Environmental Science Major, Biology 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 - Biology Concentration

• BIO 112 - Cells and Genes
• BIO 215 - Ecology
• CHEM 303 - Current Problems in Environmental Chemistry

Four additional courses from the general electives list:

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

• 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 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
• PHYS 165 - Climate Change, Past and Present
• PHYS 227 - Remote Sensing
• PHYS 228 - Scientific Computing
• 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.