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May 17, 2025
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2024-2025 Westminster College Catalog
Environmental Science, B.S.
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Environmental Science Mission Statement
Consistent with the mission of Westminster College, the Environmental Science program seeks to develop an understanding of the complex interactions between humans and the natural world. Within a scientific context, the Environmental Science program broadens the students’ technical skills and literacy. An interdisciplinary approach is used to provide a foundation that students will use to identify, investigate and solve environmental problems that face humanity.
Learning Outcomes
- To demonstrate appropriate discipline-specific knowledge in the following general areas: Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Supporting Physical Science and Mathematics.
- To demonstrate knowledge of local, regional, and global environmental issues and the stakeholders involved and to evaluate the dynamic relationships among society, our environment, and the economy surrounding those issues.
- To demonstrate competence in relevant technical skills including laboratory methods, field work, use of technology, data analysis/interpretation, and scientific literacy.
- To demonstrate the ability to analyze environmental issues from a scientific perspective and to work collaboratively to address those issues.
- To demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate environmental issues to diverse audiences.
This program, sponsored by the Center for the Environment, is composed of designated and elective courses from those disciplines, and environmental science. The purpose of the program is to provide the broad background and understanding necessary for effective work on problems of the environment and for careers in environmental science.
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The Major in Environmental Science
64 semester hours, comprising: Plus, one of the following:
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Plus, one of the following sequences:
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Plus, 16 semester hours of approved electives, from:
ES and EVS Program Notes
Due to the number of overlapping courses, students will not be allowed to double-major or complete a combined major in Environmental Studies and Environmental Science. Additionally, students will not be able to major in Environmental Science and minor in Environmental Studies. |
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