Environmental Studies
| Concentration Requirements | 30 hours |
|---|---|
| ENVN 2010 Environmental Problems and Solutions | 1 hour |
| BIOL 1330 Environmental Biology | 3 hours |
| CHEM 1010/1014 Environmental Chemistry w/lab | 4 hours |
| GEOL 1010 Environmental Geology | 3 hours |
| GEOG 1030 Introduction to Physical Geography | 4 hours |
| Additional 15 hours selected from the curriculum of one of the Environmental Studies options: Analytic, Earth Science, Geography & Planning, or Life Science. | 15 hours |
| Secondary Field I | 12 hours |
| Must include courses from the same subject | |
| Secondary Field II | 12 hours |
| Must include courses from the same subject | |
| Electives | 26 hours |
| May include any excess hours in general education, concentration or secondary fields. The number of elective hours may vary but total degree must comprise 120 hours. | |
| University General Education | 40 hours |
| Learn more about general education requirements | |
| TOTAL DEGREE | 120 hours |
Additional information:
- It is highly recommended that students visit personally with the chair of Environmental Studies, Dr. John McCarty to learn more. jmccarty@unomaha.edu or 402-554-2849.
- It is recommended that Environmental Studies students choose a secondary field from one of the other Environmental Studies option areas.
Recommended coursework includes:
- At least one course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- BIOL 1450 Biology I (5 hours)
- BIOL 1750 Biology II (5 hours)
- CHEM 1140/1144 Fundamental of College Chemistry (5 hours)
- CHEM 2210/2214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (5 hours)
- ECON 2200 Principles of Micro Economics
- ENVN 4600 GIS Applications for Environmental Science
- ENVN 4820 Introduction to Environmental Law and Regulation
- GEOG 1090 Introduction to Geospatial Sciences (4 hours)
- GEOG 3530/3534 Cartography and GIS (4 hours)
- PHIL 3180 Environmental Ethics
- PHYS 1050/1054 Introduction to Physics (5 hours)
- A statistics course
| Students with an area of concentration in Environmental Studies may find careers in: | ||
| ♦ Transportation | ♦ Politics | |
| ♦ Research | ♦ Law | |
| ♦ Education | ♦ Zoology | |
| ♦ Waste Management | ♦ Utilities | |
| ♦ Marine Biology | ♦ Planning | |
| ♦ Ecology | ♦ Park Services | |
| ♦ Forestry | ♦ Government or Non-profit Administration | |
| ♦ Law Enforcement | ||
Contact Us
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- Omaha, Nebraska 68182
- unodcs@unomaha.edu
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- FAX: 402.554.2231
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College of Public Affairs and Community Service
- CPACS Units and Resources
- Division of Continuing Studies
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Department of Gerontology
- Goodrich Scholarship Program
- School of Public Administration/Aviation Institute/Emergency Management and Disaster Science
- Grace Abbott School of Social Work
- William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies
- Center for Public Affairs Research
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