Degree RequirementsB.A. Environmental Studies:
Core Requirements: Hours ENVSC 110R Understanding the Earth ENVSC 110L w/Lab 5 CHEM 160 Chemistry, Society ... 3 ENVSC 210 Environmental Issues 3 ENVST 499WI Environmental Studies Practicum 3 Choose three courses, each from a different department: ECON 420 Environment, Resources and Economic Growth 3 GEOG 203 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 GEOG 317 Cartography 4 GEOG 406 Global Environmental Change 3 HIST 364R Nature and Culture: American Environmental History 3 PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics 3 PSYCH 403 Environmental Psychology 3 UPD 432 Urban Environmental Planning and Design 3 Choose four courses from the following: At least one course must be taken from each of the three divisions of learning: Natural Sciences(NS); Social Sciences(SS); and Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Culture(E). Core courses cannot also be counted for credit in this section. Core Requirements: Hours BIOL 108 General Biology I(NS) BIOL 108L w/Lab(NS) 4 -or- BIOL 109 General Biology II(NS) BIOL 109L w/Lab(NS) 4 BIOL 302 Ecology(NS) 3 CE 355WI Water Resource Engineering(NS) 5 CHEM 211 General Chemistry I CHEM 211L w/Lab(NS) 5 CHEM 212R General Chemistry II CHEM 212LR w/Lab(NS) 5 ENVSC 310 Field Experience in Waste Management(NS) 3 ENVSC 496 Environmental Internship(NS) 1-4 GEOG 203 Intro. to GIS(NS) 3 GEOG 215 Introduction to Weather and Climate(NS) 4 GEOG 314 Principles of Geomorphology(NS) 4 GEOG 317 Cartography(NS) 4 GEOG 360 Principles of Biogeography(NS) 3 GEOG 401 Advanced GIS(NS) 3 GEOG 402 Environmental Remote Sensing & Digital Image Analysis(NS) 3 GEOG 404 Biogeography & Landscape Ecology(NS) 3 GEOG 406 Global Environmental Change(NS) 3 GEOG 442 Quaternary Environments(NS) 3 GEOL 220 General Geology(NS) 3 GEOL 250 Field Methods(Campus)(NS) 3 -or- GEOL 251 Field Methods(Off-campus)(NS) 3 GEOL 302 Environmental Geology(NS) 3 GEOL 313 Evolution and the Geologic Record(NS) 3 GEOL 335 Introduction to Waste Management(NS) 3 MATH 235 Elementary Statistics(NS) 3 Social Sciences(SS): ECON 420 Environment, Resources, and Economic Growth(SS) 3 GEOG 309 Urban Geography(SS) 3 GEOG 333 Urban Planning(SS) 3 GEOG 437 Population Geography(SS) 3 HIST 356 Rise of the City US(SS) 3 HIST 356R KC: History of a Regional Metropolis(SS) 3 PA 497 Urban Environmental Policy(SS) 3 POLSC 380 Environmental Justice(SS) 3 POLSC 435 Politics of the Environment(SS) 3 PSYCH 403 Environmental Psychology(SS) 3 UPD 270 Planning Theory & Practice(SS) 3 UPD 432 Urban Environmental Planning and Design(SS) 3 Ethics, Jurisprudence and Culture(E): HIST 364R Nature & Culture: American Environmental History(E) 3 LAW 8725 Water Law(E) 3 LAW 8728 Law and the American Indian(E) 3 LAW 8729 Preservation Law(E) 3 LAW 8773 Environmental Law(E) 3 LAW 8782 Environmental Law Seminar(E) 3 PHIL 334 Philosophy of Science(E) 3 PHIL 338 Philosophy of Biology(E) 3 PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics(E) 3 UPD 260 History of Planning(E) 3 Minimum Core Courses from Above: 35 Distribution Electives and General Education Requirements: 85 Minimum Total Hours: 120 B.S. Environmental Studies:
Core Requirements: Hours ENVSC 110R Understanding the Earth ENVSC 110L w/Lab 5 ENVSC 210 Environmental Issues 3 GEOG 215 Intro to Weather and Climate 4 GEOL 250 Field Methods(Campus) 3 -or- GEOL 251 Field Methods(Off-campus) 3 ENVST 499WI Environmental Studies Practicum 3 Required Supporting Sciences: BIOL 108 General Biology I BIOL 108L w/Lab 5 BIOL 109 General Biology I BIOL 109L w/Lab 5 CHEM 211 General Chemistry I CHEM 211L w/Lab 5 CHEM 212R General Chemistry II CHEM 212LR w/Lab 5 MATH 235 Elementary Statistics 3 Choose four courses from the following: At least one course must be taken from each of the three divisions of learning: Natural Sciences(NS); Social Sciences(SS); and Ethics, Jurisprudence and Culture(E). Core courses cannot also be counted for credit. in this section. Natural Sciences(NS): BIOL 302 Ecology(NS) 3 CE 355WI Water Resource Engineering(NS) 5 CHEM 160 Chemistry, Society ...(NS) 3 CHEM 387 Environmental Chemistry(NS) 3 CHEM 388 Environmental Chemistry II(NS) 3 ENVSC 310 Field Experience in Waste Management(NS) 3 ENVSC 496 Environmental Internship(NS) 1-4 GEOG 203 Intro to GIS(NS) 3 GEOG 314 Principles of Geomorphology(NS) 4 GEOG 317 Cartography(NS) 4 GEOG 360 Principles of Biogeography(NS) 3 GEOG 401 Advanced GIS(NS) 3 GEOG 402 Environmental Remote Sensing & Digital Image Analysis (NS) 3 GEOG 404 Biogeography & Landscape Ecology(NS) 3 GEOG 406 Global Environmental Change (NS) 3 GEOG 442 Quaternary Environments(NS) 3 GEOL 220 General Geology(NS) 3 GEOL 302 Environmental Geology(NS) 3 GEOL 313 Evolution and the Geologic Record(NS) 3 GEOL 335 Introduction to Waste Management(NS) 3 Social Sciences(SS): ECON 420 Environment, Resources, and Economic Growth(SS) 3 GEOG 309 Urban Geography(SS) 4 GEOG 333 Urban Planning(SS) 3 GEOG 437 Population Geography(SS) 3 HIST 356 Rise of the City US(SS) 3 HIST 356R KC: History of a Regional Metropolis(SS) 3 PA 497 Urban Environmental Policy(SS) 3 POLSC 380 Environmental Justice(SS) 3 POLSC 435 Politics of the Environment(SS) 3 PSYCH 403 Environmental Psychology(SS) 3 UPD 270 Planning Theory & Practice(SS) 3 UPD 432 Urban Environmental Planning and Design(SS) 3 Ethics, Jurisprudence and Culture(E): HIST 364R Nature & Culture: American Environmental History(E) 3 LAW 8725 Water Law(E) 3 LAW 8728 Law and the American Indian(E) 3 LAW 8729 Preservation Law(E) 3 LAW 8773 Environmental Law(E) 3 LAW 8782 Environmental Law Seminar(E) 3 PHIL 334 Philosophy of Science(E) 3 PHIL 338 Philosophy of Biology(E) 3 PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics(E) 3 UPD 260 History of Planning(E) 3 Minimum Core Courses from Above: 53 Distribution Electives and General Education Requirements: 70 Minimum Total Hours: 123 Note: The B.S. degree requires at least 60 credit hours of science and mathematics. In addition to the core courses and other required courses listed above, environmental studies majors seeking a bachelor of science degree and selecting a geosciences emphasis must take a minimum of an additional 12 credit hours in geology or physical geography. A list of approved courses may be found below.
|
UMKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution; Part of the University of Missouri System; Reporting Possible Copyright Infringement.
