Example Course Requirements
A Sample of Courses Included in the Degree Program:
- ANTH 3180: Environmental Anthropology: Local-Global Connections
- ANTH 4134: Animals and Culture
- BIOL 1012: Ecology & Environmental Biology
- BIOL 4321: Applied & Environmental Microbiology
- BIOL 4440: Aquatic Ecology
- CHEM 3010: Law & Administration of Chemicals
- CHEM 4920: Environmental Chemistry
- COMM 3313: Public Relations
- COMM 3330: Advanced Communication Skills
- ENGL 4205: Professional and Technical Writing
- GEOG 4053: Environmental Impact Studies & Environmental Planning
- GEOG 4403: Water Resources Planning
- GEOG 4553: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- GEOL 2553: Geology of the Natural Parks
- GEOL 3603: Environmental Geology
- GEOL 4083: Environmental Geochemistry
- GEOL 4093: Risk Assessment
- HIST 4461: Environmental History
- HIST 4477: The New South
- MGNT 3617: Business Presentations
- PLAN 3702: Land Use & Planning Controls
- PLAN 4702: Ethics in Land Use Policy and Planning
- POLS 4209: Environmental Policy
- SOCI 3623: Social Inequality
- SOCI 4803: Environmental Studies
The Senior Capstone course, completed during the Senior year, focuses on environmental problems and issues within the State of Georgia. Students complete one of the following, in consultation with their advisors:
- Internship
- Field research
- Laboratory research
- Other creative research
Upon completion of their research, students present their projects to other students in the Capstone Projects Forum, which follows the format of a presentation at a professional conference.