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Notes: Students who select the Environmental Management Emphasis should select ENVR 4970 Internship rather than ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis. Students who select the Outdoor Education Emphasis will be taking PHED 4970 Internship (6 credits) in the emphasis core instead of ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits) in the Environmental Studies core. Environmental Studies majors may take SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology with consent of the instructor.BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
or CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
or CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
*ECON/ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
ENVR 3920 Directed Group Study: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
ENVR 4210 Law and Policy (3 credits)
ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1,1) (2 credits)
ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
or ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis (3 credits)
GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
*POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
*SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
or *STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
*SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
Subtotal 48-49 Credits
Select one of the following emphases:Consult with the Biology Department chair about applying this emphasis toward a Biology minor.BIOL 3361 Limnology I (4 credits)
BIOL 3615 Advanced Ecology (3 credits)
BIOL/GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
ENVR/BIOL 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
*ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
*GEOG 2231 Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives approved by Center advisor (6 credits)
Subtotal 36 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis A 84-85 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree
B. Environmental Chemistry EmphasisConsult with the Chemistry Department chair about applying this emphasis toward a Chemistry minor.CHEM 2311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 2312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
CHEM 2371 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
CHEM 2372 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
CHEM 2510 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
CHEM 2570 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
or ENVR/CHEM 4101 Environmental Chemistry I (3 credits)
ENVR/CHEM 4102 Environmental Chemistry II (3 credits)
ENVR 4220 Sampling and Analysis (4 credits)
*MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives approved by Center advisor (5 credits)
Subtotal 36 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis B 84-85 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree
C. Environmental Engineering Science Emphasis
*ENVR 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)
ENVR 4230 Air Pollution Technology (4 credits)
ENVR 4240 Waste Management (4 credits)
*MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)
PHYS 2101 Physics I (5 credits)
PHYS 2102 Physics II (5 credits)
PHYS 2210 Statics and Strength of Materials (3 credits)
PHYS 2220 Dynamics (3 credits)
PHYS 3230 Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
Subtotal 40 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis C 88-89 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor’s Degree
D. Environmental Management Emphasis
- ENVR 3300 Environmental Management and Safety (3 credits)
*ENVR 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)- ENVR 4220 Sampling and Analysis (4 credits)
- ENVR 4230 Air Pollution Technology (4 credits)
- ENVR 4240 Waste Management (4 credits)
- ENVR 4260 Risk Assessment and Auditing (3 credits)
*IT 4880 Total Quality Management (3 credits)- IT 4897 Project Management (3 credits)
*MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)- PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
- Electives approved by Center advisor (4 credits)
Subtotal 40 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis D 88-89 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor’s Degree
E. Environmental Policy and Planning Emphasis
Consult with the Political Science program director about applying this emphasis toward an Applied Public Policy minor.ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
ECON 3230 Benefit-Cost Analysis (3 credits)
ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
*GEOG 2231 Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
*GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning (3 credits)
POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
Subtotal 27 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis E 75-77 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree
F. Environmental Toxicology EmphasisConsult with the Biology Department chair about applying this emphasis toward a Biology minor.*BIOL 3260 Medical Physiology (4 credits)
or BIOL 3720 Plant Form and Function (4 credits)
CHEM 2311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 2312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
CHEM 3411 Biochemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 3412 Biochemistry II (3 credits)
ENVR/CHEM 4101 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
*ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
*MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
or *MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus I (5 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives approved by Center advisor (3 credits)
Subtotal 38 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis F 86-87 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree
Consult with the Geology Coordinator about applying this emphasis toward a Geology minor.ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
GEOL 1120 Historical Geology (4 credits)
GEOL 2110 Mineralogy and Petrology (4 credits)
*GEOL 3211 Hydrogeology I (3 credits)
*GEOL 3212 Hydrogeology II (3 credits)
GEOL 3400 Glacial and Pleistocene Geology (3 credits)
*MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives approved by Center advisor (2 credits)
Subtotal 36 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis G 84-85 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree
1. Required Core
ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
HLTH 3600 Emergency Response (3 credits)
HLTH 3660 Wilderness First Responder Module (1 credit)
PHED 2925 People and the Environment: Outdoor Ethics and Recreation Activities Perspective (3 credits)
PHED 4360 Adventure Programming (3 credits)
PHED 4970 Internship: Practicum in Outdoor Education (6 credits)
Subtotal 19 Credits
2. Required Electives
Select 4 credits from the following:
PHED 1120 Introduction to Sea Kayaking (1 credit)
PHED 1160 Camping Trends and Techniques (1 credit)
PHED 1180 Canoeing (1 credit)
PHED 1200 Introduction to Rock Climbing (1 credit)
PHED 1520 Downhill Skiing (1 credit)
PHED 1554 Skills for Life: Cross Country Skiing (1 credit)
Subtotal 4 Credits
3. Guided Electives
Select 8-9 credits from BIOL, ED, GEOG, and GEOL courses approved by Center advisor
Subtotal 8-9 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Emphasis H 76-78 Credits
A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor’s
Degree
The following is a list of Environmental Studies Major Courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.
Freshman
BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I
BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology IISelect one mathematics sequence:
MATH 1170 College Algebra
MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus I
or
MATH 1470 Precalculus
MATH 2471 Calculus I
Sophomore
BIOL 2610 General Ecology
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental ScienceSelect one chemistry sequence:
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II
or
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry IIGEOL 1110 Physical Geology
PHYS 1101 General Physics I
SOC 3001 Social Statistics
or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics
Liberal Education Requirements
Junior
ENVR 3920 Directed Group Study: Seminar in Environmental Controversies
ENVR 4210 Law and Policy
POL 3230 Environmental Politics
ECON/ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics
SOC 3050 Society and Environment
Emphasis courses
Liberal Education courses
Senior
ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar
ENVR 4970 Internship
or ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis
Complete Emphasis courses
Complete Liberal Education courses
BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
ENVR 3920 Directed Group Study: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1,1) (2 credits)
Subtotal 18 Credits
Select 4 credits of electives from upper division courses in Environmental Studies.
Subtotal 4 Credits
Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 22 Credits