Program: Environmental Management, B.S. - University of Houston Clear Lake

May 10, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Management, B.S. Degree Map

The degree in Environmental Management leads to the Bachelor of Science. The objective of the plan is to prepare students for positions involving the management of natural resources in a variety of public and private settings.

Students who pursue this degree program must complete at least one course (three hours) in general chemistry. A minimum of 51 upper-level (33XX and 43XX) and a total of 120 hours are required for the baccalaureate degree in Environmental Management.

University Core Requirements (42 hours)

Communication (6 hours)

WRIT 1301 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 2311 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 1302 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Grades must be C- or better.

Additional Information

Any other courses require faculty approval.

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

Choose one course from the approved list:

ANTH 2346 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
COMM 1307 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3
HUMN 1301 - Humanities Credit Hours: 3
LITR 2341 - Literature and Experience Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
WGST 1301 - Gender Matters: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3

Creative Arts (3 hours)

Choose one course from the approved list:

ARTS 1303 - World Art Survey I Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 1304 - World Art Survey II Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 2379 - Arts and the Child Credit Hours: 3

American History (6 hours)

HIST 1301 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1302 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3

Government/Political Science (6 hours)

POLS 2305 - Federal Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2306 - Texas Government Credit Hours: 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Choose one course from the approved list:

CRIM 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 2301 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 1306 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3

Component Area Option (6 hours)

Two 1-hour Life and Physical Science Labs

COMM 1315 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1100 - Learning Frameworks Credit Hours: 1

College Core Requirements (18 hours)

The following courses, or their approved equivalents.

Core Requirements (18 hours)

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I - Financial Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 2302 - Principles of Accounting II - Managerial Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
LEGL 3301 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences. Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

ACCT 2301 and/or ACCT 2302 can be substituted with additional natural science.
ECON 2301 also satisfies Social/Behavior Science.
When ECON 2301 is used to satisfy the social Behavioral Science Requirement, an additional elective will be needed.
MATH 1324 can be substituted with MATH 1325 , MATH 2412 or MATH 2413 .

Major Requirements (45 hours)

All courses within the Major Requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or better. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to graduate.

Major Requirements (27 hours)

DSCI 3321 - Statistics I Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 3311 - Foundations of Environmental Management Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4313 - Techniques of Environmental Assessment Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4315 - Introduction to Environmental Law Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4332 - The Process of Environmental Permitting Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4333 - Introduction to Pollution Control Technology Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4336 - Administrative Practice and Ethical Issues Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3301 - Management Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3315 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

STAT 3308 - Computational Statistics can be substituted with DSCI 3321

Select two of the following courses (6 hours):

ENVR 4311 - Principles of Air Quality Management Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4312 - Water Management Principles Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4317 - Solid Waste Management Practices Credit Hours: 3
ENVR 4391 - Selected Topics in Environmental Management Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

MGMT 4312 - Strategic Management (Capstone) Credit Hours: 3 - requires permission.
ENVR 4391 - Selected Topics in Environmental Management Credit Hours: 3 Topic must be approved by faculty coordinator.

Select two of the following courses (6 hours):

GEOG 4301 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4312 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
LEGL 3351 - Legal Research Credit Hours: 3
LEGL 4353 - Dispute Resolution Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3313 - Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 3331 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4326 - Effective Negotiations Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4327 - Leadership Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4353 - International Business Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 4354 - Organizational Behavior Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3

Select two of the following courses (6 hours):

BIOL 3311 - Marine Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3333 - Environmental Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3335 - Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3373 - Human Anatomy Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4311 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4313 - Biology of Fishes Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 3333 - Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 4355 - Environmental Sampling and Monitoring Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 4356 - Soil & Groundwater Remediation Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4321 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4327 - Natural Disasters Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Any other courses require faculty approval.

Elective Requirements (15 hours)

ENVR Elective (3 hours)

33XX or 43XX ENVR course not already taken.

General Electives (3 hours)

33XX or 43XX courses offered by Colleges of Business, Human Sciences & Humanities, Science & Computer or Education.

Open Electives (9 hours)

Same as General Elective EXCEPT these courses can be lower-level or upper-level.

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete the final 30 semester hours of 3000 and 4000 level course work in residence at UHCL.
Students must complete a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of upper-level (3000-4000 level) coursework: (1) in the major and (2) in residence at UHCL.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 on course work completed at UHCL with grades of “C” or better on at least 30 hours of resident upper-level work. Grades of “C-” or below cannot be applied toward the 30 hours of resident upper-level work.

Environmental Management, B.S.

Environmental Management, B.S. Degree Map

University Core Requirements (42 hours)

Communication (6 hours)

Additional Information

Mathematics (3 hours)

Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

Choose an additional course from the following:

Additional Information

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

Creative Arts (3 hours)

American History (6 hours)

Government/Political Science (6 hours)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Component Area Option (6 hours)

College Core Requirements (18 hours)

Core Requirements (18 hours)

Additional Information

Major Requirements (45 hours)

Major Requirements (27 hours)

Additional Information

Select two of the following courses (6 hours):

Additional Information

Select two of the following courses (6 hours):

Select two of the following courses (6 hours):

Additional Information

Elective Requirements (15 hours)

ENVR Elective (3 hours)

General Electives (3 hours)

Open Electives (9 hours)

Graduation Requirements