BS in Environmental Science
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
Located squarely at the intersection of science, technology, and the social sciences, careers in Environmental Science span myriad job descriptions and represent an endless array of new, exciting challenges. Depending on their interests, students can pursue the very timely topics of energy generation and conservation, water quality, recycling, solid waste management, and environmental safety, both through addressing specific issues and through environmental engineering design. Housed in the Department of Geosciences, the interdisciplinary Environmental Science program is invaluable in today's world with the numerous environmental challenges we face.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curriculum: Environmental Science
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules.
Freshman Fall
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Mathematics 3 credit hours (MATH 1530 or MATH 1710 recommended)
- ENVS 2810 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 credit hours
- CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) and
- CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
Subtotal: 13 Hours
Freshman Spring
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours and
- GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours
- MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours or
- MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
- BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) and
- BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Sophomore Fall
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Major (PGEO) course 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 13 Hours
Sophomore Spring
- PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours and
- PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
- Major (GEOL) course 3 credit hours
- Major (PGEO) course 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 13 Hours
Junior Fall
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Major (GEOL) course 3 credit hours
- Major supporting courses 7 credit hours
- BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours and
- BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
or
- CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours and
- CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours
or
- PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours and
- PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
Subtotal: 17 Hours
Junior Spring
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
- Major (GEOL) or (PGEO) course 3 credit hours
- Major (GEOL) course 4 to 5 credit hours
- Major (PGEO) course 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16-17 Hours
Senior Fall
- Major supporting courses 10 credit hours
- Capstone experience 3 to 4 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16-17 Hours
Senior Spring
- General elective 2 credit hours
- Major supporting course 3 credit hours
- General or major supporting course 4 credit hours
- Capstone experience 3 to 4 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15-16 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The interaction between technology and the environment—and the need to manage it safely—represents a continuously expanding field of career opportunities. Examples include:
- Construction safety manager
- Development director
- Ecologist
- Energy consultant
- Energy manager
- Environmental analyst
- Environmental compliance and sustainability manager
- Environmental educator
- Environmental health and safety manager
- Environmental planner
- Environmental technologist
- Hazardous materials administrator
- Health and safety trainer
- Occupational health and safety specialist
- Regulatory compliance and sustainability specialist
- Risk management engineer
- Safety consultant
- Safety inspector
- Streams and watershed specialist
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