Environmental Science Major, Biology Concentration

Core courses - all Environmental Science majors

• BIO 114 - Introduction to the Biological Sciences
• BIO 201 - Environmental Science
• CHEM 153 - Chemical Principles
• CHEM 232 - Aqueous Equilibria
• PHYS 160 - Geology

• One course from the following:

• BIO 241 - Biological Data Analysis
• MATH 104 - Calculus II
• MATH 141 - Introductory Statistics
• MATH 151 - Introduction to Data Science

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Core courses - Biology Concentration

• BIO 215 - Ecology
• CHEM 303 - Current Problems in Environmental Chemistry
• PHYS 165 - Climate Change, Past and Present

Four additional courses from the general electives list:

Of these, at least two courses must be at the 300 level

• BIO 200 - Research Experience in Biology

• must be taken concurrently with BIO 202 Science Communication  

• BIO 211 - Genetics

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• BIO 226 - Comparative Animal Behavior or
• PSY 226 - Comparative Animal Behavior

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• BIO 231 - Marine Biology
• BIO 261 - Economic Botany
• BIO 290 - Biology of Whales *(MSC)
• BIO 291 - Introduction to Marine Mammals *(MSC)
• BIO 303 - Evolution
• BIO 318 - Tropical Field Biology
• BIO 360   or ENV 360 Conservation Science  
• BIO 364 - Freshwater and Marine Botany
• BIO 375 - Ornithology
• BIO 380 - Wetlands Ecology, Hydrology, Restoration *(MSC)
• BIO 390 - Biology of Fishes *(MSC)
• BIO 398 - Microbial Evolution
• BIO 398 - Plant Mutualisms
• CHEM 254 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 321 - Chemistry of Natural Waters
• CHEM 332 - Instrumental Analysis
• PHYS 227 - Remote Sensing
• PHYS 228 - Scientific Computing
• PHYS 298 - Meteorology and Oceanography

• Courses may also be accepted, pending approval by the program coordinator, from off-campus programs, including, but not limited to, the Boston Marine Studies Consortium (MSC)*, Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies program, Semester in Environmental Science at the Marine Biological Laboratory, the School for Field Studies, and the Organization for Tropical Studies Program in Costa Rica and South Africa.

Capstone

BIO 401 /BIO 402 - Senior Seminar  or BIO 499 /BIO 500 - Independent Research  

Internship

Students must complete an internship or independent research project.  Internships must be approved by Professor Scott Shumway, Program Coordinator, prior to January of their senior year.