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The Department of Earth & Environment offers undergraduate students many opportunities to satisfy requirements outlined for the BU Hub<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Questions about the Earth & Environment curriculum may be addressed to Sayaka Yamaki<\/a>, Undergraduate Program Coordinator.<\/em><\/p>\n

BU Hub<\/em><\/h2>\n

Philosophical, Aesthetic, and Historical Interpretation<\/h3>
<\/p>\n

Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • EE 423 Marine Biogeochemistry<\/li>\n
  • EE 509 Applied Environmental Statistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Aesthetic Exploration<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • EE 230 Environmental Humanities and Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Historical Consciousness<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • EE 150 Sustainable Energy: Technology, Resources, Society, & Environment<\/li>\n
      • EE 201 World Regional Geography<\/li>\n
      • EE 250 The Fate of Nations: Climate, Resources, and Institutions<\/li>\n
      • EE 315 Glaciers & Climate<\/span><\/li>\n
      • EE 351 Paleoclimatology & Paleoceanography<\/li>\n
      • EE 475 Urban Ecology<\/li>\n
      • EE 522 The Development of Sustainable Environmental Responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

        Scientific and Social Inquiry<\/h3>
        <\/p>\n

        Scientific Inquiry I<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • EE 105 Crises of Planet Earth<\/li>\n
        • EE 107 Introduction to Climate & Earth System Science<\/li>\n
        • EE 142 Introduction to Beach & Shoreline Processes<\/li>\n
        • EE 144 Oceanography<\/li>\n
        • EE 150 Sustainable Energy: Technology, Resources, Society, & Environment<\/li>\n
        • EE 307 Biogeography<\/span><\/li>\n
        • EE 317 Introduction to Hydrology<\/li>\n
        • EE 331\u00a0Sedimentology<\/li>\n
        • EE 371 Introduction to Geochemistry<\/li>\n
        • EE 512 Urban Climate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Scientific Inquiry II<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          • EE 300 Earth\u2019s Rocky Materials<\/li>\n
          • EE 302 Remote Sensing of Environment<\/li>\n
          • EE 305 Rock Deformation and Structure<\/span><\/li>\n
          • EE 312 The Climate Consensus: Science Behind Global and U.S. Assessments<\/span><\/li>\n
          • <\/strong>EE 360 Introduction to Physical Oceanography<\/li>\n
          • EE 365 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)<\/li>\n
          • EE 423 Marine Biogeochemistry<\/li>\n
          • EE 475 Urban Ecology<\/li>\n
          • EE 483 Environmental and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics<\/li>\n
          • EE 511 Introduction to the Atmospheric Boundary Layer<\/li>\n
          • EE 540 Atmospheric Chemistry & Global Change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Social Inquiry I<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            • EE 100 Environmental Change & Sustainability<\/li>\n
            • EE 201 World Regional Geography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Social Inquiry II<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              • EE\/IR 304 Environmentally Sustainable Development<\/li>\n
              • EE 309 Ecological Economics<\/span><\/li>\n
              • EE 322 The Politics of Science, Care, and the Environment<\/li>\n
              • EE 347 Water Resources & the Environment<\/li>\n
              • EE 385 Israel and the Environment<\/li>\n
              • EE 524 Environmental Justice<\/li>\n
              • EE 528 US Environmental Policy<\/li>\n
              • EE 538 Research for Environmental Agencies & Organizations II<\/li>\n
              • EE 545 Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis<\/li>\n
              • EE 552 Effective Environmental Law and Policy for Just Environmental Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

                Quantitative Reasoning<\/h3>
                <\/p>\n

                Quantitative Reasoning I<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • EE 105 Crises of Planet Earth<\/li>\n
                • EE 107 Introduction to Climate & Earth System Science<\/li>\n
                • EE 270 Data, Models, & Analysis in Earth & Environment<\/li>\n
                • EE 300 Earth\u2019s Rocky Materials<\/li>\n
                • EE 312 The Climate Consensus: Science Behind Global and U.S. Assessments<\/span><\/li>\n
                • EE 317 Introduction to Hydrology<\/li>\n
                • EE 365 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Quantitative Reasoning II<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • EE 351 Paleoclimatology & Paleoceanography<\/li>\n
                  • EE 360 Introduction to Physical Oceanography<\/li>\n
                  • EE 375 Introduction to Quantitative Environmental Modeling<\/li>\n
                  • EE 422 Aquatic Optics & Remote Sensing<\/li>\n
                  • EE 446 Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere<\/li>\n
                  • EE 483 Environmental and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics<\/li>\n
                  • EE 508 Data Science for Conservation Decisions<\/li>\n
                  • EE 511 Introduction to the Atmospheric Boundary Layer<\/li>\n
                  • EE 533 Quantitative Geomorphology<\/li>\n
                  • EE 540 Atmospheric Chemistry & Global Change<\/li>\n
                  • EE 545 Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

                    Diversity, Civic Engagement, and Global Citizenship<\/h3>
                    <\/p>\n

                    The Individual in Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • EE 522 The Development of Sustainable Environmental Responsibility<\/li>\n
                    • EE 524 Environmental Justice<\/li>\n
                    • EE 538 Research for Environmental Agencies & Organizations II<\/li>\n
                    • EE 552 Effective Environmental Law and Policy for Just Environmental Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • EE 250 The Fate of Nations: Climate, Resources, and Institutions<\/li>\n
                      • EE 347 Water Resources & the Environment<\/li>\n
                      • EE 512 Urban Climate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Ethical Reasoning<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • EE 100 Environmental Change & Sustainability<\/li>\n
                        • EE 142 Introduction to Beach & Shoreline Processes<\/li>\n
                        • EE 144 Oceanography<\/li>\n
                        • EE 230 Environmental Humanities and Society<\/li>\n
                        • EE 385 Israel and the Environment<\/li>\n
                        • EE 585 Ecological Forecasting and Informatics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

                          Communication<\/h3>
                          <\/p>\n

                          Writing-Intensive Course<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \n
                          • EE 230 Environmental Humanities and Society<\/li>\n
                          • EE 322 The Politics of Science, Care, and the Environment<\/li>\n
                          • \n
                            \n
                            EE 402 <\/span>Honors Research in Earth and Environment<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                          • EE 509 Applied Environmental Statistics<\/li>\n
                          • EE 524 Environmental Justice<\/li>\n
                          • EE 528 US Environmental Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            Oral and\/or Signed Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n

                              \n
                            • EE 310 Climate & the Environment<\/li>\n
                            • EE 371 Introduction to Geochemistry<\/li>\n
                            • EE 422 Aquatic Optics & Remote Sensing<\/li>\n
                            • EE 533 Quantitative Geomorphology<\/li>\n
                            • EE 585 Ecological Forecasting and Informatics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              Digital\/Multimedia Expression<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                \n
                              • EE 302 Remote Sensing of Environment<\/li>\n
                              • EE 307 Biogeography<\/span><\/li>\n
                              • EE 310 Climate & the Environment<\/li>\n
                              • EE 375 Introduction to Quantitative Environmental Modeling<\/li>\n
                              • EE 508 Data Science for Conservation Decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

                                Intellectual Toolkit<\/h3>
                                <\/p>\n

                                Critical Thinking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                • EE 142 Introduction to Beach & Shoreline Processes<\/li>\n
                                • EE 305 Rock Deformation and Structure<\/span><\/li>\n
                                • EE 347 Water Resources & the Environment<\/li>\n
                                • EE 483 Environmental and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics<\/li>\n
                                • EE 552 Effective Environmental Law and Policy for Just Environmental Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  Research & Information Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  • EE 105 Crises of Planet Earth<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 107 Introduction to Climate & Earth System Science<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 150 Sustainable Energy: Technology, Resources, Society, & Environment<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 201 World Regional Geography<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 270 Data, Models, & Analysis in Earth & Environment<\/li>\n
                                  • EE\/IR 304 Environmentally Sustainable Development<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 309 Ecological Economics<\/span><\/li>\n
                                  • EE 312 The Climate Consensus: Science Behind Global and U.S. Assessments<\/span><\/li>\n
                                  • EE 351 Paleoclimatology & Paleoceanography<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 371 Introduction to Geochemistry<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 422 Aquatic Optics & Remote Sensing<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 423 Marine Biogeochemistry<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 508 Data Science for Conservation Decisions<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 511 Introduction to the Atmospheric Boundary Layer<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 512 Urban Climate<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 528 US Environmental Policy<\/li>\n
                                  • EE 545 Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    • EE 100 Environmental Change & Sustainability<\/li>\n
                                    • EE 302 Remote Sensing of Environment<\/li>\n
                                    • EE 317 Introduction to Hydrology<\/li>\n
                                    • EE 475 Urban Ecology<\/li>\n
                                    • EE 538 Research for Environmental Agencies & Organizations II<\/li>\n
                                    • EE 585 Ecological Forecasting and Informatics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      Creativity\/Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                        \n
                                      • EE 307 Biogeography<\/span><\/li>\n
                                      • EE 310 Climate & the Environment<\/li>\n
                                      • EE 322 The Politics of Science, Care, and the Environment<\/li>\n
                                      • EE 522 The Development of Sustainable Environmental Responsibility<\/li>\n
                                      • EE 533 Quantitative Geomorphology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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