Environmental Science Undergraduate Program

The interdisciplinary environmental science major introduces students to physical, biological, geographical and policy aspects of the natural environment. Following a set of common core courses, majors choose one of three tracks: Earth System Science, Environmental and Conservation Biology, or Environmental Science and Policy. The major provides training for those who want to continue on to graduate school or establish management, fieldwork, or laboratory careers in areas as diverse as ecology; conservation biology; teaching; environmental planning, protection, or regulation; water or air monitoring; and policy development.

Advanced students are encouraged to undertake directed research or internships and may do a senior project for honors. Environmental science faculty come from a wide range of Clark’s departments. Most are from Biology, Geography, and International Development, Community and Environment, but faculty with environmental interests are also to be found in departments as diverse as Chemistry, Economics, Government, Management, Philosophy, and Physics. Many of the research faculty of Clark’s George Perkins Marsh Institute are also contributors to the ES major.

Accelerated B.A./M.A. Programs

Accelerated B.A./M.A. programs in biology, environmental science and policy, and geographic information systems (GIS) are available to eligible students. For more information visit www.clarku.edu/accelerate.

Courses
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Title of Course	Course Number
Introduction to Biology II/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL102
Principles of Environmental and Conservation Biology/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL103
Evolution/Lecture, Laboratory, Discussion	BIOL105
Quantitative Methods in Biology/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL106
Introduction To Botanical Diversity/ Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL110
Marine Biology/Lecture, Field Trips	BIOL114
Genetics/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL118
Introduction to Fungal Biology/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL180
Ecology of Atlantic Shores/Lecture, Field Trip	BIOL201
Conservation Biology	BIOL207
Ecology/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL216
Ecology of Infectious Disease/Seminar	BIOL217
Physiological Ecology of Marine Algae/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL219
Population Biology/Lecture	BIOL220
Topics in Marine Biology/Lecture, Seminar	BIOL223
Ecology of Disease Vectors/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL224
Seminar in Evolution/Seminar	BIOL243
Biological Clocks/Discussion, Lecture	BIOL244
Molecular Systematics and Evolution/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL254
Biology of Symbiosis/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL256
Biochemistry I/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL271
Applied Ecology	BIOL302
Animal Behavior/Lecture, Laboratory	BIOL342
Introductory Chemistry I/Lecture, Laboratory	CHEM101
Accelerated Introductory Chemistry/Lecture, Laboratory	CHEM103
Organic Chemistry I/Lecture, Laboratory	CHEM131
Environmental Chemistry/Lecture, Laboratory	CHEM142
The Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment/Lecture	ECON157
Introduction to Statistical Analysis/Lecture, Discussion	ECON160
Suburban Sprawl under the Microscope/Lecture, Discussion, First Year Seminar	EN025
Sustainability Science: Environment, Society and Technology	EN101
The Sustainable University	EN103
Discovering Environmental Science/ Lecture, Discussion	EN120
Environmental Ethics/Lecture, Discussion	EN123
Climate Change, Energy and Development	EN207
Who Fears What and Why: Social Theories of Environmental Risks and Hazards/Seminar, Lecture, Discussion	EN226
GIS & Land Change Science	EN235
Environmental Toxicology/Lecture	EN241
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics/Lecture, Discussion	EN257
Decision Methods for Environmental Management and Policy/ Lecture, Discussion	EN261
Energy & Climate Social Change Research Seminar	EN266
Sustainable Consumption and Production	EN277
Management of Environmental Pollutants/Seminar	EN282
International Environmental Law and Policy	EN287
Capstone Research/Seminar	EN290
Honors Research/Seminar	EN297
Directed Study	EN299
The Politics of Public Policy in the United States/Lecture, Discussion	EPP154
Comparative Environmental Politics/Lecture, Discussion	EPP216
Why Global Warming Matters/Lecture, Discussion, First Year Seminar	GEOG022
Introduction to Environmental Information Systems/Lecture, Laboratory	GEOG087
Introduction to Environmental Geology/Lecture, Laboratory	GEOG101
Weather and Climate/Lecture	GEOG102
The Natural Environment of New England/Field Course	GEOG103
Earth Systems Science/Lecture, Laboratory	GEOG104
Introduction to Hydrology/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG115
Forest Ecology/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG116
Arctic System Science / Lecture, Discussion	GEOG119
Living in the Material World: The Political Geography of Resource Development/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG126
Gender and Environment/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG136
Global Environmental Justice/ Lecture, Discussion, First-Year Seminar (in alternate years)	GEOG179
The Earth Transformed by Human Action/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG180
Nomads to Oil Sheikhs: The New Geography of the Middle East/Lecture, Seminar	GEOG184
Economy and Environment/ Lecture, Discussion	GEOG224
Landscape Ecology/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG232
The Geography of Fire/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG234
Feminism, Nature and Culture/ Seminar	GEOG237
Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Geography/Lecture, Laboratory	GEOG247
Technology and Environmental Assessment/Seminar	GEOG250
The Climate System and Global Environmental Change/ Lecture, Discussion	GEOG263
Groundwater Hydrology and Management/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG271
Gender, Environment and Development/Seminar	GEOG277
Urban Ecology: Cities as Ecosystems/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG280
Tropical Ecology/Lecture, Discussion	GEOG281
Advanced Remote Sensing/Lecture, Laboratory	GEOG282
Spatial Database Development	GEOG285
Raster GIS/Lecture, Laboratory	GEOG390
Remote Sensing of Global Environmental Change/Seminar	GEOG392
Political Economy of Development/Lecture	GES127
The Politics of U.S. Environmental Issues/Lecture, Discussion	GES157
Policy Analysis/Lecture, Discussion	GOVT213
Suburban Policy Issues/Seminar	GOVT223
Environmental Law/Lecture, Discussion	GOVT276
The Politics of Policy Implementation/Seminar	GOVT281
Introduction to Quantitative Methods /Lecture, Laboratory	ID110
Quantitative Modeling/Lecture Discussion	ID260
Sustainable Development Assessment and Planning	IDCE332
Calculus I/Lecture	MATH120
Calculus II/Lecture	MATH121
Green Business Management	MGMT252
Case Studies in Environmental Ethics/Seminar	PHIL232
Introductory Physics – Part I/Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory	PHYS110
Introductory Physics – Part II/Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory	PHYS111
Quantitative Methods/Lecture, Discussion	PSYC105
Sociology of the Environment/ Lecture, Discussion	SOC205