Microeconomics (4)
- ECON 241: Economics of Social Issues (4)
- ECON/INTL 259: International Political Economy (4)
- ECON 265: International Trade (4)
- ECON 312: Economics of the Third World (4)
- INTL 120: Intro to International Studies (4)
- INTL 302: Comparative Urbanism (4)
- INTL 303: Geopolitics (4)
- POLS 118: Controversial Issues in American Politics (4)
- POLS 226: International Law (4)
- POLS 363: Constitutional Law (4)
- SOC 133: Social Problems In Global Perspectives (4)
- WS/INTL 252: Gender and Globalization (4)
- WS/POLS 213: Globalization and Poverty (4)
Division III
- BIOL 121: Plants and People (4)
- BIOL 236: Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
- BIOL 241: Plant Biology (4)
- BIOL 312: Microbiology (4)
- BIOL 322: Developmental Biology (4)
- BIOL 323: Animal Behavior (4)
- BIOL 361: Physiological Ecology (4)
- CHEM 214: Analytical Chemistry (4)
- CHEM 221: Organic Chemistry I (4)
- CHEM 222: Organic Chemistry II (4)
- STAT 251: Statistical Methods I (4)
Requirement for a Minor in Environmental Studies:
7 courses (26 credits)
- ES 117: Environmental Science (4)
- ES 207: Ecology (4)
- ES 207L: Ecology Lab (2)
- ES 210: World Geography, ES 230: Economics and the Environment, or
ES 259: Environment and Society (4)
- ES 357: Conservation Biology (4)
- Two additional courses from the list of environmental studies elective courses or affiliates (minors are strongly encouraged to enroll in ES 470)
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