College of Geosciences
Curriculum in Environmental Studies
The B.S. degree in Environmental Studies is a blended degree of science and policy with an interdisciplinary understanding of Earth's processes and policy aspects of human interactions with the environment. The degree is designed to educate students about our planet to enable them to be knowledgeable about the scientific, human-dimension and policy aspects of environmental issues facing our nation.
FRESHMAN YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL 101 Principles of Geology | (3-3) | 4 | ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 | |
| GEOS 105 Intro. to Environ. Geoscience | (3-0) | 3 | GEOG 201 Intro. to Human Geography | (3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 141 Business Math. I | (3-0) | 3 | MATH 142 Business Math. II | (3-0) | 3 | |
| POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | OCNG 251 Oceanography | (3-0) | 3 | |
| *KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 | OCNG 252 Oceanography Lab. | (0-2) | 1 | |
| 14 | *KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 | |||
| 14 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I or BIOL 101 Botany |
(3-3) | 4 | ATMO 201 Atmospheric Science | (3-0) | 3 | |
| or CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry I |
(3-0) | 3 | ATMO 202 Atmospheric Science Lab. | (0-2) | 1 | |
| and CHEM 111 Fund. of Chemistry I Lab. |
(0-3) | 1 | GEOG 304 Economic Geography | (3-0) | 3 | |
| ECON 202 Principles of Economics | (3-0) | 3 | POLS 207 State and Local Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| GEOG 203 Planet Earth | (3-2) | 4 | Communication elective2 | 3 | ||
| Visual and performing arts elective1 | 3 | Free elective | 3 | |||
| Free elective | 3 | 16 | ||||
| 17 |
JUNIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 335 Pattern and Process in Biogeography |
(3-0) | 3 | GEOG 330 Resources and the Environment | (3-0) | 3 | |
| GEOG 390 Principles of GIS | (2-2) | 3 | STAT 303 Statistical Methods | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Environmental policy electives3 | 6 | Environmental policy elective3 | 3 | |||
| History elective4 | 3 | History elective4 | 3 | |||
| 15 | Philosophy elective5 | 3 | ||||
| 15 |
SENIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental policy electives3 | 6 | GEOG 361 Remote Sensing Geos. or GEOG 450 Field Geography7 or GEOG 475 Adv. Topics in GIS |
(3-2) | 4 | ||
| Geoscience electives 6 | 6 | GEOS 405 Environmental Geosciences | (2-2) | 3 | ||
| Free electives | 3 | GEOS 481 Seminar8 | (1-0) | 1 | ||
| 15 | Environmental policy electives3 | 3 | ||||
| Free elective | 3 | |||||
| 14 | ||||||
Total Hours |
120 |
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NOTES:
- Visual and performing arts electives to be selected from the University Core Curriculum.
- Communication electives to be selected from the University Core Curriculum.
- To be selected in consultation with faculty academic advisor from AGEC 350, ECON 203, 323, 412, 435; GEOG 309, 360, 406, 430; POLS 329, 331, 340, 342, 347, 440, 456; RENR 420; SOCI 312, 328.
- Select from HIST 359, 360, 363, 364.
- Select from PHIL 205, 314.
- Select geoscience electives from ATMO, GEOG, GEOL, GEOP, GEOS, OCNG courses in consultation with faculty academic advisor.
- If taking GEOG 450, and not GEOG 361 or 475, you are required to take an additional GEOS 481 for one credit.
- GEOS 481 can be repeated up to four times in this degree plan.
*See University Core Curriculum, item 7.