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2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog

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Environmental Science
Description of the Major
Environmental science is the science of humanity's role in natural systems, the basis of our economy. This program accesses courses universitywide and provides numerous opportunities for international study. You 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.

Additional information is available from your major's website.
Before Graduating You Must
  • Complete at least one course in each of the foundation areas.
  • Satisfy the Florida statutes for the College-Level Academic Skills Requirement.
  • Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.
Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)
  1. Know the essential concepts of physical and biological sciences that describe environmental systems.
  2. Know the essential concepts of social sciences that describe human activity in the environment.
  3. Apply the scientific method to developing reliable knowledge and to informing the policy process.
  4. Effectively communicate concepts and conclusions in spoken and written form.

Courses Content Critical Thinking Communication
SLO 1 SLO 2 SLO 3 SLO 4
Required, both degrees
EVS 3000 and EES 3000L X X X X
EVS 4021     X X
Bachelor of Arts Foundation Areas
Earth and Soil Sciences X X    
Ecology X      
Environmental Ethics   X   X
Environmental Law   X X X 
Environmental Policy   X X  
Global Systems X      
Hydrologic Systems X      
Natural Resource Management X X    
Public Administration   X X X
Resource Economics   X X  
Bachelor of Science Foundation Areas
Biological Sciences X      
Earth and Soil Sciences X      
Ecology X      
Environmental Ethics   X   X
Environmental Policy   X X  
Global Systems X      
Human Dimensions   X   X
Hydrologic Systems X      
Natural Resource Management X X    
Organic Chemistry X      
Physical Sciences X      

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