Program: Environmental Science, B.S. - Belmont University

Apr 02, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

The Environmental Science program at Belmont is an interdisciplinary major in the College of Science and Mathematics. Students who enrolled in this program take courses in natural sciences, math, social sciences, and humanities in an attempt to get a well-rounded understanding of how the environment intersects with their lives. In addition, students will get hands on scientific experience and explore how to communicate through writing and oral presentations. All students who are ENV majors are required to complete a research-based course and an internship.

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Technical Requirements:

Technical Requirements are courses identified by the program as required courses and will count in the BELL Core or as General Electives.

ENV 1150 Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Hours and
ENV 1155 Introduction to Environmental Science Lab 1 Hours
CEM 1510 General Chemistry I 3 Hours and
CEM 1515 General Chemistry I Lab 1 Hours
MTH 1151 Elementary Statistics for the Sciences 3 Hours
PSC 1210 American Government 3 Hours
SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology 3 Hours

Major Tool Courses: 4 Hours

CEM 1520 General Chemistry II 3 Hours
CEM 1525 General Chemistry II Lab 1 Hours

Major Core Requirements: 25 Hours

ENV 1000 Seminar in Environmental Science 1 Hours
ENV 2730 Methods in Environmental Science 4 Hours
ENV 3500 Internship in Environmental Science 1-3 Hours
ENV 4700 Environmental Research 4 Hours
BIO 1160 Principles of Biology II Lecture 3 Hours
and
BIO 1165 Principles of Biology II Lab 1 Hours
BIO 3030 General Ecology 4 Hours
MTH 1160 Data Analysis Lab for the Sciences 1 Hours
BIO 2400 Zoology 4 Hours
or
BIO 2500 Botany 4 Hours

Non-Lab Elective Courses (Group A): 9 Hours

(choose 3 courses)

ENV 2950 , ENV 3950 , ENV 4950 1-4 Hours
ENV 3200 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Hours
BPH 3010 Global Health 3 Hours
BPH 3100 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 Hours
BPH 3200 Fundamentals of Environmental Health 3 Hours
BIO 3070 Urban Ecology 3 Hours
BIO 3510 Conservation Biology 3 Hours
COM 2340 Business and Professional Communication 3 Hours
COM 3220 Environmental Communication 3 Hours
COM 4310 Contemporary Issues in Organizational Communication 3 Hours
ENW 3530 Writing About Place 3 Hours
ENW 3550 Exploratory Writing 3 Hours
ENW 3570 Professional Writing 3 Hours
ENW 3580 Writing in the Community 3 Hours
ETP 3000 Entrepreneurial Mindset 3 Hours
HIS 4320 Seminar in The American West 3 Hours
HIS 4710 Ecology, Technology, and Geography in World History 3 Hours
PHI 2250 Applied Ethics 3 Hours
PHI 3260 Environmental Ethics 3 Hours
PSC 2700 Political Economy 3 Hours
PSC 4240 American Public Policy 3 Hours
REL 3540 Eco-Justice and Faith 3 Hours
SET 4150 Grant Writing 3 Hours
SOC 2010 Cultural Theory 3 Hours
SOC 2200 Sociological Theory 3 Hours
SOC 2250 Social Research Methods 3 Hours
SOC 3350 Social Movements 3 Hours
SOC 3550 The Urban Community 3 Hours
SOC 3555 Race, Class and Gender 3 Hours
SOC 3600 Environmental Sociology 3 Hours

Lab Science Electives (Group B): 16 Hours

ENV 3330 Special Topics in Environmental Science 3 Hours
ENV 2950 - ENV 4950 Study Abroad 1-4 Hours
BIO 2120 Basic Microbiology 4 Hours
BIO 3200 Parasitology 4 Hours
BIO 3300 Animal Behavior 4 Hours
BIO 3250 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 Hours
BIO 3400 Toxicology 4 Hours
CEM 2810 Organic Chemistry I 4 Hours
CEM 2820 Organic Chemistry II 4 Hours
CEM 3410 Quantitative Analysis 4 Hours
IMS-MAR 300 or higher - Institute of Marine Sciences Courses 3 Hours
BIO 2400 Zoology 4 Hours
BIO 2500 Botany 4 Hours
BIO 3100 Entomology 4 Hours

Minor Requirements: 0 Hours

This major does not require a minor

General Electives: 24 Hours (minimum)

Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours

* ENV 3330 Special Topics in Environmental Science courses will be designated either Group A (Social Science /Humanities focus) or Group B (Quantitative/Analytical focus)