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The Educational garden and soon to be expanded College farm offer environmental science students opportunities to be involved in sustainable and organic food production as well. Two green Citizenship courses often are chosen by environmental science majors to get hands-on experience in tackling real-world environmental issues in agriculture, water quality, and other areas of interest such as green energy. The LeSuer Nature Preserve, a short 15-minute walk from campus, is also used for field studies, course projects, and senior research. Several acres have been restored to native prairie and a large stream bisects the area. Riparian and flood plain forest also offer abundant opportunities for research in the expanding field of ecological restoration. The college also maintains a small, fresh-water pond and a one-acre native prairie plot for field projects. More information on these areas can be found in the Department of Biology section of this catalog.
Off-Campus Programs and Field Trips: ACM (Associated Colleges of the Midwest) Studies in Latin American Culture and Society: Costa Rica—a spring semester program in Costa Rica. A month-long orientation prepares students through intensive language training and review of field methodology. Thereafter, students can conduct research in a diversity of Costa Rica’s ecological zones.
ACM Tanzania: Studies in Human Evolution and Ecology—a fall semester program in Tanzania. Students spend several weeks at the University in Dar es Salaam learning language and taking courses in human evolution and ecology. They then move to field camps in the Serengeti or near Laetoli, depending on their area of interest. ACM Brazil: An environmental studies exchange program is available in either the fall or spring semester at Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora in Brazil. The area provides unique opportunities to study savannah and Atlantic tropical rain forest ecosystems in a rapidly developing country.
Numerous work/research internships involving environmental problems are available on a competitive basis. Field-oriented courses at Monmouth College (e.g., Ecology, Field Botany) make frequent use of the LeSuer Nature Preserve, the Spring Grove Prairie, and other local settings. There are also occasional weekend trips to such places as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. Finally, faculty occasionally offer spring break and summer trips to specific ecosystems such as the tropics (Panama), the desert southwest (Grand Canyon), or the arctic (Alaska).
Environmental Studies Major, Science Concentration Required Courses (9.5 courses plus): ENVI 103 BIOL 155 BIOL 307 CHEM 140 CHEM 220 MATH 207 ECON 200 SOAN 345 BIOL/CHEM/ PHYS 350
Introduction to Environmental Science Introduction to Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity Ecology General Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Statistics for the Sciences Principles of Economics Sociology of Inequality Science Seminar (2 semesters, 0.25 each)(CHEM is no credit)
One of the following two courses: POLS 103 American Politics POLS 200 Introduction to Comparative Politics MONMOUTH COLLEGE ACADEMIC CATALOG
2014–2015