Program Overview

School of Earth, Environment and Society

The School of Earth, Environment and Society offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Undergraduate Programs

• Majors:
  • Anthropology BA/BS
  • Earth Science BA/BS
  • Environmental Science BA/BS
  • Environmental Studies BA/BS
  • Geography BA/BS
  • Geology BA/BS
• Bachelor's + Master's (B+M):
  • Anthropology Bachelor's + Master's
  • Geography Bachelor's + Master's in GIS
• Minors & Certificates:
  • Anthropology Minor
  • Climate Change Science & Adaptation Minor
  • Cultural Resource Management Certificate
  • Environmental Science Minor
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Minor
  • Geography Minor
  • Geology Minor
  • Lake & Reservoir Management Certificate
  • Space & Planetary Science Minor
  • Sustainability Minor
  • Systems Minor
  • Water Resources Minor

Graduate Programs

• Master's:
  • Anthropology MA/MS
  • Applied Geoscience PSM
  • Environmental Science & Management MEM
  • Environmental Science & Management MS
  • Environmental Science & Management PSM
  • Geographic Information Science (GIS) MS
  • Geography MA/MS
  • Geology MA/MS
  • Systems Science MS
• Doctorate:
  • Earth, Environment and Society PhD
  • Systems Science PhD
  • RECHARGE Research Traineeship
• Graduate Certificates:
  • Computer Modeling & Simulation Graduate Certificate
  • Engineering Geology Graduate Certificate
  • Environmental Geology Graduate Certificate
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Graduate Certificate
  • Hydrogeology Graduate Certificate
  • Hydrology Graduate Certificate

Program Details | Anthropology Bachelor's

Core Courses

• Anth 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• Anth 102 Introduction to Archaeology
• Anth 103 Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology
• Geog 230 Environment and Society: Global Perspectives
• Anth 304 Identity and Society
• Anth 305 Culture and Power
• Anth 345 Practicing Anthropology
• Anth 350 Archaeological Method and Theory
• Anth 350L Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory
• Anth 370 Paleoanthropology
• Anth 372 Human Variation
• Anth 373 Primate Ecology and Behavior
• Ling 232 Language and Society
• Ling 233 Language and Mind
• Ling 390 Introduction to Linguistics
• Stat 244 Introduction to Probability and Statistics II

Elective Requirements

• Students are required to take 20 upper division elective credits including at least one methods course.
• At least 12 of the 20 credits must be in 400-level courses.
• Four of the 20 credits may be in omnibus numbered-courses, and four of the 20 credits may be in 200-level Anthropology courses approved by the academic area.
• Four of the required 20 elective credits may be taken on a pass
  o pass basis; all other anthropology courses used to satisfy the academic area major requirements must be taken for a letter grade and must have been assigned a grade of C- or better.
• Eight of the required 20 Anthropology elective credits may be pre-approved Complex Systems (SySc), Environmental Science and Management (ESM), Geology (G), Geography (Geog), and Native American Studies (NAS) courses, with a maximum of 4 of these non-Anthropology credits at the 400-level.
• Courses taken outside the School as part of academic area requirements may be taken pass
  o pass or for a letter grade. However, students who take these courses for a letter grade must earn a C- or better.
• Students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better in all courses required for the anthropology bachelor's degree.

Total Credit Hours

• Total Credit Hours: 53-54

Research Areas

• Climate
• Culture, Community & Place
• Ecology & Ecosystems
• Forests
• GIS, Spatial Data Science & Modeling
• Hazards & Resilience
• Human Dimensions of Environmental Change & Management
• Landscape Dynamics
• Policy & Governance
• STEM Equity
• Urban Society & Environment
• Water

Academic Areas

• Anthropology
• Complex Systems
• Environmental Science & Management
• Geography
• Geology