Advisers: Paul E. Hertz (Biological Sciences), Stephanie Pfirman (Environmental Science)
For a complete list of
faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html
The program in Environmental Biology is jointly administered by the departments of Biology and Environmental Science, and students should maintain contact with the advisers in both departments. A major in Environmental Biology provides a strong background for students interested in the intersection of Biology and Environmental Science. The major is suitable for students who intend to pursue a research career in conservation biology, ecology, or environmental biology as well as for students interested in environmental law or policy. Students who elect the Environmental Biology major will enroll in introductory and advanced courses in Biology and Environmental Science and related fields. All Environmental Biology majors complete a senior essay.
Students may substitute courses taught at Columbia (in the Departments of Biology, E3B, Earth and Environmental Sciences, or Statistics) or at other institutions with the prior approval of both major advisers. Students interested in Environmental Biology often choose to spend a semester abroad in the field. Courses completed in such programs may be accepted in fulfillment of some major requirements.
Students may also pursue an interdisciplinary program by electing a major in either Biology or Environmental Science and a minor in the other discipline, or by planning a double major.
There is no minor in Environmental Biology.
1. Introductory Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science with laboratory:
BIOL BC 1500, 1501, 1502, 1503 |
Introductory Biology |
EESC V 2100 and 2200 |
Introductory Env Science |
CHEM BC 2001 and either 2002 or 3328 and 3230 |
General/Organic Chemistry |
2. One lecture course in Ecology:
BIOL BC 2272 or BC 3380 |
Ecology/Applied Ecology and Evolution |
3. One laboratory course in Ecology:
BIOL BC 2873 |
Laboratory in Ecology |
4. One lecture course organismal biology chosen from the following:
BIOL BC 2240 |
Plant Evolution and Diversity |
or BC 2250 |
Invertebrate Biology |
or BC 2262 |
Vertebrate Biology |
| or BC 3320 | Microbiology |
5. One additional lecture course in Biology (not including those listed above under organismal biology).
6. One course in Environmental methodology:
EESC BC 3014 |
Field Methods |
or BC 3016 |
Environmental Measurements |
or N 0356 |
Global Assessment Remote Sensing |
| or EAEE E 4009 | GIS – Remote Sensing, Environmental Infrastructure Mgt. |
7. One additional lecture course in Environmental Science.
8. One course in data
handling:
BIOL BC 2286 |
Research Design and Analysis |
or EESC BC 3017 |
Environmental Data Analysis |
or EEEB W 3020 |
Statistics for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
9. A senior essay completed in
one of the following courses:
BIOL BC 3590 |
Senior Seminar |
or BC 3593/3594 |
Senior Thesis Research |
or EESC BC 3800x and 3801y |
Senior Research Seminar |
Note: Calculus, Physics, and a second year of Chemistry are recommended for students planning advanced study in Environmental Biology.