Environmental SciencesMajor

MUST CHOSE ONE TRACK OPTION:

• Ecology and Conservation (ECO)
• Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)
• Social Science and Policy (SSP)
• Environment and Health (EVH)

FOUNDATION COURSES: All required

• ENVS 130*: Environmental Sciences
• ENVS 131**: Intro to ENVS Field Studies
• ENVS 390: Seminar in Environmental Issues

*ENVS 120 or ENVS 140 may be substituted for ENVS 130
**ENVS_OX 131 fulfills the requirement of both ENVS 130 and ENVS 131

INTERMEDIATE BREADTH REQUIREMENTS: Four courses, one from each area

Methods (pre-requisite for all: QTM 100)

• ENVS 250: Fundamentals of Cartography and GIS
• ENVS 260: Quantitative Methods in ENVS
• ENVS 270: Environmental Data Science

Ecology, Conservation, and Health

• ENVS 232: Fundamentals of Ecology w/lab
• ENVS 240 or ENVS 240 w/lab: Ecosystem Ecology
• ENVS/BIOL 247: Ecology

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

• ENVS 222: Evolution of the Earth w/lab
• ENVS 229: Atmospheric Science w/lab
• ENVS 230: Introductory Geoscience w/lab
• ENVS 235: Environmental Geology
• ENVS 239: Physical Oceanography

Social Science and Policy

• ENVS 224: Economy and the Environment
• ENVS 225: Institutions and the Environment
• ENVS/POLS 227: Environmental Policy

ADVANCED SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVES: Must take 4 from appropriate track, with 2 or more at the 300+ level, plus one additional 3+ credit elective course in the department for a total of 5 electives.

Other special topics, study abroad, or 3-credit ENVS 399 courses may count for advanced specialization options with prior approval.

Note: 2 courses from Intermediate Breadth and/or Advanced Specialization Categories must be field and/or lab courses.

ECO Track

• ENVS 232: Fundamentals of Ecology with Lab
• ENVS 234: Biophilic and Green Design
• ENVS 240/240L: Ecosystem Ecology (with optional lab)
• ENVS 241+242: Modern and Ancient Tropical Environments (and field)
• ENVS 247/247L: Ecology (with optional lab)
• ENVS 250: Fundamentals of Cartography and GIS
• ENVS 255W: Environmental Communication
• ENVS 260: Quantitative Methods in ENVS
• ENVS 270: Environmental Data Science
• ENVS 320: Environmental Assessment/Management
• ENVS 329: Religion and Ecology
• ENVS 340: Wetland Ecology
• ENVS 341: Field Botany (proposed Spring 2020)
• ENVS 345: Conservation Biology
• ENVS 349: Ecology of Invasions
• ENVS 359: Ecology and Evolution of Disease
• ENVS 361: Ecosystems Through Time
• ENVS 371+372: Ecology of the Tropics (and field)
• ENVS 373: Marine Ecology
• ENVS 375: Tropical Marine Ecosystems (abroad)
• ENVS 420: Law and Biodiversity
• ENVS 442/442L: Ecology of Emory University with lab
• ENVS 443: Ecosystems of Georgia
• ENVS 444: Ecosystems: SE U.S. with Lab
• ENVS 446: Field Studies in Southern Africa
• ENVS 459: Urban Ecology and Development
• ENVS 460: Research Design and Practice
• ENVS 483: Spatial Analysis in Disease Ecology
• ENVS 500: Spatial and Landscape Ecology
• ENVS 542: Ecological Mutualisms
• ENVS 545: Conservation Biology
• ENVS 559: Ecology and Evolution of Disease
• ENVS 560: Research Design and Practice in Environmental Sciences
• ENVS 569: Urban Ecology and Development
• ENVS 580: Primate Disease Ecology
• ENVS 581: Environmental Disease Ecology
• ENVS 583: Spatial Analysis in Disease Ecology
• Pre-approved Special Topics: Population Ecology, Practice of Science, Agroecology

EAS Track

• ENVS 215W: Great Books of the Geosciences (proposed Spring 2020)
• ENVS 222: Evolution of the Earth with Lab
• ENVS 229: Atmospheric Science with Lab
• ENVS 230: Fundamentals of Geology with Lab
• ENVS 235: Environmental Geology
• ENVS 239: Physical Oceanography
• ENVS 241+242: Modern and Ancient Tropical Environments (and field)
• ENVS 250: Fundamentals of Cartography and GIS
• ENVS 255W: Environmental Communication
• ENVS 260: Quantitative Methods in ENVS
• ENVS 270: Environmental Data Science
• ENVS 321: Geology and Human Health
• ENVS 326: Climate Change and Society
• ENVS 328: Intro to Atmospheric Chemistry
• ENVS 330: Climatology
• ENVS 331: Earth Systems Science
• ENVS 342: Barrier Island
• ENVS 346: Geol.Orig. of Landscapes w/Lab
• ENVS 347/347L: Landscapes and Geomorphology (with optional lab)
• ENVS 348: Sustainable Water Resources with Lab
• ENVS 362 Mineralogy and Petrology
• ENVS 365: Urban Geography
• ENVS 426: U.N. Climate Change Conference
• ENVS 460: Research Design and Practice
• ENVS 526: Climate Change and Society
• ENVS 560: Research Design and Practice in Environmental Sciences
• ENVS 561: Ecosystems Through Time
• ENVS 575: Global Change Science and Policy
• Pre-approved Special Topics: Climate Policy Seminar, Practice of Science

SSP Track

• ENVS 224: Economy and the Environment
• ENVS 225: Institutions and the Environment
• ENVS 227: Environmental Policy
• ENVS 228: Environmental Policy with Lab
• ENVS 250: Fundamentals of Cartography and GIS
• ENVS 255W: Environmental Communication
• ENVS 260: Quantitative Methods in ENVS
• ENVS 270: Environmental Data Science
• ENVS 320: Environmental Assessment/Management
• ENVS 324: Environmental Economics
• ENVS 326: Climate Change and Society
• ENVS 344: American Environmental History
• ENVS 345: Conservation Biology
• ENVS 350: Environmental Thought
• ENVS 352: Green Business
• ENVS 365: Urban Geography
• ENVS 370A: Community Bldg and So Change I
• ENVS 377: International Environmental Policy
• ENVS 420: Law and Biodiversity
• ENVS 426: U.N. Climate Change Conference
• ENVS 458: Fishers and Fisheries
• ENVS 460: Research Design and Practice
• ENVS 521: Natural Resource Management
• ENVS 524: Environmental Economics
• ENVS 526: Climate Change and Society
• ENVS 560: Research Design and Practice in Environmental Sciences
• ENVS 570: Institutions and Natural Resources
• ENVS 575: Global Change Science and Policy
• Pre-approved Special Topics: Environmental Justice, Climate Policy Seminar, Advanced Environmental Policy Analysis, Food Systems, Practice of Science

EVH Track

• ENVS 232: Fundamentals of Ecology with Lab
• ENVS 234: Biophilic and Green Design
• ENVS 240/240L: Ecosystem Ecology (with optional lab)
• ENVS 250: Fundamentals of Cartography and GIS
• ENVS 255W: Environmental Communication
• ENVS 260: Quantitative Methods in ENVS
• ENVS 270: Environmental Data Science
• ENVS 321: Geology and Human Health
• ENVS 328: Intro to Atmospheric Chemistry
• ENVS 345: Conservation Biology
• ENVS 348: Sustainable Water Resources with lab
• ENVS 359: Ecology and Evolution of Disease
• ENVS 365: Urban Geography
• ENVS 459: Urban Ecology and Development
• ENVS 460: Research Design and Practice
• ENVS 483: Spatial Analysis in Disease Ecology
• ENVS 545: Conservation Biology
• ENVS 559: Ecology and Evolution of Disease
• ENVS 560: Research Design and Practice in Environmental Sciences
• ENVS 569: Urban Ecology and Development
• ENVS 580: Primate Disease Ecology
• ENVS 581: Environmental Disease Ecology
• ENVS 583: Spatial Analysis in Disease Ecology
• Pre-approved Special Topics: Climate Policy Seminar, Population Ecology, Environmental Justice, Food Systems, Practice of Science

INDEPENDENT STUDY REQUIREMENT: Choose one, must be at least 4 credit hours

• ENVS 491: Service Learning in ENVS
• ENVS 494: Individual Research
• ENVS 495: Honors Research
• ENVS 497: Undergraduate Internship
• ENVS 498: Individual Directed Reading
• ENVS 499: Advanced Independent Research

CAPSTONE REQUIREMENT: Must take in final semester

• ENVS 490: ENVS Senior Capstone Portfolio

EXTERNAL BS REQUIREMENTS: Must take 4 courses as designated for each track

ECO Track: Must take at least one natural science and one quantitative science, with two additional electives from list

Natural Science

Biology

• BIOL 141: Foundations of Modern Bio I
• BIOL 142: Foundations of Modern Biol II
• BIOL 241: Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 320: Animal Behavior
• BIOL 329: Coastal Biology w/ Lab
• BIOL 347: Disease Ecology
• BIOL 380: Herpetology

Chemistry

• CHEM 150: Structure and Properties (w/ 150L)
• CHEM 202: Principles of Reactivity (w/ 202L)
• CHEM 203: Advanced Reactivity
• CHEM 204: Macromolecules

Quantitative Science

Mathematics

• MATH 111: Calc I (or 111L)
• MATH 112: Calc II (or 112Z)
• MATH 116: Life Sciences Calculus II
• MATH 210: Adv. Calc for Data Sciences
• MATH 221: Linear Algebra

Quantitative Theory and Methods

• QTM 200: Applied Regression Analysis
• QTM 210: Probability and Statistics
• QTM 220: Regression Analysis
• QTM 250: Data Science Computing
• QTM 315: Game Theory
• QTM 325: Evolutionary Game Theory
• QTM 345: Advanced Statistics
• QTM 355: Introduction to Time Series Analysis
• QTM 360: Generalized Linear Models
• QTM 446: Big/Small Data and Visualization
• QTM 491: Design/Analysis Experiments

EAS Track: Must take at least one natural science and one quantitative science, with two additional electives from list. One course must also be a lab or lab pair.

Natural Science

Chemistry

• CHEM 150: Structure and Properties (w/ 150L)
• CHEM 202: Principles of Reactivity (w/ 202L)
• CHEM 203: Advanced Reactivity
• CHEM 204: Macromolecules
• CHEM 205: Light and Matter (w/ 205L)

Physics

• PHYS 141: Intro Physics I w/ Lab
• PHYS 142: Into Physics II w/ Lab
• PHYS 151: Phys for Sci and Engin I w/ Lab
• PHYS 152: Phys for Sci and Engin II w/ Lab
• PHYS 253: Modern Physics w/ Lab
• PHYS 311: Astrophysics I w/ Lab
• PHYS 365: Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 421: Thermodynamics and Stat Physics

Quantitative Science

Computer Science

• CS 170: Intro to Computer Science I
• CS 171: Intro to Computer Science II
• CS 224: Foundations of Computer Science

Mathematics

• MATH 111: Calc I (or 111L)
• MATH 112: Calc II (or 112Z)
• MATH 210: Adv. Calc for Data Sciences
• MATH 211: Adv Calc (Multivariate)
• MATH 212: Differential Equations
• MATH 221: Linear Algebra

Physics

• PHYS 220: Math Methods for Sci and Engin

Quantitative Theory and Methods

• QTM 200: Applied Regression Analysis
• QTM 210: Probability and Statistics
• QTM 220: Regression Analysis
• QTM 250: Data Science Computing
• QTM 355: Into to Time Series Analysis

SSP Track: Must take one complete methods sequence and two additional electives. An additional methods sequence may be taken instead of 2 electives.

Methods Sequences

Economics Methods Sequence:

• ECON 220: Introduction to Statistical Methods
• ECON 320: Econometrics

Political Science Methods Sequence:

• POLS 208: Research Design and Methods
• POLS 300: Social Choice and Elections

Quantitative Theory and Methods Sequence:

• QTM 110: Intro to Scientific Methods
• QTM 200: Applied Regression Analysis

Elective Courses

Environmental Sciences

• SUST 201: Foundations of Sustainability

Anthropology

• ANT 202: Concepts and Methods in Cultural Anthropology
• ANT 351W: Sustainable Development

Economics

• ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 112: Principles of Macroeconomics

Mathematics

• MATH 111: Calc I (or 111L)

Political Science

• POLS 360: Public Policy
• POLS 369: Policy Analysis

Psychology

• PSYC 212: Social Psychology

Sociology

• SOC 105: Intro Population and Human Ecology

Quantitative Theory and Methods

• QTM 200: Applied Regression Analysis
• QTM 220: Regression Analysis
• QTM 315: Game Theory
• QTM 250: Data Science Computing
• QTM 360: Generalized Linear Models
• QTM 446: Big/Small Data and Visualization

EVH Track: Must take at least one natural science and one quantitative science, with two additional electives from list. At least one course must be designated with a health-focus (+).

Natural Science

Anthropology

• ANT 230: Medical Anthropology+
• ANT 334: Evolutionary Medicine+
• ANT 336: Anthropology of Emerging Disease+

Biology

• BIOL 141: Foundations of Modern Bio I
• BIOL 142: Foundations of Modern Biol II
• BIOL 241: Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 347: Disease Ecology+

Chemistry

• CHEM 150: Structure and Properties (w/ 150L)
• CHEM 202: Principles of Reactivity (w/ 202L)
• CHEM 203: Advanced Reactivity
• CHEM 204: Macromolecules

Health

• HLTH 207: Fundamentals of Epidemiology+
• HLTH 210: Predictive Health and Society+
• HLTH 250: Foundations of Global Health+
• HLTH 317: Microbiome in Health and Disease+
• HLTH 340: Food, Health, and Society+
• HLTH 350R: Core Issues in Global Health: Under the Weather+
• HLTH 385: The Science of Integrative Health+
• HLTH 440: Botanical Medicine and Health+

Quantitative Science

Mathematics

• MATH 111: Calc I (or 111L)
• MATH 112: Calc II (or 112Z)
• MATH 116: Life Sciences Calculus II
• MATH 210: Adv. Calc for Data Sciences
• MATH 221: Linear Algebra

Quantitative Theory and Methods

• QTM 200: Applied Regression Analysis
• QTM 210: Probability and Statistics
• QTM 220: Regression Analysis
• QTM 250: Data Science Computing
• QTM 325: Evolutionary Game Theory
• QTM 345: Advanced Statistics
• QTM 355: Introduction to Time Series Analysis
• QTM 360: Generalized Linear Models
• QTM 446: Big/Small Data and Visualization
• QTM 491: Design/Analysis Experiments