Programs in Environmental Science
Specific Requirements for Admission to the Environmental Science Major: Successful completion of ATS 113 or BIO 211 or CHM 203 and CHM 204.
B.S. Evs., Major in Environmental Science: 45 Credits
Course Requirements
The following courses are required for all tracks. In addition, the students must choose one track.
(All of the following:)
EVS 113 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences 3 credits
EVS 114 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory 1 credit
EVS 355 Environment and Society 3 credits
EVS 390 Environmental Science 3 credits
EVS 491 Senior Seminar 2 credits
EVS 533 Physical Climatology and Climate Change 3 credits
BIO 211 General Biology: Molecular and Cellular 4 credits
BIO 212 General Biology: Organismal and Population 4 credits
CHM 203 General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHM 204 General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
CHM 205 General Chemistry II 3 credits
CHM 206 General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
Global and Environmental Systems Track
(Fourteen credits from the following:)
EVS 341 General Botany 4 credits
EVS 385 The Ecology, Geography and Health of Lakes 4 credits
EVS 435 Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 4 credits
EVS 440 Field Biology of the Desert Southwest 4 credits
EVS 443 Environmental Geology 4 credits
EVS 481 Terrestrial Ecology 4 credits
EVS 485 Marine and Freshwater Ecology 3 credits
EVS 486 Freshwater Ecology Laboratory 1 credit
EVS 487 Marine Ecology Laboratory 2 credits
EVS 544 Hydrology 3 credits
EVS 552 Boundary Layer Meteorology 3 credits
EVS 553 Tropical Meteorology 3 credits
EVS 556 Introduction to Physical Oceanography 3 credits
Organismal/Population Ecology Track
(Fourteen credits from the following:)
EVS 335 Zoology 4 credits
EVS 341 General Botany 4 credits
EVS 351 Microbiology 4 credits
EVS 385 The Ecology, Geography and Health of Lakes 4 credits
EVS 435 Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 4 credits
EVS 440 Field Biology of the Desert Southwest 4 credits
EVS 443 Environmental Geology 4 credits
EVS 481 Terrestrial Ecology 4 credits
EVS 483 Vertebrate Natural History Lecture 3 credits
EVS 484 Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory 1 credit
EVS 485 Marine and Freshwater Ecology 3 credits
EVS 486 Freshwater Ecology Laboratory 1 credit
EVS 487 Marine Ecology Laboratory 2 credits
EVS 539 Ecology of Zoonotic Diseases 3 credits
EVS 549 Environmental Physiology 3 credits
EVS 561 Entomology 4 credits
EVS 571 Animal Behavior 3 credits
EVS 572 Animal Behavior Laboratory 2 credits
EVS 581 Evolution 4 credits
MTH 245, PHY 211 and PHY 212 are highly recommended and may be required for students planning on attending specific graduate programs.
Environmental Policy and Society Track
(Fourteen credits; at least 3 credits from Group B:)
Group A:
EVS 307 Demography: World Population Issues 3 credits
EVS 333 Environmental Politics and Policy 3 credits
EVS 353 Environmental Economics 3 credits
EVS 354 Environmental Ethics 3 credits
EVS 355 Environment and Society 3 credits
EVS 452 Science, Media, And Risk 3 credits
EVS 454 Environmental Philosophy 3 credits
EVS 455 Food, Society And Environment 3 credits
EVS 470 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 credits
Group B:
EVS 385 The Ecology, Geography and Health of Lakes 4 credits
EVS 443 Environmental Geology 4 credits
EVS 481 Terrestrial Ecology 4 credits
EVS 506 Environmental Chemistry 3 credits
EVS 523 Environmental Toxicology 3 credits
Environmental ScienceMinor
Program Description: The Environmental Science minor explores a wide range of scientific inquiry associated with the physical and social sciences. Students may choose to construct a broad-based minor with course work from a number of participating departments or from a set of courses that emphasize a specific field (e.g. Global Change Issues). The minor is designed for students interested in pursuing careers within environmental education, environmental law or environmental monitoring and regulation. The minor is suited to journalism and mass communication students who desire a broad background in environmental issues covered by the mass media.
Contact: Director, Environmental Science Program
(One of the following:)
ATS 113 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences 3 credits
And
ATS 114 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences Lab 1 credits
BIO 211 General Biology: Molecular and Cellular 4 credits
BIO 212 General Biology: Organismal and Population 4 credits
CHM 112 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry 3 credits
And
CHM 113 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry Lab 1 credits
CHM 203 General Chemistry I 3 credits
And
CHM 204 General Chemistry I Lab 1 credits
(Fourteen credits from the following:*)
Atmospheric Sciences
EVS 443 Environmental Geology 4 credits
EVS 533 Physical Climatology and Climate Change 3 credits
EVS 544 Hydrology 3 credits
EVS 553 Tropical Meteorology 3 credits
EVS 555 Meteorological Remote Sensing 3 credits
EVS 556 Introduction to Physical Oceanography 3 credits
Biology
EVS 335 Zoology 4 credits
EVS 341 General Botany 4 credits
EVS 385 The Ecology, Geography and Health of Lakes 3 credits
EVS 390 Environmental Science 3 credits
EVS 435 Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 4 credits
EVS 440 Field Biology of the Desert Southwest 4 credits
EVS 481 Terrestrial Ecology 4 credits
EVS 483 Vertebrate Natural History Lecture 3 credits
EVS 484 Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory 1 credit
EVS 485 Marine and Freshwater Ecology 3 credits
EVS 486 Freshwater Ecology Laboratory 1 credit
EVS 487 Marine Ecology Laboratory 2 credits
EVS 523 Environmental Toxicology 3 credits
EVS 549 Environmental Physiology 3 credits
Other Courses
EVS 307 Demography: World Population Issues 3 credits
EVS 333 Environmental Politics and Policy 3 credits
EVS 354 Environmental Ethics 3 credits
EVS 355 Environment and Society 3 credits
EVS 506 Environmental Chemistry and Natural Resources 3 credits
EVS 491 Senior Seminar 1 credit
*No more than two courses may be chosen from any group.
Environmental Policy Minor
Program Description: The Environmental Policy minor focuses on the ethical, cultural, political, economic, and scientific factors that facilitate or impede environmental problem-solving. The minor provides students with a grasp of national and international environmental laws and policies designed to address current environmental concerns. Students will study the political and cultural contexts that shape the relationship between human interests and environmental concerns, including the roles played by science, government, business, and civil society.
Contact: Director, Environmental Science Program
(All of the following:)
EVS 333 Environmental Politics and Policy 3 credits
EVS 354 Environmental Ethics 3 credits
EVS 355 Environment and Society 3 credits
(One of the following:)
ATS 113 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences 3 credits
CHM 105 Introductory Chemistry 3 credits
EVS 210 Surviving on the Earth: Geological Hazards 3 credits
and Society
EVS 390 Environmental Science 3 credits
EVS 443 Environmental Geology 4 credits PHY 187 Introduction to Physics 3 credits
(One of the following:)
ATS 113 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences 3 credits
And
ATS 114 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences Lab 1 credits
BIO 211 General Biology:Molecular and Cellular 4 credits
BIO 212 General Biology: Organismal and Population 4 credits
CHM 203 General Chemistry I 3 credits
And
CHM 204 General Chemistry I Lab 1 credits
(One of the following:)
EVS 307 Demography: World Population Issues 3 credits
EVS 353 Environmental Economics 3 credits
EVS 374 Management of Environmental Risk 3 credits
EVS 452 Science, Media and Risk 3 credits
EVS 455 Food, Society and Environment 3 credits
PHL 453 Ethics and Public Policy 3 credits
Certificate Programs in University College
This department offers one certificate program in Environmental Science to students in University College.