Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences requires a minimum of 120 credit hours. Of these 120 hours, students at the University of Texas at Brownsville are required to fulfill the General Education Core Curriculum of 48 hours.

 

Program of Study

*Included in the General Core Curriculum

Environmental Sciences: 23 credits
ESCIU 2355 Natural Disasters
ESCI 3305 Oceanography
ESCI 3105 Oceanography Lab
ESCI 3334 Conservation of Natural Resources
ESCI 4301 Environmental Regulations
ESCI 4325 Environmental Sciences Internship
ESCI 4399 Research Problems in Environmental Science
BIOL 3309 Ecology
BIOL 3109 Ecology Lab
   
Support Courses: 28 credits (Courses marked with * are part of the Core Curriculum.)
   
Environmental Sciences: 4 credits
ESCI 1301 Introduction to Environmental Sciences
ESCI 1101 Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab
   
Biology: 8 credits
BIOL 1306 General Biology I
BIOL 1106 General Biology I Lab
BIOL 1307 General Biology II
BIOL 1107 General Biology II Lab
   
Chemistry: 4 credits
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I Lecture
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I Lab
   
Geography: 4 credits
GEOG 1303* General World Geography
   
Geology: 8 credits
GEOL 1303 Physical Geology
GEOL 1103 Physical Geology Lab
GEOL 1304 Historical Geology
GEOL 1104 Historical Geology Lab
   
Mathematics: 7 credits
MATH 2413* Calculus I
MATH 1342 Statistics
   

Physics:
8 credits
PHYS 1101* General Physics I Laboratory
PHYS 1301* General Physics I
PHYS 1102* General Physics II Laboratory
PHYS 1302* General Physics II
   
Restricted Electives
(Choose from a Concentration
in Biology, Geosciences,
Chemistry or Interdisiplinary)

at least 17 credits

   
Biology Concentration: at least 17 credits
BIOL 3303 Genetics
BIOL 3103 Genetics Lab
BIOL 3314 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3114 Invertebrate Zoology Lab
BIOL 4302 Marine Zoology
BIOL 4102 Marine Zoology Lab
BIOL 4314 Plant Taxonomy
BIOL 4114 Plant Taxonomy Lab
BIOL 4309 Herpetology
BIOL 4109 Herpetology Lab
BIOL 4315 Mammalogy
BIOL 4327 Texas Coastal Ecology
BIOL 4127 Texas Coastal Ecology Lab
BIOL 4370 Topics in Biology
BIOL 4170 Lab Topics in Biology
   
Geosciences Concentration: at least 17 credits
GEOL 3436 Hydrology and Water Resources
GEOL 4340 Geomorphology
GEOL 4411 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
GEOL 4431 Coastal Geology
GEOL 4440 Geographic Information Systems
GEOL 4441 Principles of Remote Sensing
GEOL 4350 Geoscience Field Excursion
GEOG 3333 Latin American Geography
ESCI 3351 Environmental Sciences Field Methods and Data Anaylsis
ESCI 4370 Topics in Environmental Sciences
   
Chemistry Concentration: at least 17 credits
CHEM 3303 Biochemistry I
CHEM 3103 Biochemistry Lab I
CHEM 3105 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 3305 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 3110 Physical Chemistry Lab I
CHEM 3310 Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 3112 Physical Chemistry Lab II
CHEM 3312 Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 4305 Instrumental Methods of Analysis
CHEM 4105 Instrumental Methods of Analysis Laboratory
CHEM 4306 Environmental Chemistry
   
Interdisiplinary Concentration: at least 17 credits

Choose a combination of at least 17 credits
from the courses listed in the biology,
geosciences, and/or chemistry concentrations.

 
Free Electives (choose any fields) 4 credits