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Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science Degree: 185.5 credits

The program is designed to prepare students for careers in environmental science, environmental assessment, environmental health, marine science, applied ecology, biodiversity and conservation and paleontology. Each student is required to complete the environmental core curriculum, listed below.

Humanities and Social Science			34.0 Credits
ENGL 101	Expository Writing and Reading		3.0
ENGL 102	Persuasive Writing and Reading		3.0
ENGL 103	Analytical Writing and Reading		3.0
COM 230	Techniques of Speaking		3.0
COM 310 WI	Technical Communication		3.0
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics		4.0
ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics		4.0
ENVP 360	Environmental Movements in America		3.0
ENVP 365	Introduction to Environmental Policy		3.0
PHIL 341	Philosophy of the Environment		3.0
or
PHIL 251	Ethics
UNIV 101	The Drexel Experience		2.0
	Humanities electives		6.0
Bioscience			16.5-18.5 Credits
BIO 121	Physiology and Nutrition		4.5
BIO 122	Cells and Genetics		4.5
BIO 123	Organismal Diversity and Ecology		4.5
BIO 221	Microbiology		5.0
or
ENVS 316	Sanitary Microbiology		3.0
Chemical and Physical Sciences			40.0 Credits
CHEM 101	General Chemistry I		3.5
CHEM 102	General Chemistry II		4.5
CHEM 103	General Chemistry III		5.0
CHEM 241	Organic Chemistry		4.0
CHEM 242	Organic Chemistry II		4.0
CHEM 244	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory		3.0
PHEV 145	Weather 1: Climate and Global Change		4.0
PHYS 152	Introductory Physics I		4.0
PHYS 153	Introductory Physics II		4.0
PHYS 154	Introductory Physics III		4.0
Mathematics and Statistics			18.0 Credits
BIO 440	Biometry		3.0
BIO 441	Data Analysis in the Biosciences		3.0
MATH 121	Calculus I		4.0
MATH 122	Calculus II		4.0
MATH 123	Calculus III		4.0
or
MATH 101	Introduction to Analysis I		4.0
MATH 102	Introduction to Analysis II		4.0
MATH 239	Intermediate Calculus		4.0
Environmental Science Core Requirements			39.0 Credits
ENVS 230	General Ecology		3.0
ENVS 260	Environmental Science and Society I		3.0
ENVS 272	Physical Geology		4.0
ENVS 284 WI	Physiological and Population Ecology		3.0
ENVS 285	Population Ecology Laboratory		2.0
ENVS 286 WI	Community and Ecosystem Ecology		3.0
ENVS 287	Community Ecology Laboratory		2.0
ENVS 338	Biodiversity and Conservation		3.0
ENVS 410	Physiological Ecology		3.0
or
ENVS 412	Biophysical Ecology		3.0
ENVS 441	Issues in Global Change I: Seminar		2.0
ENVS 442	Issues in Global Change II: Research		2.0
ENVS 460	Evolution		3.0
Environmental Science Electives			24.0 Credits

Taxonomy Electives
BIO 254	Invertebrate Morphology and Physiology		5.0
BIO 256	Vertebrate Morphology and Physiology		5.0
BIO 260	Plant Biology I		4.0
BIO 261	Plant Biology II		4.0
ENVS 375	Invertebrate Paleontology		4.0
ENVS 392	Ichthyology and Herpetology		4.0
ENVS 476	Paleobotany		3.0
ENVS 477	Vertebrate Paleontology		3.0
Process Electives
ENVS 401	Chemistry of the Environment		3.0
ENVS 405	Advanced Population Ecology		3.0
ENVS 412	Biophysical Ecology		3.0
ENVS 413	Advanced Community Ecology		3.0
Habitat Specific Electives
ENVS 322	Tropical Ecology		3.0
ENVS 330	Aquatic Ecology		3.0
ENVS 336	Terrestrial Ecology		5.0
ENVS 382	Field Botany: NJ Pine Barrens		5.0
ENVS 383	Ecology of the NJ Pine Barrens		5.0
ENVS 388	Marine Field Methods		5.0
ENVS 390	Marine Ecology		3.0
Paleo-Geology Electives
ENVS 270	History of Life on Earth		4.0
ENVS 374	Sedimentary Environments		3.0
ENVS 375	Invertebrate Paleontology		4.0
ENVS 476	Paleobotany		3.0
ENVS 477	Vertebrate Paleontology		3.0
Environmental Health Electives
ENVS 321	Environmental Health		3.0
ENVS 331	Industrial Hygiene I		3.0
ENVS 332	Industrial Hygiene II		3.0
ENVS 431	Epidemiology		3.0
ENVS 436	Principles of Toxicology I		3.0
ENVS 437	Principles of Toxicology II		3.0
Environmental Policy Electives
ENVP 245	Sociology of the Environment		3.0
ENVS 262	Environmental Science and Society II		3.0
ENVS 351	Introduction to Resources and Environmental Economics		3.0
ENVS 370	Practice of Resource and Environmental Economics		3.0
Chemical and Physical Sciences Electives
CHEM 230	Quantitative Analysis		3.0
CHEM 231	Quantitative Analysis Lab		2.0
CHEM 243	Organic Chemistry III		3.0
CHEM 245	Organic Chemistry II Lab		3.0
PHEV 146	Weather 2: Analysis/Forecast		4.0
Marine science*
ENVS 330	Aquatic Ecology		3.0
ENVS 390	Marine Ecology		3.0
	SEA Semester (off campus)		17.0
Equatorial Guinea: Bioko Island Study Abroad Program **
ENVS 341	Equatorial Guinea: Society and Environment		4.5
ENVS 342	Equatorial Guinea: Natural Resource Economics		4.5
ENVS 343	Equatorial Guinea: Field Methods in Tropical Ecology		3.0
ENVS 344	Equatorial Guinea: Research Methods in Tropical Ecology		6.0
Free electives
	Free electives		11.0 - 13.0

Environmental Science electives are chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor to give a total of 63 credits in environmental science. Other required or elective courses in the humanities, mathematics and other sciences, and general electives make up the total 185.5 credits required for the degree.

Field experience includes quantitative environmental measurements in local aquatic and terrestrial habitats, such as streams, lakes, the Delaware Bay, the Poconos, and the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

Students are required to consult frequently with their academic advisors for curriculum planning. Many of the graduate courses in environmental science are also open to qualified seniors who wish to become familiar with some of the applications in the field. Prerequisites and descriptions of available graduate courses appear in the graduate catalog.

**The Equatorial Guinea: Bioko Island Study Abroad Program offers a unique opportunity for undergraduates and recent graduates to study tropical biodiversity and its conservation, with an emphasis on field work that takes advantage of Bioko Island's pristine rainforests ranging from sea level to over 10,000 feet in altitude, its seven species of rare monkeys and its four species of nesting sea turtles. For more information, please visit the Drexel Study Abroad Office.

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog indicates that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. Departments will designate specific sections of such courses as writing-intensive. Sections of writing-intensive courses are not indicated in this catalog. Students should check the section comments in Banner when registering. Students scheduling their courses in Banner can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term. For more information on writing-intensive courses, see the Drexel University Writing Program's Writing-Intensive Course page.