Environmental Studies or Environmental Science as a Second Major

Information for Geography Students Considering a Second Major in Environmental Studies or Environmental Science

Environmental Studies and Environmental Science are both excellent second fields of study for Geography majors. Declaring a second major in one of these two areas will help deepen your understanding of earth’s human and environmental systems.

Consider these opportunities:

All General Education, Foreign Language, and Math requirements are the same for the two majors.

All lower division classes required for the Geography major also count toward your ES major or minor.

You may apply any of the following Geography courses to complete your ES degree:

GEOG 142: Human Geography

GEOG 314: Geographic Data Analysis

GEOG 321: Climatology

GEOG 322: Geomorphology

GEOG 323: Biogeography

GEOG 341: Population and Environment

GEOG 360: Watershed Science and Policy

GEOG 414: Advanced Geographic Data Analysis

GEOG 416: Introductory GIS

GEOG 418: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

GEOG 421: Advanced Climatology

GEOG 422: Advanced Geomorphology

GEOG 423: Advanced Biogeography

GEOG 424: Soil Genesis and Geography

GEOG 425: Hydrology

GEOG 427: Fluvial Geomorphology

GEOG 430: Long-term Environmental Change

GEOG 432: Climatological Aspects of Global Change

GEOG 442: Urban Geography

GEOG 461: Environmental Alterations

GEOG 462: Historical and Contemporary Views of the Environment

GEOG 463: Geography, Law, and the Environment

GEOG 465: Environment and Development

GEOG 466: Water Policy and Politics

You may apply any of these ES classes toward completion of both your geography degree and your ES or ESCI major:

ENVS 201: Introduction to Environmental Studies

ENVS 420: Perspectives on Nature and Society

ENVS 450: Political Ecology

If you choose to specialize in the Geography major’s "Environmental Geography" track, all electives count for your ES degree.

To declare your double major: Pick up a "Declaration of Major" form and an advising guide sheet in the Environmental Studies Office, 10 Pacific Hall. Then see undergraduate advisor, Galen Martin, for more information about completing your ES degree requirements. Information about the ES major is also available on the web at: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ecostudy/ (click on "Undergraduate Programs").