Department of Earth Sciences
School of Science
Indiana University~Purdue University, Indianapolis

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science Program      BSES Home
Core Requirements
 All students who enroll in the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (BSES) program will take the same set of basic core courses (Area I, II, III, and IVA). Based on the program focus he/she chooses, the student will then take a set of courses unique to his/her program focus (Area IVB). The choice of his/her program concentration determines which school at IUPUI will oversee/advise the student.

Below are the core requirements for the BSES program.  Select one of the concentration links at the right or at the bottom for concentration and option requirements.

FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE - 1 credit

SCI-I 120 Windows on Science (1 cr.)
(with permission, another Learning Community may be substituted)

AREA I: COMMUNICATION - 9 credits

  1. English Composition - 6 credits
    First Composition course can be fulfilled by one of the following:
    ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    ENG-W 140 Elementary Composition, Honors (3 cr.)

    Second Composition course can be fulfilled by one of the following:
    ENG-W 132 Elementary Composition II (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    ENG-W 150 Research in the Disciplines, Honors (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
    -OR-
     GEOL-G 205 Reporting Skills in the Geosciences (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    TCM 220 Technical Report Writing (3 cr.)

  2. Speech Communication - 3 credits
    COMM-R 110 Speech Communication (3 cr.)

AREA II: FOREIGN LANGUAGE
No foreign language proficiency is required for the BSES degree.

AREA III: GENERAL EDUCATION - 57 credits

  1. Humanities, Social Sciences & Comparative World Cultures - 12 credits
    HIST-H 114 Western Civilization II (3 cr.)
    And one course each from List H, S, and C.  See the lists by clicking here
    List H, one course (3 cr.)
    List S, one course (3 cr.)
    List C, one course (3 cr.)

  2. Junior/Senior Integrator
    Not required for the BSES degree.

  3. Physical And Biological Sciences - 33 credits
    BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.)
    BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.)
    CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
    CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
    GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
    GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
    GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
    PHYS 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
    PHYS 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)

  4. Math and Computer Science - 12 credits
    MATH 221 Calculus for Technology I (3 cr.)
    MATH 222 Calculus for Technology II (3 cr.)
    CSCI-N 207 Data Analysis Using Spreadsheets (3 cr.)
    (or other approved CSCI course)

    and one of the following statistics courses:
    STAT 301 Elementary Statistical Methods I     (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    Other approved statistics course

AREA IV: MAJOR CORE & CONCENTRATION COURSES - 44 or 45 credits

  1. Core Requirements - 26 credits
    GEOL-G 306 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
    SPEA-E 326 Mathematical Methods in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
    SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
    PHIL-P 237 Environmental Ethics (3 cr.)
    SPEA-H 459 Environmental Science and Health Data Analysis (4 cr.) (or an approved field methods course)

    GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    GEOL-G 430 Principles of Hydrology (3 cr.)

    BIOL-K 341 Principles of Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    GEOG-G 307 Biogeography (3 cr.)

    GEOG-G 336 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
    -OR-
    GEOG-G 338 Introduction to GIS (3 cr.)
     

  2. Concentration Requirements - 18 or 19 credits
    Selection of a particular concentration should be made in consultation with the program advisor. Click one of the three concentrations below to see the course requirements.

    1. Earth and Water Resources concentration
       

    2. Environmental Management concentration

    3. Environmental Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis concentration

ELECTIVES - 11 or 12 credits

NEWS

Program Concentrations:

The Department of Earth Science

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Department of Geography

Program Director
  Dr. Lenore Tedesco
Department of Earth Science
 ltedesco@iupui.edu