What UVU is Doing: Programs & Courses | Sustainability

Programs

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Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Management

Environmental Science is the study of the Earth’s surface, including its water and atmosphere, with a particular focus on their relationship to humans and other living things. Environmental Science applies chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology to answer questions about the Earth and its interrelationships with living things. Environmental Management focuses on the maintenance of environmental resources, for example water resources. Environmental scientists may conduct studies in the field, in the laboratory using advanced analytical equipment, and in the office using specialized computer software. The program is preparation for a variety of career paths, including water monitoring, treatment, and pollution control with local, state or federal agencies; environmental consulting with private industry; and other careers that draw on a background in the natural sciences, including law, public policy, and public health.

Minor in Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies explores the complex links between human culture and the natural world. The program challenges students to critically examine both the ecological and social context of environmental issues and the numerous connections between natural and social systems, from local to global scales. It is undeniable that humans have a profound impact on the environment. To have the greatest positive influence, we must seek knowledge of the structure and function of natural systems, as well as an understanding of how culture affects the way we perceive nature.

Courses

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In addition to the above programs, UVU is dedicated to promoting environmental education and cooperation within its course catalog. The university offers a variety of sustainability-focused courses as part of a well-rounded curriculum. The following is a list of different sustainability-related and sustainability-focused courses offered at UVU.

ARC

ARC 3220 - Passive Environmental Systems
ARC 3230 - Global History of Architecture to 1700
ARC 4120 - Active Environmental Systems
ARC 4130 - Global History of Architecture Since 1700
ARC 4220 - Building Envelope and Science

ARC course descriptions

AUT

AUT 3350 - Alternative Fuel Systems

AUT course descriptions

BIOL

BIOL 2500 - Environmental Biology
BIOL 3700 - General Ecology
BIOL 3705 - General Ecology Laboratory
BIOL 3800 - Conservation Biology

BIOL course descriptions

BOT

BOT 3800 - Ethnobotany

BOT course descriptions

CHEM

CHEM 3020 - Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 3025 - Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 3800 (Cross-listed with: ENVT 3800, PHYS 3800) - Energy Use on Earth

CHEM course descriptions

CIVE

CIVE 3010 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering
CIVE 3610 - Environmental Engineering
CIVE 4310 - Storm Water Management

CIVE course descriptions

CMGT

CMGT 3090 - Principles of Hydrology in Construction Management
CMGT 405G - Global Sustainability and the Built Environment

CMGT course descriptions

COMM

COMM 3115 - Communicating in Environments

COMM course descriptions

ECON

ECON 3040 - Environmental Economics

ECON course descriptions

ENGL

ENGL 3460 - Wilderness and Environmental Writing

ENGL course descriptions

ENST

ENST 3000 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENST 3520 (Cross-listed with: SOC 3520) - Environmental Sociology

ENST course descriptions

ENVT

ENVT 1110 - Introduction to Environmental Management
ENVT 1210 - Introduction to Water Reclamation
ENVT 1270 - Environmental Microbiology
ENVT 1300 - Environmental Lab and Sampling
ENVT 1360 - Introduction to Water Treatment
ENVT 1510 - Hazardous Materials Emergency Response
ENVT 2560 - Environmental Health
ENVT 2710 - Environmental Careers
ENVT 2730 - Introduction to Soils
ENVT 282R - Environmental Internship
ENVT 3010 - Environmental Toxicology
ENVT 3280 - Environmental Law
ENVT 3290 - Environmental Permits and Reports
ENVT 3320 - Hydraulics of Water
ENVT 3330 - Water Resources Management
ENVT 3530 - Environmental Management Systems
ENVT 3550 - Site Investigation
ENVT 3600 - Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development for the Developing World
ENVT 3700 - Current Topics in Environmental Management
ENVT 3750 - Land Use Planning
ENVT 3770 - Natural Resources Management
ENVT 3790 - Hydrology I
ENVT 3800 (Cross-listed with: CHEM 3800, PHYS 3800) - Energy Use on Earth
ENVT 3850 - Environmental Policy
ENVT 4790 - Hydrology II
ENVT 482R (Cross-listed with: GEO 482R) - Geologic Environmental Internship
ENVT 495R - Special Projects in Environmental Management

ENVT course descriptions

GEOG

GEOG 1000 - Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG 1005 - Introduction to Physical Geography Lab
GEOG 1600 - Geography of Utah
GEOG 2000 - Sustainability and Environment
GEOG 2100- Geography of the United States
GEOG 2200 - Geography of Europe
GEOG 2500 - Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean
GEOG 3010 - Economic Geography
GEOG 3400 - Environmental Remote Sensing
GEOG 3500 (Cross-listed with: GEO 3500) - Geomorphology
GEOG 3700 - Wetland Studies
GEOG 3705 - Wetland Studies Laboratory
GEOG 3800 (Cross-listed with: HIST 3800) - Environmental History of the United States
GEO 3000 - Environmental Geochemistry
GEO 3500 (Cross-listed with: GEOG 3500) - Geomorphology
GEO 482R (Cross-listed with: ENVT 482R) - Geologic Environmental Internship

GEO course descriptions

GIS

GIS 3640 - Thematic Mapping Environmental Impacts
GIS 3650 - Thematic Mapping Culture and Societies

GIS course descriptions

HIST

HIST 323 - History of the American West since 1850
HIST 3800 (Cross-listed with: GEOG 3800) - Environmental History of the United States
HIST 466G - Legacies and Reckonings in the American West

HIST course descriptions

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