Natural Sciences Concentration B.S.

This concentration meets the requirements of a variety of career paths and graduate studies related to environmental sciences, natural resources management and administration, and conservation. Students must complete a series of required courses along with 11-12 credit hours of upper-level electives to be determined in consultation with advisors.  A minimum of 4 credit hours of Category 1 upper-level electives and 4 credit hours of Category 2 upper-level electives must be completed.

Degree Requirements

 

Required Courses:

BIO 198	General Biology I	3
BIO 198L	General Biology I Laboratory	1
BIO 199	General Biology II	3
BIO 199L	General Biology II Laboratory	1
CHE 152	General Chemistry I	3
CHE 153L	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
CHE 154	General Chemistry II	3
CHE 155L	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
BIO 230	Experimental Design and Biostatistics	4
MAT 260	Calculus I	4
CHE 180	Environmental Chemistry	3
MAR 200	Introduction to Marine Science	3
MAR 201	Marine Geology	4
MAR 201L	Marine Geology Laboratory	0
	And one of the following courses:
BIO 212	Ecology	4
BIO 212L	Ecology Laboratory	0
	or
MAR 222	Marine Ecology	4
MAR 222L	Marine Ecology Laboratory	0
Total Credit Hours:		38

Concentration Electives Requirement (Choose 11-12 credits total)

At least 4 credits must be taken from Category 1:

BIO 205	Tropical Biology and Conservation	4
BIO 228	Biology of Plants	4
BIO 228L	Biology of Plants Laboratory	0
BIO 355	Conservation, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics	4
BIO 355L	Conservation, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics Laboratory	0
BIO 395	Disease Ecology	4
CHE 315	Chemical Oceanography	3
ENS 242	Environmental Science and Policy	4
ENS 242L	Environmental Science and Policy Discussion	0
ENS 250	Environmental Justice	4
ENS 307	Environmental Microbiology	4
ENS 307L	Environmental Microbiology Laboratory	0
ENS 335	Fisheries Science and Management	4
ENS 346	Conservation Biology	4
ENS 346L	Conservation Biology Discussion	0
ENS 349	Water, Wetlands and Wildlife	4
ENS 380	Environmental Methods and Technology	4
ENS 380L	Environmental Methods and Technology Laboratory	0
MAR 310	Biological Oceanography	4
MAR 310L	Biological Oceanography Laboratory	0
Total Credit Hours:		4-8

Category 2 Elective Courses

At least 4 credits must be taken from Category 2:

COM 212	Co-Creative Documentary Abroad	4
ECO 310	Environmental Economics and Management	4
ENS 399	Environmental Studies Career Seminar	1
ENS 490	Environmental Studies Internship	1-4
ENS 495	Special Topics in Environmental Studies	1-4
GEO 205	Principles of Resource Utilization	4
GEO 207	Economic Geography	4
GEO 250	Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context	4
PHL 210	Environmental Ethics	4
PSC 285	Environmental Politics	4
PSC 318	Science, Technology and Public Policy	4
WRI 281	Technical Writing	4
Total Credit Hours:		4-8

Total Credit Hours: 49-50