Undergraduate Environmental Science Program

Rensselaer



ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEGREE


Bachelor of Science Curriculum



* A Core of 38 Credits in Science:

Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics.


* A Concentration of 24 Credits in a Science Discipline:

Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics.


* A Guided Selection of 20 credits in Environmentally Relevant Courses in Humanities and Social Sciences:

For example: Introduction to Environmental Studies, Environmental Philosophy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Politics and Policy, Environmental Health, Natural Resource Economics.


* A Group of Interdisciplinary Courses and Seminars (14 credits):

First Year Environmental Seminar I & II, Global Environmenatl Change, One Mile on the Hudson River I, Rhetoric of Nature and the Environment.


* Unrestricted Electives (28 credits):

Any courses from the Schools of Architecture, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management or Science.


* An Intensive Environmental Experience:

For example: summer research, internship with a government agency or with a business, a wilderness experience, or a project with a not-for-profit group like the Nature Conservancy.






Bachelor of Science : Other Programs : Faculty : Graduates : Student Groups : School of Science


Director: - Jun Abrajano - Mail and Web

Environmental Science,
MRC - 334,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
110 8th Street,
Troy, NY, 12190-3510

Phone: 518 276 6036



Last modified: 09/09/02.
URL: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/envsci/