Bachelor of Science
The BS in Human Health and the Environment focuses on training students in the science of biology as it relates to environmental impact on human health and offers a unique, integrated approach to help humans thrive on this rapidly changing planet.
The program is based on three foundations:
Foundation #1: The science of human biology. Science as a body of knowledge and as a method of inquiry are used to study how human biology functions at several levels of biological organization and how human health is influenced by the environment. Upon completion of the proposed program, students will have gained a working knowledge of human biology and health, and upon completion of the program will understand:
Foundation #2: Applying the science of biology to human health issues. Knowledge gained in Foundation #1 is applied to current and emerging human health issues, and integrated into more comprehensive studies of the underlying mechanisms and drivers of human health in a changing environment. In a uniquely comprehensive approach to human health, students will be able to:
Foundation #3: Approaches to protecting, maintaining, and restoring human health. A range of management approaches will be studied including sanitation, controlling spread of disease, assessing and monitoring risk, nutrition and food security, ecological restoration and bioremediation, and community participation. Students will be able to demonstrate the following:
Degree Requirements:
Minimum 120 credits for B.S. degree with 40 credits in 300/400 level courses and 60 credits in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| COM 102 Intro to Communication & Leadership | 3 |
| COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
| CUL 290 Farm To Table Experience | 3 |
| EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture | 3 |
| GEO 101 General Geography | 3 |
| HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887 | 3 |
| HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present | 3 |
| HST 215 The Adirondacks | 3 |
| HUM 120 Western Culture | 3 |
| MGT 101 Introduction To Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| NRS 110 Introduction to Environment & Society | 3 |
| PSY 101 Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 110 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US | 3 |
| SOC 101 Sociology I | 3 |
| SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures | 3 |
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| COM 101 Speech | 3 |
| COM 201 Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
| COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
| ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments | 3 |
| ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 210 Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 211 Modern American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 220 Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 350 World Literature | 3 |
| EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture | 3 |
| EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture | 4 |
| FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement | 3 |
| HOS 270 Hospitality Applications | 6 |
| HST 215 The Adirondacks | 3 |
| HUM 105 Art Of Film | 3 |
| HUM 120 Western Culture | 3 |
| HUM 135 Photography | 3 |
| HUM 200 Studio Art | 3 |
| HUM 270 Ethics | 3 |
| LAN 101 Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| LAN 103 Elementary French I | 3 |
| LAN 104 Elementary French II | 3 |
| LAN 105 Elementary Italian I | 3 |
| LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| LAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| LAN 203 Intermediate French I | 3 |
| LAN 204 Intermediate French II | 3 |
| MGT 221 Ethics in Sport | 3 |
| MKT 200 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| PSY 102 Psychology Of Personality | 3 |
| PSY 210 Human Development | 3 |
| REC 133 Environmental Education | 3 |
| REC 220 Outdoor Recreation Leadership | 3 |
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| COM 210 Technical Communications | 3 |
| COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
| ENG 102 Effective College Writing II | 3 |
| ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments | 3 |
| ENG 105 Food Writing | 3 |
| ENG 111 Working- Class America | 3 |
| ENG 112 Wild About Westerns | 3 |
| ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENG 210 Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 211 Modern American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 220 Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture | 4 |
| HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887 | 3 |
| HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present | 3 |
| REC 133 Environmental Education | 3 |
| SOC 210 The Sixties! | 3 |
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| BAK 270 International Baking & Pastry | 4 |
| COM 201 Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
| COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
| CUL 150 International Cuisine | 4 |
| ECN 101 Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECN 102 Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECN 200 Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments | 3 |
| ENG 105 Food Writing | 3 |
| ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 210 Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 211 Modern American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 350 World Literature | 3 |
| EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture | 4 |
| FOR 280 Woodlot Management | 3 |
| FOR 285 Urban Forestry Issues | 2 |
| FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement | 3 |
| HOS 270 Hospitality Applications | 6 |
| HST 215 The Adirondacks | 3 |
| HUM 120 Western Culture | 3 |
| HUM 201 Games & Gamification | 3 |
| HUM 202 Religions of the World | 3 |
| LAN 101 Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| LAN 103 Elementary French I | 3 |
| LAN 104 Elementary French II | 3 |
| LAN 105 Elementary Italian I | 3 |
| LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| LAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| LAN 203 Intermediate French I | 3 |
| LAN 204 Intermediate French II | 3 |
| MGT 200 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 201 Business Law | 3 |
| MGT 220 Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 221 Ethics in Sport | 3 |
| MGT 250 Sustainable Practices Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MKT 200 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| POL 200 Origins of American Gov and Politics | 3 |
| POL 202 Politics Of The Environment | 3 |
| PSY 102 Psychology Of Personality | 3 |
| PSY 110 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US | 3 |
| SOC 101 Sociology I | 3 |
| SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures | 3 |
| SOC 115 Adirondack Studies | 3 |
| SOC 210 The Sixties! | 3 |
| SOC 220 Social Research | 3 |
| SRV 101 Surveying II: Surveying Automation | 3 |
| SRV 270 Law and Land Surveying | 3 |
| SUS 120 Sustainable Community Agriculture | 3 |
| SUS 259 Special Topics: Sustainability SC-R | 1 - 6 |
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| ENV 340 Watershed Science | 3 |
| ENV 350 Atmospheric Sciences | 3 |
| FOR 330 Soils and Hydrology | 4 |
| NRS 340 Watershed Management | 3 |
| NRS 432 Landscape Ecology | 3 |
OR
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| ENV 315 Environmental Law And Regulatory Process | 3 |
| ENV 420 Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| NRS 331 Land Use Planning | 3 |
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| ENV 315 Environmental Law And Regulatory Process | 3 |
| ENV 420 Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| NRS 331 Land Use Planning | 3 |
OR
| Courses | |
|---|---|
| ENV 340 Watershed Science | 3 |
| ENV 350 Atmospheric Sciences | 3 |
| FOR 330 Soils and Hydrology | 4 |
| NRS 340 Watershed Management | 3 |
| NRS 432 Landscape Ecology | 3 |
Dr. Jorie Favreau
Pickett Hall 107