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
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