Quantitative Environmental Science Major

Requirements: Quantitative Environmental Science Major

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 49 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
SC1020 Environmental Science MA1005 or above
MA1020 Applied Statistics I MA0900 or placement above
MA1030 Calculus I MA1002 or MA1025 or placement above
CS1040 Introduction to Computer Programming – 5 credits  
MA2041 Linear Algebra MA1030
SC4095 Senior Seminar  

 

Electives

Select two courses from the following list (may be taken without the lab component.)
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
SC1040 Energy & the Environment MA1005 or above
SC1050 Climate & Climate Change  
SC1060 Natural & Unnatural Disasters MA1005 or above
SC1070 Ocean Environment  

 

Select both courses in one of the groups below (or one from each with approval).

Dynamical Systems

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
MA2030 Calculus II MA1030
MA3100 Differential Equations MA1030

 

Environmental Decisions Support Systems

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
MA2007 Operations Research MA1010 or above OR CS1041
MA4030 Quantitative Decision Making MA1020 + BA3070

 

Data Analysis

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
MA2020 Applied Statistics II MA1020
MA3066 Multivariate Statistical Analysis MA1020
 
Select two courses from the following list.
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
  Any course coded CS, MA or SC  
  A topics, project or seminar class or internship related to the environment subject to approval  
PL1021 Ethical Inquiry: Problems & Paradigms  
PO2012 Introduction to Political Geography & Geopolitics  
PL2041 Environmental Ethics  
BA3012 Business Ethics & Corporate Social Policy BA1020 + BA2020 + junior standing
PO3033 Politics of the Environment  PO1011 or junior standing
PO3035 Waters of the Globe  PO1011 or junior standing
EC3043 Economics of Sustainable Development EC2010 + EC2020
CM3046 Media Law, Policy & Ethics  

 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
EN 2020 Writing & Criticism (minimum grade of "C") Speaking the World: Writing & Criticism EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
FR 1200 (or above) (minimum grade of "C") Speaking the World: Elementary French & Culture II  FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
Courses coded Type GE100 or GE115 Comparing Worlds  
Courses coded Type GE110 or GE115 Mapping the World  
Courses coded GE110 or GE100 or GE115 Comparing Worlds & Mapping the World  
Math courses coded GE120 Modeling the World: Math  
Science courses coded GE130 Modeling the World: Science co- or prerequisite: GE120 math course

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

 

Honors

Students earning a GPA of 3.5 or above in the math and sciences courses are eligible for the honors program.