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Environmental Science Technology

ES23

Campus Availability: North Metro, Online

Program Purpose:  The Environmental Science Technology associate degree offers specialized training to those who are interested in employment in an environmental science related field. Course work includes general education, computer applications, biology, chemistry, industrial safety, and an extensive array of detailed environmentally specific classes. The goal of this program is to produce graduates who have the necessary skills and knowledge to contribute to addressing issues associated with human interactions with the environment. The program includes courses approved for certification purposes by the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysis.

Degree Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

Required Minimum: 16 Semester Credit Hours

General Education Core Area I Language Arts/Communication - 3 Credit Hours

Successful completion of ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric is required

Other Area I Courses include

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
SPAN 1101Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I

3
SPAN 1102Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture II

3
COMM 1100Human Communication

3

General Education Core Area II Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)
ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
POLS 2401Global Issues

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
SOCI 2600Introduction to Social Problems

3

General Education Core Area III Natural Sciences/Mathematics - 7 Credit Hours

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
or
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
and
BIOL 1111Biology I

3
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
or
BIOL 2107Biological Principles I

3
BIOL 2107LBiological Principles I Lab

1

General Education Core Area IV Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3

Required Occupational Courses

41 Credit Hours
ESCI 1010Occupational Safety and Health Regulations

3
ESCI 1020Introduction to GIS

3
ESCI 1080Survey of Environmental Ethics

3
ESCI 1100Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science

3
ESCI 1150Water Treatment Processes and Distribution Systems

4
ESCI 1160Introduction to Wastewater Treatment

4
ESCI 2000Watershed Hydrology

3
ESCI 2010Ecology Fundamentals

3
ESCI 2020Water Distribution and Backflow

4
ESCI 2140Environmental Impact Analysis

4
ESCI 2150Stormwater and Erosion Control

4
ESCI 2160Environmental Toxicology

3

Suggested Guided Electives

Choose 1 Course (Minimum 3 Credit Hours)
ESCI 1060Survey of Environmental Law

3
ESCI 2100Environmental Technology Internship

3
UAST 1100Drone Applications

3
CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3
CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chem Lab

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab I

1

Total Credit Hours: 60