{"id":619,"date":"2021-10-06T16:53:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-evnvironmental\/environmental-studies\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:53:31","slug":"environmental-studies-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies &#8211; Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Science, Technology &amp; Environmental Studies Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Environmental Studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/curriculum\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Science, Technology, and Society<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/stes-faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty and Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/stes-student-blueprint-for-success\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Blueprint For Success<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/internships\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Internships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/student-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-environmental-studies\">Environmental Studies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>For a description of courses, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/m.butler.edu\/index.php\/app\/catalog\/listCatalogCareers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Class Search\">Class Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NOTE: Degree requirements for incoming students may not reflect the actual degree requirements of current students.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-68c4500a353cc-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-68c4500a353cc_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-68c4500a353cc-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tRequirements for the Environmental Studies Major\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-68c4500a353cc-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-68c4500a353cc-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-68c4500a353cc-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>EFFECTIVE FALL 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Environmental Studies Major consists of 38 hours of ENV courses, plus 8-10 hours of environmentally-based lab science courses. An example three-year degree track for Environmental Studies can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REQUIRED COURSES (23&nbsp;hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following courses are required:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENV 200  Introduction to Environmental Studies (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NW 225-ENV  Environmental Science (5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ST 200  Introduction to Science and Technology Studies (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ST 205  Science and Society Speakers Seminar (1&#215;2) (1-credit course that must be completed two times)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENV 330  Geographic Information Systems (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENV 411  Internship in Environmental Studies (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENV 450  Environmental Studies Capstone (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STS COURSE (3 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete one of the following courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ST 310  Social Studies of Science &amp; Technology (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ST 320  Philosophy of Science (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ST 330  Language, Rhetoric &amp; Science (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ENVIRONMENTALLY-FOCUSED LAB SCIENCE COURSES (8-10 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete two of the following courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NW 201-BI  Environmental Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NW 205-BI  Urban Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NW 207-BI  Ecology and the Natural Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NW 260-COE  Earth Systems Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NW 261-BI  Food: Pasture, Table, Body, and Mind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NW 265-ENV  Weather, Climate, and Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BI 230  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Fundamentals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BI 417  Tropical Terrestrial Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BI 418  Advanced Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BI 446  Ecosystem Ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELECTIVE COURSES (12 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose electives from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Courses with the ENV subject prefix not already used to satisfy the above requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courses from other departments and programs marked with the ENV attribute not already used to satisfy the above requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 9 hours of electives must be at the 300 level or above. No more than one of the research methods courses (PS 210, PS 211, and SO 393) may count toward this requirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>  Students majoring in Environmental Studies who wish to complete a minor or second major in Science, Technology and Society (STS) may not use courses already taken for their Environmental Studies major to satisfy elective requirements within the STS major or minor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-68c4500a353cc-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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