GEC Coordinator: Darby Ray

This concentration explores the interconnections among ecological change, community history, and the social construction of place. It has a marked, but not exclusive, focus on Maine, including inquiry into Maine's transformations and conflicts over environmental, economic, and community change. The concentration is strongly interdisciplinary, mixing ecological learning, social-historical and ethnographic inquiry, and cultural studies. It includes community partnerships and public-environmental projects.

Complete four credits designated with the (C068) GEC attribute, two of which must be from list A (foregrounding scientific study in geology or ecology) and two of which must be from list B (foregrounding social, cultural, historical, or literary study). At least one of these courses from list A or B must also appear on list C (courses involving significant field or community-based experience). Alternatively, students may meet the community/field requirement by completing one co-curricular component, substituting it for one of the four credits. Students should consult with the Harward Center for Community Partnerships to determine if a particular course or co-curricular experience qualifies. One non-Bates credit may be applied toward the concentration if judged comparable to one of those below by the concentration coordinator and with prior approval.

List A: Scientific Study in Geology or Ecology

Course List

Code	Title
BIO 241	Water and Watersheds/Lab
EACS 103	Earth Surface Environments and Environmental Change/Lab
EACS 104	Plate Tectonics and Hazards/Lab
EACS 217	Mapping and GIS/Lab
EACS 240	Environmental Geochemistry/Lab
EACS 241	Water and Watersheds/Lab
ENVR 203	Scientific Approaches to Environmental Issues/Lab
ENVR 217	Mapping and GIS/Lab
ENVR 220	GIS across the Curriculum
ENVR 240	Water and Watersheds/Lab
ENVR 310	Soils/Lab

List B: Social, Cultural, Historical, or Literary Study  

Course List

Code	Title
AMST 211	U.S. Environmental History
AMST 240I	French in Maine
AVC 371	Landscape and Power
ENVR 205	Lives in Place: Introduction to Environmental Humanities
ENVR 211	U.S. Environmental History
ENVR S24	Local Food: Sovereignty and Justice
ENVR 301M	New England: Environment and History
ENVR 371	Landscape and Power
FRE 240I	French in Maine
HIST 211	U.S. Environmental History
HIST 301M	New England: Environment and History
HIST S28	Wabanaki History in Maine

List C: Field- or Community-Based Experience

Course List

Code	Title
BIO 241	Water and Watersheds/Lab
EACS 241	Water and Watersheds/Lab
ENVR 240	Water and Watersheds/Lab
ENVR 310	Soils/Lab
ENVR S24	Local Food: Sovereignty and Justice