Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, which is offered jointly by the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is an integrated course of study in the applied natural and physical sciences. For students who enter Indiana University Bloomington in June 2011 or after, Common Ground is required. SPEA General Education is in effect for students who matriculated to Indiana University Bloomington prior to June 2011.

Common Ground

See http://www.iu.edu/~bulletin/iub/general-education/2012-2013/ for updated reguirements and a complete list of course options.

Communications (6 cr.)

Professional Writing (One of the following courses)

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.)
• ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)

Oral Communication (One of the following courses)

• CMCL-C 121 Public Speaking
• CMCL-C 122 Interpersonal Relations (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 205 Introductions to Communications and Culture (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 225 Discussion and Decision Making (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy (3 cr.)
• CMCL-C 229 Ways of Speaking (3 cr. )
• THTR-T 115  Oral Interpretation I (3cr.) or THTR-T 120 Acting I: Foundations of Acting (3 cr.)

Quantitative (12 cr.)

Each of the following courses:

• SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 202 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)

(Credit hours vary, depending on course selection.)

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.)
• ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
• An Intensive Writing course—satisfied by the core via the senior research thesis
• Fundamental Mathematics—satisfied by the core
• CMCL-C 121 Public Speaking (3 cr.) or approved option
• First-Year Foreign Language (8cr.)

Distribution Requirements (Credit hours vary, depending on course selection.)

Freshman Topics Course: Select either COAS-E 103 (will satisfy one of the Arts and Humanities courses) or COAS-E 104.

Arts and Humanities

(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours)

Both must be designated as an Arts and Humanities credit by the College of Arts and Sciences. One of the two could be COAS-E 103 Topics course (3 cr.)

(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours)

One of the following:

• ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 364 Environment and Resource Economics (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.) or POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy (3 cr.)

• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 371 Financing Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 472 Policy Process in the U.S. (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 499 Honors Thesis (1-3 cr.)

Natural and Mathematical Sciences—satisfied by the concentration

Core Requirements (61-63 credit hours)

School of Public and Environmental Affairs (One course)

• SPEA-E 262 Environmental Problems and Solutions (3 cr.)

Biology (Two courses)

• BIOL-L 111 Evolution and Diversity (3 cr.)
• BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 332 Applied Ecology
  

Chemistry (One of the following sequences)

Note: Students who did not earn at least a B– in high school chemistry should consult with the chemistry department. Students may complete any of the following sequences:

• CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I (5 cr.), CHEM-C 118 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry II (5 cr.) and C341 Organic Chemisty Lectures I (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I (5 cr.), R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.), A 314 Biological & Envirnmentl Chem Analysis (3 cr.) and A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Lab (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemisrty and Biochemistry I (5 cr.), R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.), and N 330 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry (3 cr.)

Computer Science (One of the following courses)

• GSCI-A 202 Introduction to Programming II (4 cr.)
• GEOG-G 250 Computer Methods in Geology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environemental Scientists (2 cr.)

Geography (One course)

• GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)

Geological Sciences (Two courses)

• GEOL-G 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
• GEOG-G 329 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (5 cr.)

Note: Students with some concentrations may substitute two of the following for GEOL-L 329:

• BIOL-L 465 Advanced Field Biology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
• SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 350 Instrumentation and Field Methods in Atmospheric Science (3 cr.)

Mathematics (Three courses)

• MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.) or MATH-M 199 and MATH-X 201
• MATH-M 212 Calculus II (4 cr.)
• MATH-M 343 Introduction to Differential Equations with Applications I (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 426 Applied Mathematics for Environmental Science (3 cr.)

Physics (Two Courses)

• PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 222 Physics II (5 cr.)

• SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
• MATH-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
• MATH-M 365 Introdution to Probability and Statistics (3 cr.)