Bowdoin College
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Three convictions guide the design of Bowdoin's coordinate environmental studies major. First, students' academic foundation should be both disciplinary and inter-disciplinary, fostering an integrated understanding. Second, it should encompass perspectives from the curriculum's three broad divisions - humanities, natural science, and social science. Third, it should offer abundant opportunities for students to supplement their academic learning with experiences outside the classroom, helping them to discover their vocations, acquire practical skills, form lifelong habits, and develop networks of relationships. In order to complete the major, students are required to take 9 environmental science courses. Three out of the nine courses are concentration electives; for every student, each of the three electives must follow either a history, economic or natural science discipline. Additionally, students must take two introductory courses, the Perspectives in Environmental Science course, the Environment and Culture in North American History course, a social science core course (displayed on website), and a senior seminar.

The minor consists of five courses: Environmental Studies 101, two courses at the intermediate level or higher, one of which should be in the disciplinary area outside a student's major, and two core courses in the disciplinary area