Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
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Completed application
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Official transcripts
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Letter of recommendation
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Official SAT and/or ACT test scores (Marywood is test optional)
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Essay (optional)
Facilities & Technology
Center for Natural and Health Sciences
The Center for Natural and Health Sciences contains various science laboratories, including a Microbiology and Molecular/Cellular Biology lab, an Organic Chemistry lab, an Anatomy and Physiology lab, a Physics lab, a Biotechnology research lab, and an Environmental wet laboratory, along with a greenhouse, computer labs, and various classrooms.
Classrooms for our Math and Computer Science, Science, and Public Administration programs are in this building. The 100-seat Comerford Theatre, one of two large lecture halls on campus, is located here.
Science Center Classrooms
The Center for Natural and Health Sciences contains various science laboratories, including a Microbiology and Molecular/Cellular Biology lab, an Organic Chemistry lab, an Anatomy and Physiology lab, a Physics lab, a Biotechnology research lab, and an Environmental wet laboratory, along with a greenhouse, computer labs, and various classrooms.
Scholarships
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.
Faculty
Dr. Melinda Krokus
Associate Professor
John D Baldino
Lecturer
Carolyn M Bonacci
Lecturer
Sahar Raman Deep
Lecturer
Bryan Dewey
Lecturer
Kevin M Egocheaga
Lecturer
Sr. Nancy M Hawkins
Associate Professor of Practice
Sean M Hutton
Lecturer
Dr. Philip W Jenkins
Associate Professor
Llewelyn B Lewis
Lecturer
William R Rusk
Lecturer
George W Shea
Lecturer
Dr. Aaron Simmons
Associate Professor
Stephen M Skierski II
Lecturer
Douglas Vanston
Lecturer
David Alan White
Lecturer
Michelle L Whitlock
Lecturer
Kathryn Yanik
Lecturer
Courses & Curriculum (120 Total Credits)
All EVST majors must take each of the following (3 courses, 9 credits)
# Keep this renderer's local state isolated from its calling section template.Requirements List
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EVST 101 |
Introduction to Environmental Studies |
3 |
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EVST 200 |
Climate Change |
3 |
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EVST 499 |
Capstone |
3 |
All EVST Students must also take one course in each of the following categories: (5 courses, 15 credits)
Scientific Knowledge
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BIOL 110 |
Principles of Biology |
3 |
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CHEM 112A |
ST: Chemistry in Our World |
3 |
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ENVS 109 |
Technology, Environment and Society |
3 |
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ENVS 210 |
Water: The Essential Ingredient |
3 |
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ENVS 215 |
Resource Conservation I |
3 |
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ENVS 399A |
ST: Science of the Lackawanna River |
3 |
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ENVS 420 |
Ecology |
3 |
Moral Issues and Ethical Frameworks
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PHIL 328 |
Environmental Ethics |
3 |
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PHIL 415 |
Climate Justice |
3 |
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PHIL 450T |
ST: Intergenerational Justice |
3 |
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PHIL 340 |
Animal Ethics |
3 |
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PHIL 450AA |
ST: Food, Envrn, Glbl Clmt Chnge |
3 |
Public Policy and Government
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ENVS 340 |
Environmental Law |
3 |
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ENVS 345 |
Environmental Management and Policy |
3 |
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HIST 401 |
Labor/Industrialization in America |
3 |
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SOC 470B |
Environmental Crime & Justice |
3 |
Students must also take Animals in Modern History and African Environmental History (course numbers to be determined).
Connection to the Natural World
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ART 490B |
Green Piece: Art and Nature in America |
3 |
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ENGL 331 |
Environmental Literature |
3 |
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ENGL 349 |
Nature Studies |
3 |
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ENGL 356 |
Rural Literature |
3 |
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RST 240 |
Sprt/Ntre: Rlgs Dmnsns of Envr |
3 |
Effective Communication and Advocacy
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ART 416 |
Social Impact Design |
3 |
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ENGL 425 |
Rhetoric and Persuasion |
3 |
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ENGL 440 |
Creating Digital Content |
3 |
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ENGL 483 |
Social Justice and Rhetoric |
3 |
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ENGL 484 |
Political Writing and Rhetoric |
3 |
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ENGL 486 |
Environmental Writing |
3 |
For the remainder of their courses, EVST students choose 1 of the 3 tracks outlined here:
# Keep this renderer's local state isolated from its calling section template.Program Learning Outcomes
Students in this track will take a creative and/or humanistic lens to understanding the importance of the non-human environment to human flourishing, as well as how to utilize storytelling, spiritualities, and histories as tools for appreciating the environment and advocating for the natural world. How does our environment shape our culture, our identity, our history? How can we learn from studying past and current environmental issues by looking at texts, local archives, and oral histories?
For the capstone project in this track, students will produce either a creative project (e.g., a documentary or short film, a portfolio of creative writing, a digital archive or curated story, or a series of artworks) or a thesis project (e.g., outlining philosophical or spiritual frameworks in relation to a particular issue, studying local history/issues), all related to a local environmental issue they explore. Depending on the nature of the project proposed, students will take 0-9 credits of skills courses that enable them to complete their projects, such as graphic design or communication arts or writing. The remaining 12-21 credits are left to the student to choose from our EVST offerings in either Art, Literature, History, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Spanish, provided they take classes in at least three different disciplines.
Skills Courses (0-9 credits)
Students will work with EVST advisory board and academic adviser to lay out a capstone plan and choose appropriate skills courses as needed from this list:
Multimedia Communications courses, such as Audio Production, Film Production, Digital Editing, or Screenwriting, English Professional or Creative Writing courses, or Art courses such as Photography, Graphic Design, Illustration, Sculpture, or Painting.
*The courses must be approved by the program director or faculty advisory board.
Remaining EVST Credits (12-21 credits)
Students may choose from any of the EVST electives to complete the degree; 75% of these courses should be chosen from the humanities with an eye towards interdisciplinarity. For the purpose of this degree path, humanities disciplines include the following: Art History, English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Spanish. Foundation courses may not double count here.
Student Resources
# Keep this renderer's local state isolated from its calling section template.Sustainable Design Minor
Adding this minor will allow you to:
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Work across disciplines to develop skills in design thinking and problem solving.
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Gain a foundation in the biophysical, social science, and humanities-based understandings of the environment as well as examples of stewardship, advocacy, and policies that align individual action with collective well-being.
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Gain an awareness of our interconnected world and be better prepared to develop integrated solutions to complex environmental problems.
Courses
Two intro environmental courses (6 credits):
EVST 101 Intro to Environmental Studies
ENVS 216 Intro to Sustainability
One course (3 credits) in Science or Math (core requirement):
MATH 170 Mathematical Applications in Biology ENVS 261 Earth Science I
ENVS 262 Earth Science II
ENVS 212 Intro to Meteorology
EVST 200 Climate Change
Three courses (9 credits) from the following list:
ART 241 Digital Design
ART 416 Social Impact Design
ART 448 Packaging Design
ART 425 Printmaking: Screen Printing
ART 226 Basic Printmaking
BUS 123 Management and Career Options
BUS 425 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Operations
BUS 461 The Leadership Process in the Global Marketplace
BUS 423 Design-Think Experience
BUS 380 Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility BUS 341 Organizational Behavior
ENVS 339 Community Design Build - Environmental Advocacy I ENVS 4XX Community Design Build - Environmental Advocacy II ENVS 494 Undergraduate Research
ENVS 498 Internship
ENVS 499 Independent Study
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