Geospatial & Environmental Analysis

Program Overview

This Land Resources and Environmental Sciences program provides a comprehensive foundation in environmental science, focusing on land resources, ecology, and geospatial technologies. Students develop skills in data analysis, GIS, and remote sensing, preparing them for careers in natural resource management, environmental consulting, and related fields. The program emphasizes hands-on learning through field experiences and research projects.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year One
• Fall
• ENSC 110 - Land Resources and Environmental Sciences (3 credits)
• BIOB 170IN - Principles of Biological Diversity (4 credits)
• CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I & CHMY 142 - College Chemistry I Lab (4 credits)
• WRIT 101W - College Writing I (3 credits)
• Spring
• BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems (4 credits)
• CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II & CHMY 144 - College Chemistry II Lab (4 credits)
• M 161Q - Survey of Calculus (4 credits)
• US Core (3 credits)
• Year Two
• Fall
• ENSC 245IN - Soils (3 credits)
• ERTH 101IN - Earth System Sciences (4 credits)
• GPHY 284 - Introduction to GIS Science & Cartog (3 credits)
• STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics (3 credits)
• Univ.
Core (3 credits)
• Spring
• ENSC 210 - Role of Plants in the Environment (3 credits)
• ENSC 260 - Evolution for Env Scientists (3 credits)
• WRIT 201 - College Writing II or HONR 202IH - Texts and Critics: Knowledge & Imagination II (3 credits)
• PHSX 205 - College Physics I (4 credits)
• STAT 217 - Intermediate Statistical Concepts or STAT 337 - Intermediate Statistics with Introduction to Statistical Computing (3 credits)
• Year Three
• Fall
• ENSC 353 - Environmental Biogeochemistry (3 credits)
• One of the following (3 credits):
• BIOE 370 - General Ecology
• NRSM 240 - Natural Resource Ecology
• GPHY 357 - GPS Fund/App in Mapping
• Univ.
Core (3 credits)
• Directed Elective (3 credits)
• Spring
• GPHY 384 - Adv GIS and Spatial Analysis (3 credits)
• ENSC 311 - Fundamentals of Environmental Data Analysis (3 credits)
• Univ.
Core (3 credits)
• Directed Electives (6 credits)
• Year Four
• Fall
• ENSC 444 - Watershed Hydrology (3 credits)
• ENSC 454 - Landscape Pedology (3 credits)
• One of the following (3 credits):
• NRSM 430 - Natural Resource Law
• PSCI 362 - Natural Resource Policy
• Univ.
Core (3 credits)
• Directed Elective (3 credits)
• Spring
• GPHY 429R - Applied Remote Sensing (3 credits)
• GPHY 484R - Applied GIS & Spatial Analysis (3 credits)

Careers:

• Natural Resource Management
• Environmental Consulting
• Precision Agriculture
• Watershed Management
• Land Mapping