Environmental & Marine Science, B.S. - Coastal & Marine Science
The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers:https://www.southernct.edu/academics/egms/programs.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)
All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)
Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.
Core Requirements (20 Credits)
ENV 204 – Principles of Sustainability
ENV 220 – Global Climate Change (T2GA)
GEO 290 – Research Methods in Geography and Environmental Sustainability
GEO 360 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEO 490 – Capstone Seminar
MAR 140 – The World Ocean
Coastal and Marine Sciences Concentration (26 Credits)
GEO 357 – Coastal and Marine Geography (T2CC)
MAR 210 – Coastal Marine Studies (T2LE)
MAR 250 – Introduction to Coastal and Marine Pollution
MAR 340 – Coastal Processes
MAR 460 – Field and Laboratory Techniques in Marine Studies
Select 9 credits:
BIO 210 – Environmental Biology and Conservation
BIO 430 – Marine Biology
ENV 400 – Social Science Perspectives on Environment
ENV 404 – Applied Sustainability Science
ESC 220 – Physical and Chemical Oceanography (T2PR)
GEO 305 – Environmental Economic Geography
GEO 397 – Internship
GEO 405 – Environmental Justice
GEO 460 – GIS II
GEO 461 – Environmental GIS
GEO 470 – Field Techniques
GEO 481 – Spatial Analysis
MAR 270 – Aquaculture I
MAR 280 – Aquaculture II
MAR 398 – Special Topics in Marine Studies
MAR 498 – Special Topics; Field and Laboratory
MAR 499 – Independent Study
COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (3 Credits)
MAT 107 – Elementary Statistics (T1QR)
ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTION (12 Credits)
Students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 90 credits may be eligible to complete an accelerated pathway during their senior year to earn dual credit towards both their current undergraduate program and future graduate program of interest. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.
Students will meet with their faculty advisor to prepare a Graduate Course Plan (500-level courses or higher), with a maximum of 6 credits per semester, based on their graduate program of interest. Approval from both the Program Department Chairperson and the Graduate Coordinator is required. Programs may have higher requirements, and seat availability in certain graduate programs may be limited.
Courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Graduate programs may have higher grade requirements in place for certain courses which may require the student to retake the course for a higher grade letter.