College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Curriculum in Environmental Studies
The B.S. degree in Environmental Studies in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (COALS) provides students with the opportunity to learn about the major societal forces that influence environmental issues. These include political agreement supporting legal and regulatory requirements, economics and the marketplace, environmental values, and technology. Students gain technical background blended with a solid foundation in economics, political issues, environmental law, ethics, and communications. Technology and the environment are well supported in existing curricula in COALS and contribute to the multidisciplinary nature of the Environmental Studies degree. Technical courses focus on biological sciences, natural resources, and assessment of the environment and come from the Agricultural Economics; Bioenvironmental Sciences; Entomology; Forest Science; Rangeland Ecology and Management; Recreation; Park and Tourism Sciences; Soil and Crop Sciences; and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. It is the fusion of these courses with those from the Liberal Arts that make this a truly unique curriculum.
FRESHMAN YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESC 201 Intro. to Bioenviron. Sciences | (3-0) | 3 | CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry | (3-3) | 4 | |
| BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I or BOTN 101 Botany |
(3-3) | 4 | ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 141 Business Math I | (3-0) | 3 | GEOG 201 Intro. to Human Geography | (3-0) | 3 | |
| POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | RENR 205 Fundamentals of Ecology | (3-0) | 3 | |
| **KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 | **KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 | |
| 14 | 14 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRSC 304 Forest Ecology | (3-0) | 3 | AGEC 105 Introduction to Agricultural Economics | (3-0) | 3 | |
| GEOG 204 Economic Geography | (3-0) | 3 | GEOG 203 Planet Earth: Systems Science | (3-3) | 4 | |
| MATH 142 Business Math II | (3-0) | 3 | POLS 207 State and Local Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Free elective | 4 | Communication elective2 | 3 | |||
| Visual and performing arts elective1 | 3 | Free elective | 3 | |||
| 16 | 16 |
JUNIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RENR 375 Conservation of Natural Resources | (3-0) | 3 | AGRO 301 Soil Science | (3-2) | 4 | |
| RPTS 420 Natural Resource Law | (3-0) | 3 | PHIL 205 Tech. and Human Value or PHIL 314 Environmental Ethics |
(3-0) | 3 | |
| STAT 303 Statistical Methods | (3-0) | 3 | Environmental policy elective3 | 3 | ||
| Environmental policy electives3 | 6 | History elective4 | 3 | |||
| History elective4 | 3 | Natural resources elective5 | 3 | |||
| 18 | 16 | |||||
SENIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFSC 301 Wildlife and the Changing Environment | (3-0) | 3 | RENR 470 Environmental Impact Assess. | (2-2) | ||
| Environmental policy electives3 | 6 | or | ||||
| Natural resources electives5 | 6 | FRSC 461 GIS for Resources Mgmt. | (3-0) | |||
| Professional experience elective6 | 3 | or | ||||
| 18 | RENR 405 GIS for Envrn. Problem Solv. | (2-2) | 3 | |||
| Environmental policy electives3 | 6 | |||||
| Free electives | 7 | |||||
| 16 |
NOTES:
- Visual and performing arts elective to be selected from the University Core Curriculum. The University Core Curriculum also requires 6 hours of international and cultural diversity courses. This requirement may be met by courses satisfying another requirement in the curriculum if they also are on the approved list on international and cultural diversity courses (see University Core Curriculum, item 6).
- Communication electives to be selected from the University Core Curriculum.
- To be selected in consultation with faculty academic advisor from AGEC 344, 350, 429; ECON 202, 203, 323, 412,435; FRSC 406; GEOG 401, 406; PHIL 314, 483; PLAN 365, 414; POLS 306, 329, 331, 340, 342, 347, 440, 461; SOCI 312, 328; WFSC 303.
- Select from HIST 359, 360, 363, 364.
- Select Life Sciences electives from AGRO, AGSM, BESC, ENTO, POSC, RENR, RLEM, RPTS, or WFSC in consultation with an advisor.
- To be selected in consultation with an academic advisor.