Environmental Chemistry Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Environmental chemistry focuses on the basic principles that control the fate of chemicals in the environment. A bewildering variety of chemicals, an inevitable result of modern industrial civilization, are released daily; some of them persist in soil, water, or air. The extent to which these chemicals are a health hazard depends in part on where, how much, and in what form they accumulate. OSU scientists use state-of-the-art methods to detect trace amounts of chemicals in the environment, at levels as low as one part per trillion, and track their movement and transformations. Students will acquire laboratory skills that will be in high demand as the worldwide public concern with environmental quality increases.
Option Code: 117
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Substituted Courses | ||
| CH 334, CH 335, CH 336 for CH 331, CH 332 | ||
| PH 211, PH 212, PH 213 for PH 201, PH 202, PH 203 | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| CH 390 | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 440 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CSS 305 & CSS 306 | PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE and PROBLEM SOLVING: SOIL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS (EOU campus only) | 4 |
| or SOIL 205 | SOIL SCIENCE | |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | ||
| ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| STRUCTURE DETERMINATION BY SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY | ||
| CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Specialization and Breadth Courses | ||
| Select 5 to 8 credits approved by option faculty and research mentor | 5-8 | |
| Total Credits | 25-30 | |
Option Code: 117