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About this Program
- College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
- School: Natural Resources and Environment
- Degrees: Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Science
- Credits for Degree: 120
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To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.
School Information
The School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) offers campus-wide, interdisciplinary degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. SNRE is governed by the SNRE Advisory Board and advised by the SNRE Faculty Advisory Council.
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CONTACT
Email | 352.392.9230
P.O. Box 116455
103 BLACK HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-6455
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Curriculum
The environmental science degree approaches complex environmental issues with reliable knowledge and interdisciplinary perspectives, and provides the full range of knowledge relevant to complex environmental problems. This includes biological and physical sciences, ethics, economics, policy and law.
The degree prepares graduates for jobs in environmental consulting companies, government environmental offices or land and water management agencies, or non-government organizations. About one-third of environmental science students advance to graduate or professional degree programs. The combination of the school's broad undergraduate degree with a subsequent degree is highly marketable.
The school also offers a combination-degree program offering a bachelor's degree in environmental science and a Master of Science in interdisciplinary ecology.
Core Requirements for Both Degrees
Students take a core of courses, including a general course in environmental science and courses in ethics, ecology, chemistry, earth science, global science, hydrologic systems, and policy and natural resource management.
The core provides 31-32 credits of coursework in physical, biological and social sciences. The B.S. and B.A. tracks are similar. The B.S. includes one course in policy and one in organic chemistry; the B.A. includes two policy courses and no organic chemistry.
Beyond the core requirement, each student selects 21-27 additional credits from electives for the major. During the fourth year, all students take a capstone course where critical thinking skills are developed.
The freshmen and sophomore years lay a foundation of coursework for building later expertise. Students need to know the natural sciences of physics, chemistry and biology, with laboratory experience in each area. Study of microeconomics and macroeconomics are required to understand the human economy. Introductory statistics empowers students to independently evaluate sets of numbers. College algebra and an introduction to calculus enable students to work with rates of change, the heart of ecological science.
Coursework in the core of the major provides a base of common knowledge and experience in subjects essential to environmental science. Then students diverge into electives chosen according to individual interest. Senior-year students return to a common course that develops critical-thinking skills by confronting conflicts of ecological and economic paradigms, synthesizing across physical, biological and social systems, and engaging diverse knowledge and views to help resolve key environmental problems.
The preprofessional courses for the Bachelor of Science prepare students for a more science-oriented major. The requirements for the Bachelor of Arts include less chemistry, physics and mathematics, in preparation for a major that is more focused on the sociopolitical aspects of environmental science.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Course | ||
| EVS 3000 & 3000L | Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory | 4 |
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Select one: | 3 | |
| Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics (Gen Ed Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences) | ||
| Ethics and Ecology (Gen Ed Humanities) | ||
| Environmental Ethics and Politics | ||
| Environmental Ethics (Gen Ed Humanities) | ||
| Religion and the Environmental Crisis | ||
| Religion Ethics and Nature (Gen Ed Humanities) | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Select one: | 3-4 | |
| Agricultural Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecology (Gen Ed Biological Sciences) | ||
| Plant Ecology | ||
| General Ecology (Gen Ed Biological Sciences) | ||
| Organic Chemistry | ||
| Select one for the B.S.; B.A. select none: | 0-4 | |
| Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry | ||
| Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | ||
| Phase Partitioning in the Environment | ||
| Organic Chemistry 1 | ||
| Earth and Soil Science | ||
| Select one: | 3-4 | |
| Physical Geography and Physical Geography Laboratory (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | ||
| Physical Geology (Gen Ed Physical Sciences, B.S. only) | ||
| Environmental and Engineering Geology (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | ||
| Historical Geology (Gen Ed Physical Sciences; B.S. only) | ||
| Introduction to Soils in the Environment and Introduction to Soils in the Environment Laboratory (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | ||
| Soil, Water and Land Use (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) 1 | ||
| Global Systems | ||
| Select one: | 3 | |
| Extreme Weather | ||
| Climatology (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | ||
| Oceans and Global Climate Change | ||
| Introduction to Oceanography | ||
| Hydrologic Systems | ||
| Select one: | 3-4 | |
| Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues | ||
| Forest Water Resources | ||
| Principles of Geographic Hydrology (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | ||
| Hydrogeology and Human Affairs | ||
| Wetlands | ||
| Water Resource Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Select one for the B.S.; B.A. select two: | 3-6 | |
| Agricultural and Natural Resource Law | ||
| International Development Policy (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences) | ||
| Natural Resource Policy and Economics | ||
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| International Institutions (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and International) | ||
| Natural Resource Management | ||
| Select one: | 3 | |
| Environment, Food and Society | ||
| Agricultural and Environmental Quality | ||
| Energy and Environment (Gen Ed Physical Sciences; B.A. only) | ||
| Introduction to Fishery Science | ||
| Forests, Conservation and People | ||
| Foundations of Natural Resources and Conservation | ||
| Forest Economics and Management (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | ||
| Park Management | ||
| Principles of Plant Science | ||
| Soil, Water and Land Use (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) 1 | ||
| Special Topics in Soil and Water Science (Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services) | ||
| Required Capstone Course | ||
| EVS 4021 | Critical Thinking in Environmental Science | 3 |
| Total Credits | 28-38 | |
| 1 | If taken from one group, this course does not satisfy the requirement for a course from the other group. |
Preprofessional Requirements for Both Degrees
Each student must fulfill preprofessional requirements that differ slightly for the B.S. and B.A. degrees. These consist of courses in chemistry, physics, biology, calculus, statistics and economics, totaling 39-46 (typically 43) credits for the B.S. and 31-39 (typically 34) credits for the B.A.
In addition to the preprofessional requirements, all students are responsible for completing the university's general education and the writing requirement.
Certain preprofessional requirements simultaneously satisfy 18-21 credits (depending on courses selected) of the general education mathematics, physics, biology, and social and behavioral science. Remaining general education requirements include 15-18 credits (depending on preprofessional courses taken) in composition, humanities and social and behavioral sciences.
The 12 credits of writing requirements include 3-12 credits taken for general education and preprofessional requirements, depending on selections. The six credits of math requirements are satisfied by preprofessional requirements.
For efficiency, freshmen should seek to maximize overlap of preprofessional requirements with general education and the writing requirement, as outlined below:
- Science preprofessional requirements satisfy up to 12 credits of physical and biological sciences (the basic nine-credit requirement plus the variable three credits from a category). Students should allocate the variable three credits to physical and biological sciences to reduce the humanities requirement from nine to six credits.
- Economics preprofessional requirements satisfy up to eight of the nine-credit social and behavioral sciences requirement (eight if satisfied with ECO 2013 and ECO 2023; four if satisfied with AEB 3103).
- Policy preprofessional requirement (POS 2041) for B.A. students satisfies the remaining social and behavioral sciences requirement. B.S. students can satisfy the remaining social and behavioral sciences requirement with certain core courses, under ethics (AEB 4126) and policy.
- Satisfying the preceding requirements leaves 18 credits: six for humanities, three for composition and nine for writing.
- Students should take humanities, composition and writing courses that also satisfy the three-credit international studies requirement, such as LIT 2110 or LIT 2120, and the three-credit diversity requirement with a REL 2388 or WST 2611 overlap.
Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science emphasizes the applied sciences and the basic sciences from which they derive. The track is designed to prepare for employment or for graduate or professional school.
Elective courses required beyond the core requirements are distributed among four categories: physical sciences, biological sciences, human dimensions and additional skills and concepts. For advice on choice of electives, consult the advisor in 103 Black Hall. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science who want more environmental policy electives can substitute them for the courses in human dimensions.
Courses taken to fulfill the core requirements cannot fulfill elective requirements. Students can substitute graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 5000-level course or higher, the student must have senior standing and a junior/senior-level GPA of at least 3.0.
Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
Semester 1
- Complete 2 of 11 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: BSC 2010/BSC 2010L, BSC 2011/BSC 2011L, CHM 2045/CHM 2045L, CHM 2046/CHM 2046L, ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or AEB 3103, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, PHY 2004/PHY 2004L, PHY 2005/PHY 2005L and STA 2023
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 2
- Complete 3 additional courses of the 11 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 3
- Complete 3 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 4
- Complete 3 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 5
- Complete all 11 critical-tracking courses, including labs
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
- 2.0 upper division GPA required
Semester 6
- Complete at least 2 core classes
- 2.0 upper division GPA required
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 7
- Complete EVS 4021 (capstone)
- 2.0 upper division GPA required
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 8
- Complete the remaining core classes
- 2.0 upper division GPA required
- 2.0 UF GPA required
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.
This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 2045 & 2045L |
General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Biological and Physical Sciences) 1 |
4 |
| MAC 2311 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Mathematics) 2 | 4 |
| Quest 1 (Gen Ed Humanities) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Composition (according to placement) | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| CHM 2046 & 2046L |
General Chemistry 2 and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences) |
4 |
| MAC 2312 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Mathematics) 2 | 4 |
| STA 2023 | Introduction to Statistics 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Mathematics) 3 | 3 |
| Electives | 5 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| BSC 2010 & 2010L |
Integrated Principles of Biology 1 and Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Biological and Physical Sciences) |
4 |
| ECO 2013 | Principles of Macroeconomics (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 4 |
| PHY 2004 & 2004L |
Applied Physics 1 and Laboratory for Applied Physics 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) 3 |
4 |
| State Core Gen Ed Humanities with Diversity or International | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| BSC 2011 & 2011L |
Integrated Principles of Biology 2 and Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory 2 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) |
4 |
| Select one: | 4 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences) | ||
Elective (Critical Tracking) |
||
| PHY 2005 & 2005L |
Applied Physics 2 and Laboratory for Applied Physics 2 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) 3 |
4 |
| State Core Gen Ed Composition | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Five | ||
| EVS 3000 & 3000L |
Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory |
4 |
| Ecology elective 4 | 3-4 | |
| Environmental ethics elective 4 | 3 | |
| Environmental policy elective 4 | 3-4 | |
| Organic chemistry elective 4 | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16-19 | |
| Semester Six | ||
| Earth and soil science elective 4 | 3-4 | |
| Global systems elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hydrologic systems elective 4 | 3-4 | |
| Natural resource management elective 4 | 3 | |
| Elective for the major 4 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Semester Seven | ||
| EVS 4021 | Critical Thinking in Environmental Science (Critical Tracking) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Electives for the major 4 | 9 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Eight | ||
| Biological sciences elective 4 | 3 | |
| Human dimensions elective | 3 | |
| Physical sciences elective 4 | 3 | |
| Electives for the major (if needed) | 5 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| 1 | If CHM 1025 was taken in preparation for CHM 2045, the extra credits count toward the degree. |
| 2 | If students precede this sequence with MAC 1114 and MAC 1140 or MAC 1147, the extra credits count as electives toward the degree. Students can substitute MAC 2233 and MAC 2234 for MAC 2311 and MAC 2312, but this may preclude access to certain courses. |
| 3 | These courses may be used as substitutes: |
| 4 | From master list. |
Students preparing for science modeling in graduate school should take MAP 2302 as an elective.
Approved Electives | Select According to Concentrations
No Concentration | 21 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences: Select 3-12 credits | 3-12 | |
| Biological Sciences: Select 3-12 credits | 3-12 | |
| Human Dimensions: Select 3-9 credits | 3-9 | |
| Additional Skills and Concepts: Select 3-12 credits | 3-12 | |
Preprofessional Concentration | 9 courses | 22-25 Credits
This concentration includes chemistry and biology courses needed for admission into medical or veterinary school.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | ||
| BCH 4024 | Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| PCB 3713C | Cellular and Systems Physiology | 4-5 |
| or PCB 4723C | Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals | |
| MCB 3020 & 3020L | Basic Biology of Microorganisms and Laboratory for Basic Biology of Microorganisms | 4 |
| AGR 3303 | Genetics | 3-4 |
| or PCB 3063 | Genetics | |
| Additional Skills and Concepts | ||
| CHM 2210 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHM 2211 | Organic Chemistry 2 | 3 |
| CHM 2211L | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
Master Lists
Physical Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ALS 3133 | Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| AOM 4643 | Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | 3 |
| EMA 3010 | Materials | 3 |
| ENV 4101 | Elements of Atmospheric Pollution | 3 |
| FNR 4343C | Forest Water Resources | 3 |
| GEO 3250 | Climatology 1 | 3 |
| GEO 3280 | Principles of Geographic Hydrology 1 | 4 |
| GLY 2100C | Historical Geology 1 | 4 |
| GLY 3074 | Oceans and Global Climate Change | 3 |
| GLY 3200C | Principles of Mineralogy | 4 |
| GLY 3603C | Paleontology | 4 |
| GLY 4155C | Geology of Florida | 3 |
| GLY 4552C | Sedimentary Geology | 4 |
| GLY 4734 | Coastal Morphology and Processes | 3 |
| MET 3503 | Weather and Forecasting | 3 |
| OCE 3016 | Introduction to Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering | 3 |
| SWS 3022 & 3022L | Introduction to Soils in the Environment and Introduction to Soils in the Environment Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| SWS 4223 | Environmental Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| SWS 4231C | Soil, Water and Land Use | 3 |
| SWS 4245 | Water Resource Sustainability 1 | 3 |
| SWS 4602C | Soil Physics | 3 |
| SWS 4715C | Environmental Pedology | 4 |
| 1 | If the course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement. |
Biological Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGR 4231C | Forage Science and Range Management | 4 |
| ALS 3153 | Agricultural Ecology | 3 |
| AOM 4932 | Special Topics in Agricultural Operations Management (Introduction to Biofuels) | 3 |
| BOT 2710C | Practical Plant Taxonomy | 3 |
| BOT 3151C | Local Flora of North Florida | 3 |
| EES 4102 | Wastewater Microbiology | 2 |
| EES 4401 | Public Health Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 4351 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | 4 |
| ENY 3005 & 3005L | Principles of Entomology and Principles of Entomology Laboratory | 3 |
| ENY 3030C | Insect Field Biology | 3 |
| ENY 4161 | Insect Classification | 3 |
| EVR 3323 | Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration | 4 |
| FAS 4305C | Introduction to Fishery Science 1 | 3 |
| FAS 4405 | Aquariums, Water and Aquaculture | 3 |
| FNR 3131C | Dendrology/Forest Plants | 3 |
| FNR 4623C | Integrated Natural Resource Management 1 | 3 |
| FOR 3153C | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 3214 | Fire Ecology and Management | 2 |
| FOR 3214L | Fire Ecology and Management Laboratory | 1 |
| FOR 3342C | Tree Biology | 3 |
| FOS 3042 | Introductory Food Science | 3 |
| FOS 4202 | Food Safety and Sanitation | 2 |
| MCB 2000 & 2000L | Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory | 4 |
| MCB 3020 & 3020L | Basic Biology of Microorganisms and Laboratory for Basic Biology of Microorganisms | 4 |
| NEM 3002 | Principles of Nematology | 3 |
| ORH 3513C | Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| PLP 3002C | Fundamentals of Plant Pathology | 4 |
| PLS 3004C | Principles of Plant Science | 3 |
| SWS 4303C | Soil Microbial Ecology | 3 |
| WIS 3401 | Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
| WIS 4203C | Landscape Ecology and Conservation | 3 |
| WIS 4443C | Wetland Wildlife Ecology | 4 |
| WIS 4554 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| ZOO 4205C | Invertebrate Biodiversity | 4 |
| ZOO 4307C | Vertebrate Biodiversity | 4 |
| ZOO 4403C | Marine Biology (counts as one or two courses) | 4 |
| ZOO 4472C | Avian Biology | 4 |
| 1 | If the course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement. |
Human Dimensions
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AEB 3450 | Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AEB 4242 | International Trade Policy in Agriculture (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 |
| AEB 4283 | International Development Policy 1 | 3 |
| ALS 3133 | Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| AMH 4930 | History Research Seminar: US (Florida Environmental History) | 3 |
| ANT 3141 | Development of World Civilization | 3 |
| ANT 3514C | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 4 |
| ANT 4403 | Environment and Cultural Behavior | 3 |
| BUL 4310 | The Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| EES 4050 | Environmental Planning and Design | 3 |
| EES 4316 | Industrial Ecology | 3 |
| ENV 4601 | Environmental Resources Management | 2 |
| FOR 3004 | Forests, Conservation and People 1 | 3 |
| FOR 3202 | Society and Natural Resources | 3 |
| FOR 4060 | Global Forests | 3 |
| FOR 4621 | Forest Economics and Management 1 | 4 |
| FOR 4664 | Sustainable Ecotourism Development | 3 |
| FOS 4731 | Government Regulations and the Food Industry | 2 |
| FYC 3401 | Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community | 3 |
| GEO 2500 | Global and Regional Economies | 3 |
| GEO 3315 | Geography of Crop Plants | 3 |
| GEO 3352 | The Human Footprint on Landscape | 3 |
| GEO 3372 | Conservation of Resources | 3 |
| GEO 3430 | Population Geography | 3 |
| GEO 3502 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| GEO 4554 | Regional Development | 3 |
| INR 4035 | Rich and Poor Nations in the International System | 3 |
| INR 4350 | International Environmental Relations | 3 |
| LEI 3120 | Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks | 3 |
| LEI 3546 | Park Management | 3 |
| LEI 4321 | Ecotourism | 3 |
| MAN 3025 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| PLP 2000 | Plants, Plagues and People | 3 |
| POS 2041 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| POS 4931 | Special Topics (Florida Environmental Politics) | 3 |
| POS 4931 | Special Topics (Environmental Politics in the Global South) | 3 |
| POT 3503 | Environmental Ethics and Politics | 3 |
| PUP 4224 | Florida Environmental Politics | 3 |
| SWS 4550 | Soils, Water and Public Health | 3 |
| SWS 4932 | Special Topics in Soil and Water Science (Florida Lake Management) | 3 |
| SWS 4932 | Special Topics in Soil and Water Science (Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services) | 3 |
| URP 4000 | Preview of Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| WIS 2040 | Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3 |
| WIS 4523 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation | 3 |
| 1 | If the course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement. |
Additional Skills and Concepts: Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGR 3303 | Genetics | 3 |
| BSC 3096 | Human Physiology | 3 |
| PCB 3063 | Genetics | 4 |
| PCB 4674 | Evolution | 4 |
| PCB 4723C | Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals | 5 |
Business Administration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACG 2021 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| AEB 3133 | Principles of Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| AEB 3144 | Introduction to Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| AEB 3300 | Agricultural and Food Marketing | 3 |
| AEB 4343 | International Agribusiness Marketing (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 |
| FIN 3403 | Business Finance | 4 |
| MAN 3025 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| MAR 3023 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
Chemistry
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BCH 3025 | Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BCH 4024 | Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CHM 2200L | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHM 2210 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHM 2211 & 2211L | Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 5 |
| CHM 3120 | Introduction to Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 3400 | Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences | 3 |
| EES 4201 | Water Chemistry | 3 |
Communication
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 3030C | Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| AEC 3033C | Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (Writing Requirement) | 3 |
| AEC 4905 | Individual Study (Gender, Environment, Agriculture and Participation) | 3 |
Mathematics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENV 3040C | Computational Methods in Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| FNR 3410C | Natural Resource Sampling | 3 |
| MAC 2313 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 | 4 |
| MAP 2302 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| MAS 3114 | Computational Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAS 4105 | Linear Algebra 1 | 4 |
Pest Management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AOM 3333 | Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| FOR 4624C | Forest Health Management | 3 |
| IPM 3022 | Fundamentals of Pest Management | 3 |
Social Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AEB 3103 | Principles of Food and Resource Economics | 4 |
Spatial Analysis
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 3162C | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers | 4 |
| GIS 3001C | Spatial Maps and Graphs | 4 |
| GIS 3043 | Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GIS 3072C | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GIS 4021C | Aerial Photo Interpretation 1 | 3 |
| SUR 3103C | Geomatics 1 | 3 |
| SUR 4380 | Remote Sensing 1 | 3 |
| SWS 4720C | GIS in Soil and Water Science | 3 |
| URP 4273 | Survey of Planning Information Systems | 3 |
| 1 | If the course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement. |
Environmental science is the science of humanity's role in natural systems, the basis of our economy. This program accesses courses university-wide and provides numerous opportunities for international study. Students will acquire reliable knowledge and interdisciplinary perspectives of complex environmental issues, gaining the full range of knowledge relevant to a professional understanding of complex environmental problems in the biological and physical sciences, ethics, economics, policy and law.
Before Graduating Students Must
- Complete at least one course in each of the foundation areas.
- Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.
Students in the Major Will Learn to
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Content
- Acquire knowledge and demonstrate understanding of basic terminology, concepts, methodologies and theories in the physical and biological sciences that describe environmental systems.
- Acquire knowledge of essential concepts in the social sciences that describe human activity in the environment.
Critical Thinking
- Apply the scientific method to develop reasoned solutions to environmental problems.
Communication
- Communicate knowledge, ideas and reasoning clearly, effectively and objectively in both written and oral forms.
Curriculum Map
I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed
| Courses | SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVS 3000 and EVS 3000L | I | I | I | I |
| EVS 4021 | A | A | A | A |
| Earth and Soil Sciences | R | |||
| Ecology | R | R | R | |
| Environmental Ethics | R | R | R | |
| Environmental Policy | R | R | R | |
| Global Systems | R | |||
| Hydrologic Systems | R | |||
| Human Dimensions | R | R | R | |
| Natural Resource Management | R | R | R |
Assessment Types
- Oral presentation or written essay