Environmental Education

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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 15 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.

Required Emphasis (select three) - 9 credit hours

SCN 201 Discovering the Deserts of the Southwest OR SCN 301 Ecology and Natural History of the Sonoran Desert

SCN 207 Introduction to Biomimicry OR SCN 307 Biomimicry: Nature's Sustainable Solutions

SCN 208 Nature and Society: An Introduction to Environmental Studies OR SCN 308: Urban Environmental Education

SCN 300 Foundations of Environmental Education

SCN 302 Environmental Education: A Global Perspective

SCN 310 Biodiversity Conservation: An Educational Inquiry

Elective courses - 6 credit hours
Note: Teacher certification students will take SCN 400

Any core course not taken above may be used to satisfy electives

SCN 209 Introduction to Environmental Education Project OR SCN 309 Environmental Education Project

SCN 303 Environmental Education Internship

SCN 304 Sonoran Desert Flora

SCN 305 Tropical Ecology and Sustainability

SCN 311 Nature Mindfully

SCN 400 Sustainability Science for Teachers OR SCN 401: Sustainability Science, Technology, and Society

IDS Core Course Information

All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.

Required Courses (9 credit hours):

IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
- Prerequisites: None

IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
- Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area

Context courses (6 credit hours)

Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):

IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU

Application courses (3 credit hours)

Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):

IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
IDS 302: Integration Skills
IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
IDS 484: Elective Internship

Transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu

How credits transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu/credits
How to transfer to ASU from a Two-Year school transfer.asu.edu/ CommunityColleges

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) transfer students transfer.asu.edu/maricopa

Courses may fulfill Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or Associate’s degree requirements, consult with your community college academic advisor for details.
MCCCD course transfer equivalencies are listed here; they may be applied toward this concentration (maximum of six credits or two courses).
Information listed was current for this catalog year at the time of printing, consult transfer.asu.edu/maricopa for verification.

YEAR

2024-25

CAMPUS

Tempe, Polytechnic

ADVISING

Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464

Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380

Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall

Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering

Online
480-965-4464

DARS CODE

TEEVEDEMPH

COLLEGE/SCHOOL

Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

CONCENTRATION CONTACT

480‐965‐5555
education@asu.edu
ED 102 - Tempe