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2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Science and Policy, Science Track, BS

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Required Credit Hours: 36

Major Computing Requirement:

The 400-level courses satisfy the Major Writing and Computer Proficiency Requirements by achieving a grade of at least C-.

Major Writing Requirement:

The 400-level courses satisfy the Major Writing and Computer Proficiency Requirements by achieving a grade of at least C-.

Core Requirements Common to Both Science and Policy Tracks:

ENSP 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy (3)

Additional Credits:

At least five credits of ENSP 200-250, including one ENSP 200-249 course (or INTR 204 ) and at least one ENSP 250 seminar.

Natural Science Course with Field Laboratory Component:

BIOL 416 - Ornithology (4)
BIOL 417 - Population and Community Ecology (4)
BIOL 426 - Aquatic Ecology (4)
BIOL 427 - Wetland Ecosystems (4)
GEOL 314 - Watershed Dynamics (4)
GEOL 315 - Hydrology (4)
GEOL 316 - Environmental Geochemistry (3)
GEOL 320 - Earth Surface Processe (4)
Or other approved course

Environmental Ethics:

ENSP 302 - Philosophic History of American Environmentalism (3)
ENSP 303 - Issues in Environmental Ethics (3)
ENSP 305 - Feminist Women Activists for Developing India (3)
ENSP 210 - The Ethics of Sustainability: Beyond Environmentalism (3)
ENSP 211 - The Ethics of Globalization and Sustainability (3)
KINE 393 - Health Ethics (3)
RELG 321 - Ecology and Ethics (3)
Or other approved course

Other Environmental Humanities or Arts:

ANTH 315 - Environmental Archaeology (3)
HISP 360 - Cultural Constructions of the Environment in Latin America (3)
HIST 226 - The American West since 1890 (3)
HIST 490C - Topics in History (3)
ENGL 362 - The American Renaissance (3)
ENGL 465 - Topics in English (1-3)
Or other approved course

Public Policy:

GOVT 350 - Introduction to Public Policy (3)

Environmental Capstone Experience:

ENSP 440 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy. (1-4)
ENSP 490 - Independent Research (1-3)
† ENSP 495 - Honors (3, 3)
† ENSP 496 - Honors (3, 3)
ENSP 498 - Internship (1-3)
ENSP 499 - Internship (1-3)
Or other approved capstone experience with permission of the Director

Additional Requirements for Environmental Science (the Science Track):

Three additional courses in the Natural Sciences. One from each category.

Foundation in Biology/Ecology:

Foundation in Geology:

GEOL 110 - Earth’s Environmental Systems: Physical Geography (3) (preferred) or
GEOL 101 - The Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3)

Foundation in Chemistry:

CHEM 206 - Organic Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 308 - General Chemistry II for Life Sciences (3)
[ CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I and 151 General Chemistry I Lab are prerequisites for these courses]

One Additional Course in Social Sciences:

ECON 322 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3) [ECON 101 is a prerequisites for this course]
SOCL 308 - Environmental Sociology (3)
SOCL 427 - Energy, Environment, and Development (3)
ANTH 338 - Native Cultures of Latin America (3)
GOVT 322 - Global Environmental Governance (3)
GOVT 491 - Seminar: Topics in Government (4)
Or other approved course

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