Environmental Studies
What is the BS in Environmental Spatial Analysis with an Environmental Studies emphasis?
The B.S. in Applied
Environmental Spatial
Analysis with an emphasis in
Environmental Studies at
Gainesville State College
supports the education and
preparation of informed,
skilled individuals to
participate in the ongoing
debates on ecological issues
and the resolution of the
problems critical to the
future of mans relationship
to his environment. The B.S.
at Gainesville State College
gives the student a broad
environmental studies
emphasis combined with the
Global Information Systems
requirement offered by the
Division of Natural
Sciences, Engineering and
Technology. This degree
prepares the student for a
broad range of occupations
in both public and private
sector jobs.
What is environmental
studies?
Environmental Studies
is a broad application of
several disciplines
including anthropology,
communications, history,
applied philosophy,
political science,
psychology, religion and
sociology to environmental
issues that confront society
today.
Environmental Studies
deals with the relationship
of man to his environment as
applied through the
disciplines above.
Environmental Studies
show us how mankind has
damaged his environment and
seeks to offer reasonable
solutions to those problems.
The point of studying
the environment from a
non-natural science view is
to allow us to observe
problems in the relationship
of man to his environment
that the natural sciences do
not deal with, i.e. law,
politics and public policy,
health, historical
considerations, and
sociological implications.
Environmental Studies
is an examination of many
questions that concern
society today, such as:
o How are the changing
ecosystems in the world
effecting human society?
o How are human societies
effecting world wide
ecosystems?
o How is environmental
policy and law made at the
national and international
levels?
o How are health and the
environment related?
o What relationship does
the environment have with
communities, both urban
and rural?
What can I do with a
major in Environmental
Studies?
Training in
environmental studies gives
the student a variety of
tools necessary to address
environmental problems in
both the public and private
sectors.
Environmental studies
majors are prepared to enter
into advanced degree
programs as well as jobs in
government, business and
non-profit organizations.
With a BS in Applied
Environmental Spatial
Analysis with an
Environmental Studies
emphasis, the student will
be trained in both the
natural sciences,
particularly Global
Information Systems (GIS)
and the social sciences.
These tools will make the
individual more attractive
in the job-market, more so
than having one or the
other.
The Environmental
Studies Faculty
The environmental studies
faculty members have well
over 40 years experience
teaching in their various
disciplines. Most full time
faculty hold Ph.D.s and
several have multiple
graduate degrees. Their
research interests include
environmental ethics,
policy, law, environmental
health issues, human
ecology, community and the
environment, environmental
history and communication.
Environmental Studies
Courses
ENST 2030 Human Ecology
ENST 3040 Environmental
Communication
ENST 3045 Environment &
Community Organization
ENST 3060 History & the
Environment
ENST 3065 Social Influence &
the Environment
ENST 3070 Health & the
Environment
ENST 3075 Native Americans
and the Environment
ENST/SOCI 3500 Social
Movements and Social Change
ENST/SOCI 4000 Environmental
Studies
ENST 4035 Environmental
Policy, Politics & Law
ENST 4050 Seminar on Ethics
& the Environment
ENST 4070 Practicum in
Environmental Studies
Link to the Institute for
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