2008-09 Catalog - Saint Mary's College of California

Environmental Science and Studies Programs CurriculumCurriculum and Course RequirementsThe Environmental Science and Studies programs have two avenues of study:one, a less scientifically rigorous program, leading to the bachelor of arts degreeand the other, to the bachelor of science degree which offers two areas ofconcentration: the environmental biology and earth sciences concentrationand the environmental chemistry concentration.The bachelor of science major requires completion of 18 courses; the bachelorof arts requires completion of 14. Also, the Environmental Science andStudies program hosts an ongoing seminar series with three presentationsper year, coordinated by the program director. This series includes broadareas of interest related to the environment, from poetry to science, and willinclude field trips to sites of interest on occasion. All majors in the programwill be required to attend at least six of these special events in addition totheir course requirements. All environmental science and studies majors willalso be required to do either a research internship or a senior research thesis(such as the ongoing summer research program in the School of Science)or a senior project.Environmental Science MajorEnvironmental Biology andEarth Science ConcentrationRequired: 18 courses and senior projectTen required lower division coursesMath 27 Calculus 1 or Math 13 and 14 to equal Math 27Math 28 Calculus 2Phys 10 –11 General Physics 1 or Phys1– 2 General Physics 1Phys 20 – 21 General Physics 1 or Phys 3 – 4 General Physics 2Bio 1 General Bio 1Bio 2 General Bio 2Chem 8 – 9 General Chemistry 1Chem 10 –11 General Chemistry 2EES 40 Geology and the Earth or EES 100 HydrologyEES 92 Environmental ScienceEight upper-division coursesFive required coursesBiol 119 Research Design and BiostatisticsBiol 125 EcologyEcon 150 Environmental Economics or Econ 4 Macro-economicsor Econ 100 Issues and Topics in EconomicsEES 110 Geographic Info Systems or Chem Environ ChemPol 135 Environmental Politics or Pol 136 Enviromental Lawand RegulationThree electives from the followingBiol 113 Marine BiologyBiol 114 Marine EcologyBiol 142 Cal FloraBiol 144 General BotanyBiol 146 Plant EcophysiologyBiol 152 Conservation ScienceBiol 197/199 Independent ResearchEES 100 HydrologyEES 140 Environmental Geology/National DisasterSenior ProjectEES 197 Special StudiesEnvironmental Chemistry ConcentrationRequired: 18 courses and a senior projectTen required lower-division coursesMath 27 Calculus 1 or Math 13 and 14 to equal Math 27Math 28 Calculus 2Phys 10 –11 General Physics 1 or Phys1– 2 General Physics 1Phys 20 – 21 General Physics 1 or Phys 3 – 4 General Physics 2Bio 1 General Bio 1Bio 2 General Bio 2Chem 8 – 9 General Chemistry 1Chem 10 –11 General Chemistry 2EES 40 Geology and the EarthEES 92 Environmental ScienceEight upper-division coursesSix required coursesBiol 125 EcologyChem 104 Organic Chemistry 1Chem 106 Organic Chemistry 2Chem 108 Separation & Ident or Chem 118 Instrumental ChemChem 119 Environmental ChemistryPol 135 Envir. Politics or Pol 136 Envir. Law and RegulationTwo of the followingBiol 114 Marine EcologyBiol 135 BiochemistryBiol 144 General BotanyBiol 146 Plant EcophysiologyBiol 152 Conservation ScienceChem 130 Advanced Inorganic ChemistryChem 197 or 199 Independent ResearchEES 100 HydrologyEES 110 Geographic Information SystemsEES 140 Environmental Geology/National DisasterSenior project or research internshipEES 197 Special Studies101