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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sustainability Studies - Concentration in Environmental Technology, B.S.

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Curriculum

Students must receive a C or better in all Major Requirements (core).

General Education Requirements (36 Hours)

PHYS 152 - Principles of Physical Science Credits: 3
PHYS 152L - Principles of Physical Science Lab Credits: 1

Major Requirements (31 Hours)

SUST 100 - Introduction to Sustainability Credits: 3
SUST 200 - Global Solutions for Sustainability Credits: 3
SUST 300 - Ecology of Sustainability Credits: 4
SUST 400 - Sustainability Project Management Credits: 6
ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science Credits: 3
ENSC 101L - General Environmental Science Laboratory Credits: 1
ENSC 110 - Basic Biology and Chemistry of the Environment Credits: 4
ENSC 120 - Organismal Biology and Chemistry of the Environment Credits: 4
ENSC 440 - Global Environmental Issues Seminar Credits: 3

Related Are Requirements (12 Hours)

Related Area Core (9 Hours)

BIOL 394 - Biodiversity Credits: 3
MATH 118 - Precalculus Credits: 3
BIOL 369 - Principles of Human Nutrition Credits: 3

Related Area Electives (3 hours)

Directions: Please select 3 credits from the courses below.

STAT 251 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
BIOL 487 - Statistical Applications in the Sciences Credits: 3
CJ 392 - Statistics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
SOC 346 - Social Statistics Credits: 3
PSY 301 - Statistics and Research Design Credits: 4

Concentration Requirements 26 Hours

Concentration Core (9 hours)

ENSC 301 - Environmental Pollution Credits: 3
ENGT 200 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies Credits: 3
ENGT 250 - Introduction to Wind and Hydro Power Systems Credits: 3

Concentration Electives (17 Hours)

Directions: Please select 17 credits from the courses below.

SUST 489 - Special Problems in Sustainability Credits: 1-3
SUST 493 - Field Experience in Sustainability Credits: 3
SUST 496 - Science and Human Values Credits: 1 OR 2
BIOL 300 - General Ecology Credits: 4
BIOL 304 - Organic Evolution Credits: 3
BIOL 350 - Introduction to Experimental Methods Credits: 3
BIOL 460 - Advanced Experimental Methods Credits: 4
ENGT 210 - Materials and Processes Credits: 3
ENGT 210L - Material and Process Lab Credits: 1
ENGT 300 - Solar Photovoltaic Systems Credits: 3
GEOL 360 - Principles of Geographic Information System (GIS) Credits: 4
GEOL 365 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing Credits: 4
GEOL 461 - Advanced Geographic Information System Credits: 4

Free Electives (15 Hours)

Curriculum Guide

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENSC 110 - Basic Biology and Chemistry of the Environment Credits: 4
Math GE Requirement Credits: 3
ENGL 102 - Composition I Credits: 3
HLTH 185 - Health Concepts Credits: 2
UNIV 110 - Freshman Seminar I Credits: 1
Physical Education Activity Credits: 1

Subtotal: 14

Second Semester

ENSC 120 - Organismal Biology and Chemistry of the Environment Credits: 4
MATH 118 - Precalculus Credits: 3
ENGL 103 - Composition II Credits: 3
SUST 100 - Introduction to Sustainability Credits: 3
UNIV 120 - Freshman Seminar II Credits: 1

Subtotal: 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Concentration Electives Credits: 3
HIST 140 - History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500 Credits: 3
OR
HIST 141 - History of World Civilization, 1500 - to the Present Credits: 3
ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science Credits: 3
ENSC 101L - General Environmental Science Laboratory Credits: 1
ENGT 200 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies Credits: 3
Statistics Course Credits: 3

Subtotal: 16

Second Semester

SUST 200 - Global Solutions for Sustainability Credits: 3
Concentration Electives Credits: 4
ENGT 250 - Introduction to Wind and Hydro Power Systems Credits: 3
ENGL 201 - World Literature I Credits: 3
OR
ENGL 202 - World Literature II Credits: 3
MUS 136 - Introduction to Music Literature Credits: 3
OR
ART 132 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3

Subtotal: 16

Junior Year

First Semester

Concentration Electives Credits: 3
BIOL 369 - Principles of Human Nutrition Credits: 3
PHYS 152 - Principles of Physical Science Credits: 3
PHYS 152L - Principles of Physical Science Lab Credits: 1
Social/Behavioral Science Credits: 3
Language/Philosophy/Crit Credits: 3

Subtotal: 16

Second Semester

Free Electives Credits: 6
SUST 300 - Ecology of Sustainability Credits: 4
Social/Behavioral Science Credits: 3
ENSC 301 - Environmental Pollution Credits: 3

Subtotal: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

BIOL 304 - Organic Evolution Credits: 3
Concentration Electives Credits: 4
ENSC 440 - Global Environmental Issues Seminar Credits: 3
Free Electives Credits: 6

Subtotal: 16

Second Semester

SUST 400 - Sustainability Project Management Credits: 6
Concentration Electives Credits: 3
Free Electives Credits: 3

Subtotal: 12

Concentration Electives

Sustainability Studies - Sustainability Entrepreneurship Concentration Electives:

Select from the following courses:

BIOL 300 - General Ecology Credits: 4
BIOL 304 - Organic Evolution Credits: 3
BIOL 350 - Introduction to Experimental Methods Credits: 3
BIOL 460 - Advanced Experimental Methods Credits: 4
ENGT 200 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies Credits: 3
ENGT 210 - Materials and Processes Credits: 3
ENGT 250 - Introduction to Wind and Hydro Power Systems Credits: 3
ENGT 300 - Solar Photovoltaic Systems Credits: 3
GEOL 360 - Principles of Geographic Information System (GIS) Credits: 4
GEOL 365 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing Credits: 4
GEOL 461 - Advanced Geographic Information System Credits: 4
SUST 489 - Special Problems in Sustainability Credits: 1-3
SUST 493 - Field Experience in Sustainability Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120