GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
B.S. DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
2015-2016 CATALOG http://esp.gmu.edu
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (27)
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ENGH 100 or 101
COMM 100 or 101
Literature requirement*
Fine Arts requirement*
HIST 100 or 125
Social & Behavioral Science requirement*
Global Understanding requirement*
CDS 130 (Information technology requirement)
ENGH 302 (C or better required)
*See current approved course listing in catalog – Mason Core
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: CORE CLASSES (38-39)
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BIOL 214 - Introduction to Biostatistics
EVPP 210 - Environmental Biology: Molecules and Cell
EVPP 301 - Environmental Science: Biological Diversity and Ecosystems
EVPP 302 - Environmental Science: Biomes and Human Dimensions
EVPP 305 - Environmental Microbiology Essentials
EVPP 306 - Environmental Microbiology Essentials Laboratory
EVPP 337 - Environmental Policy Making in Developing Countries
EVPP 361 - Introduction to Environmental Policy
EVPP 377 - Applied Ecology
EVPP 430 - Fundamentals of Environmental Geographic Information Systems
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One of the following three courses:
EVPP 336 - Human Dimensions of the Environment
EVPP 338 - Economics of Environmental Policy
EVPP 362 - Intermediate Environmental Policy
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One of the following four courses (all but EVPP 378 fulfills the Synthesis req):
EVPP 335 - People, Plants, and Culture
EVPP 378 - RS: Ecological Sustainability
EVPP 480 - Sustainability in Action
CONS 490 - RS: Integrated Conservation Strategies
CHEM 211 (co-req.)
CHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY, AND MATH REQUIREMENTS (19-20)
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CHEM 211 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 212 - General Chemistry II
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GEOL 102 - Introduction to Geology II
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Choose 2 from the following:
MATH 111 - Linear Mathematical Modeling
MATH 113 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
MATH 114 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
Math Placement Test
determines entry for these
courses.
GENERAL ELECTIVES
MINIMUM CREDITS TO GRADUATE: 120; UPPER DIVISION CREDITS (300+ level): minimum 45 at GMU
MINIMUM GPA, OVERALL: 2.00, MAJOR: 2.00, MAJOR SUPPORTING: 2.00
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CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
CONCENTRATION: CONSERVATION (CNSV) (21)
Mentor: Dr. Chris Parsons
Students must take 24 credits from the following:
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EVPP 318 - Conservation Biology (Spring only)
EVPP 378 - Ecological Sustainability
EVPP 395 - Undergraduate Research in Envir. Science and Policy
EVPP 396 - Directed Topic in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 419 - Marine Mammal Bio. and Conservation( Spring only)
EVPP 420 - Marine Mammal Bio. and Conservation Field Course
EVPP 421 - Marine Conservation (Fall only)
EVPP 427 - Disease Ecology and Conservation
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EVPP 440 - Field Environmental Science
EVPP 490 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 494 - Internship
BIOL 310 – Biodiversity
BIOL 435- Selected Topics in Biology
CONS 498 - Internship
CONS 499 - Independent Study/Research
GGS 303 - Conservation of Resources and Environment (Fall only)
GGS 307 - Sustainable Development
NCLC 311 - Mysteries of Migration: Consequences for Conservation
PRLS 300 - People with Nature(Fall only)
PRLS 402 - Human Behavior in Natural Environments (Spring only)
BIOL 308 or 310
BIOL 308
45 credits; 2 upper level sci. lab courses
45 credits
60 credits; GEOL 309
EVPP 419
GEOL 309; general education
60 credits; BIOL 213 or EVPP 305 and
306, and BIOL 308
BIOL 308
60 credits
60 credits
BIOL 213 with C or better
30 credits; general education
60 credits; GGS 122 and 302
60 credits; PRLS 210 and 300
The following courses are only offered through the Smithsonian-Mason Semester (see catalog for requirements)
CONS 320 - Conservation in Practice
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CONS 401 - Conservation Theory
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CONS 402 - Applied Conservation
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CONS 403 - Ecology and Conservation Theory
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CONS 404 - Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity
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CONS 410 - Human Dimensions in Conservation
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CONS 411 - Science Communication for Conservation
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CONS 420 - Human-Wildlife Conflict
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CONS 490 - Integrated Conservation Strategies
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CONS 491 - Comprehensive Conservation Planning
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1-3 CONS 497 - Special Topics in Conservation
CONCENTRATION: ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE (ECSI) (24)
Mentor: Dr. Changwoo Ahn
Students must take 24 credits from the following:
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EVPP 309 - Introduction to Oceanography (Fall only)
EVPP 350 - Freshwater Ecosystems (Fall only)
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EVPP 355 - Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration
EVPP 378 - Ecological Sustainability
EVPP 395 - Undergraduate Research in Envir. Science and Policy
EVPP 396 - Directed Topic in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 408 - Mushrooms, Molds and Society
EVPP 427 - Disease Ecology and Conservation
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EVPP 440 - Field Environmental Science
EVPP 449 - Marine Ecology (Spring only)
EVPP 490 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 494 - Internship
BIOL 310 – Biodiversity
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See catalog, incl EVPP 110 or EVPP 210
CHEM 211 and 212, and EVPP 110 or
BIOL 308
CHEM 211, BIOL 308, PHYS 243
BIOL 308
45 credits; 2 upper level sci. lab courses
45 credits
EVPP 110/111 or BIOL 213
60 credits; BIOL 213 or EVPP 305/306,
and BIOL 308
BIOL 308 or 310
BIOL 308
60 credits
60 credits
BIOL 213 with C or better
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BIOL 345 - Plant Ecology (Fall only)
BIOL 435 - Selected Topics in Biology
BIOL 459 - Fungi and Ecosystems (Fall only)
GEOL 305 - Environmental Geology (Fall only)
GEOL 306 - Soil Science (Spring only)
GGS 307 - Sustainable Development
BIOL 308 or 310
BIOL 308
GEOL 101 and GEOL 309 or GGS 309
GEOL 101 and CHEM 211
60 credits; GGS 112 and 302
CONCENTRATION: MARINE, ESTUARINE, AND FRESHWATER ECOLOGY (MEFC) (21)
Mentor: Dr. Esther Peters
Required courses:
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EVPP 309 - Introduction to Oceanography (Fall only)
EVPP 350 - Freshwater Ecosystems (Fall only)
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EVPP 421 - Marine Conservation (Fall only)
EVPP 449 - Marine Ecology(Spring only)
See catalog, incl EVPP 110 or EVPP 210
CHEM 211/212 and EVPP 110/111 or
BIOL 308
60 credits; GEOL 309
BIOL 308
And at least 8 credits from the following:
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EVPP 318 - Conservation Biology (Spring only)
EVPP 363 - Coastal Morphology and Processes (Spring only)
EVPP 380 - Wetlands of the World
EVPP 395 - Undergraduate Research in Envir. Science and Policy
EVPP 396 - Directed Topic in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 419 - Marine Mammal Biol. and Conservation (Spring only)
EVPP 420 - Marine Mammal Biol. and Conservation Field Trip
EVPP 427 - Disease Ecology and Conservation
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EVPP 440 - Field Environmental Science
EVPP 490 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 494 - Internship
BIOL 331 - Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 480 - The Diversity of Fishes
GEOL 364 - Marine Geology
GEOL 458 - Chemical Oceanography
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GGS 307 - Sustainable Development
CLIM 412 - Physical Oceanography
NCLC 318 - Exploring Virginia’s Watersheds
BIOL 308 or 3 10
GEOL 309
BIOL 308 or 310, or EVPP 110/111
45 credits; 2 upper level sci. lab courses
45 credits
60 credits; GEOL 309 or BIOL 449
EVPP 419
60 credits; BIOL 213 or EVPP 305/306,
and BIOL 308
BIOL 308 or 310
60 credits
60 credits
BIOL 308 or 310
GEOL 309, BIOL 310 and EVPP 350
GEOL 101, 102, 302, and CHEM 211
CHEM 211, 212, and CHEM 321 or
GEOL 302
60 credits; GGS 122 and 302
MATH 113 or 115, and PHYS 160 or 243
HIST 120 or 121 or 122, and EVPP 110,
or GGS 102 or GEOL 109 or NCLC 120
CONCENTRATION: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (EVHL) (21)
Mentor: Dr. Bob Jonas
Required courses:
EVPP 427 - Disease Ecology and Conservation
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EVPP 445 - Principles of Environmental Toxicology
And 15 credits from the following:
1-3 EVPP 395 - Undergraduate Research in Envir. Science and Policy
1-4 EVPP 396 - Directed Topic in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 409 - Medical Mycology
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EVPP 440 - Field Environmental Science
EVPP 490 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 494 - Internship
EVPP 515 - Molecular Environmental Biology I (Fall only)
BIOL 402 - Applied and Industrial Microbiology
BIOL 305 – Biology of Microorganisms
BIOL 306 – Biology of Microorganisms Lab
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60 credits; BIOL 213 or EVPP 305/306,
and BIOL 308
60 credits; EVPP 110/111, and CHEM
211/212
45 credits; 2 upper level sci.lab courses
45 credits
EVPP 110 and 111 or BIOL 213
BIOL 308 or 310
60 credits
60 credits
Intro biology and genetics course
BIOL 213 and EVPP 305/306 and CHEM
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BIOL 213 with C or better
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BIOL 402 – Applied and Industrial Microbiology
BIOL 404 - Medical Microbiology
BIOL 465 - Histology
CHEM 505 - Hazardous Materials Waste Management
CEIE 555 - Principles of Environmental Engineering
GCH 205 - Global Health (Global understanding requirement)
GCH 360 - Health and Environment
GCH 560 - Environmental Health
GGS 302 - Global Environmental Hazards
GGS 304 - Populations Dimensions of Global Change (Fall only)
GGS 307 - Sustainable Development
GGS 319 - Air Pollution
GGS 322 - Issues in Global Change
BIOL 213, 305, 306; CHEM 211, 212
EVPP 305 and 306
BIOL 308 or 310
CHEM 313
BIOL 214
30 credits; general education
60 credits; GGS 112 and 302
CLIM 111 or GGS 121
GGS 121 or 122
CONCENTRATION: HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE (HERC) (21)
Mentor: Dr. Susan Crate
Required courses:
EVPP 336 Human Dimensions of the Environment (Fall only)
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And 18 credits from the following:
EVPP 309 - Introduction to Oceanography (Fall only)
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EVPP 355 - Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration
EVPP 378 - Ecological Sustainability
EVPP 395 - Undergraduate Research in Envir. Science and Policy
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EVPP 396 - Directed Topic in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 427 - Disease Ecology and Conservation
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EVPP 432 – Energy Policy
EVPP 436 - The Human Dimensions of Global Climate Change (Fall only)
EVPP 440 - Field Environmental Science
EVPP 490 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy
EVPP 494 - Internship
CLIM 101 - Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society (Fall only)
CLIM 111 - Intro to Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science (Spring only)
CLIM 112 - Intro to Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science Lab (Spring)
CLIM 312 - Physical Climatology
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CLIM 314 Severe and Extreme Weather (Spring only)
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CLIM 319 - Air Pollution
CLIM 412 - Physical Oceanography
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GGS 121 Dynamic Atmosphere and Hydrosphere (Fall only)
GGS 302 - Global Environmental Hazards
GGS 304 - Populations Dimensions of Global Change (Fall only)
GGS 307 - Sustainable Development
GGS 309 - Meteorology and Climate (Spring only)
GGS 321 - Biogeography: Space, Time and Life (Spring only)
GGS 322 - Issues in Global Change
GGS 353 - Observations of the Earth and its Climate (Spring only)
GGS 354 - Data Analysis and Global Change Detection Techniques
(Spring only)
GGS 456 - Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation
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One of EVPP 110, EVPP 111,
GEOL 101, SOCI 101, or ANTH 114
See catalog, incl EVPP 110 or
EVPP 210
CHEM 211, BIOL 308, PHYS 243
BIOL 308
45 credits; 2 upper level sci. lab
courses
45 credits
60 credits; BIOL 213 or EVPP
305/306, and BIOL 308
60 credits and EVPP 361
60 credits; EVPP 336 and CLIM 101
BIOL 308 or 310
60 credits
60 credits
30 credits; GGS 121, MATH 113,
PHYS 243/244
MATH 113, CLIM/PHYS 111 and
112 or EOS 121 or GGS 121
CLIM 111 or GGS 121
MATH 113 or 115, and PHYS 160
or 243
30 credits
30 credits; general education
60 credits; GGS 112 and 302
GGS 102 or 121
GGS 122
GGS 121 and 122
GGS 121and 122
CDS 130 and BIOL 214
GGS 353 and309 and a course in
physics