Environmental Sciences B.S.

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 an advisor approved self-design concentration (14-17 credits): 

Agriculture and the Environment

Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

Ecological Design

Environmental Analysis and Assessment

Environmental Biology

Environmental Geology

Environmental Health

Global Environment and Climate Change

Water Resources

Self Designed Concentration

Major Requirements

A total of 120 credits is required for the degree.

BCOR 1400Exploring Biology 14
or BIOL 1400 Principles of Biology 1
or BIOL 1000 AP Biology 1
BCOR 1450Exploring Biology 24
or BIOL 1450 Principles of Biology 2
or BIOL 1005 AP Biology 2
CHEM 1400General Chemistry 14
CHEM 1450General Chemistry 24
CHEM 1580Intro Organic Chemistry w/lab 14
or CHEM 2580 Organic Chemistry 1
GEOL 1400Environmental Geology4
or PSS 2610 Fundmntls of Soil Science
MATH 1212Fundamentals of Calculus I3
or MATH 1234 Calculus I
MATH 1224Fundamentals of Calculus II3
or MATH 1248 Calculus II
NR 2400Applied Environ Statistics 23-4
or STAT 1410 Basic Statistical Methods 1
ENSC 1010Intro Environmental Sci3
ENSC 1090Orientation to Env Sciences 21
ENSC 2300Global Environmental Assessmnt3
ENSC 3600Pollutant Mvmt/Air,Land&Water4
ENSC 4010Recovery&Restor Altered Ecosys4
ENSC 4020Applied Envir Assess Analysis4
1

Students interested in concentrations such as environmental analysis and assessment should consider taking more advanced courses, such as CHEM 2580/CHEM 2585.

2

Internal and external transfer students to ENSC are exempt from ENSC 1090.  (*Note: RSENR & CALS students only)

Concentration Requirements

Agriculture and the Environment Concentration

Choose a minimum of 15 credits from the following courses:15
Food Waste to Value
Comparative Food Systems
The Real Cost of Food
Farm to Table: Food Sys
Plant Systematics
Intro to Agroecology
Entomology & Pest Mgmt
Weed Ecology & Management
Plant Pathology
Permaculture
Forage and Pasture Mgmnt
Soil Fertility & Conservation
Advanced Agroecology
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
Environmental Microbiology
Eco Frontiers in Agroecology
Biological Control
Soil Morph Class & Land Use
Chemistry of Soil & Water
Soil Ecology
Soil/Water Pollution/Bioremed
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Concentration

WFB 3240Conservation Biology4
Choose ONLY one of the following :4
Plant Systematics
Mammalogy
Dendrology
Wildlife Conservation
Ornithology
Ichthyology
Choose a minimum of 7 additional credits from the following courses:7
Zoos, Exotics & Endang Species
Wildlife Hlth & Consrvation
Ecology and Evolution
Genetics
Climate Change Genetics
Plant-Animal Interactions
Community Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Physiological Ecology
Marine Mammal Biology
Population Genetics
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
Forest Ecosystem Analysis
Sustain Mgmt Forest Ecosys
Ecosystems Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Stream Ecology
Morph & Evo of Vascular Plants
Ecological Invasions
Global Change Ecology
Soil Ecology
Prin of Wildlife Management
Fisheries Biology & Techniques
Wetlands Wildlife Ecology
Fisheries Management
Wildlife Behavior
Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

Ecological Design Concentration

NR 3880Ecol Design & Living Technol3
Choose a minimum of 12 additional credits from the following courses:12
Sustainable Community Dev
Landscape Design Fundamentals
Green Building Energy Systems
Sust. Development Travel Study
Independent Study
Community Org & Development
Economics of Sustainability
Community Design Studio
Applied Community Planning
Environmental Systems
Water Quality Engineering
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
Geography of Development
Environmental Microbiology
Sustainability Science
Legal Aspects Envir Planning
Advanced Ecological Design
Greenhouse Operations & Mgmt
Landscape Design Fundamentals
Soil Fertility & Conservation
Composting Ecology & Mgmt
Permaculture
Advanced Agroecology
Ecological Landscape Design
Soil Ecology
Soil/Water Pollution/Bioremed
Tourism Planning
Ecotourism
Outdoor Recreation Planning
Sustainable Vermont
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

Environmental Analysis and Assessment Concentration

Choose a minimum of 15 credits from the following courses:15
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Environmental Systems
Water Quality Engineering
Environmental Quanti. Analysis
Quantitative Analysis
Inorganic Chemistry
Intro Physical Chemistry
Instrumental Analysis
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
Environmental Field Studies
Nat Res Ecol and Assessment 1
Nat Res Ecol and Assessment 2
Global Environmental Change
Vermont Field Studies
Earth Materials
Environmental Geochemistry
Geochemistry of Natural Waters
Biochemistry I
Environmental Microbiology
Intro to Geog Info Systems
Remote Sensing
Soil Morph Class & Land Use
Chemistry of Soil & Water
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

Environmental Biology Concentration

BCOR 2100Ecology and Evolution4
Choose a minimum of 12 additional credits from the following courses:12
Climate Change Genetics
Plant-Animal Interactions
Community Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Physiological Ecology
Evolution
Field Zoology of Arthropods
Mammalogy
Population Genetics
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystems Ecology
Limnology
Stream Ecology
Ecological Invasions
Global Change Ecology
Soil Ecology
Ornithology
Field Ornithology
Conservation Biology
Wetlands Wildlife Ecology
Ichthyology
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

Environmental Geology Concentration

Choose a minimum of 15 credits from the following courses:15
Earth Materials
Earth Materials w/lab
Environmental Geochemistry
Environmental Geochem w/lab
Geocomputing
Geomorphology
Field Geology
Structural Geology
Geochemistry of Natural Waters
Intro to Geog Info Systems
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

Environmental Health Concentration

NR 2070Human Health & the Envirnmt3
Choose a minimum of 12 additional credits from the following courses:12
Foundations of Global Health
Anthro Research Global Health
Genetics
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Adv Biochem of Human Disease
Neurobiology
Organic Chemistry 2
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
Human Health in the Food Syst
Issues in Women's Health
Introduction to Public Health
Fndns of Global Health
Rsrch Methods in Public Health
Microbiol & Infectious Disease
Human Health in the Food Syst
Intro to Geog Info Systems
Women, Health and Environment
Human Ecology & Health-Arctic
Health and Sustainability
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Molecules & Medicine
Toxicology
Population Health Research
Med Biostat&Epidemiology
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards concentration credits with advisor approval.

Global Environment and Climate Change Concentration

Choose a minimum of 15 credits from the following courses:15
Climate Change Genetics
Environmental Systems
Economics of Climate Change
Climate Change I
Climate Change II
Internship 1
Global Environmental Change
Undergraduate Research 1
Climate Chg: Sci & Percept
Weather, Climate & Landscapes
Biogeography
Climatology: Concepts & Tools
The Circumpolar Arctic
Topics in Climate & Water (Climatology and Natural Hazards)
Topics in Climate & Water (Paleoclimatology)
Topics In Global Change
Topics in Human Env Interact (The Anthropocene)
Geomorphology
Water as a Natural Resource
Geography of Water
Landscape Ecology
Energy and Climate Law
Global Change Ecology
Soil Morph Class & Land Use
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

Water Resources Concentration

Choose a minimum of 15 credits from the following courses:15
Environmental Systems
Introduction to Marine Science
Marine Mammal Biology
Internship 1
Undergraduate Research 1
Topics in Climate & Water (Snow Hydrology)
Environmental Geochemistry
Geochemistry of Natural Waters
Water as a Natural Resource
Geography of Water
Intro to Geog Info Systems
Ecol Design & Living Technol
Limnology
Stream Ecology
Global Change Ecology
Chemistry of Soil & Water
Soil/Water Pollution/Bioremed
Field Herpetology
Fisheries Biology & Techniques
Wetlands Wildlife Ecology
Ichthyology
Fisheries Management
1

A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 2991 or ENSC 2995 may apply towards the concentration credits with advisor approval.

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 15 credits of pre-approved coursework.