BA in Environmental Analysis & Policy

A major in environmental analysis & policy requires the completion of 16 courses with the grade of C or higher, as approved by the student’s advisor. The 16 courses comprise six required principal courses, five required related courses, and five elective courses.

Principal Courses

CAS GE 100, EC 101; CAS GE 309, 375, 420; GE 425 or GE/IR 304.

Required Related Courses

Three courses in natural science: CAS BI 117 and BI 306, and one of the following four courses: CAS CH 171 (or 101), CAS ES 105, CAS GE 101, CAS PY 105. One course in calculus (CAS MA 121 or MA 123) and one course in statistics (CAS MA 213 or CAS EC 305).

Electives

Five courses from the following list. The topical areas are meant to be suggestive only. Students may, with their advisor’s approval, substitute equivalent courses through the Washington Internship Program.

Environmental Modeling

CAS GE 302, 365, 440, 445, 448, 502, 505, 512, 517, 519, 550.

Economic and Policy Analysis

CAS EC 201, 320, 337; CAS GE 250, 304, 404E, 409E, 460, 519; CAS IR 304; CAS PO 241, 544, 625.

Human Institutions

CAS AN 382; CAS EC 320; CAS GE 201, 250, 304, 356, 394, 404E, 409E, 520, 521, 533, 594; CAS HI 394; CAS IR 304, 594; CAS SO 277.

International Environmental Policy

CAS AN 382; CAS EC 320; CAS GE 201, 250, 304, 356, 394, 404E, 409E, 521, 594; CAS HI 351; CAS IR 304, 373, 390, 395, 536, 573, 594, 595, 597, 599.

Additionally, any two of the following courses may be applied as electives:

Tropical Ecology Program in Ecuador

CAS BI/GE 438, BI/GE 439, BI/GE 440, and BI/GE 441.

School for Field Studies

Kenya Wildlife Management Studies: CAS EE 302, BI/EE 371, EE 491, EE 492.

Costa Rica Sustainable Development Studies: CAS EE 303, EE 374, EE 491, EE 492.

Mexico Conserving Marine Mammals & Coastal Ecosystems: CAS EE 303, EE 374, EE 491, EE 492.

Australia Tropical Rainforest Management: CAS EE 302, EE 491, EE 492.

Turks & Caicos Marine Resource Management Studies: CAS EE 303, EE 374, EE 491, EE 492.