Environmental Science Program

Curriculum Requirements - Minimum Credits Required: 125

 

First Year - Credits: 34

• Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
• Free Elective (Cr: 3)

• CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENV 130/130L - Environmental Science I and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• ENV 131/131L - Environmental Science II and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
  

• MTH 129 - Analysis of Functions (Pre-calculus) (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

• MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

Sophomore - Credits: 33-34

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Environmental Science Elective (Cr: 3 - 4)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)

• BIO 210 - Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 212 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 215/215L - Oceanography and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• ENV 313 - Modern Conservation: Principles and Practices (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 320 - Advanced Ecology (Cr: 3)
  

• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
  

Junior - Credits: 31-33

• World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Environmental Science Electives  (Cr: 6 - 8)
• General Education Elective (Cr: 6)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• ENV 312 - Environmental Health (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 313 - Modern Conservation: Principles and Practices (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 338 - Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 375 - Environmental Economics (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  

Senior - Credits: 27

• General Education Electives    (Cr: 6)
  (must be above 100 level)

• ENV 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
  

• ENV 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
  

• ENV 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  

• POL 382 - Environmental Law and Politics (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

Environmental Science Electives

Students choose three courses from the following list:

• BIO 205 - Plant Biology (Cr: 3)
  

• BIO 226 - Marine Biology (Cr: 3)
  

• BIO 242 - World Disease (Cr: 3)
  

• BIO 292/292L - Microbiology and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• BIO 320/320L - Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• BIO 340 - Bioinformatics (Cr: 3)
  

• BUS 365 - Business, the Environment, and Sustainability (Cr: 3)
  

• CHE 207/207L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• CHE 208/208L - Organic Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• CHE 209/209L - Biochemistry and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• ENV 122/122L - Geology and Lab (Cr: 4)
  

• ENV 216 - Natural Disasters and Catastrophes (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 380 - Environmental History (Cr: 3)
  

• HTM 214 - Sustainable Tourism (Cr: 3)
  

• IDS 325 - World Geography (Cr: 3)
  

• PHL 310 - Bioethics (Cr: 3)
  

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the environmental science major, students will:

• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the major discipline.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the major discipline.
• Design studies and conduct experiments in internship and field settings that utilize appropriate and safe techniques when working in laboratory and professional settings.
• Apply quantitative reasoning to problems within the major discipline.
• Demonstrate familiarity with core concepts in the major discipline in the following content areas: biological sciences, physical sciences, environmental concerns and policy, scientific and quantitative reasoning.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully apply and adapt curricular learning to the internship experience.

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