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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Coastal Environmental Studies, BS
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School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS)
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Coastal Environmental Studies
The Coastal Environmental Studies degree provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address coastal environmental problems. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from physical sciences, natural sciences, and physical geography, combined with an understanding of environmental ethics, environmental policy, and environmental law.
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Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Coastal Environmental Studies is designed to give students a solid foundation in science and environmental studies. It provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address environmental problems. Students also will take courses in leadership skills and courses related to environmental policy and systems studies. This major prepares students for graduate study in environmental science, marine science, geoscience, environmental planning and related fields as well as for entry-level employment in the public, private, or non-profit sectors concerned with assessment, abatement, or regulation of a wide range of environmental problems. Completion of the major requires 73 credits. No more than one course (4 credits maximum) with a passing grade lower than C can be credited towards the major. Courses taken with the Pass/NC option may not be applied to the major. Required Foundation Courses for Major (35 credits)
Career and Leadership Skills
Students are required to select 9 credits from group A and 6 credits from group B.
Group A: Environmental Science Electives (choose 9 credits)
Group B: Environment, Society, and Policy (choose 6 credits)
Notes:
*These courses have additional prerequisites outside of the major Systems Course (3 credits)
One Integrative, Collaborative Systems Project course: Notes:
Note 1: ATM 487 , ENS 487 , MAR 487 , or SUS 487 may, with permission, be substituted for ENV 487
Note 2: ATM 488 , ENS 488 , MAR 488 , or SUS 488 may, with permission, be substituted for ENV 488
Note 3: PHY 121 ; PHY 125 and PHY 126 and PHY 133 ; PHY 131 and PHY 133 ; or PHY 141 and PHY 133 may be substituted for PHY 119 /ENS 119
Note 4: CHE 129 /CHE 130 or CHE 152 may be substituted for CHE 131 ; CHE 154 may be substituted for CHE 133 Upper-Division Writing Requirement
The advanced writing component of the major in COS requires registration in the 0-credit SUS 459 and approval of either a term paper or a laboratory report written for an advanced course in the appropriate major at Stony Brook (including Readings and Research courses). Completion of SUS 459 with a grade of S will result in approval of the WRTD requirement. A list of preapproved courses can be obtained through the department. Students should consult with the department advisor to ensure that their plan for completing the Upper Division Writing Requirement is consistent with university graduation requirements for General Education. Students completing the Stony Brook Curriculum (SBC) must complete a course that satisfies the “Write Effectively within One’s Discipline” (WRTD) learning objective to graduate. The Upper Division Writing Requirement is consistent in most cases with the SBC learning outcomes for WRTD. Study Abroad
Stony Brook University offers study abroad experiences that are focused on issues of sustainability in Costa Rica, Madagascar, and the Turkana Basin (Kenya). While issues of climate change, water and energy security, sustainable agriculture, environmental justice, sustainable economic development, conservation of unique and threatened ecosystems, population growth, and human health are important everywhere, viewing these issues through the lens of a different place and a different culture provides a valuable perspective. Students are encouraged to participate in study abroad experiences and to talk with their major director to determine how study abroad coursework can be used to fulfill some requirements for their major. SBC Courses
This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements. (See Note 1 & Note 2) | SBC Category | Required Major Courses | Optional Major Courses (see Note 3) | | ARTS | | | | GLO | | SOC 344 | | HUM | | | | LANG (see Note 4) | | | | QPS | | AMS 102, AMS 110, AMS 151, AMS 161, MAT 125, MAT 126, MAT 131, MAT 132 | | SBS | | | | SNW | BIO 201, CHE 131, CHE 132, ENS 119/PHY 119 | ENS 101, GEO 102, SUS 111, SUS 113 | | TECH | SUS 201, GSS 313 | MAR 308 | | USA | | SUS 317 | | WRT | | | | STAS | ENV 320 | BIO 386, ENS 301, ENS 311, ENV 304, ENV 310, ENV 339, GEO 313, MAR 315, MAR 394, SUS 311, SUS 340, SUS 342 | | EXP+ | | ENV 487, ENV 488, MAR 388 | | HFA+ | | SUS 321, SUS 325, SUS 366 | | SBS+ | | EDP 301, EDP 309, SOC 344, SUS 305, SUS 317, SUS 318, SUS 324 | | STEM+ | BIO 351 | ATM 305, CHE 312, CHE 321, ENV 340, MAR 303, MAR 304, MAR 308, MAR 320, MAR 333, MAR 388, SUS 319 | | CER | | SUS 366 | | DIV (see Note 5) | | | | ESI | | BIO 352, ENV 340, GEO 313, MAR 315, MAR 388, MAR 394, SUS 401 | | SPK | SUS 301 | | | WRTD | SUS 459 | SUS 321, SUS 325 | Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation. Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program’s “Major SBC Courses” page to view expanded SBC options. Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences. Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods. Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements: - Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
- Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
- Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
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