2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
Environmental Science (BS.ENV)
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Program Description
Vermont State University's Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science program integrates the scientific disciplines of biology, chemistry, and geology to provide students with a strong framework from which to analyze environmental problems and develop effective, sustainable solutions. Students earning a BS in Environmental Science will pursue both laboratory and field careers in government, industry, and the non-profit sector. This program prepares students for careers and graduate degree programs in related environmental fields such as toxicology, hydrology, systems ecology, plant ecology, and water chemistry.
Program Outcomes
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Ability to define and explain the boundaries, foundational theoretical constructs, and practices of environmental science.
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Fluency in the use of tools, technologies, and methods in the laboratory and natural environment.
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Ability to construct a summative project or paper that draws on current research, scholarship, and/or techniques in the field of Environmental Science.
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Ability to make systematic observations, construct hypotheses, and make predictions, design and experiment, interpret data, and form conclusions based on the data.
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Ability to locate, comprehend, assess, and apply the scholarly work of scientists according to accepted practices.
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Ability to communicate scientific information, both orally and in writing, according to accepted practices in the field of Environmental Science.
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Ability to use appropriate mathematical and statistical methods to evaluate and interpret environmental data.
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Ability to integrate the biological and physical sciences (chemistry and physics) with environmental science.
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A clear understanding of environmental issues and how they impact people and their quality of life.
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