Environmental Science

Collin County Community College

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environmental science
60 credit hours

Environmental Science is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the interaction of processes that shape our natural environment, more specifically, understanding environmental problems and finding solutions to them. Students pursuing an Associate of Science degree with emphasis in Environmental Science will find that this field requires the understanding of a number of disciplines, including the biological, chemical, and physical sciences; occupational health and safety; engineering; economics; and law.

Career Opportunities
Environmental Science majors pursue careers in business and industry, government agencies, educational institutions, and private consulting firms in broad or specialized fields such as air pollution, laboratory services, solid and hazardous waste, natural resource management, regulatory affairs, remediation, risk assessment, toxicology, pollution prevention, health and safety, water resources, and wastewater.

AS Core Curriculum 45 credit hours
Additional Graduation Requirement 3 credit hours

 
 
Recommended Electives 12 credit hours
ENVR   1401      Environmental Science I 4
 
ENVR   1402      Environmental Science II 4
 
BIOL     1406      General Biology I 4
 
BIOL     2406      Environmental Biology 4
 
CHEM  1411      General Chemistry I 4
 
GEOL   1403      Physical Geology 4

GEOL   1405      Earth Habitat 4
 
GEOL   1445      Oceanography 4
 
GEOL   1447      Introduction to Meteorology 4
 
MATH  1342      Statistics 3
 
MATH  2413      Calculus I 4
 
PHYS    1401      General Physics I 4