THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 3009S
Date
of Senate Approval 01/22/09
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 18: Editorial
Changes to the Environmental Studies Narrative
Effective Date: Fall 2009
1. Delete: On page
139, the list of participating faculty, and the three narrative paragraphs:
Participating Faculty:
Clarke, Forrest, Petranka (Biology); Mathews (Economics);
(Humanities); Yearout
(Management); Weber (Psychology)
The B.S. in Environmental
Studies prepares students for graduate school or
employment in....agencies
located in
Add: On page 139, in place of deleted
entry:
The B.S. in Environmental
Studies prepares students for graduate studies or for employment in government,
education, industry, consulting, and nonprofit organizations. The curriculum addresses environmental issues
from an interdisciplinary perspective, including biology, chemistry, economics,
earth science, policy, sociology, and other natural and social sciences.
The department offers
students the opportunity to pursue one of three concentrations: Earth Science, Ecology and Environmental
Biology, or Environmental Management and Policy. Individualized options can be developed for
students interested in other areas of environmental studies, such as Human
Ecology, Environmental Journalism, or Environmental Education.
Integral to all degree
concentrations is an on-the-job internship, which allows students to make
connections between academics and organizations that work on environmental
issues. Internships, which may be
completed in western