Environmental Science B.A.
Department of Earth Science
University of Northern Iowa
The Environmental Science B.A. major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This
total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements,
plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. The Environmental Science major is
intended as a hands-on program with all students having a common curricular core centered on
geology and meteorology, as well as GIS, Environmental Policies, Mathematics, and Chemistry.
Following the common core courses students would enter a track based upon their interests –
General Environmental Science, Air Quality, Geology, or Hydrology. Each has a range of
courses that provide students with experience in evaluating and responding to environmental
issues.
Required Courses
BIOL 2051
CHEM 1110
Hours
Organismal Diversity
General Chemistry I
EARTHSCI 1200 Elements of Weather
EARTHSCI 1300 Introduction to Geology
EARTHSCI 3230 Air Quality
EARTHSCI 3345 Environmental Geology
EARTHSCI 3350 Environmental Hydrology
EARTHSCI 4400 Undergraduate Research
or
EARTHSCI 3430 Internship
ENV SCI 4666
Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations
GEOG 3310
Geographic Information System I
MATH 1140
Precalculus
or
MATH 1420
Calculus I
STAT 1772
Introduction to Statistical Methods
Electives selected for the emphasis area of general Earth Science, Air Quality,
Geoscience, or Hydrology
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
22
Total hours of Major in Environmental Science: 62
For details visit www.uni.edu/earth
Or visit the department offices in 121 Latham Hall
2014-2016 Catalog
Example Plan of Study – Environmental Science B.A. Degree
Year 1 – Fall semester – 14 hours
EARTHSCI 1300 – Introduction to Geology
CHEM 1110 – General Chemistry I
ENGLISH 1005 – College Writing and
Research
LAC Course
Year 2 – Fall semester – 15 hours
GEOG 3310 – Geographic Information System
STAT 1772 – Introduction to Statistical
Methods
EARTHSCI 3345 – Env. Geology
LAC Courses
Year 3 – Fall semester – 15 hours
EARTHSCI 3230 – Air Quality
ENV SCI 4666 – Env and Occup. Health
LAC Courses
Year 4 – Fall semester – 15 hours
EARTHSCI 3430 – Internship
OR EARTHSCI 4400 Undergraduate
Research in Earth Science
Environmental Science Electives
LAC Courses
University Electives
Year 1 – Spring semester – 16 hours
EARTHSCI 1200 – Elements of Weather
MATH 1140 – Precalculus
OR MATH 1420 Calculus
COMM 1000 – Oral Communication
LAC Course
Year 2 – Spring semester – 15 hours
Environmental Science Electives
LAC Courses
University Electives
Year 3 – Spring semester – 15 hours
EARTHSCI 3350 – Environ. Hydro.
Environmental Science Electives
LAC Courses
University Electives
Year 4 – Spring semester – 15 hours
Environmental Science Electives
LAC Courses
University Electives
Possible Environmental Science Electives
EARTHSCI 1320 Earth History (4 hr)
EARTHSCI 3315 Earthquakes & Tsunamis (2 hr)
EARTHSCI 3210 Meteorology (4 hr)
EARTHSCI 3240 Air Dispersion Modeling (2 hr)
EARTHSCI 3250 Meas. & Analysis Air Qual.(2 hr)
EARTHSCI 3325 Sedimentary Geology (4 hr)
EARTHSCI 3330 Geomorphology (3 hr)
EARTHSCI 3340 Oceanography (3 hr)
EARTHSCI 3355 Hydrogeology (3 hr)
EARTHSCI 3360 Field & Lab Methods in Hydrology (2 hr)
2014-2016 Catalog
CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II (4 hr)
CHEM 2310 Quantitative Analysis (4 hr)
ECON 3225 Environmental Economics (3 hr)
ENV SCI 4665 Environmental Health Sci.(3 hr)
GEOG 2210 Recent Climate Change (3 hr)
GEOG 4220 Soils and Landscapes (3 hr)
GEOG 4230 Rivers (3 hr)
GEOG 4320 GIS II (3 hr)
GEOG 4370 Remote Sensing of the Env.(3 hr)
PHYSICS 1511 General Physics I (4 hr)