PREFACE
The Environmental Science department welcomes you to Clarkson University. The Environmental
Science department is composed of two programs: Environmental Health Science (EHS) and
Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P). Students completing the EHS program receive a degree in
Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Toxicology. Students who complete the ES&P program receive a
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy. This Handbook has been prepared for
prospective (and current) students, parents, and employers. Clarkson University offers a competitive
edge with its interdisciplinary teaching approach and collaborative working environment necessary to
succeed in any future endeavors.
The Clarkson Environmental Health Science program is unique because it is interdepartmental, with
participating course requirements from Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, and Business. Students can
tailor their studies to emphasize special interests in these areas. Those who want to perform research can
work with faculty who are nationally recognized scientists in related fields.
Environmental Science & Policy at Clarkson University provides students with a quality experientialbased education that they can use to begin their careers as environmental professionals. Clarkson ES&P
graduates are knowledgeable of the tools and techniques of environmental science and policy, and have
an appreciation for the interdependence of law, science, and government.
This handbook contains a detailed description of the EHS and ES&P programs, as well as career
opportunities, graduate school possibilities, and research options.
Cover page description: Canoeing on the Raquette River in Potsdam, NY. Two ES&P students conducting air monitoring for pollutants on Clarkson’s
mobile air sampling unit. ES&P students beginning construction on elevated observation deck at Clarkson’s 200 acre nature preserve. Students Deanna St.
Onge and Mike Cooper participating in the environmental design competition in New Mexico.
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Table of Contents
Environmental Health Science (EHS) Program Description ................................................................................................. 3
Environmental Health Science Sample Curriculum ............................................................................................................... 4
Environmental Health Science Recommended Electives…………………………………………………………………….5
Environmental Health Science Course Descriptions .............................................................................................................. 6
Minor in Environmental Health Science ................................................................................................................................. 9
Minor in Environmental Health Science Form ..................................................................................................................... 10
Environmental Health Science Projects and Career Opportunities.................................................................................... 11
Environmental Health Science Program Form ..................................................................................................................... 12
Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) Program Description ...................................................................................... 13
Environmental Science and Policy Sample Curriculum ...................................................................................................... 14
Environmental Science & Policy Professional Electives....................................................................................................... 15
Environmental Science and Policy Course Descriptions ..................................................................................................... 16
Minors in Environmental Science and Environmental Policy ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Minor in Environmental Science Form ................................................................................................................................. 23
Minors in Environmental Science and Environmental Policy ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Minor in Environmental Policy Form.................................................................................................................................... 26
Environmental Science and Policy Projects and Career Opportunities ............................................................................. 27
Environmental Science and Policy Program Form............................................................................................................... 28
Internship Guidelines .............................................................................................................................................................. 29
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Environmental Health Science (EHS)
Program Description
BS in Environmental Health Science (formerly Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Toxicology)
Environmental health science studies the relationship between humans and the environment - mainly the
environmental factors that adversely affect human health. Our program
focuses on recognizing, evaluating, and controlling these chemical,
biological and physical factors. Environment must be thought of in the
broadest sense, as to include the natural, built, and social environments.
The EHS program at Clarkson integrates courses in biology, chemistry,
engineering, and business. Classes are small and students benefit from
working closely in mentoring relationships with their instructors.
Students in the EHS program also have the opportunity to study under
and work with professors who are recognized leaders in their fields.
An example of the type of work our students get involved in includes indoor air pollution sources that
release gases or particles into the living environment. Companies are expanding their efforts to
evaluate exposure to chemical, biological, ergonomic and physical agents that can impact people in both
indoor and outdoor environments The EHS program partners with organizations to conduct health
hazard assessments in actual working and living environments.
Clarkson’s EHS program is designed to prepare students for employment in
organizations concerned with environmental and occupational exposures to
chemical, biological and physical agents. Clarkson EHS undergraduates work
hand-in-hand with managers and other personnel on the job to assess exposures to
chemicals, noise and particulate. Industry and community partners have such
confidence in the EHS program at Clarkson that they allow the students to develop
recommendations for the control of these hazards at their living and work environments. . This
experience allows students to gain a full appreciation of real-world problem solving.
The training at Clarkson will position the student to make an immediate impact in helping eliminate
health hazards– by changing workplace practices, adding controls, or by recommending special clothing
or equipment. Demand is high for these skills in small and large businesses, government agencies, and
consulting firms.
Top Photograph on Left: in Students testing air quality during on campus.
Middle Photograph on Right: Student testing automobile emissions
Symbol for the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
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Sample Curriculum
(BS in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Toxicology)*
FIRST YEAR: FALL
BY140 Biology I
BY142 Biology I Lab
CM103 Structure & Bonding
CM105 Chemistry Laboratory I
EV100 Intro to Environ Sci & Policy
UNIV190 The Clarkson Seminar
FY100 Freshman Seminar
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
2
3
2
1
3
1
15
FIRST YEAR: SPRING
BY160 Cellular & Molecular Biology
BY162 Cellular Biology Lab
CM104 Equilibrium & Dynamics
CM106 Chemistry Laboratory II
MA131/181 Calculus I
Knowledge Area #1
SECOND YEAR: FALL
CM241 Organic Chemistry I
EV313 Biochemical Systems Science
PH131/141 Physics I
BY222 General Ecology
MA132 Calculus II or MA elec.
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
3
4
3
3
16
SECOND YEAR: SPRING
CM242 Organic Chemistry II
CM244 Org Chemistry Lab
EHS309 Intro to Industrial Hygiene
EHS310 Intro to Industrial Hygiene Lab
PH132/142 Physics II
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
3
3
1
4
14
THIRD YEAR: FALL
CM221 Spectroscopy
CM223 Spectroscopy Lab
EHS405 Methods & Analysis
EHS416 Intro to Toxic & Epidemiology1
Knowledge Area #2
Credits:
3
3
4
3
3
16
THIRD YEAR: SPRING
EHS330 Safety Analysis
STAT282 General Statistics
EV399 Capstone Proposal Project
Chemistry/Biology Elective
CE340 Intro to Environ. Engineering1
Free Elective
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
3
1
3
3
3
16
Credits:
3
3
3
3
3
15
FOURTH YEAR: SPRING
EHS481 Advanced Topics in EHS
ES432 Risk Analysis1
EV401 Capstone Project
Knowledge Area #4
Knowledge Area/University Course #5
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
3
1
3
3
13
Total Credits:
FOURTH YEAR: FALL
Chem/Bio/Engineering Elective
EHS406 Ind. Hygiene Control Methods
EV400 Capstone Project
Professional Elective
Knowledge Area #3
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
2
3
2
3
3
Total Credits:
16
*Courses, sequences, and credits may vary. Clarkson requires at least 120 credits for graduation.
1 or other suitable Engineering Elective
NOTE: Students must be registered for at least 14 credits to qualify for Dean’s List or as a Presidential Scholar
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Recommended Electives:
Recommended Business Electives:
OS286 Organizational Behavior I
OS352 Strategic Human Resource Management
OS466 Negotiations and Relationship Management
EC151 Principles of Microeconomics
EC350 Principles of Microeconomics and Engineering Economics
EV360 Environmental Economics
OM371 Supply Chain Environmental Management
Recommended Engineering Electives:
CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE/CM477 Atmospheric Chemistry
CE479 Water & Wastewater Treatment Processes
CE480 Environmental Quality Engineering
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
ES432 Risk Analysis
ES433 Human Exposure Assessment
ES486 Industrial Ecology
Recommended Liberal Arts Electives:
PHIL370 Environmental Ethics
PY151 Introduction to Psychology
PY321 Organizational Behavior I
LW466 The Law of the Workplace
COMM210 Theory of Rhetoric for Business, Science and Engineering
COMM217 Introduction to Public Speaking
POL399 Environmental Policy
POL371 Environmental Law
Recommended Science Electives:
BY360 Physiology I
BY362 Vertebrate Physiology Lab
CM300 Instrumental Laboratory
BY320 Microbiology
BY323 Microbiology for Engineers
BY350 Comparative Anatomy
BY471/472 Anatomy and Physiology I & II
Graduate Courses: Only seniors or students with at least a 3.0 GPA
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Environmental Health Science
Course Descriptions
CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
An introduction to the fundamentals of environmental engineering and science. Discussion of the role
of engineering in current and emerging environmental issues. Topics include materials balances, reactor
flow models, and chemical fate and transport, with applications in natural and engineered environmental
systems. Laboratory experiences included.
CE477 Atmospheric Chemistry (Preferred Elective)
This course will cover the evolution of the atmosphere from its initial formation to its natural
background condition to its current state perturbed by human activities and reviews appropriate
legislation; detailed description of the chemistry of the carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles;
characterization of the atmospheric aerosol and its role in heterogeneous reaction sand materials
transport; stratospheric ozone and problems with its depletion; airborne radio-activity and its role in
atmospheric ion chemistry.
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Engineering (Preferred Elective)
This course is an introduction to the emerging field of hazardous waste management. This course
provides an understanding of environmental regulations, management techniques to minimize the
generation and disposal of hazardous wastes, and technologies to treat wastes and remediate disposal
sites.
CM221 Spectroscopy
A study of spectroscopic techniques, including both their analytical applications and the use of
molecular spectroscopy in the identification and characterization of chemical compounds. The
techniques discussed include atomic emission and absorption, fluorescence, visible‐ultraviolet, infrared
and mass spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
EV100 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to environmental science and policy issues. The
course is an overview of local and global issues relating to safety, health, environmental science and
policy, and industrial hygiene concerns in the community and the work place. Students will review
journal articles on selected topics. The course will provide an open forum for discussion of curriculum
choices and career options in environmental health science and environmental policy.
EHS309 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
This course focuses on the basic areas of responsibility of the industrial hygienist including recognition,
evaluation and control of workplace hazards. Additional topics will include environmental, health and
safety regulations and a survey of the health effects of typical workplace stressors such as toxic and
hazardous chemicals, noise, and temperature extremes.
EHS310 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
In this course, students will complete approximately 10 experiments that will provide hands on
experience with a wide array of industrial hygiene monitoring equipment such as sample collection
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pumps, collection devices and media, an array of immediate read-out chemical monitors, noise monitors,
airflow measurement devices, and heat stress monitors.
EHS330 Safety Analysis – Environment, Health, and Safety Assessment
This course will provide students with an overview of the contemporary Environmental, Health and
Safety (EHS) management techniques for occupational settings. The EHS management systems of today
have evolved over many years. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
Environmental Protection Agency are the primary regulatory organizations in the United States.
However, compliance is the minimum standard of care. Cost effective systems to minimize risk among
the community and workers and ensure compliance with state and federal regulation must include a
comprehensive and integrated Environment, Health, and Safety Management System (EHS‐MS) that is
sustainable for the long term within manufacturing and service organizations. Safety analysis can be
practically applied to environmental, health and safety risks. The course will introduce techniques used
to assess the risk of injury including job safety analysis, fault tree analysis, hazard and operability
studies, systems safety and design for safety . In addition, this course will provide the students with the
fundamental elements of environmental, health, and safety responsibilities and integrated EHS
management systems. The course will be a combination of lectures, case studies and projects.
EHS401 Internship (Possible summer experience)
Students who obtain a summer internship/co-op position may obtain credit for the work experience by
registering for this course the semester following the position. Students will be required to keep a daily
journal of work activities and submit the journal entries to the EHS Department every two weeks.
During the semester following the internship/co-op a 10 page report on some aspect of their work
experience and a 30 minute presentation will be required.
EHS405 Methods and Analysis
Various methods of workplace and environmental monitoring and analysis will be studied including
collecting and analyzing air samples for chemical contaminants; noise monitoring; and temperature
extreme assessment. Data acquisition and interpretation will be stressed. EPA and NIOSH sampling and
analytical methods will be used to assess airborne exposure of contaminants that affect human health.
EHS406 Industrial Hygiene Control Methods
Various ways to prevent and solve common industrial hygiene problems will be considered; topics will
include typical engineering controls, administrative controls and personal protection to control chemistry
exposure and releases. In addition controls for temperature extremes, noise and vibration exposure, and
ergonomic stressors will be studied. About two-thirds of the course is devoted to industrial exhaust
ventilation design.
EHS416 Principles of Toxicology and Epidemiology
The effects on the body of various types of occupational stressors will be discussed. Topics will include
health effects caused by overexposure to noise, vibration, temperature extremes, chemicals, and ionizing
and non-ionizing radiation. When possible, epidemiological evidence for various forms of occupational
illness will be considered.
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EHS481 Advanced Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health
The course will consist of projects that require the students to evaluate hazardous environments, design
sampling protocols, analyze results, and write reports with recommendations for corrective actions. In
addition, students will be expected to present the results of surveys in class. Students will present a 45
minute lecture on an environmental and occupational health topic. Students will also be expected to
critique several professional journal articles and several complete problem sets.
EHS493 Research in Environmental Health Science (Possible Summer Experience)
A research project will be completed; research projects may include laboratory projects or
individualized study of industrial hygiene topics not available in other industrial hygiene courses.
ES432 Risk Analysis
Risk assessment entails the evaluation of the hazardous properties of substances, the extent of human
exposure to them and the characterization of resulting risk. It is a systematic approach to organizing and
analyzing the scientific knowledge regarding potentially hazardous activities or substances. Variability
and uncertainty are used to estimate the level of confidence in the risk assessment. The general
approach to risk assessment including the use of default assumptions and uncertainty analysis will be
presented along with illustrative examples. Graduate students will be required to do an additional work
at the graduate level.
EV399 Capstone Proposal Project
This course will introduce students to research design methodology and prepare them for their capstone
project during their senior year. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the basic
elements of the research process and will apply these elements in developing a research proposal that
will guide their capstone project.
EV400 Capstone Project
This senior level course is for students in the Environmental Health Science Program. The course
emphasizes independent research and work to create interdisciplinary evaluations of emerging
environmental problems. The course concludes with a final paper and presentation in EV401.
EV401 Capstone Project (continuation)
This senior level course is the conclusion of the Capstone Project. The course is for students who have
taken EV400 and will be finishing their Capstone Project. The course will conclude with a final paper
and presentation.
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Minor in Environmental Health Science
The requirements for a Minor in Environmental Health Science are list below. This minor is available to
all undergraduate students (except EHS majors). The Minor will enable students to satisfy the
accreditation requirements of their particular major while focusing electives on pertinent courses in
Industrial Hygiene. Electives used to satisfy requirements of the Minor include science and engineering
courses that address the core concepts of Industrial Hygiene as defined by the American Board of
Industrial Hygiene. Students will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in their major with a Minor in
Industrial Hygiene.
A. Required Courses
EHS309 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
EHS310 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
CM241 Organic Chemistry I
EV313 Biogeochemical Earth Systems Science
Credits:
3
1
3
3
B. Any two or three courses from the following:
EHS405 Industrial Hygiene Monitoring & Analysis
EHS406 Industrial Hygiene Control Methods
EHS416/BY416 Principles of Occupational Health
EHS330 Safety Analysis
ES432 Risk Analysis
EHS481 Advanced Topics in Environmental Health
Credits:
4
3
3
3
3
3
C. Any one or two courses from the following:
CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE480 Environmental Quality Engineering
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
CM371 Physical Chemistry I
CE477 Atmospheric Chemistry
CE580 Environmental Chemistry
BY320 Microbiology
BY350 Anatomy
BY360 Physiology
BY471 Anatomy and Physiology
Credits:
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Total Credit Hours for the Minor:
20-21
In addition to the required courses, it is recommended that STAT 282, STAT 383 or BY 318 be taken as
a mathematics elective course for this minor. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required in the
courses taken for the minor. At least one quarter of the total credit hours required must be completed at
Clarkson, unless the Dean of the School of Science approves an exception.
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Minor in Environmental Health Science Form
Students will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in their major with a Minor in Environmental Health
Science.
Student Name
Student Number
Phone Number
Email
Major
Student’s Signature
Director’s Signature
A. Required
Credits:
EHS 309 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
EHS 310 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
CM 241 Organic Chemistry I or Suitable Science/Eng elective
EV 313 Biogeochemical Earth Systems Science
Grade:
3
2
3
3
B. Two or Three EHS Electives
EHS
EHS
EHS
OR
3
3
3
ES 432 Risk Analysis
3
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ES 530 Environmental Sustainability and Risk Analysis
3
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C. One or Two additional Professional Electives
3
3
Total Credits:
20-22
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Environmental Health Science
Projects and Career Opportunities
Capstone Projects
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Risk Associated with Drinking Bottled Tap Water
Indoor Air Pollutants from Air Fresheners
Airborne Exposure and Health Effects Associated with Indoor Turf Fields
“Self-Pollution in School Buses by Diesel Particulate
Student Professional Organizations
 Clarkson University Student Industrial Hygiene Chapter (CUSIHC)
 American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
 American Society of Safety Engineers
Graduate Schools
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John Hopkins
Harvard
Upstate (NY) Medical University
University of Cincinnati
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
University of Michigan
University of Texas
University of Washington
Colorado State University
Clarkson University
Careers
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Arcadis
Alcoa
Colden Corporation
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
General Electric
IBM
Lockheed Martin
O’Brien & Gere
OSHA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NIOSH
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
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Environmental Health Science Program Form
Student Name/Number
Course #
BY140
BY142*
BY160
BY162*
BY222
Course #
CM103
CM105
CM104
CM106
CM241
CM242
CM244**
CM221
CM223**
Biology (13 credits)
Grade
Credits
3
2
3
2
3
13
Chemistry (25 credits)
Grade
Credits
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
25
Comments
Comments
Biology/Engin/Chemistry Electives (200-400 level)
Bio/Chem/Eng Grade
Credits
Comments
3
3
6
Course #
PH131/141
PH132/142
Physics (8 credits)
Grade
Credits
4
4
8
Comments
Knowledge Areas
Course #
Contemporary & Global Issues (CGI)
Cultures & Society (CSO)
Imaginative Arts (IA)
Science, Tech, & Society (STS)
Economics & Organizations (EO)
Individual and Group Behavior (IG)
Professional Requirement
Professional Exp. Requirement
Technology Serving Humanity
Course #
MA131/181
MA132
STAT 282 or
or STAT 383
Math Courses
Grade
Credits
3
3
3
9
Comments
or BY 318
Environmental Health Science (20 credits)
Course #
Grade
Credits
Comments
EHS309
3
EHS310*
1
EHS330
3
EHS405
4
EHS406
3
EHS416
3
EHS481
3
20
Environmental Science (12 credits)
Course #
Grade
Credits
Comments
EV100*
1
EV313
3
EV399
1
EV400
3
EV401
1
ES432
3
12
Electives/University Courses
Requirement Course #
Grade
Credits
Univ. Course ES432
3
CU Seminar
UNIV190
3
Fr. Seminar
FY100
1
Eng Elective1 CE340(rec)
3
Free Elective
3
Prof. Elective
3
16
Total Credits (at least 120):
*One communication point ; ** Two communication points
1This course fulfills the University Course requirement
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Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P)
Clarkson’s ES&P program prepares students to become leaders in addressing environmental
challenges. Students in ES&P learn to master basic life science concepts, understand complex social
and political systems, the subtlety of communication, understand the lessons of history, and become
knowledgeable about environmental regulation and policy. The program
prepares students by combining rigorous courses in the sciences with “big
picture” courses in history, law, policy, economics, and ethics.
Clarkson’s ES&P program offers students a solid
grounding in the tools and techniques of science
and policy, as well as working knowledge of
interdependence. The ES&P program also
recognizes the importance of developing a deep and abiding awareness, respect,
and affection for the natural world.
Serious, focused research is a requirement for ES&P students. Clarkson
provides labs equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The highly qualified
faculty gives students individual guidance. Faculty members also assist students
in
supervised internships during the summer, or work experiences
relevant to your interests during the academic year.
The ES&P program is small and friendly, but its
seriousness is difficult to underestimate. Although the ES&P program is rigorous in
its demands, it is also flexible, allowing students to design and tailor a program
suited to individual interests. Because the ES&P program offers so many varied
choices, students have the opportunity to focus on their desired scientific field while
maintaining a broad policy perspective.
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BS in Environmental Science & Policy*
Sample Curriculum
FIRST YEAR: FALL
Credits: FIRST YEAR: SPRING
BY140 Biology I
3
BY160 Cellular & Molecular Biology
BY142 Biology I Laboratory
2
BY162 Cellular Biology Laboratory
CM103 Structure and Bonding
3
CM104 Equilibrium & Dynamics
CM105 Chemistry Laboratory I
2
CM106 Chemistry Laboratory II
EV100 Intro to Environ Science & Policy
1
MA131/181 Calculus I
UNIV190 The Clarkson Seminar
3
Knowledge Area #1
FY100 Freshman Seminar
1
Total Credits:
15
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
2
3
2
3
3
SECOND YEAR: FALL
BY222 General Ecology
BY224 General Ecology Laboratory
EV313 Environmental Science
PH131/141 Physics I
CM241 Organic Chemistry
LW270 Law and Society1
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
1
3
4
3
3
17
SECOND YEAR: SPRING
EV200 Sustainability & the Environment
EHS309 Intro to Industrial Hygiene
EHS310 Intro to IH Lab
PHIL370 Environmental Ethics (KA#2)
Statistics Course2
Prof. Sci/Eng/Math Elective
Total Credits:
Credits:
2
3
1
3
3
3
15
THIRD YEAR: FALL
EHS Elective (EHS 416 Recommended)
Policy Elective
Prof. Sec/Eng/Math Elective
Professional Elective
Free Elective
Credits:
3
3
3
3
3
THIRD YEAR: SPRING
EV360 Environ Economics3 (KA#3)
EV399 Capstone Proposal Project
EV300 Environmental Leadership
POL470 Environmental Policy
Prof. Sci/Eng/Math Elective
Professional Elective
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
1
3
3
3
3
16
FOURTH YEAR: SPRING
ES432 Risk Analysis
EV401 Capstone Project
Knowledge Area #5
Free Elective
Free Elective
Total Credits:
Credits:
3
1
3
3
3
13
Total Credits:
FOURTH YEAR: FALL
POL371 Environmental Law
EV400 Capstone Project
Knowledge Area #4
Prof. Sci/Eng/Math Elective
Free Elective
Total Credits:
15
Credits:
3
3
3
3
3
15
16
* Courses, sequences, and credits may vary. Clarkson requires at least 120 credits for graduation.
1Or other suitable Law Elective
2Students who have already taken MA232 may substitute with a Professional Elective.
3EC150 or EC350 is required as a prerequisite for EV360 and satisfies a Liberal Arts Foundation Elective requirement.
4or other suitable Technology Elective
NOTE: Students must be registered for at least 14 credits to qualify for Dean’s List or as a Presidential Scholar
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Environmental Science & Policy Professional Electives
Professional Electives are defined as elective appropriate to the professional and career objectives of the
ES&P Program. Professional electives are typically upper-level courses (300 and above) chosen with the
advice and consent of the student’s advisor, and focused on a minor, concentration, or double major. The
following courses are considered professional electives in the ES&P program. Additional courses may
be taken pending permission from the student’s advisor.
SCIENCE & MATH
BY328 Conservation Biology
BY214 Genetics
BY215 Genetics Lab
BY302 Introduction Botany
BY320 Microbiology
BY322 Microbiology Lab
BY323 Microbiology for Engineers
BY420 Evolution
BY342 Vertebrate Biology
BY342 Vertebrate Biology
BY426 Introduction to Biophysics
BY435 Freshwater Invertebrate Biology
CM242 Organic Chemistry II
CM244 Organic Chemistry Lab
CM304 Environmental Science II
EHS405 Methods and Analysis
EHS416 Prin. of Occupational Health
MA231 Calculus III
STAT383 Applied Statistics
BY340 Animal Behavior
BY450 Biochemistry I
BY310 Developmental Biology
BY436 Marine Biology
BY451 Biochemistry II
BY340 Behavioral Ecology
BY431 Aquatic Ecology
BY358 Animal Learning
CM221 Spectroscopy
CM223 Spectroscopy Lab
CM303 Environmental Science I
EHS330 Environmental Health & Safety
EHS406 IH Control Methods
EHS481 Advanced Topics in EOH
MA232 Elementary Diff. Equations
PH132 Physics II
PH142 Physics for Life Sciences II
PY353 Social Psychology
ENGINEERING
CE301 Eng. Measurements
CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE470 Hydraulic Engineering
CE477 Atmospheric Chemistry
CE479 Water and Wastewater Treatment
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management
CE486 Industrial Ecology
ES330 Fluid Mechanics
CE 330Water Resources Engineering
ES432 Risk Analysis
CE413 Geology for Engineers
CE430 Water Resources Engineering
CE474 Engineering Hydrology
CE480 Environmental Quality
CE490 Senior Design
POLICY
IS 300 Information Systems
LW 471 Law and Society II
OS 432 Org. Policy and Strategy
ANTH 270 Environment, Technology, and Society
POL 301 Political Theory
POL 470 Environmental Policy
POL 210 Int. Development and Social Change
POL 250 Politics in Cross-Nat. Perspective
POL 400 Constitutional Law
COMM 313 Professional Communication
COMM 341 World Wide Web
COMM 412 Org. Communication
COMM /EV 428 Public Debate and the Environment
COMM 417 Business and Professional Speaking
LW 466 The Law of the Workplace
OS 386 Organizational Behavior
OS 352 Strategic Human Resource Management
POL 220 American Politics
POL 302 Social and Political Thought
POL 351 Globalization
ANTH 332 Cities and Social Justice
PHIL 341 Professional Ethics
COMM 310 Mass Media and Society
COMM 325 Intercultural Communication
COMM 411 Interpersonal Behavior
COMM 409 Organizational Learning
COMM 410 Theory & Philosophy of Communication
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Environmental Science and Policy
Course Descriptions
BY320 Microbiology (Preferred Elective)
This one semester course is designed to provide an overview of the diversity and importance of
microorganisms. Coverage includes the structure, classification and growth of viruses, prokaryotic and
eukaryotic microorganisms. The diversity of function characteristic of viruses, bacteria, fungi and algae
are emphasized relative to their roles in human disease, major nutrient cycles, food production and
industrial processes.
BY222 Ecology
Ecology is the study of factors that control the distribution and abundance of species in nature.
Ecological interactions will be explored at the individual through ecosystem level in terrestrial,
freshwater, and marine habitats. Emphasis will be on fundamental ecology, but applications to humanrelated problems will be explored.
BY224 Ecology Laboratory
Field and Laboratory exploration of physical, chemical, and biological factors influencing animal and
plant species, populations, and communities in upstate New York. Students will learn field and
laboratory techniques in ecology and general identification of some organismal groups. Course will
include required field trips to surrounding habitats and laboratory experiments.
BY425 Biological Systems and Environmental Change (Preferred Elective)
Human activities are resulting in dramatic global environmental change, in the forms of biodiversity
loss, altered biogeochemical cycles, introduced invasive species, chemical toxification of the
environmental, climate change, unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and habitat loss,
degradation, and fragmentation. In this course, we will examine how these forms of environmental
change disturb biological systems by critically reading key research papers, and discussing their
implications for future research and policy action.
BY328 Conservation Biology (Preferred Elective)
Conservation biology is about how human-provoked environmental changes impact biodiversity, and
what can be done to ameliorate these impacts. Major topics of this course will include the problems of
small population size on the long-term persistence of a species, habitat fragmentation and nature reserve
design, invasive species, consequences of extinctions on ecosystem processes and community structure,
and the possible effects on biodiversity of global climate change.
BY431 Limnology (Preferred Elective)
Limnology is the study of physical, chemical, and biological properties of fresh water bodies, e.g. lakes,
rivers, reservoirs, and wetlands. This introductory course will provide an array of topics that will, by the
multi-disciplinary nature of limnology, call upon students’ knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics
and place them within the context of aquatic science. The focus of the instruction will be aquatic
ecology at all levels of biological organization. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able
to characterize the physical, chemical and biological/ecological properties of a freshwater through the
selection and application of appropriate sampling methods. Some fieldwork will be required.
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COMM428 Public Debate and the Environment (Preferred Elective)
The past twenty-five years have seen environmental issues increasingly debated both in public and in
scientific forums. This course will focus on a variety of documents related to current environmental
issues, many relevant to northern New York, in order to examine the rhetoric deployed in such
documents by industry, environmental organizations, scientists, and politicians. Examples of topics
include acid rain, pollution of the St. Lawrence River, and cleanup of an EPA Superfund site. Using
contemporary rhetorical theories, we will examine the processes readers and writers engage in as they
attempt to create effective environmental documents. Students will engage in discussion, critical
reading, case studies, individual research, and possibly, field trips.
EV100 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to environmental science and policy issues. The
course is an overview of local and global issues relating to safety, health, environmental science and
policy, and industrial hygiene concerns in the community and the work place. Students will review
journal articles on selected topics. The course will provide an open forum for discussion of curriculum
choices and career options in environmental health science and environmental policy.
EV200 Sustainability and the Environment
This course is an introduction to sustainability and the environment. Students are expected to harness
initial knowledge from science, engineering and policy courses, to collectively address environmental
problems, and issues on campus or in the local community. Class time is split between lectures on
sustainability and the environment and a semester‐long (real‐world) project on a local or campus
environmental problem. In addition, EV 200 allows for direct review and instruction on the quality of
the written and oral communication by the students. Written and oral progress reports will be required
throughout the semester by each student/group. The final paper and presentations are intended to be
professional format to motivate change on campus or in the local community.
EV280 Environmental Science (Preferred Elective)
An introduction to the key concepts and principles of environmental science, including risk assessment
and management, air and water quality, environmental and workplace contaminants, and global health
concerns (ozone, climate change, deforestation). Special emphasis will be given to the emerging
principles in environmental science, including sustainability, industrial ecology, and the precautionary
principle, for example. In addition to quantitative aspects, the course will also consider the historical,
social, and political contexts in which the practice of environmental science takes place.
EV300 Environmental Leadership
This course will explore leadership generally, and environmental leadership specifically. Utilizing case
studies of environmental leadership in action, and by inviting leaders to class, students will have the
opportunity to explore the virtues and values of leadership in an environmental setting. The goal of the
course is to help prepare students for leadership positions in the environmental field.
EV360 Environmental Economics
This course introduces students to the distinctive features or characteristics of environmental policy
development and implementation. The course primarily focuses on the United States but includes
international environmental issues and policies. The course will help students understand how
environmental policy fits within the large-scale social and economic changes in the U.S. and elsewhere
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that have resulted in greater environmental awareness. We will also consider how scientific evidence is
created and marshaled in support of competing interpretations of environmental problems, and the
appropriate policies to address such problems. Case studies of particular environmental policies, such as
regulation of transgenic crop development and commercialization, will be used to help students grasp
the complexities of, and driving forces behind, environmental policy.
EV399 Capstone Proposal Project
This course will introduce students to research design methodology and prepare them for their capstone
project during their senior year. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the basic
elements of the research process and will apply these elements in developing a research proposal that
will guide their capstone project.
EV400 Capstone Project
This course is designed for seniors in the Environmental Science and Policy Program. Working
individually or in small groups, students will engage in independent, interdisciplinary research that
results in a final paper and presentation.
EV 401 Capstone Project (continuation)
This senior level course is the conclusion of the Capstone Project. The course is for students who have
taken EV400 and will be finishing their Capstone Project. The course will conclude with a final paper
and presentation.
EV432 Risk Analysis
Risk assessment entails the evaluation of the hazardous properties of substances, the extent of human
exposure to them and the characterization of resulting risk. It is a systematic approach to organizing and
analyzing the scientific knowledge regarding potentially hazardous activities or substances. Variability
and uncertainty are used to estimate the level of confidence in the risk assessment. The general
approach to risk assessment including the use of default assumptions and uncertainty analysis will be
presented along with illustrative examples. Graduate students will be required to do an additional work
at the graduate level.
EV480 Environmental Philosophy Seminar (Preferred Elective)
A senior seminar for Environmental Science & Policy students designed to focus on the integration of
Environmental Science & Policy in the life and works of Aldo Leopold. Students will study his most
important works, including A Sand County Almanac and Game Management, as well as Leopold
biography.
EV490-499 Independent Study in Environmental Science and Policy
Upper division independent studies for Environmental Science & Policy majors and concentrators.
LW 270 Law and Society I
A course designed to provide a basic understanding of (1) the nature, functions and limitations of law
and legal systems; (2) the basic relationship among justice, ethics, legal systems and social structure;
and (3) the relationship among society, law and business activity. Further, it is designed to enlighten
with respect to rules, principles, standards and doctrines of law fundamental to a free enterprise system.
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The course covers the substantive areas of constitutional law, torts, contracts, and property and estate
law.
PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics (Preferred Elective)
Environmental issues and concerns are of primary importance as we enter the 21st Century. This course
examines the ethical and social approaches to preserving the planet’s ecosystems and to developing an
environmentally aware culture.
PHIL 371 Energy and Society (Preferred Elective)
This course will explore the relationship between high-energy carbon sources-soils, forests, coal, oil and
natural gas-and the complex civilizations they produce, and will apply the lessons learned from this
history to contemporary energy debates and policies.
POL 371 Environmental Law (Preferred Elective)
In this course we will be examining the relationship between the Courts and various policies, laws, and
regulations pertaining to the restoration and management of the environment. The central issues in the
cases we will be examining emerge from the tension between property rights and what has been
conceived as a constitutional right to a clean, healthy environment. Areas where this tension plays out
include: the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, The Superfund Law, and the National Environmental
Policy Act. In general, the course is designed to help students assess whether environmental laws
provide us with a route for attaining ecological goals, and to think critically about the role of the Courts
as a defender of the environment.
POL 372 Biofuel & Farm Policy (Preferred Elective)
This course examines the social and economic factors influencing the rise in importance of biofuels and
of which biofuels contain the most promise. The course will also cover the influence of public policy
including regulation and funding on growth in particular biofuels such as corn ethanol. The ecological,
economic and social implications from the new biofuel industry and government policy in this area will
be considered. How scientific inquiry in this area is influenced by agricultural industry structure and
political organizing of commodity groups will also be discussed.
POL 470 Environmental Policy (Preferred Elective)
[Formerly LP360] Public policy is developed in response to problems or issues in society that are
presumed, for whatever reasons, not to be resolvable by the private sector. In theory, public policy as it
relates to environmental issues is used to intervene to alleviate problems, such as industrial pollution,
that threaten the integrity of the natural resource base and the natural and built environments on which
our lives and livelihoods depend. However, public policy development and implementation in general,
and environmental policy in particular, are not immune to political forces and influences. Even scientific
institutions that often provide the empirical basis for environmental policy are potentially influenced and
shaped by the political process and political and economic interests. This course introduces students to
the distinctive features or characteristics of environmental policy development and implementation. The
course primarily focuses on the United States but includes international environmental issues and
policies. The course will help students understand how environmental policy fits within the large-scale
social and economic changes in the U.S. and elsewhere that have resulted in greater environmental
awareness. We will also consider how scientific evidence is created and marshaled in support of
competing interpretations of environmental problems, and the appropriate policies to address such
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problems. Case studies of particular environmental policies, such as regulation of transgenic crop
development and commercialization, will be used to help students grasp the complexities of, and driving
forces behind, environmental policy.
POL 471 Energy Policy
Energy policy is a critical component of state and national public policy. Issues surrounding the
reliability and security of energy supplies directly affect national domestic and foreign policy, as well as
state level environmental, economic development, and land use concerns. Via emphasis on specific
issues unique to North American energy policy (US and Canada), the class will introduce students
to the major theoretical frameworks used by political scientists, sociologists, economists, and other
intellectual disciplines to understand how societies design and implement public policies related to
energy, and how the energy industry responds. Topics covered will include theories of the state,
monopoly and regulation, public choice, organizational behavior, international agreements, and
innovation. The class will apply these theories to major current and historical issues in energy policy,
such as ethanol, climate change, and renewable energy systems, nuclear power, energy efficiency,
energy security, the world oil market, and OPEC, electricity production and markets and the California
electricity crisis.
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Minor in Environmental Science
Clarkson’s Environmental Science & Policy BS degree program is a multidisciplinary program that
combines a rigorous education with a broad policy perspective. Because if it’s multidisciplinary nature,
an ES&P minor would not effectively prepare students in either science or policy. For this reason the
ES&P program will offer two minors: an environmental science minor and an environmental policy
minor. ES&P minors are not available to students majoring in Environmental Science and Policy.
1. Fifteen credits of environmental science, nine credits of which must be in the 300 level or higher
courses. Courses are selected from Category I below.
2. Six credits of environmental policy. Courses are selected from Category II below.
3. Three credits spread across the following areas:
A. An independent research project (1 credit)
B. An ES&P multidisciplinary project course (1 credit)
C. A 1 credit course from Category III below.
CATEGORY I: Environmental Science
BY222 General Ecology
BY224 General Ecology Lab
BY214 Genetics
BY320 Microbiology
BY322 Microbiology Lab
BY420 Evolution
CM221 Spectroscopy
CM223 Spectroscopy Lab
CM371 Physical Chemistry
CH434 Air Pollution Controls
EV313 Biochemical Earth Systems
EV435 Groundwater Hydrology and Geochemistry
*Engineering Courses (Category I):
CE340 Intro to Environmental Engineering
CE470 Hydraulic Engineering
CE479 Water and Wastewater Treatment Process
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management
CE482 Environmental Systems
CE491 Senior Design Project
ES542 Risk Analysis
BY328 Conservation Biology
BY340 Animal Behavior
BY425 Biological Sys & Environmental Change
BY436 Marine Biology
BY431 Limnology
CM409 Receptor Modeling
CM476 Atmospheric Chemistry
EHS309 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
EHS310 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
EHS405 Methods and Analysis
EHS416 Principles of Toxicology & Epidemiology
CE301 Engineering Measurements
CE474 Engineering Hydrology
CE480 Environmental Quality
CE580 Environmental Chemistry
CE584 Chemodynamics
CE486/586 Industrial Ecology
CE313 Biogeochem Earth System Science
*No more than six credits of the above engineering courses can be applied to the Environmental Science
minor.
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Category II: Environmental Policy
ANTH270 Environment, Technology and Society
SOC330 Health, Wealth, Inequality & the Environ
COMM428 Public Debate and the Environment
COMM429 Issue Analysis and Advocacy
COMM325 Intercultural Communication
PHIL270 American Environmentalism
PHIL370 Environmental Ethics
PHIL371 Energy and Society
OM351 Quality Management & Lean Enterprise
POL250 Politics in Cross-National Perspective
POL220 American Politics
Category III: Environmental Science & Policy
EV100 Intro to Environmental Science & Policy
EV200 Sustainability and the Environment
POL351 Globalization
POL371 Environmental Law
POL400 Constitutional Law
POL374 Environmental Political Theory
POL470 Environmental Policy
POL471 Energy Policy
EC360 Environmental Economics
LW270 Law and Society I
LW466 The Law of the Workplace
OM671 Supply Chain Environmental Management
OM476 Management of Technology
ES436 Global Climate Change: Science,
Engineering & Policy
EV300 Environmental Leadership
MP134-534 Campus Sustainability
*Additional courses may be taken to fulfill the minor requirement with permission from the director
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Minor in Environmental Science Form
Name
Student Number
Phone
CU Box
E-Mail
Graduation Year
Advisor’s Name
Major
I am applying for a Minor in Environmental Science. Each of the courses submitted must have a grade
of C or better. Transfer courses are permitted.
Signature
Date
I.
Fifteen credits of Environmental Science, nine credits of which must be in 300 level or higher.
Courses are selected from Category I.
II.
Six Credits of Environmental Policy. Courses are selected from Category II.
III.
Three credits spread across the following areas.
A. An independent research project.
B. An ES&P multidisciplinary project course.
C. One 1 credit courses from Category III.
Research
MP
EV
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Minor in Environmental Policy
Clarkson’s Environmental Science & Policy BS degree program is a multidisciplinary program that
combines a rigorous education with a broad policy perspective. Because if it’s multidisciplinary nature,
an ES&P minor would not effectively prepare students in either science or policy. For this reason the
ES&P program will offer two minors: an environmental science minor and an environmental policy
minor. ES&P minors are not available to students majoring in Environmental Science and Policy.
4. Fifteen credits of environmental policy, nine credits of which must be in the 300 level or higher
courses. Courses are selected from Category I below.
5. Six credits of environmental science. Courses are selected from Category II below.
6. Three credits spread across the following areas:
A. An independent research project (1 credit)
B. An ES&P multidisciplinary project course (1 credit)
C. A 1 credit course from Category III below.
Category I: Environmental Policy
ANTH270 Environment, Technology and Society
SOC330 Health, Wealth, Inequality & the Environ
COMM428 Public Debate and the Environment
COMM429 Issue Analysis and Advocacy
COMM325 Intercultural Communication
PHIL270 American Environmentalism
PHIL370 Environmental Ethics
PHIL371 Energy and Society
OM351 Quality Management & Lean Enterprise
ES436 Global Climate Change: Science,
Engineering & Policy
CATEGORY II: Environmental Science
BY222 General Ecology
BY224 General Ecology Lab
BY214 Genetics
BY215 Genetics Lab
BY320 Microbiology
BY322 Microbiology Lab
BY420 Evolution
CM221 Spectroscopy
CM223 Spectroscopy Lab
CM371 Physical Chemistry
CM434 Air Pollution Controls
EV313 Environmental Science
POL220 American Politics
POL250 Politics in Cross-National Perspective
POL351 Globalization
POL371 Environmental Law
POL400 Constitutional Law
EC360 Environmental Economics
LW270 Law and Society I
LW466 The Law of the Workplace
OM671 Supply Chain Environmental Management
OM476 Management of Technology
BY328 Conservation Biology
BY340 Animal Behavior
BY425 Biological Systems & Environ. Change
BY436 Marine Biology
BY431 Aquatic Ecology
BY435 Freshwater Invertebrate Biology
CM409 Receptor Modeling
CM476 Atmospheric Chemistry
EHS309 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
EHS310 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
EHS405 Methods and Analysis
EHS416 Principles of Toxicology & Epidemiology
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Engineering Courses (Category II):
CE340 Intro to Environmental Engineering
CE470 Hydraulic Engineering
CE479 Water and Wastewater Treatment Process
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management
CE482 Environmental Systems
CE491 Senior Design Project
ES542 Risk Analysis
CE301 Engineering Measurements
CE474 Engineering Hydrology
CE480 Environmental Quality
CE580 Environmental Chemistry
CE584 Chemodynamics
CE486/586 Industrial Ecology
CE313 Environmental Science
Category III: Environmental Science & Policy
EV100 Intro to Environmental Science & Policy
EV200 Sustainability and the Environment
EV300 Environmental Leadership
MP134-534 Campus Sustainability
*Additional courses may be taken to fulfill the minor requirement with permission from the director
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Minor in Environmental Policy Form
Name
Student Number
Phone
CU Box
E-Mail
Graduation Year
Advisor’s Name
Major
I am applying for a Minor in Environmental Policy. Each of the courses submitted must have a grade of
C or better. Transfer courses are permitted.
Signature
Date
I.
Fifteen credits of Environmental Policy, nine credits of which must be in 300 level or higher.
Courses are selected from Category I.
II.
Six Credits of Environmental Science. Courses are selected from Category II.
III.
Three credits spread across the following areas.
A. An independent research project.
B. An ES&P multidisciplinary project course.
C. One 1 credit courses from Category III.
Research
MP
EV
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Environmental Science and Policy
Projects and Career Opportunities
Class Projects
 EV200 Sustainability and the Environment:
Students are expected to harness initial knowledge from science, engineering, and policy courses
to collectively address environmental problems and issues on campus or in the local community.
Class time is split between lectures on sustainability and the environment and a semester long
real world project on a local or campus environmental problem. In addition, EV200 allows for
direct review and instruction on the quality of the written and oral communication by the
students.
Capstone Projects
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Effects of Global Climate Change on Tree Phenotype Plasticity
Feasibility of Organic Based Food Systems
Community and Stakeholder Incorporation in Conservation Studies
Recommended Management Policies of Rock Climbing Access in the Adirondack Park
Student Professional Organizations
 Environmental Conservation Organization
 Synergy – Sustainable Energy
Graduate Schools
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Harvard
Albany Law School
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY ESF
University of Arizona
University of Washington
University of Maine
Careers
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Ducks Unlimited
Northern Ecological Associates
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Dynamac
New York State DEC
Hamilton College
URS
Regional, County, and Local Environmental Agencies
Arcadis
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Environmental Science and Policy Program Form
Student Name/Number
Course #
BY140
BY142*
BY160
BY162*
BY222
BY224*
Biology (15 credits)
Grade
Credits
3
2
3
2
3
2
15
Comments
Chemistry/Physics (19 credits)
Course #
Grade
Credits
Comments
CM103
3
CM105
2
CM104
3
CM106
2
CM241
3
PH131/141
4
19
Environmental Health Science (7 credits)
Course #
Grade
Credits
Comments
EHS309
3
EHS310*
2
EHS Elec.
3
8
Sci/Engin/Math Electives (12 credits)
Course #
Grade
Credits
Comments
3
3
3
3
12
Knowledge Areas (15 credits)
Course #
Contemporary & Global Issues (CGI)
Cultures & Society (CSO)
Imaginative Arts (IA)
Science, Tech & Society (STS)
Economics & Organizations (EO)
Individual and Group Behavior (IG)
Professional Requirement
Professional Exp. Requirement
Technology Serving Humanity
Course #
MA131/181
STAT 282
or STAT 383
Course #
EV100*
EV200*
EV300*
EV313
EV360 (KA)
EV399
EV400
EV401
LW270
Course#
PHIL370
PHIL371
POL371
POL372
POL470
POL471
Math Courses (6 credits)
Grade
Credits
3
3
6
Environmental Policy
Grade
Credits
1
2
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
20
Comments
Or BY 318
Comments
Policy Electives (Must take 4)
Grade
Credits
Comments
University Courses/Electives
Requirement Course #
Grade
Credits
Univ. Course EV360
3
CU Seminar
UNIV190
3
Fr. Seminar
FY100
1
Prof. Elec.
3
Prof. Elec.
3
Free Elec.
3
Free Elec.
3
Free Elec.
3
Free Elec.
3
25
Total Credits (at least 120):
*These courses fulfill a communication point – these courses
are one point except EV360 which is two.
1This course fulfills the University Course requirement
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Internship Guidelines
Environmental Health Science
Environmental Science and Policy
Definitions:
The internship academic supervisor refers to the Clarkson faculty member supervising the
student.
The internship field supervisor refers to the supervisor in the organization where the student is
completing the internship.
An internship is a structured professional work experience in which students apply their
knowledge to problems and situations relevant to their professional preparation.
Process
A. Prior to starting the internship:
1. The student will contact the internship field supervisor for a job or project description and
inform the field supervisor that they will be asked at the end of the internship period to
provide an evaluation on the student’s performance and provide a brief summary of what the
student did. The student will provide the field supervisor contact information for the
academic supervisor.
2. The Academic supervisor will inform the student about what is required of them during the
internship, including the number of hours they need to spend at the internship, the product
they are expected to complete (paper, project, program, portfolio, etc.), and how the student’s
performance will be evaluated. The student will prepare the internship plan, submit it to the
academic supervisor, sign the document and a copy of the plan will be kept in the department
office.
3. If the student is doing the internship over the summer without registering for course credit,
then the academic supervisor and the student must meet before the end of the preceding
spring semester to review the requirements for the internship.
B. During the internship the student must contact the internship academic supervisor periodically (in
person, in writing, or via email and/or phone) to discuss how the internship is progressing and if
appropriate, work with the internship academic supervisor to complete the product (e.g., discussing the
literature search for a paper, organizing and writing the paper, etc.)
C. At the end of the internship period, the academic supervisor will have the internship field supervisor
fill out a brief questionnaire to verify that the student completed the minimum number of hours. The
field supervisor will also complete an evaluation of the student’s performance. Departments will use this
contact for outcome assessment, where the internship field supervisor assesses the student’s
performance in areas relevant to the internship expectations (e.g., communication skills, ability to work
in teams, expertise in field, ability to solve problems, ability to think critically, etc.).
D. Determining the number of required hours
1. Students receiving course credit for the internship should complete approximately 45 hours
per credit earned. In general, internships are expected to involve a minimum of 120 hours of
work.
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2. Students not receiving course credit for the internship should complete a minimum of 120
hours of work. These students will need to register for a “zero credit” internship based on
departmental procedures.
E. Co-operative learning. Students involved in university co-op programs can meet program
professional experience expectations by following departmental guidelines and procedures for
internships. While co-op work experiences are normally more extensive than internships, they will
be tracked as internships as in D. above.
Required Documents:
1. Professional Experience expectations.
2. Professional Experience plan cover sheet.
3. Professional Experience evaluation and assessment.
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