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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Environmental Science Major

Required:

ES 106 - Environment and Society Credits: 4
ES 107 - Environmental Science Credits: 4
ES 201 - Environmental Research Methods Credits: 4
BI 151 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution Credits: 4
CH 110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 117 - Organic Chemistry I 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
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 211 - Calculus III Credits: 4
An additional course in Calculus (e.g. MA 211 Calculus II or higher)

Choose four additional courses as science electives:

BI 230 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
BI 238 - Ecosystem Ecology Credits: 4
BI 242 - Community Ecology Credits: 4
BI 260 - Animal Behavior Credits: 4
BI 340 - Physiological 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 215 - Integrated Chemical Analysis Credits: 4
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 approved as Environmental Science elective)
ES 499 - Internship Credits: Variable
(when 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
* 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:

ES 301 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies Credits: 4
(when 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 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 499 - Internship Credits: Variable
ES 353 - Buddhism and the Environment Credits: 4
ES 355 - Animal Studies Credits: 4
EC 351 - Environmental Economics Credits: 4
EN 382 - Nature, Perception and Imagination Credits: 4
EN 388 - Film and the Environment Credits: 4
GG 207 - Economic Geography Credits: 4
MJD 303 - Nature and Outdoor Writing 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
* Students will be advised of the availability of additional elective courses when offered