Environmental Science Program

 We have designed an Environmental Science program that will prepare our graduates to succeed whether they choose to continue their studies in graduate school or go directly into fields such as environmental education and advocacy, pollution prevention and remediation, or public heath.  

 The Environmental Science program is interdisciplinary.  Although our Environmental Science majors will emphasize either Chemistry or Biology, they also will become familiar with socially relevant disciplines such as economics, political science, geography, and philosophy. Our program also features practical application of classroom activities through internships and extended field trips to destinations such as the Black Hills of South Dakota.  

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Required courses for major

BIOL 111 Biological Principles	ESCI 213 Weather And Climate
BIOL 112 General Botany	ESCI 237 General Ecology
BIOL 113 Invertebrate Zoology	ESCI 300 Entomology
ESCI 110 Environmental Science	ESCI 339 Principles of Microbiology
ESCI 211 Introductory Geology	ESCI 412 Field Botany
ESCI 212 Earth Processes

 

Supporting courses

CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I	PSCI 101 American Government
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II	PSCI 401 Environmental Law And Policy
ECON 200 Survey of Economics or ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics

Students are also expected to complete an environmental internship, field station course, or participate in a Briar Cliff-affiliated summer field trip.   

TYPICAL 4-YEAR PROGRAM FOR B.A. IN  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE  

*Indicates alternate year courses. 

Currently offered IRs applicable to an Environmental Science major include BIOL 00IR Independent Study; BIOL 21IR Loess Hills Workshop; BIOL 40IR Conservation Biology; BIOL 44IR Natural Resources Management; BIOL 48IR Desert Ecology; BIOL 49IR Entomology; BIOL 52IR  Subtropical Ecology.