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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [Archived Catalog]

Environmental Studies, Sustainability, and Resilience Certificate

Certificate code CTESRC

George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
The Ridges Building 22, Room 119
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.9358
www.ohio.edu/voinovich-school/environmental-studies/certificate

Dr. Natalie Kruse Daniels, Environmental Studies Director/contact person
krusen@ohio.edu
Cheryl Hanzel, Program Manager/contact person
hanzel@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The undergraduate certificate in environmental studies, sustainability, and resilience offers students in any major a means of enhancing their curriculum with environmental, sustainability, and resilience content. The certificate is multidisciplinary in that it requires students to complete classes in several disciplines. The program is open to students in any major, but it is especially relevant for those seeking environmentally related careers in education, government, business, law, and consulting firms.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

The environmental studies, sustainability, and resilience certificate is a credential that enhances the degree of students in any major. The addition of this credential will contribute to a student’s competitiveness in the job market and it highlights the student’s multi-disciplinary foundation to address complex environmental challenges that require expertise across the natural, physical, and social sciences.

Requirements

Certificate Hours Requirement

The Environmental Studies, Sustainability, and Resilience certificate requires a minimum of 18 hours.

Core Requirement

Complete the following course:

ES 3620 - Environmental Science and Public Policy Credit Hours: 3

Interdisciplinary Programmatic Components

Complete one course from each of the following categories. Students cannot take more than two courses from the same department to fulfill the ecology; policy, politics, and regulation; natural and physical science; and social sciences and humanities components.

Ecology

Complete one of the following courses:

BIOS 2200 - Conservation and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 2750 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 3760 - Field Ecology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3440 - Agricultural Ecosystems Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4170 - Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 2060 - Sustainable Agriculture Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 2090 - Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 3330 - Restoration Ecology Credit Hours: 3
PBIO 4350 - Plant Population Biology and Community Ecology Credit Hours: 4

Policy, Politics, and Regulation

Complete one of the following courses:

ECON 3010C - Economics of Altruism Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3140 - Natural Resource Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3710 - Cost Benefit Analysis Credit Hours: 3
EH 2000 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3
ES 4720 - Energy Systems and Policy Credit Hours: 3
ES 4730 - Environmental Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
ES 4832 - Sustainability Implementation Practicum Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3210 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3460 - Environmental Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4250 - Environmental and Climate Change Politics and Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4260 - Politics of the Contemporary Environmental Movement Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4520 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4840 - The Politics of Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4880 - Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution Credit Hours: 3
T3 4010 - Climate Change and Public Health Credit Hours: 3

Natural and Physical Science

Complete one of the following courses:

BIOS 4290 - Marine Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 4310 - Aquatic Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 4810 - Animal Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
CE 3530 - Basics of Environmental Engineering Credit Hours: 3
CHE 4530 - Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy Credit Hours: 3
CHE 4610 - Atmospheric Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1205 - Survey of Chemistry for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1510 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
EH 3100 - Air, Waters and Wastes Credit Hours: 3
ES 4300 - Field Methods in Environmental Studies Credit Hours: 3
ES 4250 - Watershed Management Credit Hours: 3
ES 4710 - Bioenergy: Science, Policy, and Business Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3010 - Meteorology Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 3020 - Climatology Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 3150 - Landforms and Landscapes Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3160 - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2310 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4270 - Water Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4290 - Contaminant Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4800 - Principles of Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3

Social Sciences and Humanities

Complete one of the following courses:

ANTH 3600 - Origins of Food Production Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3780 - Human Ecology Credit Hours: 3
COMS 3300 - Environmental Communication Credit Hours: 3
EH 3040 - Environmental Health in Appalachia Credit Hours: 3
EH 4000 - Environmental Health and Safety Risk Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3100J - Writing About Environmental Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
ES 4610 - Resilience Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
ES 4630 - Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience Policy Credit Hours: 3
ES 4640 - Risk, Climate Security, and Community Engagement Credit Hours: 3
ES 4900 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies Credit Hours: 1 - 3
(must be a social science or humanities topic)
GEOG 3330 - Appalachia: Land and People Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3430 - Global Issues in Environment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4470 - Natural Resource Conservation Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4560 - The Just and Sustainable City Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3060 - American Environmental History Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 4150 - Environmental and Science Journalism Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 3350 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 3
REC 3400 - Environmental Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
REC 3550 - Principles of Ecotourism Credit Hours: 3
REC 4800 - Wilderness Literature Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3670 - Corporate and Governmental Crime Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4810 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4950 - Sociology Capstone Credit Hours: 3
T3 4850 - Sustainability Citizenship Credit Hours: 3

Environmental Studies Synthesis

Complete one of the following courses:

ES 4500 - Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ES 4910 - Environmental Studies Leadership Experience Credit Hours: 1 - 5