Environmental and Ecological Science B.S.

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental and Ecological Science requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Required courses: 24

BIO 212	INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 214	POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh
CHM 111	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
CHM 112	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	4 sh
ENS 111	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE	3 sh
ENS 113	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB	1 sh
ENS 200	STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY	4 sh
ENS 461	SENIOR SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT	4 sh

Choose one from the following: 4-8 sh

ENS 215/BIO 215	DIVERSITY OF LIFE	4 sh
	OR
BIO 131	BIODIVERSITY	4 sh
	AND
BIO 111	INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 113	CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh

Choose two semester hours from one of the following: 2 sh

ENS 381	INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	2-4 sh
ENS 499	RESEARCH	1-8 sh

Management Design and Analysis. Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh

GEO 250/ENS 250	INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS	4 sh
GEO 340/ENS 340	WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT	4 sh
CHM 211	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
CHM 212	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	4 sh
CHM 311	QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS	4 sh
ENS 242	ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE MANAGEMENT	4 sh
ENS 244	NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY	4 sh
ENS 366	SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES	4 sh
PHY 201	GENERAL PHYSICS I	4 sh
PHY 202	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4 sh
PHY 221	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I	4 sh
PHY 222	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II	4 sh
STS 232	STATISTICAL MODELING	4 sh

Selection must include at least one of the following: CHM 211, CHM 212, CHM 311, CHM 311, PHY 201, PHY 221, PHY 202, PHY 222, STS 212, STS 232

Social Sciences and Humanities. Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh

ART 339	ECO ART	4 sh
COM 331	ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS	4 sh
ECO 335	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS	4 sh
PWR 322	WRITING SCIENCE	4 sh
ENG 339	AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS	4 sh
ENS 110	HUMANS AND NATURE	4 sh
ENS 160	THE ART OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE	4 sh
REL 348/PHL 348	ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS	4 sh
PST 324	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY	4 sh
PST 344	INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY	4 sh
SOC 334	ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY	4 sh

Ecological Processes. Choose four courses from the following: 16 sh

BIO 335	FIELD BIOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 342	AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS	4 sh
BIO 350	GENERAL ECOLOGY	4 sh
CHM 305	ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY	4 sh
ENS 314	AGROECOLOGY	4 sh
ENS 320	RESTORATION ECOLOGY	4 sh
ENS 321	URBAN ECOLOGY	4 sh
ENS 330	WILDLIFE ECOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 346/ENS 346	WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	4 sh
ENS 359	SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR	2-4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 62-66