2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Earth Science, B.S.: Environmental Science Option

The Environmental Science program prepares our students for the demands and challenges of interdisciplinary careers and/or graduate studies in the environmental and sustainability sciences with an eye towards integrated societal systems and infrastructures. The option emphasizes modern quantitative and analytical skills for exploring multi-disciplinary problems in a collaborative environment including field, laboratory, and practicum experiences.

General Education 35

Foundations Requirements

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

MATH 1054: A Student whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, either MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another three to six credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Required Distribution Course

Select one course from following areas:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Required Distribution Course

Select one course from following areas:
Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

**MATH*1016 required by SESS, pre-requisite is MATH*1000 which may be used as a free elective by students needing to take MATH*1000 first.

****CHEM*1083 requires a grade of C or better to advance to CHEM*1084.

G.E. and Major Capstone Requirements 3

G.E./Major Capstone Course

SUST 4300INDEPENDENT PRACTICUM IN SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

3

***All major courses require a grade of C or better.

Additional Requirements 27

Additional Requirements 27

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIV- ERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

SUST 1000INTRO TO SUSTAINABILITY SCI

3

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

Academic Major Requirements 35

Required Courses

ENV 1000INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3

ENV 2100ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE

4

ENV 3051FIELD BIOLOGY: TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS

4

ES 1101INTRODUCTION TO EARTH AND GEOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS

4

ES 1300INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY

4

ES 2101GEO-HYDRO SYSTEMS

4

ES 2400INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

4

ES 3200GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS IN GEOSCIENCE

4

Program Focus-Related Electives 15

To be selected with advisement from approved program list maintained in the School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and in consultation with the Program Coordinators and advisors; at least 50% must be 3000/4000 level courses.

Students will be advised to take appropriate courses that match their career interests and preparation. These courses will be pulled from Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, Metrology, Environmental, Sustainability as well as related programs at Kean University.

Suggested course: ES*4980 Environmental Internship

Free Electives 8

(50% of free electives must be at the 3000-4000 level)

Total Credit Hours: 120