Environmental Studies
https://www.cla.temple.edu/geography-and-urban-studies/
Melissa Gilbert, Chair of Geography & Urban Studies
309 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-4429
mgilbert@temple.edu
Jeremy Mennis, Undergraduate Chair
328 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-4748
jmennis@temple.edu
Vicki Giammarco, Administrator
308 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-7692
vicki.giammarco@temple.edu
Liz Janczewski, Student Services Coordinator
338A Gladfelter Hall
215-204-3386
liz.janczewski@temple.edu
Max Andrucki, Internship Coordinator
325B Gladfelter Hall
215-204-1233
max.andrucki@temple.edu
Advising
guses@temple.edu
The Environmental Studies major and minor examine the nature, causes, and consequences of human interactions with the environment. Students in Environmental Studies are equipped with the intellectual and methodological tools to understand and address the crucial environmental issues of our time: sustainability, health, climate change, food access, natural resource consumption, and environmental justice.
The Environmental Studies program is housed in the Department of Geography and Urban Studies. The major and minor focus on the department's four themes of globalization, sustainability, social justice, and geographic methods that are increasingly central to understanding the serious environmental challenges we face. Environmental Studies students learn geographic theory and methods that examine the complexity of human-environmental interactions; the increasing interconnectedness of the global economy, environment, culture, and politics; and the importance of place and context in people's daily lives.
Themes
The Department has identified several informal areas of concentration to assist students in making course selections. These do not constitute formal tracks but rather provide guidelines for developing a personalized curriculum. Students can focus on the following themes:
- Globalization
- Social Justice
- Urban Sustainability
- Geographic Methods
Career Preparation
Environmental Studies graduates are especially competitive in the job market because of their technical and critical thinking skills, a sense of the complexity of interactions between humans and the environment, and their ability to synthesize information at a variety of scales. Students have the opportunity to gain technical skills in spatial statistics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), cartographic production and design, and qualitative methods that are highly valued by employers. Our graduates find employment with nonprofits (domestic and international), planning or government agencies, consulting firms, and citizens' organizations. Many also go on to graduate programs in geography, planning, environmental studies, law, and other fields. The Department of Labor expects that employment for geographers, planners, and other geographic professions will grow at a rate of twenty percent or more for the next decade.
Programs Offered
We offer a Bachelor of Arts and a minor in Environmental Studies, and a certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Many of our students choose to complete a double major, a minor in a complementary discipline, and/or the GIS certificate.
Double-Counting Across Curricula
Many students elect to take a combination of the Environmental Studies major or minor and the Geography and Urban Studies major or minor, as they are complementary programs.
The ONLY courses that can double-count between the Environmental Studies and the Geography and Urban Studies majors are: ENST 3161 Spatial Statistics/GUS 3161 Spatial Statistics; ENST 2097 Research Design in Environmental Studies/GUS 2197 Research Design in Geography and Urban Studies; ENST 3062 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems/GUS 3062 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems. When used for the major in either program, these courses may not be used to fulfill the minor elective requirements of the other program. Note GUS 4198 Senior Seminar in Geography and Urban Studies and ENST 4198 Senior Research Seminar are NOT cross-listed seminars. Anyone pursuing a double major in Geography and Urban Studies and Environmental Studies must take both capstone courses.
Students are not permitted to combine a major or minor in Environmental Studies and a major or minor in Environmental Science in the College of Science and Technology.
Internships
We encourage students to apply their skills and knowledge in a credit-bearing internship that utilizes their academic training. Assignments at planning, social service, environmental and other agencies, as well as at firms that specialize in mapping and geographic data analysis, have helped in securing employment opportunities after graduation. The internship is complemented by a seminar in which students reflect on their experiences. Contact Dr. Max Andrucki for more information on this opportunity.
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
The Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems is open to undergraduate students in all majors at Temple University. This four-course certificate introduces students to information technology and spatial analysis. GIS skills are increasingly in demand by employers and according to the Department of Labor, the industry has a high annual growth rate of 35 percent. Fields that use GIS skills include public health, social and natural sciences, journalism, urban and ecological planning, criminal justice, engineering, design, communications, and business, etc. Students interested in the Certificate in GIS should see that section of this Bulletin or contact guses@temple.edu with questions.
Accelerated Degrees
B.A. in Geography and Urban Studies + Master of Arts in Geography and Urban Studies
The Master of Arts in Geography and Urban Studies is an innovative, 36-credit program. Our curriculum focuses heavily on the themes of social justice, sustainability, globalization and geographic methods. Graduates go on to pursue further graduate study as well as professional positions related to urban and economic development, environmental sustainability and social justice at the local and international scale.
The PSM in GIS program combines advanced training in GIS core skills with professional development and business ethics to prepare students to enter the GIS workforce. Students learn in-demand technical skills and are introduced to a wide array of software and analytical problems, making them versatile problem solvers and critical thinkers.
B.A. in Geography and Urban Studies + Master of Education in Secondary Education
The Master of Education (MEd) in Secondary Education program focuses on the needs and subject areas of today's secondary school students. This graduate program prepares students to teach grades seven through 12 in their chosen content area such as English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies or World Languages.
Courses
ENST 0842. Sustainable Environments. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: GS
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 0942. Honors Sustainable Environments. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: GS, HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2001. Environment and Society. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2002. Physical Geography. 4 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2017. Population Geography. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2022. Gender, Race, Class, and the City. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2025. Environmental Law and Regulation. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2051. The Urban Environment. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2096. Problems of Environmental Quality. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2097. Research Design in Environmental Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2157. Environmental Ethics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2596. Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 2957. Honors Environmental Ethics. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3000. Special Topics in Environmental Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
ENST 3001. Earth Ethics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3004. Geography of Natural Resources. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
ENST 2001|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 3015. The Geographic Basis of Land Use Planning. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3051. Environmental Policy Issues. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3052. Environmental Problems in Asia. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3053. Climatology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3054. Energy, Resources, and Conservation. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3055. Geography of Hazards. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3056. Political Ecology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3057. Sustainable Cities. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3061. Fundamentals of Cartography. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3062. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3063. Environmental Remote Sensing. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
ENST 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR GUS 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 3064. Qualitative Methods. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GUS 2197|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 2097|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 3065. Census Analysis with GIS. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3067. GIS and Location Analysis. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3068. Environmental Impact Assessment. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3069. GIS for Health Data Analysis. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GUS 3161|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3161|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR SOC 3201|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR STAT 2103|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR PBHL 2219|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR CJ 2602|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ANTH 3771|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 3071. Health Geography. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3085. Internship in Environmental Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3097. Environment and Development. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3152. U.S. Environmental Policy. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3161. Spatial Statistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
MATH 0701|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 0702|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1021|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1022|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1041|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1941|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MC3 Y|May not be taken concurrently
OR MC3A Y|May not be taken concurrently
OR MC3S Y|May not be taken concurrently
OR MC4 Y|May not be taken concurrently
OR MC5 Y|May not be taken concurrently
OR MC6 Y|May not be taken concurrently
OR MC6A Y|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATW Y|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 3170. Methods in Archaeology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
ENST 3175. Heritage Management in Archaeology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3189. Field Session in Archaeology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
ENST 3214. North American Environmental History. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3265. International Environmental Policy. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3307. Transportation and Culture. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3314. Food Studies: A Geographical Perspective. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3511. Sociology of the Environment. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 3596. Energy, Ecology, and Economy. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(ECON 1101|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ECON 1901|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (ECON 1102|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ECON 1902|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
ENST 3900. Honors Special Topics. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
ENST 3904. Honors Earth Ethics. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: SCHONORS, UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 4000. Special Topics in Environmental Studies. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
ENST 4017. Health and Environment Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 4061. Cartographic Production. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
ENST 3061|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR GUS 3061|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4064. Web Mapping and GIS. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GUS 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4065. Urban Geographic Information Systems. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GUS 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4066. Environmental GIS. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GUS 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4068. Census Analysis with GIS. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GUS 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4072. Advanced Remote Sensing. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(GUS 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3062|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (GUS 3063|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3063|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently)
ENST 4073. Geovisualization. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
GUS 3161|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently
OR ENST 3161|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4082. Independent Study: Environmental Studies. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
ENST 4117. Seminar in Environmental Archaeology. 3 Credit Hours.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 4198. Senior Research Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Field of Study Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of study: Environmental Studies.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
ENST 2097|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4297. Social History of American Medicine. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 4796. Biocultural Adaptations in Human Populations. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
ENST 4896. Environmental Physiology. 3 Credit Hours.
Course Attributes: WI
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
ANTH 2705|Minimum Grade of C-|May not be taken concurrently.
ENST 4917. Honors Health and Environment Seminar. 3 Credit Hours.
Cohort Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Cohorts: UHONORS, UHONORSTR.
Course Attributes: HO
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.