Course Offerings and Major/Minor Requirements

Course Offerings
By number with credit-hours in parenthesis.
For more information on a specific course, visit the department web site.

121. Environmental Issues (1)

221. Environmental Research (1-4)

421. Topics in Environmental Science (1)

422. Advanced Internship in Environmental Science (4)

428. Environmental Science Senior Research (4)

Zane State College: Environmental Resource Management

253. Groundwater Hydrology (3 qt. hrs.-2 lect. 3 lab.)

Major Requirements

Each student majoring in Environmental Science will complete (1) The Core Courses; (2) the Environmental Applications; (3) a minimum of 8 hours of Group I electives; and (4) select a track of specialization within the major and complete courses within that track as well as the appropriate electives to compliment that track as follows:

• Biology: Environmental Science Major (79-80 hours) which includes 18 hours from Biology Track courses + 12 hours from Group II Electives
• Chemistry: Environmental Science Major (82-83 hours) which includes 21 hours from Chemistry Track courses + 12 hours from Group II Electives
• Geoscience: Environmental Science Major (80-81 hours) which includes 19 hours from Geoscience Track courses + 12 hours from Group II Electives
• Social Science: Environmental Science Major (78-79 hours) which includes 18 hours from Social Science Track + 11 hours from Group III Electives

Core Courses (35-36 hours)

• Biology 105 (Environmental Science) or 111, 112, 107 (twice)
• Chemistry 111, 112, 235
• Geology 101 or 110, 104
• Math 140 or Economics 325 or Psychology 232
• Physics 121 or 101 or 102

Environmental Applications (6 hours)

• Environmental Science 121, 421, 422 or 428

Group I Electives (minimum of 8 hours)

• Any one course from biology or chemistry or geoscience track which does not already fulfill a major requirement
• Computer Science 111, 260
• Math 190, 230, 350
• Physics 122 or 101 or 102
• Geology 313, 322
• Geography 111
• Groundwater Hydrology at Zane State College (ENV 253)

Group II Electives (minimum of 12 hours from at least two different disciplines. Required for biology, chemistry and geoscience track majors.)

• Economics 215, 216, 341, 361, 411
• History 385
• Political Science 111, 131, 321-323
• Philosophy 331
• Religion 393
• Sociology 370

Group III Electives (Select a minimum of 11 hours. Required for social science track majors.)

Choose at least two (8 hours):

• Biology 308, 358 or 306 or 375 or Conservation Science 331
• Chemistry 213, 214, 315, 335
• Geology 200, 220
• Geography 321

Choose at least one (3 hours):

• History 385
• Political Science 111
• Philosophy 331
• Religion 393
• Sociology 370

Tracks of Specialization

• Biology (18 hours)
  • Biology 226, 232, 308, 312, 358 or 306 or 375 or Conservation Science 331
    
• Chemistry (21 hours)
  • Chemistry 200, 213, 214, 315, 335
  • Math 200
    
• Geoscience (19 hours)
  • Geology 200, 220, 301, 302
  • Geograhpy 321
    
• Social Science (18 hours)
  • Economics 215, 216, 341 or 411
  • Political Science 131, 322, 351

NOTE: Major/minor requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.