Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: Academic Catalog 2017-2018 Program: Environmental Science, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Environmental Science, B.S.

Requirements for the Major in Environmental Science

Includes ENS 100  , 11-13 science courses; two math/statistics courses; two policy courses; senior seminar, and one or two thesis (research)  or senior writing credits, for a total of 17-20 courses. Specific requirements are listed below:

A. Seven to nine required core courses

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ENS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
BIO 103 - (110) Diversity of Life: Heredity, Evolution, and Ecology

 

BIO 315 - Biology of Plants

or

BIO 320 - Ecology

or

BIO 322 - Conservation Biology

or

BIO 324 - Plant Ecology

or

  • BIO 350T - Terrestrial Ecology of Australia
  •  

    CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry 1

    and

    CHM 102 - Introductory Chemistry 2

    or

    CHM 110H - Honors Introductory Chemistry

     

    GEO 110 - Physical Geology

    or

    GEO 112 - Environmental Geology

    or

    GEO 117 - Natural Disasters

    or

    GEO 120 - The Earth and Life Through Time

     

    ENS 204 - Geographic Information Systems

     

    MTH 113 - Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus

    or

    MTH 110 - Calculus 1: Differential Calculus

    and

    MTH 112 - Calculus 2: Integral Calculus

    or

    PSY 200 - Statistical Methods in Psychology

    B. Two environmental policy/humanities courses

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    AAH 260 - Nature, Art, and The Environment
  • AAH 265 - Environmentalism in Contemporary Art
  • ANT 241 - Environmental Anthropology
  • ANT 248 - Sustainable Culture
  • AVA 345 - The Illustrated Organism
    CLS 153 - The Environment in the Ancient World
    ECO 228 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
    EGL 280 - Nature and Environmental Writing
    EGL 281 - Environmental Psychology and Place Attachment in the American Literary Landscape
    ENS 201 - Food Ecology
    ENS 222 - The New Wall of China
    ENS 291 - Construction for Humanity
    HST 138 - Big History
    HST 225 - American Environmental History
    HST 229 - The Adirondacks and American Environmental History
  • HST 299 - The Nuclear Age
  • MLT 209 - The New Wall of China
  • PHL 272 - Sustainability Theory And Practice
  • PHL 273 - Environmental Ethics
    PSC 260 - Policy Making and American Society
    PSC 272 - The Environment, Energy, and US Politics
  • REE 300T - History and Environment of Siberia
  • SOC 260 - Demography: Population and Society
    SOC 270 - Social Movements, the Environment, and Society
    SOC 271 - Sociology of Disaster
    SOC 450 - Environmental Services and Policy

    C. Six upper level science courses and area of concentration

    (no more than four courses from any one department except for Environmental Engineering and Technology students; no double counting from A-B, above. The following are suggested areas of concentration; alterations should be approved by the ESPE Director):

    Ecology

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIO 250 - Vertebrate Natural History
  • BIO 257T - Tropical Rainforest Ecology
  • BIO 314 - Ornithology
    BIO 315 - Biology of Plants
    BIO 320 - Ecology
    BIO 321 - Herpetology: Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
    BIO 322 - Conservation Biology
    BIO 324 - Plant Ecology
    BIO 325 - Animal Behavior
    BIO 350 - Evolutionary Biology
  • BIO 350T - Terrestrial Ecology of Australia
  • BIO 352T - Marine Ecology of Australia
  • ENS 201 - Food Ecology
    GEO 202 - Geomorphology
    GEO 203 - Lakes and Environmental Change
    GEO 207 - Stable Isotopes in Environmental Science
    GEO 208 - Paleontology, Paleobiology, and Paleoecology
    GEO 209 - Paleoclimatology
    GEO 300 - Glacial and Quaternary Geology
    GEO 305 - Biogeochemistry
    GEO 355T - Living on the Edge

    Environmental Geosciences

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    BIO 235 - (305) Biogeochemistry
    BIO 314 - Ornithology
    BIO 315 - Biology of Plants
    BIO 320 - Ecology
    BIO 321 - Herpetology: Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
    BIO 324 - Plant Ecology
  • BIO 350T -  Terrestrial Ecology of Australia
  • BIO 352T - Marine Ecology of Australia
  • CHM 231 - Organic Chemistry 1
    CHM 240 - Analytical Chemistry
    CHM 245 - Environmental Chemistry
    CHM 340 - Chemical Instrumentation
    GEO 201 - Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of New York
    GEO 202 - Geomorphology
    GEO 203 - Lakes and Environmental Change
    GEO 205 - Tectonics
    GEO 206 - Volcanology
    GEO 207 - Stable Isotopes in Environmental Science
    GEO 208 - Paleontology, Paleobiology, and Paleoecology
    GEO 209 - Paleoclimatology
    GEO 300 - Glacial and Quaternary Geology
    GEO 302 - Geochemical Systems and Modeling
    GEO 305 - Biogeochemistry
  • Any Geology mini-term.
  • Energy and Environmental Physics

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PHY 110 - Physics for the Life Sciences 1

    and

    PHY 111 - Physics for the Life Sciences 2

    or

    PHY 120 - Matter in Motion

    and

    PHY 121 - Principles of Electromagnetics

    or

    IMP 120 - Integrated Math/Physics

    and

    IMP 121 - Integrated Math/Physics
    and four from the following:
    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    ENS 200 - Energy
    ENS 209 - Renewable Energy Systems
    MER 231 - Thermodynamics 1
    MER 471 - Solar Energy Analysis and Design
    PHY 122 - Relativity, Quantum, and Their Applications
    PHY 123 - Heat and Light
    PHY 220 - Relativity and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
    PHY 300 - Methods of Modern Experimental Physics
    PHY 310 - Advanced Topics in Physics 1

    Environmental Engineering and Technology

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    PHY 120 - Matter in Motion
    and five from the following:
    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    ENS 200 - Energy
  • ENS 207 - Hydrology
  • ENS 208 - Waste Management and Recycling
    ENS 209 - Renewable Energy Systems
    ENS 222 - The New Wall of China
    ENS 247 - Sustainable Infrastructure
    ENS 252 - Geoenvironmental Applications
    ENS 253 - Environmentally Friendly Buildings
    ENS 277 - The Water Paradox
    ENS 291 - Construction for Humanity
    ENS 299 - Environmental Forensics
  • ESC 370 - Engineering Economics
  • HST 291 - Construction for Humanity
    MER 231 - Thermodynamics 1
  • TAB 333T - New Zealand Mini-Term
  • D. Senior Seminar

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    ENS 460 - Environmental Science & Policy Senior Seminar

    E. Two term senior research project

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    ENS 498 - Environmental Science & Policy Research 1
    ENS 499 - Environmental Science & Policy Research 2

    or one term senior research project

    Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    ENS 497 - Environmental Science & Policy Senior Research

    or

  • SOC 450 - Environmental Services and Policy with senior writing assignment.
     
  • Requirements for Honors in Environmental Science, Policy, and Engineering:

    The major requirements as specified above are required, as are the GPA requirements of Union College described elsewhere in this catalog.

    Notes: