B.S. Combined Major for Information Science and Environmental Science
For Students Entering in Fall 2013 or Later
Summer 2013
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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 (32 or 33 SH: 7 @ 4 SH, 4 or 5 @ 1 SH)
Students will take CS 1200 during their first semester.
Students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
CS 1200
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210
CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801
Recitation for CS 1800
0
CS 2500
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501
Lab for CS 2500
1
CS 2510
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511
Lab for CS 2510
1
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801
Lab for CS 2800
1
Upper level courses
CS 3200
Database Design
4
CS 3500
Object-Oriented Design
4
CS 4800
Algorithms & Data
4
Information Science (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
IS 2000
Principles of Information Science
4
IS 3500
Information System Design & Development
4
IS 4800
Empirical Research Methods
4
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGW 1111 (ENGL 1111)
College Writing
4
ENGW 3302 (ENGL 3302)
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
4
With permission, you may substitute ENGW 3301 for ENGW 3302.
ENGW 3301 (ENGL 3301)
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
4
Mathematics and Statistics (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
Choose one calculus course:
MATH 1251
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
4
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
4
Take:
ECON 2350
Statistics
4
Environmental Science (42 SH: 10 @ 4 SH, 2 @ 1 SH)
Environmental Science Required Courses (13 SH)
Take:
ENVR 1101
Environmental Science
4
ENVR 1200
Dynamic Earth
4
If offered, take:
ENVR 1201
Lab for ENVR 1200
1
Choice of course on Planning
4
Choose one course:
ENVR 5210
Environmental Planning
4
ENVR 5250
Geology and Land-Use Planning
4
Take:
ENVR 4900
Earth & Environmental Science Capstone
1
Environmental Science Integrative Course (5 SH)
ENVR 3300
Geographic Information Systems
4
ENVR 3301
Lab for ENVR 3300
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
History of Earth & Life
4
ENVR 1203
Lab for ENVR 1202
1
ENVR 3302
Introduction to Remote Sensing
4
ENVR 3303
Lab for ENVR 3302
1
ENVR 3400
Field Geology
4
ENVR 3410
Environmental Geochemistry
4
ENVR 3418
Geophysics
4
ENVR 4106
Coastal Processes
4
ENVR 4107
Lab for ENVR 4106
1
ENVR 4500
Applied Hydrogeology
4
ENVR 4501
Lab for ENVR 4500
1
ENVR 4504
Environmental Pollution
4
ENVR 4505
Wetlands
4
ENVR 5201
Geologic Field Seminar
4
ENVR 5210
Environmental Planning
4
ENVR 5242
Ancient Marine Life
4
ENVR 5243
Lab for ENVR 5242
1
ENVR 5250
Geology and Land-Use Planning
4
Sustainability Focus Courses (12 SH)
Take:
PHIL 1180
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
Environmental Economics
4
Prerequisite: ECON 1116
ENVR 4515
Sustainable Development
4
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
HIST 3412
Global Environmental History
4
Prerequisite: HIST 1110
INTL 4937
Dialog: Science and Technology
4
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission
POLS 2390
Science, Technology and Public Policy
4
Prerequisite: POLS 1150
POLS 2395
Environmental Politics
4
Prerequisite: POLS 1150
SOCL 1246
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
General Chemistry 1
4
CHEM 1212
Lab for CHEM 1211
1
CHEM 1213
Recitation for CHEM 1211
0
Chemistry Group B
CHEM 1151
General Chemistry for Engineers
4
CHEM 1152
Lab for CHEM 1151
1
CHEM 1153
Recitation for CHEM 1151
0
Economics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
ECON 1116
Microeconomics
4
Computing and Social Issues (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
Students learn how computing and social issues intersect.
Choose one.
SOCL 4528
Computers & Society
4
SOCL 3485
Environment, Technology, and Society
4
ANTH 3418
Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
4
POLS 3308
Governance and Society in the Cyberage
4
IA 5240
Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
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
Level 1 Social Sciences Core: ECON 1116
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 Empirical Research Methods.
See Environmental Science Integrative Course.