B.A. Degree Option 2: Environmental Sciences (40 hours)
Advisors: Frederick Chambers or Herman Sievering
Ancillary Courses
EnvS Option students must take either a general Biology sequence OR a general Chemistry sequence to develop their science disciplinary skills.
BIOL 2051 & 2071 (4 cr. hrs) followed by BIOL 2061 & 2081 (4 cr. hrs) OR
CHEM 2031 & 2038 (4 cr. hrs) followed by CHEM 2061 & 2068 (5 cr. hrs)
Required of all option 2 majors (19 hours)
Lower Division
ENVS 1042. Introduction to Environmental Sciences
GEOG 1202. Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG 1302. Introduction to Human Geography
OR
ENVS 1342 Introduction to Environment and Society
Upper Division
GEOG 3080. Introduction to Cartography and Computer Mapping
GEOG 3232. Weather and Climate
GEOG 3411. Globalization & Regional Development
OR
GEOG 4335/5335. Contemporary Environmental Issues
Additional Requirements: Students enrolled in option 2 must complete seven additional courses (21 hours)
A. Environmental Science
GEOG 4020. Earth Environments and Human Impacts
GEOG 4220/5220. Environmental Impact Assessment
OR
GEOG 4265/5265. Sustainability in Resource Management
Plus one class from the following list:
GEOL 1202. Introduction to Oceanography
GEOG 3240. Colorado Climates
GEOL 4030. Environmental Geology
GEOG 4240. Principles of Geomorphology
GEOG 4270. Glacial Geomorphology
B. Upper-Division Environmental-Oriented Biology or Chemistry
One upper-division chemistry or biology course related to the
student’s environmental science interest must be taken as part of the
environmental science option.
C. Introductory Statistics
One introductory statistics course must be taken as part of the
environmental science option. Suitable course include:
MATH 2830, PHY 2090, and SOC 3121
D. Techniques (one course from each of the following two groups):
1. Quantitative Methods
GEOG 4770. Applied Statistics for the Natural Sciences
ANTH 4050. Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
2. Geo-Spatial Analysis
GEOG 4060/5060. Remote Sensing I
GEOG 4080/5080. Geographic Information Systems
