University of South Carolina
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

The BS in Environmental Science curriculum is designed to give students a strong scientific background while allowing them the flexibility to choose courses that address their specific interests. This interdisciplinary curriculum can include courses from the Environment, Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Marine Science, Mathematics, Economics, Political Science, Physics, Engineering, and Environmental Health Science to create an individually-tailored curriculum. Environmental Science majors may choose to specialize in climate systems, energy and infrastructure, natural systems, health and environment, water resources, or other specialties according to their individual interests.

The BA in Environmental Studies degree incorporates critical social, economic, policy, communications, and/or humanities components that are not within the BS degree. The curriculum prepares students to address complex environmental problems requiring knowledge and understanding from multiple social and science disciplines that are framed in an environmental context. Students learn to make sound analyses and judgments about interdisciplinary environmental challenges, and to seek and develop sustainable solutions that productively integrate social and economic needs with scientific and technical understanding.

The Marine Science Program is designed to be interdisciplinary; that is, to draw upon subject matter in many different fields of scientific endeavor. By being flexible, the Marine Science Program allows students, under the direction of a faculty advisor, to select courses from many areas in order to fulfill specific educational goals. Only in a program such as this, can courses be combined from Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Environmental Health and Social Sciences into an individually-tailored curriculum. Students in Marine Science may choose to specialize in biological, chemical, geological or physical oceanography or coastal resource management/marine affairs.

Biological Sciences, BS: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/biological_sciences/study/undergraduate/index.php Geological Sciences, BS: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/earth_ocean_and_environment/study/undergraduate/index.php Geophysics, BS: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/earth_ocean_and_environment/study/undergraduate/index.php Geography, BA: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/geography/study/undergraduate/index.php Geography, BS: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/geography/study/undergraduate/index.php Civil Engineering, BSE: https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/study/civil_and_environmental_engineering/degree_programs/bs-degree.php Public Health, BA: https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/study/undergraduate_degrees/public_health_ba_bs/index.php Public Health, BS: https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/study/undergraduate_degrees/public_health_ba_bs/index.php

The minor in Nutrition and Food Systems requires a minimum of 18 credit hours. This minor will meet student interests in nutrition and food systems by offering courses that focus on the production, processing, retail, consumption, and disposal of food. The Nutrition and Food Systems minor is compatible with various majors such as, but not limited to: exercise science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and international studies, nursing, women’s studies, physical education, and instruction and teacher education. A minimum of 18 credit hours is required from the following curriculum. Students must complete courses with a grade of “C‟ or higher.

The minor in Health Promotion, Education and Behavior (HPEB) requires a minimum of 18 credit hours. This minor provides a basic foundation for students desiring preparation in health promotion, health education, health behavior change, and disease prevention. The minor in HPEB may be used in combination with many majors to enhance student’s career opportunities and as preparation for graduate study in a variety of health and health-related disciplines. The HPEB minor is compatible with various majors such as, but not limited to: exercise science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and international studies, nursing, women’s studies, physical education, and instruction and teacher education. A minimum of 18 credit hours is required from the following curriculum. Students must complete courses with a grade of ‘C’ or higher.

The Department of Geography offers a flexible general geography minor that requires 18 credit hours in geography courses. Students may not apply more than 3 credit hours from the 100 level and not more than 9 credit hours from the 200 level. Besides the general geography minor, students may instead choose a specialized minor in the following areas: environmental geography, geographic information science, meteorology and climatology, physical geography, and regional geography. Please see a faculty advisor in the Department of Geography for more details on the requirements for specialized minors.

Anthropology, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geological Sciences, Geophysics, HRTM, International Studies, Leadership Studies, Marine Science, Medical Humanities, Naval Science, Nuclear Engineering, Nutrition & Food Systems, Retailing, Social Work, Southern Studies, SPTE, Jewish Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies Minors http://bulletin.sc.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=61