Environmental Education

Description
The concentration in environmental education is for traditional and nontraditional educators and is designed to establish standards for professional excellence in environmental education. Environmental education is taught in traditional classrooms and as community programs such as those at nature centers, museums, parks and zoos. The course work required in the concentration increases the environmental literacy of future educators, fosters community leadership strategies, and provides practice in environmental education teaching methods.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.

12 Hours Required

SCN 300 Foundations of Environmental Education (3)

SCN 301 Ecology and Natural History of the Sonoran Desert (3)

SCN 302 Outdoor Education (3) OR SCN 308 Urban Environmental Education (3)

SCN 307 Learning from Nature: Biomimicry and STEM (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours; Credit is allowed for only SCN 307 or SCN 494 (Learning from Nature: Biomimicry & STEM))

SCN 308 Urban Environmental Education (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

Elective courses (6 credit hours)

EED 309 Environmental Education Project, including course topics: Project Learning Tree, Project WET, Project Wild, Globe, Outdoor Explorers Guide to the Universe, Outdoor Explorers Guide to Geology, Wild Aquatic, Flying Wild (1)

SCN 303 Environmental Education Internship (1-2) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

SCN 304 Sonoran Desert Flora (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

SCN 305 Tropical Ecology: A Cultural Exchange (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours; Credit is allowed for only SCN 305 or SCN 494 (Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica))

SCN 400 Sustainability Science for Teachers (3) (Prerequisite(s): admission to the Professional Program; Credit is allowed for only SCN 400 or SCN 401 or SCN 494 (Sustainability for the Elementary Teacher))

SCN 401 Sustainability Science, Technology and Society (3) (Prerequisite(s): non-Teacher Preparation student; minimum junior standing; Credit is allowed for only SCN 400 or SCN 401 or SCN 494 (Sustainability Science, Technology, and Society))

SCN 494 ST: Humanitarian Project for Educators (3)