Undergraduate Degrees, page 2
Environmental Studies
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Biology

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I4
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II4
BISC 210Molecular Biology4
BISC 216LIntroduction to Biochemistry4
BISC 300LIntroduction to Microbiology4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
CHEM 322abLOrganic Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
MATH 125Calculus I4
MATH 126Calculus II, or
MATH 208xElementary Probability and Statistics4
PHYS 135abLPhysics for the Life Sciences4-4

One course from:Units
BISC 313Population Genetics and Evolution4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
GEOL 412Oceans, Climate and the Environment4
GEOL 460LGeochemistry and Hydrogeology4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3

Four elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Natural Hazards4
GEOG 370Marine and Coastal Zone Geography4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 423Politics of Global Space and Environment4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SOCI 333Environment and Society4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4

One of the following may be included among the four courses by students
who do not select MATH 208x above:
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
ECON 381Introduction to Statistics for Economists4

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Chemistry

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I4
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
CHEM 322abLOrganic Chemistry4-4
CHEM 300LAnalytical Chemistry4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
MATH 125Calculus I4
MATH 126Calculus II4
PHYS 135abLPhysics for the Life Sciences4-4

one course from among:
CHEM 430aPhysical Chemistry4
CHEM 453Advanced Inorganic Chemistry4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3

one course from among:
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
GEOL 412Oceans, Climate and the Environment4
GEOL 460LGeochemistry and Hydrogeology4
ENE 428LAir Pollution Fundamentals3
ENE 429LAir Pollution Control3

Four elective courses chosen from
(no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Natural Hazards4
GEOG 370Marine and Coastal Zone Geography4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 423Politics of Global Space and Environment4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SOCI 333Environment and Society4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4

one of the following may be included among the four courses:Units
ECON 381Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
MATH 208xElementary Probability and Statistics4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Geology

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I4
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
GEOL 215abLMineralogy and Petrology4-4
GEOL 460LGeochemistry and Hydrogeology4
MATH 125Calculus I4
MATH 126Calculus II, or
MATH 208xElementary Probability and Statistics4
PHYS 135abLPhysics for the Life Sciences4-4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology, or4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3

any 2 of the following 4 courses:Units
GEOL 320LSurficial Processes and Stratigraphic Systems4
GEOL 321LStructural Geology and Tectonics4
GEOL 412Oceans, Climate, and the Environment4
GEOL 440Geophysics and Geoengineering4

Four elective courses chosen from
(no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism 4
GEOG 360Natural Hazards4
GEOG 370Marine and Coastal Zone Geography4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 423Politics of Global Space and Environment4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SOCI 333Environment and Society4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4

One of the following may be included among the four courses by students
who do not select MATH 208x above:
ECON 381Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

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