Combined BS in Environmental Science and MS in Sustainability
Program of Study
The combined BS Environmental Science /MS Sustainability provides students interested in environmental issues and sustainability a viable path to meet the growing demand for sustainability professionals.
Students will complete 12 hours of dual undergraduate/graduate credit toward the MS in Sustainability degree during the fourth year of undergraduate study. During the fifth year, students will complete the remaining 18 credit hours. In their final year, students will take two required courses: Environmental Issues and Sustainability Reporting.
Students will have the opportunity to select sustainability-related courses from other CSE departments as well as other university colleges.
Requirements
FOUNDATIONS (12 hours)
The Diversity of Life: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3 | |
Introduction to Biological Investigation | 3 | |
Contemporary Environmental Issues | 3 | |
Understanding the Earth | 3 |
FUNDAMENTALS (16 hours)
Ecology and the Environment | 3 | |
Weather and Climate | 3 | |
Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 | |
Earth Materials | 3 | |
The Water Planet | 3 | |
Scientific Presentations | 1 |
Choose one From REGULATORY GROUP (dual credit):
Natural Resources Compliance | 3 | |
Environmental Compliance | 3 | |
Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment | 3 | |
Environmental Impact Statements | 3 |
Choose one From FIELD CAPSTONE GROUP (dual credit):
ENSC 55XXX | Sustainable Development in Costa Rica | 3 |
ENSC 55XXX | Field Experience | 3 |
ENSC 55XXX | Wildlife Research Project | 3 |
ENSC 55XXX ENSC 55XXX | Environmental Internship Special Problems | 3 3 |
ENSC 55XXX | South African Biodiversity and Human Development | 3 |
Associated Requirements (19 hours)
General Chemistry I | 3 | |
General Chemistry II Laboratory | 2 | |
General Chemistry II | 3 | |
Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
Precalculus with Trigonometry | 4 | |
General Physics I with Laboratory | 4 |
Electives (15 hours)
ENSC (6 hrs) dual credit (ENSC 55793 strongly advised)
ENSC or other science (3 – 9 hrs)
No more than 6 hrs may be chosen from:
Unity and Cells | 3 | |
Anatomy & Physiology | 4 | |
Anatomy & Physiology | 4 | |
Microbiology | 4 | |
General Chemistry I | 3 | |
General Chemistry II | 3 | |
General Chemistry II Lab | 2 | |
OR | ||
Quantitative Analysis - Honors | 3 |
*Pre-requisite required
Refer to the Graduate Catalog for remaining course requirements for the MS in Sustainability.