Program Overview

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Environmental Science: Leadership, Sustainability, and Communication Emphasis

Overview

Our students are powerful advocates for the environment. Through the Leadership, Sustainability and Communication emphasis within the Environmental Science Bachelor of Science, you can respond to environmental issues with practical and inclusive solutions for the communities most affected. Our alumni are environmental lawyers, policymakers, science communicators, educators, and many other world-changing professionals.

Learning Outcomes

• Foundational Knowledge Skills; Integrate foundational natural science concepts to explain how various natural systems work and their connections with human systems.
• Analytical Skills; Analyze qualitative and quantitative data and information from multiple disciplines, sources and stakeholders to address complex environmental issues.
• Communication Skills; Communicate scientific and/or technical information in a manner appropriate to various audiences using various mediums.
• Critical Thinking Skills; Propose appropriate solutions to continuously evolving problems at the environment-society nexus.
• Career Skills; Construct a professional job-ready portfolio as part of their undergraduate experience.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• ENVS 310: Ecosystem Health and Justice
• ENVS 415: Translating Environmental Science
• ENVS 444: Applied Environmental Law

Career Fields

• Education and outreach
• Law
• Science and technical writing
• Nonprofit and public advocacy
• Public policy
• Environmental planning

Level of Math

Moderate Knowledge

The M-strand is for students who require mathematical facility at the level of at least MATH 112 (College Algebra Concepts) or 108 (Modeling with Algebraic and Trigonometric Functions). This strand involves reasonable facility with algebra and algebraic functions, graphs, and simple modeling. Students who choose the M-strand are prepared for further mathematical work. This work may include MATH 107 (Exploring and Understanding Data), MATH 113 (Elements of Calculus), MATH 116 (Calculus Concepts for Business), MATH 119A (Mathematics of Biological Systems: A Calculus Based Approach), or a statistics class from outside the Mathematics Department, such as ISTA 116 (Statistical Foundations for the Information Age) or SBS 200 (Statistics for the Social Sciences).

Level of Second Language

2nd Semester Proficiency

Second-semester skill level in a second language is required. Non-B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options: 1. Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona. 2. Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the post-secondary level. 3. An AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) or CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) language score determined by the individual language department. 4. In the College of Engineering by a method determined within the College; however, all students in the college must also take a language placement examination on entrance to the University.

Pre-major Required?

No

This Major's College

College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sci

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

Sample Plans

2025, Environmental Science: Leadership, Sustainability, and Communication Emphasis

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework
• Plan Ahead with a Transfer Pathway

First Year

• 1st Semester
  • ENGL 101 English Composition I
  • GE Moderate Math Strand (MATH 112 College Algebra recommended)
  • ENVS 210 Fundamentals of Environmental Science
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • MCB 181R Introductory Biology I
  • Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)
• 2nd Semester
  • ENGL 102 English Composition II
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • ENVS 270 Critical Zone Science
  • General Chemistry I
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections

Second Year

• 3rd Semester
  • Second Language
  • ENVS 275 Quantitative Skills in Natural Sciences
  • ENVS 200 Introduction to Soil Science
  • ENVS 201 Introdcution to Soil Science laboratory
  • General Chemistry II
  • ENVS 195A Careers in Environmental Science
• 4th Semester
  • Physics I with lab
  • MIC 205A Microbiology or ENVS 225
  • Second Language
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • Leadership, Sustainability, and Communication Emphasis Core Courses

Third Year

• 5th Semester
  • ECOL 182R Introductory Biology II
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • Communications
  • Leader, Sustainability, & Comm Emphasis Elective
  • Leadership, Sustainability, and Communication Emphasis Core Courses
  • General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)
• 6th Semester
  • ENVS 305 Pollution Science
  • ENVS 408 or ENVS 415
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • Leadership, Sustainability, and Communication Emphasis Core Courses
  • Leader, Sustainability, & Comm Emphasis Elective

Fourth Year

• 7th Semester
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • ENVS 420 Environmental Physics
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Health
  • ENVS 480 Environmental Assessment
  • Internship, Teaching Workshop, or Independent Study
• 8th Semester
  • ENVS 430R and 403L Environmental Monitoring/Remediation Lec/Lab or ENVS 498A and 498B
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • Leadership, Sustainability, and Communication Emphasis Core Courses
  • Leader, Sustainability, & Comm Emphasis Elective