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Environmental Studies Areas of Study

• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
  Suggested Schedule
  Field of Emphasis: Waste Management
• Minor in Environmental Studies

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Environmental Studies Major, B.S.

I. Required Core Courses

Notes: Students who select the Waste Management Emphasis should select ENVR 4970 Internship rather than ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis. Environmental Studies majors may take SOC 3050 Society and the Environment with consent of the instructor.

BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
BIOL 2614 General Ecology (3 credits)
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (3 credits)
or CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (3 credits)
or CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
CHEM 1240 Fundamental Laboratory Techniques (2 credits)
ECON 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)
MATH 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
SOC 3050 Society and Environment (3 credits)

Subtotal 49-51 Credits

II. Required Specialization

Select one of the following specializations:

A. Ecosystem Studies

Consult with the Biology Department chair about applying this specialization toward a Biology minor.

Updated:
BIOL 3361 Limnology I (4 credits)
BIOL 3362 Limnology II (4 credits)
BIOL/GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
BIOL 3710 Microbiology (4 credits)
ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus I (5 credits)
or MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
Electives (upper division courses in Environmental Studies or Biology and any physiology course) (9 credits)

Subtotal 36 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization A 85-87 Credits

B. Environmental Chemistry

Consult with the Chemistry Department chair about applying this specialization toward a Chemistry minor.

Note: ENVR 4050 has a prerequisite not included in the major (GEOL 1110).

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)
CHEM 2810 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
CHEM 3150 Standard Methods Water Analysis (3 credits)
ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
or ENVR 4100 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
Electives (upper division courses in Environmental Studies or Chemistry) (10 credits)

Subtotal 36 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization B 85-87 Credits

C. Environmental Policy and Planning

Consult with the Political Science program director about applying this specialization toward an Applied Public Policy minor.

POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
POL 3200 State and Local Politics (3 credits)
ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
ECON 3230 Benefit-Cost Analysis (2 credits)
ECON 3210 Public Economics (3 credits)
GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning (3 credits)
Electives (Applied Public Policy courses) (5 credits)

Subtotal 28 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization C 77-79 Credits

D. Environmental Toxicology

Consult with the Biology Department chair about applying this specialization toward a Biology minor.

Updated:
CHEM 2130 Chemistry of Drugs (3 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)
BIOL 2720 Plant Physiology I (4 credits)
or BIOL 3260 Vertebrate Physiology (4 credits)
ENVR 4100 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)
Electives (upper division courses in Environmental Studies, Biology, or Chemistry) (4 credits)

Subtotal 38 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization D 87-89 Credits

E. Geohydrology

Consult with the Geology Coordinator about applying this specialization toward a Geology minor.

ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 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 (3 credits)
MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)
Electives (upper division course in Environmental Studies or Geology) (2 credits)

Subtotal 36 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization E 85-87 Credits

F. Waste Management Emphasis

Updated:
CHEM 2311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 2312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
CHEM 2371 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
ENVR 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)
ENVR 4220 Sampling, Analyses, and Quality Assurance (2 credits)
ENVR 4230 Air Pollution (3 credits)
ENVR 4240 Waste Management (3 credits)
ENVR 4250 Hazardous Waste Remediation (3 credits)
ENVR 4260 Risk Assessment (2 credits)
ENVR 4270 Environmental Auditing (2 credits)
GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
or GEOL 1120 Historical Geology (4 credits)
GEOL 3211 Hydrogeology I (3 credits)
MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)

Subtotal 40 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization F 89-91 Credits

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SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.S.

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 II

Select one mathematics sequence:

Updated:
MATH 1170 College Algebra
MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus
or
MATH 1470 Precalculus
MATH 2471 Calculus I

Liberal Education Requirements

Sophomore

BIOL 2614 General Ecology
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science

Select 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 II

CHEM 1240 Fundamental Laboratory Techniques
PHYS 1101 General Physics I
MATH 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 3040 Environmental Economics
SOC 3050 Society and Environment
Specialization courses
Liberal Education courses

Senior

ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar
ENVR 4970 Internship
or ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis
Complete Specialization courses
Complete Liberal Education courses

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Environmental Studies Minor

I. Required Courses

BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
BIOL 2614 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

II. Required Electives

Select 4 credits of electives from courses in Environmental Studies.

Subtotal 4 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 22 Credits