Required Environmental Science Courses (26-28 credits)
- choose one
- ENVS 0101 - Principles of Environmental Science
- or *
- BIOL 0102 - Environmental Biology *
- ENVS 0105 - Natural History and Field Techniques
- ENVS 0180 - Introductory Environmental Science Seminar
- MATH 0123 - Mathematical Methods in the Natural Sciences *
- choose one
- ENVS 0225 - Natural Resource Conservation and Management
- or
- ENVS 0341 - Ecological Restoration
- or
- BIOL 0202 - Conservation Biology
- choose one
- BIOL 0233 - Environmental Legislation
- or
- GPS 0225 - Legal Issues in Zoning and Planning
- choose one
- ENVS 0330 - Environmental Data Analysis
- or
- GPS 0246 - Quantitative Methods for Social and Physical Science *
- choose one
- ENVS 0240 - Writing for Environmental Science
- or
- ENGL 0392 - Business and Technical Writing
Required Fundamental Lab Science Classes (15-16 credits)
- BIOL 0128 - General Biology II *
- CHEM 0109 - General Chemistry I *
- choose one
- CHEM 0111 - General Chemistry II *
- or
- ENVS 0210 - Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology and Pollution
- choose one
- GPS 0102 - Physical Geography *
- or
- GEOL 0101 - Physical Geology with Laboratory *
Areas of Study - Dimensions
12-16 credits, by advisement; must choose one from each of the three dimensions, plus one additional course from any of the three areas.
Natural Dimensions
- ENVS 0225 - Natural Resource Conservation and Management
- ENVS 0242 - Restoration Ecology
- ENVS 0300 - Wetlands Assessment and Planning
- ENVS 0309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management
- BIOL 0201 - General Ecology
- BIOL 0208 - Marine Biology
- BIOL 0211 - Plant Biology
- BIOL 0212 - Mammalogy
- BIOL 0216 - Flora of Massachusetts
- BIOL 0219 - Aquatic Biology
- BIOL 0223 - Microbiology
- BIOL 0325 - Ecosystems
- BIOL 0334 - Animal Behavior
- BIOL 0340 - Forest Ecology
- GPS 0230 - Meteorology
- GPS 0331 - Severe and Unusual Weather
- GEOL 0205 - Environmental Geology
Human Dimensions
- ENVS 0215 - Environmental Education and Communication
- ENVS 0238 - Environmental Impact Analysis
- ENVS 0251 - Water Resources Planning and Management
- ENVS 0352 - Planning Green Sustainable Cities
- GPS 0217 - Contemporary Global Issues
- GPS 0219 - Land Use and Resource Planning
- GPS 0222 - Site Planning Studio
- GPS 0245 - Sustainable Energy
- GPS 0250 - Political Ecology
- GPS 0325 - Food Systems Planning
- HIST 0258 - U.S. Environmental History
- ECON 0320 - Environmental Economics
- ECON 0321 - Natural Resource Economics
Methods/Technology Dimensions
- ENVS 0236 - Environmental Analysis II
- ENVS 0311 - Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
- ENVS 0330 - Environmental Data Analysis
- ENVS 0341 - Ecological Restoration
- BIOL 0204 - GIS Applications for Natural Sciences
- GPS 0243 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
- GPS 0244 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GPS 0246 - Quantitative Methods for Social and Physical Science *
- GPS 0340 - Data Collection and Analysis
- GPS 0344 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- CHEM 0201 - Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 0203 - Organic Chemistry II
Upper-Level Course Requirements
Pick at least 2 courses from the following list. Please note that these may also be used to satisfy other requirements in the major.
- BIOL 0325 - Ecosystems
- BIOL 0340 - Forest Ecology
- ENVS 0300 - Wetlands Assessment and Planning
- ENVS 0309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management
- ENVS 0311 - Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
- ENVS 0317 - Special Topics in Environmental Science
- ENVS 0330 - Environmental Data Analysis
- ENVS 0341 - Ecological Restoration
- ENVS 0350 - Environmental Science Internship
- ENVS 0352 - Planning Green Sustainable Cities
- ENVS 0399 - Independent Research
- GPS 0344 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
Capstone Senior Thesis/Seminar
Senior status is required.
- ENVS 0390 - Environmental Science Senior Seminar
Additional Graduation Requirements
All students must meet the
