Southeast Missouri State University
Environmental Science Program

B.S. in Environmental Science 

Curriculum

The curriculum towards the B.S. in Environmental Science degree is a science intensive program that consists of core courses required of every environmental science major, and an option area (biology, business, chemistry, environmental health, geoprocessing and soils, or policy and communication). The curriculum is designed to provide environmental science majors with fundamental knowledge of the scientific, social, ethical, legal, economic, and health aspects of environmental issues.

Curriculum Overview

Core Courses:

Biology	12 hours
Chemistry	16 hours
Information Systems	3 hours
Environmental Science	11 hours
Geosciences	13 hours
Mathematics	8 hours
Physics	10 hours
UI 300-level	3 hours
UI 400-level	3 hours

Option Areas:

Biology	16 hours
Business	15 hours
Chemistry	15 hours
Environmental Health	14-15 hours
Geoprocessing and Soils	15 hours
Policy and Communication	12-15 hours
Total Credit hours:	91-95 hours

University Studies Requirements (other than included in the core) 30 hours

Total Credit Hours:                121-125 hours

Core Courses (credit hours)   79 hours

Department of Biology (12)

BS 105 Environmental Biology (3)

BI 200 General Microbiology (3)

BO 200 Plant Biology or ZO 200 Animal Biology (3)
  whichever not completed in core

           BI 332 General Ecology (3)

Department of Chemistry (14)

CH 185 General Chemistry I (5)

CH 186 General Chemistry II (3)

          CH 341 Organic Chemistry I (4)

CH 342 Organic Chemistry Lab I (1)

          CH 350 Environmental Chemistry (3)

 

Department of Computer Science (3)

          IS 175 Information System I (3)

 

Environmental Science Program (11)

EV 201 Environmental Science Seminar I (1)

EV 401 Environmental Science Seminar II (1)

          EV 454 Risk Assessment (3)

Experiential Learning (3)

     May be either internship [480-482] or  research [EV 490-492]

     or a combination of the two.  Internship or research credits with

     a prefix other than EV may be substituted with prior approval of

     the  Program Director.) 

          One additional course from EV 3xx or EV 4xx (3)

 

Department of Geosciences (13)
          GO 110 Physical Geology (3)
          GO 365 Environmental Soil Science (4)
          GO 460 Environmental Hydrology (3)
          UI 373 Earth and Life Through Time (3)

 

Department of Mathematics (8)

MA 140 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I (5)

MA 223 Elementary Probability and Statistics (3) (Business area students may substitute MG 257 for MA 223)

Department of Physics (10)

PH 120 Introductory Physics I (5) 

PH 121 Introductory Physics II (5)    (PH 230/231 may be substituted for PH 120/121)

300 Level Interdisciplinary Courses (3)

One course selected from the following list. 

 

UI 331 Biochemistry I (3)

UI 339 North American Indians (3)

UI 360 Recycling and Waste Management (3)

UI 372 Earthquakes and Society (3)

UI 386 Environmental Health (3)
UI 387 Environmental Law and Public Policy (3)

 

400 Level Interdisciplinary Course (3)

UI 429 Environmental Ethics (3)

 

For more information about the program contact srovermann@semo.edu

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Last revision: January 24, 2010

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