Program Overview

In our environmental science program, you'll learn to apply scientific principles and theories to solve problems while developing an understanding of the complicated balance between environmental issues, politics, and the welfare of the community. The curriculum develops the skills necessary to work in the environmental field or to pursue graduate school goals, and our seaside campus location provides a living context for classroom study through the land, marshes, streams, and ocean of the North Shore.

Environmental science focuses on the study of the natural world. You will take courses in science supplemented by electives in geography, history, sociology, politics, and philosophy to understand the many ways in which factors like human activity, industrial growth, government policies, and social trends affect the environment. Faculty members infuse their courses with excitement and purpose, guiding students through critical research projects and training them to utilize state-of-the-art laboratory and field equipment.

If you are a passionate environmentalist with a desire to teach, learn more about Endicott’s licensure concentration and the unique advantages it offers.

Environmental Science: Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration

Curriculum Requirements - Minimum Credits Required: 125

 

First Year - Credits: 34

  • Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • Free Elective (Cr: 3)
  • CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
  • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
  • ENV 130/130L - Environmental Science I and Lab (Cr: 4)
    Satisfies Science & Technology General Education Elective
  • ENV 131/131L - Environmental Science II and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
  • MTH 129 - Analysis of Functions (Pre-calculus) (Cr: 4)
    Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
  • MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)
    Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

Second Year - Credits: 33

  • Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Environmental Science Elective (Cr: 3)
  • CHE 306 - Environmental Chemistry & Instrumentation (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 212 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 215/215L - Oceanography and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • ENV 320 - Advanced Ecology (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 338 - Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (Cr: 3)
  • INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
  • MTH 138 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics in R (Cr: 3)

Third Year - Credits: 31

  • Values and Ethical General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Environmental Science Electives  (Cr: 9)
  • General Education Elective (Cr: 6)
  • Free Elective  (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 312 - Environmental Health (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 313 - Modern Conservation: Principles and Practices (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)

Fourth Year - Credits: 27

  • General Education Electives (must be above 100 level)  (Cr: 6)
  • ENV 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
  • ENV 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  • POL 382 - Environmental Law and Politics (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

Environmental Science Electives

Students choose four courses from the following list:

  • Any 200-Level or Higher ENV Course
  • BEN 345 - Bioinformatics (Cr: 3)
  • BIO 205 - Plant Biology (Cr: 3)
  • BIO 226 - Marine Biology (Cr: 3)
  • BIO 242 - World Disease (Cr: 3)
  • BIO 292/292L - Microbiology and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • BIO 320/320L - Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • BUS 365 - Business, the Environment, and Sustainability (Cr: 3)
  • CHE 207/207L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • CHE 208/208L - Organic Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • CHE 209/209L - Biochemistry and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • ENV 122/122L - Geology and Lab (Cr: 4)
  • ENV 214 - Humans, Insects, & Disease (Cr: 3)
  • ENV 216 - Natural Disasters and Catastrophes (Cr: 3)
  • HST 380 - Environmental History (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 214 - Sustainable Tourism (Cr: 3)
  • IDS 325 - World Geography (Cr: 3)
  • PHL 310 - Bioethics (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the environmental science major, students will:

  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the major discipline.
    • For Environmental Science, this includes designing studies and conducting experiments that utilize appropriate and safe techniques when working in laboratory, field, and professional settings, and critically assessing and verifying scientific information.
  • Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the major discipline.
  • Apply quantitative reasoning to problems within the major discipline.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with core concepts in the major discipline in the following content areas: biological sciences, physical sciences, environmental concerns and policy, scientific and quantitative reasoning.
  • Demonstrate the ability to successfully apply and adapt curricular learning to the internship experience.

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  • Internship Sites

    Abiomed
    Cell Signaling
    CM&B
    New England Aquarium
    Stryker Medical

  • Employers

    Dana-Farber
    Moderna
    Johnson & Johnson
    Consigli
    BioPoint Inc.

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