BA in Ecosystems and Human Impact
The Ecosystems and Human Impact major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address the complex interaction of humans and natural environments. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from ecology, biology, genetics, anthropology, human ecology, geography, combined with an understanding of economics, ethics, and policy within a global perspective.
The major builds on the interdisciplinary core curriculum offered at Stony Brook Southampton. Students will enroll in major-specific courses in their junior and senior year. Local internships, research courses, and field courses are also available to students to build up real-world experience. In their junior or senior year, students will have the opportunity to enroll in the study-abroad program at Ranomafana, Madagascar, which provides training in field biology, ecology, primatology, and anthropology. Students enrolled in this program will take courses and conduct independent research that contributes to a better understanding of Ranomafana National Park and the link between the park and the people of the region.
Requirements
A: Foundation Courses (33-34 credits)
MAT 125-C Calculus A or MAT 131-C Calculus I
ECO 108-F Introduction to Economics
SBC 111 Introduction to Sustainability Studies
SBC 113-E Physical Geography
SBC 116 Human Geography
ENV 115-E Chemistry, Life Environment
SBC 201 Systems and Models
ANP 120-E Introduction to Physical Anthropology
SBC 204 Population Studies
SBC 205 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis
BIO 201-E Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems
BIO 204 Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences
B: Career Leadership Skills (6 credits)
CSK 101 Career Leadership Skills: Advocacy and Change
CSK 102 Career Leadership Skills: Working in Teams
CSK 103 Career Leadership Skills: Behavioral Decision Making
CSK 104 Career Leadership Skills: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
CSK 105 Career Leadership Skills: Leadership
CSK 106 Career Leadership Skills: Communication Methods and Strategies
CSK 107 Career Leadership Skills: Assessment
CSK 108 Career Leadership Skills: Entrepreneurship
CSK 109 Career Leadership Skills: Forecasting & Planning
CSK 302 Technical Writing and Communication
C: Core Courses (27-29 credits)
ENV 304-H Global Environmental Change
BIO 351 Ecology
EHI 326 Conservation Genetics
EHI 322 Human Ecology
-- In addition to the four courses (12 credits) above, students are required to select four courses from Group I (12-14 credits) and one course (3 credits) from Group II. (NOTE: ANP 325, 391, 350 are offered in Madagascar.) --
- GROUP I:
ANP 325 Primate Behavior
ANP 391 Ecosystem Diversity and Evolution
ANP 350 Field Methods in Primatology and Field Biology
BIO 352 Ecology Lab
MAR 315 Conservation Biology and Marine Biodiversity
MAR 388 Tropical Marine Ecology
EHI 310 Restoration Ecology
EHI 311 Ecosystem Based Management
EHI 321 Human Reproductive Ecology
EHI 340-H Ecological and Social Dimensions of Disease
EHI 342-H Materials in Human and Natural World
EHI 343-H Sustainable Natural Resources
ENS 380 Stony Brook in Tanzania: Lake Victoria Environment and Human Health
- GROUP II:
SBC 206 Economics and Sustainability
SBC 309 Global Environmental Politics
SUS 341-H Environmental Treatises and Protocols
SBC 307-K(4) Environmental History of North America
SUS 350 Contemporary Topics in Sustainability
SBC 320-J Sub-Saharan Africa: Geography, Cultures, and Societies
(One of the following courses can be used as a substitute for any of the courses in Group II. Note: Each of these courses below has a prerequisite outside the major.)
SBC 310 Migration, Development and Population Redistribution
SBC 321-G Ecology and Evolution in American Literature
SUS 303 Demographic Change and Sustainability
SUS 305-F Collective Action and Sustainability
EDP 309 Planning, Policies, and Regulations
SUS 301 Environmental Ethics
SBC 311-F Disasters and Society: A Global Perspective
SBC 312-F Environment, Society, and Health
SUS 306 Business and Sustainability
SUS 307 Environmental Economics and Management
D: Systems Course (3 credits)
One integrative, collaborative systems project course:
GEO 301 Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens
SBC 401 Integrative, Collaborative Systems Project
OR
ANP 487 or ANT 487: Independent Study: Research in Biology, Natural History, or Anthropology (both Cultural and Physical) as part of the study abroad program in Madagascar.
E: Upper Division Writing Requirement
2 essays required; 0 credits