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Environmental Science
Discover our world!
Studying environmental science at 91原创, you will learn how natural processes shape the natural environment and how humans impact nature. If you are passionate about the outdoors, the environmental science major can help you find solutions to environmental issues like habitat loss, sustainable development, water quality, biodiversity, climate change, renewable energy, and more. Environmental science takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying the atmosphere, ocean, earth, and ecosystems, which you then develop into a specialty through studying one of the concentrations listed below.
AREAS OF ST91原创Y
- Climate and Society
- Ecoscience
- Energy and Environment
- Geoscience
- Marine Science
- Water Science
CAREER OPTIONS
- Environmental Scientist
- Watershed Planner
- Green Energy Coordinator
- Natural Resource Manager
- Environmental Compliance Officer
- Water Quality Technician
- Climate Scientist
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Meteorology and Climatology
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Policy
- Ecology
- Natural Resource Management
- Marine Science
- Geology
What鈥檚 special about this program?
The undergraduate research experiences, hands-on learning in the classroom and close collaboration with environmental experts that you will have in the environmental science major will appeal to employers and graduate programs trying to balance the needs of citizens with environmental sustainability and conservation. In addition to rigorous traditional classroom and laboratory studies, you will be able to study in locations as close as White Clay Creek鈥攁 wild and scenic river whose tributaries begin on campus鈥攖o as far as the polar regions or tropical islands while studying abroad during winter session.
Get Involved
There are many opportunities on campus for students interested in the environment, such as serving as an EnvironMentor, going on extracurricular environmental field trips, and joining registered student organizations like Students for the Environment.
Sample curriculum
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FALL | SPRING |
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ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing听 | CHEM 103 - General Chemistry听and听CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory听 |
ENSC 101听-听Introduction to the Environment听(FYS) | GEOG 220 - Meteorology听 |
GEOL 107 - Geology of Dynamic Earth听 | MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A听 |
Foreign Language Requirement (1/2) | Foreign Language Requirement (2/2) |
Breadth Requirement (1/6) | 听 |
Credits: 17 | Credits: 15 |
FALL | SPRING |
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APEC 150 - Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources听or听ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics听 | BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I听 |
BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II听or CHEM 104/CHEM 134** | GEOG 412 - Physical Climatology听 |
ENWC 201 - Wildlife Conservation and Ecology听 | PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I听and PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I听or PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I** and听PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I听 |
MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B听 | Breadth Requirement (3/6) (should satisfy Multicultural Requirement) |
Breadth Requirement (2/6) | 听 |
Credits: 17 | Credits: 15 |
*See program page for approved courses
**Option depends on concentration, see program page for required course
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FALL | SPRING |
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GEOG 372听-听Introduction to GIS听or APEC 480 - Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management听 | ENSC 300听-听Earth Systems: Science and Policy听 |
MAST 382 - Introduction to Ocean Sciences听 | POSC 350听-听Politics and the Environment听 |
PLSC 204 - Introduction to Soil Science听 | Concentration Requirement (1/5)* |
PLSC 205 - Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory听 | Field Experience Requirement (DLE)* |
Breadth Requirement (4/6) | Breadth Requirement (5/6) |
Credits: 17 | Credits: 15-16 |
*See program page for approved courses
**Option depends on concentration, see program page for required course
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FALL | SPRING |
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Concentration Requirement (2/5)* | ENSC 450 - Proseminar in the Environment听(Capstone and Second Writing Requirement) |
Concentration Requirement (3/5)* | Concentration Requirement (4/5)* |
Breadth Requirement (6/6) | Concentration Requirement (5/5)* |
Free Elective (1/4) | Free Elective (3/4) |
Free Elective (2/4) | Free Elective (4/4) |
Credits: 15-17 | Credits: 15 |
Total Credits: 126 | |
*See program page for approved courses
**Option depends on concentration, see program page for required course
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