Environmental Science Major (Comprehensive)
Curriculum
65 total credits
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Classes | ||
| BIOL 130 | Principles of Biology I | 4.00 |
| BIOL 132 | Principles of Biology II | 4.00 |
| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I | 5.00 |
| CHEM 106 | General Chemistry II | 5.00 |
| ENSC 150 | Environment & Society: Issues and Perspectives | 3.00 |
| GEOL 110 | The Dynamic Earth | 4.00 |
| or GEOL 120 | Our Water Resources | |
| MATH 113 | Algebra with Applications 1 | 3.00 |
| MATH 130 | Elementary Statistics | 4.00 |
| GEOG 241 | Fundamentals of GIS | 4.00 |
| BIOL 340 | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 4.00 |
| ENSC 350 | Environmental Science Research Methods | 2.00 |
| Human Dimension Required Core Courses (Complete 2 of the 4 courses) | 6.00 | |
| Environmental Communication and Advocacy | ||
| Ecological Economics 2,3 | ||
or SMGT 235 | Economics in Society and Sustainability | |
| Environmental Law and Regulation | ||
| Environmental Politics & Policy-Making | ||
| Two Required Capstone Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2.00 | |
| Research in Environmental Science and Senior Year Experience | ||
| OR | ||
| Internship in Environmental Science and Senior Year Experience | ||
| Elective Classes 4,5 | ||
| Select 15 credits of the following: 4 | 15.00 | |
| Biogeography and Conservation | ||
| Plant Taxonomy | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Invertebrate Biology | ||
| Vertebrate Biology | ||
| Ichthyology | ||
| Ecology and Management of Forest Ecosystems | ||
| Field Biology | ||
| Quant Analysis Lecture | ||
| Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chem Lecture II | ||
| Organic Chemistry Lab II | ||
| Environmental Communication and Advocacy | ||
| Environmental Science Field Experience | ||
| Environmental Science Special Topics | ||
| Advanced Topics in Human/Environment Interaction | ||
| Advanced Applications of GIS | ||
| Climatology | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security | ||
| Climate Change and Sustainability | ||
| Renewable Energy for Sustainable Management | ||
| Natural Resource Management | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Environmental Justice and Sustainability | ||
| Nature, Environmental, and Scientific Writing | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| Environmental Advocacy in Digital Communities | ||
| Total Hours | 65.00 | |
- 1
MATH 115 Precalculus, MATH 151 Calculus for Business, Life, and Social Sciences, or MATH 240 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I may be completed in place of MATH 113 Algebra with Applications.
- 2
ECON 335 Ecological Economics has pre-requisite courses: ECON 250 Principles of Microeconomics and ECON 251 Principles of Macroeconomics, or ECON 235 Economics in Society.
- 3
SMGT 235 Economics in Society and Sustainability is only offered online. Online classes are charged separately from on-campus classes, and therefore they are not included in the 12-18 credit tuition plateau.
- 4
BIOL 491 Senior Research, CHEM 491 Senior Research or GEOG 491 Undergraduate Research substitute for ENSC 491 Research in Environmental Science and BIOL 496 Internship, CHEM 496 Senior Paper or GEOG 496 Internship substitute for ENSC 496 Internship in Environmental Science.
- 5
At least 15 credits from at least two disciplines (i.e., prefixes); 11 credits must be taken at the 300 level or higher. Additional Human Dimension core courses beyond the required two may count as electives.