Undergraduate Program
Courses
Required and elective courses are listed below.
Click for a simple list of Environmental Science Electives
Environmental Studies Senior Seminar is only offered in the Spring semester
| Anthropology, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Community and Regional Planning, Economics, Environmental Engineering Technology, Environmental Studies, Geography & Urban Studies, Earth and Environmental Science , History, Horticulture, Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising, Landscape Architecture, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Religion, Sociology, Statistics |
Anthropology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 3170 |
Methods in Archaeology: SEDIMENTS, SOILS, AND STRATIGRAPHY (3 s.h.) |
| 3175 |
Heritage Management in Archaeology (3 s.h.) |
| 3189 |
Field Session in Archaeology (3 s.h.) |
| 4117 |
Seminar in Environmental Archaeology (3 s.h.) |
| 4775 |
Environmental Physiology (3 s.h.) |
| 4796 |
Biocultural Adaptations in Human Populations (3 s.h.) |
Biology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 1111/2112 |
Introduction to Biology (4 s.h. each) |
| 2227 |
Principles of Ecology (3 s.h.) |
| 2233 |
Mammalian Anatomy (4 s.h.) |
| 2241 |
Invertebrate Biology (4 s.h.) |
| 2238 |
Marine Environments (3 s.h.) |
| 3196 |
Experimental Marine Biology (4 s.h.) |
| 3225 |
Evolutionary Genetics (3201 pre-req not in major) |
| 3245 |
Marine Ecology (4 s.h.) |
| 3254 |
Animal Behavior ( 3 s.h.) |
| 3307 |
Conservation Biology (3 s.h.) |
| 3311 |
Herpitology (4 s.h.) |
| 3312 |
Biostatistics (3 s.h.) |
| 3316 |
Tropical Marine Biology: Coral Reef Biology in Tropical Belize (4 s.h.) |
| 3321 |
Plant Community Ecology (3 s.h.) |
| 3336 |
Freshwater Ecology (4 s.h.) |
| 4327 |
Biological Impacts of Global Climate Change (3 s.h.) |
Botany
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 1112 |
Plant Ecology (3 s.h.) |
Chemistry
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 1031 |
General Chemistry I (3 s.h.) |
| 1032 |
General Chemistry II (3 s.h.) |
| 2201/2203 |
Organic Chemistry I (4 s.h.) |
Community and Regional Planning
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 1027 |
History and Practice of Community and Regional Planning (3 s.h.) |
| 2014 |
Planning Policy and Law (3 s.h.) |
| 2114 |
Urban Form and Design (3 s.h.) |
| 2213 |
Environmental Planning (3 s.h.) |
| 2524 |
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (3 s.h.) |
| 3256 |
Sustainable Community Design and Development (3 s.h.) |
Economics
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 1101 |
Macroeconomic Principles (3 s.h.) |
| 1102 |
Microeconomic Principles (3 s.h.) |
| 3512 |
Public Finance (3 s.h.) |
| 3513 |
Economics of State and Local Governments (3 s.h.) |
| 3596 |
Energy, Ecology and Economy (3 s.h.) |
Environmental Engineering Technology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 4761 |
Environmental Regulations (3 s.h.) |
Environmental Studies (excluding cross listed dept courses)
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 3000 |
Special Topics in Environmental Studies (3 s.h.) |
| 3025 |
Environmental Law and Regulation (3 s.h.) |
| 4082 |
Independent Study--Environmental Studies (1-3 s.h.) |
| 4085 |
Internship--Environmental Studies (3 s.h.) |
| 4198 |
Senior Research Seminar (3 s.h.) |
Geography & Urban Studies
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 1052 |
Introduction to the Physical Environment (4 s.h.) |
| 2051 |
The Urban Environment (3 s.h.) |
| 2166 |
The Geographic Basis of Land Use Planning (3 s.h.) |
| 3051 |
Environmental Policy Issues (3 s.h.) |
| 3052 |
Environmental Problems in Asia (3 s.h.) |
| 3054 |
Energy, Resources, and Conservation (3 s.h.) |
| 3062 |
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (3 s.h.) |
| 3097 |
Environment and Development (3 s.h.) |
| 4051 |
Hazards Geography (3 s.h.) |
| 4056 |
Political Ecology (3 s.h.) |
| 4071 |
Medical Geography (3 s.h.) |
| 4095 |
Problems of Environmental Quality (3 s.h.) |
Earth and Environmental Science
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 2001 |
Physical Geology (4 s.h.) |
| 2096 |
Climate Change: Oceans to Atmosphere (4 s.h.) |
| 2021 |
Facies Models (4 s.h.) |
| 2061 |
Introduction to Geochemistry (4 s.h.) |
| 3011 |
Remote Sensing and GIS(4 s.h.) |
| 3021 |
Introduction to Hydrology (4 s.h.) |
| 3042 |
Coastal Processes (4 s.h.) |
| 4197/4997 |
Environmental Seminar (3 s.h.) |
History
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 3214 |
U.S. Environmental History (3 s.h.) |
Horticulture
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 2114 |
Soils (3 s.h.) |
| 2334 |
Food Crops I (3 s.h.) |
| 2353 |
Crops II (3 s.h.) |
| 3514 |
Landscape Restoration (3 s.h.) |
Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 3253 |
Health and Environmental Writing (3 s.h.) |
Landscape Architecture
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 2114 |
LA Design Studio II (6 s.h.) |
| 2758 |
Summer Field Ecology (3 s.h.) |
Mathematics
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 1041 |
Calculus I (4 s.h.) |
| 1042 |
Calculus II (4 s.h.) |
| 2031 |
Probability and Statistics (3 s.h.) (Calculus pre-req) |
Philosophy
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 2157 |
Environmental Ethics (3 s.h.) |
| 2596 |
Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment (3 s.h.) |
Political Science
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 3152 |
U.S. Environmental Policy (3 s.h.) |
Public Health
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 2102 |
Environmental Health (3 s.h.) |
Religion
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 3001 |
Earth Ethics (3 s.h.) |
Sociology
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 3511 |
Sociology of the Environment (3 s.h.) |
Statistics
| Course # |
Course Name |
| 2101 |
Statistical Methods and Concepts (3 s.h.) |
| 2103 |
Business Statistics (4 s.h.) |
