Environmental Science

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Admission Requirements and Procedures

The University of Rio Grande has a policy of open admissions. All students who enjoy reading and/or writing or who plan a career in which these things would be helpful are extended a special welcome to take English courses and perhaps major or minor in English or earn an associate degree. New students at the University submit a writing sample to determine placement in the first English course. Without placement testing in writing, students are required to enroll in ENG 10502 Reading & Writing.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Science – Minorin English (1430)

The minor in English is designed for students who are interested in, or enjoy, writing, reading, language, and literature. This minor develops analytical reading and writing skills and practice, which are useful in a variety of careers since most professions require grammatical accuracy, writing expertise, and critical-analysis skills. The logical thinking and clear and exact communicationdeveloped through the study of literature in English and writing are typically required for many positions, such as personnel relations, sales, marketing, advertising, human resources, and social work. The English minor is useful for jobs in teaching, publishing, advertising, public relations, law, ministry, banking, industrial organization, and retail, as well as being an excellent foundation for graduate work in several fields.

General Education must include: ENG 24103 The Literary Imagination.......................3 Total General Education hours ....................................39-40

Minor Area required courses ENG 24803 Comparative World Literature...............3 ENG25303American Literature...............................3 ENG 26303 British Literature....................................3 ENG 49003 Literature and Writing Seminar.............3 Select one from the following three courses:

ENG 24703 Adolescent and Young Adult Literature or

ENG 28803 Selected Topics: Literature or

ENG 37103 Literature and Media.........................3 Select one from the following two courses:

ENG 28803 Selected Topics: Grammar or

ENG 33403 The English Language.......................3 Select one from the following two courses:

ENG 21403 Business and Technical Writing or ENG 22103 Creative Writing or

ENG 38103 Professional Writing..........................3 Total minor hours.............................................................21

Associate of Arts – English (1420)

The Associate Degree in English is designed for students who are interested in, or enjoy, writing, reading, language, and literature. This degree develops analytical reading and writing skills and practice, which are useful in a variety of careers since most professions require grammatical accuracy, writing expertise, and critical-analysis skills. The logical thinking and clear and exact communication developed through the study of literature in English and writing are typically required for many positions, such as personnel relations, sales, marketing, advertising, human resources, and social work. The Associate Degree is useful for jobs in teaching, publishing, advertising, public relations, law, ministry, banking, industrial organization, and retail, as well as being an excellent foundation for bachelors’ degrees in several fields. General Education must include: ENG 24103 The Literary Imagination.......................3 Total General Education hours ...................................39-40

Major Area required courses: Select two from the following three courses:

ENG 21403 Business and Technical Writing or

ENG 22103 Creative Writing or

ENG 28803 Selected Topics: Writing ...................6 Select four from the following five courses:

ENG 24703 Adolescent and Young Adult Literature or

ENG 24803 Comparative World Literature or

ENG 25303 American Literature or

ENG 26103 British Literature

ENG 28803 Selected Topics: Literature..............12 Total major area Hours.....................................................18 Personal Electives...........................................................3-4 Total required hours for degree...................................60-62

ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE

School of Natural & Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences

Kidd Math/Science Center 740-245-7397 office; 740-245-7172 fax

Mission Statement

The mission of the environmentalscience programis to provide the student with the necessarybackground and experiencein the natural and social sciencesto enable the student to enter an environmentalcareer or continueon to graduate school.

Degrees Offered

♦ Bachelor of Science – ComprehensiveMajor in

EnvironmentalScience ♦ Bachelor of Science or Arts – Minor in Environmental

Science ♦ Associate of Science – Environmental Science

Learning Outcomes

The successful student is able to: • Explain, using appropriate terminology, the major concepts in environmentalscience including major environmentalproblems, their causes, consequences,and potential solutions. • Explain the fundamentals of scientific inquiry, interpret the results of scientific investigations, and draw reasonable conclusions from data. • Communicate scientific information in oral and written form. • Relate models, theories and concepts to real world phenomena. • Use standard scientific equipment appropriately and safely. • Explain, using appropriate terminology, the major environmentallaws in the United States. • Functionsuccessfullyinanenvironmentalscience internship.

Facilities

The Kidd Math/Science Center opened in 1985. With an award-winning masonry design, the center’s front doors open to a glass atrium with live plants and a trickling pond.A spacious lobby follows with comfortable studying facilities. The center houses three large chemistry labs, three biology labs, one physics lab, one computer lab, lecture rooms, faculty offices and a large bent glass greenhouse that enhances the view of campus. McKenzie Hall opened in 1997 providing math/science students along with the nursing students two large lecture halls, a variety of lecture rooms, an anatomy lab, three computer labs, faculty offices and a conference room with a beautiful view of campus and the surrounding landscape.

The campus is located in a rural area with both on and offcampus sites available for field study of streams, lakes, wetlands and woodlands.

Bachelor of Science - Comprehensive Major in Environmental Science (2342)

General Education (must include) ....................................39 BIO 12104 Biology I.................................................4 NSC 22304 Environmental Science..........................4 MTH21404 Introductory Probability and Statistics...4 POL 11103 American National Government............3 SOC 11103 Introduction to Sociology......................3

MajorArea required courses........................................58-62 BIO 12204 Biology II................................................4 BIO 20704 Ecology...................................................3 CHM 15005 General Chemistry I .............................5 CHM 15505 General Chemistry II............................5 CHM 26202 Organic Chemistry Lab I......................2 CHM 26303 Organic Chemistry Theory I ................3 ECO 11103 Contemporary Economics......................3 NSC 20303 Physical Geology...................................3 NSC 23101 Environmental Practicum.......................1 NSC 49904 Directed Study Environmental Policy ....4 NSC 49808 Environmental Internship.......................8 PHY 10404 Principles of Physics..............................4

30000-4000electivesfromlistbelow*................ 12-15 BIO 47103 GIS App for Research Management .......4

Select one Field Course: BIO 35304 Field Biology and Methodology .............4 BIO 41303 Limnology...............................................3 BIO 36303 Local Flora..............................................3

Select one Environmental Health Course: BIO 43404 Parasitology.............................................4 BIO 32603 Epidemiology..........................................3 BIO 38503 Environmental Toxicology .....................3 BIO 30304 Microbiology...........................................4

Select one Biology/Ecology Course: BIO 36804 Advanced Plant Biology .........................4 BIO 32303 Mammalogy............................................3 BIO 33404 Invertebrate Zoology...............................4 BIO 36404 Genetics ..................................................4 BIO 45303 Conservation Biology .............................3 BIO 48101-04 Senior Research I........................... 1-4 BIO 48202-04 Senior Research II.......................... 2-4 Total major area hours.................................................58-62 Personal elective hours.................................................... 19-22 Total required hours for degree.......................................120

Note: C- or better is required in all core and elective courses in the program.

Bachelorof Science orArts Degree - Minorin Environmental Science (2344)

General Education must include .................................39-40 One Biology Course...................................................4 One Chemistry Course........................................... 4-5

Minor Area required courses.......................................18-19 ECO 11103 Contemporary Economics......................3 NSC 22304 Environmental Science...........................4 NSC 20303 Physical Geology ...................................3 NSC 23101 Environmental Practicum.......................1 NSC 49904 DirectedStudyEnvironmentalPolicy .....4 Choose one of the following:

NSC 49904 Directed Study (Research) .................4

SOC 36103 Social Research..................................3 Selected Major and Personal elective hours....................61-63 Total required hours for degree.......................................120

Associate of Science – Environmental Science (2345)

General Education must include: BIO 12104 Biology I .................................................4 MTH 21404 Intro Probability and Statistics..............4