Environmental Studies Program

The Environmental Studies Program is an interdisciplinary academic program offered at Knox. It offers one major and one minor. The program is located in SMC.

Program Committee

Current

• Peter Schwartzmann, Program Chair, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
• Stuart Allison, Associate Professor of Biology, Green Oaks Director
• Diana Beck, Associate Professor of Educational Studies
• Steve Cohn, Professor of Economics
• Mary Crawford, Associate Professor of Chemistry
• Linda Dybas, Watson Bartlett Professor of Biology
• Lance Factor, Professor of Philosophy]]
• Konrad Hamilton, Associate Professor of History
• Tim Kasser, Associate Professor of Psychology
• Frank McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology
• Richard Stout, Professor of Economics
• Jennifer Templeton, Assistant Professor of Biology
• Jon Wagner, Professor of Anthropology
• Larry Welch, Professor of Chemistry

Former

• Daniel Snyder, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2006-2007)

Environmental Studies

See main page at Environmental Studies.

The program offers one environmental studies major and one environmental studies minor.

Environmental Studies (major)

This major allows advanced study in environmental studies.

Courses Required for the Environmental Studies major

10 credits:

• All of the following:
  • ENVS 101 (Introduction to Environmental Studies)
  • ENVS 118 (Environmental Ethics)
  • ENVS 368 (Environmental Resource Economics)
  • STAT 200 (Introductory Statistics)
• One of the following:
  • ENVS 140 (Earth Science)
  • ENVS 150 (Atmosphere and Weather)
  • ENVS 275 (Chemistry and Environmental Policy)
• One of the following:
  • ENVS 317 (Principles of Ecology)
  • ENVS 319 (Conservation Biology)
• One of the following:
  • ENVS 399 (Senior Project)
  • ENVS 400 (Advanced Studies)
• Three elective credits within the program

Environmental Studies (minor)

This minor allows for intermediate study in environmental studies.

Courses Required for the Environmental Studies minor

5 credits:

• ENVS 101 (Introduction to Environmental Studies)
• One of the following:
  • ENVS 317 (Principles of Ecology)
  • ENVS 319 (Conservation Biology)
• Three elective credits within the program. No more than one may be double-counted with a major.

Meeting the Competency Requirements

• Writing Requirement: ENVS 399
• Oral Requirement: ENVS 399
• Information Literacy Requirement: ENVS 101, ENVS 118, ENVS 319, ENVS 368, ENVS 399