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Bachelor of Science in 环境 Science
The Bachelor of Science degree in 环境 Science draws upon courses from biology, chemistry, Earth 科学, physics, and environmental 工程. 学生必须 aware of the complexity of environmental problems, yet have a rigorous background to address specific aspects of those problems. To ensure that graduates are competitive in the marketplace for diverse environmentally oriented careers, 环境 Science students take classes in all of the disciplines listed above. They additionally select a specialization in biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, or instrumentation and 测量. Each option is sufficiently in‐depth to allow students to continue their education in a traditional graduate program within that discipline, should they choose. An advisory committee, composed of faculty from the specific disciplines, is convened to help students plan their programs.
The Department of Earth and 环境 Science is the administrative center for the undergraduate environmental 科学 degree. This page contains some general information provided by the admissions office. More detailed information is available in the ag亚游集团App下载 Catalog, which can be found on page 149.
What is an environmental 科学 degree, and how does it differ from environmental 工程?
Tech’s environmental 工程 degree involves rigorous and specialized courses which prepare graduates for a career in environmentally related 工程 problem-solving. 环境 科学 is designed to give you the flexibility of a 科学 background in a specific environmental area outside of 工程. The program will prepare you for jobs applying environmental knowledge to industrial applications. 你可以 also enter the burgeoning field of environmental regulation, working for a health or environmental department on the local, state, or federal level.
Unlike many other programs, ours does not consist of survey courses to prepare you for public administration. This is a 科学 degree: you will study physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and hydrology to gain an overall understanding of the many factors which affect environmental problems. Your degree will be a bachelor of 科学.
Why should I choose ag亚游集团App下载?
ag亚游集团App下载 has a long history of excellence in research in many areas affecting 环境. We have professors who 行为 research on acid rain, indoor radioactivity, and formation of ozone during thunderstorms. Our hydrology program is considered one of the best in the world. One of their prime areas of research is understanding contaminated groundwater, in quest of better cleanup techniques. Our geology department is large and diverse, offering great variety in both the courses you can take and the ideas 你将会接触到. You’ll not only take your classes from the experts, but you’ll also find some campus job opportunities with the many research projects our faculty 行为.
What options do I have within environmental 科学?
The program offers a choice of five options: biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, or instrumentation and 测量. You will have a broad range of courses which give an overview of environmental problems, many of which are overlapping and interconnected. But you will concentrate on courses in your option, to be able to address specific problems within your specialty.
What classes will I take for an environmental 科学 degree?
Like all Tech students, you’ll take basic chemistry, physics, calculus, and computer 科学. You’ll also take some English, social studies, and humanities courses to round out your education. As an environmental 科学 major, you’ll also take courses to give you a rigorous background in the subject: cell biology, organic chemistry, biochemistry, geology, groundwater hydrology, and environmental 工程. 然后, you’ll take specialized courses within the option you’ve chosen:
- Biology–botany, zoology, molecular biology, genetics, with recommended courses in microbiology, ecology, environmental toxicology, limnology, and bacterial physiology
- Chemistry–environmental chemistry, 物理化学, organic chemistry, instrumental methods, with recommended courses in biochemistry, industrial chemistry, and more 物理化学
- Hydrology–surface water hydrology, quantitative hydrology, geophysical methods, geomorphology, stratigraphy and sedimentation, structural geology, vector analysis
- Geology–environmental geology, mineralogy, geomorphology, optical mineralogy, petrology, sedimentary petrology, metamorphic petrology, stratigraphy and sedimentation, structural geology, field methods
- Instrumentation and Measurements–electrical 工程, circuits and signals, digital electronics, microprocessors, analog electronics, chemistry, geology, geophysics, physics, and computer 科学
What sorts of jobs will this degree qualify me for?
More and more, industry needs environmental scientists to help comply with increasingly 严格的规定. Furthermore, federal, state, and local regulatory agencies need experts to develop regulations, 行为 tests, and assure compliance. 环境 scientists may also work in basic research, determining how certain contaminants affect 环境 and what changes need to be made.
What should I study in high school to prepare for an environmental 科学 degree?
Besides getting a solid background in English and social studies, you should plan to take as many math and 科学 courses as you can. At the very least, you should take algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, and if your school offers calculus or other advanced math, take that, too. Take at least two laboratory 科学s, and preferably take biology, chemistry, and physics. Earth 科学 is also important, if your school 提供它. Round out your schedule with a foreign language.
环境 Science Core Curriculum
- In addition to the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements (page 87) the following core program is required of all 环境 Science students:
- 生物学报331 (3)，343 & 343L (4)
- 化学311 & 311L (4), 333 & 333L (4), 422 & 422L (4)
- A 100‐level ERTH course and associated lab (4)
- ERTH 201 & 2011(4)，北202 & 202L (4), ERTH 440 (4)
- MATH 231 (4), 283 (3)
- 妒忌472 (1)
- All students in the 环境 Science program are required to attend the 环境 Science Senior Seminar (ENVS 472) for four years or, if transfer students, for the duration of their enrollment in the 环境 Science program. 在前三个 years, students need only audit the seminar, but in their senior year, they are required to present at the seminar and take the class for a grade.
- Three credit hours of courses numbered 491 and 492 taken in the appropriate department in the subject area of environmental 科学. These credit hours shall comprise a supervised research project, supervised scholarship project, or a supervised internship, and must result in a written paper or senior thesis. Prior to beginning the research project or internship, the student must prepare a short proposal of the activity. This proposal must be approved by the student’s advisor and two faculty from the 环境 Science Advisory Committee. Following completion of the project, all three faculty must sign off on the resulting research paper.
Bachelor of Science in 环境 Science with Biology Option
Minimum credit hours required: 135. In addition to the General Degree Requirements (page 87 in the catalog), and the core 环境 Science Requirements (above), the following courses are required:
- 杂志112年 & 112L (4), 311 & 311L (4), 333 & 333L (4)
- Technical Electives (12)—Technical electives to be approved by the Advisory Committee
Bachelor of Science in 环境 Science with Chemistry Option
Minimum credit hours required: 135. In addition to the General Degree Requirements (page 87 in the catalog), and the core 环境 Science Requirements (above), the following courses are required:
- 化学331 & 331L (4), 334 & 334L (4), 411 & 411L (4)
- Technical Electives (14)—Recommended technical electives, which must be approved by the advisory committee, include CHEM 332, 441, 442
Bachelor of Science in 环境 Science with Geology Option
Minimum credit hours required: 135. In addition to the General Degree Requirements (page 87 in the catalog), and the core 环境 Science Requirements (above), the following courses are required:
- ERTH 203 & 2031(4)，地球204 & 204L (4), ERTH 380 (3), ERTH 385 (3), ERTH 405 (3)
- Electives to meet minimum credit hours required.
Bachelor of Science in 环境 Science with Hydrology Option
Minimum credit hours required: 135. In addition to the General Degree Requirements (page 87 in the catalog), and the core 环境 Science Requirements (above), the following courses are required:
- ERTH 204 & 204L (4), ERTH 340 (3), ERTH 440 (4), ERTH 441 (1), ERTH 442 (1), ERTH 443 (1)
- 数学335 (3)
- Electives to meet minimum credit hours required.
Bachelor of Science in 环境 Science with Instrumentation and Measurements Option
Minimum credit hours required: 135. In addition to the General Degree Requirements (page 87 in the catalog), and the core 环境 Science Requirements (above), a minimum of 25 credit hours from the following (at least 17 credit hours must be numbered 300 or above) are required:
- ES 332 (3)
- EE 211 (3), 212 & 212L (4), 231 & 231L (4), 308 & 308L (4), 321 & 321L (4)
- 化学331 & 331L (4), 411 & 411L (4)
- ERTH 353 (3), 370 (3)
- Electives to complete 135 credit hours.
Details, including course descriptions, are in the 大学目录.
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