B. S. IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM
The Bachelor of Environmental Science (BS) program helps students develop practical skills and knowledge required to critically evaluate environmental problems and issues, and provide applied solutions. The major is decidedly interdisciplinary in nature, focusing on the underlying natural processes relating to the environment and understanding and employing the scientific method. The Bachelor of Environmental Science (BS) program is offered in the department of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Once Core course requirements the National Commission on Higher Education (52 credits) and Harbel College common courses (18 credits) have been met, students then complete the major (56 credits) by specializing in the area where the degree is sought:
Core Courses and Topics:
Area of Specialization for teaching physics: (minimum of 56 semester hours)
| No: | #: | COURSE: | CREDIT: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earth Materials and the Environment | 3 | |
| 2 | Geochemistry | 3 | |
| 3 | Geomorphology | 3 | |
| 4 | Global Change | 4 | |
| 5 | Spatial Analysis and GIS | 4 | |
| 6 | Hydrogeology | 4 | |
| 7 | Environmental Field Methods | 3 | |
| 8 | Natural Resource Management | 4 | |
| 9 | Earth System Processes | 4 | |
| 10 | Soils and Landscapes | 4 | |
| 11 | Introduction to Statistics & Probability | 4 | |
| 12 | Biology | 3 | |
| 13 | Principles of Ecology | 3 | |
| 14 | Ecosystem Analysis | 3 | |
| 15 | River and Floodplain Ecology | 3 | |
| 16 | Workplace Preparation | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT | 55 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE | 125 | ||