Environmental Science, BS

Curriculum

1. Required courses in the major and cognate include courses in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Natural Science, Mathematics, and Physics.
2. The student must complete four courses from among the following program electives. Some courses have prerequisites and some have laboratory sections that must be taken with the lecture; please consult departmental descriptions. Laboratory sections do not count as an additional course. Electives are broken down into groups to help the student choose the best elective for their studies. For the Ecology track, two elective courses must be taken from the Biology Group. For the Chemistry track, two elective courses must be from the Chemistry Group. The remaining program elective courses can be taken from any group.

• Biology Group

• BIOL 195 - (E, D) Tropical Biology
• BIOL 204 - (E, D) Environmental Issues in Latin America
• BIOL 245 - (EPW: lab only) General Physiology (S)
• BIOL 250 - (EPW: lab only) Microbiology (MC)
• BIOL 271 - Entomology (MO)
• BIOL 272 - Invertebrate Biology (S)
• BIOL 273 - (EPW) Marine Ecology (MO)
• BIOL 279 - Animal Ecophysiology (S)
• BIOL 296 - (D) Tropical Terrestrial Ecology
• BIOL 349 - Plant Physiology (S)
• BIOL 368 - Neuroethology (MO)
• BIOL 370 - Animal Behavior (MO)
• BIOL 371 - (EPW: Lab only) Ecology (MO) ^B
• BIOL 374 - Vertebrate Biology (MO)
• BIOL 375 - Evolution (MO)

• Chemistry Group

• CHEM 240 - Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 330 - Organic Chemistry III
• CHEM 330L - Organic Chemistry III
• CHEM 350 - General Biochemistry I
• CHEM 351 - General Biochemistry II
• CHEM 360 - Biophysical Chemistry I
• CHEM 361 - Biophysical Chemistry II
• CHEM 370 - Instrumental Analysis ^A
• CHEM 370L - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory ^A
• CHEM 450 - Biochemistry I
• CHEM 451 - Biochemistry II
• CHEM 455 - Chemical Toxicology
• CHEM 470L - (EPW) Forensic Chemistry Laboratory

• Other Natural Sciences Group

• NEUR 358 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
• NEUR 368 - Neuroethology
• PSIO 320 - Cellular and Integrative Physiology

• Humanities Group

• ENLT 124 - (CL, D) Literature and the Environment
• HIST 350 - (CH) American Environmental History
• HIST 351 - (CH) Global Environmental History
• PHIL 213 - (P) Environmental Ethics
• T/RS 331 - (P, EPW) God and the Earth
• THTR/ENLT 278 - (CL) Ecotheatre

• Social/Behavioral Science Group

• PS 231 - (S) Environmental Policy Process
• PSYC 239 - Environmental and Conservation Psychology
• SOC 230 - Sociology of Globalization

• Business/Professional Studies Group

• ECO 303 - (S) The Economics of Environmental Issues
• MGT 410 - Sustainability Management
• MKT 477 - Sustainable Marketing

• *Courses with the “A” designation are required for the Chemistry Track and with the “B” designation are required for the Ecology Track. Three courses will not count as an elective for students in those respective tracks.

Environmental Science Curriculum - Chemistry Track

¹The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement.  Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

²Students entering exempt from MATH 109  may select a course in chemistry, biology, physics or math.

³Whereas students may take any Social/Behavioral Science (S/BH ELECT), Humanities (HUMN ELECT), Philosophy (PHIL ELECT), and Theology/Religious Studies (T/RS ELECT) course to fulfill the respective GE electives, students should note that some Environmental Science Electives also meet these GE designations and may count as both the GE Elective and Major Electives.

⁴Or PHYS 140/PHYS 140L  – PHYS 141/PHYS 141L : Elements of Physics I-II.

Environmental Science Curriculum - Ecology Track

¹The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirements. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

²Students entering exempt from MATH 109  may select a course in chemistry, biology, physics or math.

³Whereas students may take any Social/Behavioral Science (S/BH ELECT), Humanities (HUMN ELECT), Philosophy (PHIL ELECT), and Theology/Religious Studies (T/RS ELECT) course to fulfill the respective GE electives, students should note that some Environmental Science Electives also meet these GE designations and may count as both the GE Elective and Major Electives.

⁴Or PHYS 140/PHYS 140L  - PHYS 141/PHYS 141L : Elements of Physics I-II.