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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:

Biol 115

Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr)

Chem 111

Principles of Chemistry I (students in social science option may substitute Chem 101) (4 cr)

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking or 3-4 cr in foreign language courses (2-4 cr)

EnvS 101

Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr)

EnvS 102

Field Activities in Environmental Sciences (1 cr)

EnvS 225

International Environmental Issues Seminar (3 cr)

EnvS 400

Seminar (1 cr)

Phil 452

Environmental Philosophy (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

Stat 301

Probability and Statistics (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.

Chem 112

Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

EnvS 497

Senior Research (4 cr)

MMBB 250

General Microbiology (3 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Geog 100, Geog 100L

Physical Geography and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 101, Geog 101L

Physical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Math 160

Survey of Calculus (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Advisor-directed breadth electives, including at least one course from the first four areas and 9 credits from the technical area (24 cr):

Ecology

Biol 314

Ecology and Population Biology (4 cr)

For 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Geog 410

Biogeography (3 cr)

REM 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Natural Resource Economics and Sociology

AgEc 451

Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr)

CSS 383

Natural Resource and Ecosystem Service Economics (3 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

For 235

Society and Natural Resources (3 cr)

Management

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

CSS 486

Public Involvement in Natural Resource Mgt (3 cr)

For 484

Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr)

Geog 411

Natural Hazards and Society (3 cr)

History, Philosophy, and Political Science

AgEc 477

Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr)

CSS 489

Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (2 cr)

EnvS 484

History of Energy (3 cr)

Hist 424

American Environmental History (3 cr)

Phil 351

Philosophy of Science (3 cr)

PolS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

Technical

Biol 116

Organisms and Environments (4 cr)

Biol 213

Principles of Biological Structure and Function (4 cr)

Chem 253, Chem 254

Quantitative Analysis and Lab (5 cr)

Chem 275

Carbon Compounds (3 cr)*

Chem 277

Organic Chemistry (3 cr)*

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

EnvS 429

Environmental Audit (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr)

EnvS 498

Internship (1-3 cr)

For 472 or REM 472

Remote Sensing of Environment (4 cr)

Geog 301

Meteorology (3 cr)

Geog 313

Global Climate Change (3 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Geol 361

Geology and the Environment (3 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Phys 111, Phys 111L

General Physics I and Lab (4 cr)**

Phys 211, Phys 211L

Engineering Physics I and Lab (4 cr)**

Phys 112, Phys 112L

General Physics II and Lab (4 cr)***

Phys 212, Phys 212L

Engineering Physics II and Lab (4cr)***

Soil 205

The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr)

*Note: Either Chem 275 or Chem 277 may be used as a technical breadth elective.

**Note: Either Phys 111/111L or Phys 211/211L may be used as a technical breadth elective.

***Note: Either Phys 112/112L or Phys 212/212L may be used as a technical breadth elective.

Advisor-approved depth electives – take 4 courses in any depth area unless otherwise noted from at least two of the following areas (20 cr):

Plant Protection

Ent 322

General and Applied Entomology (3 cr)

PlSc 338

Weed Control (3 cr)

PlSc 410

Invasive Plant Biology (3 cr)

PlSc 415

Plant Pathology (3 cr)

Soil 446

Soil Fertility (1-3 cr, max 3)

Animal Ecology

WLF 314

Wildlife Ecology I (3 cr)

WLF 315

Wildlife Ecology I Laboratory (1 cr)

WLF 316

Wildlife Ecology II (4 cr)

WLF 440

Conservation Biology (3 cr)*

WLF 448

Fish and Wildlife Population Ecology (4 cr)*

*Note: Either WLF 440 or WLF 448 may be used as a depth elective.

Aquatic Ecology

Take 3 of the 4 courses listed below:

Ent 472

Aquatic Entomology (3 cr)

Fish 314

Fish Ecology (3 cr)

Fish 415

Limnology (4 cr)

Fish 430

Riparian Ecology and Management (3 cr)

Forest and Range Systems

For 330

Forest Soil and Canopy Processes (4 cr)

For 426

Global Fire Ecology and Management (3 cr)

REM 411

Ecological Monitoring and Analysis (2 cr)

REM 429

Landscape Ecology (3 cr)

REM 440

Wildland Restoration Ecology (3 cr)

REM 459

Rangeland Ecology (2 cr)

Soils

FS 409

Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr)

Soil 425

Microbial Ecology (3 cr)

Soil 438

Pesticides in the Environment (3 cr)

Soil 454

Pedology (3 cr)

Water

BAE 450

Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)

EnvS 446

Drinking Water and Human Health (3 cr)

For 462

Watershed Management (3 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Geol 410

Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr)

Hydr 412

Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Geospatial Tools

Take at least 3 of the 6 courses listed below:

For 472 or REM 472

Remote Sensing of Environment (4 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geog 424

Hydrogeologic Applications in GIS and Remote Sensing (3 cr)

Geog 475

Intermediate GIS (3 cr)

Geog 483

Remote Sensing/GIS Integration (3 cr)

LArc 495

Computer-Aided Regional Landscape Planning (3 cr)

Climate Change and Ecosystems (take all 3):

CSS 383

Natural Resource and Ecosystem Service Economics (3 cr)

Geog 313

Global Climate Change (3 cr)

Geog 410

Biogeography (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this 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.

Chem 112

Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

EnvS 497

Senior Research (4 cr)

 

 

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Phys 111, Phys 111L

General Physics I and Lab (4 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Geog 100, Geog 100L

Physical Geography and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 101, Geog 101L

Physical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

Advisor-directed breadth electives, including at least one course from the first four areas and 9 credits from the technical area (24 cr):

Ecology

Biol 314

Ecology and Population Biology (4 cr)

For 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Geog 410

Biogeography (3 cr)

REM 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Natural Resource Economics and Sociology

AgEc 451

Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr)

CSS 383

Natural Resource and Ecosystem Service Economics (3 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

For 235

Society and Natural Resources (3 cr)

Management

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

CSS 486

Public Involvement in Natural Resource Mgt (3 cr)

For 484

Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr)

Geog 411

Natural Hazards and Society (3 cr)

REM 456

Integrated Rangeland Management

History, Philosophy, and Political Science

AgEc 477

Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr)

CSS 489

Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (2 cr)

Hist 424

American Environmental History (3 cr)

Phil 351

Philosophy of Science (3 cr)

PolS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

Technical

Biol 116

Organisms and Environments (4 cr)

Biol 213

Principles of Biological Structure and Function (4 cr)

Chem 253, Chem 254

Quantitative Analysis and Lab (5 cr)

Chem 275

Carbon Compounds (3 cr)*

Chem 277

Organic Chemistry (3 cr)*

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

EnvS 429

Environmental Audit (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr)

EnvS 498

Internship (1-3 cr)

For 472 or

REM 472

Remote Sensing of Environment (4 cr)

Geog 301

Meteorology (3 cr)

Geog 313

Global Climate Change (3 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Geol 361

Geology and the Environment (3 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Phys 211, Phys 211L

Engineering Physics I and Lab (4 cr)

Phys 112, Phys 112L

General Physics II and Lab (4 cr)**

Phys 212, 212L

Engineering Physics II and Lab (4cr)**

Soil 205

The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr)

*Note: Either Chem 275 or Chem 277 may be used as a technical breadth elective.

**Note: Either Phys 112/112L or Phys 212/212Lmay be used as a technical breadth elective.

Advisor-approved depth electives – take 4 courses in any depth area unless otherwise noted from at least two of the following areas (20 cr):

Water

BAE 450

Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)

EnvS 446

Drinking Water and Human Health (3 cr)

For 462

Watershed Management (3 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Geol 410

Techniques of Ground Water Study (3 cr)

Hydr 412

Environmental Hydrogeology (3 cr)

Hazardous Waste

BAE 433

Bioremediation (3 cr)

BAE 452

Environmental Water Quality (3 cr)

Chem 418

Environmental Chemistry (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr)

FS 409

Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr)

MMBB 380

Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr)

Geology

Geol 335

Geomorphology (3 cr)

Geol 361

Geology and the Environment (3 cr)

Geol 422

Principles of Geophysics (3 cr)

Geol 423

Principles of Geochemistry (3 cr)

Mathematics and Statistics

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Math 275

Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr)

Math 310

Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr)

Stat 431

Statistical Analysis (3 cr)

Soils

Chem 418

Environmental Chemistry (3 cr)

Soil 415

Soil Physics (3 cr)

Soil 422

Environmental Soil Chemistry (3 cr)

Soil 454

Soil Development and Classification (3 cr)

Economics and Management

Take all three courses listed below:

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

Geospatial Tools

Take at least 3 of the 4 courses listed below:

For 472 or REM 472

Remote Sensing of Environment (4 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geog 424

Hydrogeologic Applications in GIS and Remote Sensing (3 cr)

Geog 483

Remote Sensing/GIS Integration (3 cr)

Climate Change and Emissions Reduction:

EnvS 485

Energy Efficiency and Conservation (3 cr)

Geog 313

Global Climate Change (3 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)

Geog 435

Climate Change Mitigation (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

C. Physical Science 2 Option

This option is only available to students in Coeur d'Alene and Idaho Falls

Chem 112

Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

EnvS 497

Senior Research (4 cr)

Phys 111, Phys 111L

General Physics I and Lab (4 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Geog 100, Geog 100L

Physical Geography and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 101, Geog 101L

Physical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Math 160

Survey of Calculus (4 cr)

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

Advisor-directed breadth electives, including at least one course from the first four areas and 9 credits from the technical area (24 cr):

Ecology

Biol 314

Ecology and Population Biology (4 cr)

For 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Natural Resource Economics and Sociology

Econ 201

Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr)

Econ 202

Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr)

Econ 272

Foundations of Economic Analysis (4 cr)

IndT 415

Impact of Technology on Society (3 cr)

Management

EnvS 436

Principles of Sustainability (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr)

For 426

Global Fire Ecology and Management (3 cr)

Geog 424

Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing (3 cr)

History, Philosophy, and Political Science

EnvS 484

History of Energy (3 cr)

Geog 364

Idaho and the Pacific Northwest (3 cr)

Hist 423

Idaho and the Pacific Northwest (3 cr)

PolS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

Technical

Biol 116

Organisms and Environments (4 cr)

Chem 253, Chem 254

Quantitative Analysis and Lab (5 cr)

Chem 275

Carbon Compounds (3 cr)

Chem 277

Organic Chemistry I (3 cr)

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

EnvS 429

Environmental Audit (3 cr)

EnvS 498

Internship (1-3 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Geol 375

Geology of National Parks (3 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Phys 112, Phys 112L

General Physics II and Lab (4 cr)*

Phys 212, Phys 212L

Engineering Physics II and Lab (4cr)*

REM 407

GIS Application in Fire Ecology and Management (2 cr)

REM 440

Wildland Restoration Ecology (3 cr)

REM 459

Rangeland Ecology (2 cr)

Soil 205

The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr)

*Note: Either Phys 112/112L or Phys 212/212Lmay be used as a technical breadth elective.

Advisor-approved depth electives – take 4 courses in any depth area unless otherwise noted from at least two of the following areas (20 cr):

Water

BAE 450

Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)

CE 433

Water Quality Management (3 cr)

EnvS 483

Water and Energy Systems (3 cr)

Fish 540

Wetland Restoration (3 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Hydr 414

Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction (3 cr)

Mathematics and Statistics

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Math 275

Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 cr)

Math 310

Ordinary Differential Equations (3 cr)

Stat 431

Statistical Analysis (3 cr)

Management Tools

Take 3 courses:

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geog 475

Intermediate GIS (3 cr)

Geog 424

Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing (3 cr)

IndT 364

Hazardous Materials (3 cr)

IndT 448

Project and Program Management (3 cr)

Environmental Policy & Regulations

Take 3 courses:

CSS 572

Human Dimensions of Restoration Ecology (3 cr)

EnvS 429

Environmental Audit (3 cr)

EnvS 436

Principles of Sustainability (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr)

EnvS 482

Natural Resource Policy and Law (3 cr)

EnvS 581

Applications of Environmental Regulations (3 cr)

Energy Systems

EnvS 483

Water and Energy Systems (3 cr)

EnvS 484

History of Energy (3 cr)

EnvS 485

Energy Efficiency and Conservation (3 cr)

IndT 415

Impact of Technology on Society (3 cr)

IndT 434

Power Generation and Distribution (3 cr)

Sustainability Science

EnvS 415

Environmental Lifecycle Assessment (3 cr)

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

EnvS 436

Principles of Sustainability (3 cr)

FS 409

Principles of Environmental Toxicology (3 cr)

IndT 457

Lean to Green Sustainable Technology (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this 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.

EnvS 497

Senior Research (4 cr)

Geog 100, Geog 100L

Physical Geography and Lab (4 cr)

Geol 101, Geol 101L

Physical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

Math 143

Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Engl 309

Advanced Prose Writing (3 cr)

JAMM 428

Environmental Journalism (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Engl 316

Environmental Writing (3 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Phil 201

Critical Thinking (3 cr)

PolS 235

Political Research Methods and Approaches (3 cr)

Advisor-directed breadth electives, including at least one course from the first four areas and 9 credits from the technical area (24 cr):

Ecology

Biol 314

Ecology and Population Biology (4 cr)

For 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Geog 410

Biogeography (3 cr)

REM 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Natural Resource Economics and Sociology

AgEc 451

Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr)

CSS 383

Natural Resource and Ecosystem Service Economics (3 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

For 235

Society and Natural Resources (3 cr)

Management

Bus 378

Project Management (3 cr)

CSS 486

Public Involvement in Natural Resource Mgt (3 cr)

For 484

Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr)

Geog 411

Natural Hazards and Society (3 cr)

REM 456

Integrated Rangeland Management (3 cr)

History, Philosophy, and Political Science

AgEc 477

Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr)

CSS 489

Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (2 cr)

EnvS 484

History of Energy (3 cr)

Hist 424

American Environmental History (3 cr)

Phil 351

Philosophy of Science (3 cr)

PolS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

Technical

Biol 116

Organisms and Environments (4 cr)

Biol 213

Principles of Biological Structure and Function (4 cr)

Chem 253, Chem 254

Quantitative Analysis and Lab (5 cr)

Chem 275

Carbon Compounds (3 cr)*

Chem 277

Organic Chemistry (3 cr)*

EnvS 428

Pollution Prevention (3 cr)

EnvS 429

Environmental Audit (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr)

EnvS 498

Internship (1-3 cr)

For 472 or
REM 472

Remote Sensing of Environment (4 cr)

Geog 301

Meteorology (3 cr)**

Geog 313

Global Climate Change (3 cr)

Geog 401

Climatology (3 cr)**

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology (3 cr)

Geol 361

Geology and the Environment (3 cr)

Math 175

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr)

Phys 111, Phys 111L

General Physics I and Lab (4 cr)***

Phys 211, Phys 211L

Engineering Physics I and Lab (4 cr)***

Phys 112, Phys 112L

General Physics II and Lab (4 cr)****

Phys 212, Phys 212L

Engineering Physics II and Lab (4cr)****

Soil 205

The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr)

*Note: Either Chem 275 or Chem 277 may be used as a technical breadth elective.

**Note: Either Geog 301 or Geog 401 may be used as a technical breadth elective

***Note: Either Phys 111/111L or Phys 211/211Lmay be used as a technical breadth elective.

****Note: Either Phys 112/112L or Phys 212/212Lmay be used as a technical breadth elective.

Advisor-approved depth electives chosen from the following, including five courses from one of the following areas:

Policy and Law

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr)

Phil 470

Philosophy of Law (3 cr)

PolS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

PolS 467

Constitutional Law (3 cr)

PolS 468

Civil Liberties (3 cr)

Administration and Planning

Acct 482

Enterprise Accounting (3 cr)

Comm 410

Conflict Management (3 cr)

CSS 385

Conservation Management and Planning I (3 cr)

CSS 387

Environmental Communication Skills (3 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

For 484

Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr)

Geog 330

Urban Geography (3 cr)

PolS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

PolS 451

Public Administration (3 cr)

PolS 454

Public Organization Theory (3 cr)

PolS 462

Natural Resource Policy (3 cr)

Psyc 416

Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 cr)

Green Building and Community Design

Arch 151

Introduction to the Built Environment (2 cr)

Arch 266

Materials and Methods (3 cr)

Arch 463

Environmental Control Systems I (4 cr)

Arch 464

Environmental Control Systems II (4 cr)

Geog 435

Climate Change Mitigation (3 cr)

Geog 486

Transportation, GIS and Planning (3 cr)

LArc 380

Water in the Urban Context (2 cr)

LArc 480

The Emerging Landscape (3 cr)

RMat 365

Wood Building Technology (3 cr)

Climate Change - Human Dimensions:

CSS 383

Natural Resource and Ecosystem Service Economics (3 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr)

EnvS 484

History of Energy (3 cr)

EnvS 485

Energy Efficiency and Conservation (3 cr)

Geog 313

Global Climate Change (3 cr)

Geog 435

Climate Change Mitigation (3 cr)

Geog 455

Societal Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change (3 cr)

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree