ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.A.

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1 Environmental Major, B.A. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.A. Contact Information Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology 01 Venable all, CB# 275 (919) Jaye E. Cable, Chair jecable@ .unc.edu Amy E. Cooke, Director of Undergraduate amycooke@unc.edu Violet Anderson, Student Services Manager vmanders@ .unc.edu This major is designed for students seeking interdisciplinary preparation in the social sciences and humanities needed to understand how society affects the environment, how it organizes itself to respond to environmental problems, and how understanding of the environment is transmitted through culture. The major prepares students for graduate and professional training, especially in environmental policy, journalism, education, and law. Department Programs Majors Environmental, B.A. (p. 1) Environmental Science, B.S. ( programs-study/environmental-science-bs) Dual Bachelor's-Master's Degree Programs (p. 7) Minors Environmental Science and Minor ( undergraduate/programs-study/environmental-science-studiesminor) Sustainability Minor ( programs-study/sustainability-studies-minor) Graduate Programs Doctor of Philosophy ( Master of Science ( Master of Arts ( Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the environmental studies program (B.A.), students should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge in the connections in social and/or natural sciences through an understanding of major concepts, theoretical reasoning, and empirical findings in environmental studies Demonstrate knowledge of a marketable skill (e.g. GIS, communication, statistics) to enhance their ability to apply concepts from the program in the real world Demonstrate mastery of research and problem-solving skills through individual or team-based projects working for a researcher or client in a social or natural science Requirements The environmental studies program provides two options: Environmental Major, B.A. (p. 1) (with several concentration areas) Environmental Major, B.A. Sustainability Track (p. 4) Environmental Major, B.A. In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must attain a final cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC Chapel ill courses take at least half of their major course requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC Chapel ill earn a minimum of 18 hours of C or better in the major core requirements (some majors require 21 hours). For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog ( Core Requirements ENEC 201 Introduction to Environment and Society 4 ENEC 202 Introduction to the Environmental 4 ENEC 98 Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems One of the following earth system science courses: -4 BIOL 201 Ecology and Evolution 1, ENEC 222 Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 1 ENEC 489 Ecological Processes in Environmental Systems 1 ENEC/MASC 448 ENEC 24 & 24L GEOL 24 & 24L GEOG 412 GEOL 215 Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 1 Water in Our World: Introduction to ydrologic and Water in Our World Laboratory 1 Water in Our World: Introduction to ydrologic and Water in Our World Laboratory Synoptic Meteorology Energy Resources Two courses from one of the following skills categories: GIS: ANT 419 Anthropological Application of GIS ENEC 479 Landscape Analysis 1 GEOG 70 GEOG 491 GEOG 541 GEOG 591 GEOG 592 Introduction to Geographic Information Introduction to GIS GIS in Public ealth Applied Issues in Geographic Information Systems Geographic Information Science Programming

2 2 Environmental Major, B.A. Remote Sensing: GEOG 70 GEOG 477 GEOG 577 GEOL/MASC 48 Statistics: BIOS 00 ECON 400 Introduction to Geographic Information Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Environment Advanced Remote Sensing Geologic and Oceanographic Applications of Geographical Information Systems Principles of Statistical Inference Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics ENEC 52 Statistics for Environmental Scientists ENEC 9 onors Research in Environmental and STOR 155 Introduction to Data Models and Inference Five courses chosen from one of the concentrations list below or ENEC 94 onors Project in Environmental and Additional Requirements ENEC/ENVR 522 Environmental Change and uman ealth BIOL 101 Principles of Biology ENEC/GEOL 24 Water in Our World: Introduction to ydrologic and Introductory Biology Laboratory 4 1 Select one of the following: 4 ENEC/GEOL 24L Water in Our World Laboratory 1 CEM 101 PYS 114 PYS 118 General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I General Physics I: For Students of the Life Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity Select one of the following: 4 CEM 102 & 102L PYS 115 PYS 119 General Descriptive Chemistry II and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II General Physics II: For Students of the Life Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta ECON 101 Introduction to Economics MAT 21 Calculus of Functions of One Variable I 4 Enough General Education ( general-education-curriculum-degree-requirements) and free electives to accumulate at least 120 credit hours. 2 varies Total ours onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same This course appears on a core requirement list as well as a concentration requirement list, but can only be counted toward one of the two. Recommended courses are ECON 400 and one of the following P courses: COMM 75/ENEC 75, ENEC 25, or ENEC 8/PIL 8. Concentrations Agriculture and ealth (p. 2) Ecology and Society (p. 2) Environmental Behavior and Decision Making (p. ) Population, Environment, and Development (p. ) Agriculture and ealth ANT 252 Archaeology of Food ANT 0 Water and Inequality: Anthropological Perspectives ANT 19 Global ealth ANT/ENEC 28 uman Ecology of Africa ENEC 25 Water Resource Management and uman Rights -4 ENEC 70 Agriculture and the Environment ENEC 95 or ENEC 9 Research in Environmental and Directed Readings ENEC 420 Community Design and Green Architecture GEOG 44 GEOG 457 Cultural Ecology of Agriculture, Urbanization, and Disease Rural Latin America: Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources GEOG 542 Neighborhoods and ealth PLCY 475 The Political Economy of Food PLCY Poverty, ealth, and uman Development in Low Income Countries onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same This course appears on a core requirement list as well as a concentration requirement list, but can only be counted toward one of the two. Ecology and Society ANT 22 The Peoples of Africa ANT 18 uman Growth and Development ANT 20 Anthropology of Development ANT 49 Political Ecology ANT/ENEC 28 uman Ecology of Africa ANT/ENEC 40 istorical Ecology BIOL 201 Ecology and Evolution 1, 4 BIOL 272 Local Flora 4 BIOL 277 Vertebrate Field Zoology BIOL 402 Infectious Disease in the Developing World BIOL 427 uman Diversity and Population Genetics BIOL 41 Fundamentals of Ecology 4 BIOL 4 Field Ecology 4 BIOL 44 Global Change Ecology BIOL 45 Global Biodiversity and Macroecology BIOL 49 Behavioral Ecology BIOL 51 Ecological Plant Geography BIOL 55 Conservation Biology BIOL 57 Evolutionary Ecology BIOL/ENEC 25 Mountain Biodiversity 4

3 Environmental Major, B.A. BIOL/ENEC 41 Fundamentals of Ecology 4 BIOL/ENEC 52 Statistics for Environmental Scientists 4 CIN 5 Chinese Environmental Literature ENEC 222 Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 1 4 ENEC 04 Restoration Ecology 4 ENEC 95 or ENEC 9 Research in Environmental and Directed Readings ENEC 42 Ecosystem Management ENEC 479 Landscape Analysis 1 ENEC 489 Ecological Processes in Environmental Systems 1 4 ENEC 491 Effective Environmental Communication ENEC 9 onors Research in Environmental and or ENEC 94 onors Project in Environmental and ENEC/GEOG 24 ENEC/GEOL 24 ENEC/GEOL/ MASC 450 Conservation of Biodiversity in Theory and Practice Water in Our World: Introduction to ydrologic Biogeochemical Processes 4 ENEC/MASC 52 Marine Fisheries Ecology ENEC/MASC 441 Marine Physiological Ecology ENEC/MASC 444 Marine Phytoplankton ENEC/MASC 448 Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 1 4 ENEC/MASC 471 uman Impacts on Estuarine Ecosystems 4 ENEC/PLAN 41 Ecology and Land Use Planning ENEC/PLCY 72 Global Environment: Policy Analysis and Solutions ENEC/PLCY 520 Environment and Development ENEC/POLI 254 International Environmental Politics GEOG 228 Urban Geography GEOG 22 Agriculture, Food, and Society GEOG 21 The South GEOG 42 Social Geography GEOG 44 Cultural Ecology of Agriculture, Urbanization, and Disease GEOG 444 Landscape Biogeography GEOG 470 Political Ecology: Geographical Perspectives GEOG 597 Ecological Modeling 1 onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same This course appears on a core requirement list as well as a concentration requirement list, but can only be counted toward one of the two. Environmental Behavior and Decision Making ANT 422 Anthropology and uman Rights ANT 59 Environmental Justice BIOL/MAT 55 BUSI 507 Mathematical and Computational Models in Biology Sustainable Business and Social Entrepreneurship COMM/ENEC 75 Environmental Advocacy ENEC 05 Data Analysis and Visualization of Social and Environmental Interactions ENEC 09 Environmental Values and Valuation ENEC 12 Risk-Based International Environmental Decisions ENEC 25 Water Resource Management and uman Rights -4 ENEC 50 Environmental Law and Policy ENEC 51 Coastal Law and Policy ENEC 80 Environmental Economics ENEC 95 or ENEC 9 Research in Environmental and Directed Readings ENEC 42 Ecosystem Management ENEC/BUSI 4 Business and the Environment ENEC 474 Sustainable Coastal Management ENEC 485 Coastal Resource Economics and Policy -4 ENEC 580 Environmental Markets: Science and Economics ENEC 581 Water Resource Planning and Policy Analysis ENEC 58 Water Quality Policies and Planning ENEC 491 Effective Environmental Communication ENEC 492 Social Science Research Methods ENEC 75 Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere ENEC 85 Environmental and Resource Economics ENEC 9 onors Research in Environmental and or ENEC 94 onors Project in Environmental and ENEC/ENVR 470 Environmental Risk Assessment ENEC/ENVR/ PLAN/PLCY 585 ENEC/GEOL 24 American Environmental Policy Water in Our World: Introduction to ydrologic ENEC/MEJO 55 Environmental Storytelling ENEC/PLAN 547 Energy, Transportation, and Land Use ENEC/PLAN 41 Ecology and Land Use Planning ENEC/PLCY 72 Global Environment: Policy Analysis and Solutions ENEC/PLCY 475 The Political Economy of Food ENEC/PLCY 480 Environmental Decision Making ENEC/POLI 254 International Environmental Politics GEOG 27 Natural Resources GEOG 45 Environmental Politics GEOG 470 Political Ecology: Geographical Perspectives onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same Population, Environment, and Development ANT 18 uman Growth and Development ANT 19 Global ealth ANT 49 Political Ecology ANT 459 Ecological Anthropology ANT 59 Environmental Justice ANT/ENEC 28 uman Ecology of Africa 4

4 4 Environmental Major, B.A. ENEC 2 Contemporary Africa: Issues in ealth, Population, and the Environment ENEC 25 Water Resource Management and uman Rights -4 ENEC 50 Environmental Law and Policy ENEC 51 Coastal Law and Policy ENEC 70 Agriculture and the Environment ENEC 80 Environmental Economics ENEC 95 or ENEC 9 Research in Environmental and Directed Readings ENEC 485 Coastal Resource Economics and Policy -4 ENEC 491 Effective Environmental Communication ENEC 492 Social Science Research Methods ENEC 580 Environmental Markets: Science and Economics ENEC 9 onors Research in Environmental and or ENEC 94 onors Project in Environmental and ENEC/GEOL 24 Water in Our World: Introduction to ydrologic ENEC/PLCY 520 Environment and Development ENVR 00 Environmental ealth GEOG 27 Natural Resources GEOG 29 uman-environment Interactions in the Galapagos Islands GEOG 445 Medical Geography GEOG/ENEC 451 Population, Development, and the Environment GEOG 452 GEOG 457 Mobile Geographies: The Political Economy of Migration Rural Latin America: Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources GEOG 470 Political Ecology: Geographical Perspectives PLCY 475 The Political Economy of Food onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same Environmental Major, B.A. Sustainability Track This major is designed for students who wish to pursue business and policy with an interdisciplinary approach to resiliency and sustainability. This track is appropriate for students wishing to pursue graduate or professional studies in business or policy. In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must attain a final cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC Chapel ill courses take at least half of their major course requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC Chapel ill earn a minimum of 18 hours of C or better in the major core requirements (some majors require 21 hours). For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog ( Core Requirements ENEC 201 Introduction to Environment and Society 4 ENEC 07 Energy and Material Flows in the Environment and Society ENEC 0 Principles of Sustainability ENEC 98 Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems One course from each of the Pillars of Sustainability, plus one additional course at the 00-level or above in any pillar (4 courses total): Equity ANT 0 ANT 49 ANT 59 ENEC 25 ENEC 50 ENEC 51 GEOG 470 GEOG 480 PIL/ENEC 8 PLAN 247 PLAN 574 PLAN 7 PLAN 8 SOCI 274 Economics BUSI 507 ECON 400 ENEC 09 ENEC 80 ENEC/BUSI 4 ENEC 485 ENEC 580 PLCY 475 Environment ENEC 202 ENEC/BIOL 25 ENEC/GEOG 24 ENEC 04 ENEC 24 & 24L ENEC 70 ENEC 405 Water and Inequality: Anthropological Perspectives Political Ecology Environmental Justice Water Resource Management and uman Rights Environmental Law and Policy Coastal Law and Policy Political Ecology: Geographical Perspectives Liberation Geographies: The Place, Politics, and Practice of Resistance Environmental Ethics Solving Urban Problems Political Economy of Poverty and Inequality Public Transportation Pedestrian and Bike Transportation Social and Economic Justice Sustainable Business and Social Entrepreneurship Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics Environmental Values and Valuation Environmental Economics Business and the Environment Coastal Resource Economics and Policy Environmental Markets: Science and Economics The Political Economy of Food Introduction to the Environmental Mountain Biodiversity Conservation of Biodiversity in Theory and Practice Restoration Ecology Water in Our World: Introduction to ydrologic and Water in Our World Laboratory Agriculture and the Environment Mountain Preservation 12-15

5 Environmental Major, B.A. 5 ENEC 420 ENEC 41 ENEC 42 ENEC 471 ENEC 482 ENEC 489 ENVR/ENEC/ PLAN/PLCY 585 GEOG 441 GEOG/ENEC 451 GEOL 215 MASC/ENEC 220 MASC 441 MASC 444 MASC/ENEC 448 MASC 4 PYS 11 PLAN 547 PLCY/ENEC/ ENVR/PLAN 8 Community Design and Green Architecture Sustainable Cities: Exploring Ways of Making Cities More Sustainable Ecosystem Management uman Impacts on Estuarine Ecosystems Energy and the Environment: A Coastal Perspective Ecological Processes in Environmental Systems American Environmental Policy Introduction to Watershed Systems Population, Development, and the Environment Energy Resources North Carolina Estuaries: Environmental Processes and Problems Marine Physiological Ecology Marine Phytoplankton Coastal and Estuarine Ecology Wetland ydrology Energy: Physical Principles and the Quest for Alternatives to Dwindling Oil and Gas Energy, Transportation, and Land Use Policy Instruments for Environmental Management Two courses from one skill area and one additional course from a second skill ( courses total): Basic Science CEM 101 & CEM 102 & CEM 102L PYS 114 & PYS 115 BIOL 101 & BIOL 201 General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I and General Descriptive Chemistry II and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II General Physics I: For Students of the Life and General Physics II: For Students of the Life Principles of Biology and Introductory Biology Laboratory and Ecology and Evolution Communications and Research COMM/ENEC 75 ENEC 9 Environmental Advocacy Internship in Sustainability or ENEC 49 Environmental Internship or ENEC 59 Environmental Practicum ENEC 95 Research in Environmental and or ENEC 9 Directed Readings ENEC 491 ENEC 492 ENEC 9 Effective Environmental Communication Social Science Research Methods onors Research in Environmental and or ENEC 94 onors Project in Environmental and 9-12 MEJO/ENEC 55 PLCY 05 GIS and Remote Sensing ANT 419 ENEC 479 ENVR 48 GEOG 70 GEOG 477 GEOG 491 GEOG 592 GEOL/MASC 48 Analytics STOR 05 STOR 455 STOR 55 COMP 110 Environmental Storytelling Communicating in Public Policy Anthropological Application of GIS Landscape Analysis Advanced Functions of Temporal GIS Introduction to Geographic Information Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Environment Introduction to GIS Geographic Information Science Programming Geologic and Oceanographic Applications of Geographical Information Systems Decision Making Using Spreadsheet Models Statistical Methods I Advanced Methods of Data Analysis Introduction to Programming or COMP 11Introduction to Scientific Programming COMP 401 Foundation of Programming INLS 11 INLS 201 INLS 82 Additional Requirements Tools for Information Literacy Foundations of Information Science Information Systems Analysis and Design ECON 101 Introduction to Economics (SS) MAT 152 Calculus for Business and Social (QR) or MAT 21 Calculus of Functions of One Variable I Enough General Education ( general-education-curriculum-degree-requirements) and free electives to accumulate at least 120 credit hours. 1 varies Total ours onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same Recommended courses are ENEC 202 (PX), ECON 400 (QI) and one of the following P courses: ENEC 25, COMM 75/ENEC 75, or PIL 8/ENEC 8. Sample Plan of Study Sample plans can be used as a guide to identify the courses required to complete the major and other requirements needed for degree completion within the expected eight semesters. The actual degree plan may differ depending on the course of study selected (second major, minor, etc.). Students should meet with their academic advisor to create a degree plan that is specific and unique to their interests. The sample plans represented in this catalog are intended for first-year students entering UNC Chapel ill in the fall term. Some courses may not be offered every term.

6 Environmental Major, B.A. Suggested Program of Study for B.A. Major Course Title ours First Year BIOL 101 Principles of Biology 4 and Introductory Biology Laboratory ECON 101 Introduction to Economics ENEC 201 Introduction to Environment and Society 4 ENGL 105 English Composition and Rhetoric Language levels 2 and (FL) MAT 21 Calculus of Functions of One Variable I 4 Lifetime fitness 1 ours 1 Sophomore Year Select one of the following: 4 CEM 101 PYS 114 PYS 118 General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I General Physics I: For Students of the Life Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity ENEC 202 Introduction to the Environmental 4 Select one of the following: 4 CEM 102 & 102L PYS 115 PYS 119 General Descriptive Chemistry II and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II General Physics II: For Students of the Life Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta One earth system science core -4 Two courses from the concentration core ours Junior Year Two courses from the environmental skills core Two courses from the concentration core ECON 400 Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics (three courses) Free elective course ours 0 Senior Year ENEC 98 Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems Remaining concentration course 9 Remaining Approaches ( general-education-curriculum-degree-requirements) and Connections ( courses Free electives as needed to complete a minimum of 120 academic hours ours 2 Total ours onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same Suggested Program of Study for the Sustainability Track Course Title ours First Year ENEC 201 Introduction to Environment and Society 4 MAT 152 or MAT 21 Calculus for Business and Social or Calculus of Functions of One Variable I ECON 101 Introduction to Economics Language levels 2 and ENGL 105 English Composition and Rhetoric Lifetime fitness 1 Elective course ours 29 Sophomore Year ENEC 0 Principles of Sustainability Two envrionmental skills core courses Two pillars of sustainability core courses (three courses) Elective courses ours 0 Junior Year ENEC 07 Energy and Material Flows in the Environment and Society One environmental skills core course Two pillars of sustainability core courses ECON 400 Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics Supplemental General Education ( undergraduate/general-education-curriculum-degreerequirements) (one course) 20 9

7 Environmental Major, B.A. 7 Free elective courses 9 ours 0 Senior Year ENEC 98 Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems Supplemental General Education ( undergraduate/general-education-curriculum-degreerequirements) Remaining General Education ( undergraduate/general-education-curriculum-degreerequirements) courses and free electives to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours ours 1 Total ours 120 onors version available. An honors course fulfills the same Dual Bachelor s Master s Degree Program Three dual bachelor s master s programs are offered: 1. Environmental and Science Communication is a collaboration between Environment and Ecology and the School of Media and Journalism; 2. Environmental Informatics is a collaboration between Environment and Ecology and the School of Information and Library Science;. Environmental Finance and Leadership is a collaboration between Environment and Ecology and the School of Government. Each program is designed for students to earn their bachelor s degree and complete a master s degree in a professional school in as few as five years. The dual degree in environmental and science communication is approached through the bachelor s of arts degree with a major in environmental studies, and students then complete a master s degree in journalism. The dual degree in environmental informatics is approached through the bachelor s of science degree with a major in environmental science, and students then complete a master s in information sciences. The dual degree in environmental finance and leadership is approached through either the bachelor's of science or the bachelor's of arts in environment and ecology, and students then complete a master's in public administration. Students may begin taking courses for the graduate degree while in the undergraduate program, and a limited number of credit hours of approved graduate coursework may be transferred into the graduate degree program in mass communication (up to nine hours), information sciences (up to 12 hours) and public administration (up to 1 hours). Courses taken as an undergraduate for graduate credit may not be counted as part of the undergraduate degree if the intent is to transfer them to the graduate program. Early advising is essential to success in navigating these dual-degree programs. Advisors are available in both units to help students prepare and select courses appropriately to get the most from their education. Applying for one of the dual-degree programs is a two-step process. It is highly recommend that interested first- and second-year students speak to an advisor early in their college program. Students must submit a conditional application to the program no later than their junior year to ensure that they will receive preference in registering for courses. Students must formally apply to the program through The Graduate 22 School in their senior year. The GRE is not required for applications from current UNC Chapel ill students for the dual degree in environmental science and communication; for other dual degrees students should check with their advisors about GRE requirements. For complete information on the application process and curriculum requirements, please go to the specific Web site listed above for the dual-degree program of interest. Special Opportunities in Environmental Science and onors in Environmental Science or Students in either the B.S. or B.A. degree program may participate in honors research leading to graduation with honors or highest honors. This distinction is earned by participation in honors research (ENEC 9) and culminates in ENEC 94, thesis writing and defense. Students should follow the guidelines established by onors Carolina and meet with the faculty honors advisor, Dr. Geoff Bell, to ensure that appropriate requirements are fulfilled (Requirements can be found on the onors Program Web site ( onors students can use three credit hours of ENEC 9 (research) or ENEC 94 (thesis), but not both courses, to fulfill a concentration requirement. Departmental Involvement The Carolina Environmental Student Alliance (CESA) is an interdisciplinary organization dedicated to uniting the environmental interests of students across campus. Participation is open to all students and community members with an interest in the environment. The Epsilon Eta Environmental onors Fraternity is an organization dedicated to excellence in environmental education. Interested students are nominated for membership. Experiential Education Possibilities for experiential education include APPLES service-learning courses (ENEC 59), Coral Reef Ecology and Management (ENEC 259), Sierra Nevada Program (ENEC 208), internships (ENEC 9, ENEC 49), research (ENEC 95, ENEC 9, ENEC 98), and honors research (ENEC 9, ENEC 94). Additionally, a series of experiential education field sites is available in North Carolina and around the world where students may take coursework and conduct research for a semester. Fall semester field sites are offered in North Carolina at ighlands Biological Station (mountain/ecology), the Institute for Marine (marine ecology/geology), and the Coastal Institute/Outer Banks (coastal policy and economics). Spring semester field sites are offered on the UNC campus (Sustainable Triangle field site), in Thailand (energy and pollution), and Ecuador (ecology or sustainable development). The Ecuador and Thailand field site experiences incorporate part of the following summer as well. Summer programs are also offered in the Galapagos via UNC's Center for Galapagos. Contact our advisors about other opportunities. Faculty members often arrange Burch Program summer educational trips to such locations as Australia (conservation, restoration, and natural resource management), Siberia, Russia (ecology and anthropology), the Sierra Nevadas (ecology and physical geography), and northern Europe (energy, sustainability, and communication). Internships Students are encouraged to apply for paid or unpaid internships in local, state, national, and international environmental organizations.

8 8 Environmental Major, B.A. Internship opportunities can be found through the environmental internships Web site ( These internships provide valuable practical experience, and some may be conducted for academic credit. Students interested in academic credit should contact the director of undergraduate studies, Dr. Amy Cooke to obtain the required application for credit before the term begins. Study Abroad Exchange and other study abroad programs are available through the UNC Study Abroad Office. At some locations students may take courses for UNC credit, such as some field sites listed above. Students may take courses at other universities during study abroad and apply for transfer credit as well. We encourage students to participate in study abroad during their career at Carolina. Undergraduate Awards Undergraduates may be considered for the Watts and Betsy Carr Awards, Mary and Watts ill Jr. Awards, and Robert Alonzo Winston Scholarships. Undergraduate Research All students are encouraged (but not required) to complete an independent or team research project. Such projects introduce students to the tools needed for graduate study. They also provide an important opportunity for working directly with the world-class environmental faculty members and graduate students at UNC Chapel ill, as well as in the many environmental organizations in the Research Triangle. The Triangle area contains one of the largest collections of environmental organizations and expertise in the world, providing unique opportunities for students to conduct research on an immense range of topics from fundamental scientific research to policy applications. Students interested in obtaining course credit for research should speak with either Dr. Geoff Bell (honors advisor) or Dr. Amy Cooke (director of undergraduate studies) to ensure all the requirements and appropriate paperwork has been approved within the first week of classes.