Environmental Science Program Major Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science,
students must take 28 semester hours of core courses, 18 hours
of support courses, and 15 hours of major electives. Eighteen
semester hours of major courses also fulfill Creighton's Core
Curriculum requirements. Generally, a student is required to complete
a minimum of 49 hours within this core curriculum. 128 semester
hours are required to graduate.
Core Courses:
- Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences (EVS 113, 114)) 4 credits
- General Chemistry (CHM 207, 208) 8 credits
- General Biology (BIO 211, 212) 8 credits
- Environmental Science (EVS 390) 3 credits
- Senior Seminar (EVS 491) 2 credits
- Satellite Meteorology (EVS 555) 3 credits
Total 28 credits
Area Specialization Requirement
Four options, student must take a minimum of 15 credits from one
of the following areas:
I. Global Environmental Systems
- General Botany (EVS 341, 4 credits)
- Field Biology in the Southeastern U.S. (EVS 435, 4 credits)
- Field Biology of the Desert Southwest (EVS 440, 4 credits)
- Environmental Geology (EVS 443, 3 credits)
- Terrestrial Ecology (EVS 481, 4 credits)
- Marine and Freshwater Ecology (EVS 485, 3 credits)
- Freshwater Ecology Laboratory (EVS 486, 1 credit)
- Marine Ecology Laboratory (EVS 487, 1 credit)
- Atmospheric Diffusion, Air Pollution, & Environmental
Impact Analysis (EVS 541, 3 credits)
- Hydrology (EVS 544, 3 credits)
- Applications of Remote Sensing (EVS 547, 3 credits)
- Introduction to Solar-Terrestrial Environment (EVS 548, 3
credits)
- Tropical Meteorology (EVS 553, 3 credits)
- Introduction to Physical Oceanography (EVS 556, 3 credits)
- Climate Theory (ATS/EVS 566, 3 credits)
II. Environmental Pollution
- Quantitative Analysis (CHM 315, 3 credits)
- Organic Chemistry I (CHM 321/322, 4 credits)
- Organic Chemistry II (CHM 323/324, 4 credits)
- Instrument Analysis (CHM 416, 4 credits)
- Environmental Geology (EVS 443, 3 credits)
- Environmental Chemistry and Natural Resources (CHM 506, 3
credits)
- Radiation Biophysics (EVS 511, 3 credits)
- Environmental Toxicology (EVS 523, 3 credits)
- Atmospheric Diffusion, Air Pollution, & Environmental
Impact Analysis (EVS 541, 3 credits)
- Hydrology (EVS 544, 3 credits)
- Applied Limnology (EVS 545, 3 credits)
- Boundary Layer Meteorology (EVS 552, 3 credits)
- Introduction to Physical Oceanography (EVS 556, 3 credits)
III. Organismal/Population Ecology
- Zoology (EVS 335, 4 credits)
- General Botany (EVS 341, 4 credits)
- Vertebrate Natural History (EVS 384/385, 4 credits)
- Field Biology in the Southeastern U.S. (EVS 435, 4 credits)
- Field Biology of the Desert Southwest (EVS 440, 4 credits)
- Environmental Geology (EVS 443, 3 credits)
- Animal Physiology (EVS 449, 4 credits)
- Terrestrial Ecology (EVS 481, 4 credits)
- Marine and Freshwater Ecology (EVS 485, 3 credits)
- Freshwater Ecology Laboratory (EVS 486, 1 credit)
- Marine Ecology Laboratory (EVS 487, 1 credit)
- Introduction to Solar-Terrestrial Environment (EVS 548, 3
credits)
- Environmental Physiology (EVS 549, 3 credits)
- Entomology (EVS 561, 4 credits)
- Animal Behavior (EVS 571/572, 3/2 credits)
- Evolution (EVS 581, 3 credits)
III. Environmental Policy and Society (At least one course
must come from Group B)
Group A:
- Demography: World Population Issues (SOC 307, 3 credits)
- Environmental Politics and Policy (PLS 333, 3 credits)
- Environmental Economics (EVS 353, 3 credits)
- Environment and Society (EVS 355, 3 credits)
- Management of Environmental Risk (EVS 374, 3 credits)
- Environmental History (HIS XXX, 3 credits)
Group B:
- Environmental Chemistry and Natural Resources (CHM 506, 3
credits)
- Environmental Toxicology (EVS 523, 3 credits)
- Atmospheric Diffusion, Air Pollution and Impact Analysis (EVS
541, 3 credits)
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SUPPORT COURSES:
- * General Physics I, II (PHY 211, 212) 8 credits
- * Calculus I (MTH 245) 4 credits
- World Geography (EDU 315) 3 credits
- * Inadvertent Climate Modification
- (EVS 331; GEC 1)/or capstone course 3 credits
- Environmental Politics and Policy (PLS 333)+ 3 credits
- Environmental Economics (EVS 353)+ 3 credits
- Environmental Ethics (PHL 354; GEC 1) 3 credits
- Environment and Society (EVS 355)+ 3 credits
- Statistics (MTH 363, BIO 401, or ATS 564) 3 credits
- Management of Environmental Risk (EVS 374)+ 3 credits
- Environmental History (HIS XXX)+ 3 credits
* Required for all students
+ Cannot be used to fulfill both Area IV and Support Requirements.