ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE BA

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1 Environmental Science BA ENVIONMENTAL SCIENCE BA Environmental science is the science of people's role in natural systems, the basis of our economy. This program accesses courses universitywide and provides numerous opportunities for international study. About this Program College: Agricultural and Life Sciences School: Natural esources and Environment Degrees: Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Credits for Degree: 20 Additional Information elated Environmental Science Programs To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements. The environmental science degree approaches complex environmental issues with reliable knowledge and interdisciplinary perspectives, and provides the full range of knowledge relevant to complex environmental problems. This includes biological and physical sciences, ethics, economics, policy and law. The degree prepares graduates for jobs in environmental consulting companies, government environmental offices or land and water management agencies, or non-government organizations. About one-third of environmental science students advance to graduate or professional degree programs. The combination of the school's broad undergraduate degree with a subsequent degree is highly marketable. The school also offers a combined-degree program offering a bachelor's degree in environmental science and a Master of Science in interdisciplinary ecology. Core equirements for Both Degrees Students take a core of courses, including a general course in environmental science and courses in ethics, ecology, chemistry, earth science, global science, hydrologic systems, and policy and natural resource management. The core provides -2 credits of coursework in physical, biological and social sciences. The B.S. and B.A. tracks are similar. The B.S. includes one course in policy and one in organic chemistry; the B.A. includes two policy courses and no organic chemistry. Beyond the core requirement, each student selects 2-27 additional credits from electives for the major. During the fourth year, all students take a capstone course where critical thinking skills are developed. The freshmen and sophomore years lay a foundation of coursework for building later expertise. Students need to know the natural sciences of physics, chemistry and biology, with laboratory experience in each area. Study of microeconomics and macroeconomics are required to understand the human economy. Introductory statistics empowers students to independently evaluate sets of numbers. College algebra and an introduction to calculus enable students to work with rates of change, the heart of ecological science. Coursework in the core of the major provides a base of common knowledge and experience in subjects essential to environmental science. Then students diverge into electives chosen according to individual interest. Senior-year students return to a common course that develops critical-thinking skills by confronting conflicts of ecological and economic paradigms, synthesizing across physical, biological and social systems, and engaging diverse knowledge and views to help resolve key environmental problems. The preprofessional courses for the Bachelor of Science prepare students for a more science-oriented major. The requirements for the Bachelor of Arts include less chemistry, physics and mathematics, in preparation for a major that is more focused on the sociopolitical aspects of environmental science. Code Title Credits equired Foundation Course EVS 000 & 000L Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory Environmental Ethics Select one of the following: AEB 26 Agricultural and Natural esource Ethics (Gen Ed Humanities or Social and Behavioral PHM 02 Ethics and Ecology (Gen Ed Humanities) POT 50 Environmental Ethics and Politics EL 20 Environmental Ethics (Gen Ed Humanities) EL 266 eligion and the Environmental Crisis EL 92 eligion Ethics and Nature (Gen Ed Humanities) Ecology Select one of the following: - ALS 5 Agricultural Ecology FO 5C Forest Ecology (Gen Ed Biological PCB 60C Plant Ecology PCB 0C General Ecology (Gen Ed Biological Organic Chemistry Select one of the following for the B.S.; B.A. select none: 0- BCH 02 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry CHM 2200 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry EES 20 Phase Partitioning in the Environment CHM 220 Organic Chemistry Earth and Soil Science Select one of the following: - GEO 2200 & 2200L Physical Geography and Physical Geography Laboratory (Gen Ed GLY 000 Exploring the Geological Sciences (Gen Ed Physical Sciences; B.A. only) GLY 200C Physical Geology (Gen Ed Physical Sciences, B.S. only) GLY 200C Environmental and Engineering Geology (Gen Ed GLY 200C Historical Geology (Gen Ed Physical Sciences; B.S. only) SWS 022 & 022L SWS 2C Introduction to Soils in the Environment and Introduction to Soils in the Environment Laboratory (Gen Ed Soil, Water and Land Use (Gen Ed Physical Global Select one of the following:

2 2 Environmental Science BA GEO 222 Extreme Weather GEO 250 Climatology (Gen Ed GLY 07 Oceans and Global Climate Change OCE 00 Introduction to Oceanography Hydrologic Select one of the following: - AOM 6 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues FN C Forest Water esources GEO 280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology (Gen Ed GLY 882C Hydrogeology and Human Affairs SWS 2 Wetlands SWS 25 Water esource Sustainability Environmental Policy Select one of the following for the B.S.; B.A. select two: -6 AEB 2 Agricultural and Natural esource Law AEB 50 Introduction to Natural esource and Environmental Economics AEB 28 International Development Policy (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral FN 660 Natural esource Policy and Economics IN 0 Politics of the World Economy IN 502 International Institutions (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and International) PUP 22 Florida Environmental Politics Natural esource Management Select one of the following: AGG 50 Environment, Food and Society ALS Agricultural and Environmental Quality FAS 05C Introduction to Fishery Science FO 00 Forests, Conservation and People FO 200C Foundations of Natural esources and Conservation FO 62 Forest Economics and Management (Gen Ed LEI 56 Park Management PLS 00C Principles of Plant Science SWS 2C Soil, Water and Land Use (Gen Ed Physical SWS 92 Special Topics in Soil and Water Science (Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services) equired Capstone Course EVS 02 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science Total Credits 28-8 If taken from one group, this course does not satisfy the requirement for a course from the other group. Preprofessional equirements for Both Degrees Each student must fulfill preprofessional requirements that differ slightly for the B.S. and B.A. degrees. These consist of courses in chemistry, physics, biology, calculus, statistics and economics, totaling 9-6 (typically ) credits for the B.S. and -9 (typically ) credits for the B.A. In addition to the preprofessional requirements, all students are responsible for completing the university's general education and the writing requirement. Certain preprofessional requirements simultaneously satisfy 8-2 credits (depending on courses selected) of the general education mathematics, physics, biology, and social and behavioral science. emaining general education requirements include 5-8 credits (depending on preprofessional courses taken) in composition, humanities and social and behavioral sciences. The 2 credits of writing requirements include -2 credits taken for general education and preprofessional requirements, depending on selections. The six credits of math requirements are satisfied by preprofessional requirements. For efficiency, freshmen should seek to maximize overlap of preprofessional requirements with general education and the writing requirement, as outlined below: Science preprofessional requirements satisfy up to 2 credits of physical and biological sciences (the basic nine-credit requirement plus the variable three credits from a category). Students should allocate the variable three credits to physical and biological sciences to reduce the humanities requirement from nine to six credits. Economics preprofessional requirements satisfy up to eight of the nine-credit social and behavioral sciences requirement (eight if satisfied with ECO 20 and ECO 202; four if satisfied with AEB 0). Policy preprofessional requirement (POS 20) for B.A. students satisfies the remaining social and behavioral sciences requirement. B.S. students can satisfy the remaining social and behavioral sciences requirement with certain core courses, under ethics (AEB 26) and policy. Satisfying the preceding requirements leaves 8 credits: six for humanities, three for composition and nine for writing. Students should take humanities, composition and writing courses that also satisfy the three-credit international studies requirement, such as LIT 20 or LIT 220, and the three-credit diversity requirement with a EL 288 or WST 26 overlap. elated Environmental Science Programs Combined Degree Environmental Science minor Bachelor of Arts The Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental science focuses on the social sciences that connect the natural sciences and engineering to society. Electives in the areas of policy, law, public administration and resource economics make this the preferred specialization for students interested in advancing to law school or to the policy aspects of environmental consulting and public agency work. Critical Tracking Critical Tracking records each student s progress in courses that are required for entry to each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis. Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

3 Environmental Science BA Semester Complete 2 of 9 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: BSC 2005/BSC 2005L, CHM 205/CHM 205L, CHM 206/CHM 206L, ECO 20, ECO 202, MAC 7, PHY 2020 or PHY 200, POS 20, STA 202 Semester 2 Semester Semester Semester 5 Complete all 9 critical-tracking courses, including labs Model Semester Plan To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate criticaltracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria. This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply. Course Title Credits Semester One BSC 2005 Biological Sciences & 2005L and Laboratory in Biological Sciences (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Biological and IUF 000 What is the Good Life (Gen Ed Humanities) MAC 7 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Mathematics) Gen Ed Composition (according to placement) Credits Semester Two ECO 20 STA 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Introduction to Statistics (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Mathematics) State Core Gen Ed Composition; Writing equirement Elective State Core Gen Ed Humanities with Diversity or International Credits 6 Semester Three CHM 205 & 205L ECO 202 General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and 2 Principles of Microeconomics (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Select one: PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics (Critical Tracking) PHY 200 Applied Physics (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Gen Ed International or Diversity Credits Semester Four CHM 206 General Chemistry 2 & 206L and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and EVS 000 Environmental Science & 000L and Environmental Science Laboratory POS 20 American Federal Government (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Elective - Credits -5 Semester Five Earth and soil science elective - Ecology elective - Environmental ethics elective Environmental policy elective - Elective Credits 5-8 Semester Six Environmental law elective - Environmental policy elective - Global systems elective Hydrologic systems elective - Natural resource management elective Credits 5-8 Semester Seven Environmental policy/public administration elective - Environmental policy/public administration elective esource economics elective - Electives for the major 6 Credits 5-7 Semester Eight EVS 02 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science Electives 5 Electives for the major 9 Credits 7 2 Total Credits 20 If students take MAC 0 and MAC in place of MAC 7, the extra credits count toward the degree as electives. If CHM 025 was taken in preparation for CHM 205, the extra credits count toward the degree.

4 Environmental Science BA These courses may be used as substitutes: BSC 200/BSC 200L and BSC 20/BSC 20L for BSC 2005 and BSC 2005L; PHY 205 for PHY 2020 or PHY 200. From master list. Approved Electives 9 courses, 27 credits Students can substitute appropriate graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 5000-level course or higher, the student must have senior standing and a minimum junior/senior-level GPA of.0. Code Title Credits Environmental Law Select one of the following: AEB 085 Agricultural isk Management and the Law AEB 2 Agricultural and Natural esource Law BUL 0 The Legal Environment of Business Environmental Policy/Public Administration Select two of the following: AEB 28 International Development Policy PAD 00 Introduction to Public Administration POS 9 Special Topics (Environmental Politics in the Global South) PUP 22 Florida Environmental Politics esource Economics AEB 50 Introduction to Natural esource and Environmental Economics Other Electives Select five of the following: ACG 202 Introduction to Financial Accounting AEB Principles of Agribusiness Management AEB 00 Agricultural and Food Marketing AEB 085 Agricultural isk Management and the Law AEB 2 Agricultural and Natural esource Law AEB 22 International Trade Policy in Agriculture AEB 28 International Development Policy (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral AEB International Agribusiness Marketing AEC 00C Effective Oral Communication AEC 0C esearch and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (Writing equirement) AEC 07 Intercultural Communication AEC Leadership Development AEC 052 Communication Campaign Strategies in Agricultural and Life Sciences AEC 500 Program Development and Evaluation ALS Agricultural and Environmental Quality AMH 90 History esearch Seminar: US (Florida Environmental History) ANT Development of World Civilization ANT 5C Introduction to Biological Anthropology ANT 0 Environment and Cultural Behavior BOT 20C Plant Diversity BOT 5C Local Flora of North Florida DEP 05 Developmental Psychology ECO 0 Intermediate Microeconomics ECO 20 Intermediate Macroeconomics ECO 52 Public Choice EDF 0 Human Growth and Development EDF 0 Measurement and Evaluation in Education EES 6 Industrial Ecology ENC 250 Professional Communication ENC 0 Advanced Exposition ENC 2 Advanced Argumentative Writing ENY 00C Insect Field Biology EV 2 Introduction to Ecosystem estoration EVS 99 Environmental Science Internship - FIN 0 Business Finance FN C Dendrology/Forest Plants FN 070C Environmental Education Program Development FN C Forest Water esources FN 62C Integrated Natural esource Management FN 660 Natural esource Policy and Economics FO 202 Society and Natural esources FO 2 Fire Ecology and Management 2 FO 2L Fire Ecology and Management Laboratory FO 66 Sustainable Ecotourism Development FOS 7 Government egulations and the Food 2 Industry FYC 0 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community GEO 5 Geography of Crop Plants GEO 52 The Human Footprint on Landscape GEO 27 Plants, Health and Spirituality GEO 502 Economic Geography GIS 0 Foundations of Geographic Information IN 05 ich and Poor Nations in the International System IN 50 International Environmental elations JOU 0 eporting JOU 08 Magazine and Feature Writing LEI 20 Introduction to Outdoor ecreation and Parks LEI 2 Ecotourism MAN 025 Principles of Management MMC 200 Writing for Mass Communication POS 22 American State and Local Government POS 67 Political Change and Legal Development POT 50 Environmental Ethics and Politics SWS 25 Water esource Sustainability SWS 550 Soils, Water and Public Health SWS 92 Special Topics in Soil and Water Science (Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services) SYA 90 Special Study (Social Institutions and Environment) SYD 0 Urban Sociology SYD 020 Population SYD 02 U.S. Population Issues SYO 50 Social Inequality UP 000 Preview of Urban and egional Planning UP 27 Survey of Planning Information WIS 52 Human Dimensions of Natural esource Conservation ZOO 205C Invertebrate Biodiversity ZOO 07C Vertebrate Biodiversity ZOO 0C Marine Biology (counts as one or two courses) ZOO 72C Avian Biology

5 Environmental Science BA 5 If this course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement. Students must select a substitution from the electives for the major. Natural esource Management Academic Learning Compact Environmental science is the science of humanity's role in natural systems, the basis of our economy. This program accesses courses university-wide and provides numerous opportunities for international study. Students will acquire reliable knowledge and interdisciplinary perspectives of complex environmental issues, gaining the full range of knowledge relevant to a professional understanding of complex environmental problems in the biological and physical sciences, ethics, economics, policy and law. Before Graduating Students Must Complete at least one course in each of the foundation areas. Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty. Students in the Major Will Learn to Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Content. Acquire knowledge and demonstrate understanding of basic terminology, concepts, methodologies and theories in the physical and biological sciences that describe environmental systems. 2. Acquire knowledge of essential concepts in the social sciences that describe human activity in the environment. Assessment Types Oral presentation or written essay Critical Thinking. Apply the scientific method to develop reasoned solutions to environmental problems. Communication. Communicate knowledge, ideas and reasoning clearly, effectively and objectively in both written and oral forms. Curriculum Map I = Introduced; = einforced; A = Assessed Courses SLO SLO 2 SLO SLO EVS 000 and EVS 000L I I I I EVS 02 A A A A Earth and Soil Sciences Ecology Environmental Ethics Environmental Policy Global Hydrologic Human Dimensions