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
(Click on "Title of Course" or "Course Number" to sort by that category)
| Title of Course | Course Number |
Introduction to Biology II/Lecture, Laboratory
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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 |