Environmental Science, B.A.

Program Requirements:

Environmental Stewardship - Management (6 credits)

ES 220	Conservation Biology	3
ES 401	Environmental Impact Assessment	3

Foundation in Sciences (20 credits)

ES 124	Climate and Environment	3
ES 134	Climate and Environment Laboratory	1
ES 111	Earth Science	4
BI 123	Foundations of Ecology and Diversity	3
ES 133L	Field Ecology Lab	1
CH 101	General Chemistry I	3
CH 101L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
CH 102	General Chemistry II	3
CH 102L	General Chemistry II Lab	1

Advanced Environmental Sciences (14 credits)

ES 380	Soil Genesis and Classification	4
ES 381	Landscape Processes	2
ES 382	Landscape Analysis	2
BI 390	Research Experience in Plant Ecology WI	2
	or
BI 394	Research Exp in Animal Physiology WI	2

Plus one field zoology course from the following:

ES 250	Field Zoology: Entomology	2
ES 251	Field Zoology: Herpetology	2
ES 252	Field Zoology: Ichthyology	2
ES 253	Field Zoology: Ornithology	2

Tools and Applications (9 credits)

GIS 120	Principles of Geographic Information Sys	3
MA 121	Differential Calculus	3
MA 315	Probability and Statistics	3

Experiential Learning and Integration (6 credits)

ES 200	Environmental Beta	2
ES 400	Environmental Omega	1

Field experience (3 credits) from one of the following:

ES 300	Environmental Field Studies	3
ES 425	Internship	1 - 3
ES 498	Environmental Research	1 - 3
ES 499	Senior Thesis	1 - 3

ES 300: e.g. Winter Ecology in Yellowstone, Alaska Landscape Dynamics, Tropical Ecology, Natural History of Montana

Focus Area (9 credits)

Courses for the focus area should be selected in consultation with an Environmental Program advisor.

Wildlife and Landscape Ecology

BI 311	Ecology (WI)	3
ES 300	Environmental Field Studies	3
	or
ES 300G	Environmental Field Study(GD)	3
BI 312	Global Change Ecology	3
BI 306	Plant Biology	3
GIS 315	Spatial Analysis	3
GIS 316	Raster Analysis	3
BI 132	Physiology and Ecology Lab	1
BI 281	Genetics	3
BI 307	Animal Physiology	3
DS 201	Introduction to Data Science	3

BI 311 is required.

Additional field zoology course(s) beyond one required above:

ES 250	Field Zoology: Entomology	2
ES 251	Field Zoology: Herpetology	2
ES 252	Field Zoology: Ichthyology	2
ES 253	Field Zoology: Ornithology	2

Water, Energy, Sustainability

GIS 315	Spatial Analysis	3
GIS 316	Raster Analysis	3
ENGR 327	Land & Stream Restoration	3
DS 201	Introduction to Data Science	3
ENGR 323	Water Quality	2
ENGR 313	Hydrology	3
ENGR 326	Energy and the Environment (GD)	3

Environmental Health, Public Communication

HS 329	Public Health & Environment	3
HS 230	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
BI 305	Microbiology	3
CH 205	Quantitative Analysis	4
GIS 315	Spatial Analysis	3
GIS 316	Raster Analysis	3
CO 215	Introduction to Public Relations I	3
CO 216	Introduction to Public Relations II	3

HS-329 is required; an approved environmental literature course may also be used.

Other Program Requirements:

All Environmental Program majors must earn a grade of “C-” or better in all major courses and pass pre-requisted courses with a “C-” or better to advance to subsequent courses.