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)
Requirements List
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EVST 101
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Introduction to Environmental Studies
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3
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EVST 200
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Climate Change
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3
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EVST 499
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Capstone
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3
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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
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Principles of Biology
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3
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CHEM 112A
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ST: Chemistry in Our World
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3
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ENVS 109
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Technology, Environment and Society
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3
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ENVS 210
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Water: The Essential Ingredient
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3
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ENVS 215
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Resource Conservation I
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3
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ENVS 399A
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ST: Science of the Lackawanna River
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3
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ENVS 420
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Ecology
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3
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Moral Issues and Ethical Frameworks
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PHIL 328
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Environmental Ethics
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3
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PHIL 415
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Climate Justice
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3
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PHIL 450T
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ST: Intergenerational Justice
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3
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PHIL 340
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Animal Ethics
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3
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PHIL 450AA
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ST: Food, Envrn, Glbl Clmt Chnge
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3
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Public Policy and Government
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ENVS 340
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Environmental Law
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3
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ENVS 345
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Environmental Management and Policy
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3
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HIST 401
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Labor/Industrialization in America
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3
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SOC 470B
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Environmental Crime & Justice
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3
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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
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Green Piece: Art and Nature in America
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3
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ENGL 331
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Environmental Literature
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3
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ENGL 349
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Nature Studies
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3
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ENGL 356
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Rural Literature
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3
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RST 240
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Sprt/Ntre: Rlgs Dmnsns of Envr
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3
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Effective Communication and Advocacy
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ART 416
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Social Impact Design
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3
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ENGL 425
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Rhetoric and Persuasion
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3
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ENGL 440
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Creating Digital Content
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3
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ENGL 483
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Social Justice and Rhetoric
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3
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ENGL 484
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Political Writing and Rhetoric
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3
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ENGL 486
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Environmental Writing
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3
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Environmental Justice Track
This track will focus on teaching students how to identify and respond to normative (moral, spiritual, epistemic) concerns that arise as a result of our interaction with the non-human world. Students will be introduced to a diversity of moral frameworks and equipped with collaborative research skills and integrative advocacy approaches, all aimed at informing/mobilizing stakeholders and shaping social and environmental policy in a way that reflects a serious concern for justice. Focus will be put on identifying the populations (human and non-human) most vulnerable to the risks associated with environmental degradation, through a lens informed strongly by intersectional analysis.
For a capstone project in this track, students could develop and/or analyze policy proposals, identify moral frameworks (and associated rights and obligations) for working through an environmental problem, propose/implement an advocacy plan around an environmental issue, or other similar justice-oriented approach.
Students will be required to take courses in Social Sciences and Philosophy and will be able to choose electives from Religious Studies, History, Social Sciences, Communication, and English.
Required Courses
1 of the following 2 courses (3 credits)
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CJ 351 |
Social Research |
3 |
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SOC 351 |
Social Research |
3 |
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SSCI 351 |
Social Research |
3 |
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MATH 155 |
Statistics for Behavioral/Social Science |
3 |
All of the following courses (12 credits):
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ENVS 345 |
Environmental Management and Policy |
3 |
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SOC 470B |
Environmental Crime & Justice |
3 |
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PHIL 415 |
Climate Justice |
3 |
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RST 240 |
Sprt/Ntre: Rlgs Dmnsns of Envr |
3 |
Students must also take Environmental Justice (course number to be determined).
1 of the following 4 courses (3 credits):
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ENGL 425 |
Rhetoric and Persuasion |
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 |
Program Learning Outcomes
This track will focus on teaching students how to identify and respond to normative (moral, spiritual, epistemic) concerns that arise as a result of our interaction with the non-human world. Students will be introduced to a diversity of moral frameworks and equipped with collaborative research skills and integrative advocacy approaches, all aimed at informing/mobilizing stakeholders and shaping social and environmental policy in a way that reflects a serious concern for justice. Focus will be put on identifying the populations (human and non-human) most vulnerable to the risks associated with environmental degradation, through a lens informed strongly by intersectional analysis.
For a capstone project in this track, students could develop and/or analyze policy proposals, identify moral frameworks (and associated rights and obligations) for working through an environmental problem, propose/implement an advocacy plan around an environmental issue, or other similar justice-oriented approach.
Students will be required to take courses in Social Sciences and Philosophy and will be able to choose electives from Religious Studies, History, Social Sciences, Communication, and English.
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