Earth and Environmental Science—Geoscience-Environmental Science, B.A.
This track offers a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on Earth Environments with strong emphasis on literary-social-historical perspectives. Completion of this major prepares one for a non-technical career in non-profit and/ or government service. Continued study may include a master’s degree in policy, business or a doctoral degree in law.
The requirements for admission to this degree track are a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the General Education Program.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses: | ||
EESC 135 | Our Planet Earth: Introduction to Dynamic Earth Processes | 3 |
EESC 201 | Environmental Science for All: Introduction to Environmental Systems and Processes | 3 |
EESC 237 | Environmental Issues and Policy: Global and Urban Perspectives | 3 |
EESC 231 | Water Chronicles 1 | 3 |
or EESC 120 | Water Explorer: Introduction to Water Science | |
EESC 235 | Global Climate Change | 3 |
EESC 252 | GIS I: Contemporary Applications of GIS | 3 |
EESC 340 | Hydrology I | 3 |
EESC 348 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
BIOL 130 | Principles Biology I | 4 |
CHEM 100 | Preparation for General Chemistry | 3 |
MATH 175 | Enhanced Precalculus | 4 |
or MATH 140 | Statistics I | |
PHYS 101 | Basic Concepts of Physics 1 | 3 |
Environmental Science BA Electives: | ||
Select a minimum of 12 credits from any 200 or higher level EESC from the following list. For students getting the GIS-certificate, only one GIS course will count towards the major elective. The following courses are especially recommended: | ||
EESC 227 | Hands on Earth: Earth Lab | 3 |
EESC 236 | Our Sustainable World: Urban and Global Sustainability | 3 |
EESC 336 | Field Methods in Geoscience 2 | 4 |
EESC 349 | Introduction Hazmat Field Techniques | 4 |
EESC 350 | GIS II: Contemp Analysis w/GIS | 3 |
EESC 410 | Urban Soil Survey | 4 |
EESC 437 | Environmental Health | 3 |
EESC 446 | Introduction to Geochemistry | 3 |
EESC 447 | Introduction to Geophysics | 4 |
EESC 455 | GIS III: Modeling with GIS | 3 |
Recommended General Education Electives | ||
EESC 121 | Mapping the City | 3 |
EESC 226 | Earth 360:Integrated Geography | 3 |
EESC 250 | Plunder: The Race for Natural Resources | 3 |
EESC 325 | GIS for the Urban Community | 3 |
ENGL 130 | Reading the Environment | 3 |
PHIL 113 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
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Courses are part of the General Education program and may be used to simultaneously satisfy a General Education Program requirement.
Freshman | ||
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Semester 1 | Credits | |
ENGL 101 or ESL 101 | English Composition I or English Composition I for English as a Second Language Students | 4-6 |
EESC 121 | Mapping the City (General Education Tier I Course) | 3 |
EESC 201 | Environmental Science for All: Introduction to Environmental Systems and Processes | 3 |
CHEM 100 | Preparation for General Chemistry | 3 |
ENGL 130 | Reading the Environment | 3 |
Credits | 16-18 | |
Semester 2 | ||
EESC 135 | Our Planet Earth: Introduction to Dynamic Earth Processes | 3 |
ENGL 102 or ESL 102 | English Composition II or English Composition 2 ESL | 4-6 |
BIOL 130 | Principles Biology I | 4 |
MATH 175 or MATH 140 | Enhanced Precalculus or Statistics I | 4 |
Credits | 15-17 | |
Sophomore | ||
Semester 1 | ||
EESC 226 | Earth 360:Integrated Geography | 3 |
EESC 252 | GIS I: Contemporary Applications of GIS | 3 |
PHIL 113 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
PHYS 101 | Basic Concepts of Physics | 3 |
General Education Tier I Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Semester 2 | ||
EESC 231 or EESC 120 | Water Chronicles or Water Explorer: Introduction to Water Science | 3 |
EESC 235 | Global Climate Change | 3 |
EESC 250 | Plunder: The Race for Natural Resources | 3 |
Environ Science Elective | 3 | |
General Education Tier II Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Semester 1 | ||
EESC 237 | Environmental Issues and Policy: Global and Urban Perspectives | 3 |
Environ Science Elective | 3 | |
General Education Tier II Course | 3 | |
General Education Tier II Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Semester 2 | ||
EESC 348 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
Environ Science Elective | 3 | |
Environ Science Elective | 3 | |
General Education Tier II Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Semester 1 | ||
Gen Ed Tier III (EESC Elective Course 3XX or 4XX) | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Semester 2 | ||
EESC 340 | Hydrology I | 3 |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 3 | |
Minor or Elective Course | 2-3 | |
Credits | 14-15 | |
Total Credits | 120-125 |
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The department offers some upper level courses on an even/odd year schedule; therefore there may be variation in this degree map. Please see departmental course sequence.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Earth/Environmental Science-Environmental Science BA program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of geoscience.
- Create and design effective professional oral, poster and written presentations.
- Use their quantitative reasoning and/or problem solving skills to interpret and evaluate geological and environmental processes.
- Arrange geological and/or environmental data in the field in order to formulate hypotheses and design further investigations.
- Produce and assess data using modern technology and instrumental analysis and be able to evaluate the results.