B.S. Dual Major for Information Science and Environmental Science
For Students Entering in Fall 2008 or Later
January 28, 2009
June 19, 2009
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The College of Computer and Information Science
and the Department of Earth and Environmental Science
reserve the right to modify
the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses
as necessary in the future.
Computer Science (28 or 29 SH: 6 @ 4 SH, 4 or 5 @ 1 SH)
Freshmen take both CS 1200 (CS U221) and CS 1210 (CS U222).
Transfers take CS 1220 (CS U223) instead.
CS 1200 (CS U221)
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210 (CS U222)
CS/IS Overview 2
1
CS 1220 (CS U223)
CS/IS Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800 (CS U200)
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801 (CS U201)
Recitation for CS 1800 (CS U200)
0
CS 2500 (CS U211)
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501 (CS U212)
Lab for CS 2500 (CS U211)
1
CS 2510 (CS U213)
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511 (CS U214)
Lab for CS 2510 (CS U213)
1
CS 2800 (CS U290)
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801 (CS U291)
Lab for CS 2800 (CS U290)
1
Upper level courses
CS 3200 (CS U430)
Database Design
4
CS 3500 (CS U370)
Object-Oriented Design
4
Information Science (16 SH: 4 @ 4 SH)
IS 2000 (IS U300)
Principles of Information Science
4
IS 3500 (IS U470)
Information System Design & Development
4
IS 4800 (IS U580)
Empirical Research Methods
4
Information Science Elective Requirement (4 SH)
IS Elective
4
IS Elective: IS 3000 or higher or CS 2600 or higher.
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGL 1111 (ENG U111)
College Writing
4
ENGL 3302 (ENG U302)
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
4
With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 (ENG U301) for ENGL 3302 (ENG U302).
ENGL 3301 (ENG U301)
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
4
Mathematics and Statistics (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
Choose one calculus course:
MATH 1251 (MTH U151)
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
4
MATH 1341 (MTH U241)
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
4
Take:
ECON 2350 (ECN U350)
Statistics
4
Environmental Science (42 SH: 10 @ 4 SH, 2 @ 1 SH)
Environmental Science Required Courses (13 SH)
Take:
ENVR 1101 (ENV U115)
Environmental Science
4
ENVR 1200 (ENV U200)
Dynamic Earth
4
If offered, take:
ENVR 1201 (ENV U201)
Lab for ENVR 1200 (ENV U200)
1
Choice of course on Planning
4
Choose one course:
ENVR 5210 (ENV U510)
Environmental Planning
4
ENVR 5250 (ENV U550)
Geology and Land-Use Planning
4
Take:
ENVR 4900 (ENV U900)
Earth & Environmental Science Capstone
1
Environmental Science Integrative Course (5 SH)
ENVR 3300 (ENV U560)
Geographic Information Systems
4
ENVR 3301 (ENV U561)
Lab for ENVR 3300 (ENV U560)
1
Environmental Science Electives (12 SH minimum)
Choose 3 Environmental Science Elective courses
(with lab if offered).
Environmental Science Elective 1
4 or 5
Environmental Science Elective 2
4 or 5
Environmental Science Elective 3
4 or 5
Choose 3 Environmental Science Elective courses
(with lab if offered)
from the following list in addition to those courses used
to satisfy the requirements above.
ENVR 1202 (ENV U220)
History of Earth & Life
4
ENVR 1203 (ENV U221)
Lab for ENVR 1202 (ENV U220)
1
ENVR 3302 (ENV U535)
Introduction to Remote Sensing
4
ENVR 3303 (ENV U536)
Lab for ENVR 3302 (ENV U535)
1
ENVR 3400 (ENV U400)
Field Geology
4
ENVR 3410 (ENV U410)
Environmental Geochemistry
4
ENVR 3418 (ENV U418)
Geophysics
4
ENVR 4106 (ENV U546)
Coastal Processes
4
ENVR 4107 (ENV U547)
Lab for ENVR 4106 (ENV U546)
1
ENVR 4500 (ENV U520)
Applied Hydrogeology
4
ENVR 4504 (ENV U557)
Environmental Pollution
4
ENVR 4505 (ENV U555)
Wetlands
4
ENVR 5201 (ENV U501)
Geologic Field Seminar
4
ENVR 5210 (ENV U510)
Environmental Planning
4
ENVR 5242 (ENV U542)
Fossils and Paleoecology
4
ENVR 5243 (ENV U543)
Lab for ENVR 5242 (ENV U542)
1
ENVR 5250 (ENV U550)
Geology and Land-Use Planning
4
Sustainability Focus Courses (12 SH)
Take:
PHIL 1180 (PHL U180)
Environmental Ethics
4
Choose 2 Sustainability Focus Elective courses.
Sustainability Focus Elective 1
4
Sustainability Focus Elective 2
4
Choose the Sustainability Focus Elective courses
from the list below.
ECON 3423 (ECN U423)
Environmental Economics
4
Prerequisite: ECON 1116 (ECN U116)
ENVR 4515 (ENV U515)
Sustainable Development
4
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
HIST 3412 (HST U412)
Global Environmental History
4
Prerequisite: HIST 1110 (HST U110)
INTL 4937 (IAF U937)
Dialog: Science and Technology
4
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
POLS 2390 (POL U390)
Science, Technology and Public Policy
4
Prerequisite: POLS 1150 (POL U150)
POLS 2395 (POL U395)
Environmental Politics
4
Prerequisite: POLS 1150 (POL U150)
SOCL 1246 (SOC U246)
Environment and Society
4
Chemistry (5 SH: 1 @ 4 SH, 1 @ 1 SH)
Take one of the following Chemistry groups.
Chemistry Group A
CHEM 1211 (CHM U211)
General Chemistry 1
4
CHEM 1212 (CHM U212)
Lab for CHEM 1211 (CHM U211)
1
CHEM 1213 (CHM U213)
Recitation for CHEM 1211 (CHM U211)
0
Chemistry Group B
CHEM 1151 (CHM U151)
General Chemistry for Engineers
4
CHEM 1152 (CHM U152)
Lab for CHEM 1151 (CHM U151)
1
CHEM 1153 (CHM U153)
Recitation for CHEM 1151 (CHM U151)
0
General Requirements (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ECON 1116 (ECN U116)
Microeconomics
4
SOCL 4528 (SOC U528)
Computers & Society
4
General Electives (20 SH: 5 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1
4
Elective 2
4
Elective 3
4
Elective 4
4
Elective 5
4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy
on general electives articulated by the College of
Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
The Level 1 Core in Arts/Humanities and in Social Science
are both satisfied.
Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core: PHIL 1180 (PHL U180)
Level 1 Social Sciences Core: ECON 1116 (ECN U116)
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done
by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives.
Integrative Courses
See IS 4800 (IS U580) Empirical Research Methods.
See Environmental Science Integrative Course.