ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Biology Major
Chemistry Major
Geoscience Major
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STEERING COMMITTEE
Biology:
Michael Delong, Neal Mundahl
Pasteur Hall, Room 215 (507-457-5165)
Chemistry:
Mark Engen, Jeanne Franz
Pasteur Hall, Room 312 (507-457-5290)
Geoscience:
Toby Dogwiler
Pasteur Hall, Room 114 (507-457-5260)
PURPOSE
The Environmental Science Program is an interdisciplinary program sponsored by the Biology, Chemistry, and Geoscience Departments. This broadly based program is composed of a common set of introductory courses; an in-depth set of option courses in the biology, chemistry, or geoscience areas; and a capstone experience, which involves an individual research problem and a group seminar course. Depending on the set of in-depth option courses chosen for their program, students graduate with one of following degrees:
- B.S. Biology - Environmental Science Option
- B.S. Chemistry - Environmental Science Option
- B.S. Geoscience - Environmental Science Option
Graduates of this program are broadly educated and prepared for graduate school or entry-level positions in a variety of environmental science fields. The Environmental Science Program is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the environmental challenges that face modern society and to provide students with the skills necessary to address these challenges through a successful career in an environmental science field. The common set of introductory courses provides students with the strong, interdisciplinary science background necessary to understand, critically evaluate, and mitigate environmental problems. While pursuing the common set of introductory courses, students have additional time to choose the option portion of their programs and the department in which they will declare their major. The option portion of the program allows students to develop an in-depth understanding of an area of environmental science of their choice.
The capstone research experience fosters independent thought and hones problem-solving skills while integrating the common set of environmental courses and the option area studies with a real-life environmental problem. Field work is an integral part of the environmental science curriculum and the capstone research project in particular. Students participate in ongoing research projects such as the one being conducted at the field station located on the Featherstone Farm in the Wiscoy Valley. The capstone seminar course sharpens communication skills and encourages interactions between students from different majors and faculty from different environmental science areas by providing a forum for discussing, analyzing, and debating environmental issues and topics related to any branch of environmental science.
Students are encouraged to maintain a broad perspective and to augment their in-depth study with an understanding of the connections among public policy, economics, law, and the adjustment to social needs, which can result in the destruction or the preservation of the environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CORE REQUIREMENTS-ALL OPTIONS 48-50 S.H. (These courses are listed again under each department option.)
| * |
CHEM |
212 |
Principles of Chemistry I (4) |
| * |
CHEM |
213 |
Principles of Chemistry II (4) |
| |
CHEM |
320 |
Environmental Chemistry (4) |
| * |
BIOL |
241 |
Basics of Life (4) |
| * |
BIOL |
242 |
Organismal Diversity (4) |
| |
BIOL |
312 |
General Ecology (3) |
| |
BIOL |
313 |
General Ecology Laboratory (1) |
| * |
GEOS |
120 |
Dynamic Earth (4) |
| * |
GEOS |
130 |
Earth and Life Through Time (4) |
| |
GEOS |
240 |
Watershed Science (4) |
The following two courses (6 S.H.)
| ECON |
315 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3) |
| POLS |
340 |
Environmental Policy (3) |
One of the following courses NOT within the major discipline of the elected option:
| I# |
BIOL |
315 |
Environmental Biology (3) |
| |
BIOL |
335 |
Plant Ecology (4) |
| |
BIOL |
360 |
Entomology (4) |
| P |
BIOL |
415 |
Ecology of Large Rivers (4) |
| |
BIOL |
420 |
Limnology (4) |
| |
CHEM |
425 |
Analytical Chemistry I (4) |
| I |
CHEM |
436 |
Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3) |
| |
GEOS |
325 |
Environmental Geoscience (3) |
| O |
GEOS |
415 |
Advanced Geomorphology (4) |
| I |
GEOS |
370 |
GIS and Imaging Techniques (3) |
| O |
GEOS |
420 |
Applied Hydrogeology (4) |
| |
GEOS |
425 |
Global Climate Change (3) |
A research capstone course from the major discipline of the elected option:
| O |
BIOL |
499 |
Student Research (3) |
| P |
CHEM |
430 |
Individual Problems in Chemistry (2-3) |
| |
GEOS |
400 |
Directed Research in Geoscience (2-3) |
A seminar capstone course from the major discipline of the elected option:
|
BIOL |
495 |
Seminar in Biology-Environmental Science (1) |
| I |
CHEM |
475 |
Seminar in Chemistry-Environmental Science (1) |
| |
GEOS |
475 |
Geoscience Seminar-Environmental Science (1) |
B.S. MAJOR BIOLOGY - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OPTION (BIES) 94-95 S.H. (No Minor required)
BIOLOGY CORE COURSES - BIOL (18 S.H.)
| |
241 |
Basics of Life (4) |
| |
242 |
Organismal Diversity (4) |
| |
312 |
General Ecology (3) |
| |
313 |
General Ecology Lab (1) |
| P |
308 |
Cell Biology (3) |
| O |
310 |
Genetics (3) |
REQUIREMENTS - BIOL (12 S.H.)
| |
318 |
Invertebrate Zoology (4) OR BIOL 319 Vertebrate Biology (4) |
| |
335 |
Plant Ecology (4) OR BIOL 350 Plant Taxonomy (4) |
| I |
315 |
Environmental Biology (3) |
| |
495 |
Seminar-Environmental Science (1) |
ELECTIVES - BIOL (7 S.H.)
| |
318 |
Invertebrate Zoology (4) |
| |
319 |
Vertebrate Biology (4) |
| |
320 |
Ornithology (4) |
| |
335 |
Plant Ecology (4) |
| |
350 |
Plant Taxonomy (4) |
| |
360 |
Entomology (4) |
| |
380 |
Evolution (3) |
| |
405 |
Fishery Biology (3) |
| |
409 |
Microbiology (4) |
| P# |
415 |
Ecology of Large Rivers (4) |
| |
420 |
Limnology (4) |
| I |
423 |
Ecosystem Ecology (3) |
| |
424 |
Biogeography (3) |
| |
425 |
Animal Behavior (3) |
BIOLOGY CAPSTONE REQUIREMENT (3 S.H.)
O 499 Student Research (3)
OTHER REQUIRED COURSES (54-55 S.H.)
Chemistry (16 S.H.)
| CHEM*212,*213 |
Principles of Chemistry I, II (8) |
| CHEM 320 |
Environmental Chemistry (4) |
| CHEM 340 |
Organic Chemistry Survey (4) |
Geoscience (12 S.H.)
| * |
GEOS 120 |
Dynamic Earth (4) |
| * |
GEOS 130 |
Earth and Life Through Time (4) |
| |
GEOS 240 |
Watershed Science (4) |
Mathematics (9 S.H.)
| MATH 150 |
Modeling Using Precalculus and Statistics (3) |
| MATH 155 |
Calculus Based Modeling (3) |
| MATH 305 |
Biometry (3) |
Note: Calculus I, II (MATH 160, 165) may be submitted for MATH 150, 155.
Physics (8 S.H.)
PHYS *201, *202 General Physics (8)
Note: University Physics I, II (*221, *222) may be submitted for General Physics I, II (201, 202).
The following two courses (6 S.H.):
| ECON |
315 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3) |
| POLS |
340 |
Environmental Policy (3) |
One of the following five courses (3-4 S.H.):
| |
CHEM 425 |
Analytical Chemistry I (4) |
| I |
CHEM 436 |
Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3) |
| |
GEOS 325 |
Environmental Geoscience (3) |
| O |
GEOS 415 |
Advanced Geomorphology (4) |
| O |
GEOS 420 |
Applied Hydrogeology (4) |
| |
GEOS 425 |
Global Climate Change (3) |
B.S. MAJOR CHEMISTRY - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OPTION (CHES) 92-93 S.H.
CHEMISTRY CORE COURSES - CHEM (29 S.H.)
| |
212 |
Principles of Chemistry I (4) |
| |
213 |
Principles of Chemistry II (4) |
| |
350 |
Principles of Organic Chemistry I (4) |
| |
351 |
Principles of Organic Chemistry II (5) |
| O |
412 |
Physical Chemistry I (3) |
| P |
413 |
Physical Chemistry I Lab (1) |
| |
425 |
Analytical Chemistry I (4) |
| P |
426 |
Analytical Chemistry II (4) |
REQUIREMENTS - CHEM (10 S.H.)
| |
320 |
Environmental Chemistry (4) |
| P |
430 |
Individual Problems (2) |
| I |
436 |
Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3) |
| I |
475 |
Chemistry Seminar (1) |
ELECTIVES - CHEM (4 S.H.)
| |
400 |
Biochemistry I (4) |
| |
401 |
Biochemistry II (3) |
| |
410 |
Polymer Chemistry (3) |
| O |
414 |
Physical Chemistry II (3) |
| P |
415 |
Physical Chemistry Lab II (2) |
| |
420 |
Topics in Industrial Chemistry (2) |
| |
427 |
Topics in Instrumental Chemistry (2) |
| |
428 |
Chemical Separations (3) |
| |
450 |
Advanced Organic Chemistry (2) |
| |
470 |
Isotope, Nuclear and Radiochemistry (2) |
| I |
475 |
Seminar in Chemistry (1) OR other advanced chemistry electives as approved by the Chemistry Department |
OTHER REQUIRED COURSES (49-50 S.H.)
Biology (12 S.H.)
| * |
BIOL 241 |
Basics of Life (4) |
| * |
BIOL 242 |
Organismal Diversity (4) |
| |
BIOL 312,313 |
General Ecology lecture and lab (4) |
Geoscience (12 S.H.)
| * |
GEOS 120 |
Dynamic Earth (4) |
| * |
GEOS 130 |
Earth and Life through Time (4) |
| |
GEOS 240 |
Watershed Science (4) |
Mathematics (8 S.H.)
MATH 160, 165 Calculus I, II (8)
Physics (8 S.H.)
PHYS *221, *222 University Physics I, II (8)
The following two courses (6 S.H.):
| |
ECON |
315 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3) |
| * |
POLS |
340 |
Environmental Policy (3) |
One of the following courses (3-4 S.H.):
| I |
BIOL |
315 |
Environmental Biology (3) |
| |
BIOL |
335 |
Plant Ecology (4) |
| |
BIOL |
360 |
Entomology (4) |
| P |
BIOL |
415 |
Ecology of Large Rivers (4) |
| |
BIOL |
420 |
Limnology (4) |
| O |
GEOS |
415 |
Advanced Geomorphology (4) |
| |
GEOS |
325 |
Environmental Geoscience (3) |
| I |
GEOS |
370 |
GIS and Imaging Techniques (3) |
| O |
GEOS |
420 |
Applied Hydrogeology (4) |
| |
GEOS |
425 |
Global Climate Change (3) |
B.S. MAJOR - GEOSCIENCE: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OPTION (GEES) 92 - 96 S.H. (No Minor Required)
GEOSCIENCE CORE COURSES - GEOS (23 S.H.)
| * |
120 |
Dynamic Earth (4) |
| * |
130 |
Earth and Life through Time (4) |
| |
220 |
Minerals and Rocks (4) |
| P |
280 |
Field and Analytical Methods I (2) |
| |
330 |
Structural Geology (4) |
| P |
340 |
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4) |
| |
475 |
Geoscience Seminar (1) |
Note: Majors in all options are urged to take a geology summer field course prior to graduation. This can satisfy the requirement GEOS 480, or an upper-division elective.
REQUIREMENTS - GEOS (20-21 S.H.)
| |
325 |
Environmental Geoscience (3) |
| |
240 |
Watershed Science (4) |
| O |
415 |
Advanced Geomorphology (4) |
| I |
370 |
GIS and Imaging Techniques (3) |
| O |
420 |
Applied Hydrogeology (4) |
| |
400 |
Directed Research in Geoscience (2-3) |
OTHER REQUIRED COURSES (43-44 S.H.)
Biology (12 S.H.)
| * |
BIOL 241 |
Basics of Life (4) |
| * |
BIOL 242 |
Organismal Diversity (4) |
| |
BIOL 312, 313 |
General Ecology, Ecology Lab (4) |
Chemistry (12 S.H.)
| CHEM*212, *213 |
Principles of Chemistry I, II (8) |
| CHEM 320 |
Environmental Chemistry (4) |
Mathematics (6 S.H.)
| MATH 150 |
Modeling Using Precalculus and Statistics (3) |
| MATH 155 |
Calculus Based Modeling (3) OR may substitute MATH 120 and MATH 160 or MATH 160 and MATH 165 |
Physics (4 S.H.)
One of the following three courses:
| * |
PHYS 115 |
Conceptual Physics (4) |
| * |
PHYS 201 |
General Physics I (4) |
| * |
PHYS 221 |
University Physics I (4) |
The following two courses (6 S.H.):
| ECON |
315 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3) |
| POLS |
340 |
Environmental Policy (3) |
One of the following courses (3-4 S.H.):
| I |
BIOL |
315 |
Environmental Biology (3) |
| |
BIOL |
335 |
Plant Ecology (4) |
| |
BIOL |
360 |
Entomology (4) |
| †P |
BIOL |
415 |
Ecology of Large Rivers (4) (See Note below.) |
| |
BIOL |
420 |
Limnology (4) (See Note below.) |
| * |
CHEM |
425 |
Analytical Chemistry I (4) |
| I |
CHEM |
436 |
Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3) |
† If students take BIOL 415 or BIOL 420 as their elective from this group of courses, they may not choose the same course as an elective course under “ Electives” below.
ELECTIVES (6-8 S.H.)
(See Note below.)
Courses totaling 6-8 S.H. to be chosen from:
Geoscience
| GEOS 385 |
Geology of North America (3) |
| GEOS 425 |
Global Climate Change (3) |
| GEOS 430 |
Chemistry and Physics of the Earth (3) |
| GEOS 480 |
Field and Analytical Methods II (1) |
Biology
P BIOL 415 Ecology of Large Rivers (4) OR BIOL 420, Limnology (4)
Chemistry
| CHEM 340 |
Organic Chemistry Survey (4) |
| CHEM 350 |
Principles of Organic Chemistry I (4) |
Statistics
* STAT 210 Statistics (3)
Note: The courses selected as “Electives” must not duplicate the courses selected under “Other Required Courses” above.
Last Modified: Monday, November 13, 2006 14:55 by Brooke Sherer
