Environmental Science Major, Geoscience Concentration

Core courses - all Environmental Science majors

• BIO 111 - Evolution and Ecology
• BIO 201 - Environmental Science
• CHEM 153 - Chemical Principles
• CHEM 232 - Aqueous Equilibria

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• MATH 104 - Calculus II or
• MATH 141 - Introductory Statistics or
• MATH 151 - Introduction to Data Science

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• PHYS 160 - Geology

Core courses - Geoscience Concentration

• CHEM 321 - Chemistry of Natural Waters
• PHYS 165 - Climate Change, Past and Present

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• PHYS 170 - Introductory Physics I or
• PHYS 180 - Enhanced Introductory Physics I

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• PHYS 171 - Introductory Physics II or
• PHYS 181 - Enhanced Introductory Physics II

Two additional courses from the Geoscience electives list

• CHEM 303 - Current Problems in Environmental Chemistry
• PHYS 227 - Remote Sensing
• PHYS 298 - Meteorology and Oceanography
• PHYS 360 - Geophysics

One additional course from the general electives list

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

• BIO 211 - Genetics
• BIO 215 - Ecology

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

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• BIO 231 - Marine Biology
• BIO 252 - Parasitology and Symbiosis
• BIO 261 - Economic Botany
• BIO 290 - Biology of Whales (MSC)*
• BIO 291 - Introduction to Marine Mammals (MSC)*
• BIO 303 - Evolution
• BIO 317 - Molecular Ecology and Evolution
• BIO 318 - Tropical Field Biology
• BIO 320 - Evolution of Invertebrates
• BIO 364 - Freshwater and Marine Botany
• BIO 375 - Ornithology
• BIO 380 - Wetlands Ecology, Hydrology, Restoration (MSC)*
• BIO 390 - Biology of Fishes (MSC)*
• CHEM 321 - Chemistry of Natural Waters
• CHEM 332 - Instrumental Analysis
• COMP 115 - Robots, Games and Problem Solving
• MATH 151 - Introduction to Data Science
• MATH 212 - Differential Equations
• MATH 236 - Multivariable Calculus
• MATH 251 - Methods of Data Analysis
• PHYS 310 - Statistical and Thermal Physics
• 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

Senior Seminar or 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.