Green Curriculum
Students in the course Humans and Their Environment measure the amount of recyclable material being discarded in campus trash cans.
Green Curriculum
Salve Regina offers an undergraduate major and minor in environmental/sustainable studies (bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in environmental studies).
A wide range of Salve Regina's undergraduate and graduate courses integrate social and environmental responsibility throughout the semester. More than 40 undergraduate courses and seven graduate courses focus on the environment. In addition, courses in the core curriculum address social and environmental responsibility.
Non-course and off-campus curricula that integrate social and/or environmental responsibility include the Pell Center lecture series, the study abroad program, Earth Day and Office of Residential Life programming.
Clean Ocean Access Water Testing
Clean Ocean Access started testing the water quality in Newport and Middletown in the fall of 2006 as part of a long term goal of permanent clean water along the Aquidneck Island shoreline. The goal of the current program is to establish baseline water quality at seven popular swimming locations that are not considered "designated swimming areas".
Salve Regina students taking BIO 399 Environmental Quality participate in the Clean Ocean Access water testing every Thursday morning during the academic year.
Minor in Environmental Studies
Three required courses:
- BIO 111 and BIO 112 (General Biology) 4 credits each. Fundamental characteristics of life focusing on classical, current and ethical developments in society as related to society.
- BIO 310: Ecology: 4 credits. Explores concepts of ecosystems, populations, and the necessity of diversity. Plant and animal populations are included as discussion topics, along with ecological communities.
Four electives are required and students may choose from the following:
- BIO 200 Botany
- BIO 210 Microbiology
- BIO 220 Cell Biology and Chemistry
- BIO 255 Conservation Biology
- BIO 260 Marine Biology
- BIO 270 Environmental Geology and Soil Science
- BIO 280 Comparative Anatomy
- BIO 320 Evolution
- BIO 390 Environmental Science Internship
Two electives are also chosen from:
- ECN 130 Environmental Economics
- MGT 385 Environmental Management - Quality Systems
- POL 213 Global Environmental Politics
- RST 360 Christianity, Ethics and Environment
