Ecological Engineering
Focus Area
 

Ecological Engineering is an emerging area that concentrates on the application of ecological principles to the design of living systems for the benefit human society and the environment.


Biological Science Technical Electives
Course Name Course Designation Credits Prerequisites
Animal Diversity BSCI 224 4 BSCI 106
Principles of Ecology BSCI 361 3  
Ecology of Marsh and Dune Vegetation BSCI 362 3 BSCI 105
Biology of Conservation & Extinction BSCI 363 3 BSCI 106
Biodiversity Issues in Conservation Management BSCI 366 3 BSCI 224 or 225 or 227
Natural History of the Chesapeake Bay BSCI 373 3 BSCI 105
Chesapeake Bay Laboratory BSCI 374 2 Pre or co-requisite BSCI 373
Biological Oceanography BSCI 375 3 BSCI 106 and 224
Plant Ecology BSCI 460 3 BSCI 106
Plant Ecology Laboratory BSCI 461 2 Pre or co-requisite BSCI 460
Population Ecology BSCI 462 3 BSCI 106 and 220
Laboratory and Field Ecology BSCI 463 2 Pre or co-requisite BSCI 462
Microbial Ecology BSCI 464 3 BSCI 223 and CHEM243 or 245
Experimental Aquatic Ecology BSCI 466 3 BSCI 106 and 224
Freshwater Biology BSCI 467 4 BSCI 227
Marine Ecology BSCI 473 3 BSCI 224
Biology & Management of Finfish NRMT 314 4 One year of Biology or Zoology
Wetland Ecology NRMT 450 3 BIOM 301 or permission
Principles of Wildlife Management NRMT 460 3  
Urban Wildlife Management NRMT 461 3  
Tropical Ecology & Resource Management NRMT 479 1-6 BSCI 106
Restoration Ecology NRMT 489 3  
Note: CHEM 135 and 136 may be counted as CHEM 103, and CHEM 231 and 232 may be used to satisfy CHEM 104 requirement!


Engineering Sciences Technical Electives
Course Name Course Designation Credits Prerequisites
Aquacultural Engineering ENBE 435 3  
Water Quality: Field & Lab. Analysis Methods ENBE 451 3 CHEM 103, CHEM 113, CHEM 104
Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment Techniques ENBE 462 3 One course in hydrology
Introduction to Environmental Engineering ENCE 315 3 CHEM 103 or CHEM 133. PHYS 161 or 141
Surface Water Hydrology ENCE 431 3 ENCE 330
Ground Water Hydrology ENCE 432 3 ENCE 330
Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics ENCE 340 3 ENES 220
Environmental Engineering Analysis ENCE 433 3 CHEM 133, ENES 221, CHEM 233
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