Environmental Science Major Environmental Science Major Environmental science is a multi-disciplinary, integrative, science-based study of how humans affect the planet with the goal of creating a sustainable future for all.Offered by the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. Breadcrumb academics majors and minors environmental science major academics-sidebarnav MENU Academic Program Majors & Minors Departments Internships Study Abroad Scholars Program Service Academy Exchange Program Annual Theme Overview Courses Enrichment Environmental Science is a multi-disciplinary, integrative, science-based study of how humans affect the planet with the goal of creating a sustainable future for all. Environmental scientists explore, discover, describe, and investigate the Earth. Environmental science goes beyond the traditional natural sciences to also incorporate knowledge from political science, ethics, public health, and economics. This major is flexible, relevant, and includes a premed option for those interested in medical school. This major prepares cadets for future careers in the Army, the sciences, public policy, law, medicine, business, and much more. Majors may earn the 3Y skill identifier.Environmental science majors have a lab requirement component.This major offers an honors track.Notable Points about an EV Science Major:This major is flexible, relevant, and includes a Pre-Med option for those interested in medical school.Courses in this major take you outside the classroom to experience what we teach about the outdoors, governance, and industry.This major challenges you to sustainably support and defend the Constitution, which aims to “promote the General Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity…” This major prepares you for future careers in the Army, the sciences, public policy, law, medicine, business, and much more.We have an honors program for cadets with high GPAs who want to do their own research.You may earn the 3Y skill identifier.Student OutcomesEnhance curiosity about natural processes and one’s ability to study such processes as a scientist. Deepen knowledge of human influences on the environment and foster evaluation of our individual and collective responsibilities as environmental stewards.Develop one’s ability to evaluate the connections between the environment and individual, national, and global security.Improve one’s facility with the tools of environmental science by developing proficiency in collecting and analyzing lab and field data, deducing patterns, and formulating the next step in an on-going study.Provide a solid foundation in earth, air, water and life sciences and their interconnections.Watch "A Day in the Life of the Hudson River"To learn more about this area of study, visit the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. Complete the Environmental Engineering three course engineering sequence.Cadets must complete CH102 Chemistry II as the Science Depth course for this major.Cyber course (Choose 1)CY305 Cyber FoundationsCY355 Cyber Foundations - ComputingFoundations Courses (Complete all 3) EV310 Aquatic ScienceEV388a Physical GeologyEV471 EcologyAtmosphere Course (Choose 1)EV387 MeteorologyEV389b ClimatologyTools Elective (Choose 1)EV377 Remote SensingEV398 Geographic Information SystemsCH387 Human PhysiologyDepth Elective (Choose 2)EV391a Land Use Planning and ManagementEV391b Natural Hazards and RiskEV396 Environmental Biological SystemsEV398 Geographic Information SystemsCH383 Organic Chemistry ICH384 Organic Chemistry IIXS391 Principles and Applications of Environmental ChemistryField Elective (Choose 2)CH383 Organic Chemistry ICH384 Organic Chemistry IICH385 Introduction to Cell BiologyCH387 Human PhysiologyCH388 GeneticsCH457 MicrobiologyCH460 Human AnatomyCH473 BiochemistryCH481 Physical Chemistry IDS350 Persuasive CommunicationsEM381 Engineering EconomyEV371 Geography of RussiaEV372 Geography of AsiaEV373 Geography of Latin AmericaEV375 Geography of AfricaEV376 Geography of the Middle EastEV377 Remote SensingEV378 CartographyEV380 SurveyingEV384 Geography of North AmericaEV386 Geography of EuropeEV387 MeteorologyEV388b GeomorphologyEV390b Urban GeographyEV391a Land Use Planning and ManagementEV391b Natural Hazards and RiskEV394 Hydrology/Hydraulic SystemsEV396 Environmental Biological SystemsEV397 Air Pollution EngineeringEV398 Geographic Information SystemsEV482 Military GeographyEV489a Advanced Individual Study ILW473 Environmental LawLW481 International LawMA363 Vector Calculus and Ordinary Differential EquationsMA366 Applied Engineering MathMA376 Applied StatisticsMA391 Mathematical ModelingMA396 Numerical Methods for the Solution of Differntial EquationsMA476 Mathematical StatisticsPL396 Science Network Analysis for Public PolicyPY386 Philosophy of ScienceSS381 Cultural/Political AnthropologySS387 Public FinanceSS485 Politics and Development of Sub-Saharan AfricaXS391 Principles and Applications of Environmental ChemistryComplementary Support CoursesComplete the following Geography course:EV365 Geography of Global CulturesComplete one of the following Biology courses:CH275 BiologyCH375 Advanced BiologyComplete one of the following Math/Science courses:CH457 MicrobiologyCH473 BiochemistryMA205 Calculus IIMA376 Applied StatisticsPH206 Physics IIPH256 Advanced Physics IIIntegrative Experience CourseEV487 Environmental SecurityTo learn more, view the full Environmental Science Major Curriculum. Majors have excellent opportunities to gain real-world experience with what they learn in the classroom through a robust summer Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) program, USMA-run academic enrichment experience.Honor Societies:Golden Key - International Honour SocietyPhi Kappa Phi - Oldest and Largest Collegiate Honor SocietyTo learn more about enrichment in this area of study, visit the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering or the West Point Center for Environmental and Geographic Sciences, where majors can also conduct research with and learn from experts.