Environmental Studies-Sociology Combined Major Advising Checklist

SOCIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:

_____     One course at the 100-level. Choose from:  

o    SOC 101 Principles of Sociology

o    SOC 110 Global Problems

o    SOC 112 Inequality

o    SOC 161 Social Problems and Policy

o    SOC 169 Media & Society

o    SOC 187 Environment and Society

Combined majors may take additional sociology courses at the 100 level, but a maximum of 2 such courses may be counted towards the major.

_____     203 Foundations of Social Theory 

Prerequisite: any 100-level or 200-level Sociology course.

_____     300 Qualitative Research Methods or 301 Quantitative Research Methods 

                                Prerequisite:  SOC 203 Foundations of Social Theory.

_____     Two Socioenvironmental Dynamics Courses. Choose from:

o    SOC 233 Consuming Food 

o    SOC 235 Earning a Living: Work and Occupations in a Global Economy

o    SOC 253 Race, Class, and Environmental Justice

o    SOC 257 Environmental Problems

o    SOC 263 Sociology of Disaster

o    SOC 264 Environmental Movements

o    SOC 265 Sociology of Climate Change

o    SOC 267 Environment and Society

o    SOC 268 Sustainable Development

o    SOC 269 Population and Natural Resources

o    SOC 278 China’s Market Transition

o    SOC 288 Dilemmas of Development

o    SOC 314 Nomads in World History        

o    SOC 377 Sociology of Consumption

Other courses, including Special Topics courses, may be considered in consultation with the Department Chair.

_____     Capstone Seminar: a 300 or 400-level SOC topical seminar.  

Prerequisites: one Sociology course at the 100-level, one Sociology course at the 200-level, and SOC 203 Foundations of Social Theory.  SOC 300 Qualitative Research Methods or 301 Quantitative Research Methods recommended but not required.

_____     2 additional electives in Sociology:  _______________________ and ___________________________                            

_____     For majors who wish to pursue additional capstone experience through independent research (OPTIONAL):

o    SOC 486 Capstone Independent Study (1.0 credit, Fall or Spring) Prerequisites:  203 Foundations of Social Theory, 300 or 301 Research Methods, any 300 or 400 level capstone seminar, and a Capstone Project Application submitted to the Sociology Department for approval during the semester prior to the project’s start.

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS:

_____     101 Introduction to Environmental Studies (prerequisite to upper-level courses)

_____     3 Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) courses.  

o    203 Land Use Change in the Adirondacks

o    216 Climate Change Policy

o    231 Health Effects of Pollution

o    249 Outdoor Recreation and Public Land

o    261 Sustainable Agriculture

o    263 Global Change and Sustainability 

o    275 Energy and the Environment

o    269 Restoration Ecology

o    301 Pollution of Aquatic Ecosystems

o    302 Air Pollution 

o    326 The Once and Future Forest

o    363 Tourism and the Environment

o    370 Global Amphibian Decline

o    376 Ecosystem-Based Management

o    371 Landscape Ecology

_____     1 Nature/Society (N/S) course

_____     1 elective from dual-listed courses in natural sciences

_____     1 elective ENVS: any course listed under ENVS, or from programs abroad if pre-approved: 

_____    For those who wish to pursue HONORS through independent research (OPTIONAL):

o    ENVS498/499 or SOC495/496 (2.0 credits, 2 semesters, Fall AND Spring).  Honors should incorporate credits from both departments and at least one committee member from each department. The faculty mentor may be in either department.  Prerequisites:  3.5 major GPA.

15 Units Total

Courses that are dual-listed with Environmental Studies should be taken under the sociology number and count toward the sociology portion of the combined major.