Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2013-2014 Catalog Program: Environmental Studies/Journalism, BA (In Moratorium) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Environmental Studies/Journalism, BA (In Moratorium)

Combined major offered by the Department of Journalism, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Environmental Studies, Huxley College of the Environment.

120-126 credits (preparatory courses and major)

This program is not currently accepting new students.

For further information contact the Department of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9085, Phone: 360-650-3277, Email: Diane.Knutson@wwu.edu
OR contact the Department of Journalism, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9197, Phone: 360-650-4436, Email: Alexis.Tahiri@wwu.edu. 

Introduction/What is the Study of Environmental Studies and Journalism?

Students wishing to complete an Environmental Studies major in four years should complete all GUR requirements in their first two years. Prospective environmental science majors are strongly advised to take additional preparatory course work that provides a strong background in chemistry, biology and mathematics. The preparatory courses listed below may be used to fulfill both Huxley College and GUR requirements.

Why Consider an Environmental Studies/Journalism Major?

 

 

 Contact Information

Journalism Department Chair
Peggy Watt
Communications Facility 253
360-650-2338
Peggy.Watt@www.edu 

Environmental Studies Department Interim Chair
Debnath Mookherjee
Arntzen Hall 217
360-650-3284
Debnath.Mookherjee@wwu.edu

 Sample Careers

 

 Major/Career Resources

http://www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors. All preparatory courses required for admission should be completed on a lettered or numeric grading scale, not P/NP, and must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Requirements

Preparatory Courses (36-42 credits)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

❑ One course from:

    BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology
    BIOL 204 - Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity
 CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I
 ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics
 ENVS 203 - Physical Geography

❑ One course from:

    MATH 114 - Precalculus I or equivalent or higher
    MATH 156 - Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics

❑ Any BCOM and CCOM GUR requirement course

❑ Any PLSC course

❑ Additional Lab Science course in BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or PHYS

❑ One Introductory Statistics course from:

    ANTH 335 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
    DSCI 205 - Business Statistics
    FAIR 232P - User-Friendly Statistics
    MATH 240 - Introduction to Statistics

Major (84 credits)

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
 ENVS 412 - Environmental Journalism
 ENVS 413 - The Planet Staff
 JOUR 190 - Introduction to Mass Media
 JOUR 207 - Newswriting completed with a grade of B- or better
 JOUR 307 - Reporting
 JOUR 309 - Editing
 JOUR 350 - Mass Media Law
 JOUR 430 - Field Internship
 JOUR 450 - Advanced Reporting
 JOUR 480 - Senior Seminar

❑ One course from:

    ESCI 302 - Environmental Pollution
    ESCI 310 - Environmental Systems
    ESCI 325 - Fundamentals of Ecology
    ESCI 392 - Introduction to Global Change

❑ One course from:

    ESCI 321 - Oceanography
    ESCI 330 - Natural History of the Pacific Northwest
    ESCI 333 - Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
    ESCI 361 - Water Quality
    ESCI 463 - Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

❑ One course from:

    ENVS 410 - Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
    ENVS 430 - Borderlands
    ENVS 472 - Planning Studio
    ENVS 493 - Environmental Impact Assessment
    ENVS 496 - Environmental Stewardship
    ESCI 470 - Ecological Restoration
    ESCI 490 - Environmental Risk Assessment
    ESCI 491 - Oceanography of Puget Sound
    ESCI 493 - Environmental Impact Assessment

❑ One course from:

    JOUR 214 - Newspaper Staff
    JOUR 314 - Newspaper Staff
    JOUR 414 - Newspaper Staff
    JOUR 415 - Newspaper Editorship

❑ One course from:

    JOUR 321 - Periodical Staff
    JOUR 421 - Periodical Staff
    JOUR 422 - Periodical Editorship

❑ One course from:

    JOUR 214 - Newspaper Staff

    JOUR 314 - Newspaper Staff

    JOUR 321 - Periodical Staff

    JOUR 414 - Newspaper Staff

    JOUR 415 - Newspaper Editorship

    JOUR 421 - Periodical Staff

    JOUR 422 - Periodical Editorship

    ENVS 412 - Environmental Journalism

    ENVS 413 - The Planet Staff

    ENVS 414 - Editing the Planet *

   * ENVS 414 offered only to Environmental/Journalism Majors - Editor status.

❑ Electives under advisement (11-18 credits):

    ECON 383 - Environmental Economics
    ECON 384 - Energy Economics
    ECON 483 - Resource Economics

    ESCI 300- and 400-level

    ENVS 300- and 400-level

    FAIR 300- and 400-level

    HIST 480 - Modern Chinese Social History

    JOUR 300- and 400-level

    PLSC 346 - Politics of Inequality
    PLSC 347 - Race, Politics and Public Policy
    PLSC 390 - The Politics of Development
    PLSC 420 - Environmental Politics
    SOC 321 - Demography

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS) 
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement

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