The major in environmental sciences is an interdisciplinary
program among the departments of geology, biology, and chemistry at
the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Rutgers–Newark. The goal of the program is to give students a well-rounded
background in science as it relates to the environment. The program is
rigorous and is designed either to prepare graduates for technical
positions in the environmental industry or to allow them to continue
their education in graduate studies. The program also prepares students
to pursue an environmental career through the fields of law, business,
sociology, health, or political science.
The environmental science major requires at least 65 credits in the following courses:
Foundation Courses (26 credits)
21:120:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
21:160:113-114 General Chemistry Laboratory I,II (1,1)
21:160:115-116 General Chemistry I,II (4,4)
21:460:103 Planet Earth (3)
21:460:104 Planet Earth Laboratory (1)
21:460:206 Environmental Geology (3)
21:460:207 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1)
Quantitative Courses (7 credits)
21:640:135 Calculus I (4)
21:640:327 Probability and Statistics (3)
Field Courses (6 credits)
21:120:380 Field Ecology (3), or 21:120:371 Field
Studies in Plant Ecology (3)
21:460:311 Geologic Field Problems (3)
Senior Seminar (3 credits)
EVSC 613 Environmental Problem Solving (3) (NJIT course)
