Environmental Systems and Sustainability, B.S. - Coastal Marine Systems
The graduation requirements are listed below. In addition, students select free electives to reach 120 credits overall required for the degree. 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 (44 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.
Note: Students can only take one class of ESC 106 or MAR 140 towards this major.
Environmental Systems and Sustainability (25 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
or ENV 491 – Environmental Problem Solving
Select 1 From:
ENV 200 – Systems Thinking for the Environment
MAR 140 – The World Ocean
Select 1 From:
ENV 498 – Special Topics in Environmental Science
GEO 470 – Field Techniques
GEO 497 – Internship
MAR 499 – Independent Study
Select 1 From:
ENV 404 – Applied Sustainability Science
GEO 405 – Environmental Justice
GEO 460 – GIS II
HIS 359 – American Environmental History
LIT 303 – Literature of the Sea
PHI 321 – Philosophy of Science
SOC 235 – Environmental Sociology
Coastal Marine Systems Concentration (19 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 1 From:
BIO 327 – Field Natural History
BIO 430 – Marine Biology
ESC 106 – General Oceanography (T2PR)*
ESC 220 – Physical and Chemical Oceanography (T2PR)*
ENV 350 – Environmental/ Earth Systems Inquiry
MAR 140 – The World Ocean
MAR 398 – Special Topics: Bermuda
PCH 441 – Water supply and Waste-Water Treatment
COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (3 Credits)
MAT 107 – Elementary Statistics (T1QR)*