U-ENVS-BS - Environmental Sciences (BS)

Corequisites

The following courses or their equivalents (for example, Advanced Placement credit) are required. Approval to substitute course taken at other universities must be obtained from the director of undergraduate studies in the department offering the course. Some of these courses are prerequisites to upper-level courses in this major.

• Environment 102 (Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Policy)

• Biology 201L or 202L or 203L (Gateway to Biology) or equivalent

• Chemistry 101DL (Advanced General Chemistry) and either Chemistry 210DL or 201DL or equivalents

• Physics 141L, 151L, 161D, or 164L (Introductory Physics) or equivalent

• Mathematics 111L and 112L (Introductory Calculus), or equivalent

• Statistical Science 101L, 102L, 111L, 130L, or 199L; or Biology 304

Major Requirements

• Gateway Course: Environment 201 (Integrating Environmental Sciences and Policy)

• Core Areas: One course in each area, chosen from a list of approved courses:

  • Environmental Health

  • Ecology

  • Environmental Physical Sciences

  • Environmental Social Sciences

  • Environmental Tools/Skills

• Focus Area: Students are required to choose a focus area and take three courses around that focus, at least one of which is a 500-level course. One of these courses can overlap the core courses. Focus areas will be chosen under the direction of the student’s major advisor and will be approved by the director of undergraduate studies upon successful submission of a short essay outlining the focus area and justifying the chosen courses.

• Capstone: Environment 495 (Capstone Course). Participating in Graduation with Distinction (GWD) can fulfill this requirement.

• Field Experience or Internship: Students will complete a field experience or internship relevant to their major. The Duke Career Center maintains information on available internships. Field experiences may include a semester or summer session at the Duke University Marine Laboratory or participation in field-oriented study abroad programs.