Environmental Science Undergraduate Curricular Requirements
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Environmental Science (B.S.Env.S.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.S. degree, and:
Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr) |
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Principles of Chemistry I (students in social science option may substitute Chem 101) (4 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking or 3-4 cr in foreign language courses (2-4 cr) |
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Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr) |
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Field Activities in Environmental Sciences (1 cr) |
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International Environmental Issues Seminar (3 cr) |
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Seminar (1 cr) |
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Senior Research and Thesis (3 cr) |
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Environmental Philosophy (3 cr) |
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Statistical Methods (students in physical science 2 option may substitute Stat 301) (3 cr) |
And one of the following options:
A. Biological Science Option
This option is suitable for students wishing to pursue technically oriented careers in environmental professions such as natural resource management, bioremediation, and environmental impact analysis.
Hydrologic Measurement Techniques (1 cr) |
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Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr) |
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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
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Physical Geography or |
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Physical Geology (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I or |
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Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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General Microbiology (3 cr) |
Advisor-directed breadth electives, incl at least one course from the first four areas (24 cr):
Ecology
Ecology and Population Biology (4 cr) |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
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Biogeography (2-3 cr) |
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Microbial Ecology (3 cr) |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
Natural Resource Economics and Sociology
Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr) |
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Peoples of the World (3 cr) |
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Environmental Economics (3 cr) |
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Society and Natural Resources (3 cr) |
Management
Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr) |
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Public Involvement in Natural Resource Mgt (3 cr) |
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Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr) |
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Land, Resources, and Environment (3 cr) |
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Spatial Multicriteria Analysis and Optimization (3 cr) |
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Environmental Assessment (4 cr) |
History, Philosophy, and Political Science
Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (2 cr) |
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American Environmental History (3 cr) |
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Philosophy of Science (3 cr) |
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Philosophy of Biology (3 cr) |
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Politics of the Environment (3 cr) |
Technical
Principles of Biological Structure and Function (4 cr) |
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Quantitative Analysis (5 cr) |
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Carbon Compounds or |
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Organic Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Principles of Physical Chem or |
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Physical Chem (3 cr) |
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Principles of Physical Chem Lab (1 cr) |
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Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Pollution Prevention (3 cr) |
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Environmental Audit (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr) |
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Internship (1-3 cr) |
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Remote Sensing of Environment (3-4 cr) |
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Meteorology or |
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Climatology (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Global Environmental Change (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Geology and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr) |
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Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr) |
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General Physics I or |
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Engr Physics I (4 cr) |
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General Physics II or |
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Engr Physics II (4cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr) |
Advisor-approved depth electives include all the courses from at least two of the following areas (20 cr):
Plant Protection
General and Applied Entomology or |
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Principles of Insect Pest Mgt (3 cr) |
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Weed Control (3 cr) |
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Plant Pathology (3 cr) |
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Soil Fertility (1-3 cr, max 3) |
Animal Ecology
Wildlife Ecology I (3 cr) |
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Wildlife Ecology I Laboratory (1 cr) |
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Wildlife Ecology II (4 cr) |
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Fish and Wildlife Population Ecol or |
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Conservation Biol (3-4 cr) |
Aquatic Ecology
Take 3 of the 4 courses listed below:
Aquatic Entomology (3 cr) |
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Fish Ecology (3 cr) |
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Limnology (4 cr) |
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Riparian Ecology and Management (3 cr) |
Forest and Range Systems
Take 4 of the 7 courses listed below:
Forest Ecosystem Processes (2 cr) |
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Forest Community Ecology (1 cr) |
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Wildland Fire Ecology and Management (3 cr) |
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Landscape Ecology (3 cr) |
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Rangeland and Riparian Habitat Assessment (3 cr) |
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Wildland Restoration Ecology (3 cr) |
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Rangeland Ecology (2 cr) |
Soils
Soil Biology (3 cr) |
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Pesticides in the Environment (3 cr) |
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Soil Fertility (1-3 cr, max 3) |
Water
Take at least 4 of the 6 courses listed below:
Environmental Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Drinking Water and Human Health (3 cr) |
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Watershed Management (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr) |
Environmental Regulation
Land, Resources, and Environment (3 cr) |
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Environmental Assessment (4 cr) |
Decision Making Tools
Remote Sensing of Environment (3-4 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Computer-Aided Regional Landscape Planning (3 cr) |
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Pesticides in the Environment (3 cr) |
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FST 409 |
Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr) |
Electives to total 128 credits for the degree
B. Physical Science Option
This option is suitable for students wishing to pursue technical careers in environmental professions such as air, soil, and water pollution abatement, hazardous waste management, waste minimization, and ecological restoration.
Hydrologic Measurement Techniques (1 cr) |
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Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr) |
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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
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Physical Geography or |
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Physical Geology (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I or |
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Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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General Physics I (4 cr) |
Advisor-directed breadth electives, incl at least one course from the first four areas (24 cr):
Ecology
Ecology and Population Biology (4 cr) |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
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Biogeography (2-3 cr) |
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Microbial Ecology (3 cr) |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
Natural Resource Economics and Sociology
Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr) |
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Peoples of the World (3 cr) |
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Environmental Economics (3 cr) |
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Society and Natural Resources (3 cr) |
Management
Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr) |
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Public Involvement in Natural Resource Mgt (3 cr) |
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Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr) |
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Land, Resources, and Environment (3 cr) |
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Spatial Multicriteria Analysis and Optimization (3 cr) |
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Environmental Assessment (4 cr) |
History, Philosophy, and Political Science
Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (2 cr) |
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American Environmental History (3 cr) |
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Philosophy of Science (3 cr) |
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Philosophy of Biology (3 cr) |
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Politics of the Environment (3 cr) |
Technical
Principles of Biological Structure and Function (4 cr) |
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Quantitative Analysis (5 cr) |
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Carbon Compounds or |
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Organic Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Principles of Physical Chem or |
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Physical Chem (3 cr) |
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Principles of Physical Chem Lab (1 cr) |
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Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Pollution Prevention (3 cr) |
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Environmental Audit (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr) |
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Internship (1-3 cr) |
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For 472 or |
Remote Sensing of Environment (3-4 cr) |
Meteorology or |
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Climatology (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Global Environmental Change (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Geology and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr) |
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Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr) |
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General Physics I or |
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Engr Physics I (4 cr) |
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General Physics II or |
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Engr Physics II (4cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr) |
Advisor-approved depth electives meet requirements of at least two of the following areas (20 cr):
Water
Take at least 4 of the 6 courses listed below:
Environmental Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Drinking Water and Human Health (3 cr) |
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Watershed Management (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr) |
Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Instrumental Analysis (4 cr) |
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Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr) |
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Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr) |
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste Management or |
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Bioremediation or |
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Engineering Risk Assessment for Hazardous Waste Evaluations (3 cr) |
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Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr) |
Geology
Geomorphology (3 cr) |
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Geology and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Principles of Geochemistry (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr) |
Statistics
Geostatistics (3 cr) |
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Statistical Analysis (3 cr) |
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Sample Survey Methods (3 cr) |
Mathematics
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr) |
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Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr) |
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Linear Algebra (3 cr) |
Soils
Soil Physics (3 cr) |
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Environmental Soil Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Soil Development and Classification (3 cr) |
Economics and Management
Environmental Economics (3 cr) |
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Remote Sensing of Environment (3-4 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) or |
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GIS in Land Planning (3 cr) |
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Environmental Assessment (4 cr) |
Electives to total 128 credits for the degree
C. Physical Science 2 Option
This option is only available to students in Idaho Falls
Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr) |
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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
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Physical Geography or |
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Physical Geology (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I or |
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Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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General Physics I (4 cr) |
Advisor-directed breadth electives, incl at least one course from the first four areas (24 cr):
Ecology
Ecology (3 cr) |
Natural Resource Economics and Sociology
Peoples of the World (3 cr) |
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Technology and Society (3 cr) |
Management
Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr) |
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Watershed Science and Management (3 cr) |
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Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing (3 cr) |
History, Philosophy, and Political Science
Idaho and the Pacific Northwest (3 cr) |
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Idaho and the Pacific Northwest (3 cr) |
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American Environmental History (3 cr) |
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Politics of the Environment (3 cr) |
Technical
Organisms and Environments (4 cr) |
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Quantitative Analysis (5 cr) |
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Carbon Compounds (3 cr) |
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Organic Chemistry I (3 cr) |
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Physical Chem (3 cr) |
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Organic Chemistry II (3 cr) |
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Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Pollution Prevention (3 cr) |
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Environmental Audit (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr) |
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Internship (1-3 cr) |
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Remote Sensing of the Environment (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Global Environmental Change (3 cr) |
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Advanced GIS (3 cr) |
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Historical Geology (4 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Geology and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr) |
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Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr) |
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GIS Applications in Natural Resources (1 cr) |
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General Physics II or |
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Engr Physics II (4cr) |
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GIS Application in Fire Ecology and Management (1 cr) |
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Wildland Restoration Ecology (3 cr) |
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Rangeland Ecology (2 cr) |
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Plant Ecophysiology (3 cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr) |
Advisor-approved depth electives meet requirements of at least two of the following areas (20 cr):
Water
Take at least 4 of the courses listed below:
Environmental Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Water Quality Management (3 cr) |
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Planning & Decision Making for Watershed Management (3 cr) |
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Wetland Restoration (3 cr) |
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Watershed Management (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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The Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3 cr) |
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Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr) |
Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Instrumental Analysis (4 cr) |
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Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr) |
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Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr) |
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr) |
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Engineering Risk Assessment for Hazardous Waste Evaluations (3 cr) |
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Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr) |
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Hazardous Materials (3 cr) |
Mathematics
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr) |
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Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr) |
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Linear Algebra (3 cr) |
Economics and Management
Take at least 4 of the courses listed below:
Pollution Prevention (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Global Environmental Change (3 cr) |
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Advanced GIS (3 cr) |
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Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing (3 cr) |
Environmental P{olicy & Regulations
Take at least 4 of the courses listed below:
Human Dimensions of Restoration Ecology (3 cr) |
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Planning & Decision Making for Watershed Management (3 cr) |
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Environmental Audit (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr) |
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Natural Resource Policy and Law (3 cr) |
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Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr) |
Electives to total 128 credits for the degree
D. Social Science Option
This option is suitable for students wishing to pursue careers in environmental professions such as environmental regulation, land use planning, environmental administration, and as a pre-law program for environmental law.
Hydrologic Measurement Techniques (1 cr) |
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Advanced Prose Writing or |
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Environmental Journalism (3 cr) |
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Environmental Writing or |
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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
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Physical Geography (4 cr) |
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Physical Geology (4 cr) |
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Algebra with Applications or |
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Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geom (3 cr) |
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Political Research Methods and Approaches or |
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The Historian's Craft or |
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Critical Thinking (3 cr) |
Advisor-directed breadth electives, including at least one course from the first four areas (24 cr):
Ecology
Ecology and Population Biology (4 cr) |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
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Biogeography (2-3 cr) |
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Microbial Ecology (3 cr) |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
Natural Resource Economics and Sociology
Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr) |
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Peoples of the World (3 cr) |
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CSS 383 |
Resource Economics for Environmental Policymaking (3 cr) |
Environmental Economics (3 cr) |
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Society and Natural Resources (3 cr) |
Management
Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr) |
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Public Involvement in Natural Resource Mgt (3 cr) |
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Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr) |
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Land, Resources, and Environment (3 cr) |
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Spatial Multicriteria Analysis and Optimization (3 cr) |
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Environmental Assessment (4 cr) |
History, Philosophy, and Political Science
Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (2 cr) |
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American Environmental History (3 cr) |
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Philosophy of Science (3 cr) |
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Philosophy of Biology (3 cr) |
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Politics of the Environment (3 cr) |
Technical
Principles of Biological Structure and Function (4 cr) |
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Quantitative Analysis (5 cr) |
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Carbon Compounds or |
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Organic Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Principles of Physical Chem or |
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Physical Chem (3 cr) |
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Principles of Physical Chem Lab (1 cr) |
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Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Pollution Prevention (3 cr) |
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Environmental Audit (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr) |
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Internship (1-3 cr) |
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Remote Sensing of Environment (3-4 cr) |
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Meteorology or |
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Climatology (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Global Environmental Change (3 cr) |
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Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr) |
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Geology and the Environment (3 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr) |
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Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr) |
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General Physics I or |
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Engr Physics I (4 cr) |
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General Physics II or |
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Engr Physics II (4cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr) |
Advisor-approved depth electives chosen from the following, incl five courses from one of the following areas:
Conservation Heritage
Plateau Indians (3 cr) |
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Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (2 cr) |
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American Regional Literature (3 cr) |
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American Indian Literature (3 cr) |
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Idaho and the Pacific Northwest (3 cr) |
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Land, Resources, and Environment (3 cr) |
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American Environmental History (3 cr) |
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History of the American West (3 cr) |
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The Emerging Landscape (3 cr) |
Law
Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr) |
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Land, Resources, and Environment (3 cr) |
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Natural Resources Law and Legal History (3 cr) |
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Environmental Law I (3 cr) |
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Public Land Law (3 cr) |
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Philosophy of Law (3 cr) |
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Ecological Jurisprudence (3 cr) |
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Politics of the Environment (3 cr) |
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Constitutional Law (3 cr) |
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Civil Liberties (3 cr) |
Policy and Planning
Conflict Management (3 cr) |
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Conservation Management and Planning I (3 cr) |
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Environmental Communication Skills (3 cr) |
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Environmental Economics (3 cr) |
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Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr) |
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Environmental Assessment (4 cr) |
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Politics of the Environment (3 cr) |
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Public Administration (3 cr) |
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Public Organization Theory (3 cr) |
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Natural Resource Policy (3 cr) |
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Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 cr) |
Green Building and Community Design
Introduction to the Built Environment (2 cr) |
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Materials and Methods (3 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems (4 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems (4 cr) |
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Seminar (3 cr) |
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Global Environmental Change (3 cr) |
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Water in the Urban Context (2 cr) |
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The Emerging Landscape (3 cr) |
Electives to total 128 credits for the degree