| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: Academic Catalog 2022-2023 Program: Environmental Science, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Environmental Science, B.S. |
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Requirements for the Major in Environmental ScienceIncludes 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. Please note that students may not develop an ID major with Environmental Science, nor minor in Environmental Engineering. | ||||
A. Seven to nine required core courses | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
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Required Courses: | ||||
| ENS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies | ||||
| ENS 204 - Geographic Information Systems | ||||
| BIO 103 - Diversity of Life: Heredity, Evolution, and Ecology | ||||
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Choose one from the following: | ||||
| BIO 320 - Ecology | ||||
| BIO 322 - Conservation Biology | ||||
| BIO 324 - Plant Ecology | ||||
| GEO 305 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles | ||||
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Chemistry Requirement: | ||||
| CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry 1 | ||||
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| CHM 102 - Introductory Chemistry 2 | ||||
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| CHM 110H - Honors Introductory Chemistry | ||||
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Choose one of the following: | ||||
| GEO 106 - Introduction to Oceanography | ||||
| GEO 110 - Physical Geology | ||||
| GEO 112 - Environmental Geology | ||||
| GEO 117 - Natural Disasters | ||||
| GEO 120 - The Story of Earth and Life | ||||
| GEO 160 - Environmental Challenges in the Mohawk Watershed | ||||
Choose one of the following (note that is recommended to use the Calculus option MTH 105/112, 110/112 or 113. | ||||
| MTH 105 - Differential Calculus with Precalculus | ||||
| MTH 112 - Calculus 2: Integral Calculus | ||||
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| MTH 110 - Calculus 1: Differential Calculus | ||||
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| MTH 113 - Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus | ||||
| ECO 243 - Introduction to Econometrics | ||||
| ENS 215 - Exploring Environmental Data | ||||
| PSY 200 - Statistical Methods in Psychology | ||||
| SOC 300 - Quantitative Methods of Social Research | ||||
| STA 164 - Strategies of Experimentation: Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments | ||||
| STA 264 - Regression Analysis | ||||
B. Two environmental policy/humanities courses | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| AAH 260 - Nature, Art, and the Environment | ||||
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| ANT 241 - Environmental Anthropology | ||||
| 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 the American Literary Landscape | ||||
| ENS 222 - The New Wall of China | ||||
| ENS 291 - Construction for Humanity | ||||
| HST 138 - Big History | ||||
| HST 109 - History of Sustainability | ||||
| HST 206 - Environmental Histories of Empire | ||||
| HST 225 - American Environmental History | ||||
| HST 229 - The Adirondacks and American Environmental History | ||||
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| MLT 209 - The New Wall of China | ||||
| PHL 273 - Environmental Ethics | ||||
| PSC 260 - Policy Making and American Society | ||||
| PSC 357 - Global Environmental Politics | ||||
| PSC 272 - The Environment, Energy, and US Politics | ||||
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| SOC 202 - Social Problems, Policy and Pop Culture | ||||
| SOC 260 - Population and Society: Demographic Trends | ||||
| SOC 270 - Social Movements, the Environment, and Society | ||||
| SOC 271 - Sociology of Disaster | ||||
| SOC 359 - Environmental Policy and Resource Management | ||||
| 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 must be approved in writing by the ESPE Director): | ||||
Ecology | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
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| BIO 314 - Ornithology | ||||
| BIO 315 - Biology of Plants | ||||
| BIO 319 - Vertebrate Natural History | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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| ENS 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| ENS 215 - Exploring Environmental Data | ||||
| 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 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| GEO 300 - Glacial and Quaternary Geology | ||||
| GEO 305 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles | ||||
| GEO 355T - Living on the Edge | ||||
Environmental Geosciences | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| BIO 235 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles | ||||
| BIO 314 - Ornithology | ||||
| BIO 315 - Biology of Plants | ||||
| BIO 320 - Ecology | ||||
| BIO 321 - Herpetology: Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles | ||||
| BIO 324 - Plant Ecology | ||||
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| CHM 231 - Organic Chemistry 1 | ||||
| CHM 240 - Analytical Chemistry | ||||
| CHM 245 - Environmental Chemistry | ||||
| CHM 340 - Chemical Instrumentation | ||||
| ENS 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| ENS 215 - Exploring Environmental Data | ||||
| GEO 201 - Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of New York | ||||
| GEO 202 - Geomorphology | ||||
| GEO 203 - Lakes and Environmental Change | ||||
| GEO 205 - Active Tectonics | ||||
| GEO 206 - Volcanology | ||||
| GEO 207 - Stable Isotopes in Environmental Science | ||||
| GEO 208 - Paleontology, Paleobiology, and Paleoecology | ||||
| GEO 209 - Paleoclimatology | ||||
| GEO 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| GEO 220 - Mineral Science | ||||
| GEO 300 - Glacial and Quaternary Geology | ||||
| GEO 302 - Geochemical Systems and Modeling | ||||
| GEO 305 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles | ||||
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Energy and Environmental Physics | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| PHY 110 - Physics for the Life Sciences 1 | ||||
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| PHY 111 - Physics for the Life Sciences 2 | ||||
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| PHY 120 - Matter in Motion | ||||
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| PHY 121 - Principles of Electromagnetics | ||||
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| IMP 120 - Integrated Math/Physics | ||||
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| IMP 121 - Integrated Math/Physics | ||||
and four from the following: | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen 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 | ||||
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Environmental Engineering and Technology | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| PHY 120 - Matter in Motion | ||||
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and five from the following: | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ENS 200 - Energy | ||||
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| ENS 208 - Waste Management and Recycling | ||||
| ENS 209 - Renewable Energy Systems | ||||
| ENS 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| ENS 215 - Exploring Environmental Data | ||||
| ENS 222 - The New Wall of China | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| GEO 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| HST 291 - Construction for Humanity | ||||
| MER 231 - Thermodynamics 1 | ||||
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D. Senior Seminar | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ENS 460 - Environmental Science & Policy Senior Seminar | ||||
E. One or Two-Term Senior Research Project | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
One-Term Option: | ||||
| ENS 497 - Environmental Science & Policy Senior Research | ||||
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Two-Term Option: | ||||
| ENS 498 - Environmental Science & Policy Research 1 | ||||
| ENS 499 - Environmental Science & Policy Research 2 | ||||
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. A senior research thesis is required, consisting of at least two terms of ENS 498 and ENS 499 (independent research with a faculty member) and presentation at Steinmetz Symposium or other conference as approved by the advisor. | ||||
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