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Environmental science
Description
This major explores the planet’s systems of energy and materials and attempts to understand the effects of human-made systems of technology on the quality of life. By studying the Earth’s resources, it has been recognized that certain substances and conditions of the world must be monitored on a regular basis. Using this information, methods to control the use of technology and more effectively steward the resources of nature, can be developed. Such topics as carbon dioxide levels, toxic chemicals, radioactivity, and endangered species are of interest to this major.
Plan of study
The curriculum must be interdisciplinary, with an emphasis in the experimental sciences such as chemistry, physics, biology, and geology. The focus is on scientific methodology, because the goal of the environmental scientist is to find practical solutions. Current and future problems are examined in a hands-on manner whenever possible.
Expect to take
Chemicals in the environment, resources and wastes, case studies in environmental science, measurements, hydrology, environmental planning, climatology, marine biology, ecology, geology.
Suggested high school subjects
Advanced science including biology and chemistry, advanced mathematics, computer science.
General interest areas
Science, ecology, pollution study.
Some career possibilities
- Agricultural agent
- Environmental consultant
- Parasitologist
- Animal scientist
- Environmental researcher
- Pollution engineer
- Biochemist
- Environmental scientist
- Range manager
- Chemical engineer
- Environmental lawyer
- Soil scientist
- Ecologist
- Government regulator
- Toxicologist
- Environmental activist
- Microbiologist
- Waste mgt. tech.
Some related majors
- Agronomy
- Geochemistry
- Oceanography
- Earth sciences
- Marine biology
- Soils/water mgnt.
- Ecology
- Ocean engineering
- Toxicology
- Environmental engr.
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