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Program Educational Objective
The academic program of the Department of Environmental Science is developed to be practical and it is designed to expose students to real-world environmental situations. Students will focus on critically evaluating and adequately formulating solutions to common national, regional, and global environmental problems. In particular, they will learn about:
- Ecosystems and their biotic and non-biotic components;
- Environmental health and their indicators;
- Environmental regulations, standards, and guidelines;
- Sustainable development and resource conservation;
- Environmental management methods and technical skills needed to manage environmental challenges faced by industry and society;
- Environmental pollution control technologies and their implementation; and
- Communications and participation in an interdisciplinary work environment.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Graduation Requirements:
To graduate, a student must complete 126 credit hours in the department. This includes all course requirements, capstone project, portfolio, etc. In addition the student must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or above and a GPA of 2.0 or above for all courses in the department.
Title of Degree:
Students graduating with a major in Environmental Science will earn the degree of:
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Course Numbering System
Digit 1: gradation of courses (e.g. “1” represents a first year level course, and “2” represents a second year level course)
Digit 2: by area that offers this course (see Table 9)
Digit 3: serial number
| Table 9: Course Numbering System for Courses | |
|---|---|
| x0x | basic sciences & elements of environmental systems |
| x1x | environmental management |
| x2x | environmental control technology |
| x3x | environmental health and risk assessment |
| x4x | sustainable development |
| x5x | communication skills |
| x6x | resources conservation |
| x7x | environmental planning and emergency management |
| x8x | reserved for future use |
| x9x | internship, capstone, special topics |
Curriculum
Curriculum for students Starting in the Academic Year 2021/2022
8-Semester Curriculum Plan
Curriculum Structure
Curriculum for students Admitted Before the Academic Year 2021/2022
8-Semester Curriculum Plan
Curriculum Structure
Program Educational Objective
The academic program of the Department of Environmental Science is developed to be practical and it is designed to expose students to real-world environmental situations. Students will focus on critically evaluating and adequately formulating solutions to common national, regional, and global environmental problems. In particular, they will learn about:
- Ecosystems and their biotic and non-biotic components;
- Environmental health and their indicators;
- Environmental regulations, standards, and guidelines;
- Sustainable development and resource conservation;
- Environmental management methods and technical skills needed to manage environmental challenges faced by industry and society;
- Environmental pollution control technologies and their implementation; and
- Communications and participation in an interdisciplinary work environment.
entry req
This course examines the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Emphasis is placed on the study of the rules of sentence formation in Arabic, as well as the patterns of coordination, complementation, predications, and modification. Students focus on enhancing their proficiency in Arabic and developing basic skills in listening, reading, speaking and writing in Modern Standard Arabic.
In this course the student will learn that environmental science is an integrative, multidisciplinary approach to understanding and resolving environmental problems. A problem-solving framework is used to define the subject through the use of a series of case studies designed to reflect the diversity of contemporary environmental issues.
Prerequisite: ELU 106
(3-0-3)
This course falls into two major parts: writing and presentation skills. In writing, the course develops students' academic writing skills including reports, articles and writing coherent paragraphs and short essays. In presentation, the course develops students' speaking skills through class discussions and oral presentations. Technological skills are incorporated through internet-based research and computer-assisted presentation tasks.
This course falls into two major parts: writing and presentation skills. In writing, the course develops students' academic writing skills including reports, articles and writing coherent paragraphs and short essays. In presentation, the course develops students' speaking skills through class discussions and oral presentations. Technological skills are incorporated through internet-based research and computer-assisted presentation tasks.
(3-0-3)
This course introduces students to basic chemistry concepts and calculations. Topics include basic principles of measurement and the scientific method; chemical equilibrium; atomic structure and periodicity; bonding models
Prerequisite: ELU 106
(2-3-3)
This course examines fundamentals of algebra and its application to the real world situations, polynomials, rational expressions, complex numbers, systems of linear equations, elementary matrices and their applications.
Prerequisite: ELU 106
Text Book: College Algebra, 10th ed., January 1, 2017, Larson, Publisher: Cengage Learning
(3-0-3)
This course reviews areas of basic mathematics such as trigonometry, analytical geometry in two dimensions, linear equations, functions and their graphs, derivatives and its geometric interpretation, simple integration and its application. (Problems will be focused on the following areas: Food nutrition, information technology, environmental sciences, etc.)
Prerequisite: ELU 106
Text Book: Applied Calculus, S. Waner & S.R. Costenoble, Cengage Learning, 7th ed..
This course introduces data sampling, organizing, and summarizing. Measures of central tendency and spread. Correlation and Regression. Probability and sampling distributions. Statistical inference with application from many fields.
Prerequisite: ELU 106
Text Book: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, by David S. Moore and George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig , W.H. Freeman and Company Publisher,9th Edition
This course is provides students with the information they need to make responsible health decisions about nutrition, fitness, and first aid situations. It examines current practices and trends in physical fitness programs. An overall view of the basic fundamentals of First Aid is presented with an emphasis on decision making in crisis situations.
Prerequisite: ELU 106
(3-0-3)
This course provides broad-based coverage of a topic critical to the future of the world, humans, and their effect on the environment. The environment, actions which alter the environment, and actions designed to protect the environment are inherently interdisciplinary. It emphasizes how alterations in human activity can reduce the impact we have on the environment.
Prerequisite: ELU 106
(3-0-3)
This course is intended to develop an understanding of basic chemistry principles and to show the application of chemistry to everyday life. Utilization of the scientific method on practical applications are used to illustrate both the potential benefits and the limitations of chemistry.
Prerequisite: ELU 106
The graduates of our Environmental Science Department have wide range of opportunities to progress in their career as
- Environmental Science Specialist
- Risk and Environmental Impact and Planning Assessment Expert
- Water, Air, Soils Quality Expert
- Environmental Chemist
- Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) officer.
- Environmental Manager
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Technician
- Environmental Health expert
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