Environmental Science Major, B.S.

Written Communication

• ENG 1010 - Composing Arguments
• ENG 1020 - Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research, and Documentation

Oral Communication

•  Select any course that satisfies the Oral Communication requirement.

Quantitative Literacy

• MTH 1210 - Introduction to Statistics

Arts and Humanities (minimum 6 semester hours)

•  Select any course that satisfies the Arts and Humanities requirement.

Historical (minimum 3 semester hours)

• Select any course that satisfies the Historical requirement.

Natural and Physical Sciences

• CHE 1800 - General Chemistry I
• GEL 1010 - Physical Geology

Social and Behavioral Sciences I (minimum of 3 semester hours)

• ECO 1040 - A Citizen’s Guide to Economics

• OR

• GEG 1000 - World Regional Geography

• OR

• GEG 1300 - Introduction to Human Geography

• OR

• PSC 1010 - American National Government

• OR

• PSC 1020 - Political Systems and Ideas

• OR

• SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology

• OR

• Select any course that satisfies the Social and Behavioral Sciences I requirement.

Note: These courses are prerequisites to the social science requirements listed in most concentrations.

Social and Behavioral Sciences II (minimum of 3 semester hours)

• ECO 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics

• OR

• Select any course that satisfies the Social and Behavioral Sciences II requirement.

Note: This course is a prerequisite to the social science requirements listed in most concentrations.

Global Diversity

Students may satisfy the Global Diversity requirement by selecting any course designated as Global Diversity within one of the following General Studies categories: Arts and Humanities; Historical; Natural and Physical Sciences; Social and Behavioral Sciences I; or Social and Behavioral Sciences II. Students may also use an unrestricted elective to satisfy this requirement. (See General Studies requirements .)

Multicultural Graduation Requirement

Students may satisfy the Multicultural requirement by selecting any course from the approved list. (Some courses can be used to meet General Studies and Multicultural requirements.)

Environmental Science major required core total credit hours: 36

Additional Required Courses

• CHE 3100 - Organic Chemistry I
• MTR 1400 - Weather and Climate
• MTR 2020 - Weather and Climate Lab for Scientists

Subtotal: 8

Biology - Select at least 8 hours

• BIO 2100 - General Botany
• BIO 2400 - General Microbiology
• BIO 3140 - Plant Physiology
• BIO 3160 - Plant Anatomy and Morphology
• BIO 3180 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy
• BIO 3200 - Invertebrate Zoology
• BIO 3260 - Vertebrate Zoology
• BIO 3360 - Animal Physiology
• BIO 3550 - Urban Ecology
• BIO 4450 - Pathogenic Microbiology
• BIO 4510 - Microbial Ecology
• BIO 4540 - Plant Ecology
• BIO 4550 - Animal Ecology

Chemistry - Select at least 3 hours

• CHE 3050 - Environmental Chemistry
• CHE 3110 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHE 3120 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHE 3130 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
• CHE 3890 - Science and Public Policy: Variable Topics
• CHE 4310 - Biochemistry I
• CHE 4320 - Biochemistry II
• CHE 4350 - Biochemistry Laboratory
• CET 3330 - Environmental Technology Processes

Environmental Science - Select at least 9 hours

• ENV 3400 - Water Resources
• ENV 3700 - Mountain Environments
• ENV 3710 - Environmental Remediation
• ENV 3720 - Waste Management
• ENV 3730 - Environmental Risk Assessment
• ENV 3740 - Environmental Health
• ENV 4010 - Environmental Hazards and GIS
• ENV 4200 - Environmental Policy and Planning
• ENV 4410 - Water Law
• ENV 4420 - Wetlands
• ENV 4430 - Habitat Planning
• ENV 4500 - Environmental Biogeochemistry
• ENV 4980 - Global Environmental Field Problems: Variable Topics
• ENV 4990 - Topics in Environmental Science: Variable Topics
• MTR 3100 - Air Pollution

Geographic Information System - Select at least 3 hours

• GIS 3250 - Cartography
• GIS 4840 - Remote Sensing
• GIS 4850 - Spatial Modeling in Raster
• GIS 4860 - GIS Applications
• GIS 4880 - Current Topics in GIS: Variable Topics (1 - 3 hours)

Geology - Select at least 4 hours

• ENV 3540 - Advanced Geologic and Environmental Hazards—Denver and Vicinity
• ENV 4000 - Environmental Geology
• GEL 3050 - Introduction to Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy
• GEL 3060 - Stratigraphy and Structure
• GEL 3120 - Advanced Geomorphology
• GEL 3150 - Hydrogeology
• GEL 3420 - Soil Resources
• GEL 3440 - Energy and Mineral Resources
• GEL 3510 - Advanced Geology of Red Rocks Park and Vicinity
• GEL 3520 - Advanced Garden of the Gods—Front Range Geology
• GEL 3530 - Advanced Geology of the Colorado Plateau
• GEL 3550 - Advanced Geology of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument
• GEL 4150 - Hydrology

Social Sciences - Select at least 3 hours

• ECO 3450 - Environmental Economics
• PSC 3230 - Environmental Politics
• SOC 3770 - Society and the Environment
• HIS 3880 - American Environmental History
• GEG 3610 - Principles of Land Use Planning
• COM 3670 - Writing for the Environmental Industry
• ENV 3620 - Population, Resources, and Land Use

Internship Requirement

• ENV 4950 - Internship in Environmental Science

Senior Experience Graduation Requirement

• ENV 4970 - Environmental Field Studies

• -or-

• BIO 4510 - Microbial Ecology

• -or-

• CHE 4950 - Senior Experience in Chemistry

Subtotals:

Total for Environmental Science Degree: Multidisciplinary Concentration: 120 hours

Note: The Multicultural requirement of 3 hours must also be satisfied either in General Studies or Unrestricted Electives.

Additional Required Courses

• ENV 2100 - Basic Water Sampling and Analysis
• ENV 3400 - Water Resources
• ENV 4410 - Water Law
• ENV 4440 - Limnology
• ENV 4450 - Stream Ecology
• ENV 4460 - Advanced Water Quality Analysis
• GEL 3150 - Hydrogeology
• GEL 4150 - Hydrology

•  

  Subtotal: 24 credits

Electives

Select at least 15 credits:

• BIO 3200 - Invertebrate Zoology
• BIO 3260 - Vertebrate Zoology
• BIO 4230 - Issues in Conservation Biology
• ENV 2000 - Applied Pollution Science
• ENV 3700 - Mountain Environments
• ENV 3710 - Environmental Remediation
• ENV 3720 - Waste Management
• ENV 3920 - Directed Study in Environmental Science
• ENV 4010 - Environmental Hazards and GIS
• ENV 4200 - Environmental Policy and Planning
• ENV 4420 - Wetlands
• ENV 4430 - Habitat Planning
• ENV 4500 - Environmental Biogeochemistry
• WQM 100 - Introduction to Water Quality Management (offered at Red Rocks CC)
• WQM 105 - Specific Calculations for Water Quality Management (offered at Red Rocks CC)
• WQM 119 - Basic Water Quality Analysis (offered at Red Rocks CC)
• WQM 121 - Environmental Sampling and Volume Measurement (offered at Red Rocks CC)
• WQM 200 - Hydraulics for Water Quality Management (offered at Red Rocks CC)
• WQM 216 - Biological and Bacteriological Water Quality Analysis (offered at Red Rocks CC)  

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  Subtotal: 15 credits

Social Sciences

Select at least 3 credits:

• COM 3670 - Writing for the Environmental Industry *
• ECO 3450 - Environmental Economics *
• ENV 3620 - Population, Resources, and Land Use *
• GEG 3610 - Principles of Land Use Planning *
• HIS 3880 - American Environmental History
• PSC 3230 - Environmental Politics *
• SOC 3770 - Society and the Environment *

•  

• *Course has additional prerequisites; check current MSU Denver catalog for requirements.

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  Subtotal: 3 credits

Internship Requirement

• ENV 4950 - Internship in Environmental Science

•  

  Subtotal: 3 credits

Senior Experience Graduation Requirement

• ENV 4970 - Environmental Field Studies

• -or-

• CHE 4950 - Senior Experience in Chemistry *

•  

  *Course has additional prerequisites; check current MSU Denver catalog for requirements.

•  

  Subtotal: 3 credits

Total Credits

*The multicultural requirement of 3 credits must also be satisfied.

Biology - Select at least 22 hours

• BIO 2100 - General Botany
• BIO 2400 - General Microbiology
• BIO 3140 - Plant Physiology
• BIO 3160 - Plant Anatomy and Morphology
• BIO 3180 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy
• BIO 3200 - Invertebrate Zoology
• BIO 3260 - Vertebrate Zoology
• BIO 3360 - Animal Physiology
• BIO 3550 - Urban Ecology
• BIO 4450 - Pathogenic Microbiology
• BIO 4510 - Microbial Ecology
• BIO 4540 - Plant Ecology
• BIO 4550 - Animal Ecology

Geology - Select at least 4 hours

• ENV 3540 - Advanced Geologic and Environmental Hazards—Denver and Vicinity
• ENV 4000 - Environmental Geology
• GEL 3420 - Soil Resources
• GEL 3050 - Introduction to Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy
• GEL 3060 - Stratigraphy and Structure
• GEL 3120 - Advanced Geomorphology
• GEL 3150 - Hydrogeology
• GEL 3440 - Energy and Mineral Resources
• GEL 3510 - Advanced Geology of Red Rocks Park and Vicinity
• GEL 3520 - Advanced Garden of the Gods—Front Range Geology
• GEL 3530 - Advanced Geology of the Colorado Plateau
• GEL 3550 - Advanced Geology of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument
• GEL 4150 - Hydrology

Environmental Science - Select at least 9 hours

• ENV 3700 - Mountain Environments
• ENV 3710 - Environmental Remediation
• ENV 3720 - Waste Management
• ENV 3730 - Environmental Risk Assessment
• ENV 3740 - Environmental Health
• ENV 4010 - Environmental Hazards and GIS
• ENV 4200 - Environmental Policy and Planning
• ENV 4420 - Wetlands
• ENV 4430 - Habitat Planning
• ENV 4500 - Environmental Biogeochemistry
• ENV 4980 - Global Environmental Field Problems: Variable Topics (3 credit hours)
• ENV 4990 - Topics in Environmental Science: Variable Topics (3 credit hours)
• MTR 3100 - Air Pollution

Social Sciences - Select at least 3 hours

• ECO 3450 - Environmental Economics
• PSC 3230 - Environmental Politics
• SOC 3770 - Society and the Environment
• HIS 3880 - American Environmental History
• GEG 3610 - Principles of Land Use Planning
• COM 3670 - Writing for the Environmental Industry
• ENV 3620 - Population, Resources, and Land Use

Internship Requirement

Senior Experience Graduation Requirement

• ENV 4970 - Environmental Field Studies

• -or-

• BIO 4540 - Plant Ecology

Total Credits

*The multicultural requirement of 3 credits must be met in either General Studies or Unrestricted Elective courses.

Additional Required Courses:

• BIO 2400 - General Microbiology
• CHE 3000 - Analytical Chemistry
• CHE 3010 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
• CHE 3050 - Environmental Chemistry
• CHE 3100 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 3120 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHE 3110 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHE 3130 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

Environmental Science and Geology - Select at least 9 hours

• GEL 3050 - Introduction to Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy
• GEL 3060 - Stratigraphy and Structure
• GEL 3120 - Advanced Geomorphology
• GEL 3150 - Hydrogeology
• GEL 3420 - Soil Resources
• GEL 3440 - Energy and Mineral Resources
• ENV 3710 - Environmental Remediation
• ENV 3720 - Waste Management
• ENV 3730 - Environmental Risk Assessment
• ENV 4000 - Environmental Geology
• ENV 4010 - Environmental Hazards and GIS
• ENV 4200 - Environmental Policy and Planning
• ENV 4400 - Landscape Ecology
• ENV 4420 - Wetlands
• ENV 4430 - Habitat Planning
• ENV 4500 - Environmental Biogeochemistry
• ENV 4980 - Global Environmental Field Problems: Variable Topics
• ENV 4990 - Topics in Environmental Science: Variable Topics
• MTR 3100 - Air Pollution

Social Sciences - Select at least 3 hours

• ECO 3450 - Environmental Economics
• PSC 3230 - Environmental Politics
• SOC 3770 - Society and the Environment
• HIS 3880 - American Environmental History
• GEG 3610 - Principles of Land Use Planning
• COM 3670 - Writing for the Environmental Industry
• ENV 3620 - Population, Resources, and Land Use

Internship Requirement

• ENV 4950 - Internship in Environmental Science

• -or-

• CHE 4650 - Chemistry Work Experience/Cooperative Education

Senior Experience Graduation Requirement

• ENV 4970 - Environmental Field Studies

• -or-

• BIO 4510 - Microbial Ecology

• -or-

• CHE 4950 - Senior Experience in Chemistry

Subtotals

Total for Environmental Science Degree: Environmental Chemistry Concentration: 120 hours

Additional Required Courses

• GEL 1030 - Historical Geology
• GEL 3050 - Introduction to Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy
• GEL 3060 - Stratigraphy and Structure
• GEL 3120 - Advanced Geomorphology
• GEL 3150 - Hydrogeology
• GEL 3420 - Soil Resources
• GEL 3530 - Advanced Geology of the Colorado Plateau
• ENV 4000 - Environmental Geology
• MTH 2410 - Calculus II
• PHY 2311 - General Physics I
• PHY 2321 - General Physics I Laboratory
• PHY 2331 - General Physics II
• PHY 2341 - General Physics II Laboratory

Internship Requirement

• ENV 4950 - Internship in Environmental Science

• -or-

• GEG 4950 - Internship in Land Use

• -or-

• GEL 4950 - Internship in Geology

Senior Experience Graduation Requirement

• ENV 4970 - Environmental Field Studies

Subtotals

Total for Environmental Science Degree: Environmental Geology Concentration: 120 hours

* The multicultural requirement of 3 hours must be met in General Studies courses.