2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) Major
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Major Requirements
The major requires a minimum of 13 courses, distributed as follows:
1. Core Requirements (5-7 courses)
Statistics (1 course)
One of the following 4 courses:
Science (2-4 courses)
Choose 1 of the following options:
2. Electives (7 courses)
Choose 2 courses from each group below, and 1 additional course from any group below. At least 1 course from Group 3 must include a lab.
Note:
EEP majors participating in the CMC Washington DC program may ask the EEP Program Coordinator to apply courses from the Washington Program toward their Group 1 electives, provided their internship has an environmental focus.
Group 3 (2 or 3 courses)
At least 1 course chosen from this group must include a lab.
3. Senior Thesis (1 or 2 courses)
EEP majors must complete either a 1- or 2-semester senior thesis on an environmental topic in a constituent EEP discipline, which includes the natural sciences, economics, and government.
Students who plan to complete a thesis in economics are encouraged to take ECON 125 CM to fulfill one of their Group 2 elective requirements.
Students who plan to complete a thesis in biology or chemistry, read the Senior Thesis in Science information, below.
Prerequisites for EEP Majors
The following courses are prerequisites for major requirements (and may be counted for general education requirements): Senior Thesis in Science
The senior thesis is a general education requirement and the capstone experience of a student’s undergraduate education. Students must complete a senior thesis in at least one of their majors under supervision of a faculty reader who teaches within that major, unless granted a special exception.
Science majors have the following senior thesis options. Refer to the major requirements above for major-specific senior thesis requirements.
2-Semester Thesis with Lab (2 courses, 2 credits)
Students interested in a 2-semester thesis with lab take one of the following pairs of courses in the 1st and 2nd semester of the senior year:
2-Semester Thesis with Summer Research (2 courses, 1 credit)
Students interested in completing a 2-semester thesis by conducting a substantial research project during the summer after their junior year should register for one of the following pairs of courses in the 1st semester of the senior year. There is no credit or lab fee for 189L.
1-Semester Experimental Thesis with Lab (1 course, 1 credit)
Students interested in a 1-semester experimental thesis with lab take one of the following in the 1st or 2nd semester of the senior year:
1-Semester Library Thesis without Lab (1 course, 1 credit)
Students interested in a 1-semester library thesis without lab complete an extensive library research thesis in the 1st or 2nd semester of the senior year, chosen from:
Note:
The Senior Thesis Research Project course (188L) or the Summer Research Project course (189L) may not be counted as elective courses in the major.
Special Options for Majors
Dual Major
Students are precluded from pursuing a dual major in Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) and the following disciplines:
The dual major in EEP requires a minimum of 11 courses, distributed as follows:
1. Core Requirements (5-7 courses)
Statistics (1 course)
One of the following 4 courses:
Science (2 -4 courses)
Choose 1 of the following options:
2. Electives (5 courses)
Dual majors can choose 2 courses from 2 groups in the full major, and 1 course from the other group. At least 1 course from Group 3 must include a lab.
3. Senior Thesis (1 or 2 courses)
EEP majors must complete either a 1- or 2-semester senior thesis on an environmental topic in a constituent EEP discipline, which includes the natural sciences, economics, and government.
Students who plan to complete a thesis in economics are encouraged to take ECON 125 CM to fulfill one of their Group 2 elective requirements.
Students who plan to complete a thesis in biology or chemistry, read the Senior Thesis in Science information, above.
Honors in Science
To be eligible for departmental honors in a science major, students must:
- Achieve a minimum GPA of 10.5 in courses in the major;
- Complete a 1- or 2-semester thesis project in which the student has demonstrated excellence by making a significant contribution to the progress of the research, by producing a thesis document judged to be of honors quality by the department, by presenting the work in a cogent fashion, and by engaging in the departmental seminar program.
Study Abroad for Science Majors
The Keck Science Department supports study abroad for science majors, however majors need to be aware that spending a semester off-campus requires careful advanced planning and program selection. Science majors interested in study abroad should discuss their interest with their major advisors as soon as possible.
General Education Requirements for EEP Majors
General Education Requirement in Science
Every CMC student must complete one (1) laboratory science course offered by the Keck Science Department or elsewhere within the Claremont Consortium. This requirement must by satisfied by the end of the 2nd year at CMC.
General Education Requirements in the Social Sciences and Humanities
For the general education requirement in the social sciences and the humanities, EEP majors must complete appropriate courses in all 4 fields of the social sciences (economics, government, history, and psychology), together with courses in 2 of the 4 fields of the humanities (literature, philosophy, religious studies, and literature in a foreign language).
For further information on general education requirements, see General Education Requirements .
Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes of the Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) Program
Learning Goals of the Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) Program
The interdisciplinary EEP major is designed to achieve a variety of educational outcomes. The basic goals of the EEP major are to:
- Develop a general understanding of biology, chemistry, economics, and government policy; and
- Gain deeper knowledge of those aspects of the constituent disciplines focused on the environment.
Student Learning Outcomes of the Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) Program
Evidence of such understanding should be reflected in grades from upper division courses within the EEP major and a senior thesis that applies interdisciplinary methods to contribute to understanding of environmental issues.
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