Environmental Science |
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences College of Agriculture & Life Sciences |
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About the Bachelors of Science DegreeCurriculumScientific rigor is stressed throughout the the program, beginning with the foundation courses in the first two years of the curriculum. The upper level core courses emphasize a dynamic systems approach that provides a framework for integrating physical, chemical, and biological aspects of environmental systems. Foundation CoursesEnvironmental Science majors complete foundation courses in biology, chemistry, earth science, geology, physics, and mathematics. Environmental Science CoursesThe major consists of an integrated core of Environmental Science courses with additional advanced course work in Environmental Science. The integrated core courses are: Environmental Systems, Watershed Hydrology & Surficial Processes, Environmental Biogeochemistry, and Current Topics & Case Studies in Environmental Science. Degree Requirements Students seeking an Environmental Science major
complete the following:
(1) A foundation of approved supporting
courses in science and mathematics including biology, chemistry, earth
science, physics, calculus, and statistics,
(2) Twenty-nine credits of course work in the major, including the Environmental Science core (EnSci 295, 381, 402, 403, and 495) and 15 additional credits of approved course work in Environmental Science. A combined average grade of C or higher is required in courses applied in the major. (3) Practical experience consisting of EnSci 290, 390, or equivalent experience. |
InterdisciplinaryEnvironmental Science is a interdepartmental major offered through the colleges of Agriculture & Life Sciences and Liberal Arts & Science. The departments of Agronomy, EEOB, Chemistry, NREM, and Geologic & Atmospheric Sciences are responsible for teaching the Environmental Science core courses.
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Environmental Science, (515)-294-3651, 1126 Agronomy Hall, ssprong@iastate.edu.
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