The Environmental Science Major consists of 35-40 credits, dependent on advising and interest of the student. All students must take at least 21 credit hours from the list below at Westfield State College.
The Environmental Science Major consists of 35-40 credits, dependent on advising and interest of the student. All students must take at least 21 credit hours from the list below at Westfield State College.
BIOL0102 Environmental Biology or GARP0106 Environmental Analysis
BIOL0128 Biological Concepts
ENGL0392 Business and Technical Writing
B. Areas of Study (22-26 hr. by advisement);
choose one required and one option from each category, plus one additional optional course):
Natural Dimensions
required:
BIOL0201 General Ecology or
BIOL0202 Conservation Biology
options:
BIOL0208 Marine Biology
BIOL0211 Botany of Higher Plants
BIOL0216 Flora of Massachusetts
BIOL0217 Invert. Zoology
BIOL0219 Aquatic Biology
BIOL0223 Microbiology
BIOL0235 Ornithology
BIOL0305 Plant Communities
BIOL0312 Mammalogy
BIOL0334 Animal Behavior
GARP0230 Meteorology
GARP0220 Landform Evaluation
ENVS0252 Limnology
Human Dimensions
required:
GARP0225 Legal Issues or
BIOL0233 Environmental Legislation
options:
GARP0217 Global Issues
GARP0219 Land Res. Analysis
GARP0238 Envir. Impact Analysis
BIOL0316 Urban Ecology
POLS0204 Public Administration
POLS0318 Public Mgmt. Skills
ECON0320 Environmental Econ.
ECON0321 Nat. Resource Econ.
ENVS0251 Water Resources Planning and Mgmt.
Technology/Methods Dimensions
required:
GARP0346 Quantitative Methods
options:
GARP0236 Environ. Analysis. II
GARP0244 Introduction to GIS
GARP0243 Remote Sensing
GARP0344 Advanced GIS
PHYS0201 Organic Chemistry I
PHYS0211 Instr. Analysis
PHYS0310 Adv. Instr. Analysis
C. Senior Thesis/Seminar or Internship (Pick 1 by advisement; 3 hours):
ENVS0350 Internships or
ENVS0390 Senior Seminar
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for the Major, click here!