Environmental Studies

Warren County Community College

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Environmental Studies

Associate in Science in General Science – Biology Option - Environmental Studies Concentration

The Associate in Science in General Science, Biology Option, Environmental Studies Concentration Program is proposed for students seeking transfer to a four-year program in environ-mental studies or employment at the Associate's degree level. Employment opportunities based on a background in environmental studies exist in a diverse number of fields with government, industry, consulting firms, and non-profit groups. Positions include: forest and wildlife resource management, air and water quality, government inspectors, conservation, ecology, environmental management, risk assessors, regulatory compliance, recyclers, and solid and hazardous waste management.

Students graduating from Warren County Community College with an Associate degree must meet a common set of curriculum requirements. These requirements are designed to give students a personal framework of knowledge and insight that will be the foundation for an education at WCCC and for learning throughout life, including transfer to a four-year college or university.

Studies include a broad distribution of courses drawn from such fields as language and literature, humanities, social sciences, healthcare, mathematics, and the sciences. These studies are designed to emphasize the knowledge acquisition, comprehension and evaluation of ideas, the ability to think constructively and creatively, and the capacity to communicate effectively.

Areas of study include the following major categories:

Communications - courses designed to enhance proficiency in the English language
Mathematics and Sciences - courses designed to enhance mathematical and scientific conceptual understanding and application, including knowledge of computers
Social Sciences - courses designed to promote social awareness, including understanding of social, economic, and political problems, and the responsibilities of citizenship in the independent world
Humanities - courses in literary, philosophical, foreign language, aesthetic, historical, and other humanistic studies that further the understanding and transmission of one's own and other cultures