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2018-2019 Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Studies/Journalism, BA


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.

113-117 credits

Introduction

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

Jennifer Keller
Communications Facility 253
360-650-4987
Jennifer.Keller@wwu.edu

Environmental Studies
Department Chair

Grace Wang
Arntzen Hall 212
360-650-3278
Grace.Wang@wwu.edu

Huxley College
Professional Advisor

Kathryn Patrick
Environmental Studies 539
360-650-3520
Kathryn.Patrick@wwu.edu

 Sample Careers

 

 Major/Career Resources

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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


Environmental Journalism Foundations (32 credits)


MATH 112 or suitable math placement score is necessary for some foundations courses, but higher-level math courses are recommended. Students are strongly encouraged to take chemistry, biology, and MATH 114 as part of their GUR courses to access upper division Environmental Science courses.

Environmental Journalism Major Core Courses (68-70 credits)


Environmental Journalism Depth and Specialization (minimum 10 credits)


❑ The following courses are pre-approved. Others across campus may fulfill this requirement, under ENVS faculty advisement.

Culminating Courses - Capstone and Experiential (3-5 credits)


Huxley Capstone

Students are required to take one ENVS approved course with a capstone “CPST” attribute during their senior year. A capstone class is a field or project based class that can be taken by students from both Huxley departments (ENVS/ESCI). This class is meant to be a culminating experience for the students bringing all the varied disciplines together as applied work on a real-world issue. Several capstone options are open to all Huxley College students; others have prerequisites.

Environmental Journalism majors are encouraged to select ENVS 417 as their capstone.