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University Honors Program
Environmental Program
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
College of Architecture
Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business
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College of Geosciences
College of Liberal Arts
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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 Laboratory
(0-2)
1
 
14
  * KINE 199 Required Physical Activity
(0-2)
1
 
   
14
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
BIOL 113 Introductory Biology

(3-0)

3

 

ATMO 201 Atmospheric Science

(3-0)

3
and
  ATMO 202 Atmospheric Science Laboratory
(0-2)
1
BIOL 123 Introductory Biology Laboratory
(0-3)
1
   GEOG 304 Economic Geography
(3-0)
3
or
  POLS 207 State and Local Govt.
(3-0)
3
BOTN 101 Botany
(3-3)
4
   Communication elective 2
3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics
(3-0)
3
   Free elective
3
GEOG 203 Planet Earth System Science
(3-3)
4
    
16
Visual and performing arts elective 1
3
    
Free elective
3
    
 
17
   
 
JUNIOR YEAR
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
   GEOL 420 Environmental Geology
(2-2)
3
STAT 303 Statistical Methods
(3-0)
3
   Environmental policy elective 3
3
Environmental policy electives 3
6
   History elective 4
3
History elective 4
3
   Philosophy elective 5
3
 
18
    
15
 
SENIOR YEAR
GEOS 405 Environmental Geosciences

(2-2)

3

 

GEOG 475 Adv. Topics in GIS

(3-2)

4
Environmental policy electives 3
6
   or
Geoscience electives 6
6
   GEOG 361 Remote Sensing Geos.
(3-2)
4
Free elective
3
   Environmental policy electives 3
6
 
18
  Free electives
6
 
   
16
Total Hours 128

NOTES: 1. Visual and performing arts electives to be selected from the University Core Curriculum.

2. Communication electives to be selected from the University Core Curriculum.

3. To be selected in consultation with faculty academic advisor from AGEC 350, ECON 203, 323, 412, 435; GEOG 406; PLAN 365, 414; POLS 329, 331, 340, 342, 347, 440; RENR 420; SOCI 312, 328.

4. Select from HIST 359, 360, 363, 364.

5. Select from PHIL 205, 314.

6. Select geoscience electives from ATMO, GEOG, GEOL, GEOP, GEOS, OCNG courses in consultation with faculty academic advisor.