As the globe becomes more industrialized, the quality of the environment becomes a great concern. The EAS program is a great place to learn about how to make an impact in this crucial area. EAS students are involved in policy and media-related environmental activities throughout the United States, as well as air and water quality research with Tech faculty.
Suggested schedule for Environmental Sciences for catalog year 2016-2017
Fall Semester:
GT 1000: EAS - Intro to Tech (1)
EAS 1600: Intro. to Env. Science (4)
MATH 1552: Integral Calculus1 (4)
CHEM 1211K: Chemical Principles I (4)
ENGL 1101: English Composition 1 (3)
Total Semester Hours = 16
Fall Semester:
EAS 4300: Oceanography (3)
CS 1371: Computing for Engineers (3)
MATH 2551: Multivariable Calculus (4)
HIST 2111 or equivalent (3)
Free Elective (3)
Total Semester Hours = 16
Spring Semester:
EAS 2600: Earth Processes (4)
MATH 1553: Linear Algebra (2)
CHEM 1212K: Chemical Principles II (4)
ENGL 1102: English Composition 2 (3)
Free Electives (3)
Total Semester Hours = 16
Spring Semester:
EAS 2655: Quantitative Methods (3)
MATH 2552: Differential Equations (4)
PHYS 2211: Physics I (4)
Humanities Elective (3)
Total Semester Hours = 14
Fall Semester:
EAS 3603: Thermo of Earth Sys (3)
EAS 4220: Env Geochemistry (3)
EAS 4221: Env Geochemistry Lab (1)
PHYS 2212: Physics II (4)
APPH 1040 or 1050 (2)
Social Science Elective (3)
Total Semester Hours = 16
Fall Semester:
EAS 4610: Earth System Modeling (3)
EAS 4410: Climate & Global Change (3)
EAS 4699: Undergraduate Research (3)
Social Science Elective (3)
Free Electives (4)
Total Semester Hours = 16
Spring Semester:
EAS 4740: Atmospheric Chemistry (3)
EAS 3110: Energy, Environment, and Society (3)
Free Elective (6)
Social Science Elective (3)
Total Semester Hours = 15
Spring Semester:
EAS 4420: Environ Field Methods (4)
PUBP 4314: Env Policy & Regulation (3)
Humanities Elective (3)
Free Electives (4)
Total Semester Hours = 14
Total Hours = 122
1. Assuming AP credit for MATH 1551 Differential Calculus (2)
