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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Science Major

Required:

BI 151 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution Credits: 4
CH 110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 117 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
ES 106 - Environment and Society Credits: 4
ES 107 - Environmental Science Credits: 4
ES 201 - Environmental Research Methods Credits: 4
ES 411 - Senior Seminar in Environmental Science Credits: 4

Choose two courses in Mathematical and Spatial Analysis:

ST 120 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4 OR ST 140 Biological Data & Statistics Credits: 4 OR ST 220 Statistics for Engineers & Scientists Credits: 4
ES 260 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
MA 130 - Elements of Calculus Credits: 4 OR MA 150 Calculus I Credits: 4 OR MA 160 Calculus II Credits: 4 OR MA 211 Calculus III Credits: 4
An additional MA course at the 200-level or higher.

Choose four additional courses as science electives:

BI 230 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
BI 240 - Aquatic Biology Credits: 4
BI 247 - Plant Science and Agriculture Credits: 4
BI 260 - Behavioral Ecology Credits: 4
BI 342 - Community Ecology Credits: 4
BI 355 - Evolution Credits: 4
BI 365 - Immunology and Parasitology Credits: 4
CH 207 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
CH 208 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
CH 301 - Integrated Chemical Analysis Credits: 4 (formerly CH-215)
CH 302 - Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Credits: 4
CH 304 - Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Credits: 4
CH 305 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 4
CH 308 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 4
ES 213 - Earth Systems and Processes Credits: 4
ES 260 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4 (may not be taken if taken as Mathematics/Spatial Analysis course)
ES 301 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies Credits: 4 (when pre-approved as Environmental Science elective)
ES 312 - Energy and Climate Change Credits: 4
ES 314 - Biogeochemistry of Global Change Credits: 4
ES 499 - (INT) Internship Credits: Variable (when pre-approved as Environmental Science elective)
PY 210 - College Physics I Credits: 4 OR PY 211 College Physics II Credits: 4
PY 220 - General Physics I Credits: 4 OR PY 221 General Physics II Credits: 4
NOTE: Under normal circumstances, three of the four science electives will include a full lab component. Science electives must be from at least two different departments.

Choose two additional courses as non-science electives:

DMC 233 - Adventure & Environmental Filmmaking Credits: 4
DMC 303 - Nature and Outdoor Writing Credits: 4
EC 351 - Environmental Economics Credits: 4
EN 382 - Nature, Perception and Imagination Credits: 4
EN 388 - Film and the Environment Credits: 4
ES 211 - Water Resources Credits: 4
ES 220 - Maps and Apps: Space and Place in Electronic Environments Credits: 4
ES 225 - Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture Credits: 4
ES 243 - Environmental Study of Sustainable Places Credits: 2
ES 244 - Environmental Study of Sustainable Places - Wales Field Trip Credits: 2
ES 301 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies Credits: 4 (when pre-approved as a non-science elective)
ES 305 - US Environmental History Credits: 4
ES 306 - Environmental Justice Credits: 4
ES 307 - The Environmental Humanities Credits: 4
ES 310 - Environmental Hazards Credits: 4
ES 311 - Community and Environmental Planning Credits: 4
ES 312 - Energy and Climate Change Credits: 4
ES 325 - The Politics of Food Credits: 4
ES 327 - Environmental Policy Credits: 4
ES 332 - Art & Ecology Credits: 4
ES 337 - Farm and Food Intensive Spring Credits: 2 AND ES 339 Farm and Food Intensive Fall Credits: 2
ES 340 - Sustainable Entrepreneurship Credits: 4
ES 351 - American Wilderness Credits: 4
ES 353 - Buddhism and the Environment Credits: 4
ES 355 - Animal Studies Credits: 4
ES 357 - Environmental Restoration Credits: 4
ES 360 - Living in Place Credits: 4
ES 499 - (INT) Internship Credits: Variable (when pre-approved as a non-science elective)
GG 207 - Economic Geography Credits: 4
GG 211 - Water Resources Credits: 4
GG 220 - Maps and Apps: Space and Place in Electronic Environments Credits: 4
JS 321 - Maple: Food, Energy, Culture Credits: 4
PH 209 - Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Environment Credits: 4
PO 358 - Global Environmental Politics Credits: 4
RS 239 - Religion, Ecology and Ethics Credits: 4
NOTE: Students will be advised of the availability of additional elective courses when offered