2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 18, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Science and Sustainability, B.S.


This Bachelor of Science program produces a well-prepared student to deliver novel and sustainable solutions to the increasingly challenging environmental and natural resource problems of the future. The program has an interdisciplinary set of courses that will give the student career-ready experience in field work, analysis, communication, and management. The student in the Environmental Science and Sustainability program is exposed to and utilizes such tools as field methods (mapping, sampling, logging), analysis (biological, chemical, lab methods, and more), service-based learning techniques (through collaborative class projects and cooperation with local businesses/institutions), and professional communication approaches (via presentations, professional meetings, grant writing, and publication).

Program Goals

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Sustainability program are able to:

  • Create solutions that support global awareness and ethical policy decision;
  • Communicate research-based information to both non-scientists and professional audiences;
  • Manage data from different sources;
  • Engage students in community-based learning; and,
  • Evaluate scientific literature in terms of methods, data analysis, and conclusions.

Environmental Science and Sustainability Requirements (50 semester hours)


This program requires a total of 50 semester hours: 1) 23 semester hours from core course listed below and 2) 27 semester hours completed in the Drone Applications and Geospatial Analysis, Sustainability, or Controlled Environment Agriculture concentrations. The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ).

Complete one of the following Concentrations:


Three concentrations are offered:

  • Controlled Environment Agriculture
  • Drone Applications and Geospatial Analysis
  • Sustainability

Controlled Environment Agriculture Concentration (27 semester hours)


Complete 3 semester hours from the following courses:

*Any concentration course requirement within the Environmental Science and Sustainability program that is not included within the student’s declared concentration can meet this program elective requirement.

Drone Applications and Geospatial Analysis Concentration (27 semester hours)


Note: Students in this concentration should be equipped with the appropriate computer requirements and technology. Specific computer requirements can be found on the Environmental Science and Sustainability, Drone Applications and Geospatial Analysis concentration page on the HU Website.

Complete 6 semester hours from the following courses:

*Any concentration course requirement within the Environmental Science and Sustainability program that is not included within the student’s declared concentration can meet this program elective requirement.

Sustainability Concentration (27 semester hours)


Foundation Mathematics Courses


Complete the following courses - 9 semester hours: