Chemistry and the Environment Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
This program prepares students to pursue the chemistry of environmental issues. Knowledge of chemistry to apply to environmental issues ranging from water quality to soil contamination, pesticides to naturally occurring minerals, and chemical exchanges between the atmosphere, biota, water, soils, and the lithosphere is central to environmental science. Students with the knowledge and skills gained in this option will be prepared for field- and laboratory-based jobs in the private sector (consultancies and industry), government agencies, and non-governmental organizations, or to continue their education in graduate school.
Option Code: 916
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 390 | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| GEO 431 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 13 credits from the following: | 13 | |
| ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
or BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | |
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY | ||
| CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL WATERS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF TOXICOLOGY | ||
| CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| ECOTOXICOLOGY: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Option Code: 916