Environmental Technology
Award: Associate of Applied Science
Number of credits required: 63
Locations: Prince Frederick Campus (PRIN) La Plata Campus (LAPL)
Offered: Days And Evenings
Contact: W. E. Montgomery, Chair
Description:
The Environmental Technology program provides students with the necessary technical and management background to be environmental technicians. The program prepares students through a combination of technical courses in environmental science and related areas and basic courses in English, mathematics, communications, and the sciences. Graduates of this program should expect to find entry-level employment as environmental analysts, field service technicians, geologist technicians, installation technicians, or remediation technicians.
Environmental technology graudates provide technical assistance to engineers and scientists by performing such tasks as sample collection, monitoring, instrument calibration, and data management. They are typically employed by environmental engineering consulting firms, industries, and government agencies.Environmental technicians need a strong science background, a basic knowledge of computers, and both written and oral communication skills. The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 47.
Required courses:
Take BAD-1330 BIO-2017 BIO-2017L CHE-1200 CHE-1200L ECN-2010 ENG-1010 ENG-2050 ENV-1300 ENV-1300L ENV-1400 ENV-1500 ENV-1600 ENV-1600L ENV-1700 ENV-1803 ENV-1900 MTH-1120 MTH-1130Communications:
Take 3 credits; from COM-1250 COM-1450Biology:
Take 1 group; # BIO-1010 BIO-1010L # BIO-1070 BIO-1070LElectives:
Take 2 groups; # GEO-1010 GEO-1010L # ENV-1010 # GRY-1110 GRY-1110L # GRY-2050 ; # GRY-2070 ;Last Update: July 7, 2008