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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 the Environmental Studies Core Curriculum, an additional series of required courses, 8 credit hours of Environmental Studies electives, and 4 credit hours of Concentration electives.

Degree Requirements

 

Environmental Studies Core Curriculum:

ENS 198Introduction to Environmental Studies I

4
ENS 199Introduction to Environmental Studies II

4
ENS 410Environmental Studies Capstone

4
MAT 170Precalculus

4
ECO 204Principles of Microeconomics

4
ENS 235Geographic Information Systems

4
Total Credit Hours:24

Required Courses:

BIO 198General Biology I

3
BIO 198LGeneral Biology I Laboratory

1
BIO 199General Biology II

3
BIO 199LGeneral Biology II Laboratory

1
BIO 230Experimental Design and Biostatistics

4
CHE 152General Chemistry I

3
CHE 153LGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHE 154General Chemistry II

3
CHE 155LGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHE 180Environmental Chemistry

3
MAR 200Introduction to Marine Science

3
MAR 201Marine Geology

4
MAR 201LMarine Geology Laboratory

0
MAT 260Calculus I

4
One of the following:
BIO 212Ecology

4
BIO 212LEcology Laboratory

0
or
MAR 222Marine Ecology

4
MAR 222LMarine Ecology Laboratory

0
Total Credit Hours:38

Environmental Studies Electives (choose 8 credits total):

 
ENS 210Global Sustainability

4
ENS 242Environmental Science and Policy

4
ENS 242LEnvironmental Science and Policy Discussion

0
ENS 250Environmental Justice

4
ENS 307Environmental Microbiology

4
ENS 307LEnvironmental Microbiology Laboratory

0
ENS 310Atmospheric Science

4
ENS 310LAtmospheric Science Laboratory

0
ENS 323Natural Resource Management

4
ENS 335Fisheries Science and Management

4
ENS 346Conservation Biology

4
ENS 346LConservation Biology Discussion

0
ENS 349Water, Wetlands and Wildlife

4
ENS 380Environmental Methods and Technology

4
ENS 380LEnvironmental Methods and Technology Laboratory

0
ENS 399Environmental Studies Career Seminar

1
ENS 495Special Topics in Environmental Studies

1-4
Total Credit Hours:8

Concentration Electives (choose 4 credits total):

 
BIO 205Tropical Biology and Conservation

4
BIO 228Biology of Plants

4
BIO 228LBiology of Plants Laboratory

0
BIO 355Biodiversity Genetics

4
BIO 355LBiodiversity Genetics Laboratory

0
BIO 395Disease Ecology

4
CHE 315Chemical Oceanography

3
COM 212Co-Creative Documentary Abroad

4
ECO 310Environmental Economics and Management

4
ENS 490Environmental Studies Internship

1-4
GEO 205Principles of Resource Utilization

4
GEO 250Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context

4
MAR 310Biological Oceanography

4
MAR 310LBiological Oceanography Laboratory

0
PHL 210Environmental Ethics

4
PSC 285Environmental Politics

4
PSC 318Science, Technology and Public Policy

4
WRI 281Technical Writing

4
Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 73