Degrees & Programs

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

What is Environmental Science?
Environmental issues, including everything from water quality and quantity to alternative energy or global warming, are at the forefront of most of the political debates and world issues today. Environmental Science focuses on the near-surface realm of the Earth and the way humans interact with that environment. Environmental scientists investigate and seek out natural solutions to environmental problems: they study natural hazards, water availability and quality, waste management and the use of Earth's limited resources.

Two Campuses and One Degree
The Environmental Science curriculum is completely integrated with that of the home campus in Saint Louis, Missouri. The students can transfer freely between the two campuses over the course of their undergraduate degree program. If you enroll on a bachelor's degree Environmental Science program with us in Madrid, you will normally spend your first three years in Madrid and then transfer directly to the home campus in Missouri to finish the last two semesters of the degree there.
However, students can transfer the academic credits they earn while studying in Madrid to other US universities, should they so wish.
The program is truly international, as the Madrid Campus is recognized as a Center of Higher Education by both the Consejería de Educación y Cultura of the Madrid Province and the Higher Learning Commission in the U.S.
The Environmental Science academic courses are offered in English in Saint Louis Madrid campus. Spanish and international students normally enroll in our intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) program during their first year of study.

Career Opportunities
Graduates with these degrees will work for environmental companies, industry, government, and non-profit organizations or continue their studies in graduate or professional schools. During their careers, graduates will have to address many important issues related to our environment including global warming, energy resource depletion, loss of biodiversity, extinctions, pollution, water resources, and environmental hazards such as tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions. Importantly, the scientific skills that students acquire equip them for many career paths including, for example, the financial sector as well as management positions in a range of different organisations.

Unique Features of this Program
Life-long success in industry or graduate school requires more than a firm understanding of environmental science concepts and skills. It also depends upon:

• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish
• Well-balanced interpersonal skills suitable for working constructively on a science team.
• Practical laboratory skills.
• The ability to make ethical decisions for a sustainable and responsible society.

The environmental science program at SLU-Madrid provides experiences throughout the curriculum to develop all of these skills. In addition, the program features:

• Career mentoring to provide direction to students on suitable career paths.
• State-of-the-art facilities including computer classrooms.

Admission Requirements
Saint Louis University seeks students who are prepared for a challenging academic environment and who are interested in making an impact on the SLU community and the world. All applications are thoroughly reviewed with the highest degree of individual care and consideration to all credentials that are submitted.

Spanish and international students normally enroll in our intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) program during their first year of study.

To be considered for admission to any Saint Louis University undergraduate program, it is recommended that a student have twenty units of high school work:

• Four years of English
• Four years of mathematics
• Three years of foreign language
• Three years of natural sciences
• Three years of social sciences
• Three electives

Faculty
Given the breadth of environmental science, our program integrates faculty who are biologists, chemists, geoscientists, and statisticians by training. These scientists, who bring their educational and research experiences into the classroom, form a cohesive group who endeavor to provide a comprehensive and integrated curriculum for environmental science majors. They are individually committed to teaching, while maintaining active undergraduate and graduate research programs.
For more information, visit our Science Faculty members.

The program
Environmental science encompasses the study of Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, and human’s interactions with these spheres. These spheres do not operate independently; rather they are intimately related. Thus, any student who wants to gain a greater understanding of the environment must first gain an understanding and appreciation of each sphere individually and their interconnectedness.
Our environmental science program is designed so that students first gain a thorough foundation of knowledge in all spheres and then focus more on one or more sub-disciplines (tracks). The breadth-plus-depth structure of the program prepare students for continued study in graduate schools and professional schools such as law or public health, or for immediate employment in industry or government.

Curriculum of Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science

Course Description & Syllabus >>

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FLOW CHART

FIRST YEAR
Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus; Spain

SECOND YEAR
Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus; Spain

TRANSFER TO SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

THIRD YEAR

FOURTH YEAR

TOTAL CREDITS: 125