{"id":1404,"date":"2013-07-24T07:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T11:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2013-2014\/tas\/envscience\/"},"modified":"2015-08-31T09:33:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T13:33:35","slug":"envscience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2015-2016\/tas\/envscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Science (B.S.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right;text-align: center\"><a class=\"redButton button btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/mygraduationplan\/\">Four Year Plan<\/a><\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/\">School of Theoretical and Applied Science Website<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"facultyTable\"><div class=\"columnSet\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" ><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"convenerListing\">Convener:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/faculty\/eric-m-wiener\/\">Eric Wiener<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" >\n<h4 class=\"facultyListing\">Faculty:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/faculty\/clyde-johnson\/\">Clyde Johnson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/faculty\/eric-karlin\/\">Eric Karlin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" >\n<h4 class=\"facultyListingColTwo\">Faculty:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/faculty\/emma-c-rainforth\/\">Emma C. Rainforth<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Current as of\u00a0September 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">About the Major <\/div>\n<p>The environmental challenges of the 21st century require individuals who understand environmental and scientific complexities and can implement a multi-disciplinary approach to environmental problem-solving at local, regional and global scales.\u00a0 Led by a dynamic group of faculty whose expertise and research interests span a wide range of critical environmental topics (chemical pollution measurement and impacts, paleoecology, forest ecosystems, sustainable use of natural resources, wetland ecology, avian ecology, conservation biology,\u00a0 climate change, and alternative energy systems), the Environmental Science major at Ramapo College provides students with a strong foundation in basic sciences, followed by a specially designed set of advanced courses that help students acquire extensive theoretical and practical knowledge in advanced geology, environmental chemistry, field ecology and research, and climate change.\u00a0 The entire curriculum is heavily experiential in nature, with strong laboratory and field work components in nearly every course, and with ample training in the skills that are essential for launching successful careers in the sciences (research design, statistics, technical writing, critical thinking, computer applications, and oral presentations).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to gaining extensive, hands-on laboratory and field experience through Environmental Science courses, many of which take place in newly renovated laboratories and in the adjacent scenic Highlands region, many students conduct independent research projects with Environmental Science faculty. \u00a0Students are also encouraged to participate in Co-op Education\u00a0 with organizations such as the Ramapo-directed and staffed Meadowlands Environmental Center (NJMEC), the New Jersey Botanical Garden, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission,\u00a0 the New York\u2013New Jersey Trail Conference, and with environmental consulting firms in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Graduates enter a wide range of careers, including environmental testing, ecological field research, environmental education, alternative energy, environmental planning, and with local, state and federal government agencies.\u00a0 The major is structured so that students may continue their studies at the graduate level in a variety of environmentally-related areas.\u00a0 Students who major in Environmental Science and are interested in a career in education can enroll in the college\u2019s Teacher Education program and select relevant course work in consultation with their faculty advisor in preparation for teacher certification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">Outcomes for the Major<\/div>\n<p><strong>Outcome 1:<\/strong> Successful students will demonstrate knowledge about environmental principles and applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcome 2:<\/strong> Successful students will integrate knowledge and skills from different scientific disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcome 3:<\/strong> Successful students will know how to utilize and apply current technologies for environmental data collection and problem solving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcome 4:<\/strong> Successful students will design and conduct original research, analyze and interpret data using statistical and other quantitative methodologies, and present results in poster, written and\/or oral format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcome 5:<\/strong> Successful students will acquire and critically evaluate published research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcome 6:<\/strong> Successful students will communicate effectively in a variety of formats, including oral presentations on scientific topics related to the environment, literature review papers from the 100- to 400-level, field and laboratory reports, and informal communications (e.g. press releases).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">Requirements of the Major <\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a <strong><strong>(W)<\/strong> <\/strong> below.\u00a0 Waivers only apply to General Education Requirements NOT School Core or Major Requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible.\u00a0 Check with your advisor to see if any apply.<\/li>\n<li>Writing Intensive Requirement (six courses): \u00a0three writing intensive courses in the general education curriculum are required: First Year Seminar, Critical Reading and Writing, and Readings in the Humanities; the other three courses are taken in the major.<\/li>\n<li>Not all courses are offered each semester. \u00a0Please check the current Schedule of Classes for semester course offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MAJOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description<\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableSubHeading\">GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d26033591a0\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/INTD101\" target=\"_blank\">INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR<\/a> [W]<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211; [W]<\/strong> <a id=\"69d2603359344\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/BADM115\" target=\"_blank\">BADM 115 - PERSPECTIVES OF BUSINESS AND SOCIETY<\/a> <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableIndented\"><strong>[W]<\/strong> <a id=\"69d260335950f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SOSC101\" target=\"_blank\">SOSC 101 - SOCIAL ISSUES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d26033596f5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/CRWT102\" target=\"_blank\">CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d26033598c5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/AIID201\" target=\"_blank\">AIID 201 - READINGS IN THE HUMANITIES<\/a> [W]<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE \u2013 <\/strong> <strong>(W)<\/strong> <a id=\"69d2603359901\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - GE-HISTORY CATEGORY: HIST 101-110<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE \u2013\u00a0 <\/strong><a id=\"69d2603359929\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY: MATH 108 OR 121<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE \u2013 <\/strong> <a id=\"69d260335994a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - GE-INTERCULTURAL NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE \u2013 <\/strong> <a id=\"69d260335996a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE \u2013 <\/strong> <strong>(W)<\/strong> <a id=\"69d2603359998\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - GE-TOPICS ARTS AND HUMANITIES CATEGORY<\/a> <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>(W)<\/strong> <a id=\"69d26033599b7\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableSubHeading\">SCHOOL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE REQUIREMENT<\/li>\n<li><strong>* TAS School Core is fulfilled within the major<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableSubHeading\">ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/li>\n<li><strong>100 LEVEL CORE REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2603359b7f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/BIOL110\" target=\"_blank\">BIOL 110 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I:  LECTURE AND LAB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2603359d20\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/CHEM110\" target=\"_blank\">CHEM 110 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I:  LECTURE AND LAB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2603359ed5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/CHEM112\" target=\"_blank\">CHEM 112 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY II:  LECTURE AND LAB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335a03f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC103\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 103 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335a1c5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL105\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 105 - FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY: LEC\/LAB<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335a32c\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MATH121\" target=\"_blank\">MATH 121 - CALCULUS I<\/a> <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>a third 300 level Environmental\u00a0elective<\/li>\n<li><strong>200 LEVEL CORE REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335a510\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC210\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 210 - THEORETICAL AND FIELD ECOLOGY LEC\/LAB<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335a6d2\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC290\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 290 - TOPICS:<\/a> TOPICS: SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (Fall only &#8211; typically even-numbered years)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335aa57\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PHYS221\" target=\"_blank\">PHYS 221 - ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS<\/a> (Fall only &#8211; typically odd-numbered years)<\/li>\n<li><strong>300 LEVEL CORE REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335ac24\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC341\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 341 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY I<\/a> (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335adde\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC342\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 342 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY II<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335af7b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC345\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335b29f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL326\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 326 - PALEONTOLOGY, PALEOECOLOGY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS (LECTURE\/LAB)<\/a> (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>400 LEVEL CORE REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335b414\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC416\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 416 - ECOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH:LEC & LAB<\/a> (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335b588\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC495\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 495 - ADV TOPICS IN ENV SCIENCE<\/a> (capstone seminar; Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES: \u00a0SELECT TWO<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335b709\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/BIOL320\" target=\"_blank\">BIOL 320 - FIELD BOTANY: ANGIOSPERMS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335b87c\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/BIOL321\" target=\"_blank\">BIOL 321 - FIELD BOTANY:  LECTURE AND LAB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335ba02\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC305\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 305 - CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335bb91\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC320\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 320 - AVIAN ECOLOGY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335bd4a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC325\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 325 - BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335bef3\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC390\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 390 - TOPICS:<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335c0a1\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL327\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 327 - GEOLOGY OF NEW JERSEY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335c217\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL333\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 333 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335c3af\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/NURS411\" target=\"_blank\">NURS 411 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">Requirements of the Minor <\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>At least 1\/2 of the courses fulfilling a minor must be distinct from the student\u2019s major. That is, three of the five courses required for a minor cannot be used towards fulfillment of major requirements. A school core does not need to be completed for a minor. Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><strong>ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MINOR<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description<\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 1: \u00a0REQUIRED<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335c64f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC103\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 103 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335c7fc\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL105\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 105 - FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY: LEC\/LAB<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 2: \u00a0SELECT THREE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335c9c2\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/BIOL320\" target=\"_blank\">BIOL 320 - FIELD BOTANY: ANGIOSPERMS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335cb62\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC210\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 210 - THEORETICAL AND FIELD ECOLOGY LEC\/LAB<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335ce11\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC290\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 290 - TOPICS:<\/a> SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335cfab\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC305\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 305 - CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335d11a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC320\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 320 - AVIAN ECOLOGY<\/a> (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335d319\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC341\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 341 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY I<\/a> (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335d4ab\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC342\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 342 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY II<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335d63e\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC345\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS<\/a> (Spring only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335d7cf\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC416\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 416 - ECOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH:LEC & LAB<\/a> (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335d962\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC495\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 495 - ADV TOPICS IN ENV SCIENCE<\/a> (Spring only; capstone seminar)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335daf2\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL326\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 326 - PALEONTOLOGY, PALEOECOLOGY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS (LECTURE\/LAB)<\/a> (Fall only)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335dc8a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL327\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 327 - GEOLOGY OF NEW JERSEY<\/a> <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335ddf2\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL333\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 333 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d260335df59\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/NURS411\" target=\"_blank\">NURS 411 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">Related Information <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2015-2016\/general-education\/\">General Education Requirements<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/mygraduationplan\/\">Four Year Plan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2015-2016\/grad-requirements\/\">Graduation Requirements<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/\">School of Theoretical and Applied Science Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/faculty\/\">Faculty Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">Ramapo College of New Jersey recognizes the value of publishing on the Internet. 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