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
experiential-based 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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Clarkson University
Environmental Science
TABLE of CONTENTS
Preface
1
Environmental Science
Program Overview
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Environmental Health Science (EHS)
Program Description
Mission and Objectives
Sample Curriculum
Course Descriptions
Minor in Environmental Health Science
Projects and Career Opportunities
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5
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9
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Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P)
Program Description
Sample Curriculum
Professional Electives
Course Descriptions
Minor in Environmental Science
Minor in Environmental Policy
Projects and Career Opportunities
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Worksheets
Environmental Science Minor Worksheet
Environmental Policy Minor Worksheet
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Guidelines for Internship
ES&P and EHS Internship Guidelines
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Curriculum Worksheets
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Environmental Science at Clarkson
The goal of the Environmental Science programs at Clarkson, EHS and ES&P, is to provide students with
fundamental and applied scientific knowledge and to develop hands-on skills in the laboratory and field through
individual and team-based learning in order to address the many challenging environmental problems faced by
our society. Students are provided with a broad understanding of environmental policies and how they impact
our environment, workplaces, and world today.
The Clarkson Environmental Health Science program is interdepartmental, with course requirements in
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. Courses in chemistry, toxicology, physics, risk assessment, industrial hygiene, and
engineering provide a theoretical background; while courses in communication skills, workplace assessment,
and chemistry laboratories, coupled with internships, provide applied skills.
Environmental Science & Policy at Clarkson University provides students with a quality experiential-based
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. ES&P students work on team-based projects dealing
directly with real-world problems, and the curriculum allows flexibility in planning academic schedules.
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Environmental Health Science (EHS)
Program Description
BS in Environmental Health Science (formerly Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Toxicology)
Environmental Health Science involves the recognition, evaluation, and control of health hazards in
work and community 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. Each spring during field trips, students visit
manufacturing sites to observe and ask questions.
Companies are expanding their efforts to anticipate, recognize, evaluate
and control exposure to chemical,
biological, ergonomic and physical agents
that harm workers and decrease
productivity. The EHS program partners
with companies to conduct health hazard
assessments in actual work environments.
Clarkson EHS undergraduates work hand-in-hand with managers and
other personnel on the job to assess exposures to chemicals, noise and
particulate and Industry 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 workplaces. 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. This is highly important and rewarding work.
The knowledge and experience you gain at Clarkson could halt a dangerous practice and save lives.
EHS Mission and Objectives
The mission of Clarkson University’s Environmental Health Science Program is to promote the prevention of illness and injury due to
occupational and environmental hazards through education, training, and applied research.
Objectives:
 Recognize and evaluate types of occupational and environmental health hazards present in modern workplace and community
environments.
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Study methods used to detect and quantify hazards, and the implement technologies used to control health hazards .
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Prepare students for a career in Environmental Health Science with a coordinated multidisciplinary education using a
curriculum based on a strong foundation in mathematics, physical sciences, biology, engineering and health sciences such as
toxicology and epidemiology.
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The program in Environmental Health Science stresses background in the basic sciences, specific course work in
Environmental Health and safety, and industrial hygiene experience gained through laboratory exercises in environmental
monitoring, field trips, co-op and internships.
Top Photograph on Left: Student dressed in Level B personal protective equipment in a simulation during a an OSHA HAZWOPER training course
Middle Photograph on Right: Clarkson faulty work closely with EHS and ES&P students on environmental research to improve the quality of our working and living
environments. Pictured here are students monitoring particulate at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, NY.
Bottom Picture on Left: Symbol for the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
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Environmental Health Science
(BS in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Toxicology)
Sample Curriculum
FIRST YEAR-FALL
FIRST YEAR-SPRING
Credits
BY140
BY142
CM103
CM105
EV100
UNIV190
FY100
Biology I
Biology I Lab
Structure & Bonding
Chemistry Laboratory I
Intro. to Environ Sci & Policy
The Clarkson Seminar
Freshman Seminar
SECOND YEAR-FALL
CM241
Organic Chemistry I
EV280
Intro to Environmental Science
PH131/141 Physics I
BY222
General Ecology
MA132
Calculus II or other MA Elect.
THIRD YEAR-FALL
CM221
Spectroscopy
CM223
Spectroscopy Laboratory
IH405
Methods & Analysis
IH406
Industrial Hygiene Control Methods
CE340
Intro to Environmental Engineering2
FOURTH YEAR-FALL
CE481
Hazardous Waste Management Eng.2
IH416
Occupational and Env. Toxicology
EV400
Capstone Project
Professional Elective
Knowledge Area # 3
Credits
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
1
BY160
Cellular & Molecular Biology
BY162
Cellular Biology Lab
CM104
Equilibrium & Dynamics
CM106
Chemistry Laboratory II
MA131/181
Calculus I
Knowledge Area # 1
3
3
4
3
3
SECOND YEAR-SPRING
CM242
Organic Chemistry II
CM244/370 Organic Chem. Lab/ Physical Chem.
IH309
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
IH310
Intro. To Industrial Hygiene Lab
PH132/142 Physics II
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
4
3
3
THIRD YEAR-SPRING
IH330
Safety Management
MA282
General Statistics
EV399
Capstone Proposal Project
Chemistry/Biology Elective
Knowledge Area # 2
Free elective
3
3
1
3
3
3
FOURTH YEAR-SPRING
IH481
Advanced Topics in EHS
ES432/532 Risk Analysis2
EV401
Capstone Project
Knowledge Area # 4
Knowledge Area or University Course # 5
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
any suitable Foundation Business Elective
or other suitable Engineering Elective
3
or other suitable Science Elective
4
any upper level Biology or Chemistry Elective
2
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 Business Electives:
OS286
OS352
OS466
EC151
EC350
EV360
OM371
Organizational Behavior I
Strategic Human Resource Management
Negotiations and Relationship Management
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics and Engineering Economics
Environmental Economics
Supply Chain Environmental Management
Recommended Engineering Electives:
CE340
CE/CM477
CE479
CE480
CE481
ES432/532
ES 433
ES486
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry
Water & Wastewater Treatment Processes
Environmental Quality Engineering
Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
Risk Analysis
Human Exposure Assessment
Industrial Ecology
Recommended Liberal Arts Electives:
PHIL370
PY151
PY321
LW466
COMM210
COMM217
POL399
POL371
Environmental Ethics
Introduction to Psychology
Organizational Behavior I
The Law of the Workplace
Theory of Rhetoric for Business, Science and Engineering
Introduction to Public Speaking
Environmental Policy
Environmental Law
Recommended Science Electives:
BY360
Physiology I
BY362
Vertebrate Physiology Lab
CM300
Instrumental Laboratory
BY320
Microbiology
BY323
Microbiology for Engineers
BY350
Comparative Anatomy
BY471BY472 Anatomy and Physiology I & II
*Graduate Course – Seniors only or GPA is at least 3.0
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Environmental Health Science
Course Descriptions
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.
EV280 Environmental Science
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.
EV 400 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.
EV 401 Capstone Proj (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.
IH309 Introduction to Environmental Health Science
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.
IH310 Introduction to Environmental Health Science 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 pumps, collection devices and media, an array
of immediate read-out chemical monitors, noise monitors, airflow measurement devices, and heat stress monitors.
IH330 Environmental Health and Safety Management
Occupational safety and health management is an important aspect of Environmental and Occupational Health. This
course will provide a knowledge base of theoretical ideal for safety performance, safety decision hierarchy, hazard
analysis, methodology for task analysis, safety through design and behavioral safety.
IH399 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.
IH401 Internship
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.
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IH405 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.
IH406 Environmental Health Science Controls
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.
IH416 Introduction to 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.
IH481 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.
IH491/492 Research in Environmental Health Science
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.
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
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
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.
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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 IH 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.
IH309
IH310
CM241
EV 280
Required Courses
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
Organic Chemistry I
Environmental Science
B.
IH405
IH406
IH416BY416
IH330
ES432/532
IH 481
Any two courses from the following
Industrial Hygiene Monitoring & Analysis
Industrial Hygiene Control Methods
Principles of Occupational Health
Safety Analysis
Risk Analysis
Advanced Topics in Environmental Health
Credit Hours
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
C. One additional course from the following OR one additional course from B
CE 340
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE480
Environmental Quality Engineering
CE481
Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
CE479
Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
CM371
Physical Chemistry I
CE477
Atmospheric Chemistry
CE580
Environmental Chemistry
BY323
Microbiology for Engineers
BY350
Anatomy
BY360
Physiology
BY 471
Human anatomy and Physiology
Total Credit Hours for the Minor:
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
20-22
In addition to the required courses, it is recommended that MA282 or MA383 or MG284 Statistics 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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Minors in Environmental Science and Environmental Policy*
Clarkson’s Environmental Science & Policy BS degree program is a multidisciplinary program that combines a rigorous
education in the sciences with a broad policy perspective. Because of its 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 & Policy. Both minors require 24 credits of course work divided in the following way:
Minor in Environmental Science
1) Fifteen credits of environmental science, nine credits of which must be in 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. One of the following 1 credit courses (EV 100, 200, or 300)
Courses are selected from Category III below.
CATEGORY I: Course Offerings in Environmental Science
BY 140 Biology I
BY 142 Biology I Lab
BY 160 Cell & Molec. Biology
BY 162 Cell Biology Lab
BY 221 General Ecology
BY 224 General Ecology Lab
BY 260 Biological Clocks
BY 328 Conservation Biology
BY 314 Genetics
BY 340 Animal Behavior
BY 315 Genetics Lab
BY 450 Biochemistry I
BY 320 Microbiology
BY 436 Marine Biology
BY 322 Microbiology Lab
BY 451 Biochemistry II
BY 420 Evolution
BY 431 Aquatic Ecology
BY 435 Freshwater Invertebrate Bio.
BY440 Advanced Invertebrate Phys.
CM 103 Structure & Bonding
CM 105 Chem. Lab I
CM 104 Equilibrium & Dynamics
CM 106 Chem. Lab II
CM 131 General Chemistry I
CM 132 General Chemistry II
CM 221 Spectroscopy
CM 241 Organic Chemistry I
CM 223 Spectroscopy Lab
CM 242 Organic Chemistry II
CM 303 Environmental Science I
CM 244 Organic Chemistry Lab
CM 371 Physical Chemistry
CM 304 Environmental Science II
CM 460 Biochemistry
CM 409 Receptor Modeling
CM 434 Air Pollution Controls
CM 476 Atmospheric Chemistry
IH 405 Methods and Analysis
School of Engineering
CE 240 Earth Science
CE 340 Intro to Environmental Eng
CE 301 Eng. Measurements
CE 470 Hydraulic Engineering
CE 474 Engineering Hydrology
CE 479 Water and Wastewater Treatment Proc.
CE 480 Environmental Quality
CE 481 Haz. Waste Management
CE 433 Human Exposure Assessment
CE 582 Environmental Systems
CE 584 Chemodynamics
CE 491 Senior Design Project
CE 486 Industrial Ecology
ES 432 Risk Analysis
*No more than six credits of the above engineering courses can be applied to the Environmental Science minor.
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CATEGORY II: Course Offerings in Environmental Policy
School Of Liberal Arts
ANTH 270 Env., Tech., and Society
POL 220
PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics
POL 250
PHIL 270 American Environmentalism
POL 371
COMM 325 Intercultural Communication
POL 351
POL 400 Constitutional Law
COMM 428
COMM 429 Issue Analysis and Advocacy
School of Business
EC360 Environmental Economics
LW466 The Law of the Workplace
MG370 Business and the Env.
LW 270
LW 471
MG 670
American Politics
Politics in C-N Perspective
Env. Law
Globalization
Public Debate and Env.
Law & Society I
Law & Society II
Industrial Ecology
CATEGORY III: Course offerings in Environmental Science & Policy
EV 100 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy Issues and Professions
EV 200 Creating Environmental Policy
EV 300 Environmental Leadership
MP 133-533 Clarkson Recycling Project
MP 134-534 Campus Sustainability
EV 494 Directed Research
EV 494 Directed Study
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Minor in Environmental Health Science
Students will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in their major with a Minor in Industrial Hygiene.
Student Name ______________________
Student # ___________________________
Signature
______________________
Email ______________________________
Phone
______________________
Major ______________________________
Director’s Signature ___________________________
Required:
A)
IH 309 Intro to IH
IH 310 Intro to IH Lab
CM 241 Organic Chem I
EV 280 Environmental Science
B)
Two IH Electives: (see back)
IH _______________
IH _______________
Or
ES 532 Risk Analysis
C)
Credits
Grade
3
1
3
3
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3
3
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One additional Professional Elective: (see back)
Elective ___________
3
Total
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20-22
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B)
Any two courses from the following:
Credits
IH405 Industrial Hygiene Monitoring & Analysis
IH406 Industrial Hygiene Control Methods
IH416 Intro to Toxicology and Ep
IH320 Principles of Ergonomics
ES432 Risk Analysis
IH330 Safety Analysis-Environ, Health, and Safety
C)
4
3
3
3
3
3
One additional course from the following OR one additional course from B:
CE 480
CE 481
CE479
CM371
CE477
CE580
CM303
CM304
BY323
BY350
BY360
CE433
Environmental Quality Engineering
Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
Physical Chemistry I
Atmospheric Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Science I
Environmental Science II
Microbiology for Engineers
Anatomy
Physiology
Human Exposure Assessment
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
In addition to the required courses, it is recommended that MA 282 or MA 383 or MG 284 Statistics be taken as
a mathematics elective course 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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Environmental Health Science
Projects and Career Opportunities
Class Projects
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Industrial noise monitoring at Alcoa
Air sampling for hazardous chemicals in “potlines” at Alcoa
Sampling for mold contamination in homes with water damage
Evaluation of lead contamination in homes that contain lead based paint
Exposure assessments of phenol and formaldehyde in cadaver teaching laboratories
Exposure to lead at an indoor firing range
Capstone Projects
IH Students are required to complete a Capstone Project dealing with one of the many areas in Environmental and
Occupational Health. Recent student projects include:
 Household Mold Daily Variance
 Fungal Spores in Goose Guano
 Particulate Monitoring in Buffalo, NY
 Diesel Exhaust Exposure to School Children
Student Professional Organizations
 American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Clarkson University Student Chapter
 American Society of Safety Engineers
 NYWEA
After Graduation
Clarkson students that graduate with a degree in EHS have an outstanding placement record. Recent EHS graduates have
been hired by companies such as:
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Alcoa
Bristol-Meyers-Squibb
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
IBM
OSHA
Xerox
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Lockheed Martin
Colden Corporation
Infineum, Inc.
Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute
Many EHS graduates from Clarkson pursue advanced degree programs. Among graduate schools where our students
have recently enrolled include:
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John Hopkins
Harvard
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
University of Michigan
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University of Cincinnati
University of Washington
Upstate (NY) Medical University
Clarkson University
Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P)
Program Description
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
Top Photograph on Right: Student members of E.C.O. (Clarkson's student environmental conservation organization), participate in a campus cleanup during Campus
Pride Day. Middle Photograph Left: Students work together to preserve “Nature’s Course,” a natural wild area on Clarkson’s campus where the Clarkson community
can go to learn, relax, and simply enjoy the natural environment of the region without the need to travel. Bottom Picture on Right: The symbol from Clarkson’s
Sustainability Initiative.
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Environmental Science and Policy
BS in Environmental Science and Policy
Sample Curriculum*
FIRST YEAR-FALL
BY140
BY142
CM103
CM105
EV100
UNIV190
FY100
Credits
Biology I
Biology I Laboratory
Structure & Bonding
Chemistry Laboratory I
Intro. to Environ Sci & Policy
The Clarkson Seminar
Freshman Seminar
FIRST YEAR-SPRING
3
2
3
2
1
3
1
BY160
Cellular & Molecular Biology
BY162
Cellular Biology Laboratory
CM104
Equilibrium & Dynamics
CM106
Chemistry Laboratory II
MA131/181Calculus I
SECOND YEAR-FALL
BY222
BY224
EV280
PH131/141
CM241
LW270
General Ecology
General Ecology Lab
Intro to Environ. Science
Physics I
Organic Chemistry I
Law and Society I1
Credits
3
2
3
2
3
SECOND YEAR-SPRING
3
1
3
4
3
3
EV200
IH310
IH309
Creating Environmental Policy
Intro. To Industrial Hygiene Lab
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
Environmental Policy2 (KA #1)
Statistics Course3
Prof. Sci/Eng/Math Elective
2
1
3
3
3
3
THIRD YEAR-SPRING
THIRD YEAR-FALL
PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics (KA #2)
IH Elective (IH 416 Recomm.)
Policy Elective
Prof. Sci/Eng/Math Elective
Free Elective
3
3
3
3
3
EV360
EV399
EV300
Environmental Economics (KA #3)
Capstone Proposal Project
Environmental Leadership
Intro to Environ. Engineering6
Prof. Sci/Eng/Math Elective
3
1
3
3
3
FOURTH YEAR-FALL
FOURTH YEAR-SPRING
POL371
Environmental Law
Free Elective
EV400
Capstone Project
Prof. Sci/Eng/Math Elective
Knowledge Area # 4
3
3
3
3
3
EV401
Capstone Project
Free Elective
ES 432
Risk Analysis
Professional Elective
Knowledge Area # 5
*Courses, sequences, and credits may vary. Clarkson requires at least 120 credits for graduation.
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or other suitable Law Elective
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or other suitable Policy Elective
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Students who have already taken MA282 may substitute with a Professional Elective. Students who have taken MA131
and 132 may choose MA282, MG284 or other suitable statistics course.
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EC150 or EC350 is required as a prerequisite for Environmental Economics (EV360) and satisfies a Liberal Arts
Foundation Elective requirement.
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Students must be registered for at least 14 credits to qualify for Dean’s List or as a Presidential Scholar.
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or other suitable Technology Elective
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVES
Professional Electives are defined as electives appropriate to the professional and career objectives of students
in the ES&P Program. Professional electives are typically upper-level courses (300-level or above) chosen with
the advice and consent of the student’s advisor, and focused on a minor, concentration or double major (in
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Occupational Health, Law, or Technical
Communications, for example). The following courses are considered professional electives in the ES&P
Program. Additional courses may be taken pending permission from the student’s advisor. Some professional
electives require additional prerequisites.
SCIENCE & MATH
BY 328 Conservation Biology
BY 214 Genetics
BY 215 Genetics Lab
BY 302 Introductory Botany
BY 320 Microbiology
BY 322 Microbiology Lab
BY 323 Microbiology for Engineers
BY 420 Evolution
BY 342 Vertebrate Biology
BY 426 Introduction to Biophysics
BY 435 Freshwater Invertebrate Biology
CM 242 Organic Chemistry II
CM 244 Organic Chemistry Lab
CM 304 Environmental Science II
IH 405 Methods and Analysis
IH 416 Prin. of Occupational Health
MA 231 Calculus III
MA 383 Applied Statistics
PY 353 Social Psychology
BY 340 Animal Behavior
BY 45O Biochemistry I
BY 310 Developmental Biology
BY 436 Marine Biology
BY 451 Biochemistry II
BY 340 Behavioral Ecology
BY 431 Aquatic Ecology
BY 358 Animal Learning
BY 436 Marine Biology
CM221 Spectroscopy
CM223 Spectroscopy Labs
CM303 Environmental Science I
IH 330 Environmental Health & Safety
IH 406 IH Control Methods
IH 481 Advanced Topics in EOH
MA232 Elementary Diff. Equations
PH132 Physics II
PH142 Physics for Life Sciences II
1ENGINEERING
CE 301 Eng. Measurements
CE 340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE 470 Hydraulic Engineering
CE 477 Atmospheric Chemistry
CE 479 Water and Wastewater Treatment
CE 481 Hazardous Waste Management
CE 486 Industrial Ecology
ES 432 Risk Analysis
CE 330 Water Resources Engineering
CE 413 Geology for Engineers
CE 430 Water Resources Engineering
CE 474 Engineering Hydrology
CE 480 Environmental Quality
CE 490 Senior Design
ES 330 Fluid Mechanics
POLICY ELECTIVE CAN BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS AND LIBERAL ARTS COURSES
IS 300 Information Systems
LW 466 The Law of the Workplace
LW 471 Law and Society II
OS 386 Organizational Behavior
OS 432 Org. Policy and Strategy
OS 352 Strategic Human Resource Management
ANTH 270 Environment, Technology, and Society
POL 220 American Politics
POL 301 Political Theory
POL 302 Social and Political Thought
POL 470 Environmental Policy
POL 351 Globalization
POL 210 Int. Development and Social Change
ANTH 332 Cities and Social Justice
POL 250 Politics in Cross-Nat. Perspective
PHIL 341 Professional Ethics
POL 400 Constitutional Law
COMM 310 Mass Media and Society
COMM 313 Professional Communication
COMM 325 Intercultural Communication
COMM 341 World Wide Web
COMM 411 Interpersonal Behavior
COMM 412 Org. Communication
COMM 409 Organizational Learning
COMM /EV 428 Public Debate and the Environment COMM 410 Theory & Philosophy of Communication
COMM 417 Business and Professional Speaking
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Environmental Science and Policy
Course Descriptions
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 Creating Environmental Policy
In this course students will work in teams to solve a local issue or problem. The ‘solution’ will require an integration and
understanding of Environmental Science, Economics, and Policy. Course is limited to 12 students.
EV280 Environmental Science
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.
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 human-related 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.
BY320 Microbiology
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.
BY328 Conservation Biology
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.
BY425 Biological Systems and Environmental Change
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.
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BY431 Limnology
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.
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 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 Proj (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.
EV480 Environmental Philosophy Seminar
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.
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.
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EV490-499
Independent Study in Environmental Science and Policy
Upper division independent studies for Environmental Science & Policy majors and concentrators.
COMM428 Public Debate and the Environment
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.
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. The course covers the substantive areas of constitutional law, torts, contracts,
and property and estate law.
PHIL 343 American Environmentalism
[Formerly LP343] This course will examine some of the principle environmental books and articles written in the past two
centuries. Emphasis will be on the social implications of environmental issues, and on the ways an historical perspective
may enhance the understanding of current policies and practices
PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics
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.
POL 351 Globalization
[Formerly LP371] This seminar style class addresses the economic, political and social change collectively referred to as
'globalization.' The concept of globalization will be analyzed from a number of perspectives. Macro-level changes are
addressed as are local adaptation strategies of individuals, communities and organized groups. Special attention is paid to
the role of institutions, such as corporations, national and subnational governments and non-governmental and multilateral
organizations, in the globalization process. The class will work through and discuss books critical of, and sympathetic to,
the globalization process
POL 371 Environmental Law
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.
PHIL270 American Environmentalism
This course will examine some of the principle environmental books and articles written in the past two centuries.
Emphasis will be on the social implications of environmental issues, and on the ways an historical perspective may
enhance the understanding of current policies and practices.
PHIL371 Energy and Society
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.
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POL 380 The Law and Bioethics
This course explores the relation between law, ethics, and new technologies. In particular, we will be exploring issues of
the right to privacy, abortion, state sterilization programs, cloning, rights of surrogate parents, doctor/patient
confidentiality, the right to die, new definitions of death, the human genome project and intellectual property rights, and
organ transplantation. This inquiry will be guided by the question: 'Who Owns Life?' There is no definitive answer to
this question offered by the American court system. Through readings and discussions students will gain political and
ethical perspective on how legal standards are formed in response to new demands by the public and government, and
how new ethical questions are inspired by innovations in germline bioengineering, medical and rehabilitative technology,
robotics, virtual reality, and nanotechnology. The material for the course will be case law and articles by leading
scientists, physicians, ethicists, and legal scholars in this young field.
POL 470 Environmental Policy
[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 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 392 Environmental Political Theory
This course is designed for students with interests in environmental science and policy, and in political theory, or both.
We will examine the relationship between nature, politics, and political ideas. We will also examine the wide spectrum of
ideas on political, social, and scientific matters expressed by contemporary environmental thinkers, though we will also
discuss thinkers from the past (Thoreau, Muir, Leopold, Carson). In particular, we will focus our discussions on the
relationship between environmental concerns and dominant ideas of liberalism and democracy. We will also consider
feminist, socialist, communitarian, authoritarian, and anarchist perspectives.
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Minors in Environmental Science and Environmental Policy*
Clarkson’s Environmental Science & Policy BS degree program is a multidisciplinary program that combines a rigorous
education in the sciences with a broad policy perspective. Because of its 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 & Policy. Both minors require 24 credits of course work divided in the following way:
Minor in Environmental Science
1) Fifteen credits of environmental science, nine credits of which must be in 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:
D. An independent research project (1 credit)
E. An ES&P Multidisciplinary Project Course (1 credit)
F. One of the following 1 credit courses (EV 100, 200, or 300)
Courses are selected from Category III below.
CATEGORY I: Course Offerings in Environmental Science *
BY 140 Biology I
BY 142 Biology I Lab
BY 160 Cell & Molec. Biology
BY 162 Cell Biology Lab
BY 221 General Ecology
BY 224 General Ecology Lab
BY 260 Biological Clocks
BY 328 Conservation Biology
BY 314 Genetics
BY 340 Animal Behavior
BY 315 Genetics Lab
BY 450 Biochemistry I
BY 320 Microbiology
BY 436 Marine Biology
BY 322 Microbiology Lab
BY 451 Biochemistry II
BY 420 Evolution
BY 431 Aquatic Ecology
BY 435 Freshwater Invertebrate Bio.
BY440 Advanced Invertebrate Phys.
CM 103 Structure & Bonding
CM 105 Chem. Lab I
CM 104 Equilibrium & Dynamics
CM 106 Chem. Lab II
CM 131 General Chemistry I
CM 132 General Chemistry II
CM 221 Spectroscopy
CM 241 Organic Chemistry I
CM 223 Spectroscopy Lab
CM 242 Organic Chemistry II
CM 303 Environmental Science I
CM 244 Organic Chemistry Lab
CM 371 Physical Chemistry
CM 304 Environmental Science II
CM 460 Biochemistry
CM 409 Receptor Modeling
CM 434 Air Pollution Controls
CM 476 Atmospheric Chemistry
IH 405 Methods and Analysis
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School of Engineering
CE 340 Intro to Environmental Eng
CE 301 Eng. Measurements
CE 470 Hydraulic Engineering
CE 474 Engineering Hydrology
CE 479 Water and Wastewater Treatment Proc. CE 480 Environmental Quality
CE 481 Haz. Waste Management
CE 580 Environmental Chemistry
CE 582 Environmental Systems
CE 584 Chemodynamics
CE 491 Senior Design Project
CE 586 Industrial Ecology
ES 532 Risk Analysis
*No more than six credits of the above engineering courses can be applied to the Environmental Science minor.
CATEGORY II: Course Offerings in Environmental Policy
School Of Liberal Arts
ANTH 270 Env., Tech., and Society
POL 220
PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics
POL 250
PHIL 270 American Environmentalism
POL 371
COMM 325 Intercultural Communication
POL 351
POL 400 Constitutional Law
COMM 428
COMM 429 Issue Analysis and Advocacy
PHIL 371
School of Business
EC360 Environmental Economics
LW466 The Law of the Workplace
MG370 Business and the Env.
LW 270
LW 471
MG 670
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American Politics
Politics in C-N Perspective
Env. Law
Globalization
Public Debate and Env.
Energy and Society
Law & Society I
Law & Society II
Industrial Ecology
CATEGORY III: Course offerings in Environmental Science & Policy *
EV 100 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy Issues and Professions
EV 200 Creating Environmental Policy
EV 300 Environmental Leadership
MP 131-531 Clarkson Garden Project
MP 132-532 Nature’s Course
MP 133-533 Clarkson Recycling Project
MP 134-534 Campus Sustainability
*Additional course may be taken to fulfill the minor requirement with permission from the director.
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Environmental Science and Policy
Projects and Career Opportunities
Student Projects
ES&P students are required to complete a Capstone Project dealing with one of the many areas in
Environmental Science and Policy. Recent student projects include:
 Native American herbal medicine
 Development of website to assess risk of
 Environmental history of Onondaga Lake
household chemicals
 Microbial remediation of toxic waste
 Thallium in the Great Lakes
 Natural history of a local forest
 Environmental issues website for
 PCBs and the Hudson River
Adirondack region
 Life Cycle Assessment of insulation
materials
Student Professional Organizations
 ECO
 Nature’s Course
 NYWEA
 Deep Ecology
After Graduation
ES&P graduates are finding job opportunities in numerous places. Our graduates have worked
at, or are currently employed with:
 Ducks Unlimited
 Northern Ecological Associates
 NYC Department of Environmental Protection
 Dynamac
 Washington State Environmental Conservation Agency
 New York State DEC
 Hamilton College
 URS
 Regional, County, and Local Environmental Agencies
 Arcadis
ES&P Students have continued their education in graduate school at:
 Albany Law School
 Rochester Institute of Technology
 SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry
 University of Arizona
 University of Washington
 Harvard
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CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
NAME____________________________________STUDENT NUMBER_____________________
Local Phone_______________ CU Box______ E-Mail_________________ Graduation Year______
Major_________________________________Advisor’s Name______________________________
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
II.
Fifteen credits of Environmental Science, nine credits of which must be in 300 level or
higher courses are selected from Category I.
______________________
______________________
_____________________
______________________
Six Credits of Environmental Policy. Courses are selected from Category II.
________________________
III.
______________________
_________________________
Three credits spread across the following areas:
A. An independent research project (1 credit)
B. An ES&P Multidisciplinary Project Course (1 credit)
C. One of the following 1 credit courses (EV 100, 200, or 300) Courses selected from
Category III.
MP_________________________ 1
EV______________________ 1
Research_____________________ 1
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CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
NAME______________________________STUDENT NUMBER_____________________
Local Phone
Box_________ E-Mail________________Graduation Year ____
Major______________________Advisor’s Name___________________________________
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, 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 (1 credit)
B. An ES&P Multidisciplinary Project Course (1 credit)
C. One of the following 1 credit courses (EV 100, 200, or 300) Courses selected form
Category III.
MP_________________________ 1
EV______________________ 1
Research_____________________ 1
Minor in Environmental Policy
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1) Fifteen credits of environmental policy. Courses are selected from Category I below.
2) Six credits of environmental science. 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. One of the following 1 credit courses (EV 100, 200, or 300)
Courses are selected from Category III below.
CATEGORY I: Course Offerings in Environmental Policy
School Of Liberal Arts
ANTH 270
Environment, Tech., & Society
PHIL370
Environmental Ethics
POL225
American West
COMM325
Intercultural Communication
POL400
Constitutional Law
COMM429
Issue Analysis and Advocacy
School of Business
EC/EV 360 Environmental Economics
LW 466 The Law of the Workplace
MG 455 Managing Org. Change
MG 480 Project Management
CE 486 Industrial Ecology
POL220
POL250
POL371
POL351
COMM428
POL350
American Politics
Politics in C-N Perspective
Environmental Law
Globalization
Public Debate & the Environment
International Development
LW 270 Law & Society I
LW 471 Law & Society II
OM 476 Management of Technolog
OM 351 Quality Management & Lean Enterprise
CATEGORY II: Course offerings in Environmental Science
School of Science
BY 140 Inheritance, Evolution, & Diversity
BY 142 Diversity Lab
BY 160 Cell & Molec. Biology
BY 162 Cell Biology Lab
BY 222 General Ecology
BY 224 General Ecology Lab
BY 328 Conservation Biology
BY 314 Genetics
BY 340 Animal Behavior
BY 315 Genetics Lab
BY 450 Biochemistry I
BY 320 Microbiology
BY 322 Microbiology Lab
BY 451 Biochemistry II
BY 420 Evolution
BY 431 Limnology
BY440 Advanced Invertebrate Phys.
CM 103 Structure & Bonding
CM 105 Chem. Lab I
CM 104 Equilibrium & Dynamics
CM 106 Chem. Lab II
CM 131 General Chemistry I
CM 132 General Chemistry II
CM 221 Spectroscopy
CM 241 Organic Chemistry I
CM 223 Spectroscopy Lab
CM 371 Physical Chemistry
CM 460 Biochemistry
CM 476 Atmospheric Chemistry
CM 409 Receptor Modeling
IH 405 Methods and Analysis
IH 406 IH Control Methods
IH 416 Prin. of Toxicology and Epidemiology
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School Of Engineering
CE 301 Eng. Measurements
CE 474 Engineering Hydrology
CE 480 Environmental Quality
CE 580 Environmental Chemistry
CE 584 Chemodynamics
CE 586 Industrial Ecology
CH 434 Air Pollution Control
CE 470 Hydraulic Engineering
CE 479 Water and Wastewater Treatment Proc.
CE 481 Haz. Waste Management
CE 582 Environmental Systems
CE 491 Senior Design Project
ES 532 Risk Analysis
CE340 Into to Environmental Engineering
CATEGORY III: Course offerings in Environmental Science & Policy
EV 100 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy Issues and Professions
EV 200 Creating Environmental Policy
EV 300 Environmental Leadership
MP 133-533 Clarkson Recycling Project
MP 134-534 Campus Sustainability
EV490 Directed Study
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Environmental Science & Policy and Environmental
Health Science - Internship Guidelines
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.
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.
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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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Environmental Science & Policy
Clarkson Common Experience Version (class of 2010 and beyond)
Student Name:
Course #
BY 140
BY 142
BY 160
BY 162
BY 222
BY 224
Student Number:
Biology (14 credits)
Grade
# Credits
comments
Math Courses (6 credits)
Grade
# Credits
0
UNIV 190
FY 100
Chemistry/Physics (17 credits)
Course #
Grade
# Credits
comments
CM 103
CM 105
CM 104
CM 106
CM 241
PH131
0
Environmental Science (26 credits)
EHS Courses (8 credits)
Grade
# Credits
comments
Environmental Policy. (27 Credits)
Course #
Grade
# Credits
comments
EV 100
EV 200
EV 300
EV 360
EV 399
EV 400
EV 401
LW 270
PHIL 370
POL 371
POL 470
Env. Pol. Elec.
0
KA/ Prof/ Free Elec. (27 credits)
Course #
Grade
# Credits
comments
0
Sci/Eng/Math Electives (18 credits)
Course #
Grade
# Credits
comments
EV 280
CE 2401
Sci/Eng/ Math Ele
Sci/Eng/ Math Ele
Sci/Eng/Math Ele
Sci/Eng/ Math Ele
0
KA#1
KA#2
KA#3
KA#4
Univer. Course
Prof.
Free
Free
Free
0
Clarkson Common Experience/KA's
Course Num.
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
Total Credits Earned
120 Credits Required
Communication PTS
(Internship, workstudy for Summer will work)
Technology Serving Humanity
**This could be fulfilled by a sci. or Eng. Elec.**
(1)
comments
STATS COURSE
0
Course #
IH 309
IH 310
IH elective
Course #
MA181/MA131
MA182/MA132
( earth Sci. or any engineering Course will work)
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Environmental Health Science
Clarkson Common Experience Version (class of 2010 and beyond
Student Name:
Course #
BY 140
BY 142
BY 160
BY 162
BY 221
BY 224
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Biology ( 14 Credits )
Grade
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MA180/MA131
MA182/MA132
MA282
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Industrial Hygiene (21 Credits)
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Grade
# Credits
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IH 309
IH 310
IH 405
IH 416
IH 406
IH 481
IH 330
0
0
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CM 103
CM 104
CM1 105
CM106
CM221
CM223
CM241
CM 242
CM 244
Math Courses ( 9 Credits)
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Chemistry (25 Credits)
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Environmental Science ( 4 Credits)
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Grade
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EV 100
EV 280
EV 399
EV 400
EV 401
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Bio/Chem/Eng
Course # (200- Grade
400 Level)
Elective
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0
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PH141
PH132
Physics ( 8 credits )
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Univ. 190
FY 100
KA#1
KA#2
KA#3
KA#4
Univ. Course
Prof.
Free
Free
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Engineering
Engineering
Engineering ( 6 Credits)
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Liberal Arts/KA ( 28 Credits)
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Clarkson Common Experience/ KA
Total Credits Earned
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Contemporary Global Issues (CGI)
Cultures and Socitey(CSO)
Imaginative Arts (IA)
Science, Tech, Society(STS)
Economics &Organizations(EO)
Individual & Group Behavior (IG)
Professional Requirement
Professional Exp. Requirement
Technology Serving Humaity
** this could be filled by a science or Eng. Elective.
120 Credits required
Communication PTS
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