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2015-2016 Academic Catalog THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. LINKS MAY NO LONGER BE ACTIVE AND CONTENT MAY BE OUT OF DATE!
Environmental Analysis Major Program
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Requirements for the Major
- Introductory Core
- One specialized field from among four in which to develop a course plan:
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Policy
- Society and the Environment
- Sustainability and the Built Environment
- A Senior Capstone of two courses for the Environmental Science Track; A Senior Capstone of one course plus an environmental internship for the Society and the Environment, Environmental Policy, and Sustainability and the Built Environment tracks.
1. Environmental Science Specialized Field:
A major in Environmental Analysis (Science track) requires a minimum of 14 courses plus seminar and a senior thesis. Students interested in this major/track should discuss the eligibility of specific courses with their academic adviser and with EA science faculty.
- Introductory Core: EA 010 PO and either EA 020 PO or EA 086 PZ or POLI039 PO .
- Introductory Biology: BIOL043L KS and BIOL044L KS , or BIOL040L KS and BIOL044L KS , or both semesters of the AISS course ( AISS001ALKS , AISS001BLKS , AISS002ALKS , AISS002BLKS ).
- CHEM014L KS and CHEM015L KS , or CHEM040L KS and CHEM015L KS , or CHEM029L KS , or both semesters of the AISS course ( AISS001ALKS , AISS001BLKS , AISS002ALKS , AISS002BLKS ).
- At least one introductory Earth Science course (e.g., EA 055L KS , GEOL020 PO, or approved alternate; see Pomona College catalog for GEOL020 PO details).
- Six upper division EA-approved science courses selected in consultation with Keck Science Environmental Science faculty to include:
Note: These six courses may be cross-listed but normally may not double-count for another science major.
- One environmental policy course from the list of approved Courses in Environmental Analysis .
- An environmentally focused Study Abroad and Global Education (SAGE) program is strongly recommended.
- Senior Capstone (two courses) to include one of the following options:
- A one-semester thesis in Environmental Analysis ( EA 191 KS ) plus EA 190 PO (Spring), or EA 150 PZ (Fall)
- A two-semester thesis in Environmental Analysis ( EA 188L KS / EA 190L KS , or EA 189L KS / EA 190L KS )
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Students must take at least one class in statistics or the application of quantitative methods to environmental problems. This requirement may be satisfied by taking an approved class with a quantitative focus as one of the six upper-division EA science courses. Alternatively, students may take an approved non-science course in statistics in addition to the other major requirements.
2. Environmental Policy Specialized Field:
3. Society and the Environment Specialized Field
4. Sustainability and the Built Environment Specialized Field
A. Eight Core Courses and One Internship
B. Track Requirements (Five Track Courses)
1. One course in Representation:
Studio art or production-based media studies course as approved by adviser
Examples of studio art or production courses include:
- ART 011 PZ Fundamentals of Drawing
- ART 012 PZ Fundamentals of Painting
- ART 016 PZ Beginning Ceramic Sculpture
- ART 020 PO Black and White Photography
- ART 021 PO Foundations of 2D Design
- ART 057 PZ Mixed Media/Sculpture
- ART 075 PZ Watercolor*
- ART 113 PZ Drawing Workshop*
- ART 125 PZ Intermediate Black and White Photography*
- MS 093 PZ Media Off-Screen*
- MS 182 HM Introduction to Video Art
*Courses have prerequisites
- GEOL111A PO Introduction to GIS
2. Four electives from the following options, generally no more than two from any group:
History, theory and ecology of the built environment
Design
- ART 037 PZ Art & Environment
- ART 103 PZ Environments Workshop
- ART 130 PZ Design/Build Studio
- ART 147 PZ Community, Ecology and Design
- EA 080 PZ Social Engagement for Sustainable Development
- EA 085 PO Food, Land and the Environment
- EA 131 PZ Restoring Nature
- EA/ART 132 PZ Practicum in Exhibiting Nature
- EA 180 PZ Green Urbanism
- ENGR004 HM Intro to Engineering Design/Manufacturing
Policy/Planning
Students may additionally enroll in an advanced capstone studio for honors.
Courses listed as fulfilling each requirement are subject to change and other courses may be counted toward those requirements with approval of academic advisers.
Note: Please refer to Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and Pomona Colleges catalogs for course details.
Environmental Internship Guidelines
Environmental Analysis majors (except EA-Science) must engage in one semester’s worth of intensive (70-100 hours, or 7-10 hours per week for 10 weeks) internship work with an organization. Students are encouraged to complete the internship requirement before their senior year. Options for completing this requirement are as follows:
Independent Study: Students may fulfill the internship requirement as an independent study, to be arranged with an appropriate professor.
Study Abroad: A student may petition to have work abroad in the Costa Rica program or another study abroad site count toward the requirement. Students must furnish proof of hours and submit the final product (DISP, field notes, final paper, etc.) to the EA field group for approval.
Ontario Program: Students may complete their internships through the Ontario program. Internships and final papers must explicitly revolve around environmental issues. Student must work with an advisor from Environmental Analysis to ensure that their Ontario work is appropriate to the major.
Adding Hours: A regular Environmental Analysis class with a community-based component usually does not require enough hours to meet the major’s internship requirement. Professors may allow students to add hours to their required off-campus work. Similarly, students can propose to add an internship to a class that does not currently have a community-based component. In both cases, the student must have the professor’s prior written approval, and written agreement from the host organization. In all cases, students are responsible for completing required internship forms and evaluations.
Non-Credit Internship: Students may complete their internships outside of their academic coursework over the course of a semester or during the summer. Students are still required to complete all forms, training and requirements and are responsible for being in communication with the appropriate internship adviser.
Honors Requirements
To be considered for departmental honors in Environmental Analysis, a student must:
- Achieve a minimum grade point average of 11.0 (A-) in courses in the major;
- Complete a one-or two-semester thesis project in which the student has demonstrated excellence by making a significant contribution to the progress of the research and by producing a thesis document judged to be of honors quality by the department;
- Present an oral progress report at the end of the first semester of a two-semester thesis and a poster at the conclusion of either a one- or two-semester thesis in which the student clearly explains the rationale for the project and the conclusions that were drawn, engages the listener, and knowledgeably answers questions; and
- EA Science track majors must attend at least six scientific seminars during the semester (each semester for a two-semester thesis) and submit a brief and clear summary of each.
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