The Environmental Policy and Science program (EPS) was designed to offer students a liberal arts experience that addresses a diversity of environmental issues, while providing detailed training in specific fields. After graduation, students may pursue graduate studies in a number of disciplines, or follow career paths as policy analysts, science researchers, environmental consultants, environmental health specialists, urban or regional planners, science educators, or naturalists. Our graduates serve in a variety of local, state, or federal agencies, educational institutions, as well as for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Specializations in the EPS Major
Students majoring in EPS can choose from several program tracks including Environmental Policy or Environmental Science with an emphasis in either Biology or Chemistry.

After finishing six of the EPS core courses, students may elect one of two strategies:

• They may complete the remaining EPS major requirements, choosing additional courses from the Policy specialization or from the Science specializations as indicated below;

• They may elect to complete the major requirements for a specific discipline, which through advisement includes selections with environmental relevancy (Political Science or Economics).

Completion of six of the core group also serves as the requirements for the Minor in Environmental Policy and Science.

Environmental Policy and Science Core Group and Minor Requirements

Core choices from Sciences:
EPS 1131 Environmental Problem Solving
EPS 1116 Energy and the Environment
EPS 1117 Environmental Geology
Or approved alternate selections (i.e. Conservation Biology)

Core choices from Policy:
PSI 2215 Environmental Policy
PSI 1101 Introduction to Political Science
EPS 2206 Sustainability
Or approved alternate selections

This course may fulfill either a science or policy choice.
EPS 2104 Environmental Modeling:GIS

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Environmental Policy (50 HRS.)

Students shall choose six courses from the core group given above, six advanced courses, and the EPS 4494 Senior Seminar (internship or research).
Environmental Policy Major –choose 6 from the following advanced courses

American Public Policy (PSI 2207) or Public Administration (PSI 3305)
Politics of Developing Areas (PSI 3310) or Global Social Change (Soc 2265)
GIS Analysis for Management (EPS 2104) (cannot be counted additionally as one of 6 core requirements)
History of the Environmental Movement  (EPS 2204)
Urban Sociology (SOC 2203)
Risk in Environmental Decisions  (EPS 3102)
American Political Institutions (PSI 2201) or State and Local Government (PSI 2202)
Environmental Philosophy (EPS 3323)
Research Design and Methods (PSI 2219)
Approved upper level and EPS Special Topics courses in consultation with the EPS coordinator

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Environmental Science Majors: Environmental Biology and Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Biology (57 HRS.)
This specialization is for students who wish to work with biota and treats issues such as conservation and remediation, or ecosystem dynamics (including marine biology, landscape biology, and forestry). Here the emphasis is on gaining both a biological and chemical background required for most graduate programs or for employment in consulting, conservation, toxicology, or environmental regulation.

Recommended courses for Environmental Biology
In addition to the six core courses, students should take:
BIO 1111, 1112 Principles of Biology I, II (L) and

Five advanced electives in Biology at the 2000 level or higher (the selection of advanced Biology electives will be guided through advising and interest of the student). Relevant choices may include, but are not restricted to: Ecology, Environmental Health, Conservation Biology, Marine Biology, Evolution, Vertebrate Diversity, Invertebrate Biology, Botany, Parasitology, Epidemiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology and designated special topics or additional science courses offered through EPS
EPS/CHE 2203 Environmental Chemistry or Biogeochemistry of the Habitable Planet
EPS 4494 Senior Seminar

Environmental Chemistry (50 HRS.)

This specialization is for those students who will be assessing the amount and impacts of pollution and the remediation of these problems. These students require a strong background in chemistry and toxicology.

In addition to the six core courses students should take

CHE 1101, 1102 Introductory Chemistry I, II
EPS/CHE 2203 Environmental Chemistry (L)
Three Advanced Chemistry electives (the selection of advanced Chemistry electives will be guided through advising and interest of the student) and designated special topics or additional science courses offered through EPS in consultation with the EPS adviser.
EPS 4494 Senior Seminar

The Senior Capstone Experience
Independent of the major specialization, in their final year students will undertake an internship or an environmentally related research project, which they will present in a communal EPS senior seminar.