Environmental and Ecological Science B.S.

Chair: Associate Professor Charest

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

BIO2512	Introductory Population Biology	3 sh
BIO2513	Population Biology Laboratory	1 sh
CHM1110	General Chemistry I with Lab	4 sh
CHM1120	General Chemistry II with Lab	4 sh
ENS1110	Introduction to Environmental Science	3 sh
ENS1130	Introduction to Environmental Science Lab	1 sh
ENS2000	Sophomore Seminar: Environmental Inquiry	4 sh
ENS4970	Senior Seminar: Environmental Assessment and Project Development	4 sh

Choose one from the following: 4-8 sh

ENS2150/BIO2150	Diversity of Life	4 sh
	or
BIO1514	Biodiversity	4 sh
	AND
BIO1112	Introductory Cell Biology	3 sh
BIO1113	Cell Biology Laboratory	1 sh

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

ENS3985	Internship in Environmental Studies	2-4 sh
ENS4999	Research	1-8 sh

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

GEO2500/ENS2500	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	4 sh
GEO3400/ENS3400	Water Resources Management	4 sh
CHM2110	Organic Chemistry I with Lab	4 sh
CHM2120	Organic Chemistry II with Lab	4 sh
CHM3110	Quantitative Analysis	4 sh
ENS2440	Natural Resources Management and Sustainability	4 sh
ENS3660	Sustainable Design Technologies	4 sh
PHY2010	General Physics I	4 sh
PHY2020	General Physics II	4 sh
PHY2210	University Physics I	4 sh
PHY2220	University Physics II	4 sh
STS2320	Statistical Modeling	4 sh

Selection must include at least one of the following: CHM 2110, CHM 2120, CHM 3110, PHY 2010, PHY 2210, PHY 2020, PHY 2220, STS 2120, STS 2320

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

ART3390	Eco Art	4 sh
COM3310	Environmental Communications	4 sh
ECO3230	Environmental Economics	4 sh
PWR3220	Writing Science	4 sh
ENG3330	American Environmental Writers	4 sh
ENS1100	Humans and Nature	4 sh
ENS1600	The Art of Sustainable Architecture	4 sh
REL3480/PHL3480	Environmental Ethics	4 sh
PUB3240	Environmental Policy	4 sh
PUB3440	International Environmental Policy	4 sh
SOC3340	Environmental Sociology	4 sh

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

BIO3642	Field Biology	4 sh
BIO3612	Aquatic Biology: the Study of Inland Waters	4 sh
BIO3622	General Ecology	4 sh
CHM3050	Environmental Chemistry	4 sh
ENS3140	Agroecology	4 sh
ENS3200	Restoration Ecology	4 sh
ENS3210	Urban Ecology	4 sh
ENS3300	Wildlife Ecology	4 sh
BIO3602/ENS3460	Wetlands Ecology and Management	4 sh
ENS3590	Special Topics Seminar	2-4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 62-66