Track B: Environ. Science

Students in this track should choose a specialization

Studying stream thermal processes in McMurdo Dry Valleys

Overview

Besides the ENVS Common Curriculum, Track B students must complete:

1) 9-11 hours of required courses
2) 12 hours of courses from one of three specializations:

  • Water
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Climate

Required Courses

  • EBIO 2040 Principles of Ecology or CVEN/ENVS Intro to Applied Ecology or ATOC/ENVS 3600/GEOG 3601* Principles of Climate
  • GEOG 3511* Intro to Hydrology
  • Field requirement: Options may include (see academic advisor):
    *GEOL 2700 Intro to Field Geology and one other 2-hour GEOL field course (below) or
    *any field course at the Mountain Research Station or
    *CVEN 3434/ENVS 3434 Introduction to Applied Ecology or
    *EBIO 4350 Biological Field Studies (summers)

*Satisfies Arts and Sciences core curriculum requirement

If any of these courses is not offered when you need to take it in order to graduate, please see ENVS advisor for appropriate substitutions.

Specializations (must complete ONE)

Important Notes

  • Courses used to satisfy a "Common Curriculum" requirement cannot be used to satisfy a "Specialization" requirement.
  • ENVS 3930 (ENVS Internship) may be used as one specialization course. Please check with your advisor.
  • ENVS Topics courses (3001, 4100, 4800) may be used as specialization courses. Please check with your advisor.
  • Not all courses are offered every semester. Please refer to Current Courses.
  • Some courses apply to all specializations. Refer to Current Courses.

WATER

Complete 12 hours from the following list:

  • CVEN 3454 Water Quality
  • EBIO 3190* Tropical Marine Ecology
  • EBIO 4020 Stream Biology
  • EBIO 4030 Limnology
  • EBIO 4110 Fresh Water Marine Ecology
  • EBIO 4460 Fish Ecology
  • GEOG/GEOL 4241* Principles of Geomorphology
  • GEOG 4321 Snow Hydrology
  • GEOG 4430* Seminar: Conservation Trends (relevant Water Topics See Current Courses)
  • GEOG 4501 Water Resources: Management of the US West
  • GEOL 3030 Intro to Hydrogeology
  • GEOL 4060 Oceanography
  • GEOL 4700 Topics in Geology (relevant Water Topics See Current Courses)

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Complete 12 hours from the following list:

  • CHEM 4191 Environmental Chemistry of the Biosphere
  • ENVS/GEOL/EBIO 4160 Intro to Biogeochemistry (prereqs: CHEM 1011 or 1111 & GEOL 3320)
  • EBIO 3270 Ecosystem Ecology
  • EBIO 4800 Critical Thinking: Microbial Ecology
  • GEOG/GEOL 4241* Principles of Geomorphology
  • GEOG 4251 Fluvial Geomorphology
  • GEOG 4401 Soils Geography
  • GEOL 3040* Global Change: Recent Geological Record
  • GEOL 3320 Geochemistry
  • GEOL/ENVS 3520* Environmental Issues in Geosciences
  • GEOL 4060 Oceanography
  • GEOL 4700 Topics in Geology (relevant Biogeochemistry Topics see Current Courses)

CLIMATE

Complete 12 hours from the following list and one Physics sequence:

  • ATOC 3180 Aviation Meteorology
  • ATOC 3300/GEOG 3301 Analysis of Climate and Weather Observations
  • ATOC 3500* Air Chemistry and Pollution
  • ATOC 4100 Modeling the Environment and Climate
  • ATOC 4710 Atmospheric Physics
  • ATOC 4720 Atmospheric Dynamics
  • ATOC 4750 Desert Meteorology
  • ATOC 4800* Policy and Climate
  • ENVS/GEOG 4201 Biometeorology
  • GEOG 4211 Physical Climatology: Principles
  • GEOL 3040* Global Change: Recent Geological Record
  • GEOL 4060 Oceanography

Complete a Physics sequence (choose one):

  • PHYS 1110* & 1120* General Physics I & II [calculus-based] (10)
  • PHYS 2010* & 2020* General Physics I & II* (10)

*Courses that also satisfy Arts and Sciences core curriculum requirements.