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Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary program that addresses environmental issues in the context of what we know about Earth, ecology, and society. In addition to its science core, the major also seeks to provide students with some appreciation of social, cultural, and policy dimensions of environmental issues, as well as exposure to the technologies of pollution control. For more information, contact the major advisor Dr. André Droxler at andre@rice.edu. |
This is an unofficial listing. Consult the General Announcements for official requirements.
Overview
The B.A. in Environmental Science double major is designed
to accommodate:
- Students wishing to obtain a solid preparation for later graduate
study in environmental science or other careers as environmental professionals
(e.g., environmental economics or environmental law), and
- Students pursuing other careers (e.g., historians, lawyers, mechanical engineers, chemists) who hope to contribute to solutions to one of the major global issues of the 21st Century.
The 67-semester-hour (minimum) double major in environmental science may be taken in conjunction with any stand-alone major offered in any school of the university.
The key components of the double major include:
- Foundation course work in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.
- A set of 5 undergraduate core courses, required of all double majors,
that acquaint undergraduates with a range of environmental problems
encountered by scientists, engineers, managers, and policy makers. Core
courses stress the components of the global environment and their interactions.
- 24 semester hours of environmental electives from four categories (1) social sciences and economics, (2) humanities and architecture, (3) natural sciences, and (4) engineering. Students may petition to have electives, in addition to those currently listed, apply toward the double major.
Major tracking forms are available in the Center for the Study of Environment and Society (CSES) office for declared Environmental Science majors.
Academic advisors for the double major are:
- André Droxler, Earth Science - andre@rice.edu, x4885, Geology Labs 205
- David Queller, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - queller@rice.edu, x5220, Anderson Biological Lab 137A
Specific Course Requirements
General Prerequisites:
CHEM 121 or 151 General Chemistry with Laboratory
CHEM 122 or 152 General Chemistry with Laboratory
MATH 101 or 111 Single Variable Calculus I
MATH 102 or 112 Single Variable Calculus II
PHYS 101 or 125 or 111 Mechanics
PHYS 102 or 126 or 112 Electricity and Magnetism
BIOS 201 Introductory Biology
BIOS 202 Introductory Biology
Core Courses
| F | BIOS 325 | Ecology | |
| F | ESCI 321 | Earth System Evolution and Cycles | |
| One of the following two courses: | |||
| F | PHYS 443 | Atmospheric Science | |
| S | CEVE 411 | Air Resources Management | |
| Two of the following three courses: | |||
| F | CEVE 401 | Introduction to Environmental Chemistry | |
| S | CEVE 412 | Hydrology and Watershed Analysis | |
| F | ESCI 454 | Geographic Information Science | |
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