Degree Requirements
Four Year Major Plans
Environmental Science Major Requirements
Program Requirements:
- GIS 110 Introduction to GIS
- MA 121-122 or MA 131 Calculus of Single Variable Functions
- MA 315 Probability and Statistics
- BI 171-172 Biological Principles
- CH 101-102 General Chemistry
- EAS 101 Earth Science
- SO 360 Environmental Sociology or HI 289 Environmental History
- PHIL 206 Environmental Ethics or PHIL 208 Bioethics
- ES 495 Environmental Studies Seminar
Plus 21 credits selected from the following:
General course recommendations:
- HS 329 Public Health and the Environment
- EAS 302 Advanced Earth Science
- ENGR 326 Energy and the Environment
Recommended courses for careers in fisheries or wildlife management:
- BI 306 Plant Biology
- BI 311 Ecology
- BI 281 Genetics
- BI 370 Evolutionary Analysis
Recommended courses for careers in toxicology:
- CH 301 Organic Chemistry
- CH 205 Quantitative Analysis
- CH 306 Instrumental Methods
Recommended courses for careers in hydrology and ground water resources:
- ENGR 202 Water Dist. Systems
- ENGR 313 Hydrology
- ENGR 323 Water Quality
- ENGR 325 Hydrogeology
- ENGR 327 Land and Stream Restoration
- ENGR 402 Environmental Engineering
Recommended courses for certification and careers in GIS:
- GIS 210 GIS Databases
- GIS 310 Advanced GIS
- GIS 311 Raster GIS and Remote Sensing
Environmental Science Minor Requirements
Minor Program Requirements:
ES 101 Human Ecology
ES 121 Environmental Science
AN/SO 218 Introduction to Native American Studies
PHIL 206 Environmental Ethics
EAS 201 Earth Science
PO 330 Topics: Green Political Thought
TH 355 Spirit, Science, and Nature
ES 495 Environmental Studies Seminar
Environmental Studies minors are strongly encouraged to engage one or more of the following applied experiences:
ES 201 Environmental Studies Practicum
ES 496 Internship
ES 498 Environmental Studies Research/Project
Environmental Policy and Project Management Major Requirements
Program Requirements:
- GIS 110 Introduction to GIS
- PMGT 110 Intro to Project and Program Management
- ES 121 Environmental Science
- SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
- MA 207 Elementary Statistics
- EAS 101 Earth Science
- BA 204 Principles of Accounting II: Managerial Accounting
- PMGT 210 Planning and Scheduling for Projects
- BA 228 Introduction to Nonprofits
- EC 201 or EC 202 Principles of Economics
- SO 360 Environmental Sociology or HI 289 Environmental History
- ES 495 Environmental Studies Seminar
Plus 21 credits selected from the following:
General course recommendations:
- CO 215 Introduction to Public Relations I
- CO 206 Small Group Communication or CO 320 Organizational Communication
- ENGR 326 Energy and the Environment
- HS 329 Public Health and the Environment
Recommended courses for careers in environmental project management:
- BA 306 Marketing
- BA 375 Fundamentals of Management
- BA 409 Operations Research
- BA 301 or BA 302 Business Law I or II
- EC 203 Project Management Economics
- PMGT 220 Project Cost Estimating, Control and Risk Management
- PMGT 310 Project Leadership
Recommended courses for careers in environmental sociology:
- SO/AN 218 Native American Studies
- SO 215 Rural and Urban Sociology
- SO 314 Sociology of Law
- SO 340 Sociology of Organizations
- SO 351 Medical Sociology
Recommended for careers in public policy:
- PO 289 Social Welfare Policy
- PO 250 Contemporary Issues in American Politics
- PO 244 Contemporary Global Issues
- PO 328 The Developing World
- PO 330 Green Political Thought
Notes
Notes:
1- MA 2xx, the new stats course will be offered starting spring of 2013.
2- EAS 201 will be changed to a 100 level introductory course suitable for first year students. Course description pending.
3- HI 289 Environmental History has been taught once previously.
4- The following courses will be eliminated: ES 101, ES 220, ES 289 (Soil Science), PO 330.