Apr 07, 2026

2026-27 Catalog

Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Political Science

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Committee Page: Environmental Studies

Program Learning Outcomes: Environmental Studies

This major may be paired with any minor.

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements (2025-26)

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 19.5-20

Eight and One-half to Nine Units in Environmental Studies Requirements

ES 200 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Research Methods

Four units: Two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects:

Anthropology:

One Unit From:

ANTH 201 - Topics in Contemporary Anthropology -only when offered as “Global Political Ecology,”
ANTH 376 - Situating Climate Change
ANTH 378 - Nature, Culture, and Environmentalism
ANTH 379 - Power, Resources, Extractivism
ANTH 415 - Risk and Uncertainty

Economics:

ECON 201 - Introduction to Economic Analysis

One Unit From:

History:

A Minimum of One Unit From:

Political Science:

One Unit From:

Three and One-half to Four Units of the Following:

CHEM 101 - Molecular Structure and Properties

A Minimum of Two from the Following:

One Course from the Following:

BIOL 273 - Evolution
BIOL 301 - Ecology
BIOL 303 - Leaves to Landscapes
BIOL 313 - Forest Canopy Ecophysiology
BIOL 332 - Vascular Plant Diversity
BIOL 342 - Animal Behavior
BIOL 431 - Seminar in Biology: Contemporary Topics -only when offered as “Forest Canopy Research,” or “Global Change Ecology”
CHEM 201 - Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 202 - Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 212 - Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 230 - Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 311 - Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation

Six Units in Political Science, Including:

A Minimum of Two Units From

A Minimum of One Unit From:

Three additional POL units

POL 311 (when offered) will not apply if used to satisfy the statistics requirement below

Reed College Catalog

Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Political Science

College Requirements:

Major Requirements:

Eight and One-half to Nine Units in Environmental Studies Requirements

Four units: Two units in the same subject, from two of the following subjects:

Anthropology:

One Unit From:

Economics:

One Unit From:

History:

A Minimum of One Unit From:

Political Science:

One Unit From:

Three and One-half to Four Units of the Following:

A Minimum of Two from the Following:

One Course from the Following:

Six Units in Political Science, Including:

A Minimum of Two Units From

A Minimum of One Unit From:

Three additional POL units

One Unit of Statistics from the Following:

Two Units of Junior Year Requirements:

Two units of Thesis