Degree Requirements | GenEd Requirements | College Requirements | Major Requirements

The Environmental Studies program is designed for students who are interested in working in environmental planning and analysis for business, industry or government. The program also provides an educational foundation for students who want to pursue an advanced degree in Law or Business.

This program is offered in conjunction with Cleveland State's College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering. It allows students to examine major issues dealing with air and water pollution and hazardous substances. Groundwater protection, wetlands, solid waste disposal, pollution prevention, toxic land contamination, and the treatment of wastewater are some of the many topics addressed.

Specialized sequences are offered in:


Degree Requirements
  • A minimum of 128 credit hours of academic work in which 36 credit hours must be upper division (300 and 400 level) courses.
  • Achievement of a grade point average of 2.00 or above
  • Completion of foreign language requirement, if necessary to remedy a high school deficiency
  • Completion of ASC 101, Introduction to University Life (incoming freshmen only)
  • Completion of the university, college and major-field requirements.

General Education Requirements

University and Levin College requirements will be met upon completion of the courses (or their transfer equivalents) listed below. Please meet with an advisor for an official determination of credit applicability.

Category

Description

Freshman Orientation

ASC 101: Intro to University Life (freshmen only)

Freshman English: 7 Sem. Hrs.

ENG 101: English I and UST 102: Professional Writing OR ENG 102: English II

Math & Logic: 6 Sem. Hrs.

Choose from University GenEd list

Arts/Humanities: 9 Sem. Hrs., two fields

Choose from University GenEd list. May include Non-Western Culture

Social Science: 9 Sem. Hrs., two fields

UST 200: Introduction to Urban Studies
UST 202: Cleveland: Past, Present & Future
UST 290: Urban Geography (Urban Studies and Environmental Studies majors only)
ANT 102: Study of Culture

Natural Science: 8 Sem. Hrs., to include at least one (1) lab hour

GEO 100/101: Introductory Geology and Lab
ENV 259: Natural History of Cleveland
UST 289: Physical Geography Or other courses from University GenEd list.

Non-Western Culture: One course, minimum 3 Sem. Hrs.

Choose from University GenEd list. May double-count with Arts/Humanities

Western Culture: One course, minimum 3 Sem. Hrs.

UST 240: Democracy & the Bureaucratic City or
PSC 111: American Government

Human Diversity/African-American Experience: Two courses, minimum 6 Sem. Hrs. total

UST 200: Introduction to Urban Studies (also counts as Social Science)
UST 302: Contemporary Urban Issues (major field requirement)

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC): Three courses

Courses taken to fulfill major field/college requirements will also fulfill WAC. Transfer students with 60-89 credits need two WAC courses; transfer students with 90 hours or more need one WAC course

College Requirements

Course No.

Sem. Hrs.

Title

UST 401

4

Computer Applications for Urban Research

UST 404

4

Urban Data Analysis

UST/PSM/USA 490

4-8

Internship (may be waived for prior professional experience)

Major Requirements: B.A. in Environmental Studies

Required Courses:

Course No.

Sem. Hrs.

Title

BIO 200/201

4

Introductory Biology I and Lab

BIO 202/203

4

Introductory Biology II and Lab

CHM 251/256

4

College Chemistry I and Lab

CHM 252/257

4

College Chemistry II and Lab OR

CHM 255

4

Environmental Chemistry

ENV 435

4

Environmental Policy and Administration

ENV 489

4

Senior Project

ENV 490

4

Environmental Internship

EVS 206

4

Introduction to Environmental Science

PHY 221

4

College Physics I

PHY 470

4

Environmental Physics

UST 289

4

Physical Geography

UST 300

4

Economics of Policy Analysis or ECN 202

UST 434

4

Introduction to GIS

Specialized Sequences: Students should select one specialized sequence from A, B, C or D.

A. Environmental Planning (15-16 credit hours drawn from the following courses)

GEO 230

4

Natural Resources

ENV/UST 436

4

Urban Sustainability

ENV 441

4

Environmental Planning

ENV 442

4

Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting

UST 418

4

Introduction to Urban Planning

UST 419

4

Neighborhood Planning

B. Environmental Management (16 credit hours drawn from the following courses)

ENV 440

4

Environment and Human Affairs

ENV 442

4

Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting

ENV 443

4

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

UST 410

4

Proposal Writing

UST 433

4

Conflict Management

UST 452

4

Management of Urban Organizations

UST 458

4

Urban Policy

UST 459

4

Budgetary Policy

C. Earth Sciences (15-17 credit hours drawn from the following courses)

GEO 202/203

4

Principles of Paleontology and Lab

GEO 223

4

Map Interpretation

GEO 304/305

4

Mineralogy and Lab

GEO 306/307

4

Petrology and Lab

GEO 312/313

4

Sedimentation & Stratigraphy and Lab

GEO 320/321

4

Structural Geology and Lab

GEO 354

4

Geochemistry

GEO 444/445

4

Hydrogeology and Lab

D. Life Sciences (14-17 credit hours drawn from the following courses)

BIO 300/301

4

Plant Biology and Lab

BIO 302/303

4

Animal Biology and Lab

BIO 304/305

4

Population Biology and Lab

BIO 452

4

Marine Ecology

BIO 453

4

Field Experience in Ecology and Conservation Biology

EVS 454/455

4

Conservation Biology and Lab

EVS 493

4

Special Topics in Environmental Science

EVS 494

4

Special Topics in Environmental Science

CHM 403

4

Environmental Toxicology

CHM 404

4

Environmental Chemistry

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