Environmental Studies

The Division of Continuing Studies offers the Bachelor of General Studies degree with an area of concentration in environmental studies. A minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of approved courses from the Environmental Studies curriculum.

Required:

BIOL 1330	Environmental Biology	3 hrs
CHEM 1010/1014	Environmental Chemistry w/lab	4 hrs
GEOL 1010	Environmental Geology	3 hrs
GEOG 1030	Introduction to Earth and Environmental Science	3 hrs
	Courses selected form the curriculum of one of the Environmental Studies Option: Analytic, Earth Science, Geography & Planning, Life Science, and Physics	15 hrs

Nine of the 15 hours within the chosen option must be upper division. The curricula of the five options are available in the UNO Undergraduate catalog (see pages 87-88) or on the Environmental Studies website at http://www.unomaha.edu/environmental_studies. One Secondary Field may be directed toward course work from one of the remaining options.

Recommended Courses (if not included in chosen option):

These courses can be used in the general education requirements or in other BGS required areas.

ECON 2200	Principles of Econ (Micro)	3 hrs
LAWS 3910	Introduction to Business Law and Ethics	3 hrs
PHIL 3180	Environmental Ethics	3 hrs
SOC 3850	Society, Environment & Resource Conservation	3 hrs
GEOG 3440	Nebraska Natural Resource Management	3 hrs
BIOL 1450	Biology I w/lab	5 hrs
BIOL 1750	Biology II w/lab	5 hrs
CHEM 1140/1144	Fundamental of College Chemistry w/lab	5 hrs
CHEM 2210/2214	Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry w/lab	5 hrs
PHYS	Introduction to Physic w/lab	5 hrs
	A course in Statistics	3 hrs

Important Note:

Students interested in graduate studies should contact a graduate adviser to make sure necessary classes are taken to enter graduate programs. This area of concentration will afford adult students the opportunity to pursue a science based curriculum directed towards finding solutions to environmental problems.

Career Information:
An area of concentration in environmental studies is concerned with chemical pollutants, environmental geology, local and regional planning, environmental biology, and monitoring of the environment with regard to conservation and safety issues. It will also provide the necessary knowledge to pursue an advanced degree, if desired. Environmental studies students, depending on their particular coursework, may find careers in transportation, politics, education, law, research, waste management, utilities, marine biology, zoology, planning, ecology, law enforcement, park services, forestry, and government or non-profit administration.

For more career information, check out UNO Hints for Finding Jobs in Environmental Science, College Board - Environmental Studies, or UNO Career Center.

Revised 08/07