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Environmental Sciences B.S.Math, Science and Technology
Academic Affairs
The BS in environmental sciences is designed to provide students with the scientific background and practical skills needed to successfully address environmental issues and the background required to be successful applicants to graduate programs. Students may choose from advanced courses designed to emphasize studies in biological remediation technologies, water quality, or agriculture while participating in a common core of courses which provide knowledge in the basic principles relevant to all areas.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more
information, see the graduation requirements.
Program Requirements
Environmental Sciences Core Requirements
Required Courses - 35 credits
AGRO 3030 - Statistical Analyses and Research Techniques in Agriculture and Natural Resources
(3.0 cr)
BIOL 1805 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 2032 - General Microbiology
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 3420 - Ecotoxicology
(3.0 cr)
BIOL 3899 - Pre-Internship Seminar
(0.5 cr)
BIOL 3900 - Internship
(1.0-2.0 cr)
BIOL 3901 - Post-Internship Seminar
(0.5 cr)
ENSC 3124 - Environmental Science and Remediation Techniques
(3.0 cr)
ENSC 3720 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
ENSC 4022 - Risk Assessment and Environmental Impact Statements
(3.0 cr)
SUST 4100 - Sustainability Capstone
(2.0 cr)
NATR 3374 - Ecology
[BIOL SCI]
(4.0 cr)
Chemistry Core Requirements
Required Courses - 17 credits. Some courses may also count towards the liberal education requirements.
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 2310 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
(2.0 cr)
CHEM 3022 - Fate and Analysis of Chemicals
(4.0 cr)
Math and Physics Core Requirements
Required Courses - 11 credits. Some courses may also count towards the liberal education requirements.
MATH 1150 - Introduction to Statistics
[MATH THINK]
(3.0 cr)
MATH 1271 - Calculus I
[MATH THINK]
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 1101 - Introductory College Physics I
[PHYS SCI]
(4.0 cr)
Liberal Education Requirements
A minimum of 40 liberal education credits are required. Students must complete the 10 goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum with the following specific liberal education courses required.
WRIT 3303 - Writing in Your Profession
(3.0 cr)
COMP 1011 - Composition I
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
COMP 1013 - Composition II
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
ECON 1010 - Global Trade Economics
[GLOB PERSP]
(3.0 cr)
ECON 2101 - Microeconomics
[HI/BEH/SSC]
(3.0 cr)
COMM 1101 - Public Speaking
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
Technology Requirement
Students must take 3 credits from the following courses. (If applicable, the course selected from below may be used to satisfy both the program and technology requirements.)
CA 1xxx
or
CA 2xxx
or
CHEM 3022 - Fate and Analysis of Chemicals
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1150 - Introduction to Statistics
[MATH THINK]
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Agricultural Environmental Stewardship
The BS in environmental sciences with an emphasis in agricultural environmental stewardship trains students with the scientific background and practical skills needed to successfully address environmental issues, by providing them with the background of agricultural operations that enables them to understand the fate of chemicals in the environment and the impact agriculture can have on the fate and transport of chemicals in the environment. Students also learn about techniques in various fields of agriculture that minimize the impact on the environment while still producing the food, energy, shelter, and other commodities needed to sustain the human population.
Graduates with this emphasis will
• be ideally suited to bridge the gap between agricultural production and environmental science.
• be ideally suited for employment with government agencies such as NRCS, USDA, EPA, and others.
Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Requirements
Required Courses - 15 credits
AGRO 1183 - Field Crops: Production Principles
(3.0 cr)
ANSC 3004 - Livestock Facilities and Environmental Systems
(3.0 cr)
ASM 2200 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
NATR 2630 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(3.0 cr)
SOIL 1293 - Soil Science
(3.0 cr)
Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Electives
Students must complete enough electives credits from the following courses to satisfy the 120 credit requirement for graduation.
Take 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AGRO 3130 - Forages
(3.0 cr)
·
AGRO 3444 - Crop Production
(4.0 cr)
·
AGRO 3640 - Weed Science
(3.0 cr)
·
ANSC 1205 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
ANSC 2104 - Feeds and Feeding
(4.0 cr)
·
ANSC 3204 - Dairy Production
(4.0 cr)
·
ASM 3009 - Surveying
(4.0 cr)
·
ASM 3202 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ASM 3360 - Applications in Precision Agriculture
(2.0 cr)
·
NATR 3344 - Land Use Planning
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3635 - Geographic Information Systems Applications
(3.0 cr)
·
SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3009 - Hydrology and Water Quality
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3224 - Soil and Water Conservation
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3225 - Watershed Management
(3.0 cr)
Environmental Ecology
The BS in environmental sciences with an emphasis in environmental ecology is designed to not only provide students with the scientific background and practical skills needed to successfully address environmental issues, but also to provide graduating students with an ecological perspective on the relationships and interdependence of organisms in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Students electing to pursue this emphasis area become familiar with water quality issues, soil quality issues, and research techniques used to analyze various substrates for environmental contaminants. Students learn the impact that human activities can have on these biota, but also how the biota can be used in biological remediation techniques to remove the contamination caused by human activities.
Graduates with this emphasis will
• be ideally suited for environmental consulting firms
• understand the ecological relationships between biota and also how the ecosystems can be impacted by human activities.
• understand how to protect sensitive ecosystems and how to restore ecosystems that have already been impaired by human activities.
Environmental Ecology Requirements
Required Courses - 19 credits
BIOL 2022 - General Botany
[BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(3.0 cr)
GEOL 1001 - Introductory Geology
[PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(4.0 cr)
NATR 3480 - Ecological Restoration
(3.0 cr)
NATR 4699 - Integrated Resource Management
(3.0 cr)
SOIL 1293 - Soil Science
(3.0 cr)
SWM 3009 - Hydrology and Water Quality
(4.0 cr)
Environmental Ecology Electives
Students must complete enough electives credits from the following courses to satisfy the 120 credit requirement for graduation.
Take 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ANSC 3004 - Livestock Facilities and Environmental Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3131 - Plant Physiology
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 2630 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3364 - Plant Taxonomy
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3376 - Wetland and Riparian Ecology and Management
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3486 - Conservation Biology
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3488 - Invasive Species Ecology and Management
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3580 - Advanced Ecological Restoration
(2.0 cr)
·
NATR 3660 - Prairie and Range Ecology and Management
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 4699 - Integrated Resource Management
(3.0 cr)
·
PHYS 1102 - Introductory College Physics II
[PHYS SCI]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3224 - Soil and Water Conservation
(4.0 cr)
Environmental Health
The BS in environmental sciences with an emphasis in environmental health trains students with the scientific background and practical skills needed to successfully address environmental issues while also providing them with an understanding of how environmental or occupational factors (physical, chemical, and biological) interact with a human body causing an adverse impact on human health or the ecological balances essential to long-term human survivorship.
Graduates with this emphasis will
• understand how environmental or occupational factors impact human health.
• be able to make recommendations as to when an environmental or occupational hazard needs to be remediated due to its impacts on human health.
• be ideal candidates for environmental health graduate programs, and as government health officials and environmental health and safety specialists within any organization.
Environmental Health Requirements
Required Courses - 18 credits
BIOL 2012 - General Zoology
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 2103 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 2104 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
(4.0 cr)
ENSC 3104 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 3102 - Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health (UMTC)
(3.0 cr)
Environmental Health Electives
Students must complete enough electives credits from the following courses to satisfy the 120 credit requirement for graduation.
Take 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AGRO 3640 - Weed Science
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 3021 - Biochemistry I
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3132 - Environmental Factors and Human Health
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3524 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HSCI 1123 - Fundamentals of Nutrition
[BIOL SCI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PHYS 1102 - Introductory College Physics II
[PHYS SCI]
(4.0 cr)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The BS in environmental sciences with an emphasis in environmental toxicology and chemistry trains students with the scientific background and practical skills needed to successfully address environmental issues while also providing them with an understanding of the impacts of environmental contaminants on the biota. Chemical and toxicological aspects of environmental science are emphasized.
Graduates with this emphasis will
• understand what factors (chemical, biological, physical) impact the fate and transport of chemicals in the environment.
• understand phase partitioning and how to determine the ultimate fate of a chemical released into the environment.
• be ideally suited for environmental consulting firms, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies such as EPA, USGS, and others.
• be ideal candidates for graduate programs in environmental toxicology, chemistry, ecotoxicology, or any other science based graduate program.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Electives
Students must complete enough electives credits from the following courses to satisfy the 120 credit requirement for graduation.
Take 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AGRO 3640 - Weed Science
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3133 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3143 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 4608 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOL 1001 - Introductory Geology
[PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(4.0 cr)
·
NATR 4699 - Integrated Resource Management
(3.0 cr)
·
PHYS 1102 - Introductory College Physics II
[PHYS SCI]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3009 - Hydrology and Water Quality
(4.0 cr)
Individualized Environmental Sciences
The BS in environmental sciences with an emphasis in individualized environmental sciences allows students and advisers to select courses from the entire list of environmental science electives for the environmental sciences major. This allows students to work out an individual plan of study in cooperation with their academic advisers to prepare them for any particular aspect of environmental sciences that may not be covered by one of the existing emphasis areas. This emphasis area also allows great flexibility for individual students while maintaining the strong background in the sciences needed to be a successful environmental scientist.
Individualized Environmental Sciences Electives
Students must complete enough electives credits from the following courses to satisfy the 120 credit requirement for graduation.
Take 20 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AGRO 3130 - Forages
(3.0 cr)
·
AGRO 3444 - Crop Production
(4.0 cr)
·
AGRO 3640 - Weed Science
(3.0 cr)
·
ANSC 1205 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
ANSC 2104 - Feeds and Feeding
(4.0 cr)
·
ANSC 3004 - Livestock Facilities and Environmental Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
ANSC 3204 - Dairy Production
(4.0 cr)
·
ASM 3009 - Surveying
(4.0 cr)
·
ASM 3202 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ASM 3360 - Applications in Precision Agriculture
(2.0 cr)
·
BIOL 3131 - Plant Physiology
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEM 2311 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
(2.0 cr)
·
CHEM 3021 - Biochemistry I
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3104 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3132 - Environmental Factors and Human Health
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3133 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3143 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3524 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 4608 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HSCI 1123 - Fundamentals of Nutrition
[BIOL SCI]
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 2630 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3344 - Land Use Planning
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3364 - Plant Taxonomy
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3376 - Wetland and Riparian Ecology and Management
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3635 - Geographic Information Systems Applications
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3660 - Prairie and Range Ecology and Management
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 4699 - Integrated Resource Management
(3.0 cr)
·
PHYS 1102 - Introductory College Physics II
[PHYS SCI]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3009 - Hydrology and Water Quality
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3103 - Meteorology and Climatology
(3.0 cr)
·
SWM 3224 - Soil and Water Conservation
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3225 - Watershed Management
(3.0 cr)
Water Quality
The BS in environmental sciences with an emphasis in water quality trains students with the scientific background and practical skills needed to successfully address environmental issues while also providing them with an understanding of water movement in terrestrial and aquatic systems and how this water movement impacts pollutant movement. In addition students will understand how the presence of pollutants in aquatic systems impacts the water quality and how watersheds can be managed to minimize the presence of pollutants and their impact on human and environmental health.
Graduates with this emphasis area will
• understand water movement and how water movement impacts pollutant movement.
• be ideally suited for environmental consulting firms, government agencies such as USGS, and others.
Water Quality Requirements
Required Courses - 23 credits
BIOL 2022 - General Botany
[BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(3.0 cr)
BIOL 3722 - Limnology
(3.0 cr)
GEOL 1001 - Introductory Geology
[PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(4.0 cr)
SOIL 1293 - Soil Science
(3.0 cr)
SWM 3009 - Hydrology and Water Quality
(4.0 cr)
SWM 3224 - Soil and Water Conservation
(4.0 cr)
SWM 3225 - Watershed Management
(3.0 cr)
Water Quality Electives
Students must complete enough electives credits from the following courses to satisfy the 120 credit requirement for graduation.
Take 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AGRO 3640 - Weed Science
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3133 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3143 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 4608 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 2630 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 3376 - Wetland and Riparian Ecology and Management
(3.0 cr)
·
PHYS 1102 - Introductory College Physics II
[PHYS SCI]
(4.0 cr)
·
SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
(4.0 cr)
·
SWM 3103 - Meteorology and Climatology
(3.0 cr)
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