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Environmental Science Major, B.S.

The Environmental Science major is designed for students focusing on topics such as how material and energy are moved and transformed in complex environmental systems, the role of society in perturbing those processes, and scientific techniques that might be used to improve environmental quality. The program provides interdisciplinary preparation for graduate or professional training as well as for jobs in government, consulting, and industry. There are two tracks available.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the environmental sciences program (B.S.), students should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge in the connections in social and/or natural sciences through an understanding of major concepts, theoretical reasoning, and empirical findings in environmental studies
• Demonstrate knowledge of a marketable skill (e.g., GIS, communication, statistics) to enhance their ability to apply concepts from the program in the real world
• Demonstrate mastery of research and problem-solving skills through individual or team-based projects working for a researcher or client in a social or natural science

Requirements

The environmental science program provides two options:

• Environmental Science, B.S. (with several concentration areas)
• Environmental Science, B.S.–Quantitative Energy Systems Track

Environmental Science, B.S.

In addition to the program requirements, students must:

• earn a minimum final cumulative GPA of 2.000
• complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
• take at least half of their major core requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC–Chapel Hill
• earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the major core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for major or specific courses.

Course Requirements

Core Requirements:

• ENEC 201: Introduction to Environment and Society H, F
• ENEC 203: Introduction to Environmental Science Problem Solving
• ENEC 698: Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems
• One of the following earth system science courses:
  • BIOL 260: Introduction to Ecology 1
  • EMES 401/BIOL 350/ENVR 417: Oceanography
  • ENEC 202: Introduction to the Environmental Sciences
  • ENEC 222: Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 1
  • ENEC 324 & 324L: Water in Our World: Introduction to Hydrologic Science and Environmental Problems and Water in Our World Laboratory 1
  • ENEC/ENVR 403: Environmental Chemistry Processes 1
  • ENEC/EMES 448: Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 1
  • ENEC 489: Ecological Processes in Environmental Systems 1
  • ENVR 413: Limnology
  • GEOG 412: Synoptic Meteorology
• Two courses from one analytical skills option:
  • Applied Math:
    • MATH 233: Calculus of Functions of Several Variables H, F
    • MATH 383: First Course in Differential Equations H
  • GIS and Remote Sensing:
    • ANTH 419: Anthropological Application of GIS
    • EMES 483: Geologic and Oceanographic Applications of Geographical Information Systems 1
    • ENEC/ENVR 468: Temporal GIS and Space/Time Geostatistics for the Environment and Public Health
    • ENEC 340: Environmental Applications of Drones 1
    • ENEC 479: Landscape Analysis 1
    • GEOG 370: Introduction to Geographic Information 1
    • GEOG 456: Geovisualizing Change
    • GEOG 477: Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Environment
    • GEOG/PLAN 491: Introduction to GIS
    • GEOG 577: Advanced Remote Sensing
    • GEOG 591: Applied Issues in Geographic Information Systems
  • Statistics:
    • BIOL/ENEC 562: Statistics for Environmental Scientists 1
    • BIOL/ENEC 563: Statistical Analysis in Ecology and Evolution
    • BIOS 511: Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management
    • BIOS 650: Basic Elements of Probability and Statistical Inference I
    • EMES 515: Quantitative Ecology 1
    • EMES 520: Data Analysis for Earth and Marine Sciences
    • EMES 525: Modelling in Earth and Marine Sciences
    • ENEC/ENVR 570: Uncertainty, Decisions, and the Environment
    • STOR 455: Methods of Data Analysis H
    • STOR 556: Time Series Data Analysis
  • Informatics:
    • BUSI 410: Business Analytics
    • BUSI 520: Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling for Business
    • INLS 161: Tools for Information Literacy
    • INLS 382: Information Systems Analysis and Design
    • INLS 523: Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications
    • INLS 541: Information Visualization
    • STOR 215: Foundations of Decision Sciences
    • STOR 305: Introduction to Decision Analytics
• Five courses chosen from one of the following concentrations (see lists below)
• Additional Requirements:
  • CHEM 101 & 101L: General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I H, F
  • CHEM 102 & 102L: General Descriptive Chemistry II and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II H, F
  • COMP 110: Introduction to Programming H
  • MATH 231: Calculus of Functions of One Variable I H, F
  • MATH 232: Calculus of Functions of One Variable II H, F
  • STOR 155: Introduction to Data Models and Inference H, F
  • Select one of the following:
    • BIOL 101 & 101L & BIOL 104: Principles of Biology and Introductory Biology Laboratory and Biodiversity H, H, F
    • PHYS 118 & PHYS 119: Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity and Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta H, F
    • PHYS 114 & PHYS 115: General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences and General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences F
• Students are required to earn a minor in an allied science, such as biology, chemistry, computer science, geography, geographic information sciences, geology, information science, marine science, mathematics, physics, or statistics and analytics.
• Enough free electives to accumulate a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Concentrations

Ecology and Natural Resources Concentration

• BIOL 260: Introduction to Ecology 1
• BIOL/ENEC 272: Local Flora
• BIOL 277 & 277L: Vertebrate Field Zoology and Vertebrate Field Zoology Laboratory
• BIOL 402: Infectious Disease in the Developing World
• BIOL/ENEC 461: Fundamentals of Ecology
• BIOL 462/EMES 440: Marine Ecology
• BIOL 463: Field Ecology
• BIOL 464: Global Change Biology
• BIOL 465: Global Biodiversity and Macroecology
• BIOL 469: Behavioral Ecology
• BIOL 471 & 471L: Evolutionary Mechanisms and Evolutionary Mechanisms Laboratory
• BIOL 476 & 476L: Avian Biology and Avian Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 561: Ecological Plant Geography
• BIOL/ENEC 562: Statistics for Environmental Scientists 1
• BIOL/ENEC 563: Statistical Analysis in Ecology and Evolution
• BIOL 564: Population Ecology
• BIOL 565: Conservation Biology H
• BIOL 568H: Disease Ecology and Evolution
• BIOL 657/ENVR 520/EMES 507: Biological Oceanography
• EMES 443: Marine Microbiology
• EMES 515: Quantitative Ecology 1
• ENEC 222: Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 1
• ENEC/BIOL 256: Mountain Biodiversity
• ENEC/GEOG 264: Conservation of Biodiversity in Theory and Practice
• ENEC 304: Restoration Ecology
• ENEC 340: Environmental Applications of Drones 1
• ENEC/EMES 352: Marine Fisheries Ecology
• ENEC 370: Agriculture and the Environment H
• ENEC 395: Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies for Undergraduates
• ENEC/EMES 441: Marine Physiological Ecology
• ENEC/EMES 444/BIOL 456: Marine Phytoplankton
• ENEC/EMES 448: Coastal and Estuarine Ecology 1
• ENEC/EMES 450: Biogeochemical Processes
• ENEC 462: Ecosystem Management
• ENEC/EMES 471: Human Impacts on Estuarine Ecosystems
• ENEC 479: Landscape Analysis 1
• ENEC 485: Coastal Resource Economics and Policy
• ENEC 489: Ecological Processes in Environmental Systems 1
• GEOG 444: Landscape Biogeography
• H: Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.

Environment and Health Concentration

• BIOL 402: Infectious Disease in the Developing World
• BIOL 568H: Disease Ecology and Evolution
• CHEM 261: Introduction to Organic Chemistry I 1, H
• EMES 443: Marine Microbiology
• ENEC/EMES 324: Water in Our World: Introduction to Hydrologic Science and Environmental Problems 1
• ENEC 325: Water Resource Management for Food, Energy, and Health H
• ENEC 395: Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies for Undergraduates
• ENEC/ENVR 403: Environmental Chemistry Processes 1
• ENEC/ENVR 522: Environmental Change and Human Health
• ENVR 412: Ecological Microbiology
• ENVR 416: Aerosol Physics and Chemistry
• ENVR 419: Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters
• ENVR 421: Environmental Health Microbiology
• ENVR 430: Health Effects of Environmental Agents
• ENVR 431: Techniques in Environmental Health Sciences
• ENVR 451: Introduction to Environmental Modeling
• ENVR 468: Temporal GIS and Space/Time Geostatistics for the Environment and Public Health 1
• ENVR 470: Environmental Risk Assessment
• ENVR 472: Quantitative Risk Assessment in Environmental Health Microbiology
• ENVR 522: Environmental Change and Human Health
• ENVR 582: Sanitation for Development
• ENVR 600: Environmental Health
• EPID 600: Principles of Epidemiology for Public Health
• H: Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.

Water and Climate Concentration

• BIOL 350/ENVR 417/EMES 401: Oceanography
• EMES 306: Earth Systems History
• EMES 314: Earth Systems in a Changing World
• EMES 431: Major World Rivers and Global Change: From Mountains to the Sea
• ENEC/PLCY 373: Confronting Climate Change in the Anthropocene
• EMES 432: Paleoclimatology
• EMES/ENEC 433: Wetland Hydrology
• EMES/ENEC 435: Principles of Environmental Consulting: Mechanics of Groundwater Flow
• EMES 436: Geochemistry of Natural Waters
• EMES 483: Geologic and Oceanographic Applications of Geographical Information Systems
• EMES 506: Physical Oceanography
• EMES 508: Global Hydrology
• ENEC 222: Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 1
• ENEC/GEOG 253: Introduction to Atmospheric Processes
• ENEC/EMES 324: Water in Our World: Introduction to Hydrologic Science and Environmental Problems 1
• ENEC 395: Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies for Undergraduates
• ENEC/ENVR 403: Environmental Chemistry Processes 1
• ENEC/EMES 411: Oceanic Processes in Environmental Systems
• ENEC/EMES 415: Environmental Systems Modeling
• EMES 434: Blue Carbon and Coastal Environments
• EMES 503: Marine Geology
• ENEC/EMES 417: Surface Processes and Landscape Evolution
• ENEC/EMES 450: Biogeochemical Processes
• ENVR 413: Limnology
• ENVR 416: Aerosol Physics and Chemistry
• ENVR 419: Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters
• ENVR 453: Groundwater Hydrology
• GEOG 370: Introduction to Geographic Information 1
• GEOG 412: Synoptic Meteorology
• GEOG 414: Climate Change
• GEOG 416: Applied Climatology: The Impacts of Climate and Weather on Environmental and Social Systems
• GEOG 440/EMES 502: Earth Surface Processes
• GEOG/ENEC 437: Social Vulnerability to Climate Change

Environmental Science, B.S.–Quantitative Energy Systems Track

In addition to the program requirements, students must:

• earn a minimum final cumulative GPA of 2.000
• complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
• take at least half of their major core requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC–Chapel Hill
• earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the major core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for major or specific courses.

This major is designed for students with a strong interest in water, energy, and sustainable natural resources, and interdisciplinary approaches to analytics, informatics, or business. The degree provides interdisciplinary preparation for graduate or professional training as well as for jobs in government, consulting, and industry.

Course Requirements

Core Requirements:

• ENEC 201: Introduction to Environment and Society H, F
• ENEC 203: Introduction to Environmental Science Problem Solving
• ENEC 698: Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems
• Two courses each from two of the following quantitative skills (4 courses total):
  • Informatics:
    • BUSI 410: Business Analytics
    • BUSI 520: Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling for Business
    • INLS 161: Tools for Information Literacy
    • INLS 382: Information Systems Analysis and Design
    • INLS 523: Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications
    • INLS 541: Information Visualization
    • STOR 215: Foundations of Decision Sciences
    • STOR 305: Introduction to Decision Analytics
  • Applied Mathematics:
    • MATH 347: Linear Algebra for Applications F
    • MATH 381: Discrete Mathematics H
    • MATH 383: First Course in Differential Equations H
    • MATH 528: Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences I
    • MATH 535: Introduction to Probability
    • MATH 564: Mathematical Modeling in the Life Sciences
    • PHYS 331: Numerical Techniques for the Sciences I 1
  • Statistics:
    • BIOS 511: Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management
    • ENEC 562: Statistics for Environmental Scientists
    • ENEC 563: Statistical Analysis in Ecology and Evolution
    • ENEC/ENVR 570: Uncertainty, Decisions, and the Environment
    • EMES 520: Data Analysis for Earth and Marine Sciences
    • EMES 525: Modelling in Earth and Marine Sciences
    • STOR 455: Methods of Data Analysis H
    • STOR 435: Introduction to Probability H
    • STOR 556: Time Series Data Analysis
• Basic Science:
  • BIOL 260: Introduction to Ecology
  • BIOL 271: Plant Biology
  • CHEM 261: Introduction to Organic Chemistry I H
  • PHYS 114: General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences 1, F
  • or PHYS 118: Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity
  • PHYS 115: General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences F
  • or PHYS 119: Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta
• Modeling:
  • BIOL 222: Introduction to Programming with Biological Data
  • COMP 211: Systems Fundamentals
  • COMP 283: Discrete Structures H
  • or MATH 381: Discrete Mathematics
  • ENEC 415: Environmental Systems Modeling
  • ENEC/ENVR/PLAN 635: Energy Modeling for Environment and Public Health
  • INLS 560: Programming for Information Science
• GIS and Remote Sensing:
  • ANTH 419: Anthropological Application of GIS
  • ENEC 340: Environmental Applications of Drones
  • ENEC 479: Landscape Analysis
  • GEOG 370: Introduction to Geographic Information
  • GEOG 456: Geovisualizing Change
  • GEOG 477: Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Environment
  • GEOG 491: Introduction to GIS
  • GEOG 577: Advanced Remote Sensing
  • GEOG 591: Applied Issues in Geographic Information Systems
  • GEOG 592: Geographic Information Science Programming
  • EMES 483: Geologic and Oceanographic Applications of Geographical Information Systems
  • ENEC/ENVR 468: Temporal GIS and Space/Time Geostatistics for the Environment and Public Health
• Four courses from one of the following concentrations:
  • Energy Management:
    • ENEC 307: Energy and Material Flows in the Environment and Society
    • ENEC 395: Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies for Undergraduates 1
    • or ENEC 396: Directed Readings
    • ENEC 407: Principles of Energy Conversion
    • ENEC 432: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
    • ENEC 481: Energy Economics
    • ENEC 482: Energy and the Environment: A Coastal Perspective
    • ENEC 693H: Honors Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies 1
    • or ENEC 694H: Honors Project in Environmental Sciences and Studies
    • ENVR/ENEC 403: Environmental Chemistry Processes 1
    • PHYS 131: Energy: Physical Principles and the Quest for Alternatives to Dwindling Oil and Gas
    • PHYS 381: Renewable Electric Power Systems
    • PLAN/ENEC 547: Energy, Transportation, and Land Use
    • PLAN/ENEC/ENVR 548: Sustainable Energy Systems
    • PLAN/ENEC/ENVR 635: Energy Modeling for Environment and Public Health
  • Environmental Processes:
    • ENEC 202: Introduction to the Environmental Sciences
    • ENEC 222: Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science
    • ENEC 256: Mountain Biodiversity
    • ENEC 304: Restoration Ecology
    • ENEC 352: Marine Fisheries Ecology
    • ENEC 370: Agriculture and the Environment H
    • ENEC 395: Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies for Undergraduates 1
    • or ENEC 396: Directed Readings
    • ENEC 462: Ecosystem Management
    • ENEC 489: Ecological Processes in Environmental Systems
    • ENEC 693H: Honors Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies 1
    • or ENEC 694H: Honors Project in Environmental Sciences and Studies
    • ENVR/ENEC 403: Environmental Chemistry Processes 1
    • EMES 431: Major World Rivers and Global Change: From Mountains to the Sea
    • EMES/ENEC 433: Wetland Hydrology
    • EMES/ENEC 450: Biogeochemical Processes
    • EMES/ENEC 435: Principles of Environmental Consulting: Mechanics of Groundwater Flow
    • EMES 436: Geochemistry of Natural Waters
    • EMES 508: Global Hydrology
    • EMES 520: Data Analysis for Earth and Marine Sciences
    • EMES 525: Modelling in Earth and Marine Sciences
    • GEOG 410: Modeling of Environmental Systems
    • GEOG 412: Synoptic Meteorology
    • GEOG 414: Climate Change
    • GEOG 416: Applied Climatology: The Impacts of Climate and Weather on Environmental and Social Systems
    • GEOG 441: Introduction to Watershed Systems
  • Smart Cities:
    • ENEC 325: Water Resource Management for Food, Energy, and Health H
    • ENEC 350: Environmental Law and Policy
    • ENEC 351: Coastal Law and Policy
    • ENEC 380: Environmental Economics
    • ENEC 395: Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies for Undergraduates 1
    • or ENEC 396: Directed Readings
    • ENEC/PLAN 420: Community Design and Green Architecture
    • ENEC 485: Coastal Resource Economics and Policy
    • ENEC 492: Social Science Research Methods
    • ENEC 693H: Honors Research in Environmental Sciences and Studies 1
    • or ENEC 694H: Honors Project in Environmental Sciences and Studies
    • PLAN/ENEC 547: Energy, Transportation, and Land Use
    • PLAN 636: Urban Transportation Planning
    • PLAN 637: Public Transportation
    • PLAN 638: Pedestrian and Bike Transportation
    • PLAN 639: Complete, Safe, Equitable Streets
    • PLAN/ENEC 641: Watershed Planning
    • PLAN 651: Urban Form and the Design of Cities
    • PLAN 652: Site Planning and Urban Design
    • PLAN 655: Planning for Natural Hazards and Climate Risk
    • PLAN 672: Urban Data Analytics
    • PUBA/PLAN/ENVR 787: Applied Environmental Finance: How to Pay for Environmental Services
• Additional Requirements:
  • COMP 110: Introduction to Programming 1, H
  • or COMP 116: Introduction to Scientific Programming
  • or PHYS 331: Numerical Techniques for the Sciences I
  • or BIOL 222: Introduction to Programming with Biological Data
  • MATH 231: Calculus of Functions of One Variable I H, F
  • MATH 232: Calculus of Functions of One Variable II H, F
  • MATH 233: Calculus of Functions of Several Variables H, F
  • STOR 155: Introduction to Data Models and Inference H, F
  • or BIOS 600: Principles of Statistical Inference
• Select one series from the following course pairs:
  • BIOL 101 & 101L & BIOL 104: Principles of Biology and Introductory Biology Laboratory and Biodiversity H, H, F
  • CHEM 101 & 101L & CHEM 102 & 102L: General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I and General Descriptive Chemistry II and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II H, F
  • PHYS 114 & PHYS 115: General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences and General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences F
  • PHYS 118 & PHYS 119: Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity and Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta H, F
• Enough General Education courses and free electives to satisfy 120-credit hours.

Sample Plan of Study

Sample plans can be used as a guide to identify the courses required to complete the major and other requirements needed for degree completion within the expected eight semesters. The actual degree plan may differ depending on the course of study selected (second major, minor, etc.). Students should meet with their academic advisor to create a degree plan that is specific and unique to their interests.

First Year

• First-Year Foundation Courses:
  • IDST 101: College Thriving
  • ENGL 105: English Composition and Rhetoric
  • First-Year Seminar or First-Year Launch F
  • IDST 111L: Data Literacy Lab
  • Global Language through level 3
• Major Courses:
  • CHEM 101 & 101L: General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I H, F
  • ENEC 201: Introduction to Environment and Society H, F
  • MATH 231: Calculus of Functions of One Variable I H, F
  • MATH 232: Calculus of Functions of One Variable II H, F
  • STOR 155: Introduction to Data Models and Inference H, F
• Additional Courses:
  • Lifetime Fitness
• Hours: 31-32

Sophomore Year

• CHEM 102 & 102L: General Descriptive Chemistry II and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II H, F
• ENEC 203 or EMES 203 or ENEC 415 or MATH 528 or MATH 564: Introduction to Environmental Science Problem Solving or Data Analysis for Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences or Environmental Systems Modeling or Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences I or Mathematical Modeling in the Life Sciences
• One environmental concentration course
• One earth system science core
• BIOL 101 & 101L or PHYS 114 or PHYS 118: Principles of Biology H, F or General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences or Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity
• BIOL 104 or PHYS 115 or PHYS 119: Biodiversity H, F or General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences or Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta
• COMP 110 or COMP 116 or BIOL 222 or INLS 560: Introduction to Programming H or Introduction to Scientific Programming or Introduction to Programming with Biological Data or Programming for Information Science
• Electives or IDEAs in Action Requirements
• Hours: 29-31

Junior Year

• Two courses from the analytical skills core
• Three courses from environmental concentration core
• Two courses from a minor field
• Electives or IDEAs in Action Requirements
• Hours: 30

Senior Year

• ENEC 698 or ENEC 694H: Capstone: Analysis and Solution of Environmental Problems or Honors Project in Environmental Sciences and Studies
• Remaining environmental concentration core
• Remaining minor field courses
• Remaining Electives or IDEAs in Action Requirements to meet 120 academic hour minimum
• Hours: 30
• Total Hours: 120-123

Dual Bachelor's-Master's Degree Program

Four dual bachelor's-master's programs are offered:

1. Environmental and science communication is a collaboration between the environment, ecology and energy program (E3P) and the School of Journalism and Media;
2. Environmental informatics is a collaboration between E3P and the School of Information and Library Science;
3. Environmental finance and leadership is a collaboration between E3P and the School of Government;
4. Environmental geography is a collaboration between E3P and the Department of Geography.

Each program is designed for students to earn their bachelor's degree and complete a master's degree in a professional school or program in as few as five years.

Special Opportunities in Environmental Science and Studies

Honors in Environmental Science or Studies

Students in either the B.S. or B.A. degree program may participate in honors research leading to graduation with honors or highest honors. This distinction is earned by participation in honors research (ENEC 693H) and culminates in ENEC 694H, thesis writing and defense. Students should follow the guidelines established by Honors Carolina and meet with the faculty honors advisor, Dr. Geoff Bell, to ensure that appropriate requirements are fulfilled.

Departmental Involvement

The Epsilon Eta Environmental Honors Fraternity is an organization dedicated to excellence in environmental education. Interested students are nominated for membership and membership is not limited to E3P majors. E3P faculty are involved with a number of student organizations and initiatives across campus.

Experiential Education

Possibilities for experiential education include APPLES service-learning courses (ENEC 593), Coral Reef Ecology and Management (ENEC 259), internships (ENEC 393, ENEC 493), research (ENEC 395, ENEC 396, ENEC 698), and honors research (ENEC 693H, ENEC 694H).

Internships

Students are encouraged to apply for paid or unpaid internships in local, state, national, and international environmental organizations. Internship opportunities can be found through the Ecostudio Internship Incubator website. These internships provide valuable practical experience, and some may be conducted for academic credit. Students interested in academic credit should contact the director of undergraduate studies, Dr. Amy Cooke, or the Ecostudio, to obtain the required application for credit before the term begins.

Study Abroad

Exchange and other study abroad programs are available through the UNC Study Abroad Office. At some locations students may take courses for UNC credit, such as some field sites listed above. Students may take courses at other universities during study abroad and apply for transfer credit as well.

Undergraduate Awards

Undergraduates may be considered for the Watts and Betsy Carr Awards, Mary and Watts Hill Jr. Awards, and Robert Alonzo Winston Scholarships.

Undergraduate Research

All students are encouraged (but not required) to complete an independent or team research project. Such projects introduce students to the tools needed for graduate study. They also provide an important opportunity for working directly with the world-class environmental faculty members and graduate students at UNC–Chapel Hill, as well as in the many environmental organizations in the Research Triangle. Students interested in obtaining course credit for research should speak with either Dr. Geoff Bell (honors advisor) or Dr. Amy Cooke (director of undergraduate studies) to ensure all the requirements and appropriate paperwork has been approved within the first week of classes.