Environmental Studies

The Environmental Studies major provides students the opportunity to examine the connections between the environment and the local and global communities. Through a combination of coursework and connected-learning experiences, the program prepares students to address the many environmental challenges we face, including matters of public policy, economics, and ethics. Students will have service-learning and internship opportunities to work on sustainability issues on campus as well as with environmental organizations in the Boston area. A Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies will prepare students to pursue career opportunities in such fields as policy and regulation, advocacy, resource management, and outdoor education.

Want to read more about what else is going on in Environmental Studies at Lasell? Read Professor Daley's blog.

 Major Requirements    (49 Credits)  
 ENV 101    Introduction to Environmental Studies AI(PS)    3  
 ENV 102    Environment, Society and Ethics AI(ME)    3  
 ENV 211    Environmental Science AI(S)    3  
 ENV 204    Environmental Economics    3  
 ENV 201    Environmental Law and Policy    3  
 ENV 302    Natural Resource Management /GIS    3  
 ENV 302L  Natural Resource Management Lab   1
 SOC 331    Research Methods in the Social Sciences    4  
 ENV 400    Internship I    4  
 ENV 401    Internship II    4  
 ENV 420    Environmental Studies Senior Seminar    3  
 Choose one of the following:   3
 POLS 320  Policy Making and the Political Process  
 SOC 335    Social Policy    
 Choose one of the following:   3
 ENV 110    Dynamic Earth  
 ENV 220    World Geography  
 Choose one of the following:   3
 BUSS 335   Business and Society 
 BUSS 224  Organizational Behavior  
 Choose one of the following:   3
 ENV 301    History of Environmentalism    
 ENV 303    Environment and Social Justice    
 Choose one of the following: AI(MC)   3
 POLS 208  Contemporary Issues in International Relations  
 ECON 301    International Economics    
 Additional Requirements    (20 Credits)  
 POLS 101  American Government and Political Order   3
 ECON 101    Principles of Microeconomics    3  
 BIO 102    Diversity of Living Organisms    4  
 CHEM 203    General Chemistry I    4  
 MATH 208    Introduction to Statistics    3  
 SOC 101    Introduction to Sociology    3  
 General Education Core Requirements and Remaining Unrestricted Electives    (51 Credits)  
 Minimum Credits Required for Graduation    120  

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Lasell Named Great College To Work For 2010  Monday, July 26, 2010Lasell College was recognized today by the The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2010 Great Colleges to Work For® program in three categories: Professional/Career-Development Programs, Teaching Environment and Supervisor or Department-Chair Relationship.

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