College of Social and Behavioral Science
Program Director Daniel McCool, Ph.D
Assistant Director Jennifer Watt
152B Orson Spencer Hall
801-585-3536
Jennifer.watt@envst.utah.edu
Faculty
Faculty represent a variety of academic departments.
Undergraduate Program
Degree: B.A./B.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Explore human-nature relationships across time and culture and
at varied levels of environmental scale. This well-rounded
approach includes the natural sciences, social and health
sciences, and the humanities and fine arts.
Develop a clear understanding of environmental systems and the
consequences of human-environment interactions with an early
grounding in natural and physical sciences. The curriculum also
visits societal impacts on the environment, policy and decisionmaking,
ethics, and historical approaches to the humanenvironment
relationship. This interdisciplinary program is
unique in its emphasis on policy decisions regarding our
environment.
The interdisciplinary approach provides a myriad of
opportunities and future plans may include a career path or
graduate program in urban planning, public administration,
business, science, or law. Consider a double major in a
complementary field in order to further deepen your knowledge.
Take advantage of access to a variety of faculty to tailor your
own college experience. Be sure to consult with an advisor in the
complementary program in order to plan appropriately.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Eugene Andreason Scholarship
-departmental tuition waiver
Other general scholarships offered by the College of Social and
Behavioral Science
Special Opportunities
Consider arranging research opportunities for credit with
individual faculty. Internships or senior seminars also serve as
great capstone experiences. These opportunities, plus servicelearning
courses, allow for close collaboration with faculty,
fellow students, and community organizations.
Each summer the Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Program offers Study Abroad in Costa Rica for six upperdivision
credits. University of Utah faculty teach these courses
which apply to specific requirements in the major.
Requirements for the Major
• Unrestricted upon entry
• Maintenance of a 2.25 (or higher) cumulative GPA
• Minimum C- in all courses contributing to the major
• Completion of 47 semester credits for degree award
• Prerequisite completion as specified by respective
departments
• Residency Requirement in the Major: 25 hours, 20 of those
in the final two years
• Allied Hours: None required
Course Requirements
Complete the following seven-part curriculum in addition to
general University requirements.
1. The following are core courses for all Environmental and
Sustainability Studies students:
ENVST 2000 Field Experience: Enviro. & Sustainability (1)
ENVST 2050 Intro. to Enviro. & Sust. Science (4) SF
ENVST 2100 Intro. to Enviro. & Sustainability (3) BF
ENVST 3364 Challenges to Global Sustainability (3)
ENVST 3364-001 Challenges to Global Sustainability Syllabus, Spring Semester 2013
ENVST 3365 Environmental Justice (3) DV
ENVST 3365-090 Environmental Justice Syllabus, Spring Semester 2013
ENVST 5365 Environmental Justice (3) DV
ENVST 5365-001 Environmental Justice, Spring Semester 2013
2. Two of the following Biology/Natural Science courses, at
least one of which is from Group A
Group A: Core Biology/Natural Science
BIOL/ENVST 3460 Global Enviro. Issues (3) SL, SF, IR
GEO 3300 The Water Planet (3) SF
GEOG/ENVST 3210/5210 Global Climate Change (3) SF
Group B: Electives Biology/Natural Science
ANTH/ENVST 4261 Paleoanthropology (3)
ANTH/ENVST 4291 Evolution of Human Health (3)
ATMOS 1020 Climate Change (3) SF
BIOL 1330 Plants & Society (3) AS
BIOL 2400 Prin.of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3) AS
BIOL 3410 Ecology and Evolution (3)
CHEM 1110 Elementary Chemistry (4) SF
CHEM 1120 Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry (4) SF
ENVST 3280 Organic Gardening (3)
GEO 1110/1115 Intro. to Earth Systems w/ lab (4)
GEOG/ENVST 1000 Earth Enviro. & Global Change (3) SF
GEOG 3110 The Earth From Space (3) SF
GEOG/ENVST 3200/5200 Geomorphology (4) SF
GEOG/ENVST 3230/5230 Pyrogeography (3) AS
GEOG/ENVST 3250/5250 The Crystal Desert (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3360/5360 Ocean Environments (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3400/5400 Population Geography (4) CW, BF
GEOG/ENVST 5810 Analysis of Utah Landforms (4)
MET E/ENVST 1001 Energy Resources/ Sustain. World (3) SF
PHYS 3150 Energy and Sustainability (3) IR
3. Two of the following Humanities/Aesthetics courses, at
least one of which is from Group C
Group C: Core Humanities/Aesthetic Approaches
COMM/ENVST 5360 Environmental Communication (3)
ENGL/ENVST 3080 Studies in Enviro. Literature (3) HF
HIST/ENVST 4380 U.S. Environmental History (3)
PHIL 3530 Environmental Ethics (3) HF
Group D: Electives Humanities/Aesthetic Approaches
CMP/ENVST 2010 Foundations of Urban Ecology (3)
COMM 4360 Consuming the Earth (3)
COMM 5370 Environmental Comm: Special Topics (3)
ENGL 5080 Advanced Studies in Enviro. Literature (3)
HIST 4855 Environmental History of India (3)
HIST 4860 Environmental History of China (3)
PHIL 5530 Environmental Philosophy (3)
4. Two of the following Human Behavior/Policy/Decision
Making courses, at least one of which is from Group E
Group E: Core Human Behavior/Policy/Decision Making
FCS/PSY/ENVST 3620 Environment & Behavior (3)
H EDU 3700 Environmental Health (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3350 Resource Con. & Enviro. Mngmt. (3) BF
POLS 3390 Intro to Enviro. & Sustain. Policy (3) BF
Group F: Electives Human Behavior/Policy/Decision Making
ANTH/ENVST 4184 Hunter-Gatherer Ethnology (3)
ANTH/ENVST 4461 Behavioral Ecology & Anthro. (3) BF
CMP 3100 Urban & Env Planning: History and Practice (3)
CMP 4380 Green Communities (3)
CMP 5330 Urban Growth Management (3)
CMP 5350 Public Lands & Enviro. Policy (3)
CMP 5360 Environmental Planning Law and Policy (3)
CMP 5370/GEO 5340 System Dynamics and Env Policy (3)
CMP 5371/GEO 5341 Complexity and Sys. Thinking (3)
CMP 5390 Sustainability Planning (3)
CMP 5420 Open Space Design (3)
CMP 5600 Politics of Planning (3)
ECON 5250 Env. and Nat. Resource Economics (3)
FCS 3600 Intro. to Consumer & Comm. Policy (3) BF
FCS/PSY 5600 Advanced Enviro. & Behavior (3)
FCS/ENVST 5730 Community and Enviro. Change (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3310 Introduction to Natural Hazards (3) SF
GEOG/ENVST 3330 Urban Environmental Geography (3) SF
GEOG/ENVST 3340/5340 Geog. Disasters/Emerg. Mngmt. (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3370/5370 Utah’s Energy Landscape (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3375/5375 Sustainable Transportation (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3380/5380 Wilderness Issues & Mngmt (3)
GEOG/ENVST 3385/5385 Environmental Assessment (3)
PHIL 5191 Hydrotopia (3)
POLS 5322 Enviro. & Sustainability Policy (3)
PRT 3500 Foundations of Outdoor Recreation Studies (3)
PRT 4430 Environmental Interpretation & Comm. (3)
PRT 4440 Field Seminar in Enviro. Interpretation (3)
PRT/ENVST 5170 Foundations of Enviro. Education (3)
PRT/ENVST 5175 Techniques in Environmental Education (3)
PRT/ENVST 5180 Field Ecology in PRT (3)
PRT 5420 Ecology & Mgmt. of Wildland Rec. Settings (3)
PSY 3410 Social Psychology (3)
PSY 4130 Cognition in the Wild (3)
PSY 5400/FCS 5620 Advanced Enviro. & Behavior (3)
SOC/ENVST 3480 Environmental Sociology (3) IR
SOC/ENVST 3486 Comparative Enviro. Sociology (3)
SOC 3650 Population and Society (3) QB, QI, IR
SOC 3653 Global Population Problems (3)
5. Technical Requirements
a. Critical Thinking Skills Requirement Fulfilled by One of the
Following Courses:
HONOR 3200 Writing in a Research University (3) CW
WRTG 3011 Writing in the Arts & Humanities (3) CW
WRTG 3012 Writing in the Social Sciences (3) CW
WRTG 3014 Writing in the Sciences (3) CW
WRTG 3420 Environmental Writing (3) CW, HF
WRTG 3420-001 Environmental Writing Syllabus, Fall 2013
GEOG/ENVST 3270/5270 Global Patterns of Life (4) CW, SF
b. Statistics Requirement Fulfilled by One of the Following
Courses:
CMP 4010 Urban Research (3) QI
COMM 3710 Intro. to Quant. Comm Research (3) QI
ECON 3640 Prob. and Stat. Inference for Economists (3) QB
FCS 3210 Statistics in FCS (4) QI, QB
GEOG 3020 Geographical Analysis (3) QB, QI
POLS 5001 Quantitative Analysis in Pol S (3) QI
PSY 3000 Statistical Methods in Psych. (4) QB, QI
SOC 3112 Social Statistics (4) QB, QI
c. Research Methodology Requirement Fulfilled by One of the
Following Courses:
CMP 3250 Planning Process & Methods (3)
COMM 5710 Communication Research (4) QI
ECON 4650 Principles of Econometrics (3) QI
FCS 3200 Research Meth. in FCS (4)
GEOG 5712 Paleoenvironmental Field Methods for Geog. (3)
POLS 3001 Political Analysis (3) QB, QI
PRT 3780 Program/Service Evaluation in PRT (3) QB, QI
PSY 3010 Research Methods in PSYCH (4) QI, CW
SOC 3111 Research Methods (3) CW
SOC 3673 Social Epidemiology (3) QB, QI
6. Internship Requirement
Complete 3 credit hours (135 hours of work) of an advisorapproved
internship.
ENVST 4800 Internship: Enviro. & Sustainability (1-3)
Prerequisite: ENVST 2000, ENVST 2050, ENVST
2100, and advisors consent.
Student works for an organization or agency—applying concepts
learned in classes. Online coursework required. Maximum of 3
credit hours can be applied to the ENVST major. Maximum of 6
credits can be taken.
7. Capstone Class
To be completed during senior year
ENVST 5555 Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Capstone Course (3)
Study Abroad in Costa Rica
Environmental and Sustainability Studies offers summer Study
Abroad in Costa Rica. The experience lasts 3-4 weeks, provides
students with six upper-division credits, and satisfies the
University International Requirement (IR). Courses change each
year, are taught by University of Utah faculty, and apply to
specific requirements in the major. Contact the Study Abroad
Office for more information.
