Environmental Science Concentration 2023-2024 Edition

Environmental Science Concentration Requirements

Required Courses:
Level 1 (choose 2 including 1 lab)
SCI 251
SCI L251
Biology I Principles of Biology
and Biology I Laboratory
4
SCI 253
SCI L253
Biology II Organismal Biology
and Biology II Laboratory
4
SCI 262
SCI L262
Physical Geology
and Physical Geology Laboratory
4
SCI 264
SCI L264
Physics I Introductory Physics
and Physics I Laboratory
4
SCI 265
SCI L265
Introductory Chemistry I
and Introductory Chemistry I Laboratory
4
SCI 266Oceanography3
SCI 267
SCI L267
Introductory Chemistry II
and Introductory Chemistry II Laboratory
4
SCI 268Introduction to Environmental Science and Sustainability3
SCI 287
SCI L287
Weather and Natural Disasters
and Weather and Natural Disasters Laboratory
4
Level 2 (choose 2 including 1 lab)
SCI 350Biological Imaging3
SCI 351
SCI L351
Ecology
and Ecology Laboratory
4
SCI 355
SCI L355
Energy Management Strategies
and Energy Management Strategies Lab
4
SCI 364Plant Biology3
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
SCI 366Coastal Environments3
SCI 371
SCI L371
Human Impact on Land and Life
and Human Impact on Land and Life Laboratory
4
SCI 372
SCI L372
Sustaining Air and Water
and Sustaining Air and Water Laboratory
4
SCI 376
SCI L376
GIS for Environmental Decision Making
and GIS for Environmental Decision Making Laboratory
4
SCI 377
SCI L377
Microbiology
and Microbiology Laboratory
4
SCI 378Computer Programming for the Sciences3
SCI 390Research Methods in Science3
Plus one additional lab from Level 1 or Level 2
Level 3 (choose 1)
SCI 452Innovation and Global Energy Challenges3
SCI 453GIS Tools Coastal Planning and Climate Change3
SCI 454Conservation in the U.S. and China3
SCI 455Environmental Policy: Decision Making and Problem Solving3
SCI 457Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment3
SCI 458Global Change and Geochemical Impact3
SCI 462Plant Diversity in Ancient and Modern Environments3
SCI 463Issues in Environmental Science3
SCI 464Biomarkers and isotope Signals3
SCI 465Green Technology for Sustainability3
SCI 466Global Health Challenges3

A minimum of 18 credits is required for the concentration.