All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the Rubenstein Core Curriculum Requirements
Students in the ENSC major must choose one of the following concentrations or a Program Director approved self-design concentration (12-15 credits):
Agriculture and the Environment
Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
Environmental Analysis and Assessment
Global Environment and Climate Change
Major Requirements
A total of 120 credits is required for the degree.
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BCOR 1400 | Exploring Biology 1 | 4 |
| or BIOL 1400 | Principles of Biology 1 | |
| or BIOL 1000 | AP Biology 1 | |
| BCOR 1450 | Exploring Biology 2 | 4 |
| or BIOL 1450 | Principles of Biology 2 | |
| or BIOL 1005 | AP Biology 2 | |
| CHEM 1400 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 1450 | General Chemistry 2 | 4 |
| CHEM 1580 | Intro Organic Chemistry w/lab 1 | 4 |
| or CHEM 2580 | Organic Chemistry 1 | |
| ENSC 2990 | Special Topics (When offered as Integrated Earth Systems Lab) | 4 |
| or GEOL 1400 | Environmental Geology | |
| or ALE 2610 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | |
| MATH 1212 | Fundamentals of Calculus I | 3 |
| or MATH 1234 | Calculus I | |
| MATH 1224 | Fundamentals of Calculus II | 3 |
| or MATH 1248 | Calculus II | |
| NR 2100 | Environmental Communication | 3 |
| NR 2400 | Applied Environ Statistics | 3-4 |
| or NR 2401 | Intro Environmental Statistics | |
| NR 2430 | Intro to Geog Info Systems | 3 |
| ENSC 1010 | Intro Environmental Sci | 3 |
| ENSC 1090 | Orientation to Env Sciences 2 | 1 |
| ENSC 2300 | Global Environmental Assessmnt | 3 |
| ENSC 3600 | Pollutant Mvmt/Air,Land&Water | 4 |
| ENSC 4010 | Recovery&Restor Altered Ecosys | 4 |
| ENSC 4020 | Applied Envir Assess Analysis | 4 |
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Students interested in concentrations such as environmental analysis and assessment should consider taking more advanced courses, such as CHEM 2580/CHEM 2585.
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Internal and external transfer students to ENSC are exempt from ENSC 1090.
Concentration Requirements
Environmental Science majors may apply up to 3 credits of internship, research, or independent study experience toward their concentration requirements if approved by the Program Director. Experiences must include learning objectives and activities directly related to the student's major concentration and include substantive deliverables that demonstrate a depth of academic knowledge and disciplinary practice.1
Agriculture and the Environment Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 12-15 credits from the following courses: | 12-15 | |
| Intro to Agroecology | ||
| Entomology & Pest Mgmt | ||
| Weed Ecology & Management | ||
| Plant Pathology | ||
| Sust Veg Crops Production | ||
| Forage and Pasture Mgmnt | ||
| Permaculture | ||
| Soil Fertility & Conservation | ||
| Advanced Agroecology | ||
| Eco Frontiers in Agroecology | ||
| Biological Control | ||
| Soil Morph and Land Use | ||
| Chemistry of Soil & Water | ||
| Soil Ecology | ||
| Soil/Water Pollution/Bioremed | ||
| The Real Cost of Food | ||
| Agricultural Policy and Ethics | ||
| Human Health in the Food Syst | ||
| Farm to Table: Food Sys | ||
| Human Health in the Food Syst | ||
| Plant Systematics | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| WFB 3240 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| Choose 8-11 additional credits from the following courses: | 8-11 | |
| Soil Ecology | ||
| Zoos, Exotics & Endang Species | ||
| Wildlife Hlth & Consrvation | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Climate Change Genetics | ||
| Plant-Animal Interactions | ||
| Community Ecology | ||
| Mammalogy | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Dendrology | ||
| Forest Ecosystem Analysis | ||
| Wildland Fire | ||
| Forest Ecosystem Health | ||
| Sustain Mgmt Forest Ecosys | ||
| Landscape Restor & Leadership | ||
| Land Management for Wildlife 2 | ||
| Plant Systematics | ||
| How Plants Can Save the World | ||
| Ecological Invasions | ||
| Global Change Ecology | ||
| Traditional Ecol. Knowledge | ||
| Biodiversity Law | ||
| Special Topics (When offered as AI for Ecology) | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Field Ecology Practicum | ||
| Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| Stream Ecology | ||
| Wildlife Conservation | ||
| Methods Fisheries and Wildlife | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Field Ornithology | ||
| Herpetology | ||
| Field Herpetology | ||
| Prin of Wildlife Management | ||
| Wildlife Disease Ecology | ||
| Human Wildlife Coexistence | ||
| Fisheries Biology & Techniques | ||
| Special Topics (When offered Wetlands Wildlife, WFB 3710) | ||
| Ichthyology | ||
| Fisheries Management | ||
| Wildlife Behavior | ||
| Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
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May not double count NR 4063 for both RSENR Core and concentration requirements.
Ecological Design Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| SEP 3880 | Ecological Design & Living Tec | 3 |
| Choose 9-12 additional credits from the following courses: | 9-12 | |
| Greenhouse Operations & Mgmt | ||
| Landscape Design Fundamentals | ||
| Landscape Design Studio | ||
| Permaculture | ||
| Soil Fertility & Conservation | ||
| Ecological Landscape Design | ||
| Soil Ecology | ||
| Soil/Water Pollution/Bioremed | ||
| Energy Alternatives | ||
| Sustainable Community Dev | ||
| Community Org & Development | ||
| Economics of Sustainability | ||
| Community Design Studio | ||
| Energy Policy and Economics | ||
| Environmental Systems | ||
| Water Quality Engineering | ||
| Geoenvironmental Engineering | ||
| Special Topics (When offered as Energy System Transitions) | ||
| Ecological Restor Politics 2 | ||
| Ecotourism | ||
| Outdoor Recreation Planning | ||
| Sustainability Science | ||
| Energy and Climate Law | ||
| Legal Aspects of Envi Planning | ||
| Advanced Ecological Design | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
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May not double count NR 4065 for RSENR Core and concentration requirements.
Environmental Analysis and Assessment Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose a minimum of 12-15 credits from the following courses: | 12-15 | |
| Soil Morph and Land Use | ||
| Chemistry of Soil & Water | ||
| Fundamentals of Biochemistry | ||
| Environmental Systems | ||
| Water Quality Engineering | ||
| Environmental Quanti. Analysis | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | ||
| Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Physical Chem for Life Science | ||
| Instrumental Analysis | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Physical Chemistry | ||
| Nat Res Ecol and Assessment 1 | ||
| Nat Res Ecol and Assessment 2 | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Geochemistry of Natural Waters | ||
| Methods in Microbial Ecology | ||
| Environmental Microbiology | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Environ. Consulting Capstone 2 | ||
| Field Ecology Practicum | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
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May not double count NR 4064 for both RSENR Core and concentration requirements.
Environmental Biology Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 12-15 additional credits from the following courses: | 12-15 | |
| Soil Ecology | ||
| Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Climate Change Genetics | ||
| Vertebrate Zoology | ||
| Plant-Animal Interactions | ||
| Community Ecology | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Methods in Microbial Ecology | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| Plant Systematics | ||
| Biology of Fungi | ||
| Ecological Invasions | ||
| Global Change Ecology | ||
| Field Ecology Practicum | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Stream Ecology | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
Environmental Geology Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| GEOL 1400 | Environmental Geology 2 | 4 |
| Choose 8-11 additional credits from the following courses: | 8-11 | |
| Soil Morph and Land Use | ||
| Chemistry of Soil & Water | ||
| Soil/Water Pollution/Bioremed | ||
| Geoenvironmental Engineering | ||
| Earth Through Time | ||
| Topics in Envt & Surface Geo | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
or GEOL 3405 | Environmental Geochem w/lab | |
| Geohealth | ||
| Geocomputing | ||
| Earth Materials w/lab | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Field Geology | ||
| Rock Chronicles | ||
| Geochemistry of Natural Waters | ||
| Geomaterial Analysis | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
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Cannot double count GEOL 1400 towards ENSC major and concentration requirements.
Environmental Health Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| SEP 2070 | Human Health & the Environment | 3 |
| Choose 9-12 additional credits from the following courses: | 9-12 | |
| Global Health Devel & Diversit | ||
| Foundations of Global Health | ||
| Anthro Research Global Health | ||
| Fundamentals of Biochemistry | ||
| Adv Biochem of Human Disease | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Environmental Systems | ||
| Human Health in the Food Syst | ||
| Issues in Women's Health | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Epidemics: Dynam of Inf Diseas | ||
| Fndns of Global Health | ||
| Rsrch Methods in Public Health | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Epi, Pub Hlth & Emerg Disease | ||
| Microbiol & Infectious Disease | ||
| Human Health in the Food Syst | ||
| Health and Sustainability | ||
| Toxicology | ||
| Population Health Research | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Women's Health and Environment | ||
| Arctic Env, Society & Politics | ||
| Med Biostat&Epidemiology | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
Global Environment and Climate Change Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 12-15 credits from the following courses: | 12-15 | |
| Soil Morph and Land Use | ||
| Climate Change Genetics | ||
| Physiology of Global Change | ||
| Energy Alternatives | ||
| Environmental Systems | ||
| Economics of Climate Change | ||
| Climate Change I | ||
| Climate Change II | ||
| Wildland Fire | ||
| Forest Ecosystem Health | ||
| Weather, Climate & Landscapes | ||
| Climatology: Concepts & Tools | ||
| Global Environmental Change | ||
| Topics in Climate & Water (Paleoclimatology) | ||
| Topics In Global Change | ||
| Topics in Human Env Interact (The Anthropocene) | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Adaptation to Climate Change 2 | ||
| Global Change Ecology | ||
| Water as a Natural Resource | ||
| Sustainability Science | ||
| Energy and Climate Law | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Ecosystem Ecology | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
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May not double count NR 4062 for RSENR Core and concentration requirements.
Water Resources Concentration
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 12-15 credits from the following courses: | 12-15 | |
| Chemistry of Soil & Water | ||
| Soil/Water Pollution/Bioremed | ||
| Environmental Systems | ||
| Water Quality Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Marine Science | ||
| Topics in Climate & Water (Snow Hydrology) | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Geochemistry of Natural Waters | ||
| Water as a Natural Resource | ||
| Special Topics (When offered as Marine Ecology or Marine Policy or Oceanography) | ||
| Ecological Design & Living Tec | ||
| Stream Ecology | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Advanced Ecological Design | ||
| Global Change Ecology | ||
| Field Herpetology | ||
| Fisheries Biology & Techniques | ||
| Ichthyology | ||
| Fisheries Management | ||
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Up to 3 credits of ENSC 2991/3991, 2993/3993 or 2995/3995 can be applied towards concentration credits if a relevant experiential learning plan has been approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the experience.
Self-Designed concentration
Students may develop learning objectives and a concentration curriculum in consultation with the ENSC Program Director to focus on their specific area of interest. Students must complete a minimum of 12 -15 credits of pre-approved coursework.